With their national tour with The Frights and Hockey Dad having just wrapped up, the members of Vundabar are back in their hometown of Boston to get ready for the release of their upcoming album Smell Smoke, which will be hitting stores in February of 2018. In the meantime they have premiered their second single off the album, “Diver”, which will be sure to please both old and new fans.

“Diver” takes the signature trademarks of Vundabar’s sound that characterized albums like “Gawk” and “Antics”, but then adds something deeper to it. In an interview with Fader, Brandon Hagen from Vundabar talks about how how the song serves as a document of grief after two years of refusing to acknowledge feelings that had taken shape within him and eventually bottled up until he couldn’t hold it in anymore. With a sense of melancholy having taken shape within the lyrics, this song gives a sneak peak into the new direction that Vundabar is going with Smell Smoke as the band matures.

On top of this release, they have announced their headlining national tour with Ratboys that will span from March 2nd to April 14th. You can pre-order Smell Smoke here, and check them out at the following dates!

03.02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel
03.03 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
03.06 – Philadelphia, PA @ philaMOCA
03.07 – Washington, DC @ DC9
03.08 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
03.09 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (back room)
03.10 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Music Festival
03.11 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
03.13 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
03.17 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
03.20 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
03.21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
03.22 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
03.23 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
03.24 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
03.27 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
03.28 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew
03.30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
03.31 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
04.01 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
04.04 – St Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room
04.05 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
04.06 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
04.07 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
04.08 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
04.10 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
04.12 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
04.13 – Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
04.14 – Portland, ME @ Space Gallery