Andrew W.K. Announces First New Album in 8 Years

Evan Minsker
Updated
The party rock icon’s last album was 2009’s 55 Cadillac

Andrew W.K. has announced his long-awaited new album. The record does not yet have a title or tracklist but it does have a release date: March 2, 2018 (via Sony Music). In a press release, W.K. said, “I’m going for the sound of pure, unadulterated power; every emotion, every thought, every experience, every sensation, every fear, every joy, every clarity, every confusion, every up, every down... all extruded and concentrated into one thick syrup of super life-force feeling, and then psychically amplified by the celebratory spirit of glorious partying.”

It’s been eight years since Andrew W.K. put out his 2009 albums Gundam Rock (released only in Japan) and 55 Cadillac (an album of solo piano improvisations). He’s been quite busy in the interim, launching a political party (the Party Party), going out on a motivational speaking tour, serving as the keynote speaker at a “My Little Pony” convention, releasing a pizza guitar, and much more. This week, W.K. and his band embark on their “The Party Never Dies Tour.” Find their upcoming schedule below.

Andrew W.K.:

09-18 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-20 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
09-21 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
09-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
09-23 Big Bear Lake, CA - Hot Dawgs & Hand Rails
09-24 Seattle, WA - Neumos
09-25 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
09-27 San Francisco, CA - Independent
09-28 San Francisco, CA - Independent
09-29 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
09-30 Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
10-01 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
10-03 Austin, TX - Mohawk
10-04 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10-05 Houston, TX - House of Blues
10-07 St. Louis, MO - Ready Room
10-08 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
10-09 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Smalls
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
10-12 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
10-13 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
10-14 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10-15 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10-17 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
10-18 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall
10-19 Columbus, OH - A&R Bar
10-20 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
10-21 Chicago, IL - The Vic
10-23 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
11-18 Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital
04-13 Cardiff, Wales - Great Hall
04-14 London, England - Kentish Town Forum
04-15 Birmingham, England - Academy 2
04-18 Norwich, England - Waterfront
04-19 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
04-20 Manchester, England - 02 Ritz
04-21 Glasgow, Scotland - Garage