White Whale Tour in Support of Merge Debut
"Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" is such a great song

It's time to walk the trail of history. On July 25, Lawrence, Kansas quintet White Whale will release their Merge Records debut, WWI. The band, comprised of ex-Get Up Kids bassist Rob Pope, three members of Thee Higher Burning Fire, and ex-Butterglory man Matt Suggs, have set out to battle the Decemberists on the high seas for the title of Most Nautically Obsessed Indie Rock Band. (The winner will go on to fight Mastodon in the next round.)

WWI:

01 Nine Good Fingers
02 O' William, O' Sarah
03 The Admiral
04 I Love Lovely Chinese Gal
05 What's an Ocean For?
06 We're Just Temporary Ma'am
07 Forgive the Forgiven
08 Fidget and Fudge
09 Yummyman Farewell
10 King's Indian
11 One Player

Fans looking to get their hands on a free copy of the record can attend the band's record release party at Lawrence's Granada venue on July 28. From there, White Whale will make a splash at venues across the U.S. through August and September.

Dates:

07-28 Lawrence, KS - Granada (record release show) *
08-02 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
08-03 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
08-04 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
08-08 Dallas, TX - Hailey's
09-12 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland Ballroom
09-13 Visalia, CA - Howie's
09-14 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the hill
09-15 Portland, OR - Towne Lounge
09-16 Seattle, WA - Paradox
09-18 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-19 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
09-21 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
09-22 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
09-23 Lawrence, KS - Granada

* with Ad Astera Per Aspera, Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk