Oh No...Khan Documentary.

We feel like we have an intimate relationship with King Khan and the Shrines at this blog. Perhaps it was being spit on, or seeing his nuts at the Mercury Lounge. I don't know, maybe both. That's what makes us terrified at the thought of a Khan documentary. At least Mr. Supernatural is only 20 minutes long. How much damage could he really do? Hmm. Well, if you're up for it, you get a free download of Mr. Supernatural with the iTunes purchase of What Is?!, the reissue of Khan's 2007 record - coming out April 21st on Vice. We only tolerate Khan because he's fun as shit, and his music is basically the best garage, party, rock, funk music that we've heard in a long time. Our friends at Prefix premiered the trailer yesterday. Watch it HERE!

KHAN!!!

King Khan and the Shrines, in conjunction with Vice Records, will release What Is?!, for the first time domestically on April 21. For those who have little Khan experience, the man is different: Nudity, full-vocal depletion and money burning are among his live accolades. Just ask Bradford Cox who received a head full* of Khan at the last Mercury Lounge (Aug. 02, 2008) show we attended. Or maybe you caught his antics at McCarren Pool (tear.) We digress. The Orchard had this to say about Khan and What Is?!:

"...What Is?! shows The Shrines at their best. Their unique Sun Ra cum Stooges take on psychedelic big band soul is full on here, a literal aural middle finger to the calculated garage rock taking over the malls of America. Time to re-do those best of lists from a few years ago."

Track listing and tour dates after the jump.
*Khan thrust Cox's head into his spandex tight ass and crotch...wow that sounds horribly dirty. Well, it kind of was.

TRACK LISTING FOR WHAT IS?

01 (How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way
02 I Wanna Be A Girl
03 Welfare Bread
04 Land of the Freak
05 I See Lights
06 69 Faces of Love
07 No Regrets
08 Cosmic Serenade
09 Le Fils Du Jaques Dutronc
10 Let Me Holler
11 In Your Grave
12 Take A Little Bit
13 Fear & Love
14 The Ballad Of Lady Godiva

KING KHAN TOUR DATES

03-06 Elkton, FL @ Harvest of Hope
03-07 Miami, FL @ The Vagabond
03-10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
03-12 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
03-13 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
03-14 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café
03-15 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
03-16 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Loft
03-17 San Antonio, TX @ The Warhol
03-20 Austin, TX @ Emo's Vice Records SXSW Showcase to Shame all Other Showcases