Following up their provocative 2018 EP “Complicit”, which featured Ivanka Trump on its cover, pioneering post-punk band GANG OF FOUR are releasing a brand-new full-length album, HAPPY NOW on March 1, 2019. The album is available now for pre-order HERE.
Happy Now comes 40 years after the release of the band’s groundbreaking debut Entertainment! A combination of electronics and angular lines pursuing 21st century grooves achieve the striking balance between the band’s fundamental sound and its restless embrace of the now and the new.
“Happiness is always an odd one; so difficult to pin down. Our personal lives are always a mixture – sad things, tragedy, joy. When we were younger, we thought things would gradually get better: the world would be less sexist, less racist, progress would be made and now we know that history isn’t linear; it’s very capable of U-turns.” Andy Gill,
The band is also announcing a US tour in support of Happy Now starting February 4th in Tustin, CA. The band will be traveling across the country for two months hitting cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and NY.
Gang of Four is: Andy Gill, Gaoler, Thomas McNiece, and Tobias Humble
TOUR DATES
| Feb 4 | Marty’s On Newport | Tustin, CA |
| Feb 5 | The Casbah | San Diego, CA |
| Feb 6 | Roxy Theatre | W. Hollywood, CA |
| Feb 8 | Strummer’s | Fresno, CA |
| Feb 9 | The Chapel | San Francisco, CA |
| Feb 11 | Global Hall | Denver, CO |
| Feb 12 | Slow Down | Omaha, NE |
| Feb 13 | Space | Evanston, IL |
| Feb 14 | Shank Hall | Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 16 | El Club | Detroit, MI |
| Feb 17 | Club Café | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 19 | Once Ballroom | Somerville, MA |
| Feb 20 | Space Ballroom | Hamden, CT |
| Feb 21 | U Street Music Hall | Washington, DC |
| Feb 22 | Underground Arts | Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 23 | Asbury Lanes | Asbury Park, NJ |
| Feb 24 | The Colony | Woodstock, NY |
| Feb 25 | Rough Trade NYC | Brooklyn, NY |
Happy Now
Track-listing
Toreador
Alpha Male
One True Friend
Ivanka – My Name’s On It
Don’t Ask Me
Change the Locks
I’m A Liar
White Lies
Paper Thin
Lucky (Bonus Track)
CHECK OUT GANG OF FOUR:
- Broken Hands release new video, “Mess” - August 21, 2020
- Designer Disguise share latest song, “No One’s Alright” - August 20, 2020
- The Roly Mo unleash new single, “Control Yourself” - August 20, 2020
