Described variously by the press as “absolutely beautiful” (CMJ), “a silver thread out of the labyrinth” (NME), “moody, ethereal” (Trouser Press), “lofi freakouts” (XL8R) and “haunted, wholly out of time or context” (PLAN B), the Detroit band continues to mystify with Tecuciztecatl and its longstanding tradition of bedroom dream pop experimentation that began with self-released cassettes in the late 1980s and continued for over 13 years with the 4AD label.Since parting ways with 4AD in 2002, Warren Defever has worked full-time as a record producer, mastering engineer and remixer for artists including Yoko Ono, Thurston Moore, Michael Hurley, Iggy and the Stooges, The Gories, Destroy All Monsters, John Sinclair, Piranhas, Timmy’s Organism, Windy and Carl, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Low, Ida, Bill Dixon, Califone, Anonymous and Dark. As a study guide before attempting the harmony guitar solos on Tecuciztecatl, Warren and Dusty practiced along with an edit Warren made of every Thin Lizzy guitar solo from 1973 to 1983.

25th Anniversary Tour: Feb 06 – Cleveland OH @ Grog ShopFeb 07 – Philadelphia PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

Feb 09 – Boston MA @ Great Scott

Feb 10 – Brooklyn NY @ Rough Trade

Feb 12 – Washington DC @ Black Cat Backstage

Feb 14 – Detroit MI @ Magic Stick

 

Mar 29 – New Orleans LA @ Circle Bar

Mar 31 – Denton TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf

Apr 01 – Austin TX @ The Mohawk

Apr 03 – Phoenix AZ @ Valley Bar

Apr 04 – San Diego CA @ Casbah

Apr 05 – Los Angeles CA @ The Echo

Apr 07 – San Francisco CA @ Rickshaw Stop

Apr 10 – Portland OR @ Doug Fir

Apr 11 – Seattle WA @ Barboza

Apr 15 – Minneapolis MN @ 7th Street Entry

Apr 16 – Chicago IL @ Schubas

The rock opera is imagined vaguely in the shape of a 1969 Hammer horror film: bloody, British, gothic, and brimming with beguiling and attractive vampires. The songs are written from the perspective of five characters: the mother, the doctor, the twins and the librarian whose side hustle is demon hunting. The story begins with a young woman getting an ultrasound who discovers she’s pregnant with twins. Realizing something is going terribly wrong, “I think I’m missing something on the inside,” she visits a local library for research. The librarian instructs the woman on how to kill the demon baby without harming the other twin, and together they carry out the various rituals necessary. Eventually one baby is born.