Hinds are the latest band to delay the release of their new album because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally slated for April 3rd, The Prettiest Curse is now set to arrive on June 5th via Mom + Pop. In a coinciding move, the Madrid indie outfit has also rescheduled their tour dates behind the LP.
The band issued a statement regarding the postponements, writing,
“we all need music now more than ever, and we were so excited to release our album next month and share it with you! but right now, things are a bit scary in spain and the coronavirus is something that is affecting a lot of our loved ones, so for right now we think all of our focus should be on staying safe and staying home, not promoting a new album.”
The Prettiest Curse follows 2018’s I Don’t Run and has been previewed with the teaser tracks “Riding Solo”, “Good Bad Times”, and “Come Back and Love Me<3”.
Hinds aren’t the only ones pushing back their release date, and with the dip in album sales and streaming over the last week it’s not hard to see why. HAIM, Willie Nelson, DMA’s, and Jarv Is… have all shifted their albums’ releases, while countless festivals and tours have been postponed or canceled.
As for Hinds’ tour, they’ve pushed everything on their docket back to September and November. A handful of US shows have also been added in place of stops that couldn’t be rescheduled. All previously purchased tickets will be honored on the new dates. Find their updated itinerary below, and get tickets here.
Hinds 2020 Tour Dates:
04/13 — Brighton, UK @ Chalk
04/15 — Birmingham, UK @ The Castle & Falcon
04/16 — Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand
04/18 — Dublin, GB @ The Grand Social
04/20 — Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3
04/21 — Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
04/22 — London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
04/24 — Paris, FR @ Badaboum
04/25 — Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
04/27 — Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Musikclub
04/28 — Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
04/29 — Berlin, DE @ Lido
04/30 — Munich, DE @ Backstage Club
05/14 — Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
05/15 — Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
05/19 — Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
05/20 — Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
05/22 — Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
05/23 — Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
05/24 — Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
05/26 — Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
05/29 — Portland, OR @ Star Theater
05/30 — Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
05/31 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos
06/02 — Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
06/05 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
06/06 — Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
06/09 — Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub
06/10 — Dallas, TX @ The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
06/11 — Houston, TX @ The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston
06/13 — New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues
06/14 — Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Hell
06/16 — Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
06/17 — New York, NY @ Webster Hall
07/09-11 — Bilbao, SP @ Bilbao BBK Live
07/16-19 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/16-19 — Benicàssim, SP @ FIB Benicàssim
09/05 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Upstairs
09/07 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
09/08 – Munich, DE @ Backstage
09/10 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
09/11 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
09/14 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Komedia
09/15 – Birmingham, UK @ The Castle & Falcon
09/17 – Dublin, IE @ The Grand Social
09/18 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
09/20 – Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand
09/22 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
09/23 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
09/25 – Paris, FR @ La Badaboum
11/04 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
11/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/06 – Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
11/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
11/09 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
11/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
11/11 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
11/14 – Saint Louis, MO @ Ready Room *
11/15 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
11/17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
11/20 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater
11/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
11/22 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/25 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
11/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater ^
^ = New Venue
* = New Show
Hinds Delay Release of New Album, The Prettiest Curse, Reschedule Tour Due to COVID-19
Ben Kaye
