Australian duo Armlock, which includes Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell, drop their new LP Seashell Angel Lucky Charm, on July 12th via indie stalwart Run For Cover Records. Ahead of the release, they have shared new single and video “Fear.”

Along with the new music, Armlock have also announced their first ever North American shows, the band will be supporting Cloud Nothings on tour in November, as well as performing with Slow Pulp in NYC.

Longtime friends and collaborators, Lam (vocals and guitar) and Mitchell (guitar and keyboards) met studying jazz at Monash University in Melbourne, eventually discovering a shared love of electronic music. After a handful of electronic and dance-oriented projects (I’lls, Couture, Kllo) Armlock came together and the two began incorporating guitar into the music they were making for the first time. Seashell Angel Lucky Charm is the imaginative and sonically rich result. The music at times recalls Pinback’s lean alternative, Alex G’s adventurous indie, or the wave of mysterious-yet-endearing genre-bending music coming out of the UK from label’s like Dean Blunt’s World Music or Vegyn’s PLZ Make It Ruins. Lam’s vocals sit up front, often buoyed by spare guitar lines and a simple but steady beat, with ample space is left for production flourishes like distant laughter, chopped up samples, and pitched squeals to ping around the listener’s ears and leave you ready to hit repeat.

Armlock
Seashell Angel Lucky Charm
tracklist
Run For Cover Records

1. Ice Cold
2. Fear
3. Guardian
4. El Oh Vee Ee
5. Seashell Angel Lucky Charm
6. Godsend
7. Fair

Armlock 2024 Tour Dates

08/24 Naarm/Melbourne @ Evelyn Hotel
08/29 Dharawal/Wollongong @ La La La’s
08/30 Eora/Sydney @ The Landsdowne
11/10 London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival London
11/15 New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^
11/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon *
11/23 Las Vegas, NV @ Sinwave *
11/25 Denver, CO @ Bluebird *
11/26 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater *
11/29 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *
11/30 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
12/01 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *

* w/ Cloud Nothings
^ w/ Slow Pulp

Pre-order Seashell Angel Lucky Charm HERE