the Jesus Lizard – have shared new stand alone single “Westside”

the Jesus Lizard have just wrapped up their wonderfully received UK and Irish live dates in support of Rack ( you can find coverage of both Belfast & Dublin on here in live galleries) and it won’t be long before they hit the road again.

The band share a brand new track, “Westside” and the single is only available digitally. 

About the track, Duane Denison comments; ‘”Westside’ goes along with the previous single ‘Cost of Living’ — which was subconsciously influenced by Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” and hence the name. Really.”

David Yow adds; “There is a part in Westside where the lyrics say, “…give him back his arm”. That was inspired by David Lynch’s Lost Highway, when Robert Blake’s character says, “Give me back my phone.”

The release of Rack marks a new chapter for the Jesus Lizard, whose influence on alternative and punk music remains undeniable. With its relentless energy and razor-sharp musicianship, the album has already garnered widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike.

Since their inception in Chicago in 1987, the Jesus Lizard has thrilled audiences all over the planet. The impeccable rocket-thrust rhythm section of bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Mac McNeilly was the perfect launchpad for guitarist Duane Denison’s jagged yet clean-toned riffing and vocalist David Yow’s mercurial vocalisations manifesting as everything from panicked citizen, reality escapee or wounded sea mammal. the Jesus Lizard’s fury has carried on through six studio albums, two live recordings and a brace of singles and EPs, with the band’s seventh album, Rack, out now via Ipecac Recordings.

Rack available now: https://tjl.lnk.to/rack.

the Jesus Lizard on tour 2025:
May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall – SOLD OUT
May 9 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre – SOLD OUT
May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
May 17 Paris, FR Elysée Montmartre 
May 18 Brussels, BE Les Nuits Botaniques 
May 20 Amsterdam NL Melkweg 
May 22 Copenhagen, DK Den Grå Hal 
May 23 Oslo, NO John Dee 
May 24 Stockholm, SE Debaser 
May 27 Berlin, DE SO36 
May 28 Köln, DE Gebäude 9 
May 30 Lausanne CH Les Docks 
May 31 Bologna, IT Link 
Jun 1 Rome, IT Monk 
Jun 2 Milan, IT Magnolia 
Jun 5-7 Barcelona, ES Primavera Festival
Jun 12-15 Porto, PT Primavera Festival
Tickets for all shows are on-sale now – with some running low – ticketing links available via Ipecac.com/tours.