Following July’s ON PATROL LP, Los Angeles zoner SUN ARAW has extended the LA Cop theme into a second helping of triumphal warrior dub that wins the prize for best EP title of the year. In Cameron Stallones’ own words, OFF DUTY “grips you in heavy end-of-shift panic.” If ON PATROL feels like a confident, sharp-shooting swagger down the endless corridors of the mind, its sequel opens with the cold sweat that sets in before we turn the final corner — hyperventilating through two and a half minutes of white noise and guitar squiggles, unsure whether to proceed or turn back. Just when we reach a nadir disorientation and despair, SUN ARAW fades in one of his signature walking-pace bongo grooves, intones a few blurred words of encouragement, and we know what we have to do.

SUN ARAW, “LAST CHANTS”

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SUN ARAW’s OFF DUTY 12″ and OFF DUTY/BOAT TRIP CD are out October 12th on Woodsist. Cameron recently announced the dates for his European tour this fall. Scope them after the jump.

OCTOBER
Mon 25 DEN HAGUE, THE VILLA
Tue 26 BERLIN, WEST GERMANY
Wed 27 STUTTGART, FFUS
Thu 28 AALST, NETWERK
Fri 29 LYON, GRRND ZERO
Sat 30 NANTES, SOY FESTIVAL
Sun 31 MONTPELIER, LE BALOARD

NOVEMBER
Wed 3 MADRID, EL PERRO CLUB
Fri 5 LISBON, ZDB W/ US GIRLS, HIGH WOLF, SCOUT NIBLETT
Sat 6 LEIRIA, TEATRO MIGUEL FRANCO W/ US GIRLS
Tue 9 MILAN, HUNDEBISS, SECRET PLACE
Wed 10 GENEVA, L’ECURIE
Sat 13 AMSTERDAM, DE NIEUWE ANITA W/ PRINCE RAMA
Tue 16 BRISTOL, ARNOLFINI (SUN ARAW VS FELLINI’S SATYRICON)
Wed 17 LONDON, CAMP W/ ZUN ZUN EGUI + HYPE WILLIAMS
Thu 18 BRIGHTON, HECTORS HOUSE W/ ZUN ZUN EGUI + PEEP HOLES
Sat 20 NOTTINGHAM, THE ARTS ORGANISATION W/ ZUN ZUN EGUI
Sun 21 MANCHESTER, ISLINGTON MILL W/ ZUN ZUN EGUI + GNOD
Mon 22 GLASGOW, ARTS CENTRE W/ ZUN ZUN EGUI + BLUE SABBATH BLACK FIJI
Tue 23 LEEDS, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB W/ ZUN ZUN EGUI + RUNNERS + QUWACK QUWACK
Fri 26 DUBLIN, JOINERY GALLERY
Sat 27 CORK, TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE

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