Electric Guest Announce Headlining Fall Tour

“Dreamy” – The Fader
“Pure emotion– Billboard
“We wish LA Electric Guest would write a sweet song about us” – i-D

June 19^th, 2017— After wrapping up a successful tour with Portugal The Man, Los Angeles based duo Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton, together known as Electric Guest, will kick off their second U.S. headlining tour of the year this fall in Las Vegas on August 30^th at the Bunkhouse Saloon. The band will hit major cities such as Chicago, Portland, as well as returning to New York City after two previous sold out shows (full listing below). Tickets will go on sale Friday June 23^rd at 10AM local time.

LISTEN TO “OH DEVIL”

“On the original version of ‘Oh Devil’ the chorus had some inaudible mumbling that I had sung as a joke,” frontman Asa Taccone explains, sharing the history behind the track’s new edit. “We tweaked it out and made it sound like a sample but we always wanted it to be clearer. We saw Devin Di Dakta on this Jamaican TV show called Magnum Kings & Queens of Dancehall and loved his stuff so we wrote lyrics to the mumbling and sent it to him. He recorded it in Jamaica and we flipped when we heard it.”

The group’s long-awaited, sophomore album ‘Plural’—released in February—displays Electric Guest’s off-kilter blend of electronic, pop and R&B with an even more adventurous spirit than on 2012’s ‘Mondo.’ Written during a period of self-reflection, ‘Plural’ embraces Taccone and Compton’s original instincts, forgoing detailed arrangements and falsettos in favor of a back-to-basics approach – strong, natural vocals, intuitive musical instinct, and unbridled inspiration. The result is a sonic mélange that sounds as if it’s from both the past and future, layering everything from 80s synths to iPhone drum machines to Latin and Caribbean percussion.

FALL TOUR DATES
August 8^th, 2017               Las Vegas, NV—Bunkhouse Saloon
September 1^st, 2017        Boulder, CO— Fox Theatre
September 3^rd, 2017      Chicago, IL—North Coast Music Festival
September 4^th, 2017       Detroit, MI—Magic Stick
September 5^th, 2017       Cincinnati, OH—Woodward Theatre
September 7^th, 2017       Buffalo, NY—Tralf Music Hall
September 8^th, 2017       Cleveland, OH—Beachland
September 9^th, 2017       Toronto, ON—Lee’s Palace
September 11^th, 2017     Montreal, QC—Belmont
September 12^th, 2017     Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall
September 14^th, 2017     New York, NY—Music Hall Of Williamsburg
September 15^th, 2017     Baltimore, MD—Metro Gallery
September 16^th, 2017     Charlottesville, VA—The Southern
September 18^th, 2017     Asheville, NC—The Grey Eagle
September 19^th, 2017     Charlotte, NC—The Underground
September 20^th, 2017     Athens, GA—Georgia Theater
September 22^nd, 2017    Baton Rouge, LA—Spanish Moon
September 23^rd, 2017     Austin, TX—Mohawk
September 24^th, 2017     San Antonio, TX—Paper Tiger
September 26^th, 2017     Santa Fe, NM—Meow Wolf
September 27^th, 2017     Tucson, AZ—191 Toole