the Jesus Lizard new standalone single Cost of Living out now and live dates imminent

14th November 2024 0 By Jon Deaux

To supplement the release of the incendiary Rack, the Jesus Lizard‘s first full length release in 26 years, and ahead of their upcoming tour dates in North America, UK and Ireland, the band have now released the standalone single and non-album track, “Cost Of Living“.

The single is only available digitally on your favourite streaming or download service. It comes on the heels of their recently released album, Rack, and ahead of four months of dates on their world tour.

About the track, David Yow comments;

“Simply because I wrote the words to “Cost of Living” doesn’t mean that I know exactly what it’s about. I think it has to do with the dread and self-loathing that addicts experience on a very regular basis. You can pick whichever type of addict you choose.”

Duane Denison adds;

“A friend asked me if we had any tricked-out odd timing type things with twists and turns and I said, ‘yeah, I think so’…”

the Jesus Lizard on tour 2024-25:

Dec 5 Louisville, KY Old Forester’s Paristown Hall

Dec 6 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall

Dec 7 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew’s Hall

Dec 8 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre

Dec 9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE

Dec 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel

Dec 12 Boston, MA Roadrunner

Dec 13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

Dec 14 Washington, DC Black Cat – SOLD OUT

Dec 15 Washington, DC Black Cat

Dec 17 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel

Dec 18 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

Dec 19 Birmingham, AL Saturn

Jan 7 Glasgow, UK QMU

Jan 8 Manchester, UK Academy 2

Jan 9 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club – SOLD OUT

Jan 10 Bristol, UK The Fleece – SOLD OUT

Jan 11 London, UK Electric Ballroom – SOLD OUT

Jan 12 Brighton, UK Concorde 2 – SOLD OUT

Jan 14 Belfast, UK The Limelight

Jan 15 Dublin, IE Button Factory – SOLD OUT

Jan 16 Dublin, IE Button Factory

May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern

May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre

May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall – SOLD OUT

May 9 Portland, OR Revolution Hall

May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre – SOLD OUT

May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre

May 17 Paris, FR Elysée Montmartre

May 18 Brussels, BE Les Nuits Botaniques

May 20 Amsterdam NL Melkweg

May 22 Copenhagen, DK Den Grå Hal

May 23 Oslo, NO John Dee

May 24 Stockholm, SE Debaser

May 27 Berlin, DE SO36

May 28 Köln, DE Gebäude 9

May 30 Lausanne CH Les Docks

May 31 Bologna, IT Link

Jun 1 Rome, IT Monk

Jun 2 Milan, IT Magnolia

Jun 5-7 Barcelona, ES Primavera Festival

Jun 12-15 Porto, PT Primavera Festival

Tickets for all shows are on-sale now, with ticketing links available via Ipecac.com/tours.

The release of Rack marks a new chapter for the Jesus Lizard, whose influence on alternative and punk music remains undeniable. With its relentless energy and razor-sharp musicianship, the album has already garnered widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike.

Since their inception in Chicago in 1987, the Jesus Lizard has thrilled audiences all over the planet. The impeccable rocket-thrust rhythm section of bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Mac McNeilly was the perfect launchpad for guitarist Duane Denison’s jagged yet clean-toned riffing and vocalist David Yow’s mercurial vocalisations manifesting as everything from panicked citizen, reality escapee or wounded sea mammal. the Jesus Lizard’s fury has carried on through six studio albums, two live recordings and a brace of singles and EPs, with the band’s seventh album, Rack, out now via Ipecac Recordings.