Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 142
March 5, 2025
COCOROSIE RELEASE “PUSHING DAISIES” FROM ALBUM LITTLE DEATH WISHES (3.28 VIA JOYFUL NOISE) + NY CELEBRATION
COCOROSIE RELEASES “PUSHING DAISIES” HERE
TAKEN FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
LITTLE DEATH WISHES
FOR MARCH 28 VIA JOYFUL NOISE HERE
ALBUM TRACK “GIRL IN TOWN” FT. CHANCE THE RAPPER
LIVE IN NEW YORK 3.28: COCOROSIE’S JUBILATION BALL: A TITS OUT ECSTATIC RAVE CELEBRATION @ ROLLER SKATING RINK XANADU - TICKETS HERE
CocoRosie: (L) Bianca Casady, (R) Sierra Casady - photo credit - Ginger Dunnill
download assets (bio, mp3, lyrics, tour poster etc) here
Today CocoRosie, the sister duo of Bianca and Sierra Casady share the fourth track, “Pushing Daisies,” from their upcoming eighth studio album Little Death Wishes (out March 28th on Joyful Noise). A few years ago, the Casady sisters were puzzled and transfixed by a billboard that read: “Women Drive Drunk Too”. Was it some kind of feminist dictum? A proclamation that in order to see a woman’s wholeness one must first acknowledge her brokenness? The questions the billboard raised, regardless of its intent, helped clarify the sisters' own messaging. Not long after, they wrote “Pushing Daisies”. A bedroom electronica anthem which traces the veins of intergenerational trauma shared between three female family members, the track spiritually transforms clichés of pain into fresh revelations. It shows women in all their dynamism, their fractals and splinters sewn into a whole.
Last month CocoRosie announced Little Death Wishes with the existentialist and meaning-seeking song "Cut Stitch Scar,”, “Yesterday” and “Least I Have You”, it also includes the track “Girl In Town” with Chance the Rapper. In advance of their European tour, they will celebrate their album release with an event aptly titled: CocoRosie's Jubilation Ball: A Tits Out Ecstatic Rave Celebration at Brooklyn’s rollerskating rink Xanadu here.
Late last year, CocoRosie started the next chapter with the single and video “Least I Have You,” an ecstatic ode to sisterhood and the purest distillation of CocoRosie’s 20-year-long career to date, alongside the announcement that they would be joining Joyful Noise Recordings (Deerhoof, ONEIDA, Kishi Bashi, WHY?, etc).
About Little Death Wishes:
For just over twenty years, Bianca and Sierra Casady have transmuted the love, hardship, and ecstasy of sisterhood into some of the most daring, dangerous, and wildly original music our increasingly sanitized culture has known. CocoRosie has been a project consistently at the musical vanguard, influencing countless musicians while inspiring and creating refuge for the “criminal queers” of the world. Above all, CocoRosie has been a conduit for irrepressible artistic self-realization.
Little Death Wishes is as open and tenderhearted as anything they’ve ever created. The songs tell a kaleidoscopic story of the generational hardship of women and the shattered realities of their lives, the precarious and precious nature of being human, of being done wrong by love, and a final wish to be unbroken. It boils everything CocoRosie down to its most brutal essence: turning pain into knowledge, sisterhood into polemic, trash into treasure, and recalcifying kitsch and cliché into fresh truths.
The duo’s 8th long player exists in its own musical lexicon. It is both primordial and tawdry, a rich bricolage of dusted-over pop culture signifiers that the sisters contort into their own sense of temporality. Contributing to the avant garde, yet unbeholden to contemporary trends, CocoRosie collects musical detritus from other times, which they fashion into their own baroque, theatricalized creations. With the sisters’ hands deep in every layer of their music, each song on Little Death Wishes feels transportative and transformative.
“CocoRosie has been the center of our lives for such a long time now,” says Bianca. In those years, the sisters have been infantilized and revered, fetishized and mirrored, misogynized and adored; at times willfully misunderstood by the press—which has failed to reduce the group into mere perverse whimsy. Despite it all, CocoRosie has continuously pursued the bravest and boldest routes, uplifting the rawest, unveiled, and most tender strands of humanity and nudging us toward the light.
CocoRosie has released seven studio albums to date: Put The Shine On (2020), Heartache City (2015), Tales of a Grasswidow (2013), Grey Oceans (2010), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (2007), Noah’s Ark (2005), and La maison de mon rêve (2004). In addition to CocoRosie tours and festival performances worldwide, CocoRosie has composed original scores for four full-length theatrical works by acclaimed director Robert Wilson; Peter Pan, Pushkin's Fairy Tales, Edda, and Jungle Book - with another project underway. They have also worked with the Kronos Quartet at their Jazz Festival in San Francisco for two seasons, creating a new collection of songs that will become a collaborative album with Kronos.
As a visual artist, Bianca Casady has mounted solo art exhibitions internationally, including at Deitch Projects (2007) and Cheim & Read Gallery (2012). As an experimental theater director, Bianca has created several plays, including NightShift (2012) at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany, Mother Hunting (2015) at the National Theater in Oslo, Norway, and The Angel Show (2017) at the National Theater Academy in Norway. Bianca hosts an ongoing experimental poetry course titled Remembering The Miracle and in 2023, the artist published her first poetry book, Au bord du ciel: Heaven bound. Sierra Casady has arranged and performed music globally, including with the Symphony Orchestra of Amsterdam, The ICA in London and The Sydney Opera House and created “Soul Life,” an Opera staged at the Donau Festival in Krems.
CocoRosie - Little Death Wishes - tracklist:
01. Wait For Me
02. Cut Stitch Scar - music video
03. Yesterday
04. Luckless
05. Paper Boat
06. It Ain't Easy
07. Nothing But Garbage
08. Least I Have You - music video
09. Girl In Town (feat. Chance the Rapper)
10. No Need For Money
11. Pushing Daisies
12. Unbroken
CocoRosie on tour:
3/28 - New York, NY @ Xanadu (album release show event)
5/13 - Orléans, FR - Astrolabe
5/14 - La Roche sur Yon, FR - Quai M
5/15 - Annecy, FR - Brise Glace
5/16 - Audincourt, FR - Moloco
5/18 - Clermont Ferrand, FR - La Coopérative de Mai
5/19 - Paris, FR -Trianon
5/20 - London, UK - Earth Hall
5/21 - Cambridge, UK - Cambridge Junction
5/22 - Bristol, UK - Trinity Center
5/23 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
5/24 - Lille, FR - Aeronef
5/25 - Nuremberg, DE - Z Bau
5/27 - Klagenfurt, AU - Klagenfurt FestivalBurghof open air
5/28 - Trieste, IT - Teatro Miela
5/30 - Milano, IT - Circolo Magnolia
5/31 - Bern, SW - Muhle Hunziken
6/1 - Zurich, SW - Kaufleuten
6/2 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green
6/3 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green
6/4 - Koln, DE - Gloria
6/6 - Munich, DE - Muffathalle
6/7 - Frankfurt, DE - Zoom
6/9 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Main Room
6/10 - Rotterdam, NL - LantarenVenster
6/11 - Antwerp, BE - De Roma
6/12 - Tours, FR @ Aucard de Tours
6/13 - San Sebastian, ES - Dabadaba
6/14 - Barcelona, ES - Parallel 62
6/16 - Marseille, FR - Espace Julien
6/17 - Geneve, CH - PTR/L'Usine
6/18 - Wien, AT - Simmcity
6/19 - Bratislava, SK - Cultural Center A4
6/20 - Budapest, HU - House of Music
6/21 - Katowice, PL - Nowa Muzika Festival
6/22 - Prague, CZ - Palac Akropolis
6/23 - Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel
7/26 - Toulouse, FR - Le Bikini
7/27 - Luxey, FR - Musicalarue Festival
7/28 - Roma, IT - Summertime Casa Del Jazz
7/29 - Genova, IT - Lilith Festival
8/3 - Cēsis, LV - Koncertzāle Cēsis
8/8 - Castelbuono, IT - Ypsigrock Festival
http://www.cocorosiemusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/CocoRosie/
https://www.instagram.com/cocorosie_official/
https://www.tiktok.com/@cocorosieofficial
https://twitter.com/larealcocorosie
https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/
https://www.instagram.com/joyfulnoiserecs/
DAISY THE GREAT Announce New Album & Share "Ballerina" Video
DAISY THE GREAT
ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
& SHARE LEAD SINGLE “BALLERINA”
THE RUBBER TEETH TALK OUT JUNE 27
VIA S-CURVE RECORDS
NORTH AMERICA TOUR KICKS OFF APRIL 1ST
Photo Credit: Alexa Ondrush
NYC duo Daisy the Great kick off 2025 with the announcement of their new Catherine Marks-produced (boygenius, St. Vincent, Alanis Morissette) album The Rubber Teeth Talk, which will arrive June 27th via S-Curve Records. Today, the band has shared the album’s first single, the spunky, hook-filled anthem “Ballerina” and its accompanying video, directed by Zachary Tavel. In today's feature, Paste Magazine praised the song as "brash, candid, and messy in the best way possible."
Driven by the constant societal pressure to be perfect, Mina Walker and Kelley Dugan wrote “Ballerina” to process the smoke and mirrors around perfection in a world of social media. “Ballerina represents a childhood dream of perfection: something that is unattainable, but real enough to give yourself something to compare yourself to,” explains the band. “You look for the ballerina in the search for beauty, purpose, talent, body, and success — and prescribe it to the people you see around you and on social media, who seem to have that air of flawlessness. But the truth is they are also looking for ballerinas because we live in a society that feeds you this idea that even though you’re not perfect, someone out there is.”
WATCH “BALLERINA” OFFICIAL VIDEO
News of The Rubber Teeth Talk arrives on the heels of Daisy the Great’s highly regarded EP Spectacle: Daisy the Great vs. Tony Visconti, an experimental, kaleidoscopic body of work created with Grammy award-winning producer Tony Visconti last fall. What can be heard across The Rubber Teeth Talk’s 11 tracks is Daisy the Great’s limitlessness and utterly infectious and transformative sound. On creating the record, Catherine Marks adds, “We laughed a lot making this record but there were also many moments that made us shed a little tear. When I first heard the songs I was immediately transported into their world. I love the character and sonic identity we’ve created for each song, guided by their storytelling. This album is so undeniably them and I love it.”
The band will head out on their Spring 2025 Headline Tour on April 1st in Montreal and play across North America, with stops in Montreal, Toronto, Nashville, New York City, and Los Angeles! Find the full list of tour dates below and tickets HERE.
Daisy the Great Tour Dates
April 1 - Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Fouf (18+)
April 2 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison (19+)
April 4 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
April 5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground
April 8 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
April 9 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
April 10 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
April 12 - Kansas City, MO @ Recordbar
April 13 - St Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
April 14 - Nashville, TN @ The East Room
April 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
April 18 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
April 19 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Baltimore
May 7 - New York City, NY @ Night Club 101
May 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
Coming off their invigorating first headlining tour, the duo Daisy the Great found themselves back in New York City, finally with a moment to write again. Over the past two years of their lives, the two had constantly collected seeds of songs from dreams and uncanny moments, and were so excited to start to live within this new landscape they had been quietly imagining. As they began to build these worlds together, the duo found room for introspection, which grounds Daisy the Great’s sharp and playful new album: The Rubber Teeth Talk. In their transitional stage, Walker and Dugan paid special attention to the skewed logic of dreams, which bring unconscious desires to light. These revelations can be both prosaic and profound, delivered with wit. On the edgy lead single “Ballerina,” Daisy the Great emerge from a childhood dream. “I wake up at 4:00 a.m. these days, I’ve got a lot on my mind/ Like what’s the point of a body if I’ll never be a ballerina!” Dugan and Walker scream at the outset, initiating a spiraling synth part that could soundtrack a nightmarish circus. Those lyrics are but one example of the big imagination on display on The Rubber Teeth Talk.
Dugan and Walker met as acting majors at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and they joke that they “became friends through being business partners.” When they grew closer in their last year of college, the duo soon found themselves writing an elaborate musical for the fun of it. They’d meet up daily in the lobby of the Marlton Hotel and “running on cookies and fries,” shared songs they’d written independently bursting with stacked harmonies and uncanny melodies. The duo soon realized a single musical couldn’t contain the energy between them and decided to start a band. Over time, Daisy the Great compiled songs and released their debut album, I’m Not Getting Any Taller (2019), and alongside their college friends/collaborators, Daisy the Great taped a Tiny Desk submission video of their song “The Record Player Song.”
“The Record Player Song” blew up on TikTok, then the band released a version with fellow New York pop artists AJR that went certified gold with over 450 million streams. From there, they released their sophomore album All You Need is Time (2022), and a slew of singles and EPs, including Spectacle: Daisy the Great vs. Tony Visconti, which they wrote with the legendary producer. They’ve collaborated with Claud and Illuminati Hotties on top of touring with the Kooks, the Vaccines, and half alive, and playing at Lollapalooza and Firefly. Citing artists you “can’t compare to anyone else” like Fiona Apple, The Sundays, David Bowie, Dirty Projectors, and Liz Phair as inspiration, Daisy the Great organically grew their audience by being totally inimitable. On The Rubber Teeth Talk, tight harmonies and a sharp melodic sensibility are the only rules – every song is a surprising centerpiece in its own right, a reminder that the voice in itself is an instrument.
Daisy the Great describes their songwriting process as diaristic, reflecting their lives moment to moment, touching on both “big and small things.” To make the album, they wrote together daily, then shared the songs with bandmates Nardo Ochoa and Matti Dunietz who helped expand them into fully fleshed-out demos. Songs fell into place as the friends shared the details of their lives with one another, and on The Rubber Teeth Talk, the mundane experiences of the day-to-day share space with the momentous. Daisy the Great dreamed of working with award-winning producer Catherine Marks. Marks came to New York for preproduction and the band worked out songs in Dunietz’s basement studio, then they decamped to Studio G in Brooklyn in what they describe as a “homegrown” process. “The whole band came every day, even if they weren’t recording. It felt like such a family. We joked, bickered, and jammed, taking time to find really cool sounds as we knew we wanted the record to be super lush and full of little pockets – different worlds.” Though the lyrics on this album emerge from Dugan and Walker’s individual experiences, they relate to one another intimately, as friends and artists. “A lot of the album is about self-perception, comparison, and insecurity in some way. There’s also a thread about fear and trusting yourself that things will be okay. Trusting that it’s an adventure, or a journey, and finding a way to stick around through the messiness.”
Tracklist:
1. Dog
2. Lemon Seeds
3. Ballerina
4. Dream Song
5. Mary’s At The Carnival
6. Lady Exhausted
7. Swinging
8. Rest Of My Life
9. Bird Bones
10. Everywhere
11. Sue Me Alice
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BECK 2025 ORCHESTRAL SHOWS ANNOUNCED
BECK
2025 ORCHESTRAL SHOWS ANNOUNCED
General On-Sale Friday, March 7 at 10am Local Time *
Having dazzled crowds last summer at landmark venues from New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, Beck has confirmed that North American fans will once again have the chance to experience the magic of his live orchestral performances. This summer, Beck will be accompanied by native orchestras for nine shows in eight cities in the U.S. and Canada—as they unite to reimagine a body of work that includes hits and deep cuts from classic Beck works including the multi-platinum Odelay, world-tripping Mutations, somber and reflective Sea Change, and GRAMMY Album of the Year winner Morning Phase, plus a share of surprises.
Praise for Beck’s 2024 orchestral dates was uniformly effusive, including:
“Other cities and other coasts deserve a piece of this big a musical win, too… deeply gorgeous stuff” — VARIETY
“The Philadelphia Orchestra could hardly have picked a more suitable partner for its final pop-classical collaboration of the year in Philly than Beck, together creating a satisfying and refreshingly freewheeling evening” — PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“Throughout the two-hour set, Beck played the role of big band leader and it was delightful… Overall, it was a wonderful way to spend a summer night.” — ALBANY TIMES UNION
“The orchestral arrangements were the real star of the night, a signpost of [Beck’s] maturity as an artist… This was Beck’s Golden Age, and he succeeded in putting his all into a performance worthy of a brick in the 57th St. subway.” — ROLLING STONE
For tickets, pre-sales and further information, see the full list of dates below or go to Beck.com
* except Chicago
July 15, 2025 – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven, CT
With The Westville Philharmonic*
July 16, 2025 – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier – Montreal, QC
With L’Orchestre Métropolitain*
July 18 + 19, 2025 – Roy Thomson Hall – Toronto, ON
With Toronto Symphony Orchestra *
July 21, 2025 – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
With Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra *
July 23, 2025 – Ravinia Festival – Highland Park, IL
With Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
July 26, 2025 – Ford Amphitheater – Colorado Springs, CO
With Colorado Symphony ^
July 27, 2025 – Red Rocks – Morrison, CO
With Colorado Symphony ^
July 29, 2025 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA
With San Diego Symphony *
*Conducted by Edwin Outwater
^Conducted by Christopher Dragon
BOYS NOIZE JOINS NINE INCH NAILS ON PEEL IT BACK WORLD TOUR 2025
BOYS NOIZE JOINS NINE INCH NAILS
ON PEEL IT BACK WORLD TOUR 2025
Boys Noize by Jamie Boyd - hi-res photos here
Today, BOYS NOIZE, the artist-producer is announced as the opening artist for the entire NINE INCH NAILS’ Peel It Back World Tour.
BOYS NOIZE (Alex Ridha), Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross previously worked together on Challengers [MIXED], as Ridha had reworked and remixed the original score by Reznor and Ross for Luca Guadagnino's Challengers movie OST.
The NINE INCH NAILS’ Peel It Back World Tour kicks off in Europe in June and will move on to North America in August. All tour dates are listed below, and tickets are now available here.
More on BOYS NOIZE:
BOYS NOIZE (Alex Ridha) builds worlds, then builds bridges between them. Propelled by an infatuation with sonic invention and a prescience for culture, the German-Iraqi artist, DJ, and producer has developed a peerless practice that is deeply informed by electronic music history but always pushes beyond convention.
As an international headliner and A-list producer BOYS NOIZE embodies the transformation and expansion of 21st century techno, house and electro into a massive global phenomenon. Yet as a Berliner and lifelong DJ, he remains dedicated to the underground, tearing through subcultural scenes large and small as he experiments with aliases across genres.
Despite his uncompromising taste, BOYS NOIZE is far from a gatekeeper. Instead, he opens portals for others to enter his world through his productions for A$AP ROCKY, LADY GAGA, and FRANK OCEAN, his film score work with TRENT REZNOR and ATTICUS ROSS for CHALLENGERS and OLVER STONE’S SNOWDEN, his collaborations with SKRILLEX, KELSEY LU, PUSSY RIOT, SHYGIRL, RICO NASTY, VTSS, TOMMY CASH and CHILLY GONZALES, his EP and OFF WHITE capsule collection with the late VIRGIL ABLOH, his remixes for DAFT PUNK, AG COOK, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, SOPHIE and DEPECHE MODE.
As temperatures and tempos rise, so does BOYS NOIZE’s output. He’s been on a tear of 140+ bpm techno tracks and remixes, including festival rippers “FCKVRND”, “STEADY PACE” with VTSS, “FINE DAY ANTHEM” with SKRILLEX, and three new singles ready to blast off in 2025.
Still, BOYS NOIZE remains fiercely independent, intimately involved in supporting the culture that brought him his success. After many years self-releasing on BOYSNOIZE RECORDS, Ridha is launching an expansive concept label that reflects new modes of creative and subcultural circulation. Integrating music, objects, and a pluralistic network of artists and scenes against the trend of aesthetic universalization and refinement, ONES and ZEROS (OAZ) debuted with a 22-track compilation as well as limited-run jewellery designed by ALLIGATOR JESUS and ERIC TIMOTHY CARLSON on February 21.
Like the dialogue between DJ and dancefloor, Ridha’s practice is ultimately one of active creation and conversation across boundaries. BOYS NOIZE is many things—legendary electro DJ, GRAMMY-winning pop producer, breakout film composer, leading figure of the new techno zeitgeist—but no one of them personifies him. Instead, BOYS NOIZE can be found in the connections between and beyond, a network of energy, principles, and taste always reaching towards what is to come.
BOYS NOIZE on tour:
03/07 – Lisbon, Portugal @ 8 Marvila
03/15 – Madrid, Spain @ Code 166
03/27 – Miami, FL @ The Ground
03/28 – San Bernardino, CA @ Beyond Wonderland Festival
04/19 – Berlin, Germany @ RSO
04/20 – Beringen, Belgium @ Garnizoen 2025
04/25 – Jung-gu, South Korea @ EDC Korea
04/26 – Tokyo, Japan @ Zero
05/03 – Paris, FR @ Boiler Room
05/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ EDC Las Vegas 2025
05/17 – Las Vegas, NV @ EDC Las Vegas 2025
06/25 – Detroit, MI @ Movement Detroit 2025
BOYS NOIZE on tour with NINE INCH NAILS:
06/15 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
06/17 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
06/18 – London, UK @ The O2
06/20 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
06/21 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop (Festival)
06/24 – Milan, Italy @ Parco della Musica Novegro
06/26 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
06/27 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle
06/29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
07/01 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
07/07 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
07/08 – Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena
08/06 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/08 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
08/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
08/12 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
08/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
08/15 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
08/17 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
08/19 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
08/20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
08/22 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
08/23 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
08/26 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
08/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
08/29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
08/31 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
09/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/05 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
09/06 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
09/09 – Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena
09/10 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
09/12 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
09/13 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
09/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
09/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
09/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
https://www.boysnoize.com/
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https://www.onesandzeros.com/
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Anika Releases New Single/Video “Walk Away”
AnikaReleases New Single/Video “ WalkAway ”
NewAlbum, Abyss ,Out April 4th On Sacred Bones
Photoby AnneRoig
"[‘Hearsay’is] a rocker brimming with pent-up anxiety." - Stereogum
“Entrancing.”— TheNeedle Dropon “Hearsay”
"AnnikaHenderson’s music has always exhibited a raw edge that placed herwithin the upper echelons of her post-punk peers.” — Uproxx
Anika— the British-born, Berlin-based musician AnnikaHenderson —releases the new single/video, “WalkAway,”from her new album, Abyss,out April4thon SacredBones.Following the “righteously hypnotic” (Paste)leadsingle, “Hearsay,” “WalkAway”is a surprisingly jolly 90s alt-rock tinged track with blatantlyhonest lyrics: “The truth is I don’t really like myself/ And thetruth is I don’t really like anyone else… Sometimes I know, lifecan just suck… And the truth is, I’d rather you just go to hell…And the truth is, I’d rather the whole world did as well.”
Onthe track, Henderson says: “This song is saying all the things Iwant to say but am too scared to say or that society doesn’t acceptme to say. It is dealing with mental health – the state of poormental health in these fucked up, divided, isolated, social media,war, pest, rise of the right times. It is the deconstruction of thefeminine – of topics considered to be private realm.” Asinspiration, Henderson cites “the reckless nature of 90s /2000sHole / Courtney Love records – of not giving a shit – telling ithow it is, not scared to offend, not scared to be cancelled. We havealso lost the space for healthy debate, for difference of opinion,shutting down those we don’t agree with, removing them from oursocial networks.”
Thesong’s accompanying video directed by LauraMartinovawas shot in an ex-brothel in Berlin and “plays with the sociallyconstructed ideas of femininity, of sexuality, of sexual restrictionand confronts them,” Henderson explains. “The character is quitesufficient by herself, sexually and socially liberated – and also abit of a mess, destroying the prim and proper idea of how a goodwifey should be. She is a hedonist, she lets herself go, she showsanger, she shows being drunk, she seems to enjoy dusting the picturesof the naked ladies very much, she is independent and breaking out ofall the bars imposed by the patriarchy. The guy in the video neverfinds her, never even gets close, doesn’t in the slightest disrupther life, he continues to look but she seems to always be a stepahead.”
Watchthe video for “Walk Away”
Anikacreated Abyssout of the frustration, anger, and confusion she feels from existingin our contemporary world. Notably heavier than her previousreleases, the 10-track Abyssfeels raw, urgent, and fueled by strong emotions. Abysswas recorded live to tape at the legendary HansaStudios inBerlin (where the likes of Depeche Mode and David Bowie alsorecorded) in just a few days. Recording live and with minimaloverdubs was an important decision, Anika stresses, in order tocapture the raw immediacy of the album. As before, she wrote thesongs herself, before fleshing them out with MartinThulin of Exploded View,and then assembled a live band to join the pair in the studio –comprising of AndreaBelfion drums, TomasNochteff onbass (Mueran Humanos) and LawrenceGoodwin(The Pleasure Majenta) on guitar, with studio engineering done byNanniJohanssonand FridaClaeson Johansson.
AnikaTour Dates:
Sun.Apr. 20 - Berlin, DE @ Volksbühne
Thu.Apr. 24 - Cologne, DE @ C/O Pop
Fri.Apr. 25 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Sun.Apr. 27 - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Mon.Apr. 28 - London, UK @ Omeara
Tue.Apr. 29 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
Wed.Apr. 30 - Manchester, UK @ YES (Pink Room)
Thu.May 1 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Fri.May 2 - Belfast, UK @ Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Sat.May 3 - Dublin, IE @ Whelans
Mon.May 5 - Brighton, UK @ DUST
Tue.May 6 - Paris, FR @ Gonzai Night @ Petit Bain
Wed.May 7 - Strasbourg, FR @ La Grenze
Thu.May 8 - Düdingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
Fri.May 9 - Zürich, CH @ Bogen F
Sat.May 10 - Frankfurt, DE @ Mousonturm
AnikaOnline:
THE NEW CANDYS: NEW ALBUM announced! Pre-order + first single + EU/UK tickets
It's been a while since we've been in touch, but we finally have some news to share! Today, our first single Regicide from our upcoming album The Uncanny Extravaganza has been released. The album will be out on May 30th via Fuzz Club.
NEW SINGLE 'REGICIDE'
"Regicide" is a signature track from our new album, embodying everything we want to be today. We wanted to introduce elements that had never been part of our songs before. The disco-style beat in the verses really excited us, it was a deliberate clash between two distant genres that we wanted to blend together, making the song as danceable and party-ready as possible while still maintaining a dark atmosphere, just the way we like it. Moreover, all the traits of our most aggressive tracks are present here, but in this song, they’re taken to the extreme.
LISTENNEW ALBUM PRE-ORDER'THE UNCANNY EXTRAVAGANZA'
The Uncanny Extravaganza is now available for pre-order in two versions: the standard edition on 180g orange vinyl or the limited gatefold edition with alternative artwork, on 180g transparent aqua green vinyl. It is also available in a digipack CD version.
PRE-ORDEREUROPE & UK TOUR 2025Here's the first leg of this year's European and UK tour. We're putting together a killer setlist, the ultimate showcase of who we are, and we couldn't be more excited.
May 8Freiburg, DEArTikMay 9Würzburg, DEImmerhinMay 10Eindhoven, NLFuzz Club FestivalMay 23Athína, GRUniverseMay 24Venezia, ITArgo16May 30Innsbrück, ATP.M.K.May 31Salzburg, ATRockhouseJun 5Gröningen, NLVeraJun 6Nijmegen, NLMerleynJun 7Margate, UKJustinesJun 8St Leonards, UKThe PiperJun 9Sheffield, UKSidney & MatildaJun 10Glasgow, UKStereoJun 11Stowmarket, UKJohn Peel CentreJun 12London, UKTwo PalmsJun 14Saint-Thonan, FRBag NozJun 15Bordeaux, FRLa MaisonJun 17Perpignan, FRLe NautilusJun 18Marseille, FRLe MolotovJun 20München, DELive EvilJun 21Karlsruhe, DEKulturdose FestivalJun 27Angers, FRLevitation FranceTICKETS
Shunkan shares new emo-influenced single "Usual Suspects"
LOS ANGELES BAND SHUNKAN SHARES
“USUAL SUSPECTS” - LISTEN
NEW SINGLE INVESTIGATES SELF SABOTAGE
OVER BRIGHTLY TONED GUITARS AND EMOTIVE VOCALS
FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN OVER FIVE YEARS
KAMIKAZE GIRL ARRIVES MAY 6, 2025
VIA RITE FIELD RECORDS
Photo credit: Rae Mystic
“Indie-pop with sweetness but also with nerve and muscle.”
- STEREOGUM
“Fully-formed, confident and glorious.”
- DIY
“Straight up hi-fi rock.”
- VICE
“Shifts between sadcore balladry and uplifting indie rock, all covered in a layer of fuzz.”
- BROOKLYN VEGAN
“A punchy rock-out reminiscent of the grunge heyday.”
- UNDER THE RADAR (NZ)
Shunkan, the LA-based rock project of Marina Sakimoto, is excited to share “Usual Suspects,” the second single off Kamikaze Girl, out May 6, 2025 via Houston’s tastemaking Rite Field Records. A larger-than-life song about attempting to figure out your life amid chaos, “Usual Suspects” showcases Sakimoto’s powerful voice, driving guitar riffs and the best of her emo influences.
“I wanted to write about the process of trying to better your life while still acknowledging that you’re in the thick of it, Sakimoto explains. “I immediately thought of Charlie [Kelly] from ‘It’s Always Sunny’ surrounded by red string and screaming about Carol. Trying to figure out your own shit can feel like solving a cold case or cracking a conspiracy theory—it’s messy, confusing, and sometimes brutal. But at least you’re trying, and that’s what matters.”
LISTEN TO “USUAL SUSPECTS”
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Recorded last year in Joshua Tree, CA and produced by Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, Melvins, The Mountain Goats), the incoming record inspects how to put things back together after falling apart. Heralding the announcement was “Hellbound,” a hazy, melancholic track that expects the worst and wants the best. Grounded by Sakimoto’s honeyed vocals, brightly toned guitar riffs reverberate like late-night memories and desire-driven mistakes.
LISTEN TO “HELLBOUND”
Shunkan signed to Rite Field Records last fall and quickly mapped out her first full-length offering since 2019’s Cumberland Falls. Sakimoto first debuted the project in 2014 with her first EP, Honey, Milk and Blood, which earned praise from the likes of DIY, Brooklyn Vegan and Far Out Magazine. Shunkan’s critically acclaimed first LP The Pink Noise, arrived in 2014 with fan favorite tracks, “Garden” and “S.A.D.” This year will mark the release of her most refined and introspective album yet, Kamikaze Girl.
SHUNKAN
KAMIKAZE GIRL
RITE FIELD RECORDS
Release date: May 6, 2025
TRACKLIST
1. Hellbound
2. Sidekick
3. Usual Suspects
4. INALYNAF
5. Frogtown
6. I Did My Part Today
7. Arm’s Length
8. Talk Is Cheap
9. Prettier
10. Gilligan’s Island
ABOUT SHUNKAN:
Born on the Gemini-Taurus cusp and raised in a bicultural household, Marina Sakimoto has always felt the pull of duality — a sense of being both split and whole. This theme is the heartbeat of Shunkan, the Los Angeles-based rock project she leads with raw emotion and unflinching honesty. In 2024, Shunkan signed to Rite Field Records and collaborated with GRAMMY®-nominated producer Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, At the Drive-In, Bloc Party) to craft a record that captures a pivotal moment in Sakimoto’s life. Written during one of her most challenging years, the album reflects on fleeting friendships that echoed her adolescence, coming to terms with an unwinding love, and wandering through the streets of LA in search of herself.
Shunkan’s sound melds angular, emotive guitar work with anthemic melodies, channeling the raw intensity of second-wave emo and the vibrant hooks of early-2000s alternative rock. It’s a dynamic style that has earned critical acclaim for her EP Honey, Milk and Blood and debut album The Pink Noise, praised by outlets such as The Guardian, NME, and Spin. In 2019, The Pink Noise was archived by the National Library of New Zealand for its cultural significance. The upcoming album pays homage to the music that first inspired Sakimoto, exploring themes of connection, nostalgia, and transformation. With a foot in the past and an eye on the future, Shunkan continues to explore the beauty of being caught in a moment.
ABOUT RITE FIELD RECORDS:
Rite Field Records is a musician-led independent record label, music consultancy and merchandise distributor based in Houston, Texas. It was established in 2023 by Joseph and Parker Hernandez, founders of Gneiss Sounds, and Abraham Valladares, founder of End on End Prints. The label's mission is to develop equitable opportunities for diligent artists by providing them with the essential resources to advance their music careers. In addition to providing a creative outlet for artists, Rite Field Records is committed to fostering a sense of community among musicians and fans alike. We believe that music has the power to transform lives, and we are committed to providing a dedicated platform for our talented artists to share their music and the vision that comes with it.
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Turnover announces 'Peripheral Vision' Anniversary Edition LP + shares alternative version of "Humming"
TURNOVER ANNOUNCES PERIPHERAL VISION
10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION LP
OUT MAY 2ND VIA RUN FOR COVER RECORDS
SHARES ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF “HUMMING”
PERIPHERAL VISION 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR BEGINS APRIL 27
WITH SUPPORT FROM CITIZEN, BALANCE & COMPOSURE, TIGERS JAW, HORSE JUMPER OF LOVE, AND KEEP
[image error]Turnover by Vitor Jabour Cosse
“Humming (alternative)”
LISTEN: turnover.lnk.to/humming-pv10
Peripheral Vision 10-Year Anniversary Edition
PRE-ORDER: Turnover.lnk.to/PV10-RFC
(March 5th, 2025) - Today, Turnover announces the official 10-year Anniversary Edition of their cult-favorite sophomore album Peripheral Vision. Out May 2nd, the standard 10-Year Anniversary Edition LP will include 2 bonus tracks and completely reimagined packaging with a lyric poster and redesigned inner sleeve. There will be a digital deluxe edition, also available May 2nd, that includes two bonus tracks, Peripheral Vision instrumentals, and six new recordings of songs from the PV era, recorded a decade later at Studio 4 with renowned engineer Will Yip. A physical 3-LP Deluxe Edition Box Set will be available on August 15th, the packaging for which will include new artwork, a jumbo lyric poster and a 12” x 12” book with archival photos, tour dates and a retrospective conversation with Turnover reflecting on ten years of Peripheral Vision. All Anniversary Edition LP editions are available for Pre-Order now HERE.
Speaking on the anniversary edition, Turnover’s Austin Getz says, “We’ve learned so much about these songs playing them over the last ten years. It’s amazing to have the opportunity to put them onto the record again in a brand new light for everyone to hear.”
As a sneak peek early offering of the additional music included on these anniversary editions, Turnover is also sharing an alternative version of “Humming”, available now on all streaming services.
Beginning April 27th, Turnover will embark on their full 38-date PV Anniversary Tour produced by Live Nation, which will take place across April, May, and June, with a series of dates across Europe and the Uk to follow in August and September. The tour will see the band play the album in-full for the first time in some of the biggest shows of their career: Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, The Dome in Virginia Beach, Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, New York and Roundhouse in London. Across select dates of this run, the band will be supported by Citizen, Balance & Composure, Tigers Jaw, Horse Jumper of Love and KEEP. Remaining tickets are available now at turnovermusic.net.
Released on May 4th, 2015 via Run For Cover Records, Turnover's second album Peripheral Vision is widely regarded as an essential body of the work in the band's discography, maturing its sound into a shoegaze-inflected post-punk direction following the band's 2013 debut record Magnolia. Described as "a tour de force" by Kerrang!, the album set the stage for an extensive and prolific touring history over the past decade and three subsequent albums, including their most recent LP, 2022's Myself in the Way.
Hear the alternative version of “Humming” and see more info on the 10-Year Anniversary Editions of Peripheral Vision above, find the full run of Turnover’s 2025 Peripheral Vision anniversary tour below and stay tuned for more from Turnover coming soon.
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Upcoming Tour Dates
*= w/ Balance & Composure & Tigers Jaw
^= w/ Balance & Composure & Horse Jumper of Love)
=w/ Balance & Composure
~=w/ Citizen
#=w/KEEP
% Non-Live Nation Date
04/27 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall * - SOLD OUT
04/28 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit *
04/29 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
04/30 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom *
05/02 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre * - SOLD OUT
05/03 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre * - SOLD OUT
05/05 - Little Rock, AR @ The Hall ^%
05/07 - Birmingham, AL @ Iron City ^
05/08 - New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans ^
05/09 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues ^ - SOLD OUT
05/10 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ^ - SOLD OUT
05/11 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre ^ - SOLD OUT
05/13 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues ^ - SOLD OUT
05/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^ - SOLD OUT
05/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre ^ - SOLD OUT
05/17 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA ^ - SOLD OUT
05/18 - Ontario, CA @ Toyota Arena ^
05/19 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theater ^ - SOLD OUT
05/21 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre ^ - SOLD OUT
05/22 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom ^ - SOLD OUT
05/23 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall ^%
05/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^ - SOLD OUT
05/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus
05/28 - Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom - SOLD OUT
05/29 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues - SOLD OUT
05/30 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works (w/ Horse Jumper of Love)
05/31 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle (w/ Horse Jumper of Love)
06/02 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution ~
06/03 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues ~ - SOLD OUT
06/04 - Jacksonville, FL @ FIVE ~%
06/06 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues ~
06/07 - Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome (w/ Citizen, Balance & Composure and KEEP)
06/09 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring #
06/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia # - SOLD OUT
06/11 - Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues - Boston # - SOLD OUT
06/12 - New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount # - SOLD OUT
06/13 - New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount # - SOLD OUT
06/14 - Huntington, NY @ Paramount Theater # - SOLD OUT
UK/EU
08/29 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
08/30- Hamburg, GER @ Mojo
9/2 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Theater
9/3 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall
9/5 - Paris, FRA @ Maroquinerie
9/6 - Brussels, BEL @ Cirque Royal Club
9/7 - Bristol, UK @ SWX
9/9 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
9/10 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
09/13 - London, UK @ Roundhouse
09/14 - London, UK @ O2 Kentish Town Forum
09/16 - Dublin, IRL @ The Academy
March 4, 2025
SCOWL DROP NEW SONG FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM ARE WE ALL ANGELS
SCOWL DROP NEW SONG FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM ARE WE ALL ANGELS
LISTEN + WATCH THE VIDEO TO “TONIGHT (I’M AFRAID)”
DEAD OCEANS DEBUT TO ARRIVE APRIL 4TH
Photo Credit: Silken Weinberg
Santa Cruz hardcore band Scowl announced their new album, Are We All Angels, last month, and today they’re back with their latest offering, “Tonight (I’m Afraid)”—the final single before the album drops on April 4 via Dead Oceans. “Tonight (I’m Afraid)” finds Scowl at their most vulnerable, driven by anthemic choruses and punchy basslines, all cut through by Kat Moss’ visceral screams. The song arrives with a flip book music video illustrated by Adam Fuchs, the creative director of AdultSwim.com. The track follows previous singles “B.A.B.E,” “Not Heaven, Not Hell,” and “Special.”
Produced by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight, Mannequin Pussy, etc.), who worked on their most recent project, the Psychic Dance Routine EP, Are We All Angels finds the venomous and antagonistic band funneling their aggression through a more expansive version of themselves. The album was mixed by Rich Costey (Fiona Apple, My Chemical Romance, Vampire Weekend, etc..). An album marked by alienation, grief, and the loss of control, much of it grapples with their newfound place in the hardcore scene, a community that has both embraced the band and made them something of a lightning rod over the past few years.
At every turn on Are We All Angels, the band explores ambitious new directions and bends genre norms. Moss makes the most immediately noticeable evolution, dropping some of the gnarly bite of the band’s previous work in favor of a more textured and sometimes delicate approach. She flexes harmonies and melodic sensibilities that might surprise even the most dedicated Scowl fans. Moss cites a wide array of influences outside the realm of hard rock—everything from Billie Eilish to Radiohead, Car Seat Headrest to Julien Baker. “The majority of us were really not proficient musicians when this band started,” she admits. “It was very Germs-esque in that way, like baby’s first hardcore band, which is awesome. But now, we still might not know what we’re doing, but we have a better idea of what we want to do.” Instrumentally the band cites influence from Negative Approach, Bad Brains, Hole, Mudhoney Garbage, Ramones, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Rocket From The Crypt among others. Bassist Bailey Lupo notes “The song writing on the new record was the most collaborative to date in Scowl’s history. Everyone brought so many ideas to the table and we were able to dissect it all and take our time. We all have such eclectic tastes, influences and personalities and you can really hear that in every corner on this album.”
Even through this more eclectic approach, Scowl loses none of their edge and still manages to convey the anger and frustration that lies underneath. They are deeply committed to carrying the ethos of punk and its sense of community. “Hardcore and punk have sculpted how we operate, what we want to do as a band, and how we participate,” says Greene. “At our core, we are a punk and a hardcore band, regardless of how the song shifts and changes.”
Are We All Angels Tracklisting
Special
B.A.B.E.
Fantasy
Not Hell, Not Heaven
Tonight (I’m Afraid)
Fleshed Out
Let You Down
Cellophane
Suffer The Fool (How High Are You?)
Haunted
Are We All Angels
ABOUT SCOWL
Scowl has quickly established themselves as one of the most dynamic and hard-working acts in rock, touring extensively in the U.S. and internationally with the likes of Limp Bizkit, Destroy Boys, The Bronx, Militarie Gun, Show Me The Body, Zulu, Touche Amore, A Day To Remember, Speed, Sunami and many more, along with festival appearances at Coachella, Reading & Leeds, No Values, Outbreak, Primavera, and Sick New World to name a few. The band—Malachi Greene (guitar), Bailey Lupo (bass), Cole Gilbert (drums), Mikey Bifolco (guitar), and Kat Moss (vocals)—formed in 2019 and broke out in 2021 with their debut album How Flowers Grow, and they’ve been on a non-stop rise ever since garnering cover stories from Alternative Press and Revolver and support from Pitchfork, FADER, Stereogum, Spin Magazine and much more . With 2023’s Psychic Dance Routine, Scowl pushed the boundaries of punk, blending aggressive hardcore with lush alternative melodies.
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Martha Wainwright’s Self-Titled Debut Album to be released on vinyl for the first time
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MAY 23, 2025
INCLUDING BONUS DISC ON CD/DIGITAL
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS THIS MONTH
Twenty years ago, Martha Wainwright stepped out of her family’s illustrious shadow and announced herself to the world with her stunning debut album Martha Wainwright. Featuring “Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole”, a song about her father, “Factory” and “When The Day Is Short,” it immediately proved she was a major talent to be reckoned with.
On May 23rd, [PIAS] will release this album on vinyl for the very first time. This classic debut will also be released on CD and digital with extra tracks and a bonus disc that features 14 rarities and alternate versions.
Gems include “Bring Back My Heart” featuring Rufus Wainwright, “Our Love” with Kate & Anna McGarrigle and “Far Away” featuring the late, great Garth Hudson, both never previously released.
“In the years before my first album was released, I was doing my own version of ‘artist development’ – playing a lot of gigs and going into the studio to make demos,” Martha remembers. “I got to New York City in 1998. It was a magical blur of fun and discovery, meeting musicians, playing and seeing shows and going into the studio. Hopping from bar to bar in the Lower East Side and Williamsburg.”
“These are some of the recordings that came out of that time,” Martha says of the bonus material. “Some were released as EPs that I would sell at shows but others have never been released. These are the ones that best reflect that time and the wild eclecticism I’ve always had, for better or worse, as an artist.”
To support the release, Martha will play shows this spring across North America, including the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA and Le Poisson Rouge in New York, NY
Martha Wainwright Vinyl Tracklist:
1. Far Away
2. G.P.T.
3. Factory
4. These Flowers
5. Ball & Chain
6. Don’t Forget
7. This Life
8. When the Day is Short
9. Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole
10. TV Show
11. The Maker
12. Who Was I Kidding
Martha Wainwright DIGITAL / CD Tracklist:
DISC 1 - 20th Anniversary Release
1. Far Away
2. G.P.T.
3. Factory
4. These Flowers
5. Ball & Chain
6. Don’t Forget
7. This Life
8. When the Day is Short
9. Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole
10. TV Show
11. The Maker
12. Who Was I Kidding
13. Whither Must I Wander
14. Bring Back My Heart (feat. Rufus Wainwright)
15. Baby
16. Dis, Quand Reviendras-Tu?
DISC 2 - OUTLIERS
1. Can You Hear Me *
2. The Sex Song *
3. The Dead *
4. Factory #2 *
5. Our Love *
6. Far Away (w/ Garth) *
7. Pretty Good Day
8. The Car Song
9. It's Over
10. I Will Internalize
11. Bye Bye Blackbird
12. New York, New York, New York
13. When the Day is Short (Demo) *
14. Year of the Dragon
*never before released
“20 years ago my life as an artist took shape when my first record was released,” Martha recalls. “In many ways that record defined me, as well as launched me into a now over 20 year long career that has made me who I am. It was after 10 years of playing in bars, making cassettes and EPs to sell at my shows, singing backup for my brother Rufus, falling in love and out of love, practising, writing, singing until I could barely sing anymore, partying, playing with musicians and listening to great artists, working with my ex-husband in the studio for 2 years, all that created this first record.”
“20 years later, with 6 other albums under my belt, 2 kids and a career that is chugging along, I can safely say my first record paved my way forward. On March 21st we will release the record on vinyl for the first time ever as well as digitally release unheard songs, outtakes and early material from that 10 year period of discovery that led to my first record. There will be a tour with a few great musicians, where I’ll play the record in its entirety as well as a few new songs- there’s no 48 year old me with the 28 year old me.”
Martha Wainwright plays the following dates across North America this year. For more information, visit marthawainwright.com.
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT LIVE 2025
MARCH
21 – Hamilton, ON – Bridgeworks
22 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Midtown
25 – Minneapolis, MN – The Hook & Ladder Theater
26 – Des Moines, IA – xBk Live
27 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
29 – Las Vegas, NV – Myron’s at The Smith Center
30 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
APRIL
1 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
2 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
4 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
5 – Seattle, WA – Fremont Abbey Arts Center
6 – Burnaby, BC – Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
7 – Sidney, BC – Mary Winspear Centre
23 – Chicoutimi, QC – Théâtre C (Festival Jazz et Blues)
24 – Quebec City, QC – Palais Montcalm
25 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Outremont
26 – Natick, MA – The Center for the Arts
27 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios
29 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
30 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
MAY
1 – Red Bank, NJ – The Vogel
2 – Annapolis, MD – Ramshead Live
3 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall
5 – Atlanta, GA – Eddie's Attic
6 – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley
8 – St Louis, MO – Blue Strawberry
9 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
10 – Three Oaks, MI – The Acorn
11 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
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