Official press release:
Oregon hardcore punk practitioners Cliterati will release their punishing Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies full-length August 30th via Tankcrimes.
Over a year in the making, Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies is ripping fifteen-track/thirty-two-minute socio-political exposé on the USA’s divisive administration with humor and quick wit. Having performed over a hundred shows in that time, test driving many of the tracks live, Cliterati is sharper and more ravenous than ever before. Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies was recorded by longtime comrade Greg Wilkinson (Necrot, High On Fire) and mastered by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust, Power Trip) with cover art by legendary Japanese artist Sugi (Doom, Death Side, Hellshock) whose illustration reflects a personal interpretation of Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies‘ title track.
In advance of the record’s release, Cliterati is pleased to unveil “Latinx Taken” for public feasting. Issues vocalist Ami Lawless of the track:
“My mom would have been considered illegal/undocumented. I’ll never understand this reference to other human beings. A good portion of this country was once Mexico and now people whose ancestors walked and worked this land are not welcome here… and those in power will use us for whatever they can. No one is illegal.”
Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies will be released digitally and on limited LP in four color variants: 100 on crystal clear, 200 on black vinyl, 300 on neon violet and 400 on slime green. Find digital pre-orders at THIS LOCATION and vinyl pre-orders at THIS LOCATION.
Next month Cliterati will take to the streets on a near month-long US tour. The tour will commence August 2nd and wind its way through twenty-four cities upon its conclusion August 25th in Portland, Oregon See all confirmed dates below.
Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies track listing:
- “Slow Burn”
- “Tribal Politics”
- “Trans Is Beautiful”
- “Unfuck The System”
- “Silence = Death”
- “Breakup Song”
- “Scars Are What Hold Me Together”
- “Latinx Taken”
- “Footprints On The Moon”
- “GPCL”
- “Ugly Truths / Beautiful Lies”
- “Remnants Of War”
- “Redneck, White And Blue”
- “In Crust We Trust”
- “Shapeshift Away”
8/02 – Denver, CO | Bar Bar
8/03 – Des Moines, IA | Vaudeville Muse
8/04 – Minneapolis, MN | Organize And Arise Fest @ Palmers
8/05 – Chicago, IL | Rancho Huevos
8/06 – Detroit, MI | The Trumbull Plex
8/07 – Cincinnati, OH | The Hub
8/08 – Pittsburgh, PA | Camp Clarke
8/09 – Philadelphia, PA | The Century
8/10 – Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Bazaar
8/11 – Baltimore, MD | Joe Squared
8/12 – Richmond, VA | VSC
8/13 – Ashville, NC | Sly Grog
8/14 – Atlanta, GA | The Bakery
8/15 – New Orleans, LA | Poor Boys
8/16 – Houston, TX | The White Swan
8/17 – Austin, TX | The Lost Well
8/18 – El Paso, TX | TBA
8/19 – Santa Fe, NM | The Cave
8/20 – Phoenix, AZ | Yucca Tap Room
8/21 – Los Angeles, CA | The Rec Center
8/22 – San Jose, CA | The Justice Center
8/23 – Oakland, CA | Eli’s
8/24 – Weed, CA | Boxcar Ballroom
8/25 – Portland, OR | TBA
