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July 2, 2020
IDIOT PRAYER NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE Thursday 23 July
IDIOT PRAYER
NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE
Global Streaming Event
Thursday 23 July
Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film shot at the iconic London venue this June. Join the online streaming event on 23 July 2020.
In this unique performance, audiences around the world will have the chance to watch Cave play songs from his extensive back catalogue, including rare tracks that most fans will be hearing for the first time. The songs are taken from across the breadth of Cave’s career, including early Bad Seeds and Grinderman, right through to the most recent Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Ghosteen.
The performance was filmed by award winning Cinematographer Robbie Ryan (The Favourite, Marriage Story, American Honey) in Alexandra Palace’s stunning West Hall. It was edited by Nick Emerson (Lady Macbeth, Emma, Greta).
Tickets to view the film stream online are now available at three times globally:
Australia & Asia: 8pm AEST
UK & Europe: 8pm BST / 9pm CEST
North & South America: 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT
The film will be streamed as a live experience, and will not be available to view online following the event.
Please note during the event you will not be able to pause, rewind or fast forward the stream.
For tickets and information on your local time click HERE.
On Nick Cave live:
‘His singing is also extraordinary in this intimate setting…takes your breath away.’– The Guardian
‘One of the greatest living performers’– Brooklyn Vegan
‘The greatest living songwriter’– NME
‘Part rock god, part therapist, part poet, part spokesperson for rock… a brilliant showman, one of the best in music right now…’– Forbes
‘Cave, one of the all-time-great performers, can bring any setting into his hypnotic orbit’– Consequence of Sound
SOCCER MOMMY + SASAMI Release Covers for Singles Series, Net Profits to National Bail Out + Oxfam COVID Fund
RELEASES FINAL SINGLES SERIES INSTALLMENT WITH COVERS FROM SOCCER MOMMY + SASAMI LISTEN:Soccer Mommy - “Drive” (The Cars cover)SASAMI - “Toxicity” (System of a Down cover) All net profits from Bandcamp sales to National Bail Out & Oxfam’s COVID-19 Relief Fund
(Soccer Mommy credit: Brian Ziff / SASAMI credit: Courtesy of Artist)Soccer Mommy—twenty-three year-old Sophie Allison—shares the final installment of her Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series today. Following incredible releases with Jay Som, Beabadoobee and Gentle Dom, a.k.a. Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT, SASAMI and Soccer Mommy share covers today. Check out Soccer Mommy’s cover of The Cars’ “Drive,” and SASAMI’s cover of System of a Down’s “Toxicity” HERE.
The Bandcamp net profits from the Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series will go to Oxfam's COVID-19 relief fund and National Bail Out, to help combat both Coronavirus and the important fight against police brutality and systematic racism. Oxfam has an anonymous donor who will match every dollar raised for them by this series, up to $5000, which will double the impact of your purchase.
Sophie on the release, “I’m really glad to get to release this cover of drive. It’s a song I’ve loved for a long time that I started covering pretty recently. It was nice to get to record one last thing in the studio before everything shut down.” SASAMI continues, “The choice of covering System of a Down’s “Toxicity” wasn’t really a deep one, but I do believe that now is a time of acuity in indetifying the toxicity in our society. Toni Cade Bambara said “The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible,” and I’m definitely seeking the kind of art that centers that focus.
Los Angeles songwriter and multi-instrumentalist SASAMI released her self-titled debut album in March 2019. Ten tautly melodic rock tracks describing the surprising ways in which one’s relationships—with lovers, friends, oneself—can shift in a single year, SASAMI earned critical acclaim: “a powerful first effort” via Pitchfork, “impressive: finely crafted and introspective” via NPR, and “one of the best debut rock albums of the past few years…incessantly replayable” via FLOOD. Since then, SASAMI has toured internationally, curated an issue of the Yes Plz zine, released a holiday 3-track single lil drmr bb, and a new track, “Mess.”
Soccer Mommy released her triumphant sophomore album, color theory, earlier this year via Loma Vista Recordings. What followed was mass critical acclaim, performances opening for Bernie Sanders, numerous upcoming headline dates sold-out months in advance, confirmed festival slots at the likes of Glastonbury, and her late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The album made it’s AAA Top 20 debut after release, was #1 NACC Top 200 for 4-weeks running, and debuted on the following Billboard charts: #1 Top New Artist Albums, #1 Alternative New Artist Albums, #4 Current Alternative Albums, #4 LP Vinyl Albums, #6 Current Rock Albums, #16 Top Current Albums and in the Billboard Top 200. The album is already appearing on mid-year lists, from the likes of Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Paste, Billboard, and more.
With touring at a halt for the entire music industry, Soccer Mommy has found remarkably inventive ways to stay busy during quarantine. Combining her love of video games and performing, Soccer Mommy held a digital concert on the online gaming platform Club Penguin Rewritten a few weeks ago, with 10,000+ attendees (who all had to make their own penguin avatars to attend). So many fans logged on originally that the game’s server *literally* crashed and the event had to be rescheduled. Soccer Mommy has also kicked off the NPR Tiny Desk At Home Series, performed on Pitchfork’s IG Live series, and released her very own Zoom backgrounds images. Soccer Mommy then embarked on another tour, of sorts: an 8-bit music video tour, hitting some of the cities she was meant to be currently passing through. See the rescheduled dates for Soccer Mommy’s UK/EU tour below.
EU Tour Dates:2/8/21 - Koln, Germany - Bumann & Sohn2/9/21 - Hamburg-St. Pauli, Germany - Molotow2/10/21 - Berlin, Germany - Frannz Club2/12/21 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso2/13/21 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Merleyn2/15/21 - Brussels, Belgium - Le Botanique2/16/21 - Paris, France - Petit Bain2/18/21 - London, United Kingdom - Electric Ballroom2/19/21 - Birmingham, United Kingdom - The Castle & Falcon2/20/21 - Brighton, United Kingdom - Concorde 22/21/21 - Bristol, United Kingdom - Trinity2/22/21 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Gorilla2/24/21 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Oran Mor2/25/21 - Leeds, United Kingdom - Belgrave Music Hall6/11/21 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival 6/29/21 - Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College (with HAIM)7/1/21 - 7/3/21 - Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain - Vida Festival
Purchase color theory on duo-tone vinyl with exclusive poster + sticker sheet, CD, cassette, and digital download HERE.
LISTEN/WATCH:“circle the drain” | “lucy” | “yellow is the color of her eyes” | “bloodstream”
READ MORE ON COLOR THEORY HERE:The New York TimesRolling StoneBillboardEntertainment Weekly
Praise for Soccer Mommy + color theory:
"Let me thank Soccer Mommy for the music" - Bernie Sanders
B.J. Thomas, Lisa Loeb, George Thorogood, Corey Taylor, Gavin Rossdale, Don Felder & More join 'Rock For Relief' Virtual Benefit Concert July 3rd
B.J. THOMAS, LISA LOEB, GEORGE THOROGOOD, COREY TAYLOR ALONGSIDE GAVIN ROSSDALE, MYLES KENNEDY/ALTER BRIDGE, LZZY HALE & JOE HOTTINGER/HALESTORM, DON FELDER (A FORMER LEAD GUITARIST OF THE EAGLES), FILTER, CHRIS ROBERTSON/BLACK STONE CHERRY, BRANDON SALLER/ATREYU + MORE TO PERFORM DURING “ROCK FOR RELIEF” VIRTUAL BENEFIT CONCERT JULY 3 AT 8 PM & 11 PM (ET)
EVENT TO SUPPORT FEEDING AMERICA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND
HOSTED BY LOU BRUTUS AND RIKI RACHTMAN
+ TALENT INTERVIEWS BY ALICE COOPER & JOE SATRIANI
APPEARANCES BY PETER FRAMPTON AND ADAM GONTIER/SAINT ANSONIANew York, NY — B.J. Thomas, Lisa Loeb, George Thorogood, Corey Taylor alongside Gavin Rossdale, Don Felder (a former lead guitarist of the Eagles), Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge),Lzzy Hale & Joe Hottinger (Halestorm), Jesse Hasek (10 Years), Filter, The Dead Daisies, Chris Robertson (Black Stone Cherry), Starset, Brandon Saller (Atreyu), Ricky Byrd, Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel, Joe Grushecky, Kathy Sledge, Bones Owens, Danielia Cotton, Matt Bigland (Dinosaur Pile-Up) and more set to perform during United Stations Media Networks and Storic Media Podcast Network present “Rock For Relief” benefit concert supporting Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund on July 3 at 8pm ET and again at 11pm ET broadcasted here.
United Stations Media and Storic Media are teaming up with Feeding America to raise awareness and donations for families in local communities across the nation. The “Rock For Relief” benefit show will be hosted by Lou Brutus and Riki Rachtman and talent interviews conducted by Alice Cooper and Joe Satriani with appearances by Peter Frampton and Adam Gontier of Saint Ansonia.
Feeding America estimates that an additional 17.1 million people could be food insecure in 2020 as a result of this crisis – for a total of 54.3 million people, or 1 in every 6 people. This is a 46% increase over the 37.2 million people who were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 crisis. “Many people are struggling with hunger during this unprecedented time, including children, families and seniors. Feeding America member food banks are on the ground helping to address the increased need in their communities,” said Dan Nisbet, Vice President of Development at Feeding America. “We are so grateful for United Stations Media Networks and the talent involved in the ‘Rock for Relief’ benefit concert, which will raise funds to provide meals to people who need them most.”
“We are so pleased to put on “Rock For Relief” in order to give back to our fellow Americans during such a tumultuous time,” said Kristin Verbitsky, Director of Storic. “I want to thank the incredible talent who graciously donated their time to make this happen. I know that music lovers are missing live concerts, myself included, and I’m hoping we can fill that void just a little bit this July 4th weekend and raise funds for Feeding America.”
About United Stations Media Networks & Storic Media Podcast Network:
USMN is the country’s largest privately held full-service audio content company. It syndicates national radio shows and creates compelling multi-platform audio and video entertainment. Over the past 40+ years, USMN has produced hundreds of programs and thousands of hours of music, entertainment, and information content. Our targeted networks and podcasts have national reach, allowing us to execute powerful audio campaigns that drive exceptional brand awareness and new business for our advertising clients.
United Stations was founded in 1981 by radio pioneer Dick Clark and his partner Nick Verbitsky, a veteran radio executive and former COO of Mutual Radio. USMN is headquartered in New York City, with regional offices in Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Nashville.
Started in March 2020, The Storic Media Podcast Network is a podcast production and advertising company within United Stations Media Networks. It offers a wide-range of podcast subjects including originals, narrative, crime, thriller, lifestyle, fan-casts, comedy, comedy-thriller, mystery, drama, music, and children’s content. For the latest on Storic, please visit: Website | Instagram | YouTube | Press Kit
About Feeding America:
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 40 million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
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EVENT TO SUPPORT FEEDING AMERICA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE FUNDHOSTED BY LOU BRUTUS AND RIKI RACHTMAN
+ TALENT INTERVIEWS BY ALICE COOPER & JOE SATRIANI
APPEARANCES BY PETER FRAMPTON AND ADAM GONTIER/SAINT ANSONIANew York, NY — B.J. Thomas, Lisa Loeb, George Thorogood, Corey Taylor alongside Gavin Rossdale, Don Felder (a former lead guitarist of the Eagles), Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge),Lzzy Hale & Joe Hottinger (Halestorm), Jesse Hasek (10 Years), Filter, The Dead Daisies, Chris Robertson (Black Stone Cherry), Starset, Brandon Saller (Atreyu), Ricky Byrd, Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel, Joe Grushecky, Kathy Sledge, Bones Owens, Danielia Cotton, Matt Bigland (Dinosaur Pile-Up) and more set to perform during United Stations Media Networks and Storic Media Podcast Network present “Rock For Relief” benefit concert supporting Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund on July 3 at 8pm ET and again at 11pm ET broadcasted here.
United Stations Media and Storic Media are teaming up with Feeding America to raise awareness and donations for families in local communities across the nation. The “Rock For Relief” benefit show will be hosted by Lou Brutus and Riki Rachtman and talent interviews conducted by Alice Cooper and Joe Satriani with appearances by Peter Frampton and Adam Gontier of Saint Ansonia.
Feeding America estimates that an additional 17.1 million people could be food insecure in 2020 as a result of this crisis – for a total of 54.3 million people, or 1 in every 6 people. This is a 46% increase over the 37.2 million people who were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 crisis. “Many people are struggling with hunger during this unprecedented time, including children, families and seniors. Feeding America member food banks are on the ground helping to address the increased need in their communities,” said Dan Nisbet, Vice President of Development at Feeding America. “We are so grateful for United Stations Media Networks and the talent involved in the ‘Rock for Relief’ benefit concert, which will raise funds to provide meals to people who need them most.”
“We are so pleased to put on “Rock For Relief” in order to give back to our fellow Americans during such a tumultuous time,” said Kristin Verbitsky, Director of Storic. “I want to thank the incredible talent who graciously donated their time to make this happen. I know that music lovers are missing live concerts, myself included, and I’m hoping we can fill that void just a little bit this July 4th weekend and raise funds for Feeding America.”
About United Stations Media Networks & Storic Media Podcast Network:
USMN is the country’s largest privately held full-service audio content company. It syndicates national radio shows and creates compelling multi-platform audio and video entertainment. Over the past 40+ years, USMN has produced hundreds of programs and thousands of hours of music, entertainment, and information content. Our targeted networks and podcasts have national reach, allowing us to execute powerful audio campaigns that drive exceptional brand awareness and new business for our advertising clients.
United Stations was founded in 1981 by radio pioneer Dick Clark and his partner Nick Verbitsky, a veteran radio executive and former COO of Mutual Radio. USMN is headquartered in New York City, with regional offices in Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Nashville.
Started in March 2020, The Storic Media Podcast Network is a podcast production and advertising company within United Stations Media Networks. It offers a wide-range of podcast subjects including originals, narrative, crime, thriller, lifestyle, fan-casts, comedy, comedy-thriller, mystery, drama, music, and children’s content. For the latest on Storic, please visit: Website | Instagram | YouTube | Press Kit
About Feeding America:
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 40 million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
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Nathaniel Rateliff debuts quarantine inspired "Time Stands" video
NATHANIEL RATELIFF DEBUTS QUARANTINE INSPIRED
“TIME STANDS” VIDEO
NOMINATED FOR “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” AND
“SONG OF THE YEAR” AT 2020 AMERICANA AWARDS
Photo credit: Rett Rogers
July 2, 2020—Acclaimed musician Nathaniel Rateliff debuts the video for his track “Time Stands” today. Directed by Rett Rogers, the video features original scenic footage from various continents filmed during quarantine. The track appears on Rateliff’s latest solo album, And It’s Still Alright, which was released earlier this year on Stax Records. Watch/share it here:
https://found.ee/NRTimeStandsOfficialVideo
Of the video, Rogers says, “The global pandemic we are facing has implemented distance - distance from our loved ones far away, distance from people out in the world and distance from the life we once knew. The only way we could film during lockdown was without a crew and drone cinematography can be filmed by a single operator while emphasizing the separation inherent to this moment. People across the world are singularly experiencing this new sense of space and I wanted to document that – from bridges in Nigeria and abbeys in Scotland to the outback of Australia and skyscrapers of Sao Palo, from an empty shopping district in Tokyo to lonely Southern California beaches, silent streets of Santo Domingo and great solitude of the Colorado Rockies. The space within the recording of ‘Time Stands’ fills the vast landscapes, image and song reflecting upon time, detachment and balance.”
Most recently, And It’s Still Alright as well as the title track were nominated for “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the 2020 Americana Awards. In addition, the record peaked at #3 on iTunes’ “Top Albums” chart, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s “Americana/Folk” chart, landed at #2 on their “Current Rock” chart and appeared #1 on the Americana Albums Chart for eight consecutive weeks. The title track, “And It’s Still Alright,” spent eight consecutive weeks #1 at Triple A Radio, nine consecutive weeks #1 at the Americana Singles chart and three weeks #1 at NonComm. “Time Stands” also hit its peak at #1 on the Americana Singles chart and #17 at Triple A Radio.
And It’s Still Alright continues to receive widespread critical acclaim:
“Nathaniel Rateliff returns, this time as a solo artist,
with what may be his best batch of songs yet.”
“And It’s Still Alright is stop-what-you’re-doing beautiful.”
“In the end, what could be an album of well-earned indulgence ends up being as much about reaching outward than burrowing inward, rendering deep personal suffering with a humane light touch. And It’s Still Alright the heartening sound of music pulling him through his pain, and, hopefully, past it into something like solace.”
“The result is a set of compositions of intense power, and an album that
reaches multiple emotional crescendos, from grown male grief rarely expressed
in contemporary song to varying degrees of regained equilibrium.”
“...his new solo work takes him in a gentler acoustic direction, which is echoed across his upcoming album. His baritone has a lovely ragged edge.”
“A great excuse to shut out the world and have a good cry.”
“...regardless of instrumentation and genre, Rateliff’s reflex to write
through painful mysteries remains the same.”
“The end result, cinematic in its emotional heft but understated in its arrangement,
will split your heart in two.”
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Fantasy Records
“TIME STANDS” VIDEO
NOMINATED FOR “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” AND
“SONG OF THE YEAR” AT 2020 AMERICANA AWARDS
Photo credit: Rett Rogers
July 2, 2020—Acclaimed musician Nathaniel Rateliff debuts the video for his track “Time Stands” today. Directed by Rett Rogers, the video features original scenic footage from various continents filmed during quarantine. The track appears on Rateliff’s latest solo album, And It’s Still Alright, which was released earlier this year on Stax Records. Watch/share it here:
https://found.ee/NRTimeStandsOfficialVideo
Of the video, Rogers says, “The global pandemic we are facing has implemented distance - distance from our loved ones far away, distance from people out in the world and distance from the life we once knew. The only way we could film during lockdown was without a crew and drone cinematography can be filmed by a single operator while emphasizing the separation inherent to this moment. People across the world are singularly experiencing this new sense of space and I wanted to document that – from bridges in Nigeria and abbeys in Scotland to the outback of Australia and skyscrapers of Sao Palo, from an empty shopping district in Tokyo to lonely Southern California beaches, silent streets of Santo Domingo and great solitude of the Colorado Rockies. The space within the recording of ‘Time Stands’ fills the vast landscapes, image and song reflecting upon time, detachment and balance.”
Most recently, And It’s Still Alright as well as the title track were nominated for “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the 2020 Americana Awards. In addition, the record peaked at #3 on iTunes’ “Top Albums” chart, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s “Americana/Folk” chart, landed at #2 on their “Current Rock” chart and appeared #1 on the Americana Albums Chart for eight consecutive weeks. The title track, “And It’s Still Alright,” spent eight consecutive weeks #1 at Triple A Radio, nine consecutive weeks #1 at the Americana Singles chart and three weeks #1 at NonComm. “Time Stands” also hit its peak at #1 on the Americana Singles chart and #17 at Triple A Radio.
And It’s Still Alright continues to receive widespread critical acclaim:
“Nathaniel Rateliff returns, this time as a solo artist,
with what may be his best batch of songs yet.”
“And It’s Still Alright is stop-what-you’re-doing beautiful.”
“In the end, what could be an album of well-earned indulgence ends up being as much about reaching outward than burrowing inward, rendering deep personal suffering with a humane light touch. And It’s Still Alright the heartening sound of music pulling him through his pain, and, hopefully, past it into something like solace.”
“The result is a set of compositions of intense power, and an album that
reaches multiple emotional crescendos, from grown male grief rarely expressed
in contemporary song to varying degrees of regained equilibrium.”
“...his new solo work takes him in a gentler acoustic direction, which is echoed across his upcoming album. His baritone has a lovely ragged edge.”
“A great excuse to shut out the world and have a good cry.”
“...regardless of instrumentation and genre, Rateliff’s reflex to write
through painful mysteries remains the same.”
“The end result, cinematic in its emotional heft but understated in its arrangement,
will split your heart in two.”
Website /// Facebook /// Twitter /// Instagram
Fantasy Records
New > Luke Jenner > single "All My Love" > from forthcoming LP "1" > listen here
Luke Jenner - Photo Credit : Gena Tuso
Click image to watch "All My Love" single visualLuke Jenner
from
The Rapture
shares new single
“All My Love”
https://manono-records.lnk.to/One
Solo LP “1”
Out July 24th 2020
Manono Records
Catalogue Number: MANONO001
Formats : CD / 2LP / Digital
Today, The Rapture singer Luke Jenner shares a new single from his forthcoming solo LP “1”. The single is titled “All My Love”.
“’All My Love’ is the central argument of my life” says Luke. “It is a prayer, an intention and a promise. It’s all there, my family, the most important things. It hopefully gets the ball rolling on the community and the label properly and lets people know what we are about. What comes next.”
Love ❤ Luke
It's hard to speak about unspeakable things - violence, abuse, addiction and abandonment; especially when these things rupture the innocence of childhood.
But one of the merits of Luke Jenner's new solo project is that he not only speaks of these things but he does so in a way that wrests them from the dark, small cubicle of shame, placing them firmly in the light so that we, as listeners and fellow survivors, can start to maybe walk with our head high. In this moment of empty pop music séance, the scope and ends of this project - to try and help people - feels almost revelatory.
Revelatory is the right word here in that it carries with it, of course, the sense of religious or spiritual insight. As front man for the legendary post Punk NYC band, The Rapture (a band name that already attests to Jenner's abiding faith and interest in the force of spiritual reckoning), Jenner has never shied away from his belief in God, community, family - all as a means of recovering the fractured x of y. "How Deep is Your Love", "Grace"…
But while those The Rapture records flirted with these themes, Jenner's album “1” fully embraces them. “1” is commanding yet generous in its vision. It follows Jenner's personal history - from the trauma of child abuse in his family to the happiness he seeks in his own family now and in the community of survivors that sustain him - within the context of rock history and the music that sustained him there as well.
"All Things Must Pass" by George Harrison (also invested in spiritual belonging) comes to mind, as does Daniel Johnston, who literally heard voices which he put to music. Jenner's project too insists on polyvocality, from his own voice that splits between utter pain and despair to almost spiraling, nectarean harmonies, to the community of family, friends and sponsors that Jenner samples and adds to the record like a church choir.
The song is accompanied by a video illustrated and directed by Tara Relax and edited by BJ Rubin.
“1” Track list
1. A Wonderful Experience
2. All My Love
3. If There Is A God
4. Asshole
5. I’m Still Alive
6. What Do I Dream About
7. You’re Not Alone
8. You Know You’re In Love When You’re In Love
9. Die One Day
10. About To Explode
Mass Datura share new track from upcoming new album 'Wish Untitled'
MASS DATURA NEW TRACK 'ETERNALLY SOLD SEPARATELY' ON SPOTIFY AND SOUNDCLOUD NEW ALBUM 'WISH UNTITLED' OUT ON 10 JULY
Photo credit: Ellen Rogers "A gorgeous piece of guitar-pop whimsy with a literary streak" Clash London band Mass Datura release their sophomore album 'Wish Untitled' on 10th July on All Types of Slime Records. Today, they share new track 'Eternally Sold Separately'. Merging their tongue in cheek lyrics with an upbeat tempo, Mass Datura jump straight into the deep end with this track as the driving bass line plummets through a tidal wave of garage rock. The rhythm guitar steers the band through a wave of sonar emotions from warped echoing ambience and orchestral crescendos, to all-out aggressive art-rock choruses.
Eternally Sold Separately playfully showcases the band’s ability to switch between light and dark by unapologetically catapulting jagged and abrupt changes at whim throughout. The lyrics "Welcome to the fine farewell, it’s a suicide, not a digital joke… In this fantasy of who you become and what you learn to be, a human unfolds", masterfully demonstrate an abstract lyrical journey through contrasting postmodernist imagery. LISTEN TO 'ETERNALLY SOLD SEPARATELY' ON SPOTIFY AND SOUNDCLOUD 'Wish Untitled' is the follow-up to 2018's debut 'Sentimental Meltdown'. Recorded straight to tape in a studio in the middle of nowhere in the French countryside, the album captures band leader Thomas Rowe's songs with immediate energy and analogue warmth. The result is a personal, but willingly shared, journey through the emotional upheavals we're all familiar with: fractured companionships, the perils of damaging dependency and the feeling of crumbling under the weight of a world that doesn't care. WATCH 'TONGUE BONES' VIDEO HERE WATCH 'DEFORMER 1988' VIDEO HERE WATCH 'CATS FOR KINGS' VIDEO HERE With a name originating in 16th-century occult mythology, Mass Datura initially formed as an outlet for Canadian poet, artist and cordwainer Thomas Rowe and music graduate Joseph Colkett to channel their unusually broad patchwork of experiences into masterfully playful songs. The band’s inspirations at the outset were taken from the sounds of grunge, alt-rock, doo-wop, blues and American folk. However, in more recent years they sought fervour from the operatic when classically trained violinist and soprano Leanne Roberts, and the artistic when The Horror’s guitarist Joshua Hayward, ICMP graduate Patrick Bartleet and UAL art major Christy Taylor joined the line-up. Mass Datura’s choice of instruments in itself demonstrates how these extensive genres interplay; vocals, guitars, bass, drums, synths/mellotron, lap steel guitar and violin. People often say that too many cooks spoil the broth, however, this group of East London misfits are on a quest to break the mould. According to Josh, their latest songs distinctively fuse the classical with the obscure in a manner which is “nothing short of a John Carpenter movie in the making”. Mass Datura have earned their reputation for mesmerising, raw and unpredictable live performances, and are setting their sights towards a global audience. The band’s “proggy, space-age pop” (DIY Mag) was welcomed with open arms across nine UK cities in their most recent tour with Canadian psych-rockers Black Mountian. However, Mass Datura have been cooking up a storm across the UK for a while having played a celebrated spot at Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2017, headlined Field-Trip Festival 2019, Brighton and supported several acclaimed artists along the way including The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers, L.A. Witch, Dark Horses and The Vacant Lots. New shows will be announced soon. 'Wish Untitled' tracklisting: 1. Sutra Swoon Sutra
2. Cats For Kings
3. Tongue Bones
4. Seasonal Social Reasons
5. Lady Equal
6. Deformer 1988
7. Eternally Sold Separately
8. Ocean Pink Meets Gutter love
9. Interlude
10. My Trash and Mr E.
11. Maria’s Little Elbows
12. Spirit Coins www.massdatura.bandcamp.comwww.instagram.com/massdaturawww.facebook.com/massdaturawww.twitter.com/massdaturawww.soundcloud.com/mass-datura
Photo credit: Ellen Rogers "A gorgeous piece of guitar-pop whimsy with a literary streak" Clash London band Mass Datura release their sophomore album 'Wish Untitled' on 10th July on All Types of Slime Records. Today, they share new track 'Eternally Sold Separately'. Merging their tongue in cheek lyrics with an upbeat tempo, Mass Datura jump straight into the deep end with this track as the driving bass line plummets through a tidal wave of garage rock. The rhythm guitar steers the band through a wave of sonar emotions from warped echoing ambience and orchestral crescendos, to all-out aggressive art-rock choruses.Eternally Sold Separately playfully showcases the band’s ability to switch between light and dark by unapologetically catapulting jagged and abrupt changes at whim throughout. The lyrics "Welcome to the fine farewell, it’s a suicide, not a digital joke… In this fantasy of who you become and what you learn to be, a human unfolds", masterfully demonstrate an abstract lyrical journey through contrasting postmodernist imagery. LISTEN TO 'ETERNALLY SOLD SEPARATELY' ON SPOTIFY AND SOUNDCLOUD 'Wish Untitled' is the follow-up to 2018's debut 'Sentimental Meltdown'. Recorded straight to tape in a studio in the middle of nowhere in the French countryside, the album captures band leader Thomas Rowe's songs with immediate energy and analogue warmth. The result is a personal, but willingly shared, journey through the emotional upheavals we're all familiar with: fractured companionships, the perils of damaging dependency and the feeling of crumbling under the weight of a world that doesn't care. WATCH 'TONGUE BONES' VIDEO HERE WATCH 'DEFORMER 1988' VIDEO HERE WATCH 'CATS FOR KINGS' VIDEO HERE With a name originating in 16th-century occult mythology, Mass Datura initially formed as an outlet for Canadian poet, artist and cordwainer Thomas Rowe and music graduate Joseph Colkett to channel their unusually broad patchwork of experiences into masterfully playful songs. The band’s inspirations at the outset were taken from the sounds of grunge, alt-rock, doo-wop, blues and American folk. However, in more recent years they sought fervour from the operatic when classically trained violinist and soprano Leanne Roberts, and the artistic when The Horror’s guitarist Joshua Hayward, ICMP graduate Patrick Bartleet and UAL art major Christy Taylor joined the line-up. Mass Datura’s choice of instruments in itself demonstrates how these extensive genres interplay; vocals, guitars, bass, drums, synths/mellotron, lap steel guitar and violin. People often say that too many cooks spoil the broth, however, this group of East London misfits are on a quest to break the mould. According to Josh, their latest songs distinctively fuse the classical with the obscure in a manner which is “nothing short of a John Carpenter movie in the making”. Mass Datura have earned their reputation for mesmerising, raw and unpredictable live performances, and are setting their sights towards a global audience. The band’s “proggy, space-age pop” (DIY Mag) was welcomed with open arms across nine UK cities in their most recent tour with Canadian psych-rockers Black Mountian. However, Mass Datura have been cooking up a storm across the UK for a while having played a celebrated spot at Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2017, headlined Field-Trip Festival 2019, Brighton and supported several acclaimed artists along the way including The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers, L.A. Witch, Dark Horses and The Vacant Lots. New shows will be announced soon. 'Wish Untitled' tracklisting: 1. Sutra Swoon Sutra
2. Cats For Kings
3. Tongue Bones
4. Seasonal Social Reasons
5. Lady Equal
6. Deformer 1988
7. Eternally Sold Separately
8. Ocean Pink Meets Gutter love
9. Interlude
10. My Trash and Mr E.
11. Maria’s Little Elbows
12. Spirit Coins www.massdatura.bandcamp.comwww.instagram.com/massdaturawww.facebook.com/massdaturawww.twitter.com/massdaturawww.soundcloud.com/mass-datura
July 1, 2020
International Reggae Day Celebrated With New Official Music Video For Bob Marley's 'No Woman No Cry'
NEW OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'NO WOMAN NO CRY' REVEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY
'WHY SHOULD I' / 'EXODUS' 6-TRACK EP OUT NOW
BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS – LIVE AT THE RAINBOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW
LEGEND PICTURE DISC AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
WATCH'NO WOMAN NO CRY'
In observance of the late and legendary Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, and in honor of the July 1 International Reggae Day celebrations, an official music video for Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry," premiered today. Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa and shot in Jamaica and New York City, the powerful visual explores two tales of a family divided by country but connected by their love and want for a better life for their children. We see a strong and loving Mother strive to look after her children in their homeland. At the same time, the Father works tirelessly, isolated in New York City, working as a taxi driver to better provide for his family back home. The video shines a light on the importance of family and connection while confronting the genuine struggles many families face in the modern world, often forced apart due to poverty. The video for "No Woman No Cry" debuted on Bob Marley's Official YouTube Channel. Watch HERE .
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In addition to the new "No Woman, No Cry" music video being revealed for International Reggae Day, new music videos as well as all 4 Bob Marley: Legacy Episodes, including the latest installment, Rhythm of the Game, which explores Bob's longstanding connection between Soccer and his music, will be streaming on Bob Marley's official YouTube channel HERE.
A brand new HD music video for "Lively Up Yourself" will premiere on July 3, via Bob Marley's official YouTube channel HERE. Filmed in 4K, the video features Bob Marley at the top of his career.
On July 24, one of the world's best-selling and most loved albums of our time, LEGEND will be released as a limited-edition picture disc. Featuring many of Bob's most memorable songs, from "One Love/People Get Ready" to "Get Up, Stand Up," "Is This Love" to "Jammin'," "Could You Be Loved" to "Three Little Birds," and eight more classics, in celebration of #BobMarley75, the album will be available in a limited edition picture disc presenting the iconic cover shot backed with a previously unseen image of Bob. Pre-order HERE .
June 26 marked the release of Bob Marley's Why Should I | Exodus , 6-track EP. Featuring unique remixes, dub versions, and a 12" extended version of Exodus, the EP is out worldwide from today, listen HERE.
On June 12, Bob Marley and the Wailers' legendary Live At The Rainbow show was live-streamed in its entirety on Bob Marley's Official YouTube Page. Shot in London on June 4, 1977, amid the punk explosion, Bob was in exile following the release of his legendary Exodus LP; also just six months removed from an assassination attempt as well as a severe toe injury. The concert – the last of the Exodus tour due to the injury – has an undeniable charged, political energy to it. The live show aired in its original performance sequence for the first time this month, having been restored from film to HD video and from original analog to 24-bit audio Watch Bob Marley & The Wailers "Live At The Rainbow" on Bob Marley's Official YouTube Channel HERE .
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In this digital era, Bob Marley remains one of the most followed posthumous artists on social media, and MARLEY75 will serve to bring his music and message to the digital foreground, reaching new audiences and perspectives with innovative content and groundbreaking technology. Special live events, exclusive digital content, recordings, exhibitions, plus rare and unearthed treasures will also be revealed throughout the year. Bob Marley's music continues to inspire generation upon generation, as his legacy lives on through his message of love, justice, and unity, a sentiment needed more than ever in 2020. In conjunction with Tuff Gong and UMe, a division of the Universal Music Group, the Marley family will continue to ensure the highest quality, integrity, and care is taken to honor Bob's legacy and to celebrate one of the 20th century's most important and influential figures.
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Additional information on MARLEY75 events will be revealed soon.
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ABOUT BOB MARLEY:
Bob Marley, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is notable not only as the man who put reggae on the global map but, as a statesman in his native Jamaica, he famously brought together the country's warring factions. Today, Bob Marley remains one of the 20th century's most important and influential entertainment icons. Marley's lifestyle and music continue to inspire new generations as his legacy lives on through his music. In the digital era, he has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity, with the official Bob Marley Facebook page drawing more than 70 million fans, ranking it among the Top 20 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity pages. Marley's music catalog has sold millions of albums worldwide. His iconic collection, LEGEND, holds the distinction of being the longest-charting album in the history of Billboard magazine's Catalog Albums chart and remains the world's best-selling reggae album. Marley's accolades include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994) and ASCAP Songwriters Hall of Fame (2010), a GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award (2001), multiple entries in the GRAMMY® Hall Of Fame, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2001). For more information visit: bobmarley.com and facebook.com/bobmarley.
NEIL YOUNG RELEASES "FIRESIDE SESSIONS" PORCH EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW ON NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVES
NEIL YOUNG" FIRESIDE SESSIONS"PORCH EPISODENOW ON NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVESAnother Downhome Production Directed by dhlovelifeClick HEREPREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STUDIO ALBUM HOMEGROWN FROM 1974 AVAILABLE NOW VIA REPRISE RECORDS
July 1, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, Neil Young’s “Fireside Sessions” returns with the launch of the Porch Episode. Go to https://neilyoungarchives.com/ to stream the sixth session in his ongoing series of intimate livestreams.All previous Fireside Sessions are viewable only at NYA. These highly anticipated sessions continue to garner universal praise:
“Neil Young’s website, neilyoungarchives.com offers up a plethora of material in his ‘Hearse Theater’ [which] offers a welter of different material from throughout his long career recorded in lockdown.” –The Arts Desk (UK)
“There's still good news out there, even as the coronavirus has us sheltering in place. Neil Young is playing fireside shows which you can watch free in the ‘Hearse Theater.’" – Newsweek
Neil Young’s long awaited album HOMEGROWN is available now. Click here to listen.
“Neil Young’s Homegrown, is one of the great ‘Holy Grails’ of his unreleased catalogue.” – Pitchfork“Homegrown is a whole other kind of miracle. It’s all here, and yet somehow it all feels new and fresh.”– Uproxx
“Neil Young’s 45-year-old new album, Homegrown, is a rare missing link that actually lives up to its legend…one of the best albums from his 1970’s golden era. Homegrown is an essential addition to the Young catalog and the best of his many archival releases.” – Variety
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Fear of Men release new single "Into Strangeness"
RELEASE NEW SINGLE "INTO STRANGENESS"
FIRST NEW SONG SINCE 2016'S FALL FOREVER
Photo Credit: Mikael Johansson Today, Fear of Men release their first song in 4 years, "Into Strangeness," a sub-3 minute salvo tightly wound with a post-punk energy that recalls the likes of Section 25 and AR Kane. Expanding their instrumental palette, the song opens up with disorientating atonal saxophone, inspired by the opening credits of 70's neorealist film Fear Eats the Soul, before Jessica Weiss' vocals paint an ominous picture of tension, possession and affliction.
"It's been a strange and extremely charged 4 years since we last released music. It's been overwhelming and painful, hopefully leading to tangible positive change," said Weiss. "In contrast, this time has personally brought a lot of healing, shutting the door finally on elements that have been toxic and draining in my life for too long. This song is an assertion of a voice, a cry of independence. As the lyrics state, I 'spent a few years in tears, but now I'm steel'. It's a song about the role of words in constructing the self. We create ourselves like books, and I'm ready to tell a different story."
Produced by guitarist Daniel Falvey, the song's title "Into Strangeness" is influenced by quantum theory, evoking a place where things fall away and decay, leaving only the essential, but also feels apt for where we now find ourselves. Though written before the onset of COVID-19, the pandemic has affected the band's ability to get in the studio and finish the album they are currently working on and they were keen to share a preview of what they've been creating.
The video, made by the band during lockdown and filmed on phones, is inspired by 16th Century British witchcraft, uncanny dreamscapes and feminine power.
The band are donating their first week of sales via Bandcamp to The Audre Lorde Project, supporting LGBTQ+ POC in the New York area.
WATCH THE "INTO STRANGENESS" VIDEO
Brighton, U.K. band Fear of Men began in early 2011 as an extension of work Jessica Weiss was making for her art degree. Weiss had been making ambient soundtrack recordings for her short films, and met guitarist Daniel Falvey when he came to the exhibition of these films. The two arts students started working toward a more pop sound in bedroom recordings and eventually made a series of lo-fi demos with friends before releasing these on various DIY labels. The band have since then recorded two albums, 2014's Loom and 2016's Fall Forever to acclaim from NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum and others. They have embarked on several extensive headline tours in North America, the UK and Europe, and have also toured with artists such as Mitski, Japanese Breakfast and Lower Dens. In 2018 they were invited by The Cure's Robert Smith to play his curated Meltdown Festival at The Southbank, London. They are currently working on their next full-length record.
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Cold War Kids unveil 'New Age Norms 2,' the second installment of three-album trilogy. "You Already Know" new single out today
COLD WAR KIDS UNVEIL NEW AGE NORMS 2
SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THREE-ALBUM TRILOGY
NEW SINGLE, “YOU ALREADY KNOW,” PREMIERES TODAY
NEW AGE NORMS 2 ARRIVESVIA CWKTWO/AWAL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
(Photo credit: Allen Alcantara)
Cold War Kids have announced the eagerly awaited release of NEW AGE NORMS 2, the second installment of a three-album trilogy begun with last year’s acclaimed NEW AGE NORMS 1. Produced and mixed by GRAMMY® Award-winner Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Kacey Musgraves, The War On Drugs) and written by all five members of Cold War Kids, NEW AGE NORMS 2 arrives via CWKTWO/AWAL on Friday, August 21.
“The energy of this record is spontaneous, raw, soulful, chaotic,” says Cold War Kids’ Nathan Willett. “Just how we felt making it. It feels true and urgent. It feels modern and classic. I think it’s the best record Cold War Kids has ever made. “
NEW AGE NORMS 2 is heralded by today’s premiere of the extraordinary new single, “You Already Know,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official lyric visual is streaming via YouTube.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD “YOU ALREADY KNOW”
WATCH “YOU ALREADY KNOW”
“You Already Know” marks the second single from NEW AGE NORMS 2, following the album-opening “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now.” An official companion visual – shot during quarantine by acclaimed filmmaker Mezzy (Lil Peep: Everybody’s Everything, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboy Carti) – is streaming via YouTube.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW”
WATCH “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW”
Cold War Kids celebrated the release of “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now” with an exclusive performance earlier this year on CBS This Morning’s “Saturday Sessions,” alongside live renditions of the NEW AGE NORMS 1 favorites, “Complainer” and “Calm Your Nerves.”
WATCH “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW(CBS THIS MORNING SATURDAY SESSIONS)”
WATCH “COMPLAINER (CBS THIS MORNING SATURDAY SESSIONS)”
WATCH “CALM YOUR NERVES (CBS THIS MORNING SATURDAY SESSIONS)”
Produced by Lars Stalfors (St. Vincent, HEALTH, Foster the People), NEW AGE NORMS 1 also includes such hit singles as “Beyond The Pale,” “4th of July,” and “Complainer,” the latter of which proved a multi-format radio favorite, reaching the top 5 at Triple A and the top 20 at Alternative outlets across America. The album – which features cover art by the Los Angeles-based band’s bassist, acclaimed artist Matt Maust – was also met by wide-ranging international applause, with Ireland’s Hot Press simply declaring, “Cold War Kids are a band at the peak of their powers…NEW AGE NORMS 1 is a shiny, slinky salvo of funk-pop, but if you dig a little deeper, it’s also a cerebral, politically charged powderkeg.” “The eight-track album features themes on the new age norms of class, gender, race and power that shape the world today,” wrote The Skinny, adding, “Beyond the sweet melodies and striking instrumentals, NEW AGE NORMS 1 is a project with a message.”
Furthermore, Cold War Kids recently made history when “First,” their RIAA gold certified 2015 single, was named by BDS (Broadcast Data Systems) for earning the most spins at Alternative radio outlets nationwide over the last decade. The track topped BDS’ “Alternative Top-500 Airplay For Decade (January 1, 2010-December 31, 2019)” with 214,342 spins in less than five years, besting blockbuster hits by AWOLNATION, Arctic Monkeys, Portugal. The Man, and Milky Chance, among others. “First” follows the previous decade’s most played Alternative track, The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”
Cold War Kids is: Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, percussion), and Joe Plummer (drums, percussion).
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COLD WAR KIDSNEW AGE NORMS 2(CWKTWO/AWAL)RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
TRACKLISTING:Who's Gonna Love Me NowObsessionYou Already KnowCeiling FanRegret RegretSomewhereAcross The DivideCatch Me Falling
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SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THREE-ALBUM TRILOGY
NEW SINGLE, “YOU ALREADY KNOW,” PREMIERES TODAY
NEW AGE NORMS 2 ARRIVESVIA CWKTWO/AWAL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
(Photo credit: Allen Alcantara)Cold War Kids have announced the eagerly awaited release of NEW AGE NORMS 2, the second installment of a three-album trilogy begun with last year’s acclaimed NEW AGE NORMS 1. Produced and mixed by GRAMMY® Award-winner Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Kacey Musgraves, The War On Drugs) and written by all five members of Cold War Kids, NEW AGE NORMS 2 arrives via CWKTWO/AWAL on Friday, August 21.
“The energy of this record is spontaneous, raw, soulful, chaotic,” says Cold War Kids’ Nathan Willett. “Just how we felt making it. It feels true and urgent. It feels modern and classic. I think it’s the best record Cold War Kids has ever made. “
NEW AGE NORMS 2 is heralded by today’s premiere of the extraordinary new single, “You Already Know,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official lyric visual is streaming via YouTube.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD “YOU ALREADY KNOW”
WATCH “YOU ALREADY KNOW”
“You Already Know” marks the second single from NEW AGE NORMS 2, following the album-opening “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now.” An official companion visual – shot during quarantine by acclaimed filmmaker Mezzy (Lil Peep: Everybody’s Everything, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboy Carti) – is streaming via YouTube.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW”
WATCH “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW”
Cold War Kids celebrated the release of “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now” with an exclusive performance earlier this year on CBS This Morning’s “Saturday Sessions,” alongside live renditions of the NEW AGE NORMS 1 favorites, “Complainer” and “Calm Your Nerves.”
WATCH “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW(CBS THIS MORNING SATURDAY SESSIONS)”
WATCH “COMPLAINER (CBS THIS MORNING SATURDAY SESSIONS)”
WATCH “CALM YOUR NERVES (CBS THIS MORNING SATURDAY SESSIONS)”
Produced by Lars Stalfors (St. Vincent, HEALTH, Foster the People), NEW AGE NORMS 1 also includes such hit singles as “Beyond The Pale,” “4th of July,” and “Complainer,” the latter of which proved a multi-format radio favorite, reaching the top 5 at Triple A and the top 20 at Alternative outlets across America. The album – which features cover art by the Los Angeles-based band’s bassist, acclaimed artist Matt Maust – was also met by wide-ranging international applause, with Ireland’s Hot Press simply declaring, “Cold War Kids are a band at the peak of their powers…NEW AGE NORMS 1 is a shiny, slinky salvo of funk-pop, but if you dig a little deeper, it’s also a cerebral, politically charged powderkeg.” “The eight-track album features themes on the new age norms of class, gender, race and power that shape the world today,” wrote The Skinny, adding, “Beyond the sweet melodies and striking instrumentals, NEW AGE NORMS 1 is a project with a message.”
Furthermore, Cold War Kids recently made history when “First,” their RIAA gold certified 2015 single, was named by BDS (Broadcast Data Systems) for earning the most spins at Alternative radio outlets nationwide over the last decade. The track topped BDS’ “Alternative Top-500 Airplay For Decade (January 1, 2010-December 31, 2019)” with 214,342 spins in less than five years, besting blockbuster hits by AWOLNATION, Arctic Monkeys, Portugal. The Man, and Milky Chance, among others. “First” follows the previous decade’s most played Alternative track, The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”
Cold War Kids is: Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, percussion), and Joe Plummer (drums, percussion).
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COLD WAR KIDSNEW AGE NORMS 2(CWKTWO/AWAL)RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
TRACKLISTING:Who's Gonna Love Me NowObsessionYou Already KnowCeiling FanRegret RegretSomewhereAcross The DivideCatch Me Falling
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