Fire Track: The Bug Club – “Jealous Boy”

Here are the details on The Bug Club’s new long-player, Very Human Features! Out worldwide on Friday, June 13th from Sub Pop, the album, includes the singles “How to Be a Confidante,” “Appropriate Emotions,” and today’s tour de force, “Jealous Boy.” It was produced and mixed by Tom Rees at Rat Trap Studios in Cardiff, Wales, and mastered by Mikey Young.

Very Human Features is available to preorder now on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, MM2 in the UK + EU, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser edition on Purple (NA) and Bio Pink (UK/EU) vinyl (all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!).

The Bug Club will spend a good deal of time on the road in 2025 performing songs from Very Human Features, along with some from their previous Sub Pop release, 2024’s On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System by Means of Popular Music, or the Contemplation of Pretty Faces, Tinned Bubbles and Strife, as well as some of their older songs.

Their Spring North American tour begins tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 25th in Toronto at Longboat Hall and currently runs through Friday, April 11th in San Diego at the Whistle Stop.

Additional international touring highlights for the Spring and Summer of 2025 include The Bug Club’s European club shows (April 29th-May 15th), and festival appearances (May 15th-August 31st; select dates). Additional live dates will be announced soon.

Please find a complete list of current tour dates below.

North America, Spring 2025
Tue. Mar. 25 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall !
Thu. Mar. 27 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
Fri. Mar. 28- Seattle, WA – The Vera Project [Sold Out]
Sat. Mar. 29 – Baker City, OR Churchill School
Sun. Mar. 30 – Boise, ID – Treefort Festival
Tue. Apr. 01 – Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
Thu. Apr. 03 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
Fri. Apr. 04 – Austin, TX – The Ballroom Texas
Sat. Apr. 05 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
Sun. Apr. 06 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Wed. Apr. 09 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive
Thu. Apr. 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
Fri. Apr. 11 – San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop

! @ the We Are Busy Bodies 20th Anniversary Festival

Europe, Spring 2025
Tue. Apr. 29 – Brugge, BE – Cactus Club
Wed. Apr. 30 – Eindhoven, NL – Altstadt
Thu. May 01 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
Fri. May 02 – Utrecht, NL – De Nijverheid
Sat. May 03 – Groningen, NL – Vera
Mon. May 05 – Berlin, DE – Privatclub
Tue. May 06 – Hamburg, DE – Molotow Skybar
Wed. May 07 – Köln, DE – Blue Shell
Fri. May 09 – Milan, IT – Arci Bellezza
Sat. May 10 – Ravenna, IT – Bronson
Tue. May 13 – Paris, FR – Supersonic
Wed. May 14 – Lille, FR – L’Aeronef
Thu. May 15 – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival @ Paganini Ballroom (Early)
Thu. May 15 – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival @ The Old Market (Late)

US/UK Summer Festivals / Support Shows 2025
Sat. May 31 – Cheltenham, UK – Wychwood Festival
Fri. Jun 20 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Art & Music Festival
Sat. Jun. 21 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Art & Music Festival
Sun. Jun. 22 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Art & Music Festival
Sat. Jul. 26 – Thirsk, UK – Deer Shed Festival
Wed. Aug. 27 – Sheffield, UK – Don Valley Stadium ^
Sat. Aug. 30 – Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival

^ w/ Queens of the Stone Age