Lithics Sign To Kill Rock Stars And Release ‘Excuse Generator’

Kill Rock Stars have announced that Portland, Oregon based minimalist punk group Lithics have joined the label’s roster and their new album, Mating Surfaces, is due out on May 25th 2018. To coincide with the announcement Lithics have released a stream of the first single to be taken from the new album, Excuse Generator.

Mating Surfaces can be pre-ordered via Kill Rock Stars here

Excuse Generator can be streamed here and Lithics US tour dates can be viewed below

Lithics US Tour Dates

3/19 Reno, NV @ Holland Project
3/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident* 
3/22 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop* 
3/23 Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar*
3/24 Seattle, WA @ KEXP (live session!)
3/24 Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project 
5/26 Portland, OR @ The Spare Room (album release show!) // 
6/01 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club^ 
6/02 Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo Back Room^ 
6/03 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall^ 
6/05 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups^ 
6/06 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater^ 
6/07 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop^
6/08 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick^ 
6/09 Tortono, ON @ Lee’s Palace^ 
6/11 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount^ 
6/12 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair^ 
6/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg^ 
6/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg^ 
6/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts^ 
6/17 Washington DC @ Black Cat^ 
6/19 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle^ 
6/20 Athens, GA @ The Georgia Theatre^ 
6/21 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge^ 
6/22 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar^ 
6/23 Cincinnati, OH @ The Woodward Theater^ 

* with Shopping
^ with Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks