YouTube Rodeo: Ringo Deathstarr's Tripped "Rip"

PledgeMusic backers are eagerly counting down the days until pre-orders and premiums arrive later this month, but Austin-based shoegaze giants Ringo Deathstarr have already delivered one gift, the video embedded above for the new single "Rip." The tune features on the trio's forthcoming sophomore set Mauve, which will be officially released domestically via Sonic Unyon Sept. 25 as we reported here last month. "Rip" delivers two minutes of fuzzed-out psych, with verses that swirl around bassist Alex Gehring's dreamy murmur and precipitate crushing, concise choruses. Ringo Deathstarr is currently wrapping a South American tour, but local fans will be able to feel this tune melt their own faces Oct. 19 when The Deathstarr headlines the first night of the recurring Deep Heaven Now psych/drone fest on the P.A.'s Lounge stage in Somerville [Facebook event page]. The band will kill the time between now and then with a North American tour that commences Sept. 14 in El Paso and stretches beyond Somerville to a terminal date in Baltimore Oct. 26. Full tour dates are posted below, and European and UK dates will likely follow. Mauve will be available on LP, CD and digital download and can be pre-ordered right here. The 7" vinyl for the "Rip" b/w "Scene" single is exclusive to UK label Club AC30 and is available from Sept. 10; pre-order here. Ringo Deathstarr's debut full-length Colour Trip was one of our favorite records of 2011.

09.14 -- El Paso, TX –- Lowbrow Palace
09.15 -- Tempe, AZ -- Club Red
09.16 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Echo
09.17 -- San Diego, CA -- Soda Bar
09.18 --Long Beach, CA -- Que Sera
09.19 -- San Francisco, CA -- Milk Bar
09.20 -- Portland, OR –- Slabtown
09.22 -- Bellingham, WA -– The Shakedown
09.23 -- Seattle, WA -- Comet Club
09.26 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- Bar Deluxe
09.27 -- Denver, CO -- Lions Lair
09.29 -- Lawrence, KS -- The Jackpot
09.30 -- Fayetteville, AR -- Lightbulb Club
10.01 -- Norman, OK -- Oklahoma University
10.02 -- Springfield, MO -- Highlife
10.04 -- St. Paul, MN -- The Turf Club
10.05 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Riverwest Public House
10.06 -- Chicago, IL -- Beat Kitchen
10.07 -- St Louis, MO –- Plush
10.08 -- Louisville, KY -- Zanzibar
10.09 -- Bloomington, IN -- The Bishop Bar
10.10 -- Dayton, OH -- South Park Tavern
10.11 -- Grandville, MI -- Corner Records
10.12 -- Windsor, ON –- Phog Lounge
10.13 -- Toronto , ON -- The Garrison
10.14 -- Hamilton, ON -- This Ain't Hollywood
10.16 -- Cleveland, OH –- Now That’s Class
10.17 -- Rochester, NY -- The Bug Jar
10.18 -- Easthampton, MA -- The Flywheel
10.19 -- Somerville, MA –- Deep Heaven Now 6 Festival
10.21 -- Brooklyn , NY -- Shea Stadium
10.22 -- New York, NY -- The Cakeshop
10.23 -- College Park, MD -– WMUC
10.24 -- Philadelphia, PA –- Pi Lam
10.25 -- Washington DC –- The Red Palace
10.26 -- Baltimore, MD –- Golden West Cafe