The Blood Brothers have officially announced a reunion. The Seattle post-hardcore favourites will return with a run of live performances throughout the USA in November. The tour is timed to coincide with a 20th anniversary reissue of their cult classic LP Crimes. Set for release on October 4, the Crimes reissue process inspired the band to get back out on the road and experience the thrill of playing the songs live again.
Speaking in a press release, vocalist Jordan Billie comments "As we've been putting together the 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Crimes’, what I'm struck by most listening back is the energy. It feels both feral and weirdly focused, like whatever chemistry we'd been tinkering with had finally crystallized."
"It was on stage, though, where that energy reached its most joyful, reckless, collective state. It's an experience that never really goes away, and one we wanted to share again. So, we'll be playing a handful of shows this fall. We hope to see you there.”
Produced by Fugazi's Guy Picciotto, Crimes is considered an essential record by many who hold that '00s post-hardcore era dear, interestingly the poster for the live shows, features lyrics from The Shame from their earlier record Burn, Piano Island, Burn, indicating the setlist for the shows may go beyond the realms of Crimes.
The 20th anniversary Crimes reissue will be offered as a 2LP release, featuring B-sides, a new booklet, liner notes and era-specific photographs. It can be preordered via Epitaph Records now.
The Blood Brothers
Crimes 20th Anniversary Reissue
LP
Side A
Guitarmy
Fucking’s Greatest Hits
Burn, Piano Island, Burn
Every Breath is a Bomb
Ambulance vs Ambulance
USA Nails
Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon
Side B
Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade
The Salesman, Denver Max
I Know Where the Canaries and the Crows Go
Go Bless You, Blood Thirsty Zeppelins
The Shame
7”
Side A
Ambulance vs Ambulance
Side B
Pink Tarantulas
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