“Nightgown” is a brilliant glimpse at Humanbeast’s forthcoming new album Venus Ejaculates into the Banquet, out July 16 on Load Records. “Nightgown” is a pop track with a dark side, seemingly stained by bodily fluids, perhaps born in a dungeon. The track begins with a simple arpeggiation that swells into a climax of swirling noisy ecstasy made even more sublime by beautiful looping cries from vocalist Maralie Armstrong. Armstrong has a gorgeous, powerful voice that cannot be denied.
This Providence duo is hitting the road with comrade Russian Tslarlag for a full US tour. If they happen to be coming to a town near you, their live performance is not to be missed. Both Armstrong and her husband, Eli V. Manuscript have a rich history in performance art, and live shows are often known to involve at least a little rope play.
See below for full US tour dates, although a few of these may take a little reconnaissance to find. Stay tuned for additional information as it unfolds at the band's website.
June
07 DETROIT – somewhere
08 CHICAGO – SITUATIONS w ANDY ORTMANN, BOMB BANKS
09 MILWAUKEE – IMAGINATION GIANTS GALLERY
10 MINNEAPOLIS – HOUSE OF ROCK AND ROLL SCIENCE w MAR HABRINE, PROSTATE
11 IOWA CITY – TRACY TRANCE presents
12 ST. LOUIS – APOP w LARVA, GHOST ICE
13 KANSAS CITY – FOKL w TIMEGATE: ISAM
14 DENVER – CRASH45 w ALPHABETS
17 VANCOUVER – RED GATE w SHEARING PINX, A MAGIC WHISTLE
18 OLYMPIA – CRYPTATROPA (421 4th Ave E) w THEE SOURCE, BLVCKOPVL, A MAGIC WHISTLE
19 PORTLAND – MULTIPLEX w A MAGIC WHISTLE, PORTLAND BIKE ENSEMBLE
20 DRIVE
21 SACRAMENTO – HOUSE SHOW (ask a freak) w SCREATURES
22 OAKLAND – THE CHURCH
23 SAN FRANCISCO – THE LAB – DIVISION OF LABOR FEST
24 LOS ANGELES – BOY MANOR (NNF)
25 LOS ANGELES – MATA w PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT, UNMANNED
26 PHOENIX – TRUNKSPACE w IDM THEFTABLE, GLOCHIDS, BROOKE HERR
28 SAN ANTONIO – ESSENTIAL STUDIOS
29 AUSTIN – NACHO TOWN w BABYASPIRINDVD + more
30 NEW ORLEANS – THE MUDLARK w CURVED DOG, PROFESSOR RABBIT
July
01 CHATTANOOGA – HUMAN CONDUCT RECORDS
02 ASHEVILLE – APOTHECARY
03 CARRBORO – NIGHTLIGHT w MARK VAN FLEET, BAD NEWS, VEHEMENT CARESS
04 BALTIMORE – THE BANK (4TH OF JULY)
05 NEW YORK CITY – THE HO_SE w PHEMALE, SURVIVAL