Crawl, don’t walk to your local Ticketmaster outlet: Slowcore pioneers Codeine are back! After decelerating to a stop 18 years ago, Sub Pop’s kings of gorgeous plod are back to gently kick ass and politely take names. In April, they play their first show in nearly two decades and are hitting all the usual spots.
Alongside the tour, they somehow got Numero Group to get out of the soul game and start reissuing classic indie rock, rereleasing the entire Codeine back catalog on May 22. Says a press release, “The albums will be subjected to the label’s elaborate packaging and detailed liner notes, and will be accompanied by period appropriate singles, demos, Peel Sessions, and live tracks.” Each album will be packaged as a double LP with a CD or in one of those enormous-ass Numero doorstop box sets. Watch the reissue trailer below. Is that Combustible Edison retrospective not far behind?
Codeine Tour Dates
April 9 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
April 14 – Tokyo, Japan @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
May 26 – London, UK @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
May 27 – Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club
May 28 – Groningen, Holland @ Vera
May 29 – Hamburg, Germany @ TBA
May 30 – Vienna, Austria @ Szene
May 31 – Bologna, Italy @ Lokomotiv
June 1 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
June 8 – Porto, Portugal @ Primavera Sound
June 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
June 30 – Brighton, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
July 1 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
July 9 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
July 10 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
July 11 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
July 12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
July 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
July 15 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
