English Teacher – US Headline Tour
Leeds, UK-based English Teacher have released one of the year’s most critically praised albums, This Could Be Texas, via Island Records. Following an extensive UK tour, English Teacher now kick off their first run of US shows in support of the album next week. Today, they extend the previously announced fall run supporting IDLES with their own headlining shows, including debut performances in Texas, Denver, Chapel Hill and throughout the west coast, plus a return to Los Angeles.
This Could Be Texas was produced and mixed by Marta Salogni (black midi, Depeche Mode, Björk) and represents the sonic journeys of the four songwriters – comprised of Lily Fontaine (vocals, rhythm guitar, synth), Douglas Frost (drums, piano, vocals), Nicholas Eden (bass) and Lewis Whiting (lead guitar) – thus far with some tracks written at university in 2016-2019’s post-nest-fleeing nostalgia and others in the weeks before entering the studio. Heralding the sound of a band inhabiting a sonic identity all their own, This Could Be Texas bursts with intricate, math-rock leanings, literary references, and meticulously crafted melodies with lyrics that explore far-ranging themes, including social issues, struggling to belong, mental health and science fiction. The album begins and ends with references to nineties touchpoints – melodic, colleague rock-worthy guitars on opener “Albatross,” and a huge arena-worthy climax to the anthemic “Albert Road,” and the pace is forever shifting. From the subtle, experimental landscape changes of “Not Everybody Gets To Go To Space,” to the more grounded, intimate likes of “Broken Biscuits” and “Nearly Daffodils.”
English Teacher Tour Dates
(New Dates in Bold)
Fri. June 7 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret
Sun. June 9 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
Mon. June 10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Wed. June 12 – Boston, MA @ Sonia
Fri. June 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
Sun. June 16 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
Sat. July 6 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
Fri. July 12 – Trencin, SK @ Pohoda
Sun. July 14 – Glasgow, UK @ TRNSMT
Fri. July 26 – Oxford, UK @ Truck
Sat. July 27 – Sheffield, UK @ Tramlines
Sun. July 28 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude
Sun. Aug. 4 – Derbyshire, UK @ Y Not
Thu. Aug. 8 – Oslo, NO @ OYA
Fri. Aug. 9 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West
Sun. Aug. 11 – Cornwall, UK @ Boardmasters
Thu. Aug. 29 – Málaga, ES @ Cala Mijas
Fri. Aug. 30 – Lisbon, PT @ Kalorama
Sat. Aug. 31 – La Tour-De-Peilz, CH @ Nox Orae
Sun. Sept. 1 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road
Tue. Sept. 10 – Austin, TX @ Parish
Wed. Sept. 11 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Fri. Sept. 13 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Sat. Sept. 14 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit %
Sun. Sept. 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle %
Wed. Sept. 18 – Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom %
Fri. Sept. 20 – Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum %
Sat. Sept. 21 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS %
Sun. Sept. 22 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS %
Tue. Sept. 24 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner %
Fri. Sept. 27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Sun. Sept. 29 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Mon. Sept. 30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Wed. Oct. 2 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
Thu. Oct. 3 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
Sun. Oct. 6 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Tue. Oct. 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
Wed. Oct. 23 – Paris, FR @ Le Hasard Ludique
Fri. Oct. 25 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Sat. Oct. 26 – Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling
Sun. Oct. 27 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
Fri. Nov. 1 – Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft
Sun. Nov. 3 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
Tue. Nov. 12 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Thu. Nov. 14 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
Mon. Nov. 18 – Glasgow, UK @ St Luke’s
Tue. Nov. 19 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
Thu. Nov. 21 -Bristol, UK @ SWX
% supporting IDLES
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