A recent press release states, WHY?, the creative moniker for consummate wordsmith and beloved songwriter Yoni Wolf, is excited to announce AOKOHIO, a visual album to be released on August 9, 2019, via Joyful Noise Recordings.

The American alternative hip hop and indie rock band has recently shared their album’s second three-song movement and accompanying visual, “II. I’ve been carving my elbows, I might just take flight.,” which features focus track “Stained Glass Slipper.”

“This new movement follows last month’s release of “I. I may come out a broken yolk, I may come out on saddle.,” which featured the standout single “Peel Free.” The lead-up to AOKOHIO will follow the somewhat unconventional path of gradually revealing the entire album in playing sequence, each movement accompanied by its own visual element, from now until its August 9 release date. The visual component of the album is anchored by a continuing narrative, which will continue to take shape until the album is released.”

WHY? has also announced a run of North American headline tour dates with Anna Burch and Barrie, beginning on August 14 in Indianapolis, IN at Hi-Fi and concluding on September 22 in Chicago, IL atThalia Hall. See below for the full list of currently-announced dates.

OKOHIO track list:

I: I may come out a broken yolk, I may come out on saddle.
1. Apogee
2. The Rash
3. Peel Free
II: I’ve been carving my elbows, I might just take flight.
4. Reason
5. Deleterio Motilis
6. Stained Glass Slipper
III: Please take me home, I don’t belong here.
7. The Launch
8. High Dive
9. Mr. Fifths’ Plea
10. Good Fire
IV: The surgeon nervously goes on, he never claimed to be God.
11. Narcissistic Lamentation
12. Krevin’
13. The Crippled Physician
14. Ustekinumab
V: I want to live with conviction, in silence and diction.
15. My Original
16. Rock Candy
17. Once Shy
VI: Though I’m tired, I’m still trying.
18. The Shame
19. Bloom Wither Bloom (for Mom)
 
WHY? LIVE 2019
 
8/14 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi *
8/15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme *
8/16 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick *
8/17 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace ^
8/18 – Montreal, QC – Le Ministère ^
8/20 – Holyoke, MA – Gateway City Arts ^
8/21 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair ^
8/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
8/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^
8/25 – Washington DC – U Street Music Hall ^
8/26 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle ^
8/28 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West ^
8/29 – Orlando, FL – The Abbey ^
8/30 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall ^
8/31 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall ^
9/1 – Dallas, TX – Trees ^
9/3 – Austin, TX – Mohawk ^
9/4 – Norman, OK – The Opolis ^
9/5 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf ^
9/6 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom ^
9/7 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom ^
9/8 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room ^
9/10 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s ^
9/11 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall ^
9/13 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall ^
9/14 – Vancouver BC – The Imperial ^
9/15 – Seattle, WA – Neumos ^
9/17 – Boise, ID – Visual Arts Collective ^
9/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
9/19 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater ^
9/20 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room ^
9/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ^
9/22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ^
 
* w/ Anna Burch
^ w/ Barrie
 
Photo Credit: April Siese