The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion announces new album, drops single "Black Mold," and details North American tour (with a stop at GAMH)

In recent years, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion kept busy releasing expanded reissues of their early material, but the pioneering blues-punk trio hadn’t put out a proper album of new music since 2004’s Damage. After playing together again in the wake of those reissues (which included such classic albums as Extra Width, Orange, and their 1997 live release Controversial Negro), the band plans to end their eight-year drought, announcing the release of a new full-length Meat And Bone on September 18th via BoomBox/Mom+Pop.

It seems that reuniting and going back over their 90s material rekindled something between Spencer and band mates Judah Bauer and Russell Simins. “We still have that psychic glue that allows us to create music together,” says Spencer. “Over the course of a year touring and writing new songs and recording, we rediscovered our shared history as a band. We circled the wagons, and went back to our roots. In a way this is almost like another first album.”

To go along with the news of the upcoming release of Meat And Bone, the band also made the album opener “Black Mold” available for free download, and announced a lengthy North American tour with a stop at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall (with a promise of more dates to follow). “Black Mold” is our first glimpse into the new album, which was recorded at the Key Club Recording Company studio in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and produced and mixed by Spencer himself, and it appears the group hasn’t skipped a beat. The track is dirty, rumbling, foot-stompin’ blues music—classic Blues Explosion. Take a listen and download below, and then check out the track listing for Meat And Bone and full tour schedule after the jump.

Meat And Bone track listing:
1. Black Mold
2. Bag Of Bones
3. Boot Cut
4. Get Your Pants Off
5. Ice Cream Killer
6. Strange Baby
7. Bottle Baby
8. Danger
9. Black Thoughts
10. Unclear
11. Bear Trap
12. Zimgar

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 2012 North American Tour:

10/06 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
10/13 – Pawtucket, RI – German American Music Hall
10/16 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Lounge
10/18 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
10/19 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
10/20 – Indianapolis, IN – Earth House
10/21 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
10/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
10/23 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
10/24 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
10/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
11/03 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11/08 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
11/09 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
11/10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
11/12 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
11/13 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
11/14 – Vancouver, B.C. – Biltmore Cabaret