Earlier this month X put 500 test pressings of a new record online and today the band has announced that they will be releasing what they say is their final album. The album is called ‘Smoke and Fiction’ and will be out on August 2nd via Fat Possum Records. The band has released a video for their new song ‘Big Black X’ which was created by Shane McKenzie and Gilbert Trejo with additional stills provided by Ed Colver.
‘Smoke and Fiction’ tracklist:
01. Ruby Church
02. Sweet Til The Bitter End
03. The Way It Is
04. Flipside
05. Big Black X
06. Smoke & Fiction
07. Struggle
08. Winding Up the Time
09. Face in the Moon
10. Baby & All
Along with their final album, X have announced a farewell tour. The shows begin in July and stretch into October – check out ‘X: The End Is Near’ tour dates below.
‘X: The End Is Near’ tour dates:
July 6th – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO
July 7th – The Waiting Room Lounge – Omaha, NE
July 9th – Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO
July 10th – Turner Hall Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
July 12th – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
July 13th – Square Roots Festival – Chicago, IL
July 14th – FitzGerald’s – Berwyn, IL
July 16th – Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI
July 17th – The Kent Stage – Kent, OH
July 19th – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
July 25th – Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
July 26th – Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
July 28th – Pacific Amphitheatre – Costa Mesa, CA
July 30th – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA
August 19th – The Guild Theatre – Menlo Park, CA
August 20th – The Guild Theatre – Menlo Park, CA
August 22nd – Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
August 23rd – Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
August 25th – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
August 28th – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
August 30th – Summit – Denver, CO
September 1st – El Rey Theater – Albuquerque, NM
September 22nd – Tupelo Music Hall – Derry, NH
September 23rd – The Wilbur – Boston, MA
September 25th – Empire Live – Albany, NY
September 26th – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
September 28th – State Theatre – Falls Church, CA
October 1st – Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts – Patchogue, NY
October 2nd – Keswick Theater – Philadelphia, PA
October 3rd – Town Hall – New York, NY
October 5th – Harbor Park – Middletown, CT
October 18th – Paramount Theatre – Austin, TX
October 19th – Empire Live – San Antonio, TX
October 21st – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
October 22nd – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
October 24th – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
October 25th – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
October 26th – Iron City – Birmingham, AL
October 27th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
October 29th – The Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
October 30th – The Senate – Columbia, SC