Montreal four piece TOPS have officially dropped their debut album Picture You Staring on Arbutus Records, and now they’ve released a video for “Way To Be Loved” and launched a site takeover on Gorilla Vs. Bear.
On the video Gregg Araki had the following to say:
The video was inspired by the party scene in Midnight Cowboy and the movie Nowhere by Gregg Araki. We dolled up our place, provided refreshments and tunes. Our friends came with bells on and did their thing, it felt like a low-budget swingers wedding. Message: Be who you are and love one another.
After touring with Blood Orange for the last month, they’ve also announced more dates with Wampire. Watch the video for “Way To be Loved” below and be sure to catch these guys live!
Tour Dates:
09/04/14 @ The Drake – Toronto, ON Tickets
09/19/14 @ Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC (Pop Montreal) Tickets
10/02/14 @ Lost Lake – Denver, CO Tickets
10/03/14 @ Replay Lounge – Lawrence, KS Tickets
10/04/14 @ Entry – Minneapolis, MN Tickets
10/06/14 @ Frequency – Madison, WI Tickets
10/07/14 @ Demo – St. Louis, MO Tickets
10/08/14 @ The End – Nashville, TN Tickets
10/09/14 @ Do317 – Indianapolis, IL Tickets
10/10/14 @ Subterranean – Chicago, IL Tickets
10/11/14 @ Jumbo’s – Detroit, MI Tickets
10/12/14 @ Happy Dog – Cleveland, OH
10/14/14 @ Silver Dollar – Toronto, ON Tickets
10/15/14 @ Divan Orange – Montreal, QC Tickets
10/16/14 @ Church – Boston, MA Tickets
10/18/14 @ Milkboy – Philadelphia, PA Tickets
10/27/14 @ DC9 – Washington, DC Tickets
10/28/14 @ Cat’s Cradle (back room) – Carrboro, NC Tickets
10/29/14 @ 529 – Atlanta, GA Tickets
10/30/14 @ Syndicate Lounge – Birmingham, AL Tickets
10/31/14 @ Circle Bar – New Orleans, LA
11/01/14 @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX Tickets
11/03/14 @ Tavern – Dallas, TX Tickets
11/04/14 @ Mohawk (inside) – Austin, TX Tickets
11/05/14 @ Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX Tickets