Moon Duo Announce Two-Album Series, 2017 Tour, Release Debut Single

Portland psych-rockers Moon Duo have announced their fourth album, Occult Architecture, which will be released in two separate volumes. Vol. 1 will be released on Feb. 3 via Sacred Bones, while details of Vol. 2 are still forthcoming.

The follow-up to 2015’s Shadow of the Sun is a two-part concept album built around the hidden patterns of our world, focusing on the light and dark energies of the Chinese Yin and Yang theory. Vol. 1 embodies the dark qualities of Yin, meaning “the shady side of the hill.” Accompanying the album announcement is the aptly murky debut single, “Cold Fear.”

In support of Occult Architecture Vol. 1, Moon Duo will embark on a 2017 North American and European tour. Listen to “Cold Fear” below, and further down, find the tracklist for Occult Architecture Vol. 1. Beneath that, find Moon Duo’s 2017 tour dates.

Occult Architecture Vol. 1 Tracklist:
01. The Death Set
02. Cold Fear
03. Creepin’
04. Cross-Town Fade
05. Cult of Moloch
06. Will of the Devil
07. White Rose

Moon Duo Tour Dates:

February
22 – Santa Cruz, Calif. @ Don Quixote’s
24 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Echo
25 – San Diego, Calif. @ Casbah

March
3 – Seattle, Wash. @ Sunset Tavern
4 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Cobalt
15 – Newcastle, U.K. @ Northumbria University
16 – Manchester, U.K. @ Band On The Wall
17 – London, U.K. @ Heaven
18 – Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
19 – Nancy, France @ L’Autre Canal
20 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Mascotte
23 – Budapest, Hungary @ A38
24 – Graz, Austria @ Orpheum Extra
25 – Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea
27 – Leipzig, Germany @ UT Connewitz
28 – Berlin, Germany @ Bi Nuu
29 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumphuset
30 – Oslo, Norway @ Bla
31 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Kägelbanan

April
1 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviks
3 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera Club
4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord
5 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Effenaar
6 – Brighton, U.K. @ The Haunt
7 – Leeds, U.K. @ Brudenell Social Club
8 – Glasgow, U.K. @ Stereo
21 – Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle
22 – Detroit, Mich. @ El Club
23 – Toronto, Ontario @ Horseshoe Tavern
25 – Montreal, Quebec
26 – Boston, Mass. @ Great Scott
27 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Rough Trade
28 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda’s
29 – Washington, D.C. @ DC9
30 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Tavern