They Are Gutting a Body of Water Release New Single/Video,“rl stine”

New Album, LOTTO, Out October 17th via Julia’s War x Smoking Room x ATO Records

They Are Gutting a Body of Water (TAGABOW) release “rl stine,”  the new single/video from their forthcoming album, LOTTO, out October 17th via Julia’s War x Smoking Room x ATO Records. LOTTO was recently named one of The New York Times 10 most anticipated albums of the Fall.  On “rl stine,” the ascending melody swirls & crashes against a narrative about the lines between empathy & enablement. “There is a guy who I see every day near my house,” bandleader Doug Dulgarian reflects. “I always buy him a pack of Newport hundreds, knowing full well that he will trade it for crack. I wonder sometimes if it’s the addict in me, enabling the addict in him, or if I just fully understand his struggle. Perhaps we’re the same after all.”

In conjunction, TAGABOW announce the re-pressings of the band’s early classics, gestures been (2018), Destiny XL (2019), and Lucky (2022). Pre-orders are up now.

Pre-order gestures been, Destiny XL, and Lucky Styles

The sound of TAGABOW is defiant. In a world of automated scam calls and AI content optimized to keep us scrolling, LOTTO is the sound of four human musicians in a room. TAGABOW made their name approaching shoegaze with an experimental edge. Over the years, their extensive DIY touring has earned them a cult following, with fans driving hours for shows and sneaking cell-phone pictures of their pedal boards. Their live show incorporates EDM interludes, drawing on influences like ’90s drum & bass and N64 soundtracks. They perform on the floor, purposely facing each other. No matter what chaos erupts in the mosh pit around them, TAGABOW looks inward. LOTTO is undoubtedly a live record on tape. A “touching of grass.”

In writing LOTTO, Dulgarian challenged himself to put his guitar first. By abandoning digital technology and fully embracing the live-band format, LOTTO finds TAGABOW attempting to correct the course in a personal way.  “In a world of perpetually increasing artifice, this record is my attempt to surface through the sea of false muck,” says Dulgarian. “It’s rife with perceivable mistakes, ebbing and flowing with the most humanity I can place on one record.”

TAGABOW will embark on an extensive North American tour in October. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased here.

 

TAGABOW Tour Dates
Thu. Oct. 30 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
Fri. Oct. 31 – Detroit, MI @ Edgemen Printing
Sat. Nov. 1 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Sun. Nov. 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Underground
Tue. Nov. 4 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Wed. Nov. 5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
Thu. Nov. 6 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement
Fri. Nov. 7 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Sat. Nov. 8 – Vancouver, BC @ Kingsway Club
Sun. Nov. 9 – Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
Tue. Nov. 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Thu. Nov. 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Fri. Nov. 14 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sat. Nov. 15 – Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
Sun. Nov. 16 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Tue. Nov. 18 – Austin, TX @ 29th St. Ballroom
Wed. Nov. 19 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Fri. Nov. 21 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade: Purgatory
Sat. Nov. 22 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
Thu. Dec. 4 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Fri. Dec. 5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit
Sat. Dec. 6 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Sun. Dec. 7 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Tue. Dec. 9 – Somerville, MA @ Arts at the Armory
Thu. Dec. 11 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Fri. Dec. 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church – SOLD OUT
Sat. Dec. 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Sat. Feb.  7 – Dublin, IR @ Whelans
Mon. Feb.  9 – Glasgow, UK @ The Classic Grand
Tue. Feb.  10 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Wed. Feb.  11 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Thu. Feb.  12 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange
Fri. Feb.  13 – London, UK @ ICA
Sat. Feb.  14 – Brighton, UK @ Daltons
Tue. Feb.  17 – Ghent, BE @ Trefpunt
Wed. Feb.  18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Tolhuistuin
Thu. Feb.  19 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
Sat. Feb.  21 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Sun. Feb.  22 – Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft
Mon. Feb.  23 – Warsaw, PL @ Bardzo Bardzo
Tue. Feb.  24 – Prague, CZ @ Chapeau Rouge
Wed. Feb.  25 – Munich, DE @ Import Export
Thu. Feb.  26 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
Sat. Feb.  28 – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain