Well here’s a surprising signing: Crocodiles have joined the growing ranks of Frenchkiss Records, bringing the label back to its rough and tumble rock ‘n’ roll roots with the June 5th release of their Endless Flowers LP. Written by frontman Brandon Welchez and guitarist Charles Rowell last winter, the album was cut in Berlin with an extended band that includes keyboardist Robin Eisenberg, bassist Marco Gonzalez and drummer Anna Schulte.
Check out a free song (via RCRD LBL) from the 10-track set–the full-speed-ahead single “Sunday (Psychic Conversation 9)”–below, along with tour dates and a complete tracklisting. Welchez’s exclusive mixtape with his wife, Dee Dee of the Dum Dum Girls, is still available for free here as well…
Crocodiles, Endless Flowers (Frenchkiss, June 5th):
1. Endless Flowers
2. Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)
3. No Black Clouds For Dee Dee
4. Electric Death Song
5. Hung Up On A Flower
6. My Surfing Lucifer
7. Dark Alleys
8. Bubblegum Trash
9. Welcome Trouble
10. You Are Forgiven
Crocodiles tour dates:
2/22 MONTREAL, QC – CASA DEL POPOLO*
2/23 TORONTO, ONT – LEE’S PALACE*
2/25 CHICAGO, IL – SCHUBAS TAVERN*
2/26 MADISON, WI – THE FREQUENCY*
2/28 MINNEAPOLIS, MN – 7TH ST. ENTRY*
2/29 FARGO, ND – AQUARIUM#
3/1 OMAHA, NE – SLOWDOWN FRONT ROOM*
3/2 DENVER, CO – LARIMER LOUNGE*
3/3 SALT LAKE CITY, UT – URBAN LOUNGE*
3/6 SEATTLE, WA – THE SUNSET*
3/7 PORTLAND, OR – DOUG FIR LOUNGE*
3/9 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RICKSHAW STOP**
3/10 LOS ANGELES, CA – ECHOPLEX^
3/11 SAN DIEGO, CA – CASBAH*
3/14 AUSTIN, TX – THE STAGE ON SIXTH (SXSW)
3/17 HOUSTON, TX – FITZGERALD’S (UPSTAIRS)
3/18 DALLAS, TX – CLUB DADA
4/11 BROOKLYN, NY – GLASSLANDS
4/12 NEW YORK, NY – MERCURY LOUNGE
* Bleeding Rainbow supports
** Bleeding Rainbow and Terry Malts support
^ Bleeding Rainbow and The Dunes support
# Young Prisms support
