In anticipation of the new album, to be released by Black Candy Records in the coming months, the Soviets announce the first dates of a tour that will take them around Europe to celebrate the reissue (also for Black Candy) of their first two studio efforts, the EPs "Summer, Jesus" (Tannen Records, 2011) e "Nice" (Tannen Records, 2011).
The Nice - Summer, Jesus Tour will start from Trier (Germany) on 25 March and will land in Italy, more precisely in Pordenonethe 15 April. Below is the calendar of dates, which is constantly being updated:
25.03 DE - TrierExHaus*
26.03 DE - Berlin, Bi Nuu*
27.03 DE - LeipzigZoro*
28.03 CZ - Prague, Basement*
30.03 HR - ZagrebAKC Attack*.
*European booking: Swamp Booking
15.04 Pordenone, PN Box Studios - Scenasonica
16.04 Foligno (PG), Supersonic Music Club
22.04 Catania, TBA
23.04 Messina, Retronouveau
24.04 Lamezia Terme (CZ), Off
29.04 SalernoMumble Rumble
30.04 Campobasso, Brickout
04.05 Pavia, Music Space
06.05 Brescia, Lio Bar
07.05 Modena, Off Modena
14.05 Massa (MS), Theremin Music Club
I Soviets were born in 2008 on the Adriatic coast of Pesaro and are formed by Andrea Giometti (voice and bass), Alessandro Costantini (guitar) e Alessandro Ferri (battery). They began to gain notoriety in 2009 with a handful of self-produced singles and a long tour, which led to the release of the works "Summer, Jesus" e "Nice" (so far only released in digital version) and then the first studio album "Fairiesreleased on 11 November 2013 on the American label Felte.
Post-punk could be an easy adjective to attribute to the genre of the SovietsBut the band also tries to channel itself into horizons such as coldwave and art-punk, escaping the strictest definitions to create a sound that is both fresh and sophisticated.