The X have announced a new album: Tobacco & Fiction out August 2 via Fat Possum. The full one follows in 2020 Alphabetland and is billed as the Los Angeles punk group's final album. Watch the music video for the new album's lead single, “Big Black X,” below.
Along with their latest album, X announced a farewell tour. Performances begin in July and run through October. Check out X's tour dates below.
X reconvened in 2020 for Alphabetlandtheir first new album since 1993 Hello Jupiter! and first with the group's original line-up since 1985 Ain't Love Grand! Original X members—vocalist Exene Cervenka, singer/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer DJ Bonebrake—also Tobacco & Fictionworking again with Alphabetland produced by Rob Schnapf.
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Tobacco & Fiction:
01 Ruby Church
02 Sweet to the bitter end
03 The way it is
04 Flipside
05 Big Black X
06 Tobacco and fiction
07 Race
08 End of time
09 Face on the Moon
10 Baby & All
X:
07-06 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
07-07 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Lounge
07-09 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
07-10 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
07-12 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
07-13 Chicago, IL – Square Roots Festival
07-14 Berwyn, IL – FitzGerald's
07-16 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
07-17 Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
07-19 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
07-25 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theatre
07-26 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theatre
07-28 Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheater
07-30 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
08-19 Menlo Park, CA – The Guild Theatre
08-20 Menlo Park, CA – The Guild Theatre
08-22 Boise, ID – Knitting Industry
08-23 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
08-25 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
08-28 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
08-30 Denver, CO – Summit
09-01 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
09-22 Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
09-23 Boston, MA – The Wilbur
09-25 Albany, NY – Empire Live
09-26 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
09-28 Falls Church, CA – State Theatre
10-01 Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts
10-02 Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre
10-03 New York, NY – City Hall
10-05 Middletown, CT – Harbor Park
10-18 Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
10-19 San Antonio, Texas – Empire Live
10-21 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
10-22 Dallas, Texas – Granada Theater
10-24 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
10-25 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
10-26 Birmingham, AL – Iron City
10-27 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10-29 Charlotte, NC – The Neighborhood Theatre
10-30 Columbia, SC – The Senate
