Everclear have returned with their new single, “Year of the Tiger“. The politically-charged offering marks the first new song from the band since the release of their 2015 album, Black Is The New Black. Listen to the song now below.
“After all of the events of the last almost 3 years with Covid, worldwide shutdowns, the political debacle of 2020…emanating from in and outside of MAGA world, I felt I needed to write a song that not just explained my anger and frustration, but a song that served as a mission statement,” shared vocalist, guitarist and founder Art Alexakis, who was also born in a Year of the Tiger in 1962. “I feel like the tiger should be the new symbol of the new Democratic party. We will not back down, we will not forget, we hit back, we challenge lies, and we refuse to be intimidated by ignorance or loud voices. To quote the song’s lyrics, ‘Here we are in the Year of the Tiger, we are where we are because of all the big lies.’ Tigers are everywhere.”
Everclear is celebrating 30 years as a band in 2022. In its honor, the four-piece – Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Davey French (guitar), Freddy Herrera (bass), Brian Nolan (drums) – has been on the road all across the U.S. on their headlining 30th Anniversary Tour, which featured special guests Fastball and The Nixons in the summer and Sponge this fall. The band also released a special remastered reissue of their 1993 debut album, World Of Noise, in June, making the currently out-of-print album available for the first time on digital streaming platforms. World Of Noise – 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition features all 12 original tracks plus 6 bonus songs including the previously unreleased “Drunk Again” and “Nervous & Weird 2001 Remix.” The reissue will be available on vinyl soon.
Up next, Everclear heads overseas to the UK for a run of co-headlining tour dates throughout November with fellow ‘90s rockers Soul Asylum. The band will then wrap the year with a handful of headlining Southern California shows with Sponge supporting. For these shows, which includes a stop on the Sunset Strip at the famed Whisky a Go Go on December 1st, Everclear has teamed up with Border Kindness, a 501c3 nonprofit humanitarian-aid organization, for a toy drive, encouraging those in attendance to bring a new, unwrapped toy with them. See below for full list of upcoming tour dates and CLICK HERE for details and to purchase tickets.
EVERCLEAR TOUR DATES
UK Tour co-headlining with Soul Asylum
Tuesday, November 8 Southampton @ The 1865
Wednesday, November 9 Leeds @ Old Woollen
Thursday, November 10 London @ Electric Ballroom
Friday, November 11 Manchester @ O2 Ritz
Sunday, November 13 Blackpool @ Waterloo
Monday, November 14 Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms
Tuesday, November 15 Bristol @ The Fleece
Wednesday, November 16 Birmingham @ The Mill
Thursday, November 17 Oxford @ O2 Academy Oxford ^
Saturday, November 19 Newcastle @ The Cluny ^
Sunday, November 20 Glasgow@ Classic Grand ^
^ Everclear only; no Soul Asylum
30th Anniversary Tour Dates w/ Sponge supporting & Border Kindness Toy Drive
Thursday, December 1 West Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky a Go Go
Friday, December 2 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s (2 shows)
2023 Dates
April 26-29 Cancun, Mexico @ HootieFest: The Big Splash