Austin glam-punk quintet A Giant Dog share “I Believe,” the latest offering from their ambitious new concept album Bite (August 25, 2023, Merge Records).
Building from an ominous drone to the chorus’ playful nihilism, the track not only reinforces the album’s narrative through-line, but also reaffirms the band’s knack for euphoric hooks.
The band has also shared an impressive run of global tour dates, with the U.S. leg beginning in October. See below for the full list of dates.
In contrast to what fans have grown to expect from this rough-and-rowdy crew, Bite is an intricately constructed concept album, a dense tale about its protagonist’s ultimately tragic days in a “virtual utopia” called Avalonia. New sounds and textures abound, including, most notably, sumptuous string arrangements. Fans eager to learn more about the narrative and its many themes – among them gender dysphoria and the inherent dangers of virtual reality – need not fear, because the band has completed a full-fledged screenplay to support it.
A GIANT DOG
WORLD TOUR 2023
August
18 – Parish (Album Release Show)- Austin, TX
24 – Woodstockeboda – Alvesta, SE
25 – Get Lost Fest – Hamburg, DE
26 – Gutter City Fest – Copenhagen, DK
29 – Siate Reis Pub – Halden, NO
30 – Kafe Hærverk – Oslo, NO
31 – Hus 7 – Stockholm, SE
September
1 – Hush Hush Club – Jonkoping, SE
2 – NGBG Fest – Malmö, SE
3 – An der Autobahn – Berlin, DE
5 – Reifenlager West – Essen, DE
6 – Merlevn – Nijmegen, NL
7 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
8 – Mysty Fields – Asten-Heusden, NL
9 – Rock in the Barn – Vexin-sur-Epte, FR
10 – Frisson Acidulé – Vitry-sur-Sein, FR
13 – Le Trokson – Lyon, FR
14 – Secret Place – Montpellier, FR
15 – Gambeat Festival – Barcelona, ES
16 – El Diablo en el Esablo – Alcalà de Henares, ES
16 – Wurlitzer Ballroom – Madrid, ES
17 – Mojo Club – Tarragona, ES
19 – Il Fantasma dei Briganti – Cuneo, IT
20 – Blah Blah – Turin, IT
22 – Covo Club – Bologna, IT
24 – ISC Club – Bern, CH
25 – Horst – Kreuzlingen, CH
26 – Schokofabrik – Bayreuth, DE
27 – Immerhin – Würzburg, DE
28 – Alte Hackerei – Karlsruhe, DE
29 – Villa Nachttanz – Heidelberg, DE
30 – Spitalkirsche – Pfarrkirchen, DE
October
10 – Siberia – New Orleans, LA
11 – The EARL – Atlanta, GA
12 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
13 – Get Tight Lounge – Richmond, VA
14 – Metro – Baltimore, MD
15 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
17 – The Middle East – Boston, MA
19 – The Sultan Room – Brooklyn, NY
22 – Spirit – Pittsburgh, PA
23 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
24 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
25 – Icehouse – Minneapolis, MN
26 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
27 – Smoke and Barrel – Fayetteville, AR
28 – Mercury Lounge – Tulsa, OK
29 – Three Links Deep Ellum – Dallas, TX
November
6 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
7 – HQ – Denver, CO
8 – Beehive – Salt Lake City, UT
9 – The Olympic – Boise, ID
10 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11 – Dante’s Hifi – Portland, OR
13 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
14 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
15 – Zebulon – Los Angeles, CA 16 – 191 Toole – Tucson, AZ
