The Black Queen, featuring Greg Puciato and Steven Ryan Alexander, return after a seven-year absence with a North American tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of Fever Daydream, their sleek 2016 debut that mixed industrial tension, R&B undercurrents, and brooding electronics.
“As anyone into The Black Queen knows, we’ve been dormant for a minute,” Puciato offers. “A lot of things ended up on the front burner and suddenly seven years had gone by, and 10 years since Fever Daydream’s release. Fever Daydream was really special and we know it meant a lot to fans as well. So we figured let’s get some grease on us and get some of that mojo back before releasing our third album. Maybe we’ll toss some new songs in as well. See you soon.”
The shows, which kick off on May 8 in Portland before wrapping up in early June, will feature the 10-song album played in its entirety as well as tracks from their sophomore album, Infinite Games.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time with an artist pre-sale launching Thursday at 10 a.m. local time and exclusive to The Black Queen mailing list subscribers. People can sign up to receive a code via TheBlackQueen.com.
A tenth anniversary edition of the album will be available as a tour-only variant.
Fever Daydream Ten Year Anniversary Tour dates:
May 8 Portland, OR Star Theater
May 9 Denver, CO The Federal Theatre
May 14 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
May 16 Los Angeles, CA Catch One
May 17 Boston, MA Sonia (at Middle East)
May 22 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
May 23 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
May 24 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag
May 27 Montreal, QC Théâtre Fairmount
May 28 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
May 29 Cleveland, OH Mercury Music Lounge
May 30 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
June 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Hell)
June 5 Austin, TX Elysium
June 6 Dallas, TX AM/FM
Released in January of 2016, The Black Queen announced Fever Daydream’s release via Rolling Stone, who noted “echoes of Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, and Massive Attack, as well as strong R&B strands,” SPIN dubbed it “a brutalist Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis,” and New Noise said “Fever Daydream is an incredibly diverse listen, where melodies and moods may carry over throughout the album but each song is its own distinct animal.” The album birthed a trio of singles including “Ice To Never,” “Secret Scream,” and “Maybe We Should.”
