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May 31, 2017
Liam Gallagher Debuts Hard-Hitting Solo Track "Wall Of Glass" Available Now From Forthcoming Album As You Were
DEBUT SOLO TRACK "WALL OF GLASS" AVAILABLE NOWFROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM AS YOU WERE UK & Ireland Sold Out Underplay Tour Dates
(Photo credit: RANKIN) May 31, 2017 (Burbank, CA) - An era-defining voice and the frontman of his generation, Liam Gallagher kicks off a new stage in his career with the announcement of his debut solo underplay tour of the U.K. and Ireland. To coincide with the tour, Liam Gallagher's debut single "Wall of Glass" is now available to purchase HERE. "Wall Of Glass" is the first track to preview his forthcoming album As You Were. Click HERE to view and share the video. The tour opened with a sold out homecoming show at Manchester's O2 Ritz - all profits from which were donated to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, organized by Manchester City Council in partnership with the British Red Cross. Watch footage from the show HERE. International Tour dates:June 1 London Electric Brixton SOLD OUTJune 10 Dublin Olympia Theatre SOLD OUTJune 11 Glasgow Barrowlands SOLD OUT If you had to make an equation of all the elements that made the early Oasis singles so apocalyptically good - huge waves of guitar hooks, a melody you can't shake, a thunderous rhythm and Liam Gallagher's voice delivering an unbelievably catchy chorus - then "Wall Of Glass" would be the result. Boosted by a contemporary, bass-heavy production, it's a track that provides a fresh new angle to Liam's sound while maintaining the traits that made him such an influential artist. With undeniable power and a yearning menace, it's hard to recall a time that Liam has sung better - it's like hearing him for the first time.
CAN Makes Rare Track Available, Singles Compilation Out 6/16
CAN
THE SINGLES OUT JUNE 16
LISTEN TO RARE TRACK
"SHIKAKO MARU TEN"
CAN The Singles - a collection of all of the band’s single releases - is out June 16 on triple vinyl, download, CD and streaming services.
Included in The Singles tracklist is “Shikako Maru Ten,” which is now available for the first time ever on digital services. Listen via YouTube or Spotify.
“Shikako Maru Ten” was the B-side to “Spoon,” which was a Top 10 hit in Germany in 1972. The singles on this compilation are all presented in their original 7” version and “Shikako Maru Ten,” which never appeared on a studio album, is available here for the first time on vinyl outside its original release.
This unique document is the first time the singles have been presented together and shows the breadth of CAN’s influential career, from well-loved tracks like “Halleluwah,” “Vitamin C” and “I Want More” to more obscure singles such as “Silent Night” and "Turtles Have Short Legs". Preorder The Singles HERE.
The Barbican in London recently hosted a very special event to mark CAN’s 50th anniversary year: Irmin Schmidt conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, presenting the world premiere of an original orchestral work composed by Schmidt and Gregor Schwellenbach called CAN Dialog while a specially curated supergroup brought together by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and featuring CAN’s first singer Malcolm Mooney performed a set of CAN tracks, including “She Brings The Rain,” “Yoo Doo Right” and “Mother Sky.”
CAN, founded in 1967, released their debut album Monster Movie (1969) which set them apart from the mainstream, carving out a sound that transcended the boundaries of experimental electronic, jazz and modern classical music. CAN’s influence extends from post-punk musicians such as Joy Division and Primal Scream, through avant-garde composers including Bernhard Lang and Radiohead. Schmidt himself began his musical career as a pupil of Stockhausen and Ligeti, and conducted numerous high-profile orchestras in his native Germany and abroad. Hearing the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa in the ‘60s led to the formation of CAN but Schmidt never lost touch with his avant-garde classical upbringing, and it is to Schmidt that CAN owed much of its musical eclecticism.
In spring 2018, Faber & Faber will publish a new book devoted to CAN titled All Gates Open. The special edition will come in two volumes: one will be the first complete, authorized biography of the band written by Rob Young and the second, CAN Kiosk by Irmin Schmidt, is a collage of thoughts, visuals and interviews (interviews collated by Max Dax and Robert Defcon).
CAN – THE SINGLES TRACKLISTING
1. Soul Desert
2. She Brings The Rain
3. Spoon
4. Shikako Maru Ten
5. Turtles Have Short Legs
6. Halleluwah (Edit)
7. Vitamin C
8. I’m So Green
9. Mushroom
10. Moonshake
11. Future Days (Edit)
12. Dizzy Dizzy (Edit)
13. Splash (Edit)
14. Hunters And Collectors (Edit)
15. Vernal Equinox (Edit)
16. I Want More
17. ...And More
18. Silent Night
19. Cascade Waltz
20. Don’t Say No (Edit)
21. Return
22. Can Can
23. Hoolah Hoolah (Edit) Preorder The Singles
Listen to “Shikako Maru Ten”
Listen to “Turtles Have Short Legs”
THE SINGLES OUT JUNE 16
LISTEN TO RARE TRACK
"SHIKAKO MARU TEN"
CAN The Singles - a collection of all of the band’s single releases - is out June 16 on triple vinyl, download, CD and streaming services.Included in The Singles tracklist is “Shikako Maru Ten,” which is now available for the first time ever on digital services. Listen via YouTube or Spotify.
“Shikako Maru Ten” was the B-side to “Spoon,” which was a Top 10 hit in Germany in 1972. The singles on this compilation are all presented in their original 7” version and “Shikako Maru Ten,” which never appeared on a studio album, is available here for the first time on vinyl outside its original release.
This unique document is the first time the singles have been presented together and shows the breadth of CAN’s influential career, from well-loved tracks like “Halleluwah,” “Vitamin C” and “I Want More” to more obscure singles such as “Silent Night” and "Turtles Have Short Legs". Preorder The Singles HERE.
The Barbican in London recently hosted a very special event to mark CAN’s 50th anniversary year: Irmin Schmidt conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, presenting the world premiere of an original orchestral work composed by Schmidt and Gregor Schwellenbach called CAN Dialog while a specially curated supergroup brought together by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and featuring CAN’s first singer Malcolm Mooney performed a set of CAN tracks, including “She Brings The Rain,” “Yoo Doo Right” and “Mother Sky.”
CAN, founded in 1967, released their debut album Monster Movie (1969) which set them apart from the mainstream, carving out a sound that transcended the boundaries of experimental electronic, jazz and modern classical music. CAN’s influence extends from post-punk musicians such as Joy Division and Primal Scream, through avant-garde composers including Bernhard Lang and Radiohead. Schmidt himself began his musical career as a pupil of Stockhausen and Ligeti, and conducted numerous high-profile orchestras in his native Germany and abroad. Hearing the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa in the ‘60s led to the formation of CAN but Schmidt never lost touch with his avant-garde classical upbringing, and it is to Schmidt that CAN owed much of its musical eclecticism.
In spring 2018, Faber & Faber will publish a new book devoted to CAN titled All Gates Open. The special edition will come in two volumes: one will be the first complete, authorized biography of the band written by Rob Young and the second, CAN Kiosk by Irmin Schmidt, is a collage of thoughts, visuals and interviews (interviews collated by Max Dax and Robert Defcon).
CAN – THE SINGLES TRACKLISTING
1. Soul Desert
2. She Brings The Rain
3. Spoon
4. Shikako Maru Ten
5. Turtles Have Short Legs
6. Halleluwah (Edit)
7. Vitamin C
8. I’m So Green
9. Mushroom
10. Moonshake
11. Future Days (Edit)
12. Dizzy Dizzy (Edit)
13. Splash (Edit)
14. Hunters And Collectors (Edit)
15. Vernal Equinox (Edit)
16. I Want More
17. ...And More
18. Silent Night
19. Cascade Waltz
20. Don’t Say No (Edit)
21. Return
22. Can Can
23. Hoolah Hoolah (Edit) Preorder The Singles
Listen to “Shikako Maru Ten”
Listen to “Turtles Have Short Legs”
Violent Femmes announce new live album, touring this summer
VIOLENT FEMMES UNVEIL 2 MICS & THE TRUTH
LEGENDARY AMERICAN BAND ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED LIVE COLLECTION
ALL-NEW RECORDINGS REINVENT
EXTRAORDINARY CANON OF CLASSICS, INCLUDING "BLISTER IN THE SUN," "ADD IT UP,"
AND "GONE DADDY GONE"
NORTH AMERICAN LIVE SCHEDULE BEGINS JULY 7
IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SUMMER CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN GETS UNDERWAY JULY 11 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICA ARRIVES VIA PIAS ON FRIDAY, JULY 7
(New York, NY) - Violent Femmes have announced details of a remarkable new collection of unprecedented live recordings. 2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICAarrives via PIAS on Friday, July 7.
2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICA sees Violent Femmes reinventing their own extraordinary canon with all-new live performances, including rearranged classics, songs played live for the first time, spontaneous requests, and random improvisations. Featuring The Horns of Dilemma, Violent Femmes' ever-evolving cabal of multi-instrumentalist backing musicians, the album was recorded last year as the band visited public radio stations and music media outlets across the country in support of their acclaimed ninth studio album, WE CAN DO ANYTHING. Always eager to push their sound forward, the Milwaukee-based combo brought with them a pair of Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina microphones, specialized bluegrass mics that allowed Gordon Gano (voice and guitar/banjo/fiddle) and Brian Ritchie (acoustic bass guitar and vocal) to play and record in close proximity. Backing musicians - including baritone saxophonist Blaise Garza and special guests like banjo master Tony Trischka and legendary Television drummer Billy Ficca - were tracked through sound bleed in the tradition of the early jazz, blues, country, rembetika, rockabilly, and folk records which informed the Violent Femmes aesthetic from the jump. Percussionist John Sparrow's innovative use of a Weber Grill as a rhythm instrument enabled Violent Femmes to stand close together around the two mics and play in perfect balance, the metallic tones meshing with Ritchie's acoustic bass and Gano's strummed guitar.
"This is the first time we've delivered a full scale recording to the public which captures the sound and spirit of the band the way we play together when we're working out songs in the hotel or dressing room," says Brian Ritchie. "This project refocuses attention upon the repertoire as a whole by stripping songs to their essentials, conveying them without artifice, and removing them from any timeline. It's the closest we've gotten to the essence of Violent Femmes."
2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICA will be available on CD, digital download, and 2 LP vinyl, with the latter edition featuring five additional songs. A complete track listing is below.
Violent Femmes will celebrate 2 MICS & THE TRUTH with a wide-ranging North American summer tour including headline shows and a co-headline trek alongside Echo & The Bunnymen beginning Tuesday, July 11 at Philadelphia, PA's Skyline Stage at The Mann and then continuing through early August. For complete details and ticket information, please see www.vfemmes.com/tour.html.
VIOLENT FEMMESON TOUR 2017
JULY 11 - AUGUST 3 W / ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
JULY7 - Grand Rapids, MI - 20 Monroe Live8 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall9 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club11 - Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at The Mann12 - Brooklyn, NY - Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island14 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summerstage15 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE18 - Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre19 - Columbus, OH - Express Live Outdoor Stage21 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Pavilion22 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre23 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion25 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC26 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium29 - Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre30 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
AUGUST1 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre2 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre3 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amphitheatre
www.vfemmes.com/tour
LEGENDARY AMERICAN BAND ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED LIVE COLLECTION
ALL-NEW RECORDINGS REINVENT
EXTRAORDINARY CANON OF CLASSICS, INCLUDING "BLISTER IN THE SUN," "ADD IT UP,"
AND "GONE DADDY GONE"
NORTH AMERICAN LIVE SCHEDULE BEGINS JULY 7
IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SUMMER CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN GETS UNDERWAY JULY 11 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICA ARRIVES VIA PIAS ON FRIDAY, JULY 7
(New York, NY) - Violent Femmes have announced details of a remarkable new collection of unprecedented live recordings. 2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICAarrives via PIAS on Friday, July 7.
2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICA sees Violent Femmes reinventing their own extraordinary canon with all-new live performances, including rearranged classics, songs played live for the first time, spontaneous requests, and random improvisations. Featuring The Horns of Dilemma, Violent Femmes' ever-evolving cabal of multi-instrumentalist backing musicians, the album was recorded last year as the band visited public radio stations and music media outlets across the country in support of their acclaimed ninth studio album, WE CAN DO ANYTHING. Always eager to push their sound forward, the Milwaukee-based combo brought with them a pair of Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina microphones, specialized bluegrass mics that allowed Gordon Gano (voice and guitar/banjo/fiddle) and Brian Ritchie (acoustic bass guitar and vocal) to play and record in close proximity. Backing musicians - including baritone saxophonist Blaise Garza and special guests like banjo master Tony Trischka and legendary Television drummer Billy Ficca - were tracked through sound bleed in the tradition of the early jazz, blues, country, rembetika, rockabilly, and folk records which informed the Violent Femmes aesthetic from the jump. Percussionist John Sparrow's innovative use of a Weber Grill as a rhythm instrument enabled Violent Femmes to stand close together around the two mics and play in perfect balance, the metallic tones meshing with Ritchie's acoustic bass and Gano's strummed guitar.
"This is the first time we've delivered a full scale recording to the public which captures the sound and spirit of the band the way we play together when we're working out songs in the hotel or dressing room," says Brian Ritchie. "This project refocuses attention upon the repertoire as a whole by stripping songs to their essentials, conveying them without artifice, and removing them from any timeline. It's the closest we've gotten to the essence of Violent Femmes."
2 MICS & THE TRUTH: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED IN AMERICA will be available on CD, digital download, and 2 LP vinyl, with the latter edition featuring five additional songs. A complete track listing is below.
Violent Femmes will celebrate 2 MICS & THE TRUTH with a wide-ranging North American summer tour including headline shows and a co-headline trek alongside Echo & The Bunnymen beginning Tuesday, July 11 at Philadelphia, PA's Skyline Stage at The Mann and then continuing through early August. For complete details and ticket information, please see www.vfemmes.com/tour.html.
VIOLENT FEMMESON TOUR 2017
JULY 11 - AUGUST 3 W / ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
JULY7 - Grand Rapids, MI - 20 Monroe Live8 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall9 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club11 - Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at The Mann12 - Brooklyn, NY - Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island14 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summerstage15 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE18 - Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre19 - Columbus, OH - Express Live Outdoor Stage21 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Pavilion22 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre23 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion25 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC26 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium29 - Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre30 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
AUGUST1 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre2 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre3 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amphitheatre
www.vfemmes.com/tour
A Giant Dog announce new album Toy, out August 25 worldwide, share live favorite “Photograph”
A Giant Dog announce new album Toy, out August 25 worldwide, share live favorite “Photograph”
On August 25, Austin’s punk rock heroes A Giant Dog are back with Toy ! Along with an album trailer shared last night, the quintet now presents “Photograph,” a love song about lasting devotion and desire for one’s lover even as their body succumbs to the ravages of time. Aww… Check them both out below:
Watch and share the album trailer for A Giant Dog Toy now
Listen to and share “Photograph” by A Giant Dog now
Toy, the fourth LP from A Giant Dog and their second for Merge, captures the Austin quintet at the height of their powers. A solid year of road-dogging and woodshedding has made the band tighter than ever, the charging dynamo of Andrew Cashen and Andy Bauer’s guitars in lockstep with the primal chug of the rhythm section, Graham Low on bass and Daniel Blanchard on drums, in the latter’s recorded debut. Singer Sabrina Ellis turns in another masterful performance, in equal parts brash, defiant, vulnerable, and raw.
Lyrically, Sabrina and Andrew have a gift for making their personal frustrations and fuck-ups, fears, lusts, and addictions feel universal. While they have always given voice to the weirdos and creeps—showing that their peccadilloes and peculiarities are much more deep-seated and widespread—they dig even deeper on Toy. “I feel I’ve revealed more in this album than ever before,” Sabrina confesses. Still, the band doesn’t sacrifice an ounce of catchiness or charm when tackling issues like aging, agency, and mortality, as embodied in opening single “Photograph.”
The band recorded Toy with Grammy-winning engineer Stuart Sikes (Loretta Lynn, Cat Power, The White Stripes, Reigning Sound), and singer/songwriter/guitarist/wildman Cashen produced it. “Andrew as producer makes a lot of sense,” Sabrina says. “He composes the songs and knows better than anyone what they should sound like in the end. With him at the helm, we’ve arrived at a raw, truthful, risky, and rangy album.”
Pre-order Toy in the Merge store on CD and limited-edition opaque lipstick-red vinyl, or digitally here. Lucky for us, A Giant Dog will be no strangers to the road in 2017, with plenty of dates already announced and more to come. Buy tickets, and be prepared…
A Giant Dog on tour:
Jun 09 Fort Collins, CO – house show
Jun 10 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
Jun 11 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
Jun 12 Grand Junction, CO - Baron’s
Jun 14 Los Angeles, CA – The Bootleg Theater
Jun 15 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Jun 16 Tucson, AZ – The Flycatcher
Jun 17 Phoenix, AZ – Lunchbox
Jun 24 Austin, TX – The ABGB
Jun 29 Dallas, TX – Armoury D.E.
Jul 01 Omaha, NE – Boat Fest
Jul 02 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
Jul 03 Davenport, IA – Daytrotter
Jul 04 Fort Wayne, IN – Brass Rail
Jul 06 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jul 07 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Jul 08 Des Moines, IA – 80/35 Festival
Jul 09 Kansas City, MO – Blind Tiger
Sep 28-Oct 01 Memphis, TN – Gonerfest
Lea Porcelain unveil new single and video "A Year From Here" - 'Hymns To The Night' coming June 16
LEA PORCELAIN Unveil New Single and Video"A Year From Here"
Hymns To The Night, Debut Album Coming June 16
"How does time affect our life and how do we deal with it?" Lea Porcelain question in their new video 'A Year From Here'. "Probably one of the most important and primal challenges for humankind is dealing with age and evanescence. Because humans are mortal, and the days when we are lonely, down and feel that lack of motivation, are the days that we fight against in our everyday life." Lea Porcelain want to give every viewer "the feeling that is just a human emotion and these days that seem dark - when everything you see is black and white - are the days in which it is also important to make progress, to recapitulate and to change your life if it needs changing."BlackBook debuted the video describing the "piercingly visceral new single sets a melancholy vocal against a sweep of mournful, majestic strings - shades of The xx and early New Order. It's a poignant, pithy drama for our growing culture of modern alienation."
Lea Porcelain's forthcoming debut H ymns To The Night was written and recorded over a two year period in Berlin's FUNKHAUS, a broadcasting house created under Soviet supervision that now houses the world's biggest recording studio. The spectrum of the album is extremely wide. Hymns To The Night bends genres, yet every song works together, playing with very different moods. Lea Porcelain describe their sound "atmospheric, cinematic and melancholic".
Before Lea Porcelain, project members Julien Bracht and Markus Nikolaus were working within completely separate musical spheres. Bracht was a successful techno producer touring the world, Nikolaus a go-to independent musician, navigating between Berlin and the rest of the world.
Lea Porcelain aim to make "universal" music; songs people can treasure in day, night, between different states of mind. They want to make music for "the entire world", and this partly stems from a globe-trotting past. No matter the genre, range of instruments or sound palette, their presence is unmistakable. Every song is tied together by the duo's ethos, their free approach towards making music. In the standout moments of their debut, everything spills outwards, drums cascading into the distance, a cross between self-destruction and complete euphoria.
WATCH: 'This Is Lea Porcelain. A Portrait By Ramon Haindl'An intimate visual portrait of the band living and recording in FUNKHAUS Berlin
Photo: Micki Rosi Richter
Lea Porcelain Hymns To The Night June 16, 2017 Pre-order Here
1 - Out Is In2 - Bones3 - A Year From Here4 - Warsaw Street5 - Similar Familiar6 - White Noise7 - The Love 8 - A Faraway Land9 - Remember 10 - 12th Of September11 - Loose Life12 - Endlessly
Lea Porcelain EU Live Dates:
June 4: Leipzig, Germany - WGT Festival June 14: Nottingham, UK - Rough Trade - InstoreJune 15: London, UK - Rough Trade East - Instore June 17: Augsburg, Germany - Modular Festival June 26: Paris, France - Grand RivageJuly 16: Southwold, UK - Latitude Festival Aug 25-27: Reading & Leeds Sept 1: Bingly, UK - Bingly Music Live Oct 2: Rostock, Germany - Mau (MusikExpress Club Tour)
Hymns To The Night, Debut Album Coming June 16
"How does time affect our life and how do we deal with it?" Lea Porcelain question in their new video 'A Year From Here'. "Probably one of the most important and primal challenges for humankind is dealing with age and evanescence. Because humans are mortal, and the days when we are lonely, down and feel that lack of motivation, are the days that we fight against in our everyday life." Lea Porcelain want to give every viewer "the feeling that is just a human emotion and these days that seem dark - when everything you see is black and white - are the days in which it is also important to make progress, to recapitulate and to change your life if it needs changing."BlackBook debuted the video describing the "piercingly visceral new single sets a melancholy vocal against a sweep of mournful, majestic strings - shades of The xx and early New Order. It's a poignant, pithy drama for our growing culture of modern alienation."
Lea Porcelain's forthcoming debut H ymns To The Night was written and recorded over a two year period in Berlin's FUNKHAUS, a broadcasting house created under Soviet supervision that now houses the world's biggest recording studio. The spectrum of the album is extremely wide. Hymns To The Night bends genres, yet every song works together, playing with very different moods. Lea Porcelain describe their sound "atmospheric, cinematic and melancholic".
Before Lea Porcelain, project members Julien Bracht and Markus Nikolaus were working within completely separate musical spheres. Bracht was a successful techno producer touring the world, Nikolaus a go-to independent musician, navigating between Berlin and the rest of the world.
Lea Porcelain aim to make "universal" music; songs people can treasure in day, night, between different states of mind. They want to make music for "the entire world", and this partly stems from a globe-trotting past. No matter the genre, range of instruments or sound palette, their presence is unmistakable. Every song is tied together by the duo's ethos, their free approach towards making music. In the standout moments of their debut, everything spills outwards, drums cascading into the distance, a cross between self-destruction and complete euphoria.
WATCH: 'This Is Lea Porcelain. A Portrait By Ramon Haindl'An intimate visual portrait of the band living and recording in FUNKHAUS Berlin
Photo: Micki Rosi RichterLea Porcelain Hymns To The Night June 16, 2017 Pre-order Here
1 - Out Is In2 - Bones3 - A Year From Here4 - Warsaw Street5 - Similar Familiar6 - White Noise7 - The Love 8 - A Faraway Land9 - Remember 10 - 12th Of September11 - Loose Life12 - Endlessly
Lea Porcelain EU Live Dates:
June 4: Leipzig, Germany - WGT Festival June 14: Nottingham, UK - Rough Trade - InstoreJune 15: London, UK - Rough Trade East - Instore June 17: Augsburg, Germany - Modular Festival June 26: Paris, France - Grand RivageJuly 16: Southwold, UK - Latitude Festival Aug 25-27: Reading & Leeds Sept 1: Bingly, UK - Bingly Music Live Oct 2: Rostock, Germany - Mau (MusikExpress Club Tour)
Vita and The Woolf Debut New Track via ELLE, Summer Festivals + NYC Show
Vita and the Woolf
ELLE Reveals New Track “ Super Ranger” Today
Catch Them LIVE At Summer Festivals + NYC Show
6/12: New York, NY @ WeLive (Pancakes and Whiskey Presents)
w/ Salt Cathedral and Allen Tate of San Fermin
6/17: Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
8/5: Chesterfield, MO @ ‘Burbs Music & Arts Festival
w/ The Weeks, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas
8/19: Philadelphia, PA @ Philadelphia Folk Festival
8/26: Lexington, KY @ Moontower Music Festival
New Album Tunnels Out June 16
photo credit: Chris Sikich
"The effortless shift from soft to intense, full-on belting vocals in the space of a few bars is kind of impressive, and perhaps a little scary as well!" - M83 for USA Today
"a larger-than-life voice (...) Paired with her other musical mainstay, piano, Vita and the Woolf is a new spin on pop and soul." - Urban Outfitters
"It’s safe to say that this dark and dancey track [Brett] has officially burrowed its way into our hearts—and become an instant mainstay on our favorite playlists." - NYLON
Inspired by the love relationship between novelists Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf, Philadelphia’s Vita and the Woolf will release the long awaited new album, Tunnels , June 16 on Believe Global Label Services. The duo has received widespread critical acclaim, among others finding a fan in M83 who wrote about them for USA Today as well as recently being dubbed a “Band You Need To See” byBillboard. A dynamic and cerebral collection of soulful pop, the album touches on power dynamics in relationships and society as well as sexual discovery and empowerment.
The band previously releases the melancholy “Sun Drop” & ferocious lead album single “Feline.” Today they have partnered with ELLE to share new album cut “Super Ranger,” a behemoth orchestration which touches on the need for self care over being someone else’s emotional fulfillment. We encourage you to post & share “Super Ranger,” available HERE .
There is a stunning androgyny to Pague's lyrics, style, behemoth vocals and empowered sexuality. Supported by the dynamic drumming of Adam Shumski, the band recently wrapped up an east coast tour following a national tour with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. With stops at Firefly, Moontower and Philadelphia FolkFestivals planned this Summer, be sure to catch them live and stay tuned for more news coming soon!
ELLE Reveals New Track “ Super Ranger” Today
Catch Them LIVE At Summer Festivals + NYC Show
6/12: New York, NY @ WeLive (Pancakes and Whiskey Presents)
w/ Salt Cathedral and Allen Tate of San Fermin
6/17: Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
8/5: Chesterfield, MO @ ‘Burbs Music & Arts Festival
w/ The Weeks, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas
8/19: Philadelphia, PA @ Philadelphia Folk Festival
8/26: Lexington, KY @ Moontower Music Festival
New Album Tunnels Out June 16
photo credit: Chris Sikich
"The effortless shift from soft to intense, full-on belting vocals in the space of a few bars is kind of impressive, and perhaps a little scary as well!" - M83 for USA Today
"a larger-than-life voice (...) Paired with her other musical mainstay, piano, Vita and the Woolf is a new spin on pop and soul." - Urban Outfitters
"It’s safe to say that this dark and dancey track [Brett] has officially burrowed its way into our hearts—and become an instant mainstay on our favorite playlists." - NYLON
Inspired by the love relationship between novelists Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf, Philadelphia’s Vita and the Woolf will release the long awaited new album, Tunnels , June 16 on Believe Global Label Services. The duo has received widespread critical acclaim, among others finding a fan in M83 who wrote about them for USA Today as well as recently being dubbed a “Band You Need To See” byBillboard. A dynamic and cerebral collection of soulful pop, the album touches on power dynamics in relationships and society as well as sexual discovery and empowerment.
The band previously releases the melancholy “Sun Drop” & ferocious lead album single “Feline.” Today they have partnered with ELLE to share new album cut “Super Ranger,” a behemoth orchestration which touches on the need for self care over being someone else’s emotional fulfillment. We encourage you to post & share “Super Ranger,” available HERE .
There is a stunning androgyny to Pague's lyrics, style, behemoth vocals and empowered sexuality. Supported by the dynamic drumming of Adam Shumski, the band recently wrapped up an east coast tour following a national tour with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. With stops at Firefly, Moontower and Philadelphia FolkFestivals planned this Summer, be sure to catch them live and stay tuned for more news coming soon!
Broken Social Scene Releases New Song "Skyline" + New Broken Playlist App For Spotify
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE RELEASES NEW SONG "SKYLINE"
BSS also introduces the new Broken Playlist App For Spotify
(Photo credit: Norman Wong)Toronto's Broken Social Scene have today shared "Skyline," the third track released from their upcoming album
Hug of Thunder,
out on Arts & Crafts on July 7th, 2017."Skyline" is available for purchase and streaming HERE. The track is released in advance of Broken Social Scene's appearances at both Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain and headlining Field Trip in Toronto, ON this weekend.
Spotify | Apple Music
Broken Social Scene have also unveiled the Broken Playlist App for Spotify. With over 100 songs in their critically acclaimed catalogue, the Broken Playlist App creates dynamic, one-of-a-kind playlists of Broken Social Scene songs for whatever mood you want - from makeout music to beach days to road trip anthems and more. Click HERE to check out the app.
Produced by Joe Chiccarelli and mixed by Shawn Everett, Hug Of Thunder is everythingBSS fans love from the Canadian collective and then some, an album overflowing with glorious open chords, multi-voice harmonies, spacious psychedelia-tinted breakdowns, and more. It is a panoramic, expansive album that manages to be both epic and intimate; and like all things BSS, in troubled times, it offers a serotonin rush of positivity. Since their inception in the early Aughts, BSS have always pushed sonic boundaries while remaining reverent of a perfect chorus; almost twenty years down the line, Hug Of Thunder sharpens that balance. The record's twelve songs refract the band's varying emotions, methods, and techniques in ways that not only reference their other albums, but surpass them. Hug Of Thunder is righteous but warm, angry but loving, melodic but uncompromising. And if you've ever fallen in love with Broken Social Scene - as many of us have - it is a perfect return that was truly worth the wait.
Pre-order the physical album // Pre-order the digital album
Broken Social Scene is:Kevin Drew John CrossinghamBrendan Canning Sam GoldbergCharles Spearin Ariel EngleJustin Peroff Leslie FeistAndrew Whiteman Emily HainesEvan Cranley Amy MillanJimmy Shaw Lisa LobsingerDavid French Ohad BenchetritJason Collett
Tour dates:06-01-17 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound06-03-17 Toronto, Ontario @ Field Trip06-24-17 Pasadena, CA @ Arroyo Seco Weekend07-21-23-17 Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo08-05-17 Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga9/16/17 Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre ~9/17/17 New York, NY @ Meadows Music & Art festival9/19/17 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~9/21/17 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ~9/22/17 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *9/24/17 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *9/26/17 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman *9/27/17 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater *9/28/17 St. Paul, MN @ The Palace *9/29/17 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *9/30/17 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *10/1/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theater *10/3/17 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore10/5/17 Portland, ME @ State Theater *10/6/17 New Haven, CT @ College Street *10/7/17 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
~ - with The Belle Game* - with Frightened Rabbit
BSS also introduces the new Broken Playlist App For Spotify
(Photo credit: Norman Wong)Toronto's Broken Social Scene have today shared "Skyline," the third track released from their upcoming album
Hug of Thunder,
out on Arts & Crafts on July 7th, 2017."Skyline" is available for purchase and streaming HERE. The track is released in advance of Broken Social Scene's appearances at both Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain and headlining Field Trip in Toronto, ON this weekend.Spotify | Apple Music
Broken Social Scene have also unveiled the Broken Playlist App for Spotify. With over 100 songs in their critically acclaimed catalogue, the Broken Playlist App creates dynamic, one-of-a-kind playlists of Broken Social Scene songs for whatever mood you want - from makeout music to beach days to road trip anthems and more. Click HERE to check out the app.
Produced by Joe Chiccarelli and mixed by Shawn Everett, Hug Of Thunder is everythingBSS fans love from the Canadian collective and then some, an album overflowing with glorious open chords, multi-voice harmonies, spacious psychedelia-tinted breakdowns, and more. It is a panoramic, expansive album that manages to be both epic and intimate; and like all things BSS, in troubled times, it offers a serotonin rush of positivity. Since their inception in the early Aughts, BSS have always pushed sonic boundaries while remaining reverent of a perfect chorus; almost twenty years down the line, Hug Of Thunder sharpens that balance. The record's twelve songs refract the band's varying emotions, methods, and techniques in ways that not only reference their other albums, but surpass them. Hug Of Thunder is righteous but warm, angry but loving, melodic but uncompromising. And if you've ever fallen in love with Broken Social Scene - as many of us have - it is a perfect return that was truly worth the wait.
Pre-order the physical album // Pre-order the digital album
Broken Social Scene is:Kevin Drew John CrossinghamBrendan Canning Sam GoldbergCharles Spearin Ariel EngleJustin Peroff Leslie FeistAndrew Whiteman Emily HainesEvan Cranley Amy MillanJimmy Shaw Lisa LobsingerDavid French Ohad BenchetritJason Collett
Tour dates:06-01-17 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound06-03-17 Toronto, Ontario @ Field Trip06-24-17 Pasadena, CA @ Arroyo Seco Weekend07-21-23-17 Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo08-05-17 Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga9/16/17 Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre ~9/17/17 New York, NY @ Meadows Music & Art festival9/19/17 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~9/21/17 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ~9/22/17 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *9/24/17 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *9/26/17 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman *9/27/17 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater *9/28/17 St. Paul, MN @ The Palace *9/29/17 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *9/30/17 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *10/1/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theater *10/3/17 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore10/5/17 Portland, ME @ State Theater *10/6/17 New Haven, CT @ College Street *10/7/17 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
~ - with The Belle Game* - with Frightened Rabbit
May 30, 2017
Miranda Lee Richards To Showcase Album 'Existential Beast' From Start-To-Finish Wed May 31 At The Bootleg Theater
DATECITYVENUE5/31Los Angeles, CABootleg Theater (Full band + orchestra, album release show)7/15San Francisco, CABrick & Mortar (Full band)7/16Sacramento, CABlue Lamp (Full band)7/18Seattle, WASunset Tavern (Full band)7/19Portland, ORDoug Fir (Full band)7/23Santa Cruz, CAThe Crepe Place (Full band)
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About MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS:
Born in San Francisco after the summer of love and before the dawn of disco, MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS grew up in an artistic and bohemian environment that has informed her adult life and work. After graduating from San Francisco School Of The Arts, she began to pursue a musical career. She met Kirk Hammett from Metallica who taught her to play Mazzy Star songs on guitar. Her early demos reached Anton Newcombe and she joined his band, the Brian Jonestown Massacre. MIRANDA then signed to Virgin Records and released her debut album The Herethereafter, a mix of folk, psychedelia, country and indie pop and found fans worldwide. The critically acclaimed follow-up album Light Of X--the title of which comes from a dream about harnessing beams of light to travel in time--followed in 2009 via Nettwerk Records. In 2016, MIRANDA unveiled Echoes Of The Dreamtime on Invisible Hands Music, which received rave reviews across in the U.K. and U.S., as well as national airplay with MOJO giving the album 4 stars and hailing the first single, "The sublime 'First Light Of Winter' is the moment it all comes together, Richards transcending her influences and, no longer constrained, arriving at psychedelia's higher plane" (1/2016).
Due out June 16, 2017 on Invisible Hands Music, her new album EXISTENTIAL BEAST follows a busy period for MIRANDA which included the release Echoes of the Dreamtime (LP, 2016), U.S. and European tours, creating music for the new Viceland series "Jungletown"as well as composing and performing " Hero Of the Silent War " the for the film The Hornet's Nest. EXISTENTIAL BEAST is a political album, examining the current issues of our time, with the intent of tackling tough and taboo subjects in a poetic and heartfelt manner. The title is also a mash-up of terms, referencing the existential crisis that has risen. MIRANDA says of EXISTENTIAL BEAST, "We are working within those animal urges of fear, competition, survival and sexuality which are deep-seeded and manifesting in varying ways. Like it or not, these tendencies have been revealed, within our leaders, our countries and ourselves; it is indeed a pivotal and transformational moment in time and there is much work to be done." EXISTENTIAL BEAST is yet another confident and inspiring piece of work from MIRANDA.
