Deafheaven Continue to Move Away From Metal on New Single “The Gnashing”
“Have Deafheaven now fully crossed over into the Pitchfork / Stereogum demographic?” Vince wondered when Deafheaven released their most recent single, “Great Mass of Color,” last month. And now that the band have announced a new album, Infinite Granite, and released the second single from that record, “The Gnashing,” I’d say the answer is “Yup.”
I know I just said this yesterday about that Biffy Clyro cover of Metallica’s “Holier Than Thou,” but “The Gnashing” is like three production changes away from being a Ghost track. Some harmonized vocals, fewer trippy guitar effects, bada bing, bada boom, it’s Ghost. Maybe I just have Ghost on the brain for some reason.
In any case, I like “The Gnashing” quite a bit. I say that as someone who thought “Great Mass of Color” was a smidge too indie rock. I could get down with a whole album of material like “The Gnashing.”
Listen to “The Gnashing” below. Infinite Granite comes out August 20 on Sergeant House. Pre-order/pre-save/pre-download/pre-pre-pre here.
Additionally, the band has released a spate of new tour dates. Those are below. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, July 9th at 10:00 am local time.
Tour Dates
10/15/21 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
10/16/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
2/22/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Pressroom
2/23/22 – Sante Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
2/25/22 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
2/26/22 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
2/27/22 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
3/01/22 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
3/02/22 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
3/03/22 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
3/04/22 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
3/05/22 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
3/06/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
3/08/22 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
3/09/22 – Boston, MA – Royale
3/10/22 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre Fairmount
3/11/22 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
3/12/22 – Detroit, MI – El Club
3/14/22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
3/15/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
3/16/22 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
3/18/22 – Denver, CO – Summit
3/19/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
3/21/22 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
3/22/22- Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
3/23/22 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
3/24/22 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
Infinite Granite Tracklist
- “Shellstar”
- “In Blur”
- “Great Mass of Color”
- “Neptune Raining Diamonds”
- “Lament for Wasps”
- “Villain”
- “The Gnashing”
- “Other Language”
- “Mombasa”
