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Bricks Are Heavy is 30

Posted by Loren on April 15, 2022

Bricks Are Heavy is 30
photo by Loren Green

L7's Bricks Are Heavy album will get a special 30th anniversary treatment, set for release on Sept. 30 via Licorice Pizza Records. The new issue will be sold on gold and black vinyl. Additionally, L7 will be touring the US this fall in support of the anniversary.

Bricks Are Heavy first released on April 14, 1992 on Slash Records; the band's third album at the time and includes notable songs "Shitlist" and "Pretend We're Dead."

Bricks Are Heavy 2022 Tour Dates:
 
10/3: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/4: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Heaven)
10/6: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 
10/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
10/9: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live 
10/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer     
10/12: Toronto, ON @ Opera House 
10/13: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall 
10/14: Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall 
10/15: Chicago, IL @ Metro 
10/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 
10/19: Denver, CO @ Summit
10/22: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
10/23: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
10/24: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall 
10/27: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
10/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
 
Bricks Are Heavy tracklisting:
 
1. Wargasm
2. Scrap
3. Pretend We’re Dead
4. Diet Pill
5. Everglade
6. Slide
7. One More Thing
8. Mr. Integrity
9. Monster
10. Shitlist
11. This Ain’t Pleasure
 

Bricks Are Heavy is 30
photo by Loren Green

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