The Sophs prep debut album, touring w/ Shame + East Coast headline dates (hear 2 songs)

LA band The Sophs are gearing up to release their debut album, GOLDSTAR, which will be out March 13 via Rough Trade. It was produced by the band’s guitarists, Austin Parker Jones and Seth Smades, and you can hear two tracks from it now: the title track, which has Spaghetti Western vibes, and “SWEETIEPIE” which is closer to country by way of Bright Eyes.

“SWEETIEPIE is someone standing outside their ex’s window at 3 a.m., waving their arms over their head and screaming for some sort of second chance,” says frontman Ethan Ramon. “In our narrator’s head, they’re John Cusack in Say Anything, but in reality, they’re just another creep who had too much to drink.”

Watch the videos for “SWEETIEPIE” and “GOLDSTAR” below.

The Sophs are currently supporting Shame on their West Coast tour and will be heading East after playing SXSW. They’ll play NYC’s Mercury Lounge on March 20 and all dates are listed below.

GOLDSTAR:
01) THE DOG DIES IN THE END
02) GOLDSTAR
03) BLITZED AGAIN
04) SWEAT
05) HOUSE
06) SWEETIEPIE
07) DEATH IN THE FAMILY
08) A SYMPATHETIC PERSON
09) They Told Me Jump, I Said How High
10) I’M YOUR FIEND

TOUR DATES:
Thursday February 12 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom#
Friday February 13 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos#
Saturday February 14 – Vancouver, CAN @ The Pearl#
Thursday March 12 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
Friday March 13 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
Saturday March 14 – Dallas, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Monday March 16 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
Tuesday March 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
Wednesday March 18 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement
Friday March 20 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)
Saturday March 21 – Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
Sunday March 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Tuesday March 24 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
Wednesday March 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Thursday March 26 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
Saturday March 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium
April 16 – Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
April 17 – Manchester, UK @ YES
April 18 – Glasgow, UK @ McChuills
April 20 – Leeds, UK @ Oporto
April 21 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
April 22 – London, UK @ 100 Club
April 24 – Lille, FR @ L’Aeronef
April 25 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
April 27 – Nimegen, NE @ Code Oranje Festival
April 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club
April 29 – Berlin, DE @ Lark
April 30 – Munich, DE @ Live Evil
May 2- Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
May 3 – Amsterdam, NE @ Pardiso
May 4 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
May 6 – Istanbul, TR @ Blind
June 4 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera
June 5 – Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song
June 10 – Bergen, NO @ Bergenfest
June 13 – Porto, PT @ Primavera Sound Porto
June 26-29 – St. Gallen, Switzerland @ OpenAir St. Gallen
June 27-July 4 – Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
July 4 – Belford, FR @ Eurockeennes Festival
July 8-11 – Trencin, Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival

# = w/ Shame