Viet Cong announce debut album, stream ‘Continental Shell’

Viet Cong - a band returning Matt Flegel and Matt Wallace, both formerly of Women - have announced plans to release their self-titled debut album next year.

The Calgary four-piece have signed to Jagjaguwar. They’ll be following up the ‘Cassette’ EP, released earlier in the year.

‘Continental Shelf’ is the lead track from the album, a song that skitters off into a structureless, lucid dream by way of fizzing post punk.

Upfront, uncompromising, the new track is streaming below.

Viet Cong have also announced a run of European dates, beginning in London. They’ll be playing alongside Ought and PC Worship, scattered within headline gigs.

NOVEMBER

18 London, Total Refreshment Studios

19 London, Scala (w/ Ought)

20 Brussels, AB Club (w/ Ought)

21 Utrecht, Le Guess Who? Festival

22 Paris, La Mecanique Ondulatoire

JANUARY 2015

28 Brooklyn, Union Pool (w/ PC Worship)

29 New York, Mercury Lounge

30 Montreal, Bar Le Ritz PDB

31 Toronto, The Garrison

FEBRUARY

05 Manchester, Deaf Institute

06 Glasgow, Broadcast

07 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club

08 Brighton, Green Door Store

10 Amsterdam, Paradiso

11 Berlin, West Germany

12 Copenhagen, Loppen

13 Oslo, Pokalen

15 Hamburg, Hafenklang

16 Rotterdam, Rotown

17 Kortrijk, De Kreun