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Radkey Dark Black Makeup Album Art Square

Radkey Confirm Debut LP 'Dark Black Makeup,' Share Lead Single + Tour Dates

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(Photo by Andy Hughes courtesy of Radkey)

Missouri-bred rock trio Radkey have announced, at long last, their debut LP Dark Black Makeup. Made up of brothers Dee, Isaiah and Solomon Radke, the group has already put in a half-decade of touring, honing their blend of punk-imbued power rock to a kind of gnarled, unruly perfection. Dark Black Makeup will be the payoff of all that hard work, and is sure to bust eardrums and stereo systems around the globe when its highly-anticipated summer release date arrives.

To keep that momentum going the trio has shared the album's lead single/title track, a surging rock track complete with crashing guitars, mean drum fills and harmony vocals that will have you pumping your fist even before the first hook comes around. "Dark Black Makeup" sings of youthful confusion, of wandering through punk aesthetics in search of something to grasp and someone to be. Who among us hasn't had such a phase? For those not-yet-versed in Radkey's style, Okayplayer's day out video with the band is an excellent way to get up to speed. Dark Black Makeup is due to drop on August 21st and will be available in digital, CD and vinyl formats via the band's own label, Little Man Records. Preorder the album via iTunes today, listen to its title track below, and check out a full tracklisting and summer tour itinerary after the jump.

Dark Black Makeup Tracklisting:

1. "Dark Black Makeup"

2. "Romance Dawn"

3. "Love Spills"

4. "Parade It"

5. "Best Friends"

6. "Le Song"

7. "Hunger Pain"

8. "Feed My Brain"

9. "Sank"

10. "Song of Solomon"

11. "Evil Doer"

12. "Glore"

13. "Feel"

Radkey Summer Tour:

Jun 06 Tulsa, OK @ Cains w/ Flogging Molly

Jun 07 Kansas City, MO @ KC Live w/ The Offspring

Jun 18 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge w/ Wolf Alice

Aug 21 Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival

Aug 29 Reading, UK @ Reading Festival

Aug 30 Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival