Following the release of the most acclaimed album of their decade-long career, Deep Politics, Portland-based out-rock quartet Grails have revisited  Black Tar Prophecies, their envelope-pushing, enigmatic series of eclectic musical experiments released in scarce editions that often disappear before fans discover their existence.

Black Tar Prophecies Vol’s 4, 5 & 6, set to drop October 1 on longtime label Temporary Residence Ltd., collects the last three volumes in the series, originally released as a limited-edition 12″ and a split LP with Finnish psych-rock phenoms Pharaoh Overlord. Exclusive to this collection is Volume 6, three previously unreleased tracks that run the gamut from found-sound collage to moody, piano-driven soundtracks to obscure erotic horror films that never existed (but should have). The collection hits just after the band’s previously announced run of US tour dates, an increasingly rare opportunity to see the virtuosic ensemble commute their otherworldly compositions to the material realm.

GRAILS TOUR DATES (all with Wrekmeister Harmonies and Lilacs & Champagne except where noted)

Sep 10     Nashville, TN      The End

Sep 11     Atlanta, GA         The Earl

Sep 12     Chapel Hill, NC    Local 506

Sep 13     Baltimore, MD     Metro Gallery

Sep 14     Philadelphia, PA  Boot and Saddle

Sep 15     New York, NY     St Vitus

Sep 16     Boston, MA        Great Scott

Sep 17     Montreal, QC Il   Motore

Sep 18     Toronto, ON        The Drake

Sep 19     Detroit, MI          Magic Stick Lounge

Sep 20     Chicago, IL         Beat Kitchen

Sep 21     Lexington, KY     Boomslang Festival *(only Grails)

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