It has been nearly five years since New York rockers The Virgins released their brash, sexy and catchy-as-all-hell self-titled debut, and it’s high time for new music from The Virgins’ camp.
The band’s sophomore album, titled Strike Gently, and it will be the first release from Cult Records, a new imprint founded by none other than Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. In celebration of The Virgins’ inaugural Cult Records release, the guys and their new label-mates, Har Mar Superstar and C O L O R, will embark on a joint tour that kicks off on St. Patty’s Day in San Diego.
Below, you can check out and download Strike Gently‘s first single “Flashbacks, Memories and Dreams,” a swaggering pop nugget with a Combat Rock groove and Byrne-like vocal panache, to remind exactly how much you’ve missed The Virgins in their absence. The band went low-budget for a self-made video for the single, and it even manages to squeeze ex-MTV VJ Jesse Camp into the mix.
Download: The Virgins – “Flashbacks, Memories and Dreams”
“Flashbacks, Memories and Dreams”
“Flashbacks, Memories and Dreams” Official Video
Cult Records Tour Dates feat. The Virgins, Har Mar Superstar and C O L O R
March 17 San Diego, CA The Casbah (with C O L O R)
March 19 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room (with C O L O R)
March 21 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Bar (with C O L O R)
March 22 Oakland, CA New Parish (with C O L O R)
March 24 Portland, OR Lola’s (with C O L O R)
March 25 Seattle, WA El Corazon (with C O L O R)
March 28 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
March 29 Madison, WI Frequency
March 30 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
April 01 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
April 03 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
April 04 Boston, MA TT The Bears
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