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September 15, 2017
Alice Glass plays first ever solo headline show — sold out at LA's The Echo
ALICE GLASSPLAYS FIRST EVER SOLO HEADLINE SHOWSELLS OUT IN TWO HOURSDEBUT SELF-TITLED EP OUT NOW,ON TOUR THIS FALL
Photo credit: Lucas DavidAlice Glass is most gratefully basking in the love and enthusiasm she received last night ather first ever solo headline show. Peforming in front of a packed house at Los Angeles’ The Echo— where tickets sold out in only two hours—she played new music from her celebrated debut self-titled EP, for the first time in a live setting. Partway through the set fans showered her on stage with a cascade of white roses which brought Glass to tears.Glass will return to the stage later this month, playing select, very special headline dates and joining Marilyn Manson as direct support on his North American tour. Please see below for full routing and visit alice-glass.com for more information.
Alice Glass
, written by Glass with additional writing and production by Jupiter Keyes (formerly of HEALTH), is out now to great critical acclaim. Watch the stunning video for single “Without Love,” directed by Floria Sigismondi, here.
Critical praise for Alice Glass: “Earlier this year, she described her new material alternately sounding ‘like being eaten by fire ants’ and ‘like being slowly consumed by a snake.’ She’s not exactly correct—these songs are far more enjoyable than either of those situations.”—Entertainment Weekly“The former Crystal Castles front woman goes hard in the dark basement electronic house vibes. She hasn’t lost her ability to be at once delicate and fiercely aggressive. Alice Glass is a triumph of self-loathing, redemption and perseverance.”—NYLON“It feels like a perfect encapsulation of who she is and the sound she’s worked toward throughout her career. It’s electronic pop full of feeling—rage, love—as though it’s been played on a piano made of glass shards; kind of like looking at the last song of the night, sweaty and sentimental, thought a kaleidoscope.”—VICE’s Noisey “Alice Glass has seriously one-upped herself.”—High Snobiety ALICE GLASS EP1. Without Love2. Forgiveness3. Natural Selection4. White Lies5. Blood Oath6. The Altar ALICE GLASS at THE ECHO – SETLIST IntroStillbirthAlice PracticeWithout LoveForgivenessLove and CaringWhite LiesCelesticaSuffocation RmxBlood OathCease & DesistALICE GLASS LIVE September 26 Philadelphia, PA Underground ArtsSeptember 27 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore*September 29 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE*September 30 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom*October 2 Boston, MA House Of Blues*October 3 Huntington, NY The Paramount*October 5 Toronto, ON Rebel*October 6 Detroit, MI Assemble SoundOctober 7 Cleveland, OH House Of BluesOctober 8 Columbus, OH Express Live!*October 10 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre*October 11 Milwaukee, WI The Rave*October 13 Dallas, TX DadaOctober 15 Houston, TX HOB Peacock LoungeOctober 17 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater*October 19 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium*October 20 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex*October 22 Portland, OR Star TheaterOctober 23 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*October 24 San Diego, CA The ObservatoryOctober 27 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues*October 28 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues*October 29 San Pedro, CA The Growlers FestivalOctober 30 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues November 17 Chicago, IL 30 Days In Chicago @ Subterranean*with Marilyn Manson
Photo credit: Lucas DavidAlice Glass is most gratefully basking in the love and enthusiasm she received last night ather first ever solo headline show. Peforming in front of a packed house at Los Angeles’ The Echo— where tickets sold out in only two hours—she played new music from her celebrated debut self-titled EP, for the first time in a live setting. Partway through the set fans showered her on stage with a cascade of white roses which brought Glass to tears.Glass will return to the stage later this month, playing select, very special headline dates and joining Marilyn Manson as direct support on his North American tour. Please see below for full routing and visit alice-glass.com for more information.
Alice Glass
, written by Glass with additional writing and production by Jupiter Keyes (formerly of HEALTH), is out now to great critical acclaim. Watch the stunning video for single “Without Love,” directed by Floria Sigismondi, here.Critical praise for Alice Glass: “Earlier this year, she described her new material alternately sounding ‘like being eaten by fire ants’ and ‘like being slowly consumed by a snake.’ She’s not exactly correct—these songs are far more enjoyable than either of those situations.”—Entertainment Weekly“The former Crystal Castles front woman goes hard in the dark basement electronic house vibes. She hasn’t lost her ability to be at once delicate and fiercely aggressive. Alice Glass is a triumph of self-loathing, redemption and perseverance.”—NYLON“It feels like a perfect encapsulation of who she is and the sound she’s worked toward throughout her career. It’s electronic pop full of feeling—rage, love—as though it’s been played on a piano made of glass shards; kind of like looking at the last song of the night, sweaty and sentimental, thought a kaleidoscope.”—VICE’s Noisey “Alice Glass has seriously one-upped herself.”—High Snobiety ALICE GLASS EP1. Without Love2. Forgiveness3. Natural Selection4. White Lies5. Blood Oath6. The Altar ALICE GLASS at THE ECHO – SETLIST IntroStillbirthAlice PracticeWithout LoveForgivenessLove and CaringWhite LiesCelesticaSuffocation RmxBlood OathCease & DesistALICE GLASS LIVE September 26 Philadelphia, PA Underground ArtsSeptember 27 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore*September 29 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE*September 30 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom*October 2 Boston, MA House Of Blues*October 3 Huntington, NY The Paramount*October 5 Toronto, ON Rebel*October 6 Detroit, MI Assemble SoundOctober 7 Cleveland, OH House Of BluesOctober 8 Columbus, OH Express Live!*October 10 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre*October 11 Milwaukee, WI The Rave*October 13 Dallas, TX DadaOctober 15 Houston, TX HOB Peacock LoungeOctober 17 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater*October 19 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium*October 20 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex*October 22 Portland, OR Star TheaterOctober 23 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*October 24 San Diego, CA The ObservatoryOctober 27 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues*October 28 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues*October 29 San Pedro, CA The Growlers FestivalOctober 30 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues November 17 Chicago, IL 30 Days In Chicago @ Subterranean*with Marilyn Manson
MYRKUR's 'Mareridt' Out Today on Relapse
MYRKUR'S 'MARERIDT' OUT TODAY ON RELAPSE
LISTEN NOW: SPOTIFY | BANDCAMP | ITUNES
MYRKUR Graces The Cover of Decibel's October Issue"It's this laser-like focus and conucopia of Scandinavian influences - Norwegian folk music, Swedish cow calls, second-wave black metal, her hown Danish upbringing - that defines Myrkur's musical approach" DECIBEL
"Bruun's singing voice is beautiful... her delivery, full of sustaining notes that subtly decay, is reminiscent of choral music - with all the ritualism, religiosity and awe it entails" NPR
" Myrkur shifts from dreamy to nightmarish with a whip-cracking intensity" FACT
"Your Gothic Folk Black Metal Fix" NOISEY
"It's this triumphant, uplifting sound that truly finds a meeting ground between black metal, dream pop, and folk" BROOKLYN VEGAN
"a musically eclectic, haunting journey that combines elements of black metal, Scandinavian folk, doom, goth and soundtrack music in a way that's skewed, scary and seductive" REVOLVER
"Bruun's elegant voice offers a reprieve from the darkness" LOUDWIRE
"It's not specifically black metal and it's not specifically choral music; it's just Myrkur" METAL INJECTION
"an album that demands your attention. Not since The Satanist has extreme metal presented a vision so ready to stride into metal's wider consciousness. Amalie has created a portal into a world torn apart by light and darkness, and what is left might just be the finest metal album of 2017, and one of the greatest albums of recent times." METAL HAMMER
"the voice of a fallen angel, soundscapes as if made to make a full moon disappear...To whom did Myrkur sell her soul for this impressive album?" ROLLING STONE (DE)
Photo: Daria Endresen
Renowned Danish composer and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, MYRKUR, finally releases her stunning and highly awaited sophomore album ,'Mareridt', today via Relapse Records.
On 'Mareridt' (translation: Nightmare), MYRKUR explores deeper into the mysterious and the feminine with 11 songs that further progress her visionary blend of metal with gorgeous, stirring melodies, dark folk passages, choral arrangements and superb, horrific beauty. The conceptual masterpiece includes lyrics in multiple languages, an unforgettable collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and an array of special instrumentation including violin, mandola, folk drums, Shaman drums, nyckelharpa (an ancient Swedish key harp), and Kulning (an ancient Scandinavian herding call).
Like a marriage of King Diamond's 'Them' with Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake', 'Mareridt' is a carefully composed concept freed from genre - a profound manifestation of nightmares that demonstrates MYRKUR as one of the truly exceptional artists of our time. The compositions sweep into one another like a soundtrack designed to guide the listener through emotional turmoil.
Timeless, triumphant, powerful and hypnotic, 'Mareridt' is a sonic nightmare that you never want to escape.
MYRKUR is:Amalie Bruun - all instruments and composition.
Watch + Share "Ulvinde" via YouTubeDirected By Mats Ek
Mareridt MYRKURRelapse Records
1. Mareridt
2.
Måneblôt
3. The Serpent
4. Crown
5. Elleskudt
6. De Tre Piker
7. Funeral (featuring Chelsea Wolfe)
8. Ulvinde
9. Gladiatrix
10. Kætteren
11. Børnehjem
12. Death of Days *
13. Kvindelil * (featuring Chelsea Wolfe)
14. Løven *
15. Himlen blev sort *
16. Två Konungabarn *
*(Digital / Deluxe 2xLP Bonus Track)
MYRKUR LIVE DATES:
EUROPEOctober 26: Stockholm (SE) - Close-Up Baten CruiseNovember 4: Leeds (UK) - Damnation FestivalNovember 17 - London (UK) - Heaven #November 18 - Leeuwarden (NL) - Neushoorn #November 19 - Lille (FR) - Maison Folie Beaulieu #November 20 - Paris (FR) - Alhambra #November 21 - Rennes (FR) - Antipode MJC #November 23 - Bilbao (ES) - Santana27 #November 24 - Madrid (ES) - Caracol #November 25 - Barcelona (ES) - Razzmatazz2 #November 27 - Milan (IT) - Circolo Magnolia #November 28 - Aarau (CH) - KiFF #November 29 - Munich (DE) - Theaterfabrik #November 30 - Salzburg (AT) - Rockhouse #December 1 - Bologna (IT) - Locomotiv #December 2 - Zagreb (HR) - Culture Factory #
December 4 - Belgrade (RS) - Dom Omladine #
December 5 - Bucharest (RO) - Quantic Club #
December 6 - Cluj-Napoca (RO) - Form Space #December 7 - Budapest (HU) - A38 #December 8 - Vienna (AT) - Arena #December 10 - Krakow (PL) - Kwadrat #December 11 - Prague (CZ) - Roxy #December 12 - Berlin (DE) - Heimathafen #December 13 - Cologne (DE) - Kantine #December 15 - Rotterdam (NL) - maasSilo #December 16 - Brussels (BE) - VK #December 17 - Hamburg (GE) - Gruenspan #December 18 - Copenhagen (DK) - Pumpehuset #December 17 - Norway, Oslo - Parkteateret #December 20 - Stockholm (SE) - Debaser Strand #
# - w/ Solstafir
North American Dates To Be Announced Soon ...
SHAKIRA RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR "PERRO FIEL" FEAT. NICKY JAM
SHAKIRA RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR "PERRO FIEL" FEAT. NICKY JAM
WATCH IT HERE!
(New York, NY - September 15, 2017) GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and global superstar Shakira unveils her new video for "Perro Fiel" featuring Nicky Jam ("El Perdon", "Hasta el Amanecer") today via Sony Music Latin. Shot in Barcelona and directed by Jaume de la Iguana "Perro Fiel" is a reggaeton anthem from Shakira's latest album, El Dorado. "Perro Fiel" is the first collaboration co-written by Shakira and Nicky Jam and co-produced by Shakira, Nicky Jam and Sagawhite Black. The song is the fourth single from Shakira’s El Dorado, which was released to critical praise. El Dorado debuted at #1 in the Latin American chart maintaining that position for 6 weeks. The album, released earlier this year, is already certified 4x platinum in the US. Her first music video from El Dorado, “Chantaje,” has already garnered over 1.7B views. Following “Chantaje,” the music video for “Déjà vu” has reached over 251M views while “Me Enamore,” her most recently released music video, is over 325M views.
Shakira will kick off her EL DORADO WORLD TOUR November 8th in Cologne, Germany. The tour will include stops across Europe, North America and Latin America. For all dates and ticket purchase information for the tour, please visithttp://www.shakira.com/.
About ShakiraOver the course of her career, Colombian singer-songwriter and GRAMMY® winner Shakira has sold over 60 million records worldwide and has won numerous awards including two GRAMMYs®, eight Latin GRAMMYs®, and several World Music Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. She is the only artist from South America to have a number one song in the US, and has had four of the 20 top-selling hits of the last decade. At the age of 18, she founded the Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation which currently provides education and nutrition to over six thousand impoverished children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including newly launched projects in Haiti and South Africa. In October 2011, Shakira was named a member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Shakira served as coach on the 4th and 6th season of "The Voice," NBC's hit reality vocal competition series that searches for the nation's best voice. Her tenth studio album “Shakira” was released in 2014, featuring hits such as “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” with Rihanna and “La La La (Brazil 2014)” which she performed at the finals of Fifa's World Cup 2014 in Brazil. In 2016, she starred as Gazelle in Disney’s record-breaking film “Zootopia,” as well as contributing to its soundtrack with “Try Everything”. In June, she launched “La Bicicleta” with fellow Colombian artist Carlos Vives, which broke records in Colombia when it remained #1 for 18 consecutive weeks and spent 13 weeks at #1 in Spain, as well as reaching #1 on US Latin iTunes. The video, shot in Shakira and Carlos’s hometowns of Barranquilla and Santa Marta, respectively, has over one billion views on Vevo to date. It was followed up by the seductive track “Chantaje” (Blackmail) feat. Maluma. With over 1.1 billion views on YouTube, it is one of the platform’s biggest Latin hits in history. It also reached #1 on the "Latin Airplay" chart and was certified Double Platinum in Spain. Following “Chantaje,” the music video for “Déjà vu” has reached over 251M views while “Me Enamoré,” her most recently released music video, is over 325M views. Shakira recently released her 11th studio album, “El Dorado” which was recorded primarily in Spanish. Upon release, the album charted #1 on iTunes in 37 countries.
Sigue a SHAKIRA en / Follow SHAKIRA on:
www.shakira.comwww.facebook.com/shakirawww.twitter.com/shakirawww.instagram.com/shakirawww.youtube.com/user/shakiraVEVO
WATCH IT HERE!
(New York, NY - September 15, 2017) GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and global superstar Shakira unveils her new video for "Perro Fiel" featuring Nicky Jam ("El Perdon", "Hasta el Amanecer") today via Sony Music Latin. Shot in Barcelona and directed by Jaume de la Iguana "Perro Fiel" is a reggaeton anthem from Shakira's latest album, El Dorado. "Perro Fiel" is the first collaboration co-written by Shakira and Nicky Jam and co-produced by Shakira, Nicky Jam and Sagawhite Black. The song is the fourth single from Shakira’s El Dorado, which was released to critical praise. El Dorado debuted at #1 in the Latin American chart maintaining that position for 6 weeks. The album, released earlier this year, is already certified 4x platinum in the US. Her first music video from El Dorado, “Chantaje,” has already garnered over 1.7B views. Following “Chantaje,” the music video for “Déjà vu” has reached over 251M views while “Me Enamore,” her most recently released music video, is over 325M views.
Shakira will kick off her EL DORADO WORLD TOUR November 8th in Cologne, Germany. The tour will include stops across Europe, North America and Latin America. For all dates and ticket purchase information for the tour, please visithttp://www.shakira.com/.
About ShakiraOver the course of her career, Colombian singer-songwriter and GRAMMY® winner Shakira has sold over 60 million records worldwide and has won numerous awards including two GRAMMYs®, eight Latin GRAMMYs®, and several World Music Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. She is the only artist from South America to have a number one song in the US, and has had four of the 20 top-selling hits of the last decade. At the age of 18, she founded the Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation which currently provides education and nutrition to over six thousand impoverished children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including newly launched projects in Haiti and South Africa. In October 2011, Shakira was named a member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Shakira served as coach on the 4th and 6th season of "The Voice," NBC's hit reality vocal competition series that searches for the nation's best voice. Her tenth studio album “Shakira” was released in 2014, featuring hits such as “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” with Rihanna and “La La La (Brazil 2014)” which she performed at the finals of Fifa's World Cup 2014 in Brazil. In 2016, she starred as Gazelle in Disney’s record-breaking film “Zootopia,” as well as contributing to its soundtrack with “Try Everything”. In June, she launched “La Bicicleta” with fellow Colombian artist Carlos Vives, which broke records in Colombia when it remained #1 for 18 consecutive weeks and spent 13 weeks at #1 in Spain, as well as reaching #1 on US Latin iTunes. The video, shot in Shakira and Carlos’s hometowns of Barranquilla and Santa Marta, respectively, has over one billion views on Vevo to date. It was followed up by the seductive track “Chantaje” (Blackmail) feat. Maluma. With over 1.1 billion views on YouTube, it is one of the platform’s biggest Latin hits in history. It also reached #1 on the "Latin Airplay" chart and was certified Double Platinum in Spain. Following “Chantaje,” the music video for “Déjà vu” has reached over 251M views while “Me Enamoré,” her most recently released music video, is over 325M views. Shakira recently released her 11th studio album, “El Dorado” which was recorded primarily in Spanish. Upon release, the album charted #1 on iTunes in 37 countries.
Sigue a SHAKIRA en / Follow SHAKIRA on:
www.shakira.comwww.facebook.com/shakirawww.twitter.com/shakirawww.instagram.com/shakirawww.youtube.com/user/shakiraVEVO
High Waisted unveils two new singles "Free Throw" + "Firebomb" via Billboard
NYC-based rockers High WaistedTo release new split single, “Free Throw” + “Firebomb”Out September 15th via Little Dickman Records
“Each of these 12 tracks is a party unto itself, complete with scuzzy bass, bright vocal harmonies, and enough reverb to fill a decently sized punch bowl.” - Consequence of Sound
“The band’s mastery of 50s era vocals and classic surf guitar will have you dancing in your chair while considering buying tickets to Hawaii.” - Noisey
Listen: High Waisted - “Free Throw” + “Firebomb” - https://soundcloud.com/gethighwaisted/sets/split-7-inch-little-dickmand/s-Msrxu
(Brooklyn, NY) One of the most notorious bands in the NYC underground, rockers High Waisted have made a name for themselves with their wild live shows and Jessica Dye’s (lead vox, guitar) style and feminist swagger. As GQ so succinctly described, “High Waisted is a lot of things: a surf-rock band that throws raucous Lower East Side parties, friends and roommates, a group of people who stay up late and get up early. Their whirlwind energy gets channeled into creating a boisterous atmosphere just as much as into the music.”
With a Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady) produced sophomore album in the works for Spring 2018, the band rounded out by Jono Bernstein (drums) Richey Rose (bass) and Stephen Neilsen (guitar / vox) will be road testing hard this fall with a new split single in tow.
“Free Throw” and “Firebomb” will see release on September 15th as part of a split with The Coax via Little Dickman Records.
The two singles tease a blazing path forward for High Waisted, moving towards a fuller sound with Arun Bali of Saves the Day handling mixing duties.
Look for “Free Throw” and “Firebomb” out September 15th via Little Dickman Records and be sure to follow High Waisted on any of their social channels detailed below.
High Waisted links:
Website // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // Soundcloud // YouTube
High Waisted tour dates:
9/15: Garcia’s - Port Chester, NY9/16: Brodown Festival - Washington, DC9/17: Woodland’s Tavern - Columbus, OH9/18: Northside Yacht Club - Cincinnati, OH9/19: Blockhouse Bar - Bloomington, IN9/20: The East Room - Nashville, TN9/21: Hi Tone - Memphis, TN9/22: Smoke and Barrel - Fayetteville, LA9/23: Indigo Fest - Gore, OK9/24: Outland Ballroom - Springfield, MO9/25: Sinkhole - St. Louis, MO9/26: Minibar - Kansas City, MO9/27: Sunset Market - Oklahoma City, OK9/28: Andy’s - Denton, TX9/29: Armoury D.E. - Dallas, TX9/30: Mohawk - Austin, TX10/1: Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX10/4: Lunchbox - Phoenix, AZ10/5: The Merrow - San Diego, CA10/6: The Wayfarer - Costa Mesa, CA10/7: Resident - Los Angeles, CA10/9: Harvard & Stone - Los Angeles, CA10/10: Hi-Hat - Los Angeles, CA10/12: Sweet Spot - Yucca Valley, CA10/13: Velveteen Rabbit - Las Vegas, NV10/14: Diabolical Records - Salt Lake City, UT10/16: Marquis Theater - Denver, CO10/17: Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS10/18: Total Drag - Sioux Falls, SD10/19: Icehouse - Minneapolis, MN10/20: Red Herring Lounge - Duluth, MN10/21: Ed’s No Name Bar - Winona, MN10/23: Boone and Crockett - Milwaukee, WI10/24: Shuba’s Tavern - Chicago, IL10/25: PJ's Lager House - Detroit, MI10/26: Happy Dog - Cleveland, OH10/27: The Bushnel - Pittsburgh, PA10/28: The Barbary - Philadelphia, PA11/2: Space Camp - Syracuse, NY11/3: One Caroline - Saratoga Springs, NY11/4: Rough Trade - New York, NY
“Each of these 12 tracks is a party unto itself, complete with scuzzy bass, bright vocal harmonies, and enough reverb to fill a decently sized punch bowl.” - Consequence of Sound
“The band’s mastery of 50s era vocals and classic surf guitar will have you dancing in your chair while considering buying tickets to Hawaii.” - Noisey
Listen: High Waisted - “Free Throw” + “Firebomb” - https://soundcloud.com/gethighwaisted/sets/split-7-inch-little-dickmand/s-Msrxu
(Brooklyn, NY) One of the most notorious bands in the NYC underground, rockers High Waisted have made a name for themselves with their wild live shows and Jessica Dye’s (lead vox, guitar) style and feminist swagger. As GQ so succinctly described, “High Waisted is a lot of things: a surf-rock band that throws raucous Lower East Side parties, friends and roommates, a group of people who stay up late and get up early. Their whirlwind energy gets channeled into creating a boisterous atmosphere just as much as into the music.”
With a Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady) produced sophomore album in the works for Spring 2018, the band rounded out by Jono Bernstein (drums) Richey Rose (bass) and Stephen Neilsen (guitar / vox) will be road testing hard this fall with a new split single in tow.
“Free Throw” and “Firebomb” will see release on September 15th as part of a split with The Coax via Little Dickman Records.
The two singles tease a blazing path forward for High Waisted, moving towards a fuller sound with Arun Bali of Saves the Day handling mixing duties.
Look for “Free Throw” and “Firebomb” out September 15th via Little Dickman Records and be sure to follow High Waisted on any of their social channels detailed below.
High Waisted links:
Website // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // Soundcloud // YouTube
High Waisted tour dates:
9/15: Garcia’s - Port Chester, NY9/16: Brodown Festival - Washington, DC9/17: Woodland’s Tavern - Columbus, OH9/18: Northside Yacht Club - Cincinnati, OH9/19: Blockhouse Bar - Bloomington, IN9/20: The East Room - Nashville, TN9/21: Hi Tone - Memphis, TN9/22: Smoke and Barrel - Fayetteville, LA9/23: Indigo Fest - Gore, OK9/24: Outland Ballroom - Springfield, MO9/25: Sinkhole - St. Louis, MO9/26: Minibar - Kansas City, MO9/27: Sunset Market - Oklahoma City, OK9/28: Andy’s - Denton, TX9/29: Armoury D.E. - Dallas, TX9/30: Mohawk - Austin, TX10/1: Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX10/4: Lunchbox - Phoenix, AZ10/5: The Merrow - San Diego, CA10/6: The Wayfarer - Costa Mesa, CA10/7: Resident - Los Angeles, CA10/9: Harvard & Stone - Los Angeles, CA10/10: Hi-Hat - Los Angeles, CA10/12: Sweet Spot - Yucca Valley, CA10/13: Velveteen Rabbit - Las Vegas, NV10/14: Diabolical Records - Salt Lake City, UT10/16: Marquis Theater - Denver, CO10/17: Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS10/18: Total Drag - Sioux Falls, SD10/19: Icehouse - Minneapolis, MN10/20: Red Herring Lounge - Duluth, MN10/21: Ed’s No Name Bar - Winona, MN10/23: Boone and Crockett - Milwaukee, WI10/24: Shuba’s Tavern - Chicago, IL10/25: PJ's Lager House - Detroit, MI10/26: Happy Dog - Cleveland, OH10/27: The Bushnel - Pittsburgh, PA10/28: The Barbary - Philadelphia, PA11/2: Space Camp - Syracuse, NY11/3: One Caroline - Saratoga Springs, NY11/4: Rough Trade - New York, NY
GARY NUMAN RELEASES POLITICALLY CHARGED 22ND ALBUM SAVAGE (SONGS FROM A BROKEN WORLD) VIA BMG
GARY NUMAN RELEASES POLITICALLY CHARGED 22ND ALBUM SAVAGE (SONGS FROM A BROKEN WORLD) VIA BMG
"Gary Numan's new album is a soundtrack for the Trumpocalypse." LA Weekly
"Gary Numan's bullet-proof relevance is essentially due to his abhorrence of nostalgia, his becoming an influence to every new generation of musical provocateurs and, perhaps most significantly, his uncanny ability to endlessly tap the cultural and socio-political zeitgeist." Blackbook
"With Savage, the '80s new-wave icon is back - and better than ever." Electronic Musician
Los Angeles, CA - September 15, 2017 - The iconic and highly influential Gary Numan today released his 22nd studio album Savage (Songs From A Broken World) via BMG. Coming almost four years after his album Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) earned the best reviews of his career and his highest chart-placing in 20 years, Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is available now physically and digitally HERE.
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is an album with a narrative that's set in an apocalyptic, post-global warming Earth in the not-too-distant future. There is no technology left and most of the planet has turned to a desolate desert wasteland. Food is scarce, water even more so and human kindness and decency are just a dim and distant memory. Western and Eastern cultures have merged, more because of the need to simply survive than any feelings of greater tolerance or understanding. It's a harsh, savage environment, as are the survivors who still roam across it.
While Numan was writing the record, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. It made sense to make him and his climate decisions the catalyst for the apocalypse theme of the album. Numan recently discussed the album's politically charged lyrics in an op-ed for The Daily Beast and interview with Salon.com.
"The songs are about the things that people do in such a harsh and terrifying environment," explains Numan. "It's about a desperate need to survive and they do awful things in order to do so, and some are haunted by what they've done. That desire to be forgiven, along with some discovered remnants of an old religious book, ultimately encourages religion to resurface, and it really goes downhill from there."
The album was produced by long-term collaborator Ade Fenton, with recording sessions split between Numan's own studio in LA, and in the UK. Numan and Fenton's creative connection goes back to 2006's Jagged. "Ade is not only extremely creative but ridiculously hard working, even in difficult circumstances," says Numan. "It's easy to discuss alternative ideas with him, he's not precious about things and is always looking to make the music better, even if that means, on very rare occasions, undoing his own work and starting again."
As the project took shape, Numan also set up a Pledge Music campaign to create an experience for fans that would let them see how an album was put together, from the first note to the finished shrink wrapped package. It was a strategy that brought Numan closer to his fans, and allowed him to communicate the blood, sweat and tears that goes into making a record. The campaign grew so successful that Numan consequently secured a record deal with BMG.
Numan announced the album earlier this summer and shared its lead single "My Name Is Ruin." It's a menacing industrial march in which the unrelenting mechanized intensity is countered by the humanity of its sweet, swirling backing vocals which exude a palpable Egyptian influence. It's immediately captivating but brutally uncompromising: the sound of an artist eager to continue to push both himself and his audience almost four decades after presenting his initial sonic prototype.
The accompanying video for the track was directed by visual artist and musician Chris Corner of IAMX. Filmed in the desolate deserts of southern California, it features a special guest in the shape of Numan's 11-year-old daughter Persia who also contributes vocals to the track. With the foreboding setting and temperatures reaching 48ºC during the shoot, the stunning location was the perfect backdrop for an album that examines a world struggling for survival after the devastation of global warming. Watch the music videoHERE.
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) Standard CD Edition - Official Tracklisting 01. Ghost Nation02. Bed Of Thorns03. My Name Is Ruin04. The End Of Things05. And It All Began With You06. When The World Comes Apart07. Mercy08. What God Intended09. Pray For The Pain You Serve10. Broken
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is available physically on CD, deluxe CD, double vinyl, cassette, digital and MFiT formats. The vinyl format adds "If I Said" (track 9) and "Cold" (track 12), while "If I Said" also features on the deluxe CD (track 10).
Gary Numan - Savage North American Tour Dates:Nov 15 - The Observatory North Park; San Diego, CANov 16 - Teragram Ballroom; Los Angeles, CANov 17 - The Observatory; Santa Ana, CANov 19 - The Fillmore; San Francisco, CANov 21 - Wonder Ballroom; Portland, ORNov 22 - Neptune; Seattle, ORNov 23 - The Rickshaw Theatre; VancouverNov 24 - Commonwealth; CalgaryNov 26 - Pyramid Cabaret; WinnipegNov 28 - First Avenue; Minneapolis, MNNov 29 - Thalia Hall; Chicago, ILNov 30 - St Andrews Hall; Detroit, ILDec 01 - Opera House; TorontoDec 04 - Paradise Rock Club; Boston, MADec 06 - Union Transfer; Philadelphia, PADec 07 - Brooklyn Street; Brooklyn, NYDec 09 - 9:30 Club; Washington DCDec 11 - The Masquerade - Heaven Stage; Atlanta, GADec 12 - Exit / In; Nashville, TNDec 14 - Trees; Dallas, TXDec 15 - Warehouse Live Studio; Houston, TXDec 16 - The Mohawk; Austin, TXTickets On Sale Now!
For more information on Gary Numan:Official WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagramSpotifyYouTube
"Gary Numan's new album is a soundtrack for the Trumpocalypse." LA Weekly"Gary Numan's bullet-proof relevance is essentially due to his abhorrence of nostalgia, his becoming an influence to every new generation of musical provocateurs and, perhaps most significantly, his uncanny ability to endlessly tap the cultural and socio-political zeitgeist." Blackbook
"With Savage, the '80s new-wave icon is back - and better than ever." Electronic Musician
Los Angeles, CA - September 15, 2017 - The iconic and highly influential Gary Numan today released his 22nd studio album Savage (Songs From A Broken World) via BMG. Coming almost four years after his album Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) earned the best reviews of his career and his highest chart-placing in 20 years, Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is available now physically and digitally HERE.
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is an album with a narrative that's set in an apocalyptic, post-global warming Earth in the not-too-distant future. There is no technology left and most of the planet has turned to a desolate desert wasteland. Food is scarce, water even more so and human kindness and decency are just a dim and distant memory. Western and Eastern cultures have merged, more because of the need to simply survive than any feelings of greater tolerance or understanding. It's a harsh, savage environment, as are the survivors who still roam across it.
While Numan was writing the record, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. It made sense to make him and his climate decisions the catalyst for the apocalypse theme of the album. Numan recently discussed the album's politically charged lyrics in an op-ed for The Daily Beast and interview with Salon.com.
"The songs are about the things that people do in such a harsh and terrifying environment," explains Numan. "It's about a desperate need to survive and they do awful things in order to do so, and some are haunted by what they've done. That desire to be forgiven, along with some discovered remnants of an old religious book, ultimately encourages religion to resurface, and it really goes downhill from there."
The album was produced by long-term collaborator Ade Fenton, with recording sessions split between Numan's own studio in LA, and in the UK. Numan and Fenton's creative connection goes back to 2006's Jagged. "Ade is not only extremely creative but ridiculously hard working, even in difficult circumstances," says Numan. "It's easy to discuss alternative ideas with him, he's not precious about things and is always looking to make the music better, even if that means, on very rare occasions, undoing his own work and starting again."
As the project took shape, Numan also set up a Pledge Music campaign to create an experience for fans that would let them see how an album was put together, from the first note to the finished shrink wrapped package. It was a strategy that brought Numan closer to his fans, and allowed him to communicate the blood, sweat and tears that goes into making a record. The campaign grew so successful that Numan consequently secured a record deal with BMG.
Numan announced the album earlier this summer and shared its lead single "My Name Is Ruin." It's a menacing industrial march in which the unrelenting mechanized intensity is countered by the humanity of its sweet, swirling backing vocals which exude a palpable Egyptian influence. It's immediately captivating but brutally uncompromising: the sound of an artist eager to continue to push both himself and his audience almost four decades after presenting his initial sonic prototype.
The accompanying video for the track was directed by visual artist and musician Chris Corner of IAMX. Filmed in the desolate deserts of southern California, it features a special guest in the shape of Numan's 11-year-old daughter Persia who also contributes vocals to the track. With the foreboding setting and temperatures reaching 48ºC during the shoot, the stunning location was the perfect backdrop for an album that examines a world struggling for survival after the devastation of global warming. Watch the music videoHERE.
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) Standard CD Edition - Official Tracklisting 01. Ghost Nation02. Bed Of Thorns03. My Name Is Ruin04. The End Of Things05. And It All Began With You06. When The World Comes Apart07. Mercy08. What God Intended09. Pray For The Pain You Serve10. Broken
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is available physically on CD, deluxe CD, double vinyl, cassette, digital and MFiT formats. The vinyl format adds "If I Said" (track 9) and "Cold" (track 12), while "If I Said" also features on the deluxe CD (track 10).
Gary Numan - Savage North American Tour Dates:Nov 15 - The Observatory North Park; San Diego, CANov 16 - Teragram Ballroom; Los Angeles, CANov 17 - The Observatory; Santa Ana, CANov 19 - The Fillmore; San Francisco, CANov 21 - Wonder Ballroom; Portland, ORNov 22 - Neptune; Seattle, ORNov 23 - The Rickshaw Theatre; VancouverNov 24 - Commonwealth; CalgaryNov 26 - Pyramid Cabaret; WinnipegNov 28 - First Avenue; Minneapolis, MNNov 29 - Thalia Hall; Chicago, ILNov 30 - St Andrews Hall; Detroit, ILDec 01 - Opera House; TorontoDec 04 - Paradise Rock Club; Boston, MADec 06 - Union Transfer; Philadelphia, PADec 07 - Brooklyn Street; Brooklyn, NYDec 09 - 9:30 Club; Washington DCDec 11 - The Masquerade - Heaven Stage; Atlanta, GADec 12 - Exit / In; Nashville, TNDec 14 - Trees; Dallas, TXDec 15 - Warehouse Live Studio; Houston, TXDec 16 - The Mohawk; Austin, TXTickets On Sale Now!
For more information on Gary Numan:Official WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagramSpotifyYouTube
September 14, 2017
Kali Uchis' video for "Nuestro Planeta" featuring Reykon debuts today
KALI UCHIS’
VIDEO FOR “NUESTRO PLANETA” FEATURING REYKON DEBUTS TODAYON TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA NOW
Breakout artist Kali Uchis’s video for “Nuestro Planeta” debuts today—watch it here. Directed by renowned photographer Daniel Sannwald, the video was shot in Medellin, Colombia, where the track was originally recorded with Reykonand The Rude Boyz (Shakira, Maluma). Uchis’ debut album is forthcoming.“I wanted to shoot this video in the same place we made the song, Medellin, Colombia,” says Uchis of the video. “It’s an extension of the last video I shot in my hometown in Colombia, ‘Ridin Round.’ Thank you to everyone who brought this to life, especially my angel Daniel Sannwald.” Uchis is currently on her first ever headline tour of North America, with stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Nashville, Philadelphia, New York, Miami and many more. Visit
kaliuchis.com
for more information.“Nuestro Planeta” follows debut single “Tyrant,” streamed more than 6 million times to date. Watch the video, filmed in Paris and directed by Helmi,
here
.“Tyrant” continues to receive critical praise:“It’s glittery and danceable, but brutal in its honesty…‘Tyrant’ is a romantic banger flecked with self-awareness. It skillfully portrays love in the age of rumbling dystopia: a boudoir anointed by something pure even though its walls may shake with the unrest outside.”—NPR Music“We have finally been blessed this week with new music from Kali Uchis. After nearly a year without new music, the Colombian-American songbird makes a strong return with Jorja Smith in this tropical tune.”—
NYLON
“A simmering, sensual listen…”—Consequence of Sound“The singer, songwriter and producer’s dual language track delights with layers of sonic effervescence atop a bouncing beat.”—Cool HuntingRaised between Virginia and her parents’ native Colombia, Kali Uchis’ debut studio project, Por Vida, was released in 2015 to acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, Pitchfork and The FADER, whose cover she graced this year. Uchis has collaborated and shared stages with Gorillaz, Diplo, Major Lazer, Tyler The Creator, Snoop Dogg, Kaytranada, Leon Bridges and more.KALI UCHIS LIVESeptember 14Toronto, ONMod ClubSeptember 15Detroit, MIEl ClubSeptember 17Minneapolis, MN7th Street EntrySeptember 20Vancouver, BCBiltmore CabaretSeptember 21Seattle, WAThe CrocodileSeptember 22Portland, ORHawthorne TheatreSeptember 24Las Vegas, NVLife Is BeautifulSeptember 28Los Angeles, CAThe FondaSeptember 30San Diego, CAObservatoryOctober 1Phoenix, AZValley BarOctober 4Dallas, TXTreesOctober 5Austin, TXCome and Take It LiveOctober 7Houston, TXWarehouse Live — StudioOctober 8New Orleans, LARepublicOctober 10Nashville, TN3rd & LindsleyOctober 11Atlanta, GAVinylOctober 13Miami, FLIII PointsOctober 14Orlando, FLThe SocialOctober 16Carrboro, NCCat’s CradleOctober 17Washington, D.C.U Street Music HallOctober 18Philadelphia, PAWorld Café LiveOctober 20New York, NYBowery BallroomOctober 21Brooklyn, NYMusic Hall of Williamsburg
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VIDEO FOR “NUESTRO PLANETA” FEATURING REYKON DEBUTS TODAYON TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA NOW
Breakout artist Kali Uchis’s video for “Nuestro Planeta” debuts today—watch it here. Directed by renowned photographer Daniel Sannwald, the video was shot in Medellin, Colombia, where the track was originally recorded with Reykonand The Rude Boyz (Shakira, Maluma). Uchis’ debut album is forthcoming.“I wanted to shoot this video in the same place we made the song, Medellin, Colombia,” says Uchis of the video. “It’s an extension of the last video I shot in my hometown in Colombia, ‘Ridin Round.’ Thank you to everyone who brought this to life, especially my angel Daniel Sannwald.” Uchis is currently on her first ever headline tour of North America, with stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Nashville, Philadelphia, New York, Miami and many more. Visit
kaliuchis.com
for more information.“Nuestro Planeta” follows debut single “Tyrant,” streamed more than 6 million times to date. Watch the video, filmed in Paris and directed by Helmi,
here
.“Tyrant” continues to receive critical praise:“It’s glittery and danceable, but brutal in its honesty…‘Tyrant’ is a romantic banger flecked with self-awareness. It skillfully portrays love in the age of rumbling dystopia: a boudoir anointed by something pure even though its walls may shake with the unrest outside.”—NPR Music“We have finally been blessed this week with new music from Kali Uchis. After nearly a year without new music, the Colombian-American songbird makes a strong return with Jorja Smith in this tropical tune.”—
NYLON
“A simmering, sensual listen…”—Consequence of Sound“The singer, songwriter and producer’s dual language track delights with layers of sonic effervescence atop a bouncing beat.”—Cool HuntingRaised between Virginia and her parents’ native Colombia, Kali Uchis’ debut studio project, Por Vida, was released in 2015 to acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, Pitchfork and The FADER, whose cover she graced this year. Uchis has collaborated and shared stages with Gorillaz, Diplo, Major Lazer, Tyler The Creator, Snoop Dogg, Kaytranada, Leon Bridges and more.KALI UCHIS LIVESeptember 14Toronto, ONMod ClubSeptember 15Detroit, MIEl ClubSeptember 17Minneapolis, MN7th Street EntrySeptember 20Vancouver, BCBiltmore CabaretSeptember 21Seattle, WAThe CrocodileSeptember 22Portland, ORHawthorne TheatreSeptember 24Las Vegas, NVLife Is BeautifulSeptember 28Los Angeles, CAThe FondaSeptember 30San Diego, CAObservatoryOctober 1Phoenix, AZValley BarOctober 4Dallas, TXTreesOctober 5Austin, TXCome and Take It LiveOctober 7Houston, TXWarehouse Live — StudioOctober 8New Orleans, LARepublicOctober 10Nashville, TN3rd & LindsleyOctober 11Atlanta, GAVinylOctober 13Miami, FLIII PointsOctober 14Orlando, FLThe SocialOctober 16Carrboro, NCCat’s CradleOctober 17Washington, D.C.U Street Music HallOctober 18Philadelphia, PAWorld Café LiveOctober 20New York, NYBowery BallroomOctober 21Brooklyn, NYMusic Hall of Williamsburg\
Ibeyi share "My Voy feat. Mala Rodriguez" | Watch the music video for "Me Voy" now | Ash out 9/29 on XL
SHARE ‘ME VOY FEAT. MALA RODRIGUEZ’WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
‘ASH’ OUT SEPTEMBER 29 Today Ibeyi have debuted a music video for "Me Voy feat. Mala Rodriguez," another song off their forthcoming album Ash, out September 29th on XL Recordings. “Me Voy” is Ibeyi’s first song with lyrics entirely in Spanish. For the song Ibeyi invited two-time Latin GRAMMY® award winning rapper Mala Rodriguez, known for her sensuality and provoking lyricism, to add a guest verse. “English, Spanish and Yoruba inspire us to write different kinds of music and lyrics,” says Naomi. “We needed to sing in Spanish to set a sensual tone for this song. When women feel sensual, not only is it sexy, but also powerful,” adds Lisa-Kaindé. The video, directed by MANSON and produced by CANADA, stars Ibeyi and Mala Rodriguez. The song, which sees both Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé on vocals and includes Naomi’s signature bata’s interlaced with electronic percussion, is available to stream everywhere at midnight locally.
Watch ‘Me Voy feat. Mala Rodriguez,’ video HERE
While Ibeyi’s first, self-titled album (2015) grappled with the past—the sister’s relationship, origins, loss, and roots. It earned them fans and collaborators in some of the most iconic and crucial artists of today, Beyoncé and Alvin Ailey included. By contrast, Ash is a more visceral and potent political statement, and while firmly rooted in Afro-Cuban culture and history, finds itself entirely concerned with Ibeyi’s present: Who Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi are, what’s important to them, and how they live today, especially given that the spheres, both personally and politically, are entirely different from when Ibeyi was recorded. Ash was recorded in November 2016 in London with producer Richard Russell at his studio The Copper House. The album includes appearances from Kamasi Washington, Mala Rodriguez, Chilly Gonzales, Meshell Ndegeocello. To date the girls have released two songs from the upcoming album “Away Away” and “Deathless feat. Kamasi Washington.”
To celebrate the release of Ash, Ibeyi will set out on a global tour this October. Kicking off on September 30 in France, the tour will extend across continents ending on November 19 in North America. Ibeyi’s live performance is mesmerizing and not to be missed and as Los Angeles’ KCRW explained, “there is a remarkable power to what they do.”
Image by David UzochukwuOn the September 29th, step out of the gloom and into Ibeyi’s world, a place of optimism, openness and acceptance. The modern world never looked so beautiful as it does through Ibeyi’s lens.
Ibeyi 2017 tour dates:9/30 Sannois, FR EMB10/4 Feyzin, FR L’Épicerie Moderne10/5 Strasbourg, FR La Laiterie10/6 Lille, FR L’aéronef10/11 Rennes, FR L’Étage10/12 Nantes, FR Stéréolux10/18 Bristol, UK Thekla10/19 London, UK Shoreditch Town Hall10/20 Manchester, UK Band On The Wall
10/28 Miami, FL North Beach Bandshell *10/30 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse *11/1 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club *11/4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *11/5 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel *11/6 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre *11/7 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Hall *11/9 Detroit, MI Magic Stick *11/10 Chicago, IL Red Bull Sound Select at Metro11/11 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café *11/14 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre *11/15 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom *11/16 Portland, OR Revolution Hall *11/18 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore *11/19 Los Angeles, CA Theatre at the Ace Hotel *
11/24 Paris, FR Casino de Paris (Festival Inrocks)12/2 Cologne, DE Club Bahnhof Ehernfeld12/3 Berlin, DE Lido12/4 Hamburg, DE Knust12/5 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Noord12/7 Leuven, BE Het Depot
*theMIND will open as support on all North American dates More on Ibeyi: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Lee Ranaldo Releases New Video For "Moroccan Mountains"; Rough Trade In-Store Tonight in Brooklyn
LEE RANALDO
RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR
“ MOROCCAN MOUNTAINS ”
ROUGH TRADE IN-STORE PERFORMANCES CONFIRMED IN NYC AND LONDON
NEW ALBUM ELECTRIC TRIM
OUT SEPTEMBER 15
Photo: Fred RiedelAhead of the release of a brand new album, his first for Mute, LEE RANALDO has shared the video for “Moroccan Mountains,” the opening track from
Electric Trim
, out Friday, September 15. Watch here.
In addition, Ranaldo has confirmed two Rough Trade in-store performances, one in New York tonight, and one at London’s Rough Trade East on October 2. In addition to these special in-store performances, Ranaldo has announced a full band European tour for 2018. This fall, Ranaldo and the band will tour across North America in October and November. Further dates, including London and Berlin, will be announced in the coming weeks. For those who can't make it to Ranaldo's in-stores, signed copies of Electric Trim can be purchased here.
Ranaldo explains, “’Moroccan Mountains’ was begun sitting atop a blood-red carpet with yellow mountain shapes woven into it that was brought back from Fes on my first trip there in 1995. I was strumming the chords that became the song and those mountain shapes took me back to my first trip to the country and into the Rif Mountains where I first met and played with the Master Musicians of Jajouka, in their little hilltop village with no running water or electricity. Somehow those memories infused a certain ‘Moroccan spirit’ into the song. It was a magical time, for Morocco is a magical place, and I found myself transported back via the chords from my guitar. The opening spoken section about ‘falling into the crack between the window and the world’ is based on true events that took place on a train approaching Grenoble, France in 2015…”
Directed by Fred Riedel, the video is an excerpt from the forthcoming documentary on the making of the album, shot on location in Morocco, France, New York City, Berlin, and somewhere in the skies over the Tyrrhenian Sea in 2016.
The feature length documentary, HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM tracks the making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Fried. The documentary will be touring select film festivals in the US and Europe. Screenings include the New Jersey Film Festival on album release day, Fonomo Music and Film Festival in Poland, Gig Harbor Film Festival in Seattle, and London’s Doc‘n Roll Festival in November.
Watch the trailer for HELLO HELLO HELLO here.
Electric Trim was recorded in New York City and Barcelona in collaboration with producer Raül “Refree” Fernandez and extends the work of Ranaldo's solo canon, the most recent being his 2013 album, Last Night On Earth.
Through his collaboration with Fernandez, Ranaldo moves into some rich new sonic territories and production techniques, experimenting with electronic beats and samples alongside live players.
Ranaldo is a co-founder of Sonic Youth, a visual artist, producer and writer. In addition to Fernandez, he worked with several special guests on Electric Trim, including Sharon Van Etten who sings on six of the tracks and duets on “Last Looks” and Kid Millions (aka Man Forever) as well as longtime friend and collaborator Nels Cline (Wilco). In addition, the album features Ranaldo’s band The Dust (fellow Sonic Youth member Steve Shelley, guitarist Alan Licht, and bassist Tim Luntzel).
Ranaldo collaborated with award winning New York author Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn / The Fortress of Solitude) for lyrics on six of the songs, including “Thrown Over The Wall." American artist, Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
LEE RANALDO 2018 TOUR:
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
October 27 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
October 29 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
November 1 – Burlington, VT – ArtsRiot
November 2 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
November 3 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall
November 4 – Detroit, MI – El Club
November 5 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
November 6 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
November 8 – Boston, MA – ONCE Ballroom
November 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House
November 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
November 11 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
February 16 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
February 17 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
February 20 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene
February 21 – Nantes, France – Stereolux
February 22 – Rennes, France – Route Du Rock D’hiver at Antipode
February 23 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie / Honzai Night
February 24 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
February 28 – Gent, Belgium – Vooruit
March 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
March 2 – Hamburg, Germany – Kampnagel
March 3 – Berlin, Germany – Roter Salon Am Volksbühne
March 4 – Heidelberg, Germany – Karlstorbahnhof
March 6 – Trento, Italy – Teatro Sanbapolis
March 8 – Winterthur, Czech Republic – Salzhaus
March 9 – Metz, France – Les Trinitaires
March 10 – Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
Further dates to be announced, for full details and ticket links, go to http://po.st/LRWebsite
HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM SCREENINGS
September 15 – New Brunswick, NJ - New Jersey Film Festival - 7pm Opening Night Presentation
September 29 – Madrid, Spain – Madrid Art Film Festival - Opening Night
October 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Roxie Theater
October 14 – Menen, Belgium – CC De Steiger Menen (as a component event of Lee Ranaldo: Lost Ideas exhibition)
October 20 – Bydgoszcz, Poland – FONOMO Music & Film Festival
October 26 – Portland, OR – The Clinton Street Theater
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Gig Harbor Film Festival
November 1 – Burlington, VT – Arts Riot
November 2-18 – London, UK Doc'n Roll Film and Music Festival
November 9-12 – Chicago, IL – Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Updated screening information available from https://goo.gl/PKa9q1
RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR
“ MOROCCAN MOUNTAINS ”
ROUGH TRADE IN-STORE PERFORMANCES CONFIRMED IN NYC AND LONDON
NEW ALBUM ELECTRIC TRIM
OUT SEPTEMBER 15
Photo: Fred RiedelAhead of the release of a brand new album, his first for Mute, LEE RANALDO has shared the video for “Moroccan Mountains,” the opening track from
Electric Trim
, out Friday, September 15. Watch here.In addition, Ranaldo has confirmed two Rough Trade in-store performances, one in New York tonight, and one at London’s Rough Trade East on October 2. In addition to these special in-store performances, Ranaldo has announced a full band European tour for 2018. This fall, Ranaldo and the band will tour across North America in October and November. Further dates, including London and Berlin, will be announced in the coming weeks. For those who can't make it to Ranaldo's in-stores, signed copies of Electric Trim can be purchased here.
Ranaldo explains, “’Moroccan Mountains’ was begun sitting atop a blood-red carpet with yellow mountain shapes woven into it that was brought back from Fes on my first trip there in 1995. I was strumming the chords that became the song and those mountain shapes took me back to my first trip to the country and into the Rif Mountains where I first met and played with the Master Musicians of Jajouka, in their little hilltop village with no running water or electricity. Somehow those memories infused a certain ‘Moroccan spirit’ into the song. It was a magical time, for Morocco is a magical place, and I found myself transported back via the chords from my guitar. The opening spoken section about ‘falling into the crack between the window and the world’ is based on true events that took place on a train approaching Grenoble, France in 2015…”
Directed by Fred Riedel, the video is an excerpt from the forthcoming documentary on the making of the album, shot on location in Morocco, France, New York City, Berlin, and somewhere in the skies over the Tyrrhenian Sea in 2016.
The feature length documentary, HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM tracks the making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Fried. The documentary will be touring select film festivals in the US and Europe. Screenings include the New Jersey Film Festival on album release day, Fonomo Music and Film Festival in Poland, Gig Harbor Film Festival in Seattle, and London’s Doc‘n Roll Festival in November.
Watch the trailer for HELLO HELLO HELLO here.
Electric Trim was recorded in New York City and Barcelona in collaboration with producer Raül “Refree” Fernandez and extends the work of Ranaldo's solo canon, the most recent being his 2013 album, Last Night On Earth.
Through his collaboration with Fernandez, Ranaldo moves into some rich new sonic territories and production techniques, experimenting with electronic beats and samples alongside live players.
Ranaldo is a co-founder of Sonic Youth, a visual artist, producer and writer. In addition to Fernandez, he worked with several special guests on Electric Trim, including Sharon Van Etten who sings on six of the tracks and duets on “Last Looks” and Kid Millions (aka Man Forever) as well as longtime friend and collaborator Nels Cline (Wilco). In addition, the album features Ranaldo’s band The Dust (fellow Sonic Youth member Steve Shelley, guitarist Alan Licht, and bassist Tim Luntzel).
Ranaldo collaborated with award winning New York author Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn / The Fortress of Solitude) for lyrics on six of the songs, including “Thrown Over The Wall." American artist, Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
LEE RANALDO 2018 TOUR:
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
October 27 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
October 29 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
November 1 – Burlington, VT – ArtsRiot
November 2 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
November 3 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall
November 4 – Detroit, MI – El Club
November 5 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
November 6 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
November 8 – Boston, MA – ONCE Ballroom
November 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House
November 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
November 11 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
February 16 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
February 17 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
February 20 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene
February 21 – Nantes, France – Stereolux
February 22 – Rennes, France – Route Du Rock D’hiver at Antipode
February 23 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie / Honzai Night
February 24 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
February 28 – Gent, Belgium – Vooruit
March 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
March 2 – Hamburg, Germany – Kampnagel
March 3 – Berlin, Germany – Roter Salon Am Volksbühne
March 4 – Heidelberg, Germany – Karlstorbahnhof
March 6 – Trento, Italy – Teatro Sanbapolis
March 8 – Winterthur, Czech Republic – Salzhaus
March 9 – Metz, France – Les Trinitaires
March 10 – Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
Further dates to be announced, for full details and ticket links, go to http://po.st/LRWebsite
HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM SCREENINGS
September 15 – New Brunswick, NJ - New Jersey Film Festival - 7pm Opening Night Presentation
September 29 – Madrid, Spain – Madrid Art Film Festival - Opening Night
October 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Roxie Theater
October 14 – Menen, Belgium – CC De Steiger Menen (as a component event of Lee Ranaldo: Lost Ideas exhibition)
October 20 – Bydgoszcz, Poland – FONOMO Music & Film Festival
October 26 – Portland, OR – The Clinton Street Theater
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Gig Harbor Film Festival
November 1 – Burlington, VT – Arts Riot
November 2-18 – London, UK Doc'n Roll Film and Music Festival
November 9-12 – Chicago, IL – Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Updated screening information available from https://goo.gl/PKa9q1
NADA SURF TO TOUR AMERICA WITH BRAND NEW
NADA SURF TO TOUR AMERICA WITH BRAND NEW
BELOVED NYC BAND JOIN SOLD OUT TOUR AS SPECIAL GUEST
DATES BEGIN OCTOBER 15TH AT DETROIT'S FOX THEATRE
(New York, NY) Barsuk recording group Nada Surf has announced plans to join Brand New as special guests on their sold out U.S. headline tour. The dates begin October 15th at Detroit, MI's Fox Theater and then continue through the month. This is Nada Surf's first tour since promoting YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE and PEACEFUL GHOSTS in Fall 2016. For complete details, please see www.nadasurf.com/tour-dates.NADA SURFU.S. TOUR 2017
OCTOBER15 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom18 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory19 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre20 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre21 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre23 - Baltimore, MD - Hippodrome Theatre25 - N. Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center26 - Atlanta, GA - Coca Cola Roxy Theatre29 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
ALL DATES w/BRAND NEW
The band's eighth studio recording,YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE drew wide-ranging applause, withNPR hailing it as "a statement of bright, graceful affirmation in an age where such a thing couldn't be needed more." The album "exudes the same Zen understatement that nourished (2002's) LET GO," enthused MOJO in a four-starred rave, "positing Alex Chilton astride Crazy Horse on a root canal burn to the soul."YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE "sees (Nada Surf) once again merging upbeat rockers with shimmering ballads," wrote A.V. Club, "to quietly craft an album that's a case study in how to grow older gracefully." "YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE is an appropriate title," raved Relix. "Caws has never sounded more assured as a songwriter." Paste summed it up best: "It's as perfect a pop album as you're going to get this year. Savor every last bit of it."
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE was followed later that same year with the release of PEACEFUL GHOSTS: LIVE WITH THE DEUTSCHES FILMORCHESTER BABELSBERG, a live recording that had the band performing alongside Vienna's ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra and Potsdam's renowned Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. Initially recorded during summer 2016 for Austria's FM4 and Berlin's Radio Eins, the extraordinary performances earned worldwide raves upon the album's October arrival. "Revisiting their past and marking their present, PEACEFUL GHOSTScelebrates Nada Surf's history by adorning it in an ornate and orchestral veneer," wrote The Line of Best Fit. "The quality of the live recording is first rate, not letting the orchestra overbear in the mix but allow it to compliment the diverse selection of songs from the band's back catalogue."
Nada Surf is: Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Daniel Lorca (bass), Ira Elliot (drums), and -Doug Gillard (guitar).
www.nadasurf.com
BELOVED NYC BAND JOIN SOLD OUT TOUR AS SPECIAL GUEST
DATES BEGIN OCTOBER 15TH AT DETROIT'S FOX THEATRE
(New York, NY) Barsuk recording group Nada Surf has announced plans to join Brand New as special guests on their sold out U.S. headline tour. The dates begin October 15th at Detroit, MI's Fox Theater and then continue through the month. This is Nada Surf's first tour since promoting YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE and PEACEFUL GHOSTS in Fall 2016. For complete details, please see www.nadasurf.com/tour-dates.NADA SURFU.S. TOUR 2017
OCTOBER15 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom18 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory19 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre20 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre21 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre23 - Baltimore, MD - Hippodrome Theatre25 - N. Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center26 - Atlanta, GA - Coca Cola Roxy Theatre29 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
ALL DATES w/BRAND NEW
The band's eighth studio recording,YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE drew wide-ranging applause, withNPR hailing it as "a statement of bright, graceful affirmation in an age where such a thing couldn't be needed more." The album "exudes the same Zen understatement that nourished (2002's) LET GO," enthused MOJO in a four-starred rave, "positing Alex Chilton astride Crazy Horse on a root canal burn to the soul."YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE "sees (Nada Surf) once again merging upbeat rockers with shimmering ballads," wrote A.V. Club, "to quietly craft an album that's a case study in how to grow older gracefully." "YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE is an appropriate title," raved Relix. "Caws has never sounded more assured as a songwriter." Paste summed it up best: "It's as perfect a pop album as you're going to get this year. Savor every last bit of it."
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE was followed later that same year with the release of PEACEFUL GHOSTS: LIVE WITH THE DEUTSCHES FILMORCHESTER BABELSBERG, a live recording that had the band performing alongside Vienna's ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra and Potsdam's renowned Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. Initially recorded during summer 2016 for Austria's FM4 and Berlin's Radio Eins, the extraordinary performances earned worldwide raves upon the album's October arrival. "Revisiting their past and marking their present, PEACEFUL GHOSTScelebrates Nada Surf's history by adorning it in an ornate and orchestral veneer," wrote The Line of Best Fit. "The quality of the live recording is first rate, not letting the orchestra overbear in the mix but allow it to compliment the diverse selection of songs from the band's back catalogue."
Nada Surf is: Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Daniel Lorca (bass), Ira Elliot (drums), and -Doug Gillard (guitar).
www.nadasurf.com
R.E.M. TO RELEASE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OFAUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
R.E.M. TO RELEASE 25TH
ANNIVERSARY EDITION OFAUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLEDUE NOVEMBER 10 VIA CRAFT RECORDINGSFIRST MAJOR COMMERCIAL MUSIC RELEASE IN DOLBY ATMOS
“R.E.M. can’t resist its own talent for
creating beautiful and moving
sounds.”— The New York Times
★★★★★
“Automatic is musically
irresistible.”— Rolling Stone “God, they’re the greatest. They’ve dealt
with their success like saints, and they keep delivering great music.”—Kurt Cobain,
1994 Rolling Stone interview Rock icons R.E.M. are reissuing their landmark album Automatic For The People tocommemorate the title’s 25th Anniversary. Due November 10 via Craft Recordings, the remastered album will be available in a variety of formats, the most extensive of which is the Deluxe Anniversary Edition, which will feature the album in its entirety mixed in Dolby Atmos. A short trailer with members of the band may be viewed and shared HERE.The album (plus bonus track “Photograph,” featuring Natalie Merchant) was remixed in Dolby Atmos by Automatic’s original producer, Scott Litt, and engineer, Clif Norrell. This technology delivers a leap forward from surround sound with expansive, flowing audio that immerses the listener far beyond what stereo can offer. It transports the listener inside the recording studio with multi-dimensional audio—evoking a time when listening to music was an active, transformative experience, and reigniting the emotion you felt when you first heard the album in 1992. R.E.M.’sAutomatic For The People is the first album to be commercially released in this expressive, breathtaking format.In addition, the 4-disc Deluxe Edition will offer a wealth of previously unreleased material. The band selected 20 never-before-heard demos from the LP’s sessions, including the fully-realized, unreleased track “Mike’s Pop Song” and the oft-mused about song, “Devil Rides Backwards.” “Mike’s Pop Song” debuts today and is available as an instant grat track with preorder of the reissue. Share the track HERE and preorder HERE.Also included in both the 2-disc 25th Anniversary and Deluxe Edition of the album—which was remastered from the original analog tapes by Stephen Marcussen—is a full live set, Live At The 40 Watt Club 11/19/92 . Performed in R.E.M.’s hometown of Athens, GA, it was the band’s only live show that year.Housed in a 12” x 12” lift-top box, the Deluxe Anniversary Edition features a 60-page book, offering never-before-seen photos by Anton Corbjin and Melodie McDaniel, plus expanded, new liner notes by Scottish music journalist Tom Doyle who conducted new interviews with all four band members. Also included is a companion Blu-ray, offering the Dolby Atmos mix, plus a high-resolution master of Automatic For The People, seven music videos and the original 1992 EPK video. Automatic For The People will also be reissued on 180-gram vinyl (with digital download card), and will be available across all digital and streaming outlets.Widely regarded as one of the best rock albums of all time, Automatic For The People, R.E.M.’s eighth studio outing, was recorded in session locations ranging from New Orleans to Seattle, and Athens, GA to Miami. Rolling Stone has ranked Automatic For The People on their list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” Notable contributions to the record come from Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones who provided string arrangements on select tracks. After its release in 1992 the record reached #1 on UK charts and #2 in the US, selling over eighteen million copies worldwide. It also received 1994 Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album with major singles “Man on the Moon” and “Everybody Hurts” garnering Grammy nods as well.Michael Stipe has since reflected that the album concerns topics of “mortality and dying,” but he further notes, “Mortality is a theme that writers have chosen to work with throughout time. It speaks of the fragility and beauty of life and living life to the fullest in the present moment. It happens all too quickly and we all know that.” Mike Mills asserts, “I think it’s our most cohesive record…It’s the strongest from first to last.”Following the success of their multiplatinum Out of Time in 1991, the band’s reputation was skyrocketing with critics and fans alike. However, R.E.M.’s decision not to tour behind it, and with no plan to tour its successor, the band chose to push further into unexplored sonic territory. The recording was thus characterized by experimentation and playfulness in the studio resulting in a largely acoustic sound full of eerie and ambiguous commentary on the nature of mainstream fame they’d recently found. To this day, songs like “Everybody Hurts,” “Drive,” “Nightswimming” and “Man on the Moon,” as well as lesser known but sublime songs like “Try Not To Breathe” and “Monty Got a Raw Deal,” still resonate throughout the collective music and pop culture.Formed in 1980, the legendary group went on to win multiple Grammys and produce 15 studio albums, plus many others including greatest hits and live documents. Noted for both their profound contributions to the alternative rock genre and their status as one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time, the band’s three-decade long career remains a legacy of music that defined an era and a model for musicians paving their own career path. R.E.M. (comprised of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe) was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 before disbanding amicably in 2011. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION TRACK LIST (DISCS 1, 2, 3 & 4) 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TRACK LIST (DISCS 1 & 2)Disc 1 – Automatic For The People1. Drive2. Try Not to Breathe3. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite4. Everybody Hurts5. New Orleans Instrumental No. 16. Sweetness Follows7. Monty Got A Raw Deal8. Ignoreland9. Star Me Kitten10. Man on the Moon11. Nightswimming12. Find the RiverDisc 2 – Live At The 40 Watt Club 1. Drive2. Monty Got A Raw Deal3. Everybody Hurts4. Man On The Moon5. Losing My Religion6. Country Feedback7. Begin The Begin8. Fall On Me 9. Me In Honey 10. Finest Worksong 11. Love Is All Around12. Funtime 13. Radio Free EuropeDisc 3 – Automatic For The People Demos 1. Drive (demo)2. Wake Her Up (demo)3. Mike’s Pop Song (demo)4. C to D Slide 13 (demo)5. Cello Scud (demo)6. 10K Minimal (demo)7. Peter’s New Song (demo)8. Eastern 983111 (demo)9. Bill’s Acoustic (demo)10. Arabic Feedback (demo)
11. Howler Monkey (demo)12. Pakiderm (demo)13. Afterthought (demo)14. Bazouki Song (demo)15. Photograph (demo)16. Michael’s Organ (demo)17. Pete’s Acoustic Idea (demo)18. 6-8 Passion & Voc (demo)19. Hey Love [Mike voc] (demo)20. Devil Rides Backwards (demo)
Disc 4 – Automatic For The People Blu-Ray1. Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) mixed in Dolby Atmos2. Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) Hi-Resolution Audio3. Drive (music video)4. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (music video)5. Everybody Hurts (music video)6. Man On The Moon (music video)7. Nightswimming (music video: British version)8. Find The River (music video)9. Nightswimming (music video: R version)10. Automatic Press Kitwww.remhq.com
ANNIVERSARY EDITION OFAUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLEDUE NOVEMBER 10 VIA CRAFT RECORDINGSFIRST MAJOR COMMERCIAL MUSIC RELEASE IN DOLBY ATMOS
“R.E.M. can’t resist its own talent for
creating beautiful and moving
sounds.”— The New York Times
★★★★★
“Automatic is musically
irresistible.”— Rolling Stone “God, they’re the greatest. They’ve dealt
with their success like saints, and they keep delivering great music.”—Kurt Cobain,
1994 Rolling Stone interview Rock icons R.E.M. are reissuing their landmark album Automatic For The People tocommemorate the title’s 25th Anniversary. Due November 10 via Craft Recordings, the remastered album will be available in a variety of formats, the most extensive of which is the Deluxe Anniversary Edition, which will feature the album in its entirety mixed in Dolby Atmos. A short trailer with members of the band may be viewed and shared HERE.The album (plus bonus track “Photograph,” featuring Natalie Merchant) was remixed in Dolby Atmos by Automatic’s original producer, Scott Litt, and engineer, Clif Norrell. This technology delivers a leap forward from surround sound with expansive, flowing audio that immerses the listener far beyond what stereo can offer. It transports the listener inside the recording studio with multi-dimensional audio—evoking a time when listening to music was an active, transformative experience, and reigniting the emotion you felt when you first heard the album in 1992. R.E.M.’sAutomatic For The People is the first album to be commercially released in this expressive, breathtaking format.In addition, the 4-disc Deluxe Edition will offer a wealth of previously unreleased material. The band selected 20 never-before-heard demos from the LP’s sessions, including the fully-realized, unreleased track “Mike’s Pop Song” and the oft-mused about song, “Devil Rides Backwards.” “Mike’s Pop Song” debuts today and is available as an instant grat track with preorder of the reissue. Share the track HERE and preorder HERE.Also included in both the 2-disc 25th Anniversary and Deluxe Edition of the album—which was remastered from the original analog tapes by Stephen Marcussen—is a full live set, Live At The 40 Watt Club 11/19/92 . Performed in R.E.M.’s hometown of Athens, GA, it was the band’s only live show that year.Housed in a 12” x 12” lift-top box, the Deluxe Anniversary Edition features a 60-page book, offering never-before-seen photos by Anton Corbjin and Melodie McDaniel, plus expanded, new liner notes by Scottish music journalist Tom Doyle who conducted new interviews with all four band members. Also included is a companion Blu-ray, offering the Dolby Atmos mix, plus a high-resolution master of Automatic For The People, seven music videos and the original 1992 EPK video. Automatic For The People will also be reissued on 180-gram vinyl (with digital download card), and will be available across all digital and streaming outlets.Widely regarded as one of the best rock albums of all time, Automatic For The People, R.E.M.’s eighth studio outing, was recorded in session locations ranging from New Orleans to Seattle, and Athens, GA to Miami. Rolling Stone has ranked Automatic For The People on their list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” Notable contributions to the record come from Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones who provided string arrangements on select tracks. After its release in 1992 the record reached #1 on UK charts and #2 in the US, selling over eighteen million copies worldwide. It also received 1994 Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album with major singles “Man on the Moon” and “Everybody Hurts” garnering Grammy nods as well.Michael Stipe has since reflected that the album concerns topics of “mortality and dying,” but he further notes, “Mortality is a theme that writers have chosen to work with throughout time. It speaks of the fragility and beauty of life and living life to the fullest in the present moment. It happens all too quickly and we all know that.” Mike Mills asserts, “I think it’s our most cohesive record…It’s the strongest from first to last.”Following the success of their multiplatinum Out of Time in 1991, the band’s reputation was skyrocketing with critics and fans alike. However, R.E.M.’s decision not to tour behind it, and with no plan to tour its successor, the band chose to push further into unexplored sonic territory. The recording was thus characterized by experimentation and playfulness in the studio resulting in a largely acoustic sound full of eerie and ambiguous commentary on the nature of mainstream fame they’d recently found. To this day, songs like “Everybody Hurts,” “Drive,” “Nightswimming” and “Man on the Moon,” as well as lesser known but sublime songs like “Try Not To Breathe” and “Monty Got a Raw Deal,” still resonate throughout the collective music and pop culture.Formed in 1980, the legendary group went on to win multiple Grammys and produce 15 studio albums, plus many others including greatest hits and live documents. Noted for both their profound contributions to the alternative rock genre and their status as one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time, the band’s three-decade long career remains a legacy of music that defined an era and a model for musicians paving their own career path. R.E.M. (comprised of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe) was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 before disbanding amicably in 2011. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION TRACK LIST (DISCS 1, 2, 3 & 4) 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TRACK LIST (DISCS 1 & 2)Disc 1 – Automatic For The People1. Drive2. Try Not to Breathe3. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite4. Everybody Hurts5. New Orleans Instrumental No. 16. Sweetness Follows7. Monty Got A Raw Deal8. Ignoreland9. Star Me Kitten10. Man on the Moon11. Nightswimming12. Find the RiverDisc 2 – Live At The 40 Watt Club 1. Drive2. Monty Got A Raw Deal3. Everybody Hurts4. Man On The Moon5. Losing My Religion6. Country Feedback7. Begin The Begin8. Fall On Me 9. Me In Honey 10. Finest Worksong 11. Love Is All Around12. Funtime 13. Radio Free EuropeDisc 3 – Automatic For The People Demos 1. Drive (demo)2. Wake Her Up (demo)3. Mike’s Pop Song (demo)4. C to D Slide 13 (demo)5. Cello Scud (demo)6. 10K Minimal (demo)7. Peter’s New Song (demo)8. Eastern 983111 (demo)9. Bill’s Acoustic (demo)10. Arabic Feedback (demo)
11. Howler Monkey (demo)12. Pakiderm (demo)13. Afterthought (demo)14. Bazouki Song (demo)15. Photograph (demo)16. Michael’s Organ (demo)17. Pete’s Acoustic Idea (demo)18. 6-8 Passion & Voc (demo)19. Hey Love [Mike voc] (demo)20. Devil Rides Backwards (demo)
Disc 4 – Automatic For The People Blu-Ray1. Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) mixed in Dolby Atmos2. Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) Hi-Resolution Audio3. Drive (music video)4. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (music video)5. Everybody Hurts (music video)6. Man On The Moon (music video)7. Nightswimming (music video: British version)8. Find The River (music video)9. Nightswimming (music video: R version)10. Automatic Press Kitwww.remhq.com
