Ty Segall is back with another new album, his first solo album since 2021’s surprise-released LP Harmonizer. It’s called Hello, Hi and will be released on July 22 through Drag City, the musician’s longtime label. It marks the 14th studio album for the ever-prolific artist, excluding myriad side projects such as Fuzz and GØGGS.
Along with the announcement of the new album, Segall has released the title track and shared tour dates that run from June 2022 until late August. In addition to United States tour dates, he’ll be making appearances at Way Out West Festival in Sweden, Palp Festival in Switzerland, Festival Paredes de Coura in Portugal, La Route du Rock Festival in France and Green Man Festival in the United Kingdom.
For Hello, Hi, Segall recorded the entire 10-song album himself at home. Despite the intimate nature of the album’s creation, “Hello, Hi” doesn’t indicate it’ll be a quiet affair.
The lead single is classic Ty Segall. It opens with simple acapella harmonizing before bursting into a wall of fuzzy garage rock. While the song certainly has an aggressive edge with twisting guitar riffs, Segall’s vocal delivery has a hint of falsetto. “Hello, Hi” builds melody upon melody as the track progresses, making for one of the most satisfying tracks in his extensive repertoire.
Segall has always been prolific, and with another new album announced for 2022 he’s now set to release six albums in the last seven years: Emotional Mugger in 2016, Ty Segall in 2017, Freedom’s Goblin in 2018, First Taste in 2019 and Harmonizer last year.
Hello, Hi Tracklist:
01. “Good Morning”
02. “Cement”
03. “Over”
04. “Hello, Hi”
05. “Blue”
06. “Looking at You”
07. “Don’t Lie”
08. “Saturday Pt. 1”
09. “Saturday Pt. 2”
10. “Distraction”
Ty Segall 2022 Tour Dates:
06/14 – Tuscon, AZ – 191 Toole
06/15 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
06/17 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
06/18 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk
06/19 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks Presents at 1104 Decatur
06/20 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
06/22 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
06/23 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
06/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
06/25 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
06/27 – Boston, MA – Royale
06/28 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
06/30 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
07/02 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
07/03 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
07/05 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
07/06 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
08/11 – Gothenburg, SE – Way Out West Festival
08/14 – Martigny, CH – Palp Festival
08/15 – Zurich, CH – Mascotte
08/17 – Zandvoort, NE – Rapa Nui
08/18 – Mezieres, FR – Le Cabaret Vert Charleville
08/19 – Paredes de Coura, PT – Festival Paredes de Coura
08/20 – Saint Malo, FR – La Route du Rock Festival
08/21 – Brecon Beacons, UK – Green Man Festival
08/24 – Le Havre, FR – Magic Mirrors
08/25 – Bordeaux, FR – Square Dom Bedos
08/26 – Bilbao, ES – Santana 27
08/27 – Torremolinos, ES – Canela Party
Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna
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