Back in April, a band called Better Lovers shook the heavy-music world with a teeth-rattling debut single called "30 Under 13." The then-newly-formed supergroup boasts the ungodly lineup of former Every Time I Die members Jordan Buckley, Clayton "Goose" Holyoak and Stephen Micciche plus ex-Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato and Fit for an Autopsy guitarist (and noted producer) Will Putney.
Today, Better Lovers have returned another surprise release: their debut EP, the wonderfully titled four-song thrill ride God Made Me an Animal, issued through SharpTone Records. Crank all four tracks above and below via YouTube.
"Surprise! Our debut EP, God Made Me An Animal, is out now," the band commented in a joint statement. "Four eclectic and wildly fun songs we've been kicking around for what feels like forever, it's great to finally have these out in the world. Let it happen to you. Hear all this and more on tour all summer. The engine is turned on."
The EP arrives as Better Lovers just ahead of the group's inaugural tour, a mix of both headlining dates — several already sold-out — and performances with Underoath. Fittingly, the trek kicks off in Buffalo, New York, the hometown of Buckley, Holyoak and Micciche, on July 13th.
Check out Better Lover's full itinerary below. God Made Me An Animal is available for pre-order in its physical editions, including several limited-edition vinyl variants, as well as CD and cassette, via SharpTone.
God Made Me an Animal tracklist:
1. Sacrificial Participant
2. 30 Under 13
3. Become So Small
4. God Made Me an Animal
Better Lover tour dates:
July 13 Buffalo, NY Rec Room (Early & Late Shows) SOLD OUT
July 14 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre
July 16 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
July 17 Louisville, KY Old Forester's Paristown Hall
July 18 Cleveland, OH The Foundry SOLD OUT
July 19 Reading, PA Santander Arena
July 21 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
July 22 Syracuse, NY Sharkey's Bar and Grill
July 23 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach
July 24 Montreal, QC L'Olympia
July 25 Ottawa, ON Galerie SAW Gallery
July 27 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage
July 28 Brooklyn, NY Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
July 29 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
July 30 Worcester, MA The Palladium Outdoors
July 31 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
August 1 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
August 3 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center
August 4 Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheater
August 5 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre Night Market
August 6 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
August 8 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
August 10 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
August 11 San Antonio, TX Boeing Center at Tech Port
August 12 Dallas, TX The Factory in Deep Ellum
September 24 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest
October 4 Brighton, UK Chalk
October 5 London, UK New Cross Inn SOLD OUT
October 6 London, UK The Dome SOLD OUT
October 7 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club (Early & Late Shows) SOLD OUT
October 14 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room SOLD OUT
October 15 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy SOLD OUT
October 16 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
July 14 to 30, and Aug. 1 to 12 with Underoath
