Lip Critic have finished a third album, titled Theft World. The hardcore band will release the project via Partisan on May 1. Watch a video for the record’s new song, “Legs in a Snare” below.
Theft World came together when the Lip Critic’s frontman, Bret Kaser, had his identity stolen. The incident led to the band meeting the culprit, a young fan who admitted to the crime. With Kaser’s stolen social security number, he had made hundreds of purchases, including copies of the group’s entire discography, believing that there were secret codes hidden in the songs that comprised a scavenger hunt.
Instead of taking legal action, the band asked to hear more about his theories, recording him as he elaborated on the intricate world he believed was embedded in Lip Critic’s music. The resulting 12 songs include the fan’s imagined characters and surreal realms. “Theft World is an ode to the power and pervasiveness of stealing,” the band wrote in a press release. “It’s about taking something ugly and using it to make something cute. It’s about eating an absurd world and falling in love with it as you digest.”
On February 19, Lip Critic will launch a North American tour in support of the forthcoming album. Check out those dates below.
Revisit Pitchfork’s review of Lip Critic’s second album, Hex Dealer.
Theft World:
01 Two Lucks
02 Jackpot
03 Debt Forest
04 Talon
05 Charity Dinner
06 Drumming With Izzy
07 My Blush (Strength of the Critic)
08 Shoplifting
09 Legs In A Snare
10 My Wife And The Goblin
11 Yard Sale (230 Take)
12 200 Bottles Of Eviction
Lip Critic:
02-19 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
02-21 Chicago, IL – Music Frozen Dancing
05-25 Troy, NY – No Fun
05-26 Boston, MA – The Rockwell
05-27 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa
05-28 Toronto, Ontario – The Garrison
05-29 Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
05-30 Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
06-02 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
06-04 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
06-05 Reno, NV – Holland Project
06-07 Seattle, WA – Barboza
06-08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Wise Hall
06-09 Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
06-11 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
06-12 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
06-13 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
06-14 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
06-17 Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom
06-18 Dallas, TX – Dada
06-19 Hattiesburg, MS – Fat Cat
06-20 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Altar)
06-21 Durham, NC – Pinhook
06-23 Pittsburgh, PA – Little Giant at Bottlerocket Social Hall
06-24 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
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