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Aug 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Chastity Belt

Seattle’s Chastity Belt are releasing a new self-titled album on September 20 via Hardly Art. Previously they shared its first single, “Ann’s Jam,” via a video for the track (it was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Elena.” Listen to it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Bassist Annie Truscott had this to say about the song in a press release: “Over the past year, we all read and loved Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels. We individually related to the ways in which the main character’s sense of self is inextricably linked to her desire for love and validation both from lovers and friends. The overlapping voices on top of the whimsical wave-like instrumentals captures the universal feeling of having a conversation with yourself about yourself.”

The album is the follow-up to 2017’s I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone. The band consists of Julia Shapiro (vocals, guitar, drums), Lydia Lund (vocals, guitar), Gretchen Grimm (drums, vocals, guitar), and Annie Truscott (bass). Chastity Belt is their fourth album and it was co-produced by Jay Som’s Melina Duterte. The band took a several months hiatus in 2018 and then reconvened to work on the album.

“So much of the break was reminding ourselves to stay present, and giving ourselves permission to stop without saying when were gonna meet up again,” said guitarist Lydia Lund in a previous press release. “It was so important to have that-not saying, ‘we’re gonna get back together at this point,’ but really just open it up so we could get back to our present connection.”

Chastity Belt Tour Dates:

09.28.19 - Vienna, AT - Waves Vienna Festival
09.29.19 - Munchen, DE - Kranhalle *
10.01.19 - Milan, IT - Serraglio *
10.02.19 - Zurich, CH - Bogen F *
10.04.19 - Schorndorf, DE - Manufaktur *
10.05.19 - Jena, DE - Trafo *
10.06.19 - Berlin, DE - Franzz Club *
10.07.19 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow *
10.08.19 - Cologne, DE - Bumann & Sohn *
10.09.19 - Utrecht, NL - Ekko *
10.11.19 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere *
10.12.19 - Antwerp, BE - Kavka *
10.13.19 - Bristol, UK - Thekla Social Club *
10.15.19 - Leeds, UK - Brudennell Social Club *
10.16.19 - Manchester, UK - YES *
10.17.19 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo *
10.19.19 - Oxford, UK - Ritual Union
10.20.19 - Cardiff, UK - SWN Festival
10.21.19 - Brighton, UK - Patterns *
10.23.19 - Southampton, UK - The Joiners *
10.24.19 - London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall *
11.06.19 - Madison, WI - University of Wisconsin #
10.07.17 - Bloomington, IN - Bishop Bar #
10.08.19 - Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx #
11.09.19 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison #
11.11.19 - Burlington, VT - Artsriot #
11.12.19 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall #
11.13.19 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere #
11.14.19 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
11.15.19 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall #
11.16.19 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall #
11.17.19 - Asheville, NC - Mothlight #
11.19.19 - Atlanta, GA - 529 #
11.20.19 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt #
11.21.19 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #
11.23.19 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club #

* - w/ GANG
# - w/ Strange Ranger

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