Pitchfork: Monster Bobby, Smoosh Join Pipettes Tour

Monster Bobby, Smoosh Join Pipettes Tour

As U.S. citizens prepare to fall into the Gaps, Pipettes impresario Monster Bobby will stir up further support for his debut-- out July 17 Stateside and July 16 UK-ways via Hypnote-- by pulling double duty at a bunch of the Pipettes' upcoming North American engagements.

Bobby will open all of Rosay, Gwenno, and Riot Becki's U.S. and Canada gigs before donning his fuzzy sweater vest and stepping behind the self-described prettiest girls you've ever met as part of the Cassettes, the Pipettes' trusty backing band. He'll have plenty of time to change, as rather young duo Smoosh also assume opening duties.

As a special treat, check out an mp3 below of a noisy pop jam from Monster Bobby's debut, Gaps. It's called "The Closest Experience to That of Being With You Is the Experience of Taking Drugs"-- now really Bobby, are these the sort of ideas we should be putting into the heads of Smoosh?

Monster Bobby:

06-01 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
06-02 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-03 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
06-04 Boston, MA - Great Scott
06-07 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
06-08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
06-10 San Diego, CA - Casbah
06-11 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
06-12 San Francisco, CA - Popscene at Rickshaw Stop
06-14 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club

* with the Pipettes, Smoosh