The Districts Announce Fifth Album With New Single “I Want To Feel It All”; Share International Tour Dates

Philadelphia-based rock group The Districts are set to release their fifth studio album Great American Painting on February 4th via Fat Possum. In conjunction with the news, the four piece have shared their new single and video “I Want To Feel It All”, and a string of international tour dates.

“‘I Want To Feel It All’ is about feeling everything possible all at once, and emotional fireworks and loving the universe and everyone in it. But it also saves room for being about death and the darkness underlying all existence, and forgiveness and pain and acceptance,” explains vocalist/guitarist Rob Grote. “The video takes place in the twilit Pennsylvania hills, where we perform with fireworks in the ever fleeting present this song seeks to grasp. The surreal undertone to the video represents the detached dreamlike world this song lives in, while the unspoiled American landscape is a symbol of idealism and the natural mystery that inspires our work.”

Great American Painting was deeply informed by the two months that Grote spent living in a cabin in Washington state at the height of the pandemic. “While we were there I spent some time driving near all these crazy rivers and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and I was mesmerized by how those unspoiled landscapes really capture a timeless idea of what America is,” says Grote. “I’d just come from taking part in the protests in Philly and getting tear-gassed, and it felt so strange to go between those two extremes. In a way this album is asking, ‘What is the great American painting? Is it police brutality, or is it this beautiful landscape?’ And the truth is it’s all of that.”

Mostly made up of songs sketched by Grote during his time at the cabin, Great American Painting marks a significant departure from 2020’s acclaimed You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere. “The last album almost felt like a recording project of my own rather than a band affair, so from the start the goal was to focus on what’s always worked well with us: an element of simplicity that’s still very powerful, with a lot of visceral rock-and-roll energy to it,” says Grote.

On “I Want To Feel It All”, their signature sound takes on a more synthesizer textures and post-punk influence, yet still holds onto their youthful and gritty DIY feel.

The Districts—who toured supporting Modest Mouse this summer—have announced additional tour dates beginning in March next year (dates below).

Watch the music video here:

Tour dates:

October 14 – Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
October 15 – Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
October 16 – Rose Bowl Tavern – Urbana, IL
October 18 – HI-FI – Indianapolis, IN
October 19 – Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA
October 20 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
October 21 – The Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
October 25 – Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
October 26 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
October 27 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
October 29 – The End – Nashville, TN
October 30 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS
October 31 – Growlers – Memphis, TN
November 2 – The Burl – Lexington, KY
November 3 – Madison Theater – Covington, KY
November 4 – The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
November 6 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
November 7 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
November 26 – Phantom Power – Millersville, PA
November 27 – Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ
December 27 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Dr. Dog) (Sold Out)
December 30 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA (Sold Out)
December 31 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
January 22 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff, UK
January 23 – The Library – Lancaster, UK
January 24 – Bodega – Nottingham, UK
January 26 – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham, UK
January 27 – Arts Centre – Norwich, UK
January 28 – Arts Club Loft – Liverpool, UK
January 29 – The Workman’s Club – Dublin, IE
January 31 – St. Luke’s – Glasgow, UK
February 1 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
February 2 – YES – Manchester, UK
February 3 – Exchange – Bristol, UK
February 5 – Lafayette – London, UK
February 6 – Patterns – Brighton, UK
February 8 – TRIX – Antwerp, BE
February 9 – Gebaude 9 – Cologne, DE
February 10 – Aereonauf – Lille, FR
February 11 – Le Petit Bain – Lille, FR
February 12 – Dynamo Werk 21 – Zurich, CH
February 14 – Strom – Munich, DE
February 15 – Chapeu Rouge – Prague, CZ
February 16 – Hole 44 – Berlin, DE
February 17 – Bahnhof Pauli – Hamburg. DE
February 19 – Ekko – Utrecht, NL
March 11 – Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
March 12 – A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
March 13 – Zanzabar – Louisville, KY
March 15 – Metro – Chicago, IL
March 16 – Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN
March 18 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
March 19 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
March 21 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
March 22 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
March 25 – August Hall – San Francisco, CA
March 26 – Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
March 27 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
March 29 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
March 30 – Meow Wolf – Santa Fe, NM
April 1 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX
April 2 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
April 3 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
April 8 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON
April 9 – Bar Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC
April 10 The Sinclair – Boston, MA
April 12 – Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
April 13 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC
April 14 – Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY