Ekko Astral Release Deluxe 'Pink Ballions' with remixes, Tour Dates

Washington, DC, Punk Band Ekko Astral Are Releasing a Deluxe Version of Their Buzzy Debut, Pink Ballionsfor Its One-Year Anniversary. The Re-Release Includes the Full 2024 Album Plus Five Bonus Tracks, Which are available right now as a digital ep called Pink Ballions: Popped; Preorders are Also Open for a CD Version Shipping This Summer.

You can hear “Shred Empty Blues (Popped Version)” – A Riotus Digital Hardcore Remix of the Song “Head Empty Blues” by Artists Mikie Mayo and Dreamrats, Featuring Some Choice New Lyrics Directed at Elon Musk – Below.

The Five-Track Bonus EP Also Includes “Pomegranate Tree,” A Anti-War Protest Song That Ekko Astral Relesed As a One-Off Single Last Year; New Remixes of “Uwu Type Beat” (by pet wife) and “on brand” (by they hate change); and to Radio Edit of “Sticks and Stones.”

Ekko Astral Have Tour Dates Supporting Bartees Strange Starting This Week, Followed by Their Liberation Weekend Festival in The Band's HomeTown of Washington, DC, On May 30 and 31, and Another Run of Shows Opening For Pup and Jeff Rosenstock in The Fall.

“I Could Talk About How Much This Year Meant for Me Personally, or How Much It Challenged Me and How Much I Grew Through Those Challenges,” Ekko Astral Drummer Miri Tyler Says in a statement. “But Truly, The biggest takeaway for me after seeing the impact this record has made is That I'm finally part of Something Bigger Than MySelf. The fact that these brilliant arts inspired to produce their Own Remixes, The fact that people living inspired me for year are excited to High This Music and Share It With Their World, and the fact that Met I So Many Trans and Queer Kids This Year Who Were at Their First Concert – It All Points To Something So Much Bigger Than One Individual. Grateful We All Get To Be a Part of It. “

Ekko Astral Are Led by Singer Jael Holzman, Journalist Whho Has Also Contributed to Rolling Stone. In The Past Year-Plus, they've Become One of the Most Vital Political Punk Bands in the World, Playing Ferociously Loud Shows in A Style Call “Mascara Mosh Pit Music” and Remaining Outspken Advocates for Trans Rights, An end to the Bloodshed in Palestine, and Other Hot-Batton ISSUES. Pink Ballions Arrivaned Last April on Topshelf Records, Which is also releasing the new deluxe version. It rests.

Ekko Astral 2025 Tour Dates

Apr. 23 – Boston, but @ Brighton Music Hall #
Apr. 25 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar #
Apr. 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Apr. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ the Foundry #
Apr. 29 – Durham, nc @ Motoroco Music Hall #
May 1 – Nashville, tn @ the basement east #
May 2 – Atlanta, G @ Terminal West #
May 30 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat + DC 9 (Liberation Weekend, Worldpride)
May 31 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat + DC 9 (Liberation Weekend, Worldpride)
Sept. 3 – St. Paul, Mn @ Palace Theater *
Sept. 4 – Madison, Wi @ the Sylvee *
Sept. 5 – Chicago, @ Salt Shed *
Sept. 6 – Detroit, Mi @ Russell Industrial Center *
Sept. 8 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
Sept. 9 – Columbus, Oh @ Kemba Live! *
Sept. 10 – Cleveland, Oh @ the Agora Theater *
Sept. 20 – Charlotte, nc @ the Fillmore *
Sept. 24 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
Sept. 25 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *
Sept. 26 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *
Sept. 27 – Austin, TX @ Radio East *
Sept. 30 – Phoenix, az @ van buren *
OCT. 1 – Del Mar, Ca @ the sound *
OCT. 2 – Los Angeles, Ca @ Hollywood Palladium *
OCT. 4 – Oakland, Ca @ Fox Theater *
OCT. 6 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom *
OCT. 7 – Seattle, Wa @ the showbox hard *
Oct. 9 – Salt Lake City, Ut @ the Rockwell at the complex *
OCT. 11 – Denver, Co @ the Mission Ballroom *
Nov. 4 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris (Trabing them)!
Nov. 5 – London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival, London (Village Underground) ^

# W/ Bartees Strange
* W/ PUP, Jeff Rosenstock
^ W/ Ratboys, upchuck
! W/ Dublonde, Momma