TTNG’s third album, Disappointment Island, is out today. You can find it in LP & CD (US $ - ships worldwide, UK £ - ships to UK/EU) or digital formats (iTunes, Spotify).
TTNG will be touring the US in just a few weeks, kicking off in San Francisco on July 21st. After playing their last show on the US run, the band flies back to the UK for ArcTanGent Festival and a show with toe, Steve Strong, and Yonen in Dublin. All tour dates can be found below - tickets are available HERE.
TTNG Disappointment Island Tour 2016
Jul-21 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
Jul-22 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Jul-23 San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
Jul-24 Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock Live
Jul-26 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Jul-27 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Jul-28 El Paso, TX @ 5points Patio #
Jul-29 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada #
Jul-30 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder #
Jul-31 Houston, TX @ The Raven Tower #
Aug-02 Nashville, TN @ High Watt *
Aug-03 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory) *
Aug-04 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
Aug-05 Washington, DC @ DC9 *
Aug-06 New York, NY @ Studio at Webster Hall *!
Aug-07 Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
Aug-09 Boston, MA @ Great Scott * !
Aug-10 Hamden, CT @ The Space !
Aug-11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose #
Aug-12 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme #
Aug-13 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean #
Aug-18 Bristol, UK @ ArcTanGent Festival
Aug-20 Dublin, IE @ Button Factory w/toe, Steve Strong, Yonen
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See what people are saying about the album below -
“TTNG take their care and sorrow into intelligent orchestrations that embrace complex patterns and don’t take them too far. They let them ride out into this realm of calm and deliberate palettes, making Disappointment Island more fun to be around.” - New Noise Magazine, 4/5
“TTNG has always been one of the few math-rock bands to have an innate sense of melody—something that’s improved after playing with the likes of American Football and rubbed off on tourmates like Tera Melos—and jams like “Coconut Crab” suggest that maybe there’s a benefit to knowing all that music theory.” - A.V. Club
“Shifting time signatures and interlocking rhythms that join guitar, bass, and drums are established from the opening moments of “Coconut Crab.” With a melodic but conversational delivery, Tremain suggests “Just simply paraphrase all that you’re feeling into tiny bite-sized bits/Squeeze them tight so they might fit.” With more than one or two music terms in the lyrics, he could well be talking about the song’s arrangements, where drums are brisk and syncopated, and oscillating guitar fills in gaps (“It’s not that easy, you must admit”). Things get nerdier on “Bliss Quest” and “Destroy the Tabernacle!” with their focus on marking time and instrumental breaks. In contrast, on tracks like “Consoling Ghosts” and “Whatever, Whenever,” hectic rhythms take a back seat to the singer’s falsetto and the songs’ overall melancholic tone.” - AllMusic
“The longest track, “Whatever, Whenever,” showcases the best of TTNG: dextrous and experimental strings, sparing reverb and Henry Tremain’s falsetto, matched to complex guitar picking that’s at once impenetrable and calming. They keep to the formula, with pleasing results. “Consoling Ghosts” is a parade of vibrato guitar atop a rollicking beat that drummer Chris Collis lays into with galvanizing, pulling pace. His guitarist brother Tim is as much of a presence on Disappointment Island as Tremain’s voice. Although the lyrics are often sad, the theme is still sardonic. “Bliss Quest,” for instance, ends with what sounds like a busy signal, and most songs feel playful despite sorrowful lyrics.” - Exclaim.ca, 8/10
“They are subtle masters of their craft, piecing together intricate bars of odd meter with such flow that it’s impossible to get lost. When I’m not paying too much attention, I just notice that the album sounds good. When I sit down and get cozy between the riffs and rhythms, however, Disappointment Island becomes a work of art, full of technicality I’d never otherwise have heard.” - Slug Magazine