Austin glam-punk quintet A Giant Dog are proud to share “I Believe,” the latest offering from their ambitious new concept album Bite, out August 25! Share and stream “I Believe,” then pre-order Bite on CD, LP, and antifreeze green Peak Vinyl in the Merge store! 

Building from an ominous drone to the chorus’ playful nihilism, the track not only reinforces the album’s narrative through-line but also reaffirms the band’s knack for euphoric hooks.

The band has also shared an impressive run of global tour dates, with the U.S. leg beginning in October. See below for the full list of dates.

In contrast to what fans have grown to expect from this rough-and-rowdy crew, Bite is an intricately constructed concept album, a dense tale about its protagonist’s ultimately tragic days in a “virtual utopia” called Avalonia. New sounds and textures abound, including, most notably, sumptuous string arrangements. Fans eager to learn more about the narrative and its many themes – among them gender dysphoria and the inherent dangers of virtual reality—need not fear, because the band has completed a full-fledged screenplay to support it.

Since forming in Austin in 2008, A Giant Dog has drawn in audiences worldwide with their joyfully anarchic performances and gritty, playfully incisive recordings. Though the Texas band has already carved out a totally distinct niche with their existing works, it feels as though they’ve finally found themselves after recording a concept album in rural France. With lore as packed as it comes—points if you can spot all the Radiohead references and name all the monsters—and a cadre of global devotees of their freight train of a sound, this year finds A Giant Dog truly primed to withstand the glare of the international spotlight.

A Giant Dog on tour: 
Aug 18 Austin, TX – Parish (Album Release Show)
Aug 24 Alvesta, SE – Woodstockeboda
Aug 25 Hamburg, DE – Get Lost Fest
Aug 26 Copenhagen, DK – Gutter City Fest
Aug 29 Halden, NO – Siate Reis Pub
Aug 30 Oslo, NO – Kafe Hærverk
Aug 31 Stockholm, SE – Hus 7
Sep 01 Jonkoping, SE – Hush Hush Club
Sep 02 Malmö, SE – NGBG Fest
Sep 03 Berlin, DE – An der Autobahn
Sep 05 Essen, DE – Reifenlager West
Sep 06 Nijmegen, NL – Mysty Fields
Sep 10 Vexin-sur-Epte, FR – Rock in the Barn
Sep 13 Lyon, FR – Le Trokson
Sep 14 Montpellier, FR – Secret Place
Sep 15 Barcelona, ES – Gambeat Festival
Sep 16 Alcalà de Henares, ES – El Diablo en el Esablo
Sep 17 Tarragona, ES – Mojo Club
Sep 19 Cueno, IT – Il Fantasma del Briganti
Sep 20 Turin, IT – Blah Blah
Sep 22 Bologna, IT – Covo Club
Sep 24 Bern, CH – ISC Club
Sep 25 Kreuzlingen, CH – Horst
Sep 26 Bayreuth, DE – Schokofabrik
Sep 27 Würzburg, DE — Immerhin
Sep 28 Karlsruhe, DE – Alte Hackerei
Sep 29 Heidelberg, DE – Villa Nachttanz
Sep 30 Pfarrkirchen, DE – Spitalkirsche
Oct 10 New Orleans, LA – Siberia
Oct 11 Atlanta, GA – The EARL
Oct 12 Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle Back Room
Oct 13 Richmond, VA – Get Tight Lounge
Oct 14 Baltimore, MD – Metro
Oct 15 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's 
Oct 17 Boston, MA – The Middle East
Oct 19 Brooklyn, NY – The Sultan Room
Oct 22 Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit
Oct 23 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Oct 24 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Oct 25 Minneapolis, MN – Icehouse
Oct 26 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Oct 27 Fayetteville, AR – Smoke and Barrel
Oct 28 Tulsa, OK – Mercury Lounge
Oct 29 Dallas, TX – Three Links Deep Ellum
Nov 06 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Nov 07 Denver, CO – HQ
Nov 08 Salt Lake City, UT – Beehive
Nov 09 Boise, ID – The Olympic
Nov 10 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Nov 11 Portland, OR – Dante's Hifi
Nov 13 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
Nov 14 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Nov 15 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
Nov 16 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole