# THE CHURCH Returns With 26th Album, The Dystopian THE HYPNOGOGUE… Announces 2023 tour!

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- Published: 2022-11-17T14:01:24-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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**Announce 26th Album****_THE HYPNOGOGUE_
Out February 24th

Announces Spring 2023
North American Tour

**NOVEMBER 17, 2022 (Melbourne, Australia) – **“_**The Hypnogogue**_** **is the 
most prog rock thing we have ever done and also we’ve never had a concept album 
before,” says **STEVE KILBEY**, the bassist, vocalist and founder of seminal psych-
guitar masters **THE CHURCH **about their new dystopian album set in 2054 (due out
in **February 24, 2023 **_via _**Communicating Vessels**). “It is the most ‘teamwork
record’ we have ever had. Everyone in the band is so justifiably proud of this record
and everyone helped to make sure it was as good as it could be. Personally, I think
it’s in our top three records.”

The Church have also announced their North American tour set for Spring 2023 supporting
the release of _The Hypnogogue_. Kicking off at Los Angeles’ _The Belasco _on March
11, the tour winds around the continent including shows in San Francisco, Minneapolis,
Chicago, Philly, NYC, Boston among many other dates. “We are really excited to bring
this complex and challenging album to the USA where we are sure it will be looked
upon favorably,” says Kilbey with a smile.

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**THE CHURCH**
Photo credit: Hugh Stewart

**Check show links for on sale dates and times! **(_full list of dates below_). 

**TOUR DATES**
Mar 11 – **Los Angeles, CA, **The Belasco – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=3f3c6bb77b&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 12 – **Solana Beach, CA, **Belly Up Tavern – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=93fee595eb&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 14 – **San Francisco, CA, **Great American Music Hall – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=9f72e033ee&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 16 – **Portland, OR, **Aladdin Theater – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=afa2df3898&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 17 – **Tacoma, WA, **Elks Temple Ballroom –[ Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=d24c4565dd&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 21 – **Englewood, CO, **Gothic Theater – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=ba657199dc&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 23 – **Minneapolis, MN, **Fine Line Music Hall – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=d8e3cf7a13&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 25 –** St Louis, MO, **Delmar Hall – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=f899b928b3&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 26 – **Chicago, IL, **Thalia Hall –[ Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=09c971f3b3&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 28 – **Kent, OH, **Kent Stage –[ Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c93ca43ed1&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 29 – **Philadelphia, PA, **Theatre of Living Arts – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=07c1fa900c&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 30 – **New York, NY, **Gramercy Theater – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=1d8a9e91cb&e=615f2b8493)
Mar 31 – **Boston, MA, **The Sinclair – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=033c548cfe&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 1 – **Hartford, CT, **Infinity Hall – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=fd0bfe836c&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 3 – **Asbury Park, NJ, **Asbury Lanes – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=6642b29ef6&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 4 – **Alexandria, VA, **Birchmere Music Hall –[ Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2e4d9e71d9&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 5 – **Norfolk, VA, **The Norva – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=a34308f45b&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 6 – **Carrboro, NC, **Cat’s Cradle –[ Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=1082638bee&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 8 – **Pelham, TN, **The Caverns – [Ticket link](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2834a6cd17&e=615f2b8493)

Setting the stage for the rollout of the album’s thematic narrative, the first single
and video “[**The Hypnogogue**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=51446b83b5&e=615f2b8493)”(
released August 29), he explains, “Invented by Sun Kim Jong, a Korean scientist 
and occult dabbler, The Hypnogogue is a machine and a process that pulls music straight
of dreams. The song is about Eros Zeta, the biggest rock star of 2054, who has traveled
from his home in Antarctica (against his manager’s advice) to use the Hypnogogue
to help him revive his flagging fortunes. In the midst of the toxic process, he 
also falls in love with Sun Kim and it all ends tragically (of course…as these things
often do).”

Entering the fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce
creative energy of their early years, The Church have been hard at work on their
26th album, the follow-up to 2017’s _Man Woman Life Death Infinity _which PopMatters
called “a 21st-century masterpiece, a bright beam of light amid a generic musical
landscape, and truly one of the Church’s greatest releases.” In stores February 
24, 2023, its first single “The Hypnogogue” is just a precursor to the music that
the band is prepping for release.  

The Church - The Hypnogogue (Official)

[⌊The Church - The Hypnogogue (Official)⌉⌊The Church - The Hypnogogue (Official)⌉

Watch this video on YouTube

**THE CHURCH “The Hypnogogue”**

Starting out in 1980, The Church have continued to expand their highly cinematic
and atmospheric blend of indie rock, shimmering post-punk, icy dreampop and psychedelic
post-rock without retreading their steps. Their expansive music career yielded a
string of hit songs including “Under the Milky Way,” “Reptile,” “The Unguarded Moment”
and “Almost With You” amongst others and their equally stellar live shows have been
deemed “spectacular” by MAGNET Magazine, citing their “dreamy psychedelia that will
daub your evening with shades of paisley.” Their most recent U.S. performance at
2022’s _Cruel World Festival _alongside Blondie, Bauhaus and Morrissey was heralded
as “a subtle delight… that captivated the late afternoon audience” (Orange County
Register), “providing the perfect soundtrack” (Rock Cellar Magazine).

The 2022 epic five-piece line-up is bassist, vocalist and founder **Steve Kilbey**;
with long-time collaborator **Tim Powles**, drummer and producer across 17 albums
since ’94; guitarist **Ian Haug** formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger,
who joined the band in 2013 and **Jeffrey Cain** (_Remy Zero_), touring multi-instrumentalist
who is now a full-time member of The Church since the departure of Peter Koppes 
in early 2020. The band have also recruited **Ashley Naylor**, long-time member 
of Paul Kelly’s touring band and one of Australia’s finest and most respected guitarists(
_Even, The Grapes, The Stems_).

**The Church**’s 26th album _**THE HYPNOGOGUE**_** **will be released on **February
24, 2023 **_via _**Communicating Vessels**.  

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**_THE HYPNOGOGUE _**album art

**_THE HYPNOGOGUE_**
Ascendence C’est La Vie I Think I Knew Flickering Lights [The Hypnogogue](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2005da7b3f&e=615f2b8493)
Albert Ross Thorn Aerodrome The Coming Days No Other You Succulent Antarctica Second
Bridge

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