Model/Actriz, the New York–based post-punk and noise-rock band, has announced its sophomore album: Pirouette arrives May 2 via True Panther. Leading the LP is the new song “Cinderella,” which comes with a high-camp fairytale music video set in Brooklyn. Check out the visual, directed by Nathan Castiel, below.
Model/Actriz have also announced a tour in support of the new LP. Beginning on May 8, in Portland, Oregon, the route brings the band across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe for shows, including several opening gigs for Panchiko. Model/Actriz have several festival sets on the docket, too, including Outbreak and Kalorama Festival. Find their full list of tour dates below.
Pirouette is described as a somewhat pop-indebted piece of work, with vocalist Cole Haden channeling childhood heroes like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey. The follow-up to 2023’s Dogsbody was co-produced and mixed by Seth Manchester and mastered by Matt Colton, both of whom worked on Model/Actriz’s debut.
Read about Dogsbody in “The 50 Best Albums of 2023” and revisit the interview “For Post-Punks Model/Actriz, Confrontation Is an Opportunity for Intimacy.” Plus, check out the new review of “Cinderella.”
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Pirouette:
01 Vespers02 Cinderella03 Poppy04 Diva05 Headlights06 Acid Rain07 Departures08 Audience09 Ring Road10 Doves11 Baton
Model/Actriz:
03-01 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall Free for All05-06 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop05-08 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios05-09 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Pearl05-10 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s05-12 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium05-13 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy05-16 Washington, DC – The Atlantis05-17 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s05-19 Boston, MA – Deep Cuts05-20 Kingston, NY – Tubby’s05-22 Brooklyn, NY – Good Room05-31 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^06-02 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron ^06-03 Toronto, Ontario – History ^06-13 London, England – Lido Festival06-14 Manchester, England – Outbreak Festival06-16 Brussels, Belgium – Rotonde Botanique06-17 Paris, France – Petit Bain06-19-21 Lisbon, Portugal – Kalorama Festival06-20-21 Madrid, Spain – Kalorama Festival
^ with Panchiko
