New York, NY (January 19, 2017) – Chicano Batman closed out the year announcing a new album and tour and the LA quartet begin 2017 with the release of "Freedom Is Free", the title track to their upcoming LP, out March 3 on ATO Records.

"Freedom Is Free" is an inspirational credo from the psych-soul outfit at an all too apripos time. FLOOD agrees that, "the song’s sweetness, the ease with which it unfolds along that provocative bassline, suggests both the inevitability of its message and the band’s confidence in it."

"Because of the ascendence of capitalism as a dominant form of cultural exchange, freedom (however you choose to define it) has been commodified like any other product," says vocalist Bardo Martinez. "Throughout our history the state has presented the rationale (through propagandistic means and ends) that freedom is not free; that your personal freedom is contingent and dependent on the well being of the state. This logic has explicitly justified war and its atrocities in the name of freedom. This song is an antithesis to that ideological fallacy. Freedom is as free as the spirit, as nature, as the universe itself. No matter how hard man tries to control every nuance of nature's movement, he will not succeed. Freedom is a concept of the feeling of nature itself propelling everything in the universe in motion."

"Freedom Is Free" at Spotify | Soundcloud | iTunes | Apple Music | Amazon

Freedom Is Free is already being lauded by NPR Music, Noisey and more and the Leon Michels (El Michels Affair, The Arcs) produced album foregrounds the soul and R&B elements of the band's sound, truly captuing the band's live energy, bringing their aesthetic goals to life. The organ-driven soul jam “Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)” has been added to tastemaker stations across the country including SiriusXMU, KCRW, WFUV, WXPN and KCMP (The Current), to name a few.

Chicano Batman start a national headlining tour next month, hitting SXSW and ending with a return to Coachella. The tour will feature the vocalists from 79.5 on all dates, who will also open most of the shows. Enjoy a live performance video of "Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)" with 79.5 on backing vocals recorded at Diamond Mine HERE and feel free to share.

"Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)" Live at Diamond Mine https://youtu.be/Qe8rXtDzYsI

"Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)" Video

"Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)" at Spotify | iTunes | Apple Music | Amazon

Pre-order Freedom Is Free from Official Store | iTunes | Amazon

Chicano Batman Tour Dates:

Feb 23 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile #

Feb 24 – Portland, OR – Star Theater # 

Feb 25 – Eugene, OR – HiFi Music Hall #

Feb 26 – Arcata, CA – Arcata Theatre Lounge #

Mar 01 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow's #

Mar 02 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz #

Mar 03 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore #

Mar 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Viva PHX

Mar 13 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad $

Mar 16 – Austin, TX – SXSW

Mar 17 – Austin, TX – SXSW

Mar 19 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio $

Mar 21 – Atlanta, GA – The EARL # 

Mar 22 – Asheville, NC – The Mothlight #

Mar 23 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #

Mar 24 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern #

Mar 25 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel #

Mar 27 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Showcase Lounge #

Mar 28 – Boston, MA -- The Sinclair #

Mar 31 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #

Apr 01 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry @ The Fillmore #

Apr 02 – Pittsburgh, PA – James Street Ballroom #

Apr 04 – Toronto, ON – The Velvet Underground #

Apr 05 – Detroit, MI – El Club #

Apr 06 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache @ The Intersection #

Apr 07 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #

Apr 08 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird $

Apr 10 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater $

Apr 11 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf $

Apr 15 – Indio, CA – Coachella

Apr 22 – Indio, CA – Coachella

# w. 79.5

$ w. The Shacks

All dates w. SadGirl