Prog-rockers X-Ray Press are gearing up to hit the road for the first time in nearly a year, launching a west coast tour in Seattle on Jan. 25. This year saw the band release their first full-length album, UVB-76, back in January, as well as a split 7" featuring the talents of By Sunlight’s Mike Sparks and Panther Attack’s Kelly Mynes. Hailed by many critics as a math rock record for the ages, UVB-76 is at once challenging and accessible, aggressive and thought-provoking – in short, the kind of paradoxical album that can get an audience with decidedly disparate sensibilities to bob their heads in unison. This will be the band’s first time taking the tunes on the road, but with some good press on their side and an album that has been quietly making waves all year, the response is sure to be electric.
January 25 Chop Suey w/ By Sunlight and Panther Attack Seattle, WA
-Kate Shepherd