Abbotsford, BC post-punk group Blessed has announced their first full length, an 8-song independent release titled Salt. They'll release it on April 5. This week the band premiered the pensive, slow-burning album track "Disease" at Paste. It's the second preview from the album, following the tightly-wound "Thought" single shared a few weeks prior. This new record follows the band's critically lauded 2017 EP II, as well as a split 7" last year with the Winnipeg noise-punk group Tunic.
Blessed recorded Salt at Montreal's Break Glass Studios with Jace Lasek of The Besnard Lakes recording and mixing. The band features Drew Riekman, Matt McKeen, Reuben Houweling, Mitchell Trainor, and Jake Holmes.
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| March 07 | Salt Lake City, Utah | The Underground |
| March 08 | Denver, Colo. | Nude City Relief Center |
| March 09 | Albuquerque, N.M. | The Fly Honey Warehouse |
| March 10 | Denton, Texas | TBA |
| March 13 to 16 | Austin, Texas | SXSW |
| April 05 | Abbotsford, B.C. | Rugby Club |
| April 06 | Vancouver, B.C. | Red Gate |
| April 09 | Calgary, Alta. | The Palomino Smokehouse & Social Club |
| April 10 | Lethbridge, Alta. | The Slice |
| April 11 | Edmonton, Alta. | The Buckingham |
| April 12 | Saskatoon, Sask. | SK Indoor Skatepark |
| April 13 | Winnipeg, Man. | The Handsome Daughter |
| April 15 | Fargo, N.D. | The Aquarium |
| April 16 | Minneapolis, Minn. | 7th Street Entry* |
| April 18 | Iowa City, Iowa | Iowa City Gabe’s (Downstairs)* |
| April 19 | Madison, Wis. | Art In* |
| April 20 | Milwaukee, Wis. | X Ray Arcade* |
| April 21 | Chicago, Ill. | Subterranean (Downstairs) |
| April 22 | St. Louis, Mo. | FOAM |
| April 23 | Fayetteville, Ark. | Backspace |
| April 25 | Nashville, Tenn. | Drkmttr Collective |
| April 26 | Lexington, Ky. | Best Friend Bar |
| April 27 | Cincinnati, Ohio | The Comet |
| April 28 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Black Forge |
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