The Hip Abduction Announces New Album, Tour Dates

Hailing from Florida, rising afro-pop, indie-rock band the Hip Abduction will release their sophomore album Gold Under the Glow this spring. 

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According to the press release announcing the album’s debut, Gold Under the Glow “captures the high-energy of the Hip Abduction’s signature sound but with an added indie rock twist” with the band placing a “heavy emphasis on African stringed instruments (kora, ngoni) mixed with dub-reggae bass lines and funky afro-beat percussion.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oobSIJsvZjI

The six-piece outfit — David New (vocals, guitar), Pat Klemawesch (kora, percussion, vocals), Chris Powers (bass), Dave Johnson (bari sax, tenor sax), Paul Chlapowski (keyboard) and Matt Poynter (drums, vocals) — recorded GUTG in Nashville with producer Dabney Morris (Wild Cub) after a successful Kickstarter campaign

In 2013 the band released a self-titled album that received nationwide attention after being played on Sirius XM radio and landed a No. 5 spot on the Billboard reggae charts. And the Hip Abduction most recently shared the bill with the String Cheese Incident, Pretty Lights, Primus and more top-name acts during Suwannee Hulaween 2015.

http://soundcloud.com/thehipabduction/sets/self-titled-album

The Hip Abduction‘s full-length album is set to drop on March 11, and the St. Petersburg-based group will headline an East Coast tour to promote the new record following several dates in support of the Expendables and Zach Deputy. While the track “Come Alive” can now be heard on JamOn, THA’s first official single “Before We Lose Our Minds” will be released in January.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvmO6xmW-bM

The Hip Abduction 2016 Tour Dates:

1/27  High Dive  Gainesville, FL*
1/28  The Culture Room  Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
1/30  House of Blues  Orlando, FL*
1/31  Mavericks Live  Jacksonville, FL*
2/3  The Masquerade  Atlanta, GA*
2/4  Music Farm  Charleston, SC*
2/5  House of Blues  Myrtle Beach, SC*
2/6  The Norva  Norfolk, VA*
3/4  The Hall @ MP  Brooklyn, NY
3/5  Dogfish Head Brewery Company  Rehoboth Beach, DE
3/6  The Hamilton  Washington, DC
3/9  Grey Eagle  Asheville, NC
3/11  The Pourhouse  Charleston, SC
3/12  National Whitewater Center Green River Revival  Charlotte, NC
3/13  Zydeco  Birmingham, AL
3/14  30a.com Presents at The Hub  Santa Rosa Beach, FL
3/16  High Dive  Gainesville, FL
3/17  Terra Fermata  Stuart, FL
3/18  Jannus Live  St. Petersburg, FL
3/19  Backbooth  Orlando, FL
3/20  Slide Into Spring Festival  Fernandina Beach, FL
* w/The Expendables, Zach Deputy

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