STREET SECTS PREMIERE POST-PUNK/INDUSTRIAL RIPPER, “THE DRIFTER” Their sophomore LP The Kicking Mule is due out October 26th; See them on tour with Author & Punisher, Daughters, and more.

“…sees Street Sects further expanding their sound, embracing influences including Roxy Music/Brian Eno and Berlin-era Bowie.” – Revolver
“seething, atmospheric, transgression-heavy industrial noise-rock” – Stereogum
 
 
Continuing to stoke the fiery anticipation around their sophomore album, Austin-based duo Street Sects have unviled a new song titled “The Drifter.”  Driven by metallic clatter and vocalist Leo Ashline’s neo-noir narrative, the track serves as the bridge between the calamity of the duo’s 2016 debut (End Position, 2016) and the forthcoming melody leaning LPThe Kicking Mule. Listen to “The Drifter” now courtesy of Echoes & Dust (or directly on YouTube).
 
Continuing to redefine both themselves and the post-industrial canon, Street Sects have dug their heels even deeper into sample-driven noise while fleshing out chronicles of brutality (“glass in the tread of a tire / bone peeking through the skin”) and loathing (“At my worst I’m full of sentiment / At my worst I carry most of it around”) with The Kicking Mule. Known for their emotionally battering, fog-drenched live performances, Street Sects are eager to bring the catharsis of their industrial din to rooms across the country through December. A full tour itinerary can be found below.
 
The Kicking Mule will be released October 26th via San Francisco-based label The Flenser (pre-order here).  LP orders will include a limited booklet containing a short story written by Street Sects’ Leo Ashline with cover art by Huseyin Ozkan.
 
The Kicking Mule — Tracklist:
1. 269 Soulmates
2. Birch Meadows, 1991
3. Chasing the Vig
4. Suicide By Cop
5. Everyone’s at Home Eventually
6. Dial Down the Neon
7. In For a World of Hurt
8. Before it Was Worn
9. Still Between Lovers
10. The Drifter  
 
 
Street Sects — On Tour: 
10.23 — Austin, TX @ Beerland
10.27 — Houston, TX @ Insomnia Gallery
10.28 — New Orleans, LA @ Bank Street Bar
10.30 — Lexington, KY @ Green Lantern Bar
10.31 — Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter^
11.01 — Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery^
11.02 — Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church^
11.03 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar^
11.04 — Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus^
11.07 — Gainesville, FL @ Loosey’s
11.08 — Jacksonville, FL @ Nighthawks
11.09 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Fubar
11.10 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (Echosynthetic Fest)
11.11 — Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records
11.14 — Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus
11.15 — Ottawa, ON @ Happy Goat
11.16 — Toronto, ON @ The Baby G
11.18 — Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
11.20 — St. Louis, MO @ FUBAR
11.23 — Minneapolis, MN @ Eagles 34
11.24 — Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Downstairs
11.25 — Omaha, NE @ Pop 20
11.27 — Denver, CO @ Streets of London
11.28 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
11.29 — Boise, ID @ The Shredder
11.30 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios*
12.01 — Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey*
12.03 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop*
12.04 — Fresno, CA @ Strummers*
12.05 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*
12.06 — Santa Rosa, CA @ Arlenes Francis Center*
12.08 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah+
12.10 — El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar
 
^ w/ Daughters
* w/ Uniform/The Body, Author and Punisher
+ w/ Author and Punisher, Lingua Ignota
 
Top photo by AJ Garces.

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