Slow Pulp Announce New Album, Song, and Fall Tour Dates

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Slow Pulp Announce an Album, a New Song, and Fall Tour Dates

Melodie drops 9/18 on ANTI- By Alex Suskind June 10, 2026 Save this story Save this story

The Madison, Wisconsin-born, Chicago-bred rockers Slow Pulp are back with a new album, Melodie, their first since 2023’s Yard . It’s out September 18 on ANTI-. The announcement comes with a lead single, “Better Man,” which you can listen to below, along with a full slate of tour stops. Feller, Snuggle, Her New Knife, Goon, Ivy, Graham Hunt, and Current Union will open for the band on select dates.

“I realized that I had let go of the controls of my own life and instead was fully prioritizing what I thought people around me wanted from me,” singer Emily Massey said in a statement about the “Better Man,” adding that “this song is me both letting go of control but taking control of myself in a new way, and accepting myself for who I am, and hoping that can be accepted by everyone else.”

Revisit our 2023 review of Yard .

Melodie 01 Yellow and Green 02 These Days 03 Better Man 04 Melodie 05 Red Car 06 Not for Nothing 07 Entertainer 08 Like Me 09 Spill 10 Up to You 11 Slip Away

Slow Pulp Tour Dates 10-16 St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall % 10-17 Omaha, NE - Slowdown % 10-19 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ∞ 10-21 Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand at The Complex ∞ 10-23 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall ∞ 10-24 Seattle, WA - The Showbox ∞ 10-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore ∞ 10-29 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ∞ ! 10-30 San Diego, CA - Quartyard ∞ 10-31 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom ∞ 11-03 Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall ∞ 11-04 Austin, TX - Emo’s ∞ 11-05 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Downstairs ∞ 11-07 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ∞ 11-08 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle ∞ 11-09 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club $ 11-12 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer $ 11-13 New York, NY - Brooklyn Paramount $ * 11-14 Boston, MA - Roadrunner $ * 11-16 Toronto, Ontario - Danforth Music Hall $ 11-17 Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew’s Hall $ 11-19 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed $+ 11-20 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $ 11-21 Madison, WI - The Sylvee $ #

Feller  % Snuggle ∞ Her New Knife $ Goon ! Ivy  * Graham Hunt  # Current Union TM +

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_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/slow-pulp-return-with-an-album-a-new-song-and-fall-tour-dates/)._