Last month Deer Tick announced a pair of new albums that would be released simultaneously – one focusing on the bands softer acoustic side and the other the rock side. Today, the band has released a new song from the second album, titled “Jumpstarting.” True to the form promised when the two albums were announced, the song has bouncing tempos and an anthemic chorus, promising the listener “I’ll be there for you.” The song is accompanied by a simple visualizer that depicts the band members lounging beside a pool, drinking beers, lighting their faces on fire and driving on a sit-on-top lawn mower. The animation was provided by James Kerr / Scorpion Dagger. Both albums are available on September 15, 2017.

The band has also recently announced a substantial tour that will begin this summer and stretch until the end of 2017. It kicks off with a handful of festival appearances, including the Americana Music Festival in Nashville and Pickathon in Oregon. Then, the band will embark on a cross country tour that heads from the Southeastern United States through the Midwest before hitting the West Coast. The band will then traverse the Southwest with appearances in Texas and Arizona (sorry New Mexico) before heading back up the East Coast and concluding with a show at Brooklyn Steel in New York City. See the full list of dates below.

Deer Tick Tour Dates:

07/15 – The Bob Marshall Music Festival Seeley Lake, MT
07/24 – Ocean Mist Hollis Brown Newport, RI
07/28 – Deer Tick & Friends Newport After Party Newport, RI
07/29 – Deer Tick & Friends Newport After Party Newport, RI
07/30 – Deer Tick & Friends Newport After Party Newport, RI
08/04-05 – Pickathon Happy Valley, OR
09/13-14 AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL Nashville, TN
09/16 – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, TN
09/17 – Saturn Birmingham, AL
09/19 – Terminal West Atlanta, GA
09/20 – Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC
09/22 – Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC
09/23 – Charleston Music Hall Charleston, SC
09/24 – Sing Out Loud Festival St Augustine, FL
10/17 – Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
10/19 – Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
10/20 – Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
10/21 – Metro Chicago, IL
10/22 – The Bluebird Bloomington, IN
10/24 – Codfish Hollow Barn Maquoketa, IA
10/25 – Slowdown Omaha, NE
10/27 – The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
10/28 – Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
10/31 – Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
11/02 – The Bartlett Spokane, WA
11/03 – Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, Canada
11/04 – Neumos Seattle, WA
11/07 – The Independent San Francisco, CA
11/08 – The Independent San Francisco, CA
11/10 – Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
11/11 – Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
11/12 – Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
11/13 – 191 Toole Tucson, AZ
11/14 – The Lowbrow Palace El Paso, TX
11/16 – The Kessler Theater Dallas, TX
11/17 – The Heights Theater Houston, TX
11/18 – Mohawk Austin, TX
11/24 – Columbus Theatre Providence, RI
11/25 – The Met Cafe Providence, RI
11/26 – The Met Cafe Providence, RI
11/29 – Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
11/30 – 9:30 Club Washington, DC
12/01 – Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
12/02 – Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY

Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna