The Madison, Wisconsin-born, Chicago-bred rockers Slow Pulp are back with a new album, Melodie, their first since 2023’s Yard. It’s out September 18 on ANTI-. The announcement comes with a lead single, “Better Man,” which you can listen to below, along with a full slate of tour stops. Feller, Snuggle, Her New Knife, Goon, Ivy, Graham Hunt, and Current Union will open for the band on select dates.

“I realized that I had let go of the controls of my own life and instead was fully prioritizing what I thought people around me wanted from me,” guitarist and songwriter Henry Stoehr said in a statement about “Better Man,” adding that “this song is me both letting go of control but taking control of myself in a new way, and accepting myself for who I am, and hoping that can be accepted by everyone else.”

Revisit our 2023 review of Yard.

Melodie
01 Yellow and Green
02 These Days
03 Better Man
04 Melodie
05 Red Car
06 Not for Nothing
07 Entertainer
08 Like Me
09 Spill
10 Up to You
11 Slip Away