Model/Actriz, the New York–based post-punk and noise-rock band, has announced its sophomore album: Pirouette arrives May 2 via True Panther. Leading the LP is the new song “Cinderella,” which comes with a high-camp fairytale music video set in Brooklyn. Check out the visual, directed by Nathan Castiel, below.
Model/Actriz have also announced a tour in support of the new LP. Beginning on May 8, in Portland, Oregon, the route brings the band across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe for shows, including several opening gigs for Panchiko. Model/Actriz have several festival sets on the docket, too, including Outbreak and Kalorama Festival. Find their full list of tour dates below.
Pirouette is described as a somewhat pop-indebted piece of work, with vocalist Cole Haden channeling childhood heroes like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey. The follow-up to 2023’s Dogsbody was co-produced and mixed by Seth Manchester and mastered by Matt Colton, both of whom worked on Model/Actriz’s debut.
Read about Dogsbody in “The 50 Best Albums of 2023” and revisit the interview “For Post-Punks Model/Actriz, Confrontation Is an Opportunity for Intimacy.”
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Pirouette:
01 Vespers
02 Cinderella
03 Poppy
04 Diva
05 Headlights
06 Acid Rain
07 Departures
08 Audience
09 Ring Road
10 Doves
11 Baton
Model/Actriz:
03-01 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall Free for All
05-06 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
05-08 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
05-09 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Pearl
05-10 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
05-12 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium
05-13 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
05-16 Washington, DC – The Atlantis
05-17 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
05-19 Boston, MA – Deep Cuts
05-20 Kingston, NY – Tubby’s
05-22 Brooklyn, NY – Good Room
05-31 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^
06-02 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron ^
06-03 Toronto, Ontario – History ^
06-13 London, England – Lido Festival
06-14 Manchester, England – Outbreak Festival
06-16 Brussels, Belgium – Rotonde Botanique
06-17 Paris, France – Petit Bain
06-19-21 Lisbon, Portugal – Kalorama Festival
06-20-21 Madrid, Spain – Kalorama Festival
^ with Panchiko