On July 12, Washington, DC’s Gauche will release A People’s History of Gauche, a collective catharsis of anger, frustration, and trauma through creativity. Jason P Barnett, Adrienne CN Berry, Mary Jane Regalado, Pearie Sol, and Daniele Yandel find their agency and joy through creating and performing music together in 36 minutes of groove-filled power punk.

Gauche welcome us into their orbit today with the green screen-friendly music video for “Running,” a song Stereogum premiered and described as “an ecstatic and vibrant track about the crushing grind.” Watch it again and again before pre-ordering A People’s History of Gauche in the Merge store on CD, LP, or limited-edition pink marbled Peak Vinyl, which comes with a flexi of the previously released “Conspiracy Theories.”

Recorded with Austin Brown (Parquet Courts) and Robert Szmurlo in Brooklyn and with Jonah Takagi (Ex Hex) in DC, A People’s History of Gauche marks the first time the band worked with people outside of their ranks, resulting in a fuller sound that boasts more intricate instrumentation. From the very first line of album opener “Flash”—“Light’s supposed to show the way, not over-expose it”—Gauche are here to compel us to dance while singing along about society’s universal struggles.

Gauche open for Bikini Kill at a sold-out Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 5 but will bring their craft to people across North America this summer, including MRG30 here in North Carolina. Tickets for all headlining shows go on sale this Friday at 10am local time, so grab a few for your friends and get ready to dance!

Gauche on tour:
Jun 05 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre* [SOLD OUT]
Jul 27 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle (MRG30) [SOLD OUT]
Jul 28 Athens, GA – The World Famous
Jul 29 Birmingham, AL – The Firehouse
Jul 30 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
Jul 31 Houston, TX – Satellite Bar
Aug 01 Brownsville, TX – Carlotta K Petrina Cultural Center
Aug 02 Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas
Aug 03 Dallas, TX – Regal Room
Aug 05 Albuquerque, NM –Sister
Aug 06 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Aug 07 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Aug 08 San Diego, CA – The Whistle Stop
Aug 09 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Bar
Aug 10 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro
Aug 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Aug 12 Seattle, WA – Barboza
Aug 13 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore
Aug 16 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
Aug 17 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Aug 18 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Aug 19 Detroit, MI – Deluxx Fluxx
Aug 20 Toronto, ON – The Baby G
Aug 22 Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo
Aug 23 Providence, RI – AS220
Aug 24 Brooklyn, NY – Alphaville
Aug 25 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Aug 26 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
* w/ Bikini Kill