Tonstartssbandht Share “New Black Fever” Video, Add Tour Dates

Tonstartssbandht present a psychedelic video for "New Black Fever," comprised of performance footage from live gigs in Tokyo and Montreal, 2011, from the newly reissued 'Hymn,' which alongside 2009’s An When and Dick Nights are out physically on July 15th via Fire Talk. This is the first time Dick Nights and Hymn will receive vinyl pressings. They've also announced additional tour dates across the USA, UK & Europe.

We recorded the songs on Hymn in Montreal over the passing of a dreamlike summer and an endless winter. "New Black Fever" started when Andy made a truncated, hypnotic loop from our song "Black Country". Edwin was obsessed with "Fever" by Horace Andy so he began singing it over the loop. He then -- in standard Tonstartssbandht fashion -- added his own original melodies throughout the song with lyrical odes to our home state of Florida, a place we repped hard while living up in Montreal. Drummer/Crooner Edwin also flexed his chops and laid down some renaissance man guitar licks before handing the axe over to the resident axeman himself, Andy Boay, to get holy with the solo near the end. The performance footage in this video is from live shows in Tokyo and Montreal in 2011, after Hymn came out and we were trying to recreate our home-studio songs live. During that year in Montreal, Andy got into playing with video feedback and capturing it. The feedback mixing seen in this video was captured one afternoon in late 2020 after digging out the video gear and rekindling the fire of his old hobby. Fever in the morning, in the evening, in the night time.

An When, Dick Nights, and Hymn are snapshots from the earliest days of Florida brothers Edwin and Andy White’s vast 18 album catalog, each depicting a distinct moment in Tonstartssbandht’s evolution. Following the release of their latest record, Petunia, the reissued recordings feel both transcendent and intimate; a portal into a lineage of music filled with possibility and exploratory wonder.

WATCH: "New Black Fever" Official Music Video

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Tonstartssbandht Tour Dates

• 6/19 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
• 6/24 - Berlin, DE - Kantine Am Berghain
• 6/25 - Jena, DE - Trafo
• 6/26 - Prague, CZ - Meet Factory
• 6/27 - Vienna, AT - B72
• 6/28 - Zagreb, HR - Medika
• 6/29 - Bologna, IT - Combo
• 7/1 - Caserta, IT - Mr Rolly’s
• 7/2 - Arezzo, IT - Centro Villa Severi
• 7/3 - Terni, IT - Fat Art Club
• 7/4 - Fano, IT - Bagni Elsa
• 7/5 - Ravenna, IT - Hana Bi
• 7/7 - Brussels, BE - Cafe Central
• 7/9 - Nancy, FR - Plage Des 2 Rives
• 7/10 - Paris, FR - Garage Mu Festival at LA Station
• 7/12 - Munich, DE - Heppel & Ettlich
• 7/13 - Kreuzlingen, CH - Horst Club
• 7/14 - Lugano, CH - Lugano Buskers
• 7/15 - Lugano, CH - Lugano Buskers
• 7/17 - Margate, UK - Elsewhere
• 7/18 - Birkenhead, UK - Future Yard
• 7/19 - Manchester, UK - YES (Basement)
• 7/21 - Bristol, UK - Lousiana
• 7/22 - Isle of Wight, UK - Ventnor
• 7/23 - London, UK - Visions Festival
• 7/24 - Hyéres, FR - Midi Festival
• 8/21 - Jackson, MS - Hal & Mal’s
• 8/22 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
• 8/23 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe
• 8/24 - Dallas, TX - Ruins
• 8/25 - Austin, TX - Far Out Lounge
• 8/27 - Tempe, AZ - The Beast
• 9/5 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox
• 9/7 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
• 9/14 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
• 9/16 - Tolono, IL - Loose Cobra
• 9/17 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
• 9/18 - Lexington, KY - The Burl
• 9/19 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
• 9/20 - Athens, GA - The World Famous
• 9/21 - Savannah, GA - Lodge of Sorrows