Los Angeles post-punk band Provoker announced their debut LP Body Jumper, set for release on August 13. The record is a concept album with each song sung from the perspective of a different character; their new single “Rose In A Glass” is from the perspective of a private investigator searching for a missing person. Despite the depressing outlook, a common theme in the group’s work, the song has more of a tense and anxious energy than a hopeless one.
The band was formed by Jonathon Lopez as a solo vehicle for film score composition, but he eventually partnered with singer and writer Christian Petty. Releasing a couple of EPs over the last several years and relocating from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, they solidified a style of dark, R&B-influenced post-punk driven by synths and falsetto vocals.
After Body Jumper’s release, the group will embark on a series of tour dates across the US and UK through the end of 2021. They will play a series of August and September shows and festivals as a headliner in New York, LA, and Chicago, as well as a slew of shows across Texas, before a co-headlining run through the western US with Aussie garage-rockers Death Bells in November. Provoker will finish up the year with dates supporting Stockholm post-punk band Viagra Boys on their December tour of the UK.
The full list of tour dates are as follows:
Headline / Festival Dates:
08/28/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Babys Alright
09/02/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo (LA record release show)
09/13/21 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
09/15/21 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas
09/16/21 – Dallas, TX – Three Links
09/17/21 – Houston, TX – Axelrad
09/18/21 – El Paso, TX – 512 BOOTIQUE Presents:
09/25/21 – Chicago, IL – Cold Waves Festival – Metro
US West Coast Dates (co-headline w/ Death Bells):
11/04/21 – Santa Ana, CA – La Santa
11/05/21 – Oakland, CA – Starline
11/06/21 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
11/07/21 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
11/08/21 – Reno, NV – Holland Project
11/11/21 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
11/12/21 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You
11/13/21 – Seattle, WA – Freakout Fest
11/14/21 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
11/16/21 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
11/17/21 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
11/18/21 – San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop
UK Tour Dates (supporting Viagra Boys):
12/11/21 – London, UK – Shacklewell ***HEADLINE DATE***
12/13/21 – Brighton, UK – Concorde2
12/14/21 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
12/15/21 – Birmingham, UK – The Mill
12/16/21 – Newcastle, UK – NUSU Basement
12/17/21 – Glasgow, UK – Queen Margaret Union
12/18/21 – Liverpool, UK – Invisible Wind Factor
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