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September 27, 2017
Everything Everything Announce Late Night Television Debut on CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING TO APPEAR ON CBS’ THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN OCTOBER 10NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR KICKS OFF OCTOBER 9 IN SAN FRANCISCO
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FOURTH ALBUM “A FEVER DREAM” IS OUT NOW
"A FEVER DREAM"Apple Music | Spotify
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
10/09 – Bimbo’s 365 Club – San Francisco, CA - TICKETS
10/11 – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA - TICKETS
10/13 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY - TICKETS
10/14 – Black Cat – Washington, D.C - TICKETS
10/15 – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA - TICKETS
Fresh off their SOLD OUT European tour and with a highly anticipated North American tour on the horizon, award-winning Manchester band Everything Everything return to the US with a coveted appearance on CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden on Tuesday, October 10. Their highly anticipated late night television debut is preceded by the kick-off of the band’s North American tour on October 9th in San Francisco. The five-date tour sees the band hitting up both East and West coasts, with shows announced in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. and Cambridge, MA. Tickets are ON-SALE NOW via: www.everything-everything.co.uk .
The upcoming North American tour supports the band’s latest masterpiece, their fourth studio album, A Fever Dream , which is out now. Produced by James Ford (Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode), the album features energy filled, intelligent socio-pop gems such as “Can’t Do” (watch the video HERE ) and “Desire.” Check out the Dave Tree-directed visual HERE . A Fever Dream serves as the follow up to Everything Everything’s critically acclaimed 2015 album, Get To Heaven .
Be sure to tune into CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden on October 10 at 12:37AM/11:37PM CT to watch the band perform their single “Can’t Do.”
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"Attuned to the absurdity of our times" - Pitchfork
“A Fever Dream feels crucial.” – Exclaim! Magazine
"Everything Everything make coherent art from the shrapnel of rolling news" - Pitchfork
“A Fever Dream is confrontational, warped, emotionally and aurally high-contrast, and full of turmoil, but reliable in its infectiousness.” – All Music
“Sonically, the band are able to offer a sliver of solace – not so much by toning down their antic groove, but by bringing palliative pop melodies to the fore.” – The Guardian
“A very special album” **** - Q Magazine
“Explosive stuff” **** - MOJO
“A hook-laden triumph” **** - DIY
Allah-Las Share New Cover, "Fish on the Sand" (George Harrison)
ALLAH-LAS
✰ ✰ ✰
"FISH ON THE SAND"
Allah-Las release the second cover track from their forthcoming EP, Covers #1, adding their take on George Harrison's "Fish on the Sand."
L I S T E N
Allah-Las recorded Covers #1 at the Pump House in Topanga Canyon while working on their next full-length release. The selections are comprised of old faves and newly discovered tracks that reverberated through the studio between album takes.
The EP will be released on Mexican Summer on Nov 3, 2017 as a limited edition 10” encased in a high quality embossed jacket and through all digital formats.
P R E - O R D E R
"THE EARTH WON'T HOLD ME"
✰ ✰ ✰
The first track from Covers #1, Allah-Las' interpretation of Kathy Heidman's "The Earth Won't Hold Me," is out now.
L I S T E N
WEST COAST TOUR
✰ ✰ ✰ Sept. 27 - Seattle, WA @ NeumosSept. 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound ClubOct. 4 - Portland, OR @ RevolutionOct. 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 ClubOct. 8 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Music ClubOct. 13 - Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert DazeOct. 18 - San Diego, CA @ Music BoxOct. 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent TheaterJan. 20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
T I C K E T S
✰ ✰ ✰
"FISH ON THE SAND"
Allah-Las release the second cover track from their forthcoming EP, Covers #1, adding their take on George Harrison's "Fish on the Sand."
L I S T E N
Allah-Las recorded Covers #1 at the Pump House in Topanga Canyon while working on their next full-length release. The selections are comprised of old faves and newly discovered tracks that reverberated through the studio between album takes.
The EP will be released on Mexican Summer on Nov 3, 2017 as a limited edition 10” encased in a high quality embossed jacket and through all digital formats.
P R E - O R D E R
"THE EARTH WON'T HOLD ME"
✰ ✰ ✰
The first track from Covers #1, Allah-Las' interpretation of Kathy Heidman's "The Earth Won't Hold Me," is out now.
L I S T E N
WEST COAST TOUR
✰ ✰ ✰ Sept. 27 - Seattle, WA @ NeumosSept. 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound ClubOct. 4 - Portland, OR @ RevolutionOct. 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 ClubOct. 8 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Music ClubOct. 13 - Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert DazeOct. 18 - San Diego, CA @ Music BoxOct. 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent TheaterJan. 20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
T I C K E T S
Bully Releases New Song, Sophomore Album Out October 20th on Sub Pop
BULLY RELEASES NEW SONG "KILLS TO BE RESISTANT"
EXTENDS WORLD TOUR
LOSING OUT OCTOBER 20TH ON SUB POP
Photo Credit: Alysse GafkjenListen to "Kills to Be Resistant"
Bully's sophomore album is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated releases for the fall, with early reviews and critics raving about the record's explosive power and sharp and potent lyrics. Losing will be released on Sub Pop worldwide on October 20th and today the band released another track from the album titled "Kills to Be Resistant". The song deals with the emotional conflict of unrequited love and the feeling of restraint and pushing your feelings aside out of respect for the situation.
Due to popular demand Bully have added more shows both for North America and the rest of the world as anticipation grows around the album's release. All dates can be found below.Listen to "Running"
Listen to "Feel The Same"
New York Magazine included Losing as part of their Fall Music Preview writing ""Alicia Bognanno has the loveliest snarl this side of Nirvana's Live at Reading. That it's in a pop-punk setting, with lyrics reckoning with adulthood, only strengthens its power." Wired Magazine also featured the band stating "full of tough-earned wisdom and egalitarian rage, Losing is a high-energy, high-impact emotional workout for everyone involved." The New York Times featured the previous single "Running" in their music roundup telling us "The bass hops around nervously in nearly constant eighth notes, with drums syncopated against it à la the Police; a guitar on the left offers a neat new-wave hook while another one on the right grumbles occasionally with dissonant, distorted squawks. And as those tensions flare into multiple little crescendos, the singer Alicia Bognanno gets herself more and more worked up."
Losing is available for pre-order now from Sub Pop Records and the band's webstore. LP pre-orders of the album from Sub Pop and select independent retailers will receive the limited Loser Edition on clear vinyl with black swirls (while supplies last).
Track Listing:1. Feel the Same2. Kills to Be Resistant3. Running4. Seeing It5. Guess There6. Blame7. Focused8. Not the Way9. Spiral10. Either Way11. You Could Be Wrong12. Hate and ControlTour Dates:11/02/17- St Louis MO - Off Broadway11/03/17 - Iowa City IA - The Mill11/04/17 - Minneapolis MN - Fine Line Music Cafe11/06/17 - Madison WI - High Noon Saloon11/07/17 - Chicago IL - Thalia Hall11/08/17 - Detroit MI - Marble Bar11/09/17 - Toronto ON - Lee's Palace11/10/17 - Montreal QC - Bar le Ritz11/12/17 - Boston MA - Great Scott (SOLD OUT) 11/13/17 - Brooklyn NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg11/14/17 - Philadelphia PA - First Unitarian Church11/15/17 - Washington DC - U Street Music Hall11/17/17 - Charlottesville VA - The Southern11/18/17 - Durham NC - Motorco Music Hall11/19/17 - Asheville NC - The Mothlight12/06/17 - Little Rock AR - Stickyz12/07/17 - Dallas TX - Club Dada12/08/17 - Austin TX - Emo's12/09/17 - Houston TX - Walter's12/10/17 - New Orleans LA - Gasa Gasa12/12/17 - Birmingham AL - Saturn12/13/17 - Atlanta GA - Terminal West12/14/17 - Nashville TN - Mercy Lounge12/15/17 - Nashville TN - Mercy Lounge12/16/17 - Nashville TN - Mercy Lounge2/16/18 - Norman OK - The Opolis2/17/18 - Santa Fe NM - Meow Wolf2/18/18 - Phoenix AZ - Valley Bar2/24/18 - Eugene OR - Hi-Fi Music Lounge2/26/18 - Vancouver BC - Biltmore Cabaret 2/28/18 - Seattle WA - Neumos3/1/18 - Spokane WA - The Bartlett3/2/18 - Boise ID - Neurolux3/3/18 - Salt Lake City UT - Kilby Court3/5/18 - Denver CO - Larimer Lounge3/6/18 - Kansas City MO - Record Bar5/30/18 - London, UK - Moth Club
Liars Release New Video For "Staring at Zero"; Tour Resumes October 6
LIARS
RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “STARING AT ZERO”
NEW ALBUM TFCF OUT NOW
U.S. TOUR RESUMES OCTOBER 6
Photo: Zen Sekizawa
"[TFCF] couldn’t be a more appropriate marker of the irrepressible project’s evolution, nor a more fitting testament to Liars’ legacy." – Pitchfork
“TFCF signals yet another rebirth.” – Spin
"...fuckin' great...absolutely lovely..." – Noisey
“a triumph that [Liars] continue successfully exploring such drastically different paths." – Brooklyn Vegan
LIARS return with a haunting and tense video for “Staring At Zero,” the latest track to be released from TFCF (which stands for Theme From Crying Fountain).
Directed by Clemens Habicht, who has previously worked with Clinic and Tame Impala amongst others, this sinister film takes us on a short journey through the waterways of the Australian bush. Watch here.
Liars embark on the West Coast leg of their U.S. tour on October 6 with support from HXXS (Angus Andrew produced the new album, MKDRONE, out this week via Wizardvizion). See below for a complete itinerary.
Liars have, as a matter of course, sounded radically different with each album, pursuing new concepts and occupying diverse mindsets. On this, Liars’ eighth studio album, the bustling backdrops of Los Angeles, Berlin and New York have been replaced with a presence far more intimate and autobiographical as Liars once again boldly step out of their comfort zone into vastly new musical territory.
Angus Andrew decamped to his native Australia, specifically to a remote part of the Australian bush, to create an album unlike any Liars had attempted before. Cut off from the rest of the world in his remote home studio, with no other distractions, Angus gave free reign to artistic impulses he’d never explored and those included experimenting with the acoustic guitar and sampling.
LIARS 2017 TOUR
October 6 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
October 7 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
October 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
October 13-15 – Joshua Tree, CA – Desert Daze Festival
October 27 – London, England – Heaven
October 28 – Manchester, England – Albert Hall
October 29 – Newcastle, England – Boiler Shop
October 30 – Bristol, England – Colston Hall
November 1 – Glasgow, Scotland – Art School
November 4 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse
November 6 – Oslo, Norway – Blaa
November 9 – Utrecht, The Netherlands – Le Guess Who? Festival
November 10 – Brussels, Belgium – Orangerie
November 11 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Sonic City
November 13 – Paris, France – Le Maroquinerie
November 14 – Zurich, Switzerland – Salzhaus
November 15 – Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
November 16 – Milan, Italy – Magnolia
November 17 – Rome, Italy – Monk
November 18 – Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv
November 20 – Prague, Czech Republic – Underdogs
November 25 – Lisbon, Portugal – Mexefest
November 29 – Bucharest, Romania – Control
December 1 – Istanbul, Turkey – IKSV
December 2 – Athens, Greece – Plissken Festival
Listen to TFCF
Watch the video for “Staring at Zero”
Watch the video for “Cred Woes”
Listen to “Coins In My Caged Fist”
Listen to “The Grand Delusional”
Listen to “Cred Woes”
RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “STARING AT ZERO”
NEW ALBUM TFCF OUT NOW
U.S. TOUR RESUMES OCTOBER 6
Photo: Zen Sekizawa
"[TFCF] couldn’t be a more appropriate marker of the irrepressible project’s evolution, nor a more fitting testament to Liars’ legacy." – Pitchfork
“TFCF signals yet another rebirth.” – Spin
"...fuckin' great...absolutely lovely..." – Noisey
“a triumph that [Liars] continue successfully exploring such drastically different paths." – Brooklyn Vegan
LIARS return with a haunting and tense video for “Staring At Zero,” the latest track to be released from TFCF (which stands for Theme From Crying Fountain).
Directed by Clemens Habicht, who has previously worked with Clinic and Tame Impala amongst others, this sinister film takes us on a short journey through the waterways of the Australian bush. Watch here.
Liars embark on the West Coast leg of their U.S. tour on October 6 with support from HXXS (Angus Andrew produced the new album, MKDRONE, out this week via Wizardvizion). See below for a complete itinerary.
Liars have, as a matter of course, sounded radically different with each album, pursuing new concepts and occupying diverse mindsets. On this, Liars’ eighth studio album, the bustling backdrops of Los Angeles, Berlin and New York have been replaced with a presence far more intimate and autobiographical as Liars once again boldly step out of their comfort zone into vastly new musical territory.
Angus Andrew decamped to his native Australia, specifically to a remote part of the Australian bush, to create an album unlike any Liars had attempted before. Cut off from the rest of the world in his remote home studio, with no other distractions, Angus gave free reign to artistic impulses he’d never explored and those included experimenting with the acoustic guitar and sampling.
LIARS 2017 TOUR
October 6 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
October 7 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
October 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
October 13-15 – Joshua Tree, CA – Desert Daze Festival
October 27 – London, England – Heaven
October 28 – Manchester, England – Albert Hall
October 29 – Newcastle, England – Boiler Shop
October 30 – Bristol, England – Colston Hall
November 1 – Glasgow, Scotland – Art School
November 4 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse
November 6 – Oslo, Norway – Blaa
November 9 – Utrecht, The Netherlands – Le Guess Who? Festival
November 10 – Brussels, Belgium – Orangerie
November 11 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Sonic City
November 13 – Paris, France – Le Maroquinerie
November 14 – Zurich, Switzerland – Salzhaus
November 15 – Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
November 16 – Milan, Italy – Magnolia
November 17 – Rome, Italy – Monk
November 18 – Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv
November 20 – Prague, Czech Republic – Underdogs
November 25 – Lisbon, Portugal – Mexefest
November 29 – Bucharest, Romania – Control
December 1 – Istanbul, Turkey – IKSV
December 2 – Athens, Greece – Plissken Festival
Listen to TFCF
Watch the video for “Staring at Zero”
Watch the video for “Cred Woes”
Listen to “Coins In My Caged Fist”
Listen to “The Grand Delusional”
Listen to “Cred Woes”
September 26, 2017
Music Tastes Good Hits Long Beach This Weekend- September 30-October 1; Built To Spill and Rhye Added to Lineup w/ Headliners Ween, Sleater-Kinney + RIDE, Alvvays, Los Lobos
Music Taste Good shares video on how festival organizers are moving forward to carry on the legacy of founder Josh Fischel.
Josh Fischel's Music Taste Good: Year 2
Just added: Rhye + Built To Spill! See full line-up here: www.mtglb.co With just five days to go before we kick off Music Tastes Good 2017 , the festival team wants to share some helpful links to get you prepared for an incredible weekend in Long Beach!There's a limited number of tickets still available for the "Taste Tent" which features 16 chefs from Long Beach & New Orleans, sharing unlimited food over course of the entire weekend. If having the most delicious food offerings is your thing, you're going to want to get your Taste Tent pass.• Our 2017 Taste Tent : tasting menus, chef intro videos and demo schedule announced!• Build your own schedule, explore the festival map, and discover new music with the MTG mobile app !• Just added: we've got an All-Ages friendly wristband pick-up party! Friday 9/29 from 4pm-6pm at Fingerprints Music , with Slaves UK (DJ set).• Pick up your festival wristband a day early, and skip the lines! Join us at Alex's Bar on 9/29 for a free show with Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears.• There are two official after parties, each night of Music Tastes Good. Both are free with your Music Tastes Good wristband (or $12 at the door). On Saturday, 9/30, join us as At The Top, as Treefort Music Fest hosts De Lux, Rituals of Mine, and Frankie & The Witch Fingers . On Sunday, 10/1, at At The Top, we've got The Buttertones, Travesura, Rudy De Anda, Banes World, and MU$TY BOYZ .• Register your festival wristband in advance, save time & easier access to food, drinks, merch and more!• Expanding on last year's incorporation of cutting-edge art installations interspersed throughout the festival grounds, this year, organizers have again invited an impressive group of up-and-coming local artists to help create one-of-a-kind, immersive experiences for festival guests. This year's lineup includes:Jonelle Thais Holden Mix Tape
Rebecca Giesking Vertical Garden
Ben Phipps Reflecting Tunnel
Ali Futrell The Vertical Horizon
Jesson Duller and Eddy Vajarakitipongse Ginger
Eric Hamme Magical Music Parade
Kat Bingley Peace, Love & Music
David Hedden Box of Boom & Makers Space
What: Music Tastes Good FestivalWhen: This Weekend- September 30-October 1, 2017Where: Marina Green Park (386 E Shoreline Dr)- Long Beach, CATickets On Sale Now http://mtglb.co/
Josh Fischel's Music Taste Good: Year 2
Just added: Rhye + Built To Spill! See full line-up here: www.mtglb.co With just five days to go before we kick off Music Tastes Good 2017 , the festival team wants to share some helpful links to get you prepared for an incredible weekend in Long Beach!There's a limited number of tickets still available for the "Taste Tent" which features 16 chefs from Long Beach & New Orleans, sharing unlimited food over course of the entire weekend. If having the most delicious food offerings is your thing, you're going to want to get your Taste Tent pass.• Our 2017 Taste Tent : tasting menus, chef intro videos and demo schedule announced!• Build your own schedule, explore the festival map, and discover new music with the MTG mobile app !• Just added: we've got an All-Ages friendly wristband pick-up party! Friday 9/29 from 4pm-6pm at Fingerprints Music , with Slaves UK (DJ set).• Pick up your festival wristband a day early, and skip the lines! Join us at Alex's Bar on 9/29 for a free show with Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears.• There are two official after parties, each night of Music Tastes Good. Both are free with your Music Tastes Good wristband (or $12 at the door). On Saturday, 9/30, join us as At The Top, as Treefort Music Fest hosts De Lux, Rituals of Mine, and Frankie & The Witch Fingers . On Sunday, 10/1, at At The Top, we've got The Buttertones, Travesura, Rudy De Anda, Banes World, and MU$TY BOYZ .• Register your festival wristband in advance, save time & easier access to food, drinks, merch and more!• Expanding on last year's incorporation of cutting-edge art installations interspersed throughout the festival grounds, this year, organizers have again invited an impressive group of up-and-coming local artists to help create one-of-a-kind, immersive experiences for festival guests. This year's lineup includes:Jonelle Thais Holden Mix Tape
Rebecca Giesking Vertical Garden
Ben Phipps Reflecting Tunnel
Ali Futrell The Vertical Horizon
Jesson Duller and Eddy Vajarakitipongse Ginger
Eric Hamme Magical Music Parade
Kat Bingley Peace, Love & Music
David Hedden Box of Boom & Makers Space
What: Music Tastes Good FestivalWhen: This Weekend- September 30-October 1, 2017Where: Marina Green Park (386 E Shoreline Dr)- Long Beach, CATickets On Sale Now http://mtglb.co/
The Prids Share Video "Summer Cult" via Post-Punk | Announce LP Out via This-a-Way Records
THE PRIDS SHARE "SUMMER CULT" VIDEO
VIA POST-PUNK
ON WEST COAST TOUR NOW WITH
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
WATCH & SHARE: The Prids - "Summer Cult"
WATCH & SHARE: The Prids - "Do I Look Like I'm In Love?" "An authentic and integral part of the independent music scene."
- Post-Punk
"Portland shoegaze/punk mainstays."
- She Shreds
"With guitar tones ripped from the C86 compilation and shamelessly lovelorn lyrics, it's no wonder the Prids have been likened to 1980s gloom-pop titans the Cure and the Smiths."
- Willamette Week
"The pair sing together, mixing Keith’s delicate delivery with Frederickson’s moody, muddy vox..."
- SPIN
"This Portland, Oregon-based band strips down indie rock, then builds it back up with beats and synths. The sound is shoegazing a la My Bloody Valentine and electronic a la Eno, but some of their tunes have more sizable melodies and grooves."
- NY Post
"Mixes the Chameleons’ atmospheric psych pop with Pixies-esque male/female vocals."
- Magnet
"The majority of the songs that follow plod, then sweep, then plod some more—but in a good way—and shift textures and tempos to create mood in a strikingly short and sweet amount of time."
- PopMattersPortland-OR based, noise pop band, The Prids, share their new single and video, "Summer Cult," from their forthcoming album. Post-Punk premiered the new video from the "Shoegazing Post-Punk heroes," stating that it "playfully evokes the kind of late 60’s and early 70’s atmospheric pagan cult psychedelia found in Nico’s film for the 1969 track 'Evening Of The Light.'" She Shreds premiered their lead single and video, stating, "Despite what La Fave refers to as the band’s “heavy-handed lyrics,” The Prids decided to show their more playful side in the video." Do I Look Like I'm In Love? is due out via This-a-Way Records. The album was recorded at Rock nRoll B&B on Sauvie Island, 15 miles north of Portland. It was recorded and co-produced by Sean Flora (The Shins, The Black Keys, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks). The band is currently on tour supporting The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
Lead single and title track, "Do I Look Like I'm In Love?", is a dark reflection on modern life and its meaninglessness. Being a part of the scene for over 20 years, the band has reflected upon the way modern culture has changed independent music and autonomy. Having spearheaded the Pacific Northwest DIY scene, bassist and vocalist Mistina La Fave, vocalist and guitarist David Frederickson, drummer Gordon Nickel and keyboardist and bassist Tim Yates, The Prids's career has spanned over 20 years. The band has toured alongside Built to Spill, among other notable acts, and Henry Rollins is a long time fan. Having faced a life altering brain hemorrhage in Spring 2015, La Fave and the rest of the band are set to pick up where they left off with this forthcoming release. The album comes out on the band's own DIY label, This-a-Way Records, which has been instrumental in the band's culture for the past 20 years.
Do I Look Like I’m In Love? illustrates the Portland dark pop band’s mettle through keen lyrical observations, but also in its attention to sonic detail and song craft—this record couldn’t have been made by any other band at any other time. “Do I Look Like I’m In Love?” and “The Shape” both swirl and build like dreams filled with grey skies and the flickering faces of past friends and lovers. These songs nudge up against the air-brushed punk of “Lie Here” and the bass-driven “Colliding,” which recalls the dazed jangle of early R.E.M. More than two decades in, The Prids have made the best and most cohesive album of their career.
LINKSFacebook / Twitter / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Instagram / Youtube
Do I Look Like I'm In Love? - TRACKLISTING
01. Summer Cult
02. Elizabeth Ann
03. Do I Look Like I'm In Love?
04. Lie Here
05. Haunted
06. English Treasure
07. Mangled Hearts
08. Colliding
09. The Shape
10. I Remember Everything
11. Valley SaintsTOUR DATES
09.16 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
09.22 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
09.23 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
09.24 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
09.26 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
09.27 - Teregram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
09.30 - The Loft @ UC San Diego - La Jolla, CA
10.20 - This-a-Way Records Fest @ The Know - Portland, OR
11.11 - Tonic Lounge - Portland, OR
VIA POST-PUNK
ON WEST COAST TOUR NOW WITH
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
WATCH & SHARE: The Prids - "Summer Cult"
WATCH & SHARE: The Prids - "Do I Look Like I'm In Love?" "An authentic and integral part of the independent music scene."
- Post-Punk
"Portland shoegaze/punk mainstays."
- She Shreds
"With guitar tones ripped from the C86 compilation and shamelessly lovelorn lyrics, it's no wonder the Prids have been likened to 1980s gloom-pop titans the Cure and the Smiths."
- Willamette Week
"The pair sing together, mixing Keith’s delicate delivery with Frederickson’s moody, muddy vox..."
- SPIN
"This Portland, Oregon-based band strips down indie rock, then builds it back up with beats and synths. The sound is shoegazing a la My Bloody Valentine and electronic a la Eno, but some of their tunes have more sizable melodies and grooves."
- NY Post
"Mixes the Chameleons’ atmospheric psych pop with Pixies-esque male/female vocals."
- Magnet
"The majority of the songs that follow plod, then sweep, then plod some more—but in a good way—and shift textures and tempos to create mood in a strikingly short and sweet amount of time."
- PopMattersPortland-OR based, noise pop band, The Prids, share their new single and video, "Summer Cult," from their forthcoming album. Post-Punk premiered the new video from the "Shoegazing Post-Punk heroes," stating that it "playfully evokes the kind of late 60’s and early 70’s atmospheric pagan cult psychedelia found in Nico’s film for the 1969 track 'Evening Of The Light.'" She Shreds premiered their lead single and video, stating, "Despite what La Fave refers to as the band’s “heavy-handed lyrics,” The Prids decided to show their more playful side in the video." Do I Look Like I'm In Love? is due out via This-a-Way Records. The album was recorded at Rock nRoll B&B on Sauvie Island, 15 miles north of Portland. It was recorded and co-produced by Sean Flora (The Shins, The Black Keys, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks). The band is currently on tour supporting The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
Lead single and title track, "Do I Look Like I'm In Love?", is a dark reflection on modern life and its meaninglessness. Being a part of the scene for over 20 years, the band has reflected upon the way modern culture has changed independent music and autonomy. Having spearheaded the Pacific Northwest DIY scene, bassist and vocalist Mistina La Fave, vocalist and guitarist David Frederickson, drummer Gordon Nickel and keyboardist and bassist Tim Yates, The Prids's career has spanned over 20 years. The band has toured alongside Built to Spill, among other notable acts, and Henry Rollins is a long time fan. Having faced a life altering brain hemorrhage in Spring 2015, La Fave and the rest of the band are set to pick up where they left off with this forthcoming release. The album comes out on the band's own DIY label, This-a-Way Records, which has been instrumental in the band's culture for the past 20 years.
Do I Look Like I’m In Love? illustrates the Portland dark pop band’s mettle through keen lyrical observations, but also in its attention to sonic detail and song craft—this record couldn’t have been made by any other band at any other time. “Do I Look Like I’m In Love?” and “The Shape” both swirl and build like dreams filled with grey skies and the flickering faces of past friends and lovers. These songs nudge up against the air-brushed punk of “Lie Here” and the bass-driven “Colliding,” which recalls the dazed jangle of early R.E.M. More than two decades in, The Prids have made the best and most cohesive album of their career.
LINKSFacebook / Twitter / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Instagram / Youtube
Do I Look Like I'm In Love? - TRACKLISTING01. Summer Cult
02. Elizabeth Ann
03. Do I Look Like I'm In Love?
04. Lie Here
05. Haunted
06. English Treasure
07. Mangled Hearts
08. Colliding
09. The Shape
10. I Remember Everything
11. Valley SaintsTOUR DATES
09.16 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
09.22 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
09.23 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
09.24 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
09.26 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
09.27 - Teregram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
09.30 - The Loft @ UC San Diego - La Jolla, CA
10.20 - This-a-Way Records Fest @ The Know - Portland, OR
11.11 - Tonic Lounge - Portland, OR
Wolf Alice release video for new track "Heavenward"
WOLF ALICE UNVEIL MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HEAVENWARD" TODAY-CLICK HERE TO WATCH DECEMBER NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW SOPHOMORE ALBUM VISIONS OF A LIFE SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2017PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
(Los Angeles, CA)-Today, London-based rock band Wolf Alice unveil the music video for their recently released track "Heavenward", which was directed by Andy DeLuca. "Heavenward" will be included on the band's upcoming sophomore album entitled Visions Of A Life, which is set for release September 29th, 2017 via Dirty Hit/RCA Records and is available for pre-order now. Click HERE to watch.
1. Heavenward2. Yuk Foo3. Beautifully Unconventional4. Don't Delete The Kisses5. Planet Hunter6. Sky Musings7. Formidable Cool8. Space & Time9. Sadboy10. St. Purple & Green11. After The Zero Hour12. Visions Of A Life Additionally, the foursome will be hitting the road throughout the month of December for a short North American tour. The tour will be kicking off in Toronto and will be hitting cities like Brooklyn, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. Tickets are on sale now and can purchased here. See full list of tour dates below. FRI12/1Danforth Music HallToronto, ONSAT12/2L'AstralMontreal, QBMON12/4Brooklyn SteelBrooklyn, NYTHU12/7The MetPawtucket, RIFRI12/89:30 ClubWashington, D.C.SAT12/9Trocadero TheatrePhiladelphia, PAMON12/11Terminal WestAtlanta, GA About Wolf AliceThey performed their last U.S. single "Bros" (VIDEO LINK) on The Late Late Show with James Corden and the single was Top 15 at AAA radio and charted at Alternative Radio. The previous single "Moaning Lisa Smile" was nominated for a 2016 GRAMMY Award Nomination for Best Rock Performance and wasa Top 10 single at Alternative radio. Wolf Alice has been named one ofBillboard Magazine's Artists to Watch, as well as one of Rolling Stone's 10 New Artists You Need to Know. The London quartet also gave stripped down performances of "Fluffy", "Turn To Dust", and "Bros", on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series (Click HERE). Additionally, they performed "You're A Germ", "Your Loves Whore", and "Turn To Dust" on NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly. Wolf Alicehas also been shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Prize and received a 2016 Brit Award Nomination for British Breakthrough Act. The band has toured with The 1975, had several headline tours, and played major festivals including last year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival and Lollapalooza. # # #
Wolf Alice are:
Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Joel Amey, Theo Ellis To Pre-order Visions Of A Life :iTunes: http://smarturl.it/VofaLi
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/VofaLam
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/VofaLsp
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/VofaLaz
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/VofaLg
(Los Angeles, CA)-Today, London-based rock band Wolf Alice unveil the music video for their recently released track "Heavenward", which was directed by Andy DeLuca. "Heavenward" will be included on the band's upcoming sophomore album entitled Visions Of A Life, which is set for release September 29th, 2017 via Dirty Hit/RCA Records and is available for pre-order now. Click HERE to watch.1. Heavenward2. Yuk Foo3. Beautifully Unconventional4. Don't Delete The Kisses5. Planet Hunter6. Sky Musings7. Formidable Cool8. Space & Time9. Sadboy10. St. Purple & Green11. After The Zero Hour12. Visions Of A Life Additionally, the foursome will be hitting the road throughout the month of December for a short North American tour. The tour will be kicking off in Toronto and will be hitting cities like Brooklyn, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. Tickets are on sale now and can purchased here. See full list of tour dates below. FRI12/1Danforth Music HallToronto, ONSAT12/2L'AstralMontreal, QBMON12/4Brooklyn SteelBrooklyn, NYTHU12/7The MetPawtucket, RIFRI12/89:30 ClubWashington, D.C.SAT12/9Trocadero TheatrePhiladelphia, PAMON12/11Terminal WestAtlanta, GA About Wolf AliceThey performed their last U.S. single "Bros" (VIDEO LINK) on The Late Late Show with James Corden and the single was Top 15 at AAA radio and charted at Alternative Radio. The previous single "Moaning Lisa Smile" was nominated for a 2016 GRAMMY Award Nomination for Best Rock Performance and wasa Top 10 single at Alternative radio. Wolf Alice has been named one ofBillboard Magazine's Artists to Watch, as well as one of Rolling Stone's 10 New Artists You Need to Know. The London quartet also gave stripped down performances of "Fluffy", "Turn To Dust", and "Bros", on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series (Click HERE). Additionally, they performed "You're A Germ", "Your Loves Whore", and "Turn To Dust" on NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly. Wolf Alicehas also been shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Prize and received a 2016 Brit Award Nomination for British Breakthrough Act. The band has toured with The 1975, had several headline tours, and played major festivals including last year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival and Lollapalooza. # # #
Wolf Alice are:Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Joel Amey, Theo Ellis To Pre-order Visions Of A Life :iTunes: http://smarturl.it/VofaLi
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/VofaLam
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/VofaLsp
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/VofaLaz
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/VofaLg
FOO FIGHTERS CONCRETE AND GOLD #1 IN THE U.S., TEN MORE COUNTRIES & COUNTING
CONCRETE AND GOLD #1 IN THE U.S., TEN MORE COUNTRIES & COUNTINGBIGGEST WORLDWIDE DEBUT IN FF HISTORYU.S. TOUR KICKS OFF OCTOBER 7 WITH CAL JAM 1712 HOURS OF THE WORLD’S BEST LIVE ROCK N ROLL Including QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, LIAM GALLAGHER, THE KILLS, ROYAL BLOOD & MANY MOREFor More Information Visit Caljamfest.com
PHOTO: Brantley Gutierrez“Their most epic statement yet—their best in years too… worthy of the ‘60s and ‘70s rock gods”—PEOPLE
“Grohl and the Foos rework rock history into an album that pays homage to, and uses their love for, the late greats to reinvigorate the band. It’s an album for rock fans and rock stars: The Foo Fighters rank among the best of both.”—AV CLUB
“Their most balanced record yet… adds big-studio texture without diluting the band’s raw tumult… The highlight is ‘The Sky Is a Neighborhood,’ a hulking dream-metal anthem: ‘Trouble to the right and left,’ Grohl sings, driving into the darkness with a Bic lighter raised to the heavens.”—ROLLING STONE
“Easily the finest album of the Foo Fighters’ 20-plus year recording career, an artistic breakthrough that hopefully marks the start of an exciting new era in the band’s continued musical odyssey.”—POPMATTERSFoo Fighters’ ninth studio album Concrete and Gold has entered the Billboard 200 at #1, with sales of nearly 130,000 copies in the first week since its September 15 release on Roswell Records/RCA Records.The second FF album to hit #1 in the U.S.–the first being 2011’s Wasting Light—Concrete and Gold has also posted the band’s biggest ever first week numbers outside its home country. At press time, the album’s world domination included #1 debuts in a total of eleven countries: The U.S., the UK (the band’s fourth UK #1), Australia (its seventh Australian #1), New Zealand (its sixth #1 in New Zealand), Canada (the band’s third Canadian #1), Ireland (first FF #1 since 2002), Norway, Austria, Greece, Japan and the Netherlands—the latter three territories seeing their first #1 Foo Fighters record. Additionally, Concrete and Gold bowed at #2 in Germany, Sweden, Italy and Belgium, #3 in Finland, and #9 in France, marking the band’s first French top 10 debut.Additional #1 debuts are expected as international sales numbers are tallied throughout the coming week.Concrete and Gold’s arrival was most recently heralded by “The Sky Is A Neighborhood,” visually realized as a Grohl-directed kaleidoscopic sci-fi mini-epic as hypnotic as the slow burning stadium stomper that gave it life. The run-up to Concrete and Gold began just as auspiciously, with the June 1 surprise release of the Billboard Mainstream Rock #1 smash summer anthem of 2017, “Run.” With more than 2 million YouTube views in its first 24 hours, “Run” rocketed into the top 5 of the iTunes video chart and the top of the 15 iTunes singles chart—quickly amassing the highest first-day numbers of any single in the Foo Fighters’ career. And now finally 2017’s most massive and ambitious rock n roll opus is available to all as it sits atop the global charts.Concrete and Gold will naturally be supported with an extensive trek of the arena, stadium and festival stages of the world. The U.S. leg kicks off October 7 with the band’s Cal Jam 17 festival at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA: a non-stop 100% live 12-hour rock n roll extravaganza featuring Queens Of The Stone Age, Cage The Elephant, Liam Gallagher, The Kills, Royal Blood, Japandroids, Wolf Alice, Bob Mould, The Struts, Bully, Circa Waves, Babes in Toyland, Adia Victoria, Fireball Ministry, The Obsessed, Pinky Pinky, Starcrawler, White Reaper… as well as camping, carnival rides, a water park, attractions, a mobile recording studio & so much more. On Friday night, October 6, campers will also experience the world’s best Go-Go band Big Tony & Trouble Funk, an outdoor movie theater and many other surprises.For further information, go to Caljamfest.com.Concrete and Gold was written and performed by Foo Fighters, produced by Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, and mixed by Darrell Thorp. Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.FOO FIGHTERS
Concrete and Gold U.S. Tour 2017OCTOBER 7 – San Bernardino, CA – CAL JAM 17 @ Glen Helen Regional Park with Queens of the Stone Age, Cage The Elephant, Liam Gallagher, The Kills, Royal Blood, Japandroids, Wolf Alice, Bob Mould, The Struts, Bully, Circa Waves, Babes in Toyland, Adia Victoria, Fireball Ministry, The Obsessed, Pinky Pinky, Starcrawler, White Reaper, Big Tony & Trouble Funk and moreOCTOBER 12 – Washington DC – The Anthem (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 14 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 15 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 17 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life ArenaOCTOBER 18 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling ArenaOCTOBER 20 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 21 – Lexington, KY – Rupp ArenaOCTOBER 23 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone ArenaOCTOBER 24 – Memphis,TN – FedExForumOCTOBER 26 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCCOCTOBER 28 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music + Arts ExperienceNOVEMBER 7 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center (SOLD OUT)NOVEMBER 8 – Champaign, IL – State Farm ArenaNOVEMBER 10 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo ArenaNOVEMBER 11 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (SOLD OUT)NOVEMBER 13 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank ArenaNOVEMBER 15 – Tulsa, OK – BOK CenterDECEMBER 1 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart CenterDECEMBER 2 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center (SOLD OUT)DECEMBER 4 – Spokane, WA – Spokane ArenaDECEMBER 5 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena (SOLD OUT)DECEMBER 7 – Nampa ID – Ford Idaho CenterDECEMBER 9 – Billings MT – Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraParkDECEMBER 10 – Casper WY – Casper Events CenterDECEMBER 12 – Salt Lake City UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
PHOTO: Brantley Gutierrez“Their most epic statement yet—their best in years too… worthy of the ‘60s and ‘70s rock gods”—PEOPLE“Grohl and the Foos rework rock history into an album that pays homage to, and uses their love for, the late greats to reinvigorate the band. It’s an album for rock fans and rock stars: The Foo Fighters rank among the best of both.”—AV CLUB
“Their most balanced record yet… adds big-studio texture without diluting the band’s raw tumult… The highlight is ‘The Sky Is a Neighborhood,’ a hulking dream-metal anthem: ‘Trouble to the right and left,’ Grohl sings, driving into the darkness with a Bic lighter raised to the heavens.”—ROLLING STONE
“Easily the finest album of the Foo Fighters’ 20-plus year recording career, an artistic breakthrough that hopefully marks the start of an exciting new era in the band’s continued musical odyssey.”—POPMATTERSFoo Fighters’ ninth studio album Concrete and Gold has entered the Billboard 200 at #1, with sales of nearly 130,000 copies in the first week since its September 15 release on Roswell Records/RCA Records.The second FF album to hit #1 in the U.S.–the first being 2011’s Wasting Light—Concrete and Gold has also posted the band’s biggest ever first week numbers outside its home country. At press time, the album’s world domination included #1 debuts in a total of eleven countries: The U.S., the UK (the band’s fourth UK #1), Australia (its seventh Australian #1), New Zealand (its sixth #1 in New Zealand), Canada (the band’s third Canadian #1), Ireland (first FF #1 since 2002), Norway, Austria, Greece, Japan and the Netherlands—the latter three territories seeing their first #1 Foo Fighters record. Additionally, Concrete and Gold bowed at #2 in Germany, Sweden, Italy and Belgium, #3 in Finland, and #9 in France, marking the band’s first French top 10 debut.Additional #1 debuts are expected as international sales numbers are tallied throughout the coming week.Concrete and Gold’s arrival was most recently heralded by “The Sky Is A Neighborhood,” visually realized as a Grohl-directed kaleidoscopic sci-fi mini-epic as hypnotic as the slow burning stadium stomper that gave it life. The run-up to Concrete and Gold began just as auspiciously, with the June 1 surprise release of the Billboard Mainstream Rock #1 smash summer anthem of 2017, “Run.” With more than 2 million YouTube views in its first 24 hours, “Run” rocketed into the top 5 of the iTunes video chart and the top of the 15 iTunes singles chart—quickly amassing the highest first-day numbers of any single in the Foo Fighters’ career. And now finally 2017’s most massive and ambitious rock n roll opus is available to all as it sits atop the global charts.Concrete and Gold will naturally be supported with an extensive trek of the arena, stadium and festival stages of the world. The U.S. leg kicks off October 7 with the band’s Cal Jam 17 festival at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA: a non-stop 100% live 12-hour rock n roll extravaganza featuring Queens Of The Stone Age, Cage The Elephant, Liam Gallagher, The Kills, Royal Blood, Japandroids, Wolf Alice, Bob Mould, The Struts, Bully, Circa Waves, Babes in Toyland, Adia Victoria, Fireball Ministry, The Obsessed, Pinky Pinky, Starcrawler, White Reaper… as well as camping, carnival rides, a water park, attractions, a mobile recording studio & so much more. On Friday night, October 6, campers will also experience the world’s best Go-Go band Big Tony & Trouble Funk, an outdoor movie theater and many other surprises.For further information, go to Caljamfest.com.Concrete and Gold was written and performed by Foo Fighters, produced by Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, and mixed by Darrell Thorp. Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.FOO FIGHTERS
Concrete and Gold U.S. Tour 2017OCTOBER 7 – San Bernardino, CA – CAL JAM 17 @ Glen Helen Regional Park with Queens of the Stone Age, Cage The Elephant, Liam Gallagher, The Kills, Royal Blood, Japandroids, Wolf Alice, Bob Mould, The Struts, Bully, Circa Waves, Babes in Toyland, Adia Victoria, Fireball Ministry, The Obsessed, Pinky Pinky, Starcrawler, White Reaper, Big Tony & Trouble Funk and moreOCTOBER 12 – Washington DC – The Anthem (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 14 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 15 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 17 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life ArenaOCTOBER 18 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling ArenaOCTOBER 20 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)OCTOBER 21 – Lexington, KY – Rupp ArenaOCTOBER 23 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone ArenaOCTOBER 24 – Memphis,TN – FedExForumOCTOBER 26 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCCOCTOBER 28 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music + Arts ExperienceNOVEMBER 7 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center (SOLD OUT)NOVEMBER 8 – Champaign, IL – State Farm ArenaNOVEMBER 10 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo ArenaNOVEMBER 11 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (SOLD OUT)NOVEMBER 13 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank ArenaNOVEMBER 15 – Tulsa, OK – BOK CenterDECEMBER 1 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart CenterDECEMBER 2 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center (SOLD OUT)DECEMBER 4 – Spokane, WA – Spokane ArenaDECEMBER 5 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena (SOLD OUT)DECEMBER 7 – Nampa ID – Ford Idaho CenterDECEMBER 9 – Billings MT – Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraParkDECEMBER 10 – Casper WY – Casper Events CenterDECEMBER 12 – Salt Lake City UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile Release New Single "Continental Breakfast"
COURTNEY BARNETT AND KURT VILERELEASE NEW SINGLE "CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST"
TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING LP LOTTA SEA LICERELEASED OCTOBER 13TH ON MATADOR RECORDS WATCH VIDEO HERE
Photo Credit: Danny CohenBy now you would have heard that Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most accomplished songwriters of their generation, are releasing a very special collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice out October 13th - at once a peek behind the studio doors of two acclaimed artists and a celebration of their longstanding friendship.
After the runaway success of opening single "Over Everything," the video for their new single " Continental Breakfast " gently pushes the door open just a little bit further. Using intimate home footage shot over four days of Kurt and Courtney in their respective family environments surrounded by friends and relatives, "Continental Breakfast" goes beyond being a mere music video and becomes a mini documentary of sorts, capturing candid, honest moments that show the loving and playful nature of both musicians.
Director Danny Cohen says:'Continental Breakfast' was made while spending time with Courtney and Kurt in Melbourne and Philadelphia, it's an intimate home movie into their lives and the time spent with family and friends between recording /touring. Shot on 16mm, the mini-documentary captures honest moments that show the loving and playful nature of both Courtney and Kurt. It was such a treat to experience life with Courtney and Kurt in their natural habitats. It really left me feeling like part of the family and hopefully fans can feel that too.
It's just another layer to what is already promising to be one of the most compelling albums of the year.
Courtney and Kurt will be playing an in-store at Amoeba Hollywood (6400 Sunset Blvd.) on release eve, Thursday October 12 at 6:00pm. Fans can attend the in-store by picking up Lotta Sea Lice a day early at Amoeba Hollywood starting on Thursday October 12.
Lotta Sea Lice will be released on October 13th on Matador Records in North America, Marathon in the UK Europe and on Barnett's own label Milk! Records in Australia. You can pre-order it here.
Upcoming Live Dates10/6 - 10/8 - San Francisco,CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (tickets)10/11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues (tickets)10/13 - 10/15 - Joshua Tree, CA - Desert Daze (tickets)10/14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (SOLD OUT) 10/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre (tickets)10/18 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre (tickets)10/20 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (tickets)10/21 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre (SOLD OUT) 10/22 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox (SOLD OUT) 10/25 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre (SOLD OUT) 10/26 - Chicago, IL - Rockefeller Chapel (SOLD OUT) 10/27 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall (SOLD OUT) 10/28 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (SOLD OUT) 10/30 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre (tickets)10/31 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall (tickets)11/01 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre (SOLD OUT) 11/03 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre (tickets)11/04 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre (tickets)11/06 - Loew's Jersey Theatre - Jersey City, NJ (tickets)11/07 - The Anthem - Washington, DC (tickets)11/09 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium (tickets)11/10 - Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium (tickets)11/11 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
Lotta Sea Lice Tracklisting1. Over Everything2. Let It Go3. Fear Is Like A Forest4. Outta The Woodwork5. Continental Breakfast6. On Script7. Blue Cheese8. Peepin' Tom9. Untogether
TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING LP LOTTA SEA LICERELEASED OCTOBER 13TH ON MATADOR RECORDS WATCH VIDEO HERE
Photo Credit: Danny CohenBy now you would have heard that Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most accomplished songwriters of their generation, are releasing a very special collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice out October 13th - at once a peek behind the studio doors of two acclaimed artists and a celebration of their longstanding friendship.After the runaway success of opening single "Over Everything," the video for their new single " Continental Breakfast " gently pushes the door open just a little bit further. Using intimate home footage shot over four days of Kurt and Courtney in their respective family environments surrounded by friends and relatives, "Continental Breakfast" goes beyond being a mere music video and becomes a mini documentary of sorts, capturing candid, honest moments that show the loving and playful nature of both musicians.
Director Danny Cohen says:'Continental Breakfast' was made while spending time with Courtney and Kurt in Melbourne and Philadelphia, it's an intimate home movie into their lives and the time spent with family and friends between recording /touring. Shot on 16mm, the mini-documentary captures honest moments that show the loving and playful nature of both Courtney and Kurt. It was such a treat to experience life with Courtney and Kurt in their natural habitats. It really left me feeling like part of the family and hopefully fans can feel that too.
It's just another layer to what is already promising to be one of the most compelling albums of the year.
Courtney and Kurt will be playing an in-store at Amoeba Hollywood (6400 Sunset Blvd.) on release eve, Thursday October 12 at 6:00pm. Fans can attend the in-store by picking up Lotta Sea Lice a day early at Amoeba Hollywood starting on Thursday October 12.
Lotta Sea Lice will be released on October 13th on Matador Records in North America, Marathon in the UK Europe and on Barnett's own label Milk! Records in Australia. You can pre-order it here.
Upcoming Live Dates10/6 - 10/8 - San Francisco,CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (tickets)10/11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues (tickets)10/13 - 10/15 - Joshua Tree, CA - Desert Daze (tickets)10/14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (SOLD OUT) 10/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre (tickets)10/18 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre (tickets)10/20 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (tickets)10/21 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre (SOLD OUT) 10/22 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox (SOLD OUT) 10/25 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre (SOLD OUT) 10/26 - Chicago, IL - Rockefeller Chapel (SOLD OUT) 10/27 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall (SOLD OUT) 10/28 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (SOLD OUT) 10/30 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre (tickets)10/31 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall (tickets)11/01 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre (SOLD OUT) 11/03 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre (tickets)11/04 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre (tickets)11/06 - Loew's Jersey Theatre - Jersey City, NJ (tickets)11/07 - The Anthem - Washington, DC (tickets)11/09 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium (tickets)11/10 - Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium (tickets)11/11 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
Lotta Sea Lice Tracklisting1. Over Everything2. Let It Go3. Fear Is Like A Forest4. Outta The Woodwork5. Continental Breakfast6. On Script7. Blue Cheese8. Peepin' Tom9. Untogether
Diet Cig share video for "Maid In The Mist." New US tour dates announced!
DIET CIG
VIDEO FOR "MAID OF THE MIST" REVEALED
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 2017
Diet Cig have again teamed up with director Emily Dubin, this time making a video for "Maid In The Mist," a track off their debut album Swear I'm Good At This (Frenchkiss Records) which was released earlier this year. DIY calls the video "amazing" and Dubin tells them, "My goal with the 'Maid of the Mist 'video was to take the stereotype of the 'emotional girl' and lean into it as hard as possible. Often times, women who exhibit any sort of emotional reaction to anything are labelled over-sensitive and are told to essentially 'get over it.' We're rarely given control, and when we do exercise control, we're labelled as domineering or a bitch.
The idea that a group of witches set up this whole ritual and do this extravagant spell just so they can make sure to kiss the boy they want during spin the bottle is meant to be a melodramatic reflection of the way men perceive women: always extra, always emotional, always plotting.
However, I think our fondness for and practice of emotional intelligence in a general sense is one of the strongest assets that women can have; what better way to embody power, sensitivity, emotion, and connection to the universe than a bad ass group of witches?"
Watch "Maid In The Mist" here:
Following a sold-out headlining show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom, Diet Cig are currently bringing their infectious and energetic show to Europe. They return state-side later this Fall for a string of dates that kick off November 10 in Durham, NH and conclude December 15 in Sayreville, NJ. All dates are listed below.
Diet Cig is Alex Luciano (guitar and vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums). Luciano recently took place in a round-table discussion hosted by The New York Times whose headline read, "Rock's Not Dead, It's Ruled by Women." The band were previouslyfeatured in the paper the week Swear I'm Good At This was released. Diet Cig have also found fans at NPR who invited the band in for a Tiny Desk Session . They played 3 tracks -- "Sixteen" and "Tummy Ache" off the LP and "Harvard." off 2015's EP, Over Easy.
Since the release of Swear I'm Good At This Diet Cig have been playing to packed rooms across the US and Canada almost nightly. The album has garnered world-wide critical acclaim and it showcases Diet Cig's tenacity for crafting life-affirming, relatable tales with a gutsy heart at their core. Luciano has the ability to write lyrics that are both vulnerable and badass, perfecting a storm of emotive reflection that creates a vision of a sweaty, pumped-up room screaming these lines in unison. Diet Cig make it okay to be the hot mess that you are. The LP was produced, engineered and mixed by Christopher Daly at Salvation Recording Co. in New Paltz, NY with additional recording at Atomic Sound in New York City.
To date the band has released the singles "Barf Day," Tummy Ache" and "Link In Bio."
photo by: Daniel Dorsa
Praise for Diet Cig
"Swear I'm Good At This all adds up to a snapshot of a young songwriter navigating through the yearning and boredom, ambition and insecurity that accumulates along the rocky path from adolescence to adulthood. The power of Diet Cig comes from the way Luciano and Bowman bolster these themes with affirming positivity in the form of delightful, explosive anthems."
NPR
"Fantastic Fuzz-Pop Debut" -- Rolling Stone -- 4 stars!
"The best pop-punk uses sweetness as a decoy for angst, and Alex Luciano, the frontwoman of Diet Cig, has a piercingly saccharine voice that veers toward extreme sadness as she deploys it." - NY Times
"The delightfully titled 'Barf Day' (embodies) what makes the pair's upcoming debut Swear I'm Good At This so enthralling: the featherweight garage grit, Luciano's subversive sincerity, and bandmate Noah Bowman's fist-pumping percussion...Against all odds, Diet Cig are coming of age on their own terms."" - StereogumVocalist Alex Luciano brings a lighthearted innocence to ('Tummy Ache') singing criticisms of the patriarchy in the most charming way." Nylon
"Swear I'm Good at This, (is) one of the most refreshingly fun albums of the year." Noisey
"Diet Cig's debut album driven by Alex Luciano, is one of the most effeminate, flippant, giggly and cute albums of the year - and that's part of what makes it so f*cking good." Uproxx
"loud, blunt, and totally fun." Under The Radar
"(Diet Cig) make pop-punk that's simultaneously adorable and fierce...You can expect sing-along jawns that sound just as good at a sweaty Diet Cig show as they do when you're alone in your bedroom" NY Daily News, "9 Albums Dropping in April You'd Be Foolish Not to Check Out"
"Swear I'm Good At This, is charismatic, balancing rage and rebellion with poppy lightness...Luciano breathes life and space into these traditionally closed-off feelings, and her twee pop voice will have listeners tapping their feet and leaning in for more." Bust
"Diet Cig's music is playful, upbeat and addictive." Paste
"infectious indie-rock perfection" NY Newsday
Swear I'm Good At This is now available to purchase HERE
Diet Cig On TourSep 26 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix VZW ^
Sep 28 - Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie Rock Club ^
Sep 29 - Milan, IT @ Linoleum Party @ Rocket
Sep 30 - Osimo, IT @ Loop
Oct 02 - Vienna, AT @ B72 ^
Oct 04 - Munich, DE @ Orange House ^
Oct 05 - Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine ^
Oct 06 - Denmark, CP @ Stengade ^
Oct 07 - Hamburg-St. Pauli, DE @ Molotow ^
Oct 09 - Köln, DE @ Blue Shell ^
Oct 10 - Münster, DE @ Gleis 22 ^
Oct 12 - Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre
Oct 13 - Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham ^
Oct 14 - Lancashire, UK @ Lancaster Library ^
Oct 16 - Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen ^
Oct 17 - Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete's ^
Oct 18 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast ^
Oct 19 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House ^
Oct 21 - Bristol, UK @ Simple Things Festival
Oct 22 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds (All Years Leaving)
Oct 23 - Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms ^
Oct 24 - London, UK @ Moth Club ^
Oct 25 - London, UK @ Moth Club ^
Oct 26 - Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Ruin ^
Oct 27 - Eindhoven, NL @ Stroomhuis
Oct 28 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (London Calling)
Nov 10 - Durham, NH @ University of New Hampshire
Nov 18 - Fairbanks, AK @ University of Alaska Fairbanks (w/ IAN SWEET)
Nov 25 - Cleveland, OH @ Snowed In Fest at The Cleveland Agora
Nov 26 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups (w/ Sinai Vessel)
Nov 27 - Cincinnati, ON @ Woodward *
Nov 28 - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street *
Nov 29 - Mechanicsburg, PA @ Messiah College*
Nov 30 - Harrisonburg, VA @ The Golden Pony *
Dec 01 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings *
Dec 02 - Norfolk, VA @ Toast *
Dec 03 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
Dec 08 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
Dec 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr Smalls
Dec 15 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (w/ Taking Back Sunday)
bold = newly announced, on sale Friday, 9/29^ = w/ The Spook School
* = w/ Sammi Lanzetta
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VIDEO FOR "MAID OF THE MIST" REVEALED
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 2017
Diet Cig have again teamed up with director Emily Dubin, this time making a video for "Maid In The Mist," a track off their debut album Swear I'm Good At This (Frenchkiss Records) which was released earlier this year. DIY calls the video "amazing" and Dubin tells them, "My goal with the 'Maid of the Mist 'video was to take the stereotype of the 'emotional girl' and lean into it as hard as possible. Often times, women who exhibit any sort of emotional reaction to anything are labelled over-sensitive and are told to essentially 'get over it.' We're rarely given control, and when we do exercise control, we're labelled as domineering or a bitch.
The idea that a group of witches set up this whole ritual and do this extravagant spell just so they can make sure to kiss the boy they want during spin the bottle is meant to be a melodramatic reflection of the way men perceive women: always extra, always emotional, always plotting.
However, I think our fondness for and practice of emotional intelligence in a general sense is one of the strongest assets that women can have; what better way to embody power, sensitivity, emotion, and connection to the universe than a bad ass group of witches?"
Watch "Maid In The Mist" here:
Following a sold-out headlining show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom, Diet Cig are currently bringing their infectious and energetic show to Europe. They return state-side later this Fall for a string of dates that kick off November 10 in Durham, NH and conclude December 15 in Sayreville, NJ. All dates are listed below.
Diet Cig is Alex Luciano (guitar and vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums). Luciano recently took place in a round-table discussion hosted by The New York Times whose headline read, "Rock's Not Dead, It's Ruled by Women." The band were previouslyfeatured in the paper the week Swear I'm Good At This was released. Diet Cig have also found fans at NPR who invited the band in for a Tiny Desk Session . They played 3 tracks -- "Sixteen" and "Tummy Ache" off the LP and "Harvard." off 2015's EP, Over Easy.
Since the release of Swear I'm Good At This Diet Cig have been playing to packed rooms across the US and Canada almost nightly. The album has garnered world-wide critical acclaim and it showcases Diet Cig's tenacity for crafting life-affirming, relatable tales with a gutsy heart at their core. Luciano has the ability to write lyrics that are both vulnerable and badass, perfecting a storm of emotive reflection that creates a vision of a sweaty, pumped-up room screaming these lines in unison. Diet Cig make it okay to be the hot mess that you are. The LP was produced, engineered and mixed by Christopher Daly at Salvation Recording Co. in New Paltz, NY with additional recording at Atomic Sound in New York City.
To date the band has released the singles "Barf Day," Tummy Ache" and "Link In Bio."
photo by: Daniel Dorsa
Praise for Diet Cig
"Swear I'm Good At This all adds up to a snapshot of a young songwriter navigating through the yearning and boredom, ambition and insecurity that accumulates along the rocky path from adolescence to adulthood. The power of Diet Cig comes from the way Luciano and Bowman bolster these themes with affirming positivity in the form of delightful, explosive anthems."
NPR
"Fantastic Fuzz-Pop Debut" -- Rolling Stone -- 4 stars!
"The best pop-punk uses sweetness as a decoy for angst, and Alex Luciano, the frontwoman of Diet Cig, has a piercingly saccharine voice that veers toward extreme sadness as she deploys it." - NY Times
"The delightfully titled 'Barf Day' (embodies) what makes the pair's upcoming debut Swear I'm Good At This so enthralling: the featherweight garage grit, Luciano's subversive sincerity, and bandmate Noah Bowman's fist-pumping percussion...Against all odds, Diet Cig are coming of age on their own terms."" - StereogumVocalist Alex Luciano brings a lighthearted innocence to ('Tummy Ache') singing criticisms of the patriarchy in the most charming way." Nylon
"Swear I'm Good at This, (is) one of the most refreshingly fun albums of the year." Noisey
"Diet Cig's debut album driven by Alex Luciano, is one of the most effeminate, flippant, giggly and cute albums of the year - and that's part of what makes it so f*cking good." Uproxx
"loud, blunt, and totally fun." Under The Radar
"(Diet Cig) make pop-punk that's simultaneously adorable and fierce...You can expect sing-along jawns that sound just as good at a sweaty Diet Cig show as they do when you're alone in your bedroom" NY Daily News, "9 Albums Dropping in April You'd Be Foolish Not to Check Out"
"Swear I'm Good At This, is charismatic, balancing rage and rebellion with poppy lightness...Luciano breathes life and space into these traditionally closed-off feelings, and her twee pop voice will have listeners tapping their feet and leaning in for more." Bust
"Diet Cig's music is playful, upbeat and addictive." Paste
"infectious indie-rock perfection" NY Newsday
Swear I'm Good At This is now available to purchase HERE
Diet Cig On TourSep 26 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix VZW ^
Sep 28 - Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie Rock Club ^
Sep 29 - Milan, IT @ Linoleum Party @ Rocket
Sep 30 - Osimo, IT @ Loop
Oct 02 - Vienna, AT @ B72 ^
Oct 04 - Munich, DE @ Orange House ^
Oct 05 - Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine ^
Oct 06 - Denmark, CP @ Stengade ^
Oct 07 - Hamburg-St. Pauli, DE @ Molotow ^
Oct 09 - Köln, DE @ Blue Shell ^
Oct 10 - Münster, DE @ Gleis 22 ^
Oct 12 - Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre
Oct 13 - Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham ^
Oct 14 - Lancashire, UK @ Lancaster Library ^
Oct 16 - Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen ^
Oct 17 - Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete's ^
Oct 18 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast ^
Oct 19 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House ^
Oct 21 - Bristol, UK @ Simple Things Festival
Oct 22 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds (All Years Leaving)
Oct 23 - Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms ^
Oct 24 - London, UK @ Moth Club ^
Oct 25 - London, UK @ Moth Club ^
Oct 26 - Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Ruin ^
Oct 27 - Eindhoven, NL @ Stroomhuis
Oct 28 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (London Calling)
Nov 10 - Durham, NH @ University of New Hampshire
Nov 18 - Fairbanks, AK @ University of Alaska Fairbanks (w/ IAN SWEET)
Nov 25 - Cleveland, OH @ Snowed In Fest at The Cleveland Agora
Nov 26 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups (w/ Sinai Vessel)
Nov 27 - Cincinnati, ON @ Woodward *
Nov 28 - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street *
Nov 29 - Mechanicsburg, PA @ Messiah College*
Nov 30 - Harrisonburg, VA @ The Golden Pony *
Dec 01 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings *
Dec 02 - Norfolk, VA @ Toast *
Dec 03 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
Dec 08 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
Dec 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr Smalls
Dec 15 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (w/ Taking Back Sunday)
bold = newly announced, on sale Friday, 9/29^ = w/ The Spook School
* = w/ Sammi Lanzetta
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