Chicago post-metal/rock trio Russian Circles will release their new studio album, Guidance, on August 5th via Sargent House . In advance of the album’s release, the band is streaming Guidance in its entirety – listen to it here (or directly on Soundcloud). In support of Guidance, Russian Circles will headline an extensive North American tour that spans from August through October and features Cloakroom and Helms Alee on select dates. Shortly thereafter, Russian Circles will head back on the road for a European tour in October and November with Helen Money on select dates.

While every Russian Circles album has had its share of new sonic vistas, Guidance finds the band still searching out new sounds while continuing to play to the collective strengths of guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncrantz, and bassist Brian Cook. With the help of engineer/co-producer Kurt Ballou, Russian Circles were able to capture a broad tonal palette and wide array of emotional motifs into a cohesive journey through the tumultuous corners of human existence. On Guidance, Russian Circles carry on in their quest to conjure multi-dimensional dramatic instrumental narratives and scout out new textures from their respective instruments. The songs aren’t constructed out of highbrow concepts; they’re forged out of gut instinct and base emotional response. simplicity, ugliness and beauty.

RUSSIAN CIRCLES TOUR DATES:
Aug 26 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon *
Aug 27 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center *
Aug 29 Missoula, MT – Palace Lounge *
Aug 30 Seattle, WA – Neumos *
Aug 31 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge *
Sep 2 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
Sep 3 Los Angeles, CA – The Teragram Ballroom *
Sep 5 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
Sep 6 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad *
Sep 7 Englewood, CO – The Gothic Theatre *
Sep 8 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room *
Sep 9 Chicago, IL – Metro *
Sep 23-25 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival ^
Sep 25 Detroit, MI – El Club ^
Sep 26 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace ^
Sep 28 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair ^
Sep 29 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^
Sep 30 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw ^
Oct 1 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel ^
Oct 2 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall ^
Oct 4 Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 ^
Oct 5 Birmingham, AL – Saturn ^
Oct 6 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon ^
Oct 7 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio ^
Oct 8 Austin, TX – Barracuda ^
Oct 9 Dallas, TX – RBC ^
Oct 21 Wroclaw, PL @ Firlej
Oct 22 Gdansk, PL @ B90
Oct 23 Warsaw, PL @ Hydrozagadka
Oct 25 Vilnius, LT @ Peleda %
Oct 26 Durbe, LV @ Community Hall %
Oct 27 Tallin, EE @ Rockstars %
Oct 28 Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia %
Oct 30 Stockholm, SE @ En Arena %
Oct 31 Oslo, NO @ Vulkan Arena %
Nov 2 Bergen, NO @ Landmark %
Nov 3 Stavanger, NO @ Folken %
Nov 5 Athens, GR @ Smoke the Fuzz Fest at Iera Odos
Nov 6 Berlin, DE @ Kesselhaus %
Nov 7 Leipzig, DE @ Conne Island %
Nov 9 Brno, CZ @ Kabinet Muz %
Nov 10 Budapest, HUN @ Durer Kert %
Nov 11 Cluj Napoca, RO @ The Shelter %
Nov 12 Bucharest, RO @ Control Club %
Nov 13 Sofia, BG @ Club Mixtape 5 %
Nov 14 Skopje, MC @ MKC %
Nov 15 Belgrade, SR @ Elektropionir %
Nov 17 Zagreb, HR @ Vintage Industrial Bar %
Nov 18 Ljubljana, SL @ Orto Klub %
Nov 19 Vienna, AT @ Arena %
Nov 20 Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar %

* w/ Cloakroom
^ w/ Helms Alee
% w/ Helen Money