New LP ‘Wish Defense’ — the final album engineered by Steve Albini — out February 7 on Trouble In Mind. See FACS on tour in select markets this April.

On their sixth studio album ‘Wish Defense’ (incoming Feburary 7, 2025 on Trouble In Mind Records), Chicago trio FACS take a good, long look in the mirror to face themselves. The group’s guitarist/vocalist Brian Case notes that the album’s lyrics evolve around doppelgängers or “doubles,” tackling the idea of facing yourself and observing your ideas and motivations. band have revealed the album’s second single, ‘Desire Path’ alongside a striking black and white visualizer. Echoing the album’s cover art, checkerboards everywhere are offset reflections of themselves. Art by: by Morgan Cuinet. A final note: album is the last album engineered by Steve Albini. Two days were recorded at Electrical Audio in early May of 2024 before Steve’s untimely passing, with renowned engineer and friend Sanford Parker stepping in to finish the session 24 hours later, tracking the last bits of vocals and overdubs. Longtime collaborator John Congleton mixed the album as Albini would have, in Electrical Audio’s A room, off the tape, using Albini’s notes about the session.

FACS on tour:

Feb. 07 Den Haag, NL – Grauzone Fest
Feb. 08 Amsterdam, NL – OCCII
Feb. 09 Hamburg, DE – Ms Stubnitz Boat
Feb. 10 Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
Feb. 11 Brussels, BE – Magazine 4
Feb. 12 Luxembourg, LUX – Rotondes
Feb. 13 Metz, FR – Trinitaires
Feb. 14 Lyon, FR – Periscope
Feb. 15 Nïmes, FR – Paloma
Feb. 16 Marseille, FR – Emma Vortex
Feb. 18 Savona, IT – Raindogs
Feb. 19 Grenoble, FR – Le Ciel
Feb. 20 Zürich, CH – Ziegel Oh Lac
Feb. 21 Trier, DE – Mergener Hof Trier
Feb. 22 Liege, BE – Jaune Orange

Apr. 07 Washington, DC – Songbyrd
Apr. 08 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Apr. 09 Ridgewood, NY – TV Eye
Apr. 10 Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
Apr. 11 Montreal, QC – Quai des Brumes
Apr. 12 Toronto, ON – Dance Cave
Apr. 13 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Apr. 17 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall

‘Wish Defense’, tracklist:

Talking Haunted
Ordinary Voices
Wish Defense
A Room
Desire Path
Sometimes Only
You Futur