The Afghan Whigs Drop New Single "House of I"
Thursday March 19 - Today, The Afghan Whigs announce the release of “House of I,” their first new music since 2022 via Royal Cream/BMG. Driven by pounding drums, roaring guitars, and caustic lyrics steeped in desire, the track is delivered with Greg Dulli’s unmistakable vocals. Produced and mixed by Dulli and Christopher Thorn, “House of I” was recorded at Marigny Sound in New Orleans, LA, with additional recording and mixing completed at Fireside Sound in Joshua Tree, CA
“Laid this one down in New Orleans last summer,” Dulli remarked. “Was looking for an up tempo banger and feel like we found one here.”
The Afghan Whigs are back with the kind of high-octane rock energy you’ll want to experience live and up close in a darkly lit room. The band will hit the road next month in honor of their 40th Anniversary for a twenty-one date North American headline tour with Mercury Rev joining as special guests.
The tour kicks off in Woodstock, NY at the Bearsville Theater on April 25th and concludes at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA on May 24th.
Band co-founder Greg Dulli had this to say about the band’s anniversary, “40 years later, I still get to do the thing I love the most. Writing songs and performing them with my friends all over the world. I truly have to pinch myself.”
ABOUT THE AFGHAN WHIGS
From their inception in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1986, The Afghan Whigs have never played by the rules of convention. Against the plaid-and-grunge-shaded backdrop of the early-to-mid-‘90s, the Whigs stood apart from their contemporaries by virtue of attiring in suits and being way more likely to slide up on a Marvin Gaye groove than rehash a Black Sabbath riff.
Originally splitting in 2001, the band subsequently reunited for a massively successful 2012 reunion tour that found them headlining major festivals all over the globe and selling out prestigious venues throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Southern Hemisphere. Since then, they have not only added to their touring legacy they have released three critically acclaimed albums in the 21st century: Do to the Beast (2014), In Spades (2017) and How Do You Burn? (2022).
The Afghan Whigs are planning to release an album later this year. More announcements about that to follow shortly.
LIVE
The Afghan Whigs & Mercury Rev Tour Dates
- April 25 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater
- April 27 - Boston, MA - Royale
- April 28 - Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club
- April 30 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
- May 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
- May 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theater
- May 4 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
- May 5 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
- May 6 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
- May 8 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
- May 9 - Chicago, IL - Metro
- May 10 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
- May 12 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
- May 15 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
- May 16 - Vancouver BC - Commodore Ballroom
- May 17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
- May 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
- May 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
- May 22 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
- May 23 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
- May 24 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriett’s
July 10 - Brugge, Belgium - Cactusfestival
