Just two weeks out from the release of
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.‘s sophomore LP,
The Speed of Things (
music available upon request!), the guys have dropped a brand new song,
“Don’t Tell Me.” DEJJ’s Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott explain:
“Before we even knew we were going to make a second album we began playing this song live almost two years ago and have been dodging questions after shows about when it was going to be made available ever since.” The track premiered with Conan O’Brien’s
Team Coco yesterday.
Paste recently championed DEJJ’s lead single, “If You Didn’t See Me, Then You Weren’t On The Dancefloor)” as one of the “Best Songs of Summer” alongside the likes of Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, Vampire Weekend, and more. Teen Vogue just called out the album as one of“The Most Exciting Albums Coming Out This Fall” raving “Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. makes straightforward, infectious indie-pop that you’ll listen to again and again.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have linked up with labelmates Atlas Genius for the “Ones To Watch Tour” this fall, which just launched this week. It includes two nights in NYC on October 10th and 11th at Irving Plaza, The Wiltern in LA November 6th and The Fillmore in SF November 7th. A full list of dates is below. If you’re interested in guest list, holler at us.
The Speed Of Things is the follow-up to 2011’s acclaimed debut, It’s A Corporate World. Blazing The Speed Of Things trail is addicting lead single “If You Didn’t See Me (Then You Weren’t On The Dancefloor),” which has an amazingly entertaining official video, that Funny Or Die premiered. The band performed the song on Conan last month along with “War Zone”as a web exclusive. “Dancefloor” is off to a great start at radio, with early support coming from KCRW, KROQ and Sirius Alt Nation. The guys recently stopped by Entertainment Tonight, who named DEJJ an “Artist To Watch,” to play “Dancefloor” acoustic and Buzzfeed, to drop some knowledge as to Why Detroit Is Actually Awesome.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Upcoming Tour Dates:
09/25 Pabst Theater- Milwaukee, WI*
09/26 Varsity Theater- Minneapolis, MN*
09/27 Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA
09/28 High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
09/29 Mojo’s – Columbia, MO
10/01 House of Blues- Chicago, IL*
10/02 House of Blues- Cleveland, OH*
10/04 Danforth Music Hall- Toronto, ON*
10/05 Cabaret Mile – End – Montreal, Canada
10/06 Port City – Portland, ME
10/08 House of Blues- Boston, MA*
10/10 Irving Plaza- New York, NY*
10/11 Irving Plaza- New York, NY*
10/12 Theatre of the Living Arts- Philadelphia, PA*
10/13 The Fillmore/Silver Spring- Silver Spring, MD*
10/21 The Borderline – London, UK
10/23 Hoxton Square – London, UK
11/01 House of Blues- Anaheim, CA*
11/06 The Wiltern- Los Angeles, CA*
11/07 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
11/09 Crystal Ballroom- Portland, OR*
11/10 Venue- Vancouver, BC*
11/11 Neptune Theatre- Seattle, WA*
11/23 Detroit Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI
*”Ones to Watch” Tour w/ Atlas Genius
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