Pitchfork

After some eight years in hibernation, David Yow (of Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid fame) has rejoined the Touch and Go roster as a member of Qui, the L.A. duo he recently expanded to a trio by joining on vocals.

In a statement about the signing on Touch and Go's website, the band, which also consists of Matt Cronk and Paul Christensen, said, "To say that we are beside ourselves about being on Touch and Go would be an understatement of the highest regard. We have, in fact, surrounded ourselves." Seems this signing is so special that it transcends the realm of physical possibility!

Qui's Touch and Go debut will be their second full-length record and the first with Yow in tow. That disc, titled Love's Miracle, includes covers of Pink Floyd's "Echoes" and Frank Zappa's "Willie the Pimp" and comes out September 11. According to the same website announcement, the album is "a raucously heavy ode to the depletion of abrasive and intrusive music this decade." Sounds like Yow hasn't missed a beat since his original Touch and Go days.

Qui will tentatively tour behind Love's Miracle in September and October in the U.S., and in November in the UK and Europe. They currently have three shows scheduled for this spring and summer.

Fittingly, Touch and Go posted footage this week from Scratch Acid's reunion gig at last fall's 25th anniversary festival. Scope it here, if you dare.

Love's Miracle:

01 Apartment
02 Today, Gestation
03 Gash
04 Freeze
05 New Orleans
06 A #1
07 Willie the Pimp
08 Belt
09 Echoes

Dates:

05-04 Los Angeles, CA - Dave's Warehouse (Women's Shelter Benefit)
05-15 Glendale, CA - The Scene Bar
07-14 Birmingham, England - The Custard Factory (Supersonic Festival)