Danny Brown announces new album title, tour
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Danny Brown’s next album will be titled Atrocity Exhibition, the Detroit rapper announced late Sunday night.
The title draws from Joy Division’s 1980 song of the same name, which was in turn inspired by J.G. Ballard’s eponymous 1970 collection of condensed novels.
“This is the way!!!! ….. Step inside!!!!” Brown wrote on Twitter with the announcement. He also shared a screengrab of lyrics from Joy Division’s original track via Instagram.
The reference aligns with what Brown has previously said about the record: In June, he told Beats 1 host Zane Lowe that the collection was largely influenced by Talking Heads, a band that, like Joy Division, ruled the ’70s and ’80s.
Brown has yet to announce a release date for Atrocity, but wrote on Instagram in June that he was “putting the final touches” on the project. A few days later, he dropped “When It Rain” via a trippy, VHS-style music video. The single served as his first taste of solo music since 2013’s critically acclaimed Old.
Hours after sharing the album news, Brown announced a North American tour in support of Atrocity. The trek, dubbed The Exhibition 2016, launches July 25 in New York, continues through the fall with stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Toronto, and wraps Nov. 5 in Cleveland, Ohio. ZelooperZ — a fellow member of Brown’s hip-hop collective Bruiser Brigade — and Houston rapper Maxo Kream will join him on the road. See dates below.
07-25 New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage
09-02 Denver, CO – National Western Complex
09-03 Denver, CO – National Western Complex
09-14 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
09-15 Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
09-16 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
09-18 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
09-21 Columbus, OH – Park Street Saloon
09-22 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
09-23 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
09-24 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
09-25 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-27 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
09-28 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
10-01 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
10-02 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
10-04 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
10-05 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10-06 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theater
10-07 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
10-08 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
10-11 San Francisco, CA – Regency
10-12 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
10-14 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
10-15 Los Angeles CA – The Fonda Theatre
10-16 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
10-17 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
10-18 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
10-20 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10-21 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
10-23 Austin, TX – Emo’s
10-25 New Orleans, LA – Republic New Orleans
10-26 Nashville, TN – Exit In
10-27 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
10-28 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
10-29 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-30 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
11-01 Silver Springs, MD – the Fillmore Silver Springs
11-02 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
11-03 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
11-04 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
11-05 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
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