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JOHN CARPENTER: TRENT REZNOR AND ATTICUS ROSS CREATE NEW INTERPRETATION OF "HALLOWEEN" THEME

JOHN CARPENTER: TRENT REZNOR AND ATTICUS ROSS CREATE NEW INTERPRETATION OF "HALLOWEEN" THEME RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF FORTHCOMING ALBUMANTHOLOGY: MOVIE THEMES 1974-1998 LISTEN TO THE TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS VERSION OF "HALLOWEEN" HERE: https://NIN.lnk.to/JCH


John Carpenter is set to release  Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 , a collection of 13 of his classic movie themes newly recorded with the collaborators that worked on his  Lost Themes  albums, next Friday, October 20th via Sacred Bones. To celebrate the impending release, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared a new version of Carpenter's iconic "Halloween" theme (appropriately landing on DSPs on Friday the 13th). Reznor adds: "I clearly remember my friends and I at 13 years old conning our parents into letting us see Halloween when it came out in 1978. We left the theater forever changed. We were damaged and scarred, with the shit genuinely scared out of us and that theme stuck firmly in our heads. John Carpenter, it's your fault that I turned out the way I did." Speaking about the new version, John Carpenter states, "Moody and dark, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' version of HALLOWEEN does amazing justice to the original. I'm impressed." On the new album Carpenter is joined by the musicians that accompanied him on his last two releases and subsequent tours: his son, Cody Carpenter, and godson, Daniel Davies. Anthology...is a near-comprehensive survey of John Carpenter's greatest themes, from his very first movie (the no-budget sci-fi film  Dark Star ) to 1998's supernatural Western,  Vampires . Those sit alongside the driving, Led Zeppelin-influenced  Assault on Precinct 13  theme,  Halloween 's iconic 5/4 piano riff, and the eerie synth work of  The Fog . Carpenter and his band also cover Ennio Morricone's bleak, minimalist theme for  The Thing . 
John Carpenter is a legend. As the director and composer behind dozens of classic movies, Carpenter has established a reputation as one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of modern cinema, as well as one of its most influential musicians. The minimal, synthesizer-driven themes to films like Halloween, Escape From New York, and Assault on Precinct 13 are as indelible as their images, and their timelessness was evident as Carpenter performed them live in a string of internationally sold-out concert dates in 2016. In the weeks following Anthology's October 20 release, Carpenter will return to the road, playing both classic movie themes and material from his two Lost Themes albums. Tickets for the tour are on sale now, including special VIP packages that include meet and greets with John Carpenter and exclusive merchandise (for more details check www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com). The performances will once again affirm the power of the Horror Master's brilliant work as a composer and musician, and undoubtedly send audiences rushing home to their DVD libraries to dive yet again into the most rewarding filmography in genre cinema.
 
In addition to CD, black LP and digital version, 'Anthology...' will be available on the following limited edition color vinyl formats:- DELUXE LP w/ 7" - "CHRISTINE RED" - 3000 units (exclusively available in stores outside of the US)
- DELUXE LP w/ 7" -  "THE FOG OVER ANTONIO BAY" - 2000 units (exclusively available in US stores)
- COLOUR LP - "ANTI-GOD GREEN" - 500 units (exclusively available through Sacred Bones mail-order) **SOLD OUT**
- DELUXE LP w/ 7" - "HALLOWEEN ORANGE" - 500 units (exclusively available via Sacred Bones mail-order) **SOLD OUT**
- DELUXE LP w/ 7" - "DARK STAR DEEP SPACE" - 500 units (exclusively available on tour)  'Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998' track list:
1. In the Mouth of Madness
2. Assault on Precinct 13
3. The Fog
4. Prince of Darkness
5. Santiago (Vampires)
6. Escape From New York
7. Halloween
8. Porkchop Express (Big Trouble in Little China)
9. They Live
10. The Thing
11. Starman
12. Dark Star
13. Christine
  
'Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998' artwork:

JOHN CARPENTER US TOUR DATES 10/29/17 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Casino10/31/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium11/2/17 - Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove11/4/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield11/5/17 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst11/7/17 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live11/9/17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom11/10/17 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre11/12/17 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall11/13/17 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis11/15/17 - Boston, MA @ Royale11/16/17 - New York, NY @ Terminal 511/18/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero11/19/17 - Syracuse, NY @ The Palace Theatre

Third Man announces "We're Going To Be Friends" book signings & readings

THIRD MAN BOOKS ANNOUNCES WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK PRE-RELEASE
SIGNINGS & READINGS WITH AUTHOR JACK WHITE & ILLUSTRATOR ELINOR BLAKE IN LA & NYC
WATCH MOTH STUDIO-ANIMATED VIDEO OF CONAN O'BRIEN'S ACCOUNT OF
THE WHITE STRIPES' "WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS" PERFORMANCE ON THE FINAL EPISODE OF
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN This November, Jack White will introduce young music lovers to the beloved White Stripes song "We're Going To Be Friends" with his first children's book of the same name and inspired by its lyrics. Jack and Third Man Books will celebrate the book with pre-release readings and signings atBarnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 4th at 2pm and at Barnes & Noble's Upper West Side store located on Broadway and 82nd Street in New York City onSaturday, November 11th at 11am. Along with Jack, the book's illustrator Elinor Blake (a.ka. April March) will be on hand for the signings and as a special guest DJ at both events.
"We're Going To Be Friends" has touched children and adults around the world. To commemorate the forthcoming book launch, listen to Conan O'Brien's account of The White Stripes' performance of the song on the final episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 20, 2009 and hear what the song means to him in a new animated video by Moth Studio. Watch it HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS will be available at pre-release events and limited distribution beginning in early November and on all bookshelves for nationwide release on November 21st. WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS is available for pre-order now.

Jessie Ware Shares “Alone” Video

JESSIE WARE SHARES “ALONE” VIDEO   WARE TO PERFORM INTIMATE SHOWS THIS MONTH IN NY, SF, LA    

Ahead of the release of her forthcoming third album Glasshouse, London -born singer / songwriter Jessie Ware today shares the official video for her song “Alone.”  Directed by Charlie Robbins, the video is available now. Watch it  HERE .
“Alone” is, in Jessie’s own words, a song about “stealing time away with your loved one.” Shot in the beautiful art deco surrounds of Eltham Palace in London, director Charlie Robbins flips between Super 8 cameras in this nostalgic piece. “Alone” was co-written by Kid Harpoon and Sarah Aarons, and produced by Stint.
July of this year marked Jessie’s return with her first single in three years, “Midnight.”  Since then, Jessie has shared two further acclaimed songs; “Selfish Love” and “Alone.” Written and recorded between London and LA, her new album Glasshouse is released on October 20th via PMR/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records. The theme running throughout the record is that of family; from Jessie’s long-term network of musical collaborators to her own family in London. See Jessie stateside:
October 30  New York, NY   Le Poisson RougeNovember 1  San Francisco, CA  The IndependentNovember 2   Los Angeles, CA   Troubadour
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Montreal's Milk & Bone Share Video for "Daydream"- New Album To Come in 2018

Milk & Bone Share Video For "Daydream"The 1st single From Their Upcoming 2018 Album

Three years after the release of their debut single, "New York", Milk & Bone return with "Daydream", the first single from their sophomore effort which is set to be released in winter 2018 via Bonsound. The song delves into waves of comforting ambience and meticulous, textured synths. The duo's voices are intoxicating, and the melody is heightened by the perfect summer-fling rhythm. "Daydream" was produced by Gabriel Gagnon, the Montreal band's early collaborator, and mixed by Gagnon and Howie Beck (Feist, Ron Sexsmith, Charlotte Day Wilson, etc.).
Watch the video HERE:
And read an interview with W Magazine HERE
Stream and share "Daydream" via http://smarturl.it/mb-daydreamThe single is available now on all digital platforms.
Milk & Bone (Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) create melodies that are both dreamy and harrowing. Made up of electronic textures and layered synths, Lafond-Beaulne and Poliquin's sonic universe distinguishes itself from the electro-pop genre thanks to their perfectly-paired vocal colours. Their mesmerizing harmonies explore the darker aspects of love, friendship and lust. Their tightly-knit bond, palpable in their creative process and throughout the album, is a key part of their live shows.
Milk & Bone's debut album, Little Mourning, grabbed the attention of The Guardian, NYLON, V Magazine, The Globe and Mail and Interview Magazine, and was long-listed for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. The single Pressure hit 5 million streams on Spotify. The band won the 2015 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada "Breakthrough Award" and was nominated at the 2016 JUNO Awards for Breakthrough Group of the Year. They were also nominated at the Canadian Screen Awards for Achievement in Music - Original Song for Podz' movie King Dave, and the film's popular theme song, "Natalie", has over 3.5 million streams on Spotify.
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Tennis: New EP "We Can Die Happy" out November 10, New track and US tour dates

Tennis is set to release their new EP  We Can Die Happy  on November 10 via Mutually Detrimental/Thirty Tigers. They are sharing their new song "I Miss That Feeling" now, listen HERE and HERE. Pre-order link http://smarturl.it/tennis-wcdh-all
We Can Die Happy  was written, recorded and produced by Tennis' Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (save for the track "Diamond Rings,"mixed by Jim Eno) and mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound.  

The band explains:
"Every album represents something foundational to our lives during the time of its creation. Yours Conditionally was about extricating ourselves from an industry that made us feel joyless and retrained. After a successful campaign that involved starting our own label and learning how to record on our own, We Can Die Happy finds us on the other side of that leap of faith, reveling in the sense of freedom and control we’ve found in our work.”

After spending their summer supporting Spoon, The Shins and Father John Misty, as well as performing at Coachella, Tennis embarks on their largest-ever headlining tour in North America this fall and winter. See below for a complete list of tour dates. 

Fall/Winter  Tour 2017-18
Nov 13 // Albuquerque, NM // Sister Bar•
Nov 14 // Tucson, AZ // 191 Toole•
Nov 16 // Los Angeles, CA // The Fonda Theatre•
Nov 17 // San Francisco, CA // The Fillmore•
Nov 18 // Santa Barbara, CA // SoHo Music Club•
Nov 24 // San Diego, CA // Music Box•
Nov 25 // Santa Ana, CA // Constellation Room•
Nov 27 // Sacramento, CA // Harlow’s•
Nov 29 // Eugene, OR // Hi-Fi Music Hall•
Nov 30 // Portland, OR // Wonder Ballroom•
Dec 1 // Seattle, WA // Neptune Theater•
Dec 2 // Vancouver, BC // The Cobalt•
Jan 6 // Denver, CO // Ogden Theater
Jan 10 // Omaha, NE // The Waiting Room
Jan 11 // Minneapolis, MN // Fine Line Music Cafe
Jan 12 // Milwaukee, WI // Turner Hall Ballroom
Jan 13 // Chicago, IL // Metro
Jan 15 // Indianapolis, IN // the Hi-Fi
Jan 16 // Detroit, MI // Majestic Theatre
Jan 18 // Toronto, ON // The Mod Club Theatre Jan 19 // Ithaca, NY // The  Haunt
Jan 20 // S. Burlington, VT // Higher Ground Showcase Lounge
Jan 21 // Boston, MA // Royale
Jan 23 // Brooklyn, NY // Brooklyn Steel
Jan 24 // Washington, DC // 9:30 Club
Jan 25 // Philadelphia, PA // Union Transfer
Jan 27 // Carrboro, NC // Cat’s Cradle
Jan 29 // Atlanta, GA // Terminal West
Jan 30 // Nashville, TN // Mercy Lounge
Feb 1 // Dallas, TX // Tree’s
Feb 2 // San Antonio, TX // Paper Tiger
Feb 3 // Austin, TX // Emo’s* The Wild Ones

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS SHARE 'SPIDER BABY' VIDEO / HAUNTED HOP HALLOWEEN TOUR BEGINS 10/25!

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS SHARE 'SPIDER BABY' VIDEO!TAKEN FROM LIMITED EDITION HALLOWEEN 7" AVAILABLE ON IN THE RED RECORDS! HAUNTED HOP HALLOWEEN PARTY TOUR W/ JONATHAN TOUBIN STARTS OCTOBER 25TH! "The Ghost on the stairs. The Vampire’s bite. Better beware, there’s a full moon tonight” cackles horror show host Kid Congo Powers as he recites a ghoulish tome in Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds new video,“Spider Baby”. Hatched in their rock n roll cauldron for the best holiday of all time, HALLOWEEN, the deliriously spooky band pay homage to their favorite 1967 horror cult film “Spider Baby” or “The Maddest Story Ever Told”, depending on which monster you ask! The rollicking song was used in the opening credits of the movie and sung by Lon Chaney Jr., whom (like in the lyrics) has played “Frankenstein , Dracula , and even The Mummy”. In the video, Kid doubles as narrator and a mischievous pyromaniac beatnik whom crawls on all fours, sneaks in the dark and delights in fire laden hijinks. Shot and directed by artist Ryan Hill, whom also designs the Pink Monkey Birds album covers, he splatters blood red hues and “boos” in this psychedelic horror house! We leave you, dear reader, with some scary sage advice : “Sit around the fire with a cup of brew. A Fiend and a Werewolf on each side of you. This Cannibal orgy is strange to behold, and the maddest story ever told!” Spide Baby is available now as a limited edition 7" on In The Red Records.   Watch the Spider Baby video  Since 2010, New York Night Train’s mad scientist Jonathan Toubin annually retires to his laboratory to conjure the soundtrack for your Halloween party season.  His Haunted Hop dance party mixes aren’t from CD’s, MP3’s, LP compilations, or even reissue or bootleg singles, but rather exclusively from hard-won original 45rpm vinyl. Toubin spends all year digging through cobwebbed basements accumulating spooky eccentric records for the occasion. The dee jay patiently stockpiles and sits on the hot wax until he can barely contain the pressure and finally releases the bats on his anxious public every October to dancefloors worldwide. The mixes are a small sampling of the hours of non-stop action you get in the club. New York Night Train’s soul proprietor has thus far pulled over 200 sides for eight years of mixes (all currently archived on Mixcloud) as well as a Burger Records Halloween cassette. This year’s model, in the words of Jonathan Toubin, “a fantastic voyage deep into nightmares, madness, witchcraft, voodoo, and the zombie lifestyle,” is yet another exquisite beast built on hits and misses, classics and obscurities, canonical musicians and horror show hosts! The three dimensions, the good, the bad, and the ugly, are all Frankensteined together to take you to another dimension.  LISTEN: Jonathan Toubin's NY Night Train 2017 Haunted Hop Halloween Mix by New York Night Train  An early Halloween (trick or) treat! The East Coast and Midwest can experience these amazing sounds the week leading up to Halloween, as Jonathan Toubin's legendary multimedia New York Night Train Haunted Hop Halloween party barnstorms select towns with Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds and virtuosic 16mm loop projectionist Spencer Bewley! The tour culminates in NYC, with an epic extravaganza at Knockdown Center (last year more than 1000 came out on a Monday) headlined by Shannon and the Clams, featuring multiple rooms of bands, visuals, go go, food, cinema, and way more than we could ever list...  

Haunted Hop Halloween Mix Track Listing:1. The Madmen  “Haunted” (Cloister, 1963)
2. The Soul Shakers “Savage A Go Go” (Triangle, ?)
3. Ichabod and the Cranes “The Turtle” (Coral, 1964)
4. Hound Dog Clowns “Wicked Witch” (Uni, 1968)
5. Whyte Boots “Nightmare” (Phillips, 1966)
6. Kip Tyler “She’s My Witch” (Ebb, 1958)
7. Satan’s Breed “Laugh Myself to the Grave” (A-L-M, 1966)
8.  Swamp Rats “Psycho” (St. Claire, 1966)
9. The Motivations “The Birds” (Pride, 1963)
10. The Lapels “Bad Luck” (Fortune, 1964)
11. Wolfman Jack and the Wolf Pack “Don’t You Just Know It” (Bread, 1965)
12. Suzi Jane Hokom “Need All The Help I Can Get” (MGM, 1966)
13. Gaitley and Fitzgerald “Séance Day” (Bornwin, 1967)
14. Sir Julian at The Organ with Orchestra and Chorus “Séance on A Wet Afternoon” (Ascot, 1965)
15. Dr. Shock “After Midnight" (East Coast, ?)
16. Roy Brown “Great Casaboo” (Gert, 1965)
17. Tabby Thomas “Hoodo Party” (Excello, 1962)
18. Chaos Incorporated “Daktari Ooh-Ah” (S.P.Q.R., 1967)
19. Big T Tyler “King Kong” (Aladdin, 1957)
20. Willie Wright and His Sparklers (Federal, 1960)
21. The Flaming Kings “Hey La-De-Da” (Bru-Cla,?)
22. Shalimar Thompson “Voodoo Mash, Pt 2” (Del Fi Ascetate, 1962)
23. Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds “Spider Baby” (In The Red, 2017)
24. The Weirdos “E.S.P. (Theme for Shock Theatre)” (LAN-CET, 1962)
25. Jim Burgett with Don Ralke and His Orchestra “The Living Dead (Columbia, 1961)
26. The Raves “Everything’s Fire” (Smash, 1968) 
27. Count Gregore and the Transylvanians “Theme from Nightmare” (Nightmare, ?)Haunted Hop Halloween Tour Dates: 10/25 Chicago at The Hideout10/26 Detroit at Third Man Records Cass Corridor10/27 Columbus at Double Happiness10/28 Pittsburgh at Spirit10/29 Washington DC at Comet Ping Pong10/30 Philadelphia at Johnny Brenda’s10/31 New York at Knockdown Center (with Shannon and the Clams, Escape-Ism (Ian Svenonius), Nude Party, and so many more….)    

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Watch THUNDERCAT's Video for 'Show You The Way' feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins

THUNDERCAT  “Show You The Way” Video from Grammy-Winning Bassist & Producer featuring Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins https://youtu.be/Z-zdIGxOJ4M
Wraps North American Tour This Weekend,Red Bull Music Academy Festival Los Angeles Show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Forever with Flying Lotus This Saturday Oct 14
‘Drunk’ Named One of the Best Albums of the Year So Far by:AV Club, Billboard, Complex, Esquire, High Snobiety, LA Weekly, Mass Appeal, NME, Pigeons & Planes, SPIN, Stereogum, The Guardian & More
Look for Red Bull Music Academy Daily's Exclusive Album Track-By-Track with Thundercat Later Today

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“Show You the Way” is the lead single from  Drunk , the critically acclaimed third full-length album from Grammy-winning bassist and producer Thundercat, out now on Brainfeeder. The track features Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins and, this summer, the trio performed the song on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . The video for “Show You The Way” was just released and follows the spiritual journey of the samurai featured in 2015’s “Them Changes” video.
Watch the new video here: https://youtu.be/Z-zdIGxOJ4M.
“Show You The Way” features cameos from McDonald and Loggins and was directed by Katarzyna Sawickaand Carlos Lopez Estrada who note, “We got the track from Thundercat and quickly realized that we had a unique opportunity to continue the story that we had started with ‘Them Changes.’ We ended that video on a fairly grim note but ‘Show You The Way’ offered a bright and contrasting soundtrack for a sequel of redemption.”
The Los Angeles native will wrap up his extensive North American tour this weekend at the  Red Bull Music Academy Festival Los Angeles . He’ll be performing at Hollywood Forever along with Brainfeeder headFlying Lotus. Thundercat’s fall tour that saw numerous sold out shows, including a two-night stand at NYC’s Brooklyn Steel. He’ll follow the North American run with a European tour, kicking off November 11 at the Netherlands’ Rockit Festival. See tour dates below and, for tickets, visit: http://brainfeeder.net/thundercat.
Drunk is a 23-track epic journey into the often hilarious, sometimes dark mind of the Grammy-winning singer/bassist and finds a few of his friends joining him along the way including: Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell,Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, Kamasi Washington and Brainfeeder mastermind Flying Lotus. Since it’s release earlier this year, the album has gone on to be named one of the best albums of the year so far by  AV Club, Billboard, Complex, Esquire, High Snobiety, LA Weekly, Mass Appeal, NME, Pigeons & Planes, SPIN, Stereogum, The Guardian  and more.
Today, the  Red Bull Music Academy Daily  will release an exclusive and extensive album track-by-track from an interview between Thundercat and RBMA co-founder Torsten Schmidt. Look for it here later today. In the meantime, revisit Schmidt’s original interview with Thundercat on “Show You The Way” from earlier this year:http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/01/thundercat-drunk-interview.
Thundercat is the alter ego of virtuosic bassist / singer Stephen Bruner. The South Los Angeles-native has released three critically acclaimed full length albums on Brainfeeder Records—The Golden Age of Apocalypse (2011), Apocalypse (2013) and Drunk (2017)—and 2015 mini-album The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam. Thundercat has also made outstanding contributions to landmark albums by KamasiWashington (The Epic) and Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp A Butterfly). His work on Lamar’s netted him his first Grammy in 2016.

THUNDERCAT TOUR DATES 10/13 Miami, FL - III Points Festival10/14 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Forever / Red Bull Music Academy Festival Los Angeles with Flying Lotus11/11 De Oosterpoort, NL - Rockit Festival11/14 Glasgow, UK - ABC11/15 Manchester, UK - Albert Hall11/16 London, UK - Shepherd's Bush Empire11/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso11/18 Hamburg, DE - Überjazz Festival11/19 Antwerp, Belgium - Roma11/21 Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre11/23 Madrid, ES - Teatra Barceló11/24 Barcelona, ES - Apolo11/25 Milan, IT - Jazz:RE:Found @ Base11/27 Trento, IT - Jazz’ About @ Teatro Sanbapolis

MAVIS STAPLES UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “LITTLE BIT”

MAVIS STAPLES UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “LITTLE BIT”VIA BILLBOARD.COMUPCOMING POIGNANT NEW ALBUM IF ALL I WAS WAS BLACK PRODUCED BY JEFF TWEEDY IN STORES NOVEMBER 17ON TOUR WITH BOB DYLAN NEXT WEEKMavis Staples has unveiled her latest single “Little Bit” via Billboard.com. The song is a cautionary anthem of all the ways in which those regarded as suspicious have to weigh their actions just to survive day to day: "A little bit too high, a little bit too low, a little bit out of line, and my baby won't make it home." Mavis leads listeners through call-and-response vocals in a soundscape that recalls Sly and the Family Stone's mix of joy and social criticism unfolding over a funk-edged rhythm section. Listen herehttp://spoti.fi/2yNehpAMavis has joined forces again with songwriter-producer (and Wilco frontman) Jeff Tweedy for her new album entitled  If All I Was Was Black , out on November 17th.Their first partnership in 2010, You Are Not Alone, won a Grammy Award for Best Americana album. Their second effort together, One True Vine, was a Grammy nominee. But  If All I Was Was Black  marks the first time Tweedy has composed an entire album of original songs for Mavis' legendary voice and a nation she's uniquely poised to address.In the wake of the current race-baiting and rhetoric of exclusion appearing not just on the streets, but issuing from statehouses and even the White House, Mavis and Tweedy found themselves completely in sync and wanting to say something about the fissures dividing the country. "We're not loving one another the way we should," Mavis confided, as if sharing the secret to happiness, or something better. "Some people are saying they want to make the world great again, but we never lost our greatness. We just strayed into division.”Explaining why he decided to tackle the state of the union, Tweedy said, "I've always thought of art as a political statement in and of itself—that it was enough to be on the side of creation and not destruction. But there is something that feels complicit at this moment in time about not facing what is happening in this country head on."The lyrics are occasionally shot through with anger.  "I have a mind to bury them whole, when they go low," Mavis sings on "We Go High." "There's evil in the world, and there's evil in me" opens the first verse of "Try Harder." "Oh, they lie, and they show no shame" adds a harsh undercurrent to "Who Told You That," an anthem against accepting the status quo. Unsettling musical elements wind their way through the record, too, from the abrasive guitar distortion of "Try Harder" to a descending bass line that signals danger on "Little Bit.”Despite all this, the mood ring on Mavis' 2017 outing is set to love, which runs through and over the fury and despair. The songs move less like a hammer and more like the tide, with Mavis countering the anger with an eye toward the work that is required to bring change. She is singing the world as it is, but also a way forward. Mavis is sure that the answer is to lift each other up. She's not embracing the anxious hesitation of respectability politics but the possibilities of love Mavis will join Bob Dylan for a series of North American live dates kicking off October 17th in Salt Lake City, UT and ending with a five night run in NYC at the Beacon Theater.Pre-orders for  If All I Was Was Black  are available now at mavisstaples.com
Live Dates W/ Bob Dylan10/17 Eccles Theater. Salt Lake City, UT10/18 Eccles Theater. Salt Lake City, UT10/21 1st Bank Center. Denver, CO10/23 Century Link Center. Omaha, NE10/24 Stephens Auditorium. Ames, IA10/25 Xcel Energy Center. St Paul, MN10/27 Wintrust Arena. Chicago, IL10/28 Van Andel Arena. Grand Rapids, MI10/29 IU Auditorium. Bloomington, IN11/1 Fox Theater. Detroit, MI11/3 EJ Thomas Hall. Akron, OH11/5 Palace Theater. Columbus, OH11/6 Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts. Pittsburgh, PA11/7 Colbert show11/8 Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, NY11/10 Richmond Coliseum. Richmond, VA11/11 Tower Theatre. Philadelphia, PA11/12 Tower Theatre. Philadelphia, PA11/14 The Anthem. Washington, DC11/16 Agannis Arena. Boston, MA11/17 Palace Theater. Albany, NY11/18 Shea's Performing Arts Center. Buffalo, NY11/20 Beacon Theater. NYC, NY11/21 Beacon Theater. NYC, NY11/22 Beacon Theater. NYC, NY11/24 Beacon Theater. NYC, NY11/25 Beacon Theater. NYC, NY

St. Vincent releases new song "Pills"

St. Vincent releases new song "Pills"
ST. VINCENT RELEASES NEW SONG "PILLS" FROM 'MASSEDUCTION' (OUT FRIDAY):http://found.ee/STV_Pillsyt
2018 SHOWS ADDED TO THE 'FEAR THE FUTURE TOUR'
WATCH HER PERFORM ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT:
"New York": http://found.ee/STV_NewYorkColbert
"Los Ageless": http://found.ee/STV_LosAgelessColbertSt. Vincent’s ‘MASSEDUCTION’ is out Friday on Loma Vista Recordings and today she’s released a third song from the album, called “Pills.” The song features Kamasi Washington on saxophone, Jenny Lewis on vocals, and beat production from Sounwave. ‘MASSEDUCTION’ was co-produced by St. Vincent and Jack Antonoff. “Pills” is also Beats 1/Zane Lowe’s World Record today.

Listen to “Pills” here: http://found.ee/STV_Pillsyt

Last week St. Vincent released the music video for “Los Ageless” and performed that song and “New York” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Her ‘Fear The Future Tour’ made its world premiere on Saturday in Los Angeles as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival. January 2018 dates have been added to the international run including The Palladium in Los Angeles on January 25.

She also launched the second season of her Beats 1 show Mixtape Delivery Service this week.

Praise for ‘MASSEDUCTION’:
*“A career summit. It’s her ‘Lemonade,’ her ‘OK Computer’—whatever reference conveys the urgency with which it demands to be listened to when it drops.” – Nylon

*“'MASSEDUCTION' is the best thing she's ever done and there are no bad St. Vincent records.” - Buzzfeed

*“Clark’s most intriguingly complex album to date.” - Rolling Stone

*“Clark at her most ferocious.” – Pitchfork

*“Pop is a vehicle, a form, a challenge, a temptation and an adversary for St. Vincent on ‘MASSEDUCTION.’ Its crisp, catchy but still idiosyncratic songs ponder, among other things, what to make of fame and success.” – NY Times‘MASSEDUCTION’ TRACK LIST:
1. Hang On Me
2. Pills
3. Masseduction
4. Sugarboy
5. Los Ageless
6. Happy Birthday, Johnny
7. Savior
8. New York
9. Fear The Future
10. Young Lover
11. Dancing with a Ghost
12. Slow Disco
13. Smoking Section‘Fear The Future Tour’
10/17 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
10/18 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo Manchester
10/20 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre
10/23 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
10/24 – Paris, France – Le Trianon
10/26 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
10/27 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVrendenburg
11/14 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
11/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
11/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
11/18 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theater
11/19 – Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
11/20 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/21 – Louisville, KY – The Kentucky Center
11/22 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
11/24 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
11/25 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
11/27 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
11/28 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
11/30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
12/1 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
12/2 – Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
12/3 – Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
12/16-12/17 – Houston, TX - Day For Night Festival
1/9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
1/10 - Columbus, OH - Express Live
1/12 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
1/13 - Omaha, NE - Kiewit Concert Hall at Holland Performing Arts Center 
1/15 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
1/19 - Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
1/20 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
1/22 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
1/25 - Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
1/26 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
1/27 - San Diego, CA – Observatory

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