Following a most sketchy tour of the United States in February and March which included stops at populist TV programs The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and CONAN, Ty Segall and The Muggers went underground. Coinciding with warmer weather elevating the city's ripe sewer stench, they've re-emerged, grimier and bleaker than ever - even more suitable for the great unwashed they typically attract on the road. The road of which we now speak runs through the European continent, as Ty and his Muggers are about to embark on a month long trip in search of big babies and squealers with all the sweet treats that only "Candy Sam" can provide. What's a "Candy Sam?" Well, aside from being a standout ripper from Ty Segall's most recent LP, Emotional Mugger, it's now a most essential (and très creepy) music vid!
Directed by Ty Segall, "Candy Sam" is a hallucinatory excursion into a non-traditional realm. You won't find any paisley swashes or melting colours, but you're sure as hell going to get free on the overwhelming buzz that comes with the revolving gaze of smiling neonates. Don't you love babies? So do we! Who doesn't really? It's an innate feeling. But stare too long and you might get a little spooked... Never take candy from a baby, after all - you don't really know where it's been or what they've slipped into it, the little devils!
Ty Segall and The Muggers begin their European slither one week from today at Villette Sonique in Paris! Dates below... watch the video for "Candy Sam!"
Ty Segall and The Muggers' Tour Dates:
Sat. May 28 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
Tue. May 31 - Paris, FR @ Villette Sonique
Wed. June 1 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie
Thu. June 2 - Dudingen, CH @ Kilby Bad Bonn
Fri. June 3 - Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song Festival
Sat. June 4 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival
Sun. June 5 - Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo (Primavera Closing Party)
Mon. June 6 - Lyon, FR @ L'Epicerie Moderne
Tue. June 7 - Marina di Ravenna, IT @ Beaches Brew Festival
Thu. June 9 - Bordeaux, FR @ Krakatoa
Sat. June 11 - Porto, PT @ NOS Primavera Sound
Mon. June 13 - Nantes, FR @ Le Stereolux Club
Wed. June 15 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust
Fri. June 17 - Helsinki, FI @ Sideways Festival
Sat. June 18 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
Sun. June 19 - Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
Tue. June 21 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus
Wed. June 22 - Glasgow, UK @ The Art School
Thu. June 23 - Manchester, UK @ The Ritz
Fri. June 24 - London, UK @ The Forum
Sat. June 25 - Beuningen, NL @Down In The Rabbit Hole Festival
Sun. June 26 - Lille, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Mon. June 27 - Koln, DE @ Gebaeude 9
Tue. June 28 - Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
Thu. June 30 - Cluzes, FR @ Musiques En Stock Festival
Fri. July 1 - Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes Festival
Sun. July 3 - Keflavík, IS @ ATP Festival