The Bug Club has just shared “A Bit Like James Bond” from On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System, their forthcoming album due out August 30th via Sub Pop. The band is one of the most exciting new sounds heard at Glide, with a fiery post-punk presentation, spikey guitars, and a throbbing abusive pulse that takes us back to the hypnotic days of Gang of Four and Wire.
Last week, The Bug Club also announced the addition of US shows to their 2024 tour schedule in support of On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System. These new dates will begin Tuesday, October 15th in Brooklyn, NY at Baby’s All Right and run through Thursday, October 24th in Seattle, WA at The Black Lodge. Their previously announced UK tour dates, which bookend the US dates, continue on Thursday, August 29, with an instore at Brighton, UK’s Resident Records. Please see a current list of tour dates below.
Thu. Aug. 29 – Brighton, Resident Records (instore)
Fri. Aug. 30 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Psych Fest
Sat. Aug 31 – Hull, UK – The Adelphi
Sun. Sep. 01 – Edinburgh, UK – Edinburgh Psych Fest
Mon. Sep. 02 – Riley & Coe Session, BBC Radio 6 Music
Tue. Sep. 03 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade (instore)
Wed. Sep. 04 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade (instore)
Thu. Sep. 05 – London, UK – Rough Trade East (instore)
Tue. Oct. 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
Sat. Oct. 19 – San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop (5pm show)
Sun. Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Mon. Oct. 21 – San Francisco, CA – Kilowatt
Wed. Oct. 23 – Portland, OR – Showbar
Thu. Oct. 24 – Seattle, WA – Black Lodge
Thu. Nov. 07 – Bournemouth, UK – Bear Cave
Fri. Nov. 08 – Margate, UK – Lido
Sat. Nov. 09 – Bedford, UK – Esquires
Wed. Nov. 13 – Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
Thu. Nov. 14 – Hebden Bridge, UK – The Trades Club
Fri. Nov. 15 – Leicester, UK – The SoundHouse
Sat. Nov. 16 – Norwich, UK – Norwich Arts Centre
The Bug Club’s On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System is available to preorder on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), and independent retailers worldwide will receive the limited Loser edition vinyl on Transparent Grey Smoke (US) and Orange/Red Marble (UK/EU) (whilst stock lasts!). On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System’s album cover artwork is from UK illustrator and comic book artist Willem Hampson.
