Fucked Up might be the last incredibly innovative band making hardcore punk music. The band has released a new, eight-minute track called “California Cold,” which serves as the B-side to the upcoming Year Of The Hare 12″ single.

The first three minutes or so of “California Cold” sound like Fucked Up’s best attempt at making a song in the vein of Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead Or Alive,” and it actually works pretty well. Flutes appear around the four-minute mark, and it slowly descends into chaos from there. Considering this is just a B-side, I’m excited to see what kind of elements the band has in store for the newest installment of their long-running Zodiac series.

The band has also announced a tour to coincide with the release of Year of The Hare, which will be heavy on material from the Zodiac series. Aptly titled ‘Zodiac Tour,’ the band’s summer run will extend from early May to late July. Dates are available below.

You can stream “California Cold” after the jump. Year of the Hare drops June 16 via Deathwish.

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Fucked Up 2015 Tour Dates:
05/01 – Normal, IL @ Firehouse Pizza & Pub
05/02 – Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
05/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual Nightclub
05/22 – Dublin, IE @ Hangar
05/23 – Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Sound City
05/24 – Bristol, UK @ The Marble Factory
05/25 – Leeds, UK @ Gold Sounds
05/26 – London, UK @ Koko
05/28 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
05/29 – Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song Festival
05/30 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
05/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Apolo
06/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Wick
06/27 – Jersey City, NJ @ Monty Hall
06/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ International House Philadelphia
06/29 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
07/01 – Savannah, GA @ Southern Pine Company
07/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum Gallery
07/03 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
07/05 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man
07/06 – Chicago, IL @ The Garfield Conservatory
07/24 – Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHome Festival

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John Bazley was raised in central New Jersey by the romantic aura of the Asbury Park beachfront, punk rock, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. He is still trying to figure all of this stuff out.

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