Photo: Justin Pizzoferrato
Sebadoh, one of the most beloved indie rock bands of all time, have a new album, Act Surprised, out on May 24. It’ll be their first since 2013’s Defend Yourself and only their second since The Sebadoh all-but tore them apart two decades ago.
The first single from the record, “celebrate the void,” was a combustible shout-along, and now they’re back with another song, “Stunned,” the video for which is premiering below. It’s a scuzzy, paranoid-sounding song, underpinned by Jason Loewenstein's weary snarl: “Don’t you creep around me.”
"The incessant bombardment of the senses with media and advertising can lead to a kind of self defensive paralysis,” Loewenstein wrote in an appropriately brisk statement to The FADER this morning. “I am completely stunned at this point."
Watch the psychedelically lo-fi video for “Stunned” below and take a look at the band’s upcoming tour dates at the foot of the page. Act Surprised is out via Dangerbird Records on May 24.
May 22: Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
May 23: Columbus, OH - Rumba Café
May 24: Evanston, IL - Space
May 25: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
May 26: Omaha, NE - Reverb
May 28: Denver, CO - Globe Hall
May 29: Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 31: Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
May 01: Vancouver, BC - Fox Caberet
June 02: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
June 05: San Francisco, CA - Slims
June 06: Los Angeles, CA - Roxy
June 07: Santa Ana, CA - La Santa
June 08: Tustin, CA - Marty's on Newport
June 09: Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
June 10: Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
June 12: Austin, TX - Parish
June 13: Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (upstairs)
June 14: New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
June 15: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
June 16: Asheville, NC - Mothlight
June 18: Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
June 19: Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
June 20: Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
June 21: Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts Center
June 22: Boston, MA - The Sinclair
July 11: Montreal, PQ - Ritz*
July 12: Toronto, ON - Horsehoe Tavern*
July 13: Detroit, MI - Shelter*
July 14: Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop*
July 16: Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theatre*
July 17: St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room*
July 18: Nashville, TN - Exit/In*
July 19: Birmingham, AL - Saturn*
July 20: Charlotte, NC - The Underground*
July 22: Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall*
July 23: Washington, DC - Black Cat*
July 24: Philadlephia, PA - Underground Arts*
July 26: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom*
July 27: Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes*
* w/ Eleanor Friedberger