Animal Collective’s Avey Tare has announced his latest solo album, 7s, will be released on February 17th via Domino. What’s more, he’s mapped out a spring solo tour (grab your tickets here) and shared the lead singles “The Musical” and “Hey Bog.”
The new set, which is Dave Portner’s fourth studio effort solely as Avey Tare, was recorded in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina with producer Adam McDaniel. The project began with home studio sessions in Fall 2020 following the completion of Animal Collective’s Time Skiffs, and he later linked up with McDaniel to help populate what he describes in a statement as the album’s “dreamy, surrealist landscape.”
Portner has provided the first glimpses of his new project with the dual release of album cuts “The Musical” and “Hey Bog,” which arrived with an accompanying music video each. The former was directed by Ellie Thatcher, while the latter features a visualizer by Portner’s sister and longtime Animal Collective collaborator, Abby Portner. Watch both below.
Avey Tare will follow the 7s release with a spring solo tour beginning in Asheville on March 23rd. He’ll hit Brooklyn, Chicago, San Francisco, and more before wrapping in Los Angeles on May 13th. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 13th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
7s marks Avey Tare’s first full-length release since 2019’s Cows on Hourglass Pond. He also dropped the Conference of Birds/Birds of Disguise EP in late 2019 as well as the solo single “Wake My Door” in 2020. Pre-orders are ongoing.
7s Artwork:
7s Tracklist:
01. Invisible Darlings
02. Lips at Night
03. The Musical
04. Hey Bog
05. Sweeper’s Grin
06. Neurons
07. Cloud Stop Rest Start
Avey Tare 2023 Tour Dates:
03/23 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
03/24 – Savannah, GA @ Lodge of Sorrows
03/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
03/27 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
03/28 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
03/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
03/31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel
04/01 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
04/03 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
04/04 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Underground
04/06 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
04/07 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
04/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
04/27 – Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library
04/28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
04/29 – Sonoma, CA @ HopMonk Tavern
05/01 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
05/02 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
05/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
05/06 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
05/08 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
05/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
05/10 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
