Pitchfork

Hard-rocking San Francisco indie veterans the Fucking Champs will continue their winning ways with the release of their latest album, VI (take that Led Zeppelin!), out April 24 via Drag City.

In addition to the core of Tims Green and Soete, Phil Manley from Trans Am and Oneida contributed guitar, piano, bass, and synthesizer to the record. And, in the grand tradition of recent Drag City artists (mostly Bonnie "Prince" Billy), VI also features a cameo from uncomedian Neil Hamburger on "Fozzy Goes to Africa".

The Champs enter the tour arena in support of VI starting May 24 in Atlanta.

The Fucking tracklist:

01 The Loge
02 Abide With Me
03 Spring Break
04 Fozzy Goes to Africa
05 Insomnia
06 A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Ideas
07 That Crystal Behind You? (Are You Channeling)
08 Play on Words
09 Champs Fanfare
10 Earthen Sculptor
11 Dolores Park
12 Column of Heads

The Fucking dates:

05-24 Atlanta, GA - Earl *
05-25 Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree *
05-26 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone *
05-27 St. Louis, MO - Duck Room *
05-28 Iowa City, IA - The Picador *
05-29 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
05-30 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
05-31 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's *
06-01 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
06-02 Wallingford, CT - Wallingford American Legion Hall *
06-03 Allston, MA - Great Scott *
06-04 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
06-05 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B *
06-06 Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar *
06-07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
06-08 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom *
06-09 Raleigh, NC - The Pour House *

* with Birds of Avalon, Red Fang