Critically-worshipped stoner tunesmiths TORCHE unleashed a "new" video (filmed back when they were still a quartet) for "Across the Shields" a seriously upbeat and catchy track from their 2008 must-hear Meanderthal. There's something about human-sized plush animals carousing in a sunny forest that seems considerably more metal here than zombies or vikings would be.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgvqEJstNrw[/youtube]
Also, this summer Torche are trekking North America with fellow bizarro rock southerners HARVEY MILK, perhaps to make the rest of us who missed Scion Rock Fest last February feel better. Dates are after the jump:
7/11 Miami, FL @ Churchills
7/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
7/13 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
7/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
7/16 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
7/17 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater
7/18 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
7/19 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room
7/20 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
7/21 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall
7/23 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
7/24 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
7/25 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
7/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
7/29 Washington DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
7/30 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
7/31 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
8/1 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
