AS New York rockers The So So Glos gear up for the UK release of their highly anticipated and acclaimed new album, “Kamikaze” they have announced a live UK headline tour that takes in Southampton.

They will be at The Joiners on December 9.

Lead vocalist and bassist Levi Zaru (Aleksander) said in a statement: "The So So Glos are coming to the UK this December! Come out, come out wherever you are and join the dysfunctional family as it rolls through your town. This ain't a party we're starting, it's a dancing industry."

With radio plays on Radio 1, Radio X, and K! Radio, and rave album reviews, the band tackle the very real problems of a world permanently glued to computers, phones and social media. They say something as miniscule as the Atlantic Ocean isn’t going to stand in their way as they continue to distract and inspire a generation away from their phones and their screens.

Recorded with John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) and mixed by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Cursive), “Kamikaze” features some of the Glos’ rawest songwriting yet that includes themes surrounding heartbreak, hurricanes, feminism, climate change, nervous breakdowns and more. There’s a glimpse into one band member’s stay at an inpatient mental rehabilitation center (“Inpatient”), songs about feeling disillusioned by the concept of moral compromise, the dungeon that is the music business (“Fool On the Street”), and songs about sticking to your missions (“Missionary”).