Pitchfork: Danava Prep Kemado Debut, Tour

Portland may still be in mourning over the loss of Sleater-Kinney, but that doesn't mean the city's scene is entirely dead. The Thermals brought the apocalyptic heat with The Body, the Blood, the Machine, and now Danava will issue their debut LP on New York's Kemado Records, home of Lansing-Dreiden.

Danava's self-titled full-length is set for a November 7 release on the label and was produced by the band's friend Johnny Jewel (of Glass Candy). So characters in early punk songs (Television's "Little Johnny Jewel") can come to life and produce albums now? Then sign Sheena and Judy up for my debut.

In a press release, Danava are called "sci-fi rockers" and the five-song album is described as continuing the band's "long-standing tradition of musical respect." I hope that means their live shows look like aliens acting in after school specials.

Danava have two dates in New York before kicking off their fall tour of the U.S. with Swedish metalheads Witchcraft later in October.

Tracklist:

01 By the Mark
02 Eyes in Disguise
03 Quiet Babies Astray in a Manger
04 Longdance
05 Maudie Shook

Dates:

10-08 Brooklyn, NY - Glassland Gallery
10-09 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10-23 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern *
10-24 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
10-26 San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord *
10-28 Los Angeles, CA - Pedro's *
10-29 Tucson, AZ - Vaudeville *
10-31 Austin, TX - Parish *
11-01 Houston, TX - Proletariat *
11-02 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's *
11-03 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree *
11-04 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
11-05 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
11-06 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head *
11-08 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
11-09 Boston, MA - Middle East *
11-10 New York, NY - Northsix *
11-11 Philadelphia, PA - Lawrenceville Moose Lodge *
11-13 Columbus, OH - Little Brother's *
11-14 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
11-15 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club *
11-16 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *

* with Witchcraft