With their debut album A People’s History of Gauche (out everywhere July 12), Gauche bring us music and movement and struggle and light, and now it is our job to dance! On new track “Pay Day,” meager personal paychecks are a springboard for ideas about the unhealthy systems that generate them, set to a moving beat good enough for your moving feet.

When asked about the genesis of the title of their Merge debut, Gauche’s Daniele Yandel cited this definition: “A people’s history, or history from below, is an account of events from the perspective of common people rather than leaders, the story of mass movements and of outsiders.” It’s a fitting title for an album that tackles such heavy topics as anxiety, capitalism and colonialization, and healing ancestral traumas, as well as dismantling and dissecting patriarchy, creating beauty in the face of oppressive forces, and resisting exploitation. These are vital songs manifested in a celebratory manner, created quickly through the group’s self-proclaimed “Gauche magic.”

Revisit the album’s previously released single “Running” (already endorsed by Jezebel’s The Muse) before pre-ordering A People’s History of Gauche in the Merge store or wherever records are sold on CD, LP, or limited-edition pink marbled Peak Vinyl, the latter of which comes with a bonus flexi of non-album single “Conspiracy Theories.” Gauche embark on a massive North American tour in July, so get tickets for your moving feet today!

Gauche on tour:
Jun 05 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre* [SOLD OUT]
Jul 26 Richmond, VA – Gallery 5
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 – Transit Bicycle Co.
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