Pitchfork

The last time we spoke of Mahjongg (right after they'd signed up with K Records), Chicago's herkiest, jerkiest, motleyist crew of post-punkers, we mentioned how long it'd been since the last time we spoke of Mahjongg. That was nearly twelve months ago.

The time away from these pages has paid off in spades for the band, and-- like a well-played round of the game for which they're named-- Mahjongg have methodically stacked all their tiles and victoriously emerged with Kontpab, their sophomore set, due on K February 12.

A brief tour will go down next year in the weeks leading up to the album's release, with dates conveniently located under the jump. I guess this means goodbye for a little while, Mahjongg? Don't be strangers, now.

Kontpab:

01 Pontiac
02 Problems
03 Kottbusser Torr
04 Tell the Police the Truth
05 Those Birds Are Bats
06 Wipe Out
07 Teardrops
08 Mercury
09 Rise Rice

Mahjongg:

01-22 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
01-23 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
01-24 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place *
01-25 Providence, RI - AS220 *
01-26 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw *
01-27 Baltimore, MD - The Depot
01-28 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
01-30 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
01-31 Chicago, IL - Subterranean

* with Get Him Eat Him