Gustaf, the Brooklyn no wave / post-punk band have a new album on the way April 5th and today they are back with another single for “Close,” a four-minute driving, angular assault. The song follows “Here Hair / Hard Hair” and the first single “Starting and Staring.” The band, who recently announced and immediately sold out a London headline show will kick off a UK tour with Yard Act today in Norwich. Shortly after that concludes they’ll be back in the US for a 23-date headline tour in support of the album. The band have already toured with IDLES, Yard Act, and Sleaford Mods, and have won the praises of Beck.

Package 2, will drop on April 5th via Royal Mountain Records. The LP is Gustaf’s first album since 2021’s Audio Drag for Ego Slobs, the album confronted the struggle to deal with the narrator’s surroundings, finding ways to behave in a way where their emotions and actions didn’t alienate most everyone, Package Pt. 2 becomes self-aware, wondering what they might change to make life, relationships, and love a little more manageable presented via a post-punk dream brought with unique vocal performances throughout. The album was produced by Erin Tonkon, who worked on David Bowie’s Blackstar, the album was recorded at Studio G Brooklyn and Circular Ruin.

Gustaf
Package Pt. 2
Tracklisting
Royal Mountain Records

Statue
Close
What Does It Mean
Starting And Staring
I Won
Weighing Me Down
Here Hair
Hard Hair
Produce
Happiest Thought
Ground
End Of The Year

Gustaf 2024 Tour Dates with Yard Act

3/13 – Norwich, UK – Norwich Nick Rayns LCR UAE
3/14 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
3/15 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
3/16 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo Manchester
3/17 – Newcastle, UK – Northumbria University
3/19 – Belfast, UK – Mandela Hall
3/20 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
3/22 – Liverpool, UK – Invisible Wind Factory
3/23 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy Bristol
3/24 – Cardiff, UK – The Great Hall
3/25 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Dome
3/26 – London, UK – The Shacklewell Arms **GUSTAF HEADLINE SHOW
3/27 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo

Gustaf headline dates

4/21 Cambridge, MA – Sonia
4/22 Portland, ME – Portland House of Music
4/23 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
4/24 Toronto, ON – The Garrison
4/26 Detroit, MI – PJ’s Lager House
4/27 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
4/28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
5/1 Spokane, WA – District Bar
5/2 Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
5/3 Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
5/4 Seattle, WA – Belltown Bloom
5/6 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
5/7 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
5/10-5/12 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
5/11 Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge
5/13 Austin, TX – Mohawk
5/14 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
5/15 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
5/17 Nashville, TN – Drkmttr
5/18 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
5/19 Raleigh, NC – Kings
5/20 Washington, D.C. – Songbyrd Record Cafe
5/22 Philadelphia, PA – Ukie Club
5/23 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

Pre-order Package Pt. 2 by Gustaf HERE