Seattle’s notorious garage-punk miscreants The Spits have disgorged two new psalms from their recently released album, officially titled “The Spits” but known amongst nerds as “IV” or the “School’s Out” LP. Wait ‘til your boss is out to lunch and then click over to their MySpace page to check out “Life of Crime” and “Eyesore City.”

A split release care of San Pedro’s Recess Records and their very own Thriftstore Records, their new album draws on the lo-fi simplicity and revolting snot of their previous efforts while moving into more far ominous territory stylistically, due largely in part to the members’ increasingly bleak outlook on modern civilization and a perceived foreshadowing of a looming apocalypse.

They’ll be taking their mayhem to the road next month for a coast-to-coast crusade from their hometown to the shores of the East Coast.

8/27 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
8/29 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
9/1 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
9/2 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
9/3 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
9/4 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Garibaldi
9/5 – Kazoo, MI @ Papa Pete’s
9/6 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
9/7 – LaFayette, IN @ Zoolegger’s
9/8 – Cincinnati, OH @ Comet Bar
9/9 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
9/10 – Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
9/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory
9/12 – New York, NY @ The Cake Shop
9/13 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine

Media reports of the bands’ recent activity have varied wildly, some praising the band for their unorthodox mannerisms and others left mired in utter confusion.

“This expectorates GENIUS! If they told me this was from ’78 and was a punk/lo-fi
new wave pioneer band I was supposed to worship I’d not question them for a second and would play along like I had their essential seven inch.” – Roctober Zine

“What’s up with those moustaches? Are they cops? Are they Nazis? Are they dweebs? Are they capable of creating bombs and drugs in a lab? Do they really skate? I’m completely hypnotized by this.” – Scram