Sheer Mag have announced Playing Favorites, their third album and first for Third Man, which will be out March 1. “Those first few records felt like a personal coming out party; they felt like they were an introduction to me and my life story,” singer Tina Halladay says of the album. “With these new songs, I feel like I’m finally able to move past that—there are parts on this record that I couldn’t imagine being able to sing ten, five, or even three years ago.” Halladay also adds, “Nobody seems to write straight up rock bangers anymore–more than anything else, we want this record to put huge, catchy songwriting front and center.”
The album includes “All Lined Up,” which was released in August, and the new single is Playing Favorites‘ title track, which marries their Thin Lizzy-isms with early-’90s janglepop. “After nearly ten years of touring together, we felt qualified to write a song about doing it,” the band say. “It’s a good introduction to the next era of Sheer Mag.” You can watch the Craig Scheihing-directed video below.
Sheer Mag are opening for Baroness on a few dates this month, including NYC’s Webster Hall on November 29, and they’ve just announced a 2024 tour that has them out for most of the spring. All dates are listed below.
Playing Favorites:
01 – Playing Favorites
02 – Eat It and Beat It
03 – All Lined Up
04 – Don’t Come Lookin’
05 – I Gotta Go
06 – Moonstruck
07 – Mechanical Garden
08 – Golden Hour
09 – Tea On The Kettle
10 – Paper Time
11 – When You Get Back
Sheer Mag – 2023/2024 Tour Dates:
Nov 28, 2023: Boston, MA – Royale ~
Nov 29, 2023: New York, NY – Webster Hall ~
Dec 01, 2023: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ~
Mar 29, 2024: Washington, DC – Songbyrd
Mar 30, 2024: Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
Mar 31, 2024: Asheville, NC – Eulogy
Apr 01, 2024: Nashville, TN – The Blue Room at Third Man Records
Apr 02, 2024: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade, Purgatory
Apr 04, 2024: New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
Apr 05, 2024: Houston, TX – The End
Apr 06, 2024: Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge
Apr 07, 2024: Dallas, TX – Double Wide
Apr 09, 2024: Mesa, AZ – The Underground
Apr 10, 2024: Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Apr 11, 2024: San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Apr 12, 2024: Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
Apr 13, 2024: Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
Apr 15, 2024: San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Apr 17, 2024: Portland, OR – Star Theater
Apr 18, 2024: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
Apr 19, 2024: Boise, ID – The Shredder
Apr 20, 2024: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Apr 22, 2024: Denver, CO – Hi Dive
Apr 24, 2024: Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
Apr 25, 2024: Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Apr 26, 2024: Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 27, 2024: Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
Apr 29, 2024: Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
May 01, 2024: Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
May 03, 2024: Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
May 04, 2024: Troy, NY – No Fun
