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Open Mike Eagle, ‘What Happens When I Try to Relax’ EP

blame it on Shake October 18, 2018

Fresh off celebrating his first pro-wrestling victory (with help from Mick Foley), Open Mike Eagle is back on the music tip with What Happens When I Try to Relax.

With Brick Body Kids Still Daydream still in rotation from last year, the polymath creative follows up with a new EP that finds a balance between insightful and comedic.

Weighing his recent successes against the many sociopolitical failures of the present, Mike told told Pitchfork it’s “about expectations of form, anxiety, middle age and middle class.”

Locked in at six tracks (that Mike would “put up against any 6 rap songs that came out this year”), What Happens When I Try to Relax can be heard below. Press play and add it on your choice streaming service.

Where Mike Eagle truly shines is in his live show. I’ve caught him a few times and each show was memorable in their own ways. He’s a true performer. Do yourself a favor and catch him on the road. Dates below.

10/19 – Den Haag, Netherlands @ Paard
10/20 – Darmstadt, Germany @ Oetinger Villa
10/21 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
10/22 – Berlin, Germany @ Kantine Am Berghain
10/23 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Stings of Autumn Festival
10/24 – Warszawa, Poland @ Smolna 38
10/25 – Barcelona, Spain @ Arrte
10/26 – Paris, France @ Centre Culturel Hip Hop
11/5 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/6 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/8 – Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
11/12 – Tustin, CA @ Marty’s On Newport
11/13 – Tempe, AZ @ Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium
11/16 – Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room & Garage
11/17 – Houston, TX @ The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston
11/18 – Dallas, TX @ Dada DaLLAS
11/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar