Usnea are working on their new album for Relapse Records having just signed with the label. The band are looking at a late 2014 release and said of their home:
“We are stoked and honored to sign with Relapse and join the ranks of fellow heavy acts (and buddies) Cough, Indian, Inter Arma, Primitive Man, Christian Mistress, Nux Vomica, Lord Dying, and so many more. Relapse has put out some incredible, seriously solid heavy albums over the past 20 plus years and we couldn’t be happier having them release our next album. On top of that, everyone at Relapse has been awesome and supportive and couldn’t be nicer folks.”
You can find some of their material over at Bandcamp and catch them live at the following shows:
05/22 Portland, OR – Star Theatre (feat. Jex Thoth & Witch Mountain)
06/15 Portland, OR – Tonic Lounge (feat. Augurs, TomxHanks & Pleasure Cross)
07/09 Portland, OR – East End (feat. Lycus, Hungers & Satyress)
08/12 Seattle, WA – Highline (feat. Fórn & Serial Hawk)
08/13 Portland, OR – Slabtown (feat. Fórn & Chasma)
08/14 Chico, CA – Cafe Coda (feat. Fórn, Funerary & Amarok)
08/15- 16 Oakland, CA – Dead Fest @ Oakland Metro (feat. Bell Witch, Nausea (LA) & Theories)
08/17 Santa Cruz, CA – Witch House (feat. Fórn, Augurs & Abstractor)
08/18 San Luis Obispo, CA – TBA (feat. Augurs, Blood Moon & Lycus)
08/19 Los Angeles, CA – East 7th Street Warehouse (feat. Augurs, Destroy Judas & Exhausted Prayer)
08/20 San Diego, CA – Till Two Club (feat. Augurs, Age of Collapse)
08/21 Ventura, CA – Billy O’s (feat. Augurs, Sutratma & Blasting Concept)
08/22 Oakland, CA – First Church of the Buzzard (feat. Augurs, Lycus)
08/23 Eugene, OR – TBA