the Jesus Lizard have released “I’m Tired of Being Your Mother,” the final post-Rack digital single and the last preview of the band’s three-song Record Store Day exclusive EP, Flux.

“When a friend of mine was about eight years old, living outside of New Orleans, his mother once said to him, in a slow, dull drawl, ‘Im tired uh bein’ yo mutha’,” David Yow shares. “That really struck me. The lyrics are actual quotes of awful things mothers have said to their children. Heartbreaking!!”

Available on black vinyl with an etched B-side, Flux also features “Cost of Living” and “Westside.”

The band recently wrapped up sold-out tours across the Eastern U.S. and the U.K., with additional U.S. and European dates kicking off in May. The Guardian called their performances a “growling, spit-flecked fusion of pummeling songs and acerbic wit,” while Mojo described the band “as titanium-tough and gimlet-sharp as ever.” WXPN simply summed it up as “absolutely feral.”

 

the Jesus Lizard tour dates:

May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern

May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre

May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore SOLD OUT

May 6 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall SOLD OUT

May 9 Portland, OR Revolution Hall

May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre SOLD OUT

May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre

 

May 17 Paris, FR Elysée Montmartre

May 18 Brussels, BE Les Nuits Botaniques

May 20 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg

May 22 Copenhagen, DK Den Grå Hal

May 23 Oslo, NO John Dee

May 24 Stockholm, SE Debaser

May 27 Berlin, DE SO36

May 28 Köln, DE Gebäude 9

May 30 Lausanne, CH Les Docks

May 31 Bologna, IT Link

June 1 Rome, IT Monk

June 2 Milan, IT Magnolia

June 4 Lyon, FR L’Epicerie Moderne

June 6 Barcelona, ES Primavera Festival

June 8 Barcelona, ES Paral.lel 62

June 12 Porto, PT Primavera Festival