Portugal. The Man have released their long-awaited ninth album Chris Black Changed My Life. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below.
The follow-up to 2017’s Woodstock, Chris Black Saved My Life was produced by Jeff Bhasker (Beyonce, Harry Styles, SZA, Mark Ronson). The album is dedicated to Portugal. The Man’s late friend and honorary band member, Chris Black, who died on May 19th, 2019.
Produced by Asa Taccone, the lead single “Dummy” has that classic Portugal. The Man sound: a slinky bass line and breezy, modulated vocals open the track, before singer John Baldwin Gourley assumes his natural warble to command his audience to dance: “1, 2, 3, 4/ Everybody get on the dance floor/ 5, 6, 7, 8,/ It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m wide awake.”
Other singles from the album include “Champ,” “Thunderdome [W.T.A]” featuring Black Thought and Natalia Lafourcade, and “Summer of Luv” featuring Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Portugal. the Man are headed out a batch of tour dates in support of the album, including appearances at Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits and headlining shows at Red Rocks, Radio City, and Hollywood Bowl. See the full schedule below; tickets are available here.
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Chris Black Changed My Life Tracklist:
01. Heavy Games II (feat. Jeff Bhasker)
02. Grim Generation
03. Thunderdome [W.T.A] (feat. Black Thought & Natalia Lafourcade)
04. Dummy
05. Summer of Luv (feat. Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
06. Ghost Town
07. Time’s a Fantasy (feat. Jeff Bhasker)
08. Doubt
09. Plastic Island
10. Champ (feat. Edgar Winter)
11. Anxiety:Clarity (feat. Paul Williams)
Portugal. the Man 2023 Tour Dates:
07/01 – Cowichan, BC @ Laketown Shakedown
07/07 – Sherbrooke, QC @ Sherblues & Folk
07/21 – Portland, OR @ Edgefield
07/23 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/27 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
07/28 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
07/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
08/03 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 – Chicago, IL @ Official Lollapalooza Aftershow at Metro
08/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
08/27 – Columbus, OH @ Wonderbus
10/06 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/13 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
11/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
11/08 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle
11/09 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Convention Centre
11/11 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
11/14 – London, ON – London Music Hall
11/15 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
11/16 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
11/18 – Ottawa, ON @ Ey Centre
11/19 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
