Helms Alee are set to release their latest album, Noctiluca, this Friday April 26th via Sargent House. The band will also embark on tour this summer with Earth this summer and a couple of dates with the Melvins.
Helms Alee’s forthcoming album, named after a bioluminescent marine algae which glows when excited, adds to more than a decade of music for the band. It was produced by Sam Bell who has worked with R.E.M., The Cars, and Minus the Bear.
Noctiluca Track Listing:
1. Interachnid
2. Beat Up
3. Play Dead
4. Be Rad Tomorrow
5. Lay Waste Child
6. Illegal Guardian
7. Spider Jar
8. Pleasure Torture
9. Pandemic
10. Word Problems
Tour Dates:
Helms Alee w/ Melvins
May 2 Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
May 3 Tacoma, WA @ The Spanish Ballroom at the Elks Temple
May 2 Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
May 3 Tacoma, WA @ The Spanish Ballroom at the Elks Temple
Helms Alee w/ Earth
May 24 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
May 25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
May 28 San Francisco, CA @ Great American
May 29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
May 30 San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
May 31 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
June 1 Poenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
June 2 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
June 4 Austin, TX @ Barracuda
June 5 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
June 6 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *
June 7 Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
June 8 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
June 10 Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub
June 11 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
June 12 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
June 14 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
June 15 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
June 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 18 Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
June 19 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
June 22 Detroit, MI @ El Club
June 23 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
June 24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
June 25 Omaha, NE @ O’Leaver’s *
June 27 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
June 28 SLC, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
May 24 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
May 25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
May 28 San Francisco, CA @ Great American
May 29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
May 30 San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
May 31 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
June 1 Poenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
June 2 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
June 4 Austin, TX @ Barracuda
June 5 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
June 6 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *
June 7 Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
June 8 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
June 10 Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub
June 11 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
June 12 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
June 14 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
June 15 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
June 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 18 Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
June 19 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
June 22 Detroit, MI @ El Club
June 23 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
June 24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
June 25 Omaha, NE @ O’Leaver’s *
June 27 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
June 28 SLC, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Helms Alee only *
By Antonio Villasenor-Baca