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August 25, 2017
Frøkedal examines duality in new double single 'LTF' / 'Cracks'
Frøkedal examines duality in new double single ‘LTF' / ‘Cracks'
"shimmering folk...accompanied by gentle, intricate percussion and gleaming guitar chords" — The FADER
"Majestic and immediate, lucid and ethereal." – The New Yorker
"Startlingly beautiful” — The Sunday Times
"Frøkedal has an unwavering knack for melody...instantly gratifying" – DIY
“This is a voice that demands to be heard” – The Line Of Best Fit
“…think Fleetwood Mac getting on pretty well with Joni Mitchell.” – BBC Radio 6music, Lauren LaverneOslo, Norway based artist Frøkedal is today (25/8/17) releasing a new double single — ‘LTF’ / ‘Cracks’ - premiering a moment ago on The FADER.
Celebrated by the likes of The New Yorker, The Fader, The Sunday Times, The Independent, DIY Magazine, CLASH, The Line Of Best Fit, Q Magazine and many more; the new double single follows acclaimed single ’Stranger’ released earlier this year, as well as her Norwegian Grammy-nominated debut LP of 2016, ‘Hold On Dreamer’.
STREAM 'LTF' / 'CRACKS' HERE
(or by clicking on the players below)
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Two captivating pieces of music, ‘LTF’ and ‘Cracks’ are similar in the sense that they both describe how feelings of love are often accompanied by an almost-physical fear. Yet, the two songs differ in their urgency, instrumentation, and overall artistic delivery.
‘LTF’ is full of twists and turns, as Anne Lise Frøkedal navigates her way around bustling drum work and complex guitar passages, hinting at a state of emotional bedlam: “Everything we aimed to be / The image stirs so easily / Too fast to follow / I don’t know what you’re doing to me”.
Speaking a little more on the tracks, Frøkedal explained: "‘LTF’ is set in an urban landscape, and inspired by the escalating chaos of daily life, whereas ‘Cracks’ gets back to basics – it’s more vulnerable, and mature in that way. ‘Cracks’ suggests that the problem lies in our nature – nothing is more scary than exposing our weaknesses and imperfections."
Instrumentally, the double release could be argued to be one of Frøkedal most diverse yet. "I wanted the arrangements in ‘LTF’ to channel the more chaotic nature of the lyric” Frøkedal says.
"The second instrumental in ‘LTF’ is like a mini-postcard from last year when I was a clueless Norwegian trying to navigate the busy and bustling streets of Beijing. I laughed a lot when I realised I had musically recreated that moment” - perhaps referencing the tumultuous instrumental finale to the track.
"‘Cracks’ is painfully honest. It was difficult writing a song like that, but I really wanted to try shortening the distance a little, lay it open. I got Familien [Frøkedal’s band] to sing a verse with me, because the theme feels universal. One of my favourite percussion instruments is the Cajun triangle, and you can hear a trace of it in the bridge of ‘Cracks’. To me, it sounds like a reminder of danger lurking around the corner.”
Despite track-by-track production, Frøkedal’s lyrical output has taken a much more thematic approach with recent single ’Stranger’, and the double single released today: “When I started writing this new material, I was picturing different ages or stages in our lives when our vision gets a little blurred. I wanted the songs (and the characters) to channel these critical moments when decisions are dominated by emotion and not necessarily by logic,” she says.
‘LTF’ and ‘Cracks' join Frøkedal’s already-impressive body of work, having previously collaborated with Robyn Hitchcock and fronted successful Norwegian outfit Harrys Gym. She remains a core member of I Was A King, who count Sufjan Stevens and Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake among past collaborators.
"shimmering folk...accompanied by gentle, intricate percussion and gleaming guitar chords" — The FADER"Majestic and immediate, lucid and ethereal." – The New Yorker
"Startlingly beautiful” — The Sunday Times
"Frøkedal has an unwavering knack for melody...instantly gratifying" – DIY
“This is a voice that demands to be heard” – The Line Of Best Fit
“…think Fleetwood Mac getting on pretty well with Joni Mitchell.” – BBC Radio 6music, Lauren LaverneOslo, Norway based artist Frøkedal is today (25/8/17) releasing a new double single — ‘LTF’ / ‘Cracks’ - premiering a moment ago on The FADER.
Celebrated by the likes of The New Yorker, The Fader, The Sunday Times, The Independent, DIY Magazine, CLASH, The Line Of Best Fit, Q Magazine and many more; the new double single follows acclaimed single ’Stranger’ released earlier this year, as well as her Norwegian Grammy-nominated debut LP of 2016, ‘Hold On Dreamer’.
STREAM 'LTF' / 'CRACKS' HERE
(or by clicking on the players below)
OUT NOW VIA PROPELLER
Two captivating pieces of music, ‘LTF’ and ‘Cracks’ are similar in the sense that they both describe how feelings of love are often accompanied by an almost-physical fear. Yet, the two songs differ in their urgency, instrumentation, and overall artistic delivery.
‘LTF’ is full of twists and turns, as Anne Lise Frøkedal navigates her way around bustling drum work and complex guitar passages, hinting at a state of emotional bedlam: “Everything we aimed to be / The image stirs so easily / Too fast to follow / I don’t know what you’re doing to me”.
Speaking a little more on the tracks, Frøkedal explained: "‘LTF’ is set in an urban landscape, and inspired by the escalating chaos of daily life, whereas ‘Cracks’ gets back to basics – it’s more vulnerable, and mature in that way. ‘Cracks’ suggests that the problem lies in our nature – nothing is more scary than exposing our weaknesses and imperfections."
Instrumentally, the double release could be argued to be one of Frøkedal most diverse yet. "I wanted the arrangements in ‘LTF’ to channel the more chaotic nature of the lyric” Frøkedal says.
"The second instrumental in ‘LTF’ is like a mini-postcard from last year when I was a clueless Norwegian trying to navigate the busy and bustling streets of Beijing. I laughed a lot when I realised I had musically recreated that moment” - perhaps referencing the tumultuous instrumental finale to the track.
"‘Cracks’ is painfully honest. It was difficult writing a song like that, but I really wanted to try shortening the distance a little, lay it open. I got Familien [Frøkedal’s band] to sing a verse with me, because the theme feels universal. One of my favourite percussion instruments is the Cajun triangle, and you can hear a trace of it in the bridge of ‘Cracks’. To me, it sounds like a reminder of danger lurking around the corner.”
Despite track-by-track production, Frøkedal’s lyrical output has taken a much more thematic approach with recent single ’Stranger’, and the double single released today: “When I started writing this new material, I was picturing different ages or stages in our lives when our vision gets a little blurred. I wanted the songs (and the characters) to channel these critical moments when decisions are dominated by emotion and not necessarily by logic,” she says.
‘LTF’ and ‘Cracks' join Frøkedal’s already-impressive body of work, having previously collaborated with Robyn Hitchcock and fronted successful Norwegian outfit Harrys Gym. She remains a core member of I Was A King, who count Sufjan Stevens and Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake among past collaborators.
ALINA BARAZ REVEALS "ELECTRIC" REMIXERS; ELECTRIC REMIX EP OUT NOW
ALINA BARAZ ELECTRIC REMIX EP OUT NOW VIA MOM + POP
"ELECTRIC" REMIXERS REVEALED, INCLUDING MARIAN HILL, R3HAB, ELECTRIC MANTIS, HIPPIE SABOTAGE AND TIM GUNTER
OVER 100 MILLIONS STREAMS WORLDWIDE IN SUPPORT OF "ELECTRIC" FEATURING KHALID
ALINA BARAZ TO SUPPORT COLDPLAY ON NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR, ON SALE NOW
"The perfect mixture of moody, atmospheric lyricism and a sexy, downtempo electronic beat" - COMPLEX on "ELECTRIC"
Alina Baraz kicked-off 2017 in high gear with her newest single, "Electric" featuring R&B superstar Khalid. Devout fans across the country were able to catch her performing the track live on the sold-out Let's Get Lost 2017 Tour and since then, the track and remixes have gone on to stream over 100M times worldwide, proving it's one of the biggest hits of the year. Today, Alina Baraz is delighted to announce that the Electric Remix EP is now available for purchase via Mom + POP Music. The EP will be pressed on a gorgeous translucent blue vinyl and released later this year, also coming with a digital release bundle including all new remixes plus the original track. The EP's release was previously announced along with remixes by R3hab and Marian Hill, however, today Baraz unveils the identities of the talented producers responsible for each unique "Electric" remix on the EP. Production provided by the likes of Electric Mantis who's been heralded as the "North American Flume", EDM brother duo Hippie Sabotage, and Tim Gunter have all placed their signature touch on "Electric". From melodic drops, esoteric styles and bass-heavy beats, there's something for everybody. Be sure to catch Baraz as she makes her way across Canada and the US, providing tour support in select cities for Coldplay's A Head Full Of Dreams Tour (select dates below).
STREAM / PURCHASE ELECTRIC REMIX EPhttp://smarturl.it/ElectricRemixes
STREAM / PURCHASE "ELECTRIC" FEATURING KHALIDhttp://smarturl.it/AlinaBaraz_Electric
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "FANTASY"https://youtu.be/W3ebfGbeeyQ
PURCHASE URBAN FLORA EP ON VINYLhttp://smarturl.it/UrbanFloraStore
ELECTRIC REMIX EP TRACK LIST: 1. Electric Feat. Khalid2. Electric Feat. Khalid (Electric Mantis Remix)3. Electric Feat. Khalid (R3hab Remix)4. Electric Feat. Khalid (Tim Gunter Remix)5. Electric Feat. Khalid (Marian Hill Remix)6. Electric Feat. Khalid (Hippie Sabotage Remix)
A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS TOUR DATES 9/23 - SEATTLE, WA @ CENTURYLINK FIELD 9/26 - EDMONTON, AB @ ROGERS PLACE9/27 - EDMONTON, AB @ ROGERS PLACE9/29 - VANCOUVER, BC @ BC PLACE10/02 - PORTLAND, OR @ MODA CENTER10/04 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ LEVI'S STADIUM10/06 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ ROSE BOWL10/08 - SAN DIEGO, CA @ QUALCOMM STADIUM
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"ELECTRIC" REMIXERS REVEALED, INCLUDING MARIAN HILL, R3HAB, ELECTRIC MANTIS, HIPPIE SABOTAGE AND TIM GUNTER
OVER 100 MILLIONS STREAMS WORLDWIDE IN SUPPORT OF "ELECTRIC" FEATURING KHALID
ALINA BARAZ TO SUPPORT COLDPLAY ON NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR, ON SALE NOW
"The perfect mixture of moody, atmospheric lyricism and a sexy, downtempo electronic beat" - COMPLEX on "ELECTRIC"Alina Baraz kicked-off 2017 in high gear with her newest single, "Electric" featuring R&B superstar Khalid. Devout fans across the country were able to catch her performing the track live on the sold-out Let's Get Lost 2017 Tour and since then, the track and remixes have gone on to stream over 100M times worldwide, proving it's one of the biggest hits of the year. Today, Alina Baraz is delighted to announce that the Electric Remix EP is now available for purchase via Mom + POP Music. The EP will be pressed on a gorgeous translucent blue vinyl and released later this year, also coming with a digital release bundle including all new remixes plus the original track. The EP's release was previously announced along with remixes by R3hab and Marian Hill, however, today Baraz unveils the identities of the talented producers responsible for each unique "Electric" remix on the EP. Production provided by the likes of Electric Mantis who's been heralded as the "North American Flume", EDM brother duo Hippie Sabotage, and Tim Gunter have all placed their signature touch on "Electric". From melodic drops, esoteric styles and bass-heavy beats, there's something for everybody. Be sure to catch Baraz as she makes her way across Canada and the US, providing tour support in select cities for Coldplay's A Head Full Of Dreams Tour (select dates below).
STREAM / PURCHASE ELECTRIC REMIX EPhttp://smarturl.it/ElectricRemixes
STREAM / PURCHASE "ELECTRIC" FEATURING KHALIDhttp://smarturl.it/AlinaBaraz_Electric
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "FANTASY"https://youtu.be/W3ebfGbeeyQ
PURCHASE URBAN FLORA EP ON VINYLhttp://smarturl.it/UrbanFloraStore
ELECTRIC REMIX EP TRACK LIST: 1. Electric Feat. Khalid2. Electric Feat. Khalid (Electric Mantis Remix)3. Electric Feat. Khalid (R3hab Remix)4. Electric Feat. Khalid (Tim Gunter Remix)5. Electric Feat. Khalid (Marian Hill Remix)6. Electric Feat. Khalid (Hippie Sabotage Remix)
A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS TOUR DATES 9/23 - SEATTLE, WA @ CENTURYLINK FIELD 9/26 - EDMONTON, AB @ ROGERS PLACE9/27 - EDMONTON, AB @ ROGERS PLACE9/29 - VANCOUVER, BC @ BC PLACE10/02 - PORTLAND, OR @ MODA CENTER10/04 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ LEVI'S STADIUM10/06 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ ROSE BOWL10/08 - SAN DIEGO, CA @ QUALCOMM STADIUM
FOLLOW ALINA BARAZ
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August 24, 2017
Fergie Announces New Album Double Dutchess + Double Dutchess
FERGIE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUMDOUBLE DUTCHESS+DOUBLE DUTCHESS: SEEING DOUBLETHE VISUAL EXPERIENCEOUT SEPTEMBER 22
REVEALS TWO NEW SONGS "YOU ALREADY KNOW" FEATURING NICKI MINAJ & "HUNGRY" FEATURING RICK ROSS PRE-ORDER LIVE TODAY
REVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR "HUNGRY"
VISUAL EXPERIENCE TO PREMIERE NATIONWIDE INIPIC® THEATERS SEPTEMBER 20
See Trailer HERE
August 25th, 2017 (Los Angeles, CA) - Eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winner and global superstar Fergie will release her highly-anticipated second full-length opus, DOUBLE DUTCHESS, along with her first visual album "experience", Double Dutchess: Seeing Double, on September 22 via her own label Dutchess Music/BMG.
The pre-order goes lives today HERE.
Feeding the appetites of rabid fans worldwide, she unveils not one, but two new songs from the album to hint at what's in-store. Opener "Hungry" [feat. Rick Ross] produced by Yonni and JP Did This and co-produced by Donut, sees Fergie ravenously devour a beat before a sexy, gothic chorus accompanied by a classic Ricky Rozay cameo. See videoHERE. The slick cinematic video is directed by the Brazilian artist Bruno Ilogti.
Meanwhile, "You Already Know" [feat. Nicki Minaj], listen HERE, produced by will.i.am bobs and weaves a familiar sample through the explosive interplay between two of music's hottest leading ladies and a stadium-size chant. Watch this space for new video coming soon.
Check out the full tracklisting:Hungry (feat. Rick Ross)Like It Ain't Nuttin'You Already Know (feat. Nicki Minaj)Just Like YouA Little WorkLife Goes OnM.I.L.F. $Save It Til MorningEnchanté (Carine) (feat. Axl Jack)TensionL.A.LOVE (la la) (feat. YG)Love Is BlindLove Is Pain
REVEALS TWO NEW SONGS "YOU ALREADY KNOW" FEATURING NICKI MINAJ & "HUNGRY" FEATURING RICK ROSS PRE-ORDER LIVE TODAYREVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR "HUNGRY"
VISUAL EXPERIENCE TO PREMIERE NATIONWIDE INIPIC® THEATERS SEPTEMBER 20
See Trailer HERE
August 25th, 2017 (Los Angeles, CA) - Eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winner and global superstar Fergie will release her highly-anticipated second full-length opus, DOUBLE DUTCHESS, along with her first visual album "experience", Double Dutchess: Seeing Double, on September 22 via her own label Dutchess Music/BMG.
The pre-order goes lives today HERE.
Feeding the appetites of rabid fans worldwide, she unveils not one, but two new songs from the album to hint at what's in-store. Opener "Hungry" [feat. Rick Ross] produced by Yonni and JP Did This and co-produced by Donut, sees Fergie ravenously devour a beat before a sexy, gothic chorus accompanied by a classic Ricky Rozay cameo. See videoHERE. The slick cinematic video is directed by the Brazilian artist Bruno Ilogti.
Meanwhile, "You Already Know" [feat. Nicki Minaj], listen HERE, produced by will.i.am bobs and weaves a familiar sample through the explosive interplay between two of music's hottest leading ladies and a stadium-size chant. Watch this space for new video coming soon.
Check out the full tracklisting:Hungry (feat. Rick Ross)Like It Ain't Nuttin'You Already Know (feat. Nicki Minaj)Just Like YouA Little WorkLife Goes OnM.I.L.F. $Save It Til MorningEnchanté (Carine) (feat. Axl Jack)TensionL.A.LOVE (la la) (feat. YG)Love Is BlindLove Is Pain
Summer Happenings @ The Broad
OracleAug 26, 8:30pm
Globalization and surveillance inspire this performance by A Place to Bury Strangers and Xiu Xiu, with performance art works Linda Mary Montano and Keijuan Thomas. The third-floor will feature an experimental language room with poets Raquel Gutiérrez, Elliot Reed and Lisa Teasley, and musicians Gabie Strong, Pauline Gloss and David Harrow. Performance artist Ron Athey and artist James Spooner curate.
https://ticketing.thebroad.org/events/466a5f31-11c7-4c88-f056-e18bbdf7c470
Hear Gyda Valtysdóttir of Múm revive Earth's oldest surviving composition, "Seikilos Epitaph," from her solo debut
Hear Gyda Valtysdóttir of Múm revive Earth's oldest surviving composition, "Seikilos Epitaph," from her solo debut
New album Epicycle will be released via figureight records this fall
STREAM: "Seikilos Epitaph" -
SoundCloud / Stereogum
The wonderful Epicycle by Iceland’s award-winning Gyda Valtysdóttir (of Múm) will finally be issued worldwide through figureight records this fall. Hear the first track from it today viaStereogum.The album collects Gyda’s new and unique visions of existing classical pieces, covering a range broad enough to include the great master Sergei Prokofiev, through to 20th century experimental music theorist Harry Partch, via the “Seikilos Epitaph” - the oldest known surviving musical composition in the world. Giving herself creative free-reign, Gyda - a classically trained and highly accomplished cellist - gave each piece a reimagined identity and sensibility, treating her arrangements not as new performances, but as “recloaked” arrangements.Gyda’s background comprises both indie music (she co-founded the hugely acclaimed múm in her teens) and classical (a student of the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, she holds a Double Masters in music), and these threads cohabit on Epicycle. A symbiosis of astute compositional mastery and innately approachable musicality, leading toEpicycle as a natural conclusion. The results here - assembled by Gyda and label-founder / close collaborator Shahzad Ismaily - run like a heavenly mixtape, tying together strings of history and geography into a single album. The timespan of these pieces covers 2,000 years; their homelands cross continents.Alongside Gyda’s cello, piano, voice and zither, the record features Ismaily’s guitar, synthesisers and percussion, and a handful of immensely talented further collaborators. But the focus is almost always on Gyda’s own instrumentation, from the sparse, swooping loneliness of her cello in ‘Ancient Mode’ (the Partch piece), to her lulling dreamlike voice in ‘Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai’ (Schumann).Epicycle was released initially (CD-only, Iceland-only) through Reykjavik label Smekkleysa, and received weighty prizes at the Icelandic Music Awards. This new issue - its first international and vinyl release - is released through figureight records. The label is led by Ismaily (Bonnie Prince Billy, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Colin Stetson among many others) and label manager Hildur Maral (ex-Bedroom Community). 
GYDA LINKS:
Label
STREAM: "Seikilos Epitaph" -
SoundCloud / Stereogum
The wonderful Epicycle by Iceland’s award-winning Gyda Valtysdóttir (of Múm) will finally be issued worldwide through figureight records this fall. Hear the first track from it today viaStereogum.The album collects Gyda’s new and unique visions of existing classical pieces, covering a range broad enough to include the great master Sergei Prokofiev, through to 20th century experimental music theorist Harry Partch, via the “Seikilos Epitaph” - the oldest known surviving musical composition in the world. Giving herself creative free-reign, Gyda - a classically trained and highly accomplished cellist - gave each piece a reimagined identity and sensibility, treating her arrangements not as new performances, but as “recloaked” arrangements.Gyda’s background comprises both indie music (she co-founded the hugely acclaimed múm in her teens) and classical (a student of the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, she holds a Double Masters in music), and these threads cohabit on Epicycle. A symbiosis of astute compositional mastery and innately approachable musicality, leading toEpicycle as a natural conclusion. The results here - assembled by Gyda and label-founder / close collaborator Shahzad Ismaily - run like a heavenly mixtape, tying together strings of history and geography into a single album. The timespan of these pieces covers 2,000 years; their homelands cross continents.Alongside Gyda’s cello, piano, voice and zither, the record features Ismaily’s guitar, synthesisers and percussion, and a handful of immensely talented further collaborators. But the focus is almost always on Gyda’s own instrumentation, from the sparse, swooping loneliness of her cello in ‘Ancient Mode’ (the Partch piece), to her lulling dreamlike voice in ‘Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai’ (Schumann).Epicycle was released initially (CD-only, Iceland-only) through Reykjavik label Smekkleysa, and received weighty prizes at the Icelandic Music Awards. This new issue - its first international and vinyl release - is released through figureight records. The label is led by Ismaily (Bonnie Prince Billy, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Colin Stetson among many others) and label manager Hildur Maral (ex-Bedroom Community). GYDA LINKS:
Label
L.A. Witch performs in Brooklyn on November 3rd in support of their debut album
L.A. WITCH's long-awaited debut album is out September 8th on Suicide Squeeze Records and they're performing in Brooklyn at St. Vitus on November 3rd!NYLON sat down with the band in Echo Park for a lengthy interview about the upcoming album and premiered "Baby In Blue Jeans" calling it "a slower ballad that gives Lana Del Rey a run for her denim..."
Stream "Baby In Blue Jeans" on Soundcloud and catch them on tour all over in the coming months:
TOUR DATES:08.31.17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park – Album Release Show09.04.17 – Groningen @ Vera09.05.17 – Amsterdam @ Paradiso
09.06.17 – Ghent @ Kinky Star
09.07.17 – Berlin @ Kantine am Berghain
09.08.17 – Köln @ Burger Invasion: Cologne
09.09.17 – Hamburg @ Burger Invasion @ Molotow
09.11.17 – Olten @ Le Coq D’Or
09.13.17 – Zurich @ Gonzo Club
09.14.17 – Clermont-Ferrand @ Le Baraka
09.16.17 – Paris @ Le Batofar
09.17.17 – Lille @ L’imposture
09.18.17 – Bristol @ The Crofters Right
09.19.17 – Brighton @ Acid Box
09.20.17 – London @ Moth Club
09.21.17 – Glasgow @ Mono
09.22.17 – Liverpool @ Psych Festival
09.23.17 – Rotterdam @ V1110.02.17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
10.03.17 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
10.05.17 – Arcata, CA @ Miniplex
10.06.17 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10.07.17 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
10.08.17 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10.09.17 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
10.11.17 – Reno, NV @ Jub Jubs
10.15.17 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze
10.17.17 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
10.18.17 – El Paso, TX @ Monarch
10.20.17 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10.21.17 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
10.22.17 – Houston, TX @ Walters Downtown
10.23.17 – New Orleans, LA @ Ace Hotel
10.25.17 – Orlando, FL @ HENOA Contemporary Center
10.26.17 – Miami, FL @ Gramps
10.27.17 – St Petersburg, FL @ The Bends
10.28.17 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
10.29.17 – Asheville, NC @ Mothlight
10.30.17 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
10.31.17 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery11.02.17 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
11.03.17 – Brooklyn, NY @ St Vitus
11.04.17 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
11.06.17 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
11.07.17 – Montreal, QC @ The Ritz
11.08.17 – Toronto, ON @ Garrison
11.09.17 – London, ON @ Call The Office
11.10.17 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
11.11.17 – Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
11.12.17 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
11.13.17 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11.14.17 – Davenport, IA @ The Mill
11.16.17 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
11.17.17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11.18.17 – Las Vegas, NV @ Emerge Music + Impact Conference
Diet Cig Share Music Video for "Harvard" + Limited Edition 'Over Easy' Vinyl Available in Sept
DIET CIG
SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HARVARD"
LIMITED EDITION OVER EASY EP 12" VINYL AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
ON TOUR IN SEPTEMBER
Today, Diet Cig shared their new music video for "Harvard." The video was directed byEmily Dubin. The track is from their 2015 EP Over Easy, which is available now via Father/Daughter. A limited edition Fried Egg 12" Vinyl will be available on September 8th. Pre-order the vinyl here.
Watch "Harvard" HERE
The band is heading out on a US and European tour beginning September 7th with a headlining show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on September 8th. All tour dates below.
Diet Cig took their infectious and energetic show to the Washington, DC offices of NPR for a Tiny Desk Session. The band played 3 tracks -- "Sixteen" and "Tummy Ache" off their debut album Swear I'm Good At This and "Harvard." It's no wonder that in June, when NPR asked their listeners who their favorite new artist of the year was (so far), thenumber 1 answer was Diet Cig. NPR said, "the high-energy blast that musicians often reserve for their finale is the starting point for Diet Cig. The band's boundless, leaping pop is exhilarating and pleasantly exhausting to watch, with drummer Noah Bowman propelling the high kicks and constant pogo bounce of guitarist and singer Alex Luciano."
Diet Cig's Tiny Desk Session HERE
Since the release of Swear I'm Good At This Diet Cig - a duo of Alex Luciano (guitar and vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums) - 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 07 - Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at The Outer Space *
Sep 08 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *#
Sep 09 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre *
Sep 10 - Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery *
Sep 11 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall *
Sep 12 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt *
Sep 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr Smalls *
Sep 14 - Gambier, OH @ Horn Gallery at Kenyon College *
Sep 16 - Lancaster, PA @ Lizard Lounge *
Sep 17 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
Sep 23 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Sep 25 - Paris, FR @ Supersonic
Sep 26 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix VZW ^
Sep 28 - Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie Rock Club ^
Sep 29 - Milan, IT @ Rocket Club
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 (This Is Tmrw)
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 28 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (London Calling)
Nov 25 - Cleveland, OH @ The Cleveland Agora (Snowed In Fest)
Nov 26 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
# = w/ SPORTS
* = w/ Ratboys
^ = w/ The Spook School
Find Diet Cig here:www.dietcig.comhttps://www.facebook.com/dietcigmusichttps://twitter.com/dietcig
SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HARVARD"
LIMITED EDITION OVER EASY EP 12" VINYL AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
ON TOUR IN SEPTEMBER
Today, Diet Cig shared their new music video for "Harvard." The video was directed byEmily Dubin. The track is from their 2015 EP Over Easy, which is available now via Father/Daughter. A limited edition Fried Egg 12" Vinyl will be available on September 8th. Pre-order the vinyl here.
Watch "Harvard" HERE
The band is heading out on a US and European tour beginning September 7th with a headlining show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on September 8th. All tour dates below.
Diet Cig took their infectious and energetic show to the Washington, DC offices of NPR for a Tiny Desk Session. The band played 3 tracks -- "Sixteen" and "Tummy Ache" off their debut album Swear I'm Good At This and "Harvard." It's no wonder that in June, when NPR asked their listeners who their favorite new artist of the year was (so far), thenumber 1 answer was Diet Cig. NPR said, "the high-energy blast that musicians often reserve for their finale is the starting point for Diet Cig. The band's boundless, leaping pop is exhilarating and pleasantly exhausting to watch, with drummer Noah Bowman propelling the high kicks and constant pogo bounce of guitarist and singer Alex Luciano."
Diet Cig's Tiny Desk Session HERE
Since the release of Swear I'm Good At This Diet Cig - a duo of Alex Luciano (guitar and vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums) - 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 07 - Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at The Outer Space *
Sep 08 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *#
Sep 09 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre *
Sep 10 - Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery *
Sep 11 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall *
Sep 12 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt *
Sep 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr Smalls *
Sep 14 - Gambier, OH @ Horn Gallery at Kenyon College *
Sep 16 - Lancaster, PA @ Lizard Lounge *
Sep 17 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
Sep 23 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Sep 25 - Paris, FR @ Supersonic
Sep 26 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix VZW ^
Sep 28 - Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie Rock Club ^
Sep 29 - Milan, IT @ Rocket Club
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 (This Is Tmrw)
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 28 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (London Calling)
Nov 25 - Cleveland, OH @ The Cleveland Agora (Snowed In Fest)
Nov 26 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
# = w/ SPORTS
* = w/ Ratboys
^ = w/ The Spook School
Find Diet Cig here:www.dietcig.comhttps://www.facebook.com/dietcigmusichttps://twitter.com/dietcig
Jello Biafra Joins Dead Cross for "Nazi Trumps Fuck Off" (video)
Photo credit: Bob Hannam JELLO BIAFRA JOINS DEAD CROSS FOR ROUSING, ALTERNATE VERSION OF DEAD KENNEDYS' "NAZI PUNKS F*** OFF": "NAZI TRUMPS F*** OFF"Filmed last night at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, Calif., Jello Biafra joined Dead Cross (Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Justin Pearson, Michael Crain) for an updated version of the Dead Kennedys' classic, "Nazi Punks F*** Off": "Nazi Trumps F*** Off." Video of the performance is here: https://youtu.be/3zZ5uDSBATo.
Dead Cross' tour continues:
August 25 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
August 26 Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 27 Portland Wonder Ballroom
August 29 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
September 8 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
September 10 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
September 11 Boston, MA Royale
September 12 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
September 13 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
September 15 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
September 16 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
September 17 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
September 19 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
September 20 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
September 23 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Secret Chiefs 3 open on all non-festival dates.
Beach Slang Announces Quiet Slang Project + EP
BEACH SLANG ANNOUNCE QUIET SLANG EP
WE WERE BABIES & WE WERE DIRTBAGS
OUT OCTOBER 20TH ON POLYVINYL RECORDS
CELLO, PIANO AND VOICE. PLAYED SOFTLY.
LISTEN TO QUIET SLANG'S "BAD ART & WEIRDO IDEAS"
FULL LENGTH COMING IN 2018
Beach Slang may have started off their last album, A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, with the lyrics, "play it loud, play it fast, play me something that will always last," and certainly lived by that ethos with their raucous live shows. But this fall, James Alex will debut his newest project, aptly titled Quiet Slang, with the We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags EP, where he plays solo with a contributing pianist and cellist.
The EP will include two Beach Slang songs, as well as, covers of The Replacements and Big Star (both covers being exclusive to this record). Pre-order the EP HERE. (see full tracklisting below). A cassette version of the EP will be available on Cassette Store Day this October 14th.
Listen to Quiet Slang's "Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas" HERE.
Watch the video for Quiet Slang's "Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas" HERE
About Quiet Slang, Alex says, "I suppose we're all chasing something that resembles salvation, something that calms our bones. Maybe this is some small slice of that. Maybe it's not. Maybe it's chaos in soft clothes. Maybe it's frightened. Maybe it's fearless. Maybe it's both. Or maybe it's nothing. I don't know, but I think about this: one day I'm going to be dust. And when my soul splits, maybe this will be the thing that sneaks me through the gates. If not, well, those are the breaks."
WE WERE BABIES & WE WERE DIRTBAGS Tracklisting:"Future Mixtape For The Art Kids""Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas""Androgynous" [The Replacements]"Thirteen" [Big Star]In the meantime, don't miss (Loud) Beach Slang on tour!9/2 - 9/3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Made In America Festival9/5 - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St. *9/6 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight *9/8 - Memphis, TN @ Growlers *9/9 - Kansas City, MO @ Buzz Beach Ball Festival9/11 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café *9/12 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme *9/13 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter *9/14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace *9/15 - Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room *9/17 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest10/22 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall #!10/23 - West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern #!10/24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Hell #!10/26 - Tampa, FL @ Pre-Fest10/28 - Gainesville, FL @ The Fest10/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn $#10/31 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East $#11/1 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar $#11/2 - Newport, KY @ The Southgate House Revival $#11/4 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club $^11/7 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre $^11/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge $^11/10 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux $^11/11 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey $^11/12 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre $^11/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall $^11/16 - 11/18 - Las Vegas, NV @ Emerge Music and Impact Conference11/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex $^11/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge $@11/20 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda $@11/21 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall $@11/22 - Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club $@11/24 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room $@11/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo $+11/28 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat $+11/29 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza $+11/30 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair $+12/01 - Bethlehem, PA @ ArtsQuest - Blast Furnace Room $+&12/2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of The Living Arts $+* Repeat Repeat support# Pet Symmetry support^ Hannah Racecar support@ See Through Dresses support+ Homeless Gospel Choir support! Positive No support$ Dave Hause & The Mermaid support& Digger support
CELLO, PIANO AND VOICE. PLAYED SOFTLY.
LISTEN TO QUIET SLANG'S "BAD ART & WEIRDO IDEAS"
FULL LENGTH COMING IN 2018
Beach Slang may have started off their last album, A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, with the lyrics, "play it loud, play it fast, play me something that will always last," and certainly lived by that ethos with their raucous live shows. But this fall, James Alex will debut his newest project, aptly titled Quiet Slang, with the We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags EP, where he plays solo with a contributing pianist and cellist.
The EP will include two Beach Slang songs, as well as, covers of The Replacements and Big Star (both covers being exclusive to this record). Pre-order the EP HERE. (see full tracklisting below). A cassette version of the EP will be available on Cassette Store Day this October 14th.
Listen to Quiet Slang's "Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas" HERE.
Watch the video for Quiet Slang's "Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas" HERE
About Quiet Slang, Alex says, "I suppose we're all chasing something that resembles salvation, something that calms our bones. Maybe this is some small slice of that. Maybe it's not. Maybe it's chaos in soft clothes. Maybe it's frightened. Maybe it's fearless. Maybe it's both. Or maybe it's nothing. I don't know, but I think about this: one day I'm going to be dust. And when my soul splits, maybe this will be the thing that sneaks me through the gates. If not, well, those are the breaks."
WE WERE BABIES & WE WERE DIRTBAGS Tracklisting:"Future Mixtape For The Art Kids""Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas""Androgynous" [The Replacements]"Thirteen" [Big Star]In the meantime, don't miss (Loud) Beach Slang on tour!9/2 - 9/3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Made In America Festival9/5 - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St. *9/6 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight *9/8 - Memphis, TN @ Growlers *9/9 - Kansas City, MO @ Buzz Beach Ball Festival9/11 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café *9/12 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme *9/13 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter *9/14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace *9/15 - Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room *9/17 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest10/22 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall #!10/23 - West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern #!10/24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Hell #!10/26 - Tampa, FL @ Pre-Fest10/28 - Gainesville, FL @ The Fest10/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn $#10/31 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East $#11/1 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar $#11/2 - Newport, KY @ The Southgate House Revival $#11/4 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club $^11/7 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre $^11/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge $^11/10 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux $^11/11 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey $^11/12 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre $^11/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall $^11/16 - 11/18 - Las Vegas, NV @ Emerge Music and Impact Conference11/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex $^11/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge $@11/20 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda $@11/21 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall $@11/22 - Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club $@11/24 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room $@11/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo $+11/28 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat $+11/29 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza $+11/30 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair $+12/01 - Bethlehem, PA @ ArtsQuest - Blast Furnace Room $+&12/2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of The Living Arts $+* Repeat Repeat support# Pet Symmetry support^ Hannah Racecar support@ See Through Dresses support+ Homeless Gospel Choir support! Positive No support$ Dave Hause & The Mermaid support& Digger support
BOOTSY COLLINS LAUNCHES NEW SINGLE 'WORTH MY WHILE' FEAT. KALI UCHIS + NEW ALBUM 'WORLD WIDE FUNK' OUT OCTOBER 27TH
BOOTSY COLLINS ANNOUNCES FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS‘WORLD WIDE FUNK’
RELEASED: OCTOBER 27TH VIA MASCOT RECORDS/MASCOT LABEL GROUP
Featuring incredible guests, including Buckethead, Eric Gales, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Musiq Soulchild, Bernie Worrell, Kali Uchis and many more.
Listen to the new single ‘Worth My While’ featuring Kali Uchis –
https://youtu.be/xgqPq3MKbcI
"Bootsy Collins was born a long, long time ago in a subterranean cavern full of shining dinosaurs deep below the Ohio River...." – Iggy Pop, introduction to
World Wide Funk.
Mascot Records are thrilled to announce the new album and first in six years from funk rock legendBootsy Collins! ‘World Wide Funk’ will be released on 27 October and features an array of phenomenal talent including; Chuck D, Buckethead, Eric Gales, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Musiq Soulchild, Bernie Worrell, Kali Uchis and many more. The funk runs deep and rich on World Wide Funk , Bootsy Collins' first studio album since 2011's Tha Funk Capital of the World . Populated with musical friends old and new, and recorded in his Cincinnati home's Bootzilla Re-hab studio, World Wide Funk marks both a reckoning and significant reboot for the Rhinestone Rock Star. Blue-chip rappers like Chuck D, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Quikand Dru Down, along with guitar shredder Buckethead, join a curated posse of fresh new artists on a record that embraces everything from the classic P-Funk sound that Bootsy pioneered.
Bootsy explains: "I wanted to create a mystical monster that was born between a ‘Pee-hole & a A**hole,’ which automatically smelled fishy and funked up!’ At the same time, it could fit into a radio station format with a little wiggle room. But then ‘Boot-Rapp-A-Fella’ showed up and said that it would be ludicrous to do this. The ‘One’ kindly gave me the Funk Finger and showed me this World Wide Funkateer Drive going on out here, and he said ‘all you have to do is un-dress it.’ So I waved my hands in the air and gave up the funk like I just didn’t care. Then out of the clear blue, my man Brother-Nature showed up to announce that This is the Year of the Funkateer! The Funkateers began chanting, ‘Come back Bootsy, Come back, Come back, Bootsy Come Back.’ Not only do I have bootz on the ground, we got troops getting down, drones in the air and these young disciples were hungry and not a one of them was scared. The vets of Hip-hop, a la cream of the crop, shouted out to retain their gold, made me feel real good once again to know that they still got soul.” Or as his longtime partner in funk George Clinton once put it: ‘Free your mind and your ass will follow!’
From the maximalist funk of the body-slamming title track, to the soulful pop-R&B of "Heaven Yes," to the experimental Groovegrass of Boomerang (featuring Nashville slide-guitar hero Justin Johnson), to when “mix master Chew Fu showed up and showed out with his DJ skills on Candy Coated Lover”, World Wide Funk is the latest chapter in Bootsy's life-long dedication to the One World Wide Funk is the latest chapter in Bootsy's life-long dedication to the One. The ineffable thing that made the funk emerged from the primordial ooze during teenaged William "Bootsy" Collins' watershed year (1970-71) with James Brown. Bootsy subsequently took the One to George Clinton's P-Funk crew – in what Brown biographer RJ Smith has called "one of history's biggest cases of industrial espionage" – where he adapted Brown's precision and rigor to ringleader Clinton's ecstatic, chaotic, and prolific musical playpen.
The Collins mythology created in this trippy trio of late-'70s R&B hits undergoes further development on World Wide Funk in tracks like Bass-Rigged System (with guest appearances by fellow bass legendsVictor Wooten, Stanley Clarke and Manou Gallo), Pusherman (wherein the Blvck Seeds collective offers a feminist take on the theory of evolution), and Come Back Bootsy , an epic funk extravaganza anchored once again by Bootsy's star-shaped Space Bass.
Along with X-Zact and Blvck Seeds, who supply gorgeous harmonies throughout World Wide Funk, other fresh faces on this casually collaborative effort include bassist-co-producer Alissia Benveniste and singer Tyshawn Colquitt. Bootsy discovered Benveniste (a Berklee School of Music graduate who leads a 15-piece band called the Funketeers) online. Kali Uchis is another fresh singer on tap that will “quench your thirst for the funk.” Cincinnati singer Tyshawn Colquitt sings his heart out on the soulful Snow Bunny.
Other ‘World Wide Funk’ guests include rappers Dru Down, DJ-Quik and MC Eiht, along with singersMusiq Soulchild and October London. London adds feminine appeal alongside a shoe-infatuatedBootsy on Hi-On-Heels , a slow-groove collaboration with Snoop Dogg. On the sexually gastronomic Hot Saucer , Musiq Soulchild announces his intention to "put it on your body like cheese on grits," withBig Daddy Kane adding, "I ain't dinin' you, I'm brinin' you!"
Funk wasn't always all about the bass, but Bootsy helped make it so. He's noted for rocking his custom-made star-shaped Space Bass like a lead guitar, both in the funk zone and alongside experimental producers like Bill Laswell. There's no lack of fiery instrumental magic on World Wide Funk either, not with shredding virtuosos like Eric Gales, the mysterious Buckethead and Joe Massonboard. “You can also hear Jabo and the late Clyde Stubblefield on the album as vocal guests,”Bootsy explains, “and former Prince drummer John Blackwell, along with Dennis Chambers, who left road kill up and down our mile long driveway.”
World Wide Funk also entails a call to activism – literally "Bootz on the ground, baby!" as the title track puts it. "The whole concept," Collins explains, "was not only about playing music or being current on this album, but about teaching people how to funk for themselves so they can bring some funk to get some. We bring them hope like dope, so not one Funkateer chokes. Unity in the community is a part of this plan and when the Mothership lands there’s nothing but helping hands. WWF-Drive is about propelling ourselves and generations to come into the future with the speed of light as in Flashlight.”
A longtime activist himself, Collins has long given back to his community through the Bootsy Collins Foundation (bootsycollinsfoundation.org). The 501(c)(3) nonprofit is overseen by Patti Collins, Bootsy'swife, and it focuses on raising the self-esteem of bullied girls, preventive dental care for underserved communities, and providing musical instruments to disadvantaged kids.
Bootsy's music and life are all about creating unity in the community, "but not necessarily the same old community." He has never stopped generating new energy among new musical associates, and World Wide Funk is the latest example of his Promethean powers. It blends classic Bootsy, Analog (“aka the veteran artist”), and Slingshots (“aka the youngins”) into the silly serious world of Bootsy, with results that will extend far beyond the confines of our galaxy.
"I've never really been concerned about what others thought about me or my music, as long as it made you feel good & sexy, like them old house parties, sharing a coke and a smile while doing a bump and grind,” Bootsy concludes. “I’ve had the privilege to travel back in time to imagine; what it was like, ‘When a Stage Coach was First Class!’ Bottom line is, ‘MAKE MY P-WHOLE AGAIN!’”
Track Listing
1. World Wide Funk (feat. Doug E. Fresh, Buckethead & Alissia Benveniste)
2. Bass-Rigged-System (feat. Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Manou Gallo, Alissia Benveniste & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
3. Pusherman (feat. Dru Down, BlvckSeeds , Mr. Talkbox)
4. Thera-P (feat. Tyshawn Colquitt & Alissia Benveniste)
5. Hot Saucer (feat. Musiq Soulchild & Big Daddy Kane)
6. Heaven Yes
7. Ladies Nite (feat. MC Eiht & BlvckSeeds)
8. Candy Coated Lover (feat. X-Zact, Kali Uchis & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
9. Snow Bunny (feat. Tyshawn Colquitt, Snowbunny & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
10. Hi-On-Heels (feat. October London)
11. A Salute To Bernie (feat. Dr. G. Bernie Worrell)
12. Boomerang (feat. Justin Johnson)
13. Worth My While (feat. Kali Uchis)
14. Come Back Bootsy (feat. Eric Gales, Dennis Chambers & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
15. Illusions (feat. Chuck D, Buckethead & BlvckSeeds)
