Band of Skulls always keep it real and true to the roots of rock and roll with their heavily blues-influenced sound that’s thoroughly modern. This year saw the release of the band’s fourth album, By Default. Drummer Matt Hayward says that they “went back to square one… The first three records were like a trilogy, a piece of work in of themselves. We wanted to do those things, and we did them all. We took a breath, took a look at what we’d done, and started from scratch again.” It’s always good for the creative process to start with a fresh canvas from time to time and Band of Skulls clearly benefitted from the approach.
Today, we have the band’s latest video, “Black Magic”, which Band of Skulls says is “inspired initially by mixing vintage Bollywood dance along with the track and then reimagined by our director Yonatan Weisberg.” Time to rock out.
TOUR DATES
September 15-18 – Victoria, BC – Rifflandia
September 16 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre
September 18 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
September 19 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
September 21 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
September 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern
September 23-25 – Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful
September 24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
September 26 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
September 28 – Austin, TX – Antone’s
September 29 – Dallas, TX – Trees
September 30 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
October 1 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
October 2 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
October 3 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
October 4 – Washington D.C. – Black Cat
October 6 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
October 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer