Domino has announced the debut album ‘Enter The Slasher House’ from Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks outApril 8, 2014 (April 7 in the rest of the world).

Slasher Flicks by name alone is not what it appears to be. Scrambled horror film soundtracks? Not even remotely. A bunch of East Coasters making their quintessential LA album? No, more like escape from LA, say guitar-wielding lead singer Avey Tare (of Animal Collective), keyboard player and singer Angel Deradoorian (of Dirty Projectors, Deradoorian), and drummer Jeremy Hyman (of Ponytail, Dan Deacon). If LA is an environment to get lost in, as they claim, this group sewing roots in SoCal have become lost in the best way: relocating and reinventing sounds they’re already skilled in making, sounds that as Avey Tare says, are not only regionally unrestricted but that “come from a place that’s not human.”

Having composed the bones of these eight songs on acoustic guitar, Avey Tare invited Deradoorian to create melodic lines to flesh them out. Then, enter Hyman, whose backgrounds in painting and music proved his rare combo of flexibility and acuity, “free but structured”. Uniquely its own “jazz power trio,” Slasher Flicks produced and recorded the songs live at the Lair studio using only minimal overdubs; the live sound being key to Slasher Flicks’ spooky dynamism.

The band will head out on a North American tour following the album’s release. Dustin Wong will support all non-festival dates. All dates are below and a special ticket and album bundle is available to purchase now from the band’s site, which also contains live performance footage.

Enter the Slasher House tracklisting:

1. A Sender

2. Duplex Trip

3. Blind Babe

4. Little Fang

5. Catchy (Was Contagious)

6. That It Won’t Grow

7. The Outlaw

8. Roses On The Window

9. Modern Days E

10. Strange Colores

11. Your Card

Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks dates:

04-17 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre *

04-18 Ann Arbor, MI – The Blind Pig *

04-19 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace *

04-21 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *

04-22 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall *

04-24 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny’s Brenda *

04-25 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall *

04-26 Asheville, NC – Moogfest (Orange Peel)

04-28 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups *

04-30 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory Stage) *

05-02 New Orleans, LA – Parish at House of Blues *

05-03 Austin, TX – Austin Psych Fest

* W/ Dustin Wong

http://www.entertheslasherhouse.com