The Airborne Toxic Event have shared ‘Come on Out’ ahead of the release of ‘Hollywood Park’ – the band’s first new music in five years (pre-order HERE). The band’s frontman Mikel Jollett has also announced details of his memoir, also called Hollywood Park, which finds him looking back on an incredible personal journey which takes in everything from his early years living in one of the most infamous cults of the 1970s to a childhood of poverty and emotional abuse and then finding his voice as an artist amidst the confusion of adult life. You can pre-order ‘Hollywood Park: A Memoir’ HERE.
Opening with anthemic drumbeats and brooding National-esque guitar work, ‘Come On Out’ finds the band in defiant mood: ‘This is my town, this is my night, heading off to the city tonight’. The restrained electronica undercurrent harks back to ’80s bands like The Cure and Depeche Mode while there’s also a poignancy in some of the more self-effacing lyrics that come later on: ‘You came for a life in the park so you stand on the stage at such a young age’; ‘Break my fall, break my fall, break my fall’.
Catch The Airborne Toxic Event on the following tour dates: MARCH31 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT APRIL1 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT2 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT4 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT7 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT8 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT9 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT10 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT MAY27 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren29 – Austin, TX – Emo’s30 – Houston, TX – House of Blues31 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues JUNE2 – Kansas City, MO – Truman3 – St. Louis, MO – Del Mar Concert Hall4 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East5 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre6 – Charlotte, NC – Underground7 – Cleveland, OH – Wonderstruck *9 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall10 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom12 – Boston, MA – House of Blues13 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts SOLD OUT14 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club17 – Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall18 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall19 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre SOLD OUT20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue22 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre23 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre26 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox SOLD OUT27 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom28 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom30 – Sacramento, CA – The Ace of Spades JULY1 – San Diego, CA – Observatory AUGUST1 – San Francisco, CA – Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall (w/the San Francisco Symphony) OCTOBER9 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre10 – Crystal Bay, NV – The Crown Room12 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory14 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep16 – Tulsa, OK – Cains Ballroom17 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room18 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s19 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre20 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue22 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre23 – Rochester, NY – Anthology24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre25 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall27 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle28 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel * FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE # # # MIKEL JOLLETTHOLLYWOOD PARK: A MEMOIRBOOK TOUR MAY1 – Los Angeles, CA – First Congregational Church of Los Angeles2 – San Francisco, CA – First Unitarian Society of San Francisco4 – Brooklyn, NY – St. Joseph’s College5 – New York, NY – The Strand6 – Washington, DC – GW Betts7 – Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre8 – Boston, MA – CitySpace9 – Austin, TX – Book People11 – Chicago, IL – Everybody’s Coffee: Wilson’s Abbey12 – Denver, CO – Tattered Cover (Colfax)13 – Seattle, WA – Town Hall
