the Jesus Lizard “Hide & Seek“ (pre-order now)

“Hide & Seek“ is the first single from the Jesus Lizard’s first new album since 1998. Pre-order the September 13th release of RACK at “Hide & Seek,” a track David Yow describes as “a perky ditty about a witch who can’t behave, and it’s got nearly as many hooks as a Mike Tyson fight.” An accompanying video captures the foursome of Duane Denison, Mac McNeilly, David Wm. Sims, and Yow as they recorded the “ditty” with Producer Paul Allen at Nashville’s Audio Eagle Studio. “There are definitely some references to the past,” Denison says, in reference to the album, adding, “but it’s more as a point of departure: We don’t stay there.” the Jesus Lizard reconvened in 2009 for a finite number of shows, and have spent the intervening years as both friends in close contact with one another, and touring bandmates. “We literally only made the record because we thought it would be fun to make the record,” Sims shares. With McNeilly highlighting the strong relationship amongst the musicians: “We are bonded by the music we make, and also by the respect we have for each other.” Video created by Displaced/Replaced Band performance footage produced and shot by Paul Allen   The band has also announced a slate of new tour dates, stretching well in to 2025, with more performances to come: June 6 Nashville, TN Third Man Records SOLD OUT June 8 Pomona, CA No Values June 9 Garden Grove, CA Garden Amp September 7 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival October 13 Las Vegas, NV Best Friends Forever Music Festival October 31 Dallas, TX Longhorn Ballroom November 1 Austin, TX TBA December 9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE December 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel December 12 Boston, MA Roadrunner December 13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer December 14 Washington, DC Black Cat December 18 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse January 7 Glasgow, UK QMU January 8 Manchester, UK Academy 2 January 9 Leeds, UK Brudnell Social Club January 10 Bristol, UK The Fleece January 11 London, UK Electric Ballroom January 12 Brighton, UK Concorde 2 January 14 Belfast, UK The Limelight January 15 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 May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre Tickets for the newly announced shows (Oct. 31 through May 10, 2025) are on-sale Friday June 7th at 10 am local time at Rack track list: 1. Hide & Seek 2. Armistice Day 3. Grind 4. What If? 5. Lord Godiva 6. Alexis Feels Sick 7. Falling Down 8. Dunning Kruger 9. Moto(R) 10. Is That Your Hand? 11. Swan The Dog 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 vocalizations 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 this Fall via Ipecac Recordings.