American Wrestlers to begin North American tour next month.

AMERICAN WRESTLERS ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES, SHARE TWO DEMO SONG VERSIONS

GOODBYE TERRIBLE YOUTH OUT NOW ON FAT POSSUM

American Wrestlers released their excellent sophomore album Goodbye Terrible Youth (Fat Possum) just over a week ago, and it’s been receiving praise from the likes of Pitchfork to Noisey to Wired and more. Today, the band announces a batch of new tour dates and shares two demo versions of songs that appear on Goodbye Terrible Youth, “Amazing Grace” and “So Long” (both of which appear on the deluxe Japanese edition of the album).
LISTEN TO “AMAZING GRACE” & “SO LONG” DEMOS
https://soundcloud.com/fatpossum/sets/aw-bonus-demo-tracks/s-GGpQY
The album is now streaming and available for purchase on all services. If you haven’t listened to Goodbye Terrible Youth yet, there’s no better time than the present.
LISTEN TO GOODBYE TERRIBLE YOUTH
http://smarturl.it/aw.gtyAMERICAN WRESTLERS TOUR DATES (new dates in bold)
Thu. Dec. 1 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr.
Fri. Dec. 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Sun. Dec. 4 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Mon. Dec. 5 – Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
Tue. Dec. 6 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Wed. Dec. 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Thu. Dec. 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
Fri. Dec. 9 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Sat. Dec. 10 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
Sun. Dec. 11 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Thu. Dec. 15 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
Tue. Jan. 10 – Nashville, TN @ The High Wattw/ NE-HI
Wed. Jan. 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ NE-HI
Thu. Jan. 12 – New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge w/ NE-HI
Fri. Jan. 13 – Houston, TX @ The Raven Tower w/ NE-HI
Sat. Jan. 14 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder w/ NE-HI
Sun. Jan. 15 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links w/ NE-HI
Wed. Jan 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Thu. Jan. 19 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Fri. Jan. 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
Sat. Jan. 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Tue. Jan. 24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Wed. Jan. 25 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
Thu. Jan. 26 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic
Fri. Jan. 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Sat. Jan. 28 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge

PRAISE FOR AMERICAN WRESTLERS

“These are unabashedly personal and reflective songs, often filled with regret and loss, ugliness and shame.” – Pitchfork

“You can hear the bona fides of a skilled singer-songwriter. McClure’s cool charm makes these homespun songs feel like long-lost guitar-pop gems, newly discovered and barely dusted off.” Rolling Stone

“For Goodbye Terrible Youth, the group’s amped-up follow-up, frontman and songwriter Gary McClure has doubled down on spectral keyboards and fuzz-muscled riffs—pretty much always a good idea… Equal parts diffuse and direct, Youth ages nicely with each listen.” – Wired

“This is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard in 2016.” – USA Today, on “Amazing Grace”

“Even though he’s Scottish, Gary McClure’s new LP Goodbye Terrible Youth is the jangly guitar record this country needs right now.” – Noisey

“Scottish expat Gary McClure sings with a fragile-but-hopeful tenor like a beam of light from a discount flashlight, and as American Wrestlers, he’s stumbled upon a scrappy underdog lo-fi sound that lets his songs shine properly.” – Stereogum (Band to Watch; 50 Best New Bands of 2015)

“American Wrestlers have the potential to win over legions of fans based on their broad musical range. Goodbye Terrible Youth is music for tiny, sweaty clubs, with amps turned up loud and a knack for sophisticated tunes at the ready.” – PopMatters

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Nik Havert

I've been a music fan since my parents gave me a record player for Christmas when I was still in grade school. The first record I remember owning was "Sesame Street Disco." I've been a professional writer since 2004, but writing long before that. My first published work was in a middle school literary magazine and was a story about a zoo in which the animals could talk.

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