Hunx and His Punx, the California garage-punk and power-pop band led by Seth Bogart, have introduced a tour and their first album in 12 years. Walk Out on This World is out August 22 by way of Get Better. Rounding out the lineup are Shannon Shaw and Erin Emslie, and you’ll hear them in all their comeback glory on “Alone in Hollywood on Acid,” the album’s lead single. Take a look at its wig-laden, campy music video, directed by Sandy Honig, under.
After reuniting in 2019, Hunx and His Punx set about writing a follow-up document to 2013’s Street Punk, but it surely took 5 years to finish on account of sudden losses and struggles, together with the demise of Shaw’s fiance and the contamination of Bogart’s home on account of the Altadena fires. The 12-track LP offers with grief, wild nights, escapism, and extra.
This summer season, Hunx and His Punx embark on a headlining tour of North America in assist of Stroll Out on This World. Beginning on August 26, in Seattle, the band will then head to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, and extra cities earlier than ending the route on September 27 in Los Angeles. Discover Hunx and His Punx’s full checklist of tour dates under.
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Stroll Out on This World:
01 Alone in Hollywood on Acid
02 No Manner Out
03 Wild Boys
04 Wet Day in LA
05 White Lipstick
06 Dangerous Boys
07 High of the Punks
08 Little Richard
09 Dangerous Ideas
10 Seize Yr Pearls
11 Shagg World
12 Stroll Out on This World
Hunx and His Punx:
08-26 Seattle, WA – Clock Out Lounge
08-27 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
09-09 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
09-11 Washington, D.C. – Black Cat
09-12 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
09-13 Cleveland, OH – Grog Store
09-14 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
09-16 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
09-17 Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit
09-25 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
09-27 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
