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Tei Shi Releases New Single "Justify," East Coast Headline Dates Announced

TEI SHI RELEASES NEW SINGLE "JUSTIFY"
EAST COAST HEADLINE DATES ANNOUNCED
DEBUT ALBUM CRAWL SPACE TO BE RELEASED MARCH 31ST ON DOWNTOWN / INTERSCOPE RECORDS Photo Credit: JJ MedinaFollowing a week of incredible performances and praise from critics and fans alike at Austin's SXSW festival, Tei Shi has debuted "Justify" off of her highly anticipated debut album Crawl Space, which is out March 31st on Downtown/Interscope Records.  Stream/Share "Justify"
Valerie Teicher aka Tei Shi noted, "Justify is a kind of protest song against the way in which we are categorized or judged by others based off of very superficial or one dimensional standards. It came from a place of rebellion against the insecurities and pressures that come into play when you put yourself in a position to be defined by another. For me the song is a challenge against that musically and emotionally."
Tei Shi is wrapping up a tour with MØ and has also announced another round of tour dates this Spring, headlining shows in NYC, Boston and DC. Tickets are on sale now and a full rundown can be found below.
Watch/share the video for "How Far"
The pre-order for Crawl Space now available. 
"Tei Shi's vibrant music video for "Keep Running"... is a hypnotic visual expression of the dynamic track." Billboard
"Prepare your roommates for the impromptu karaoke sessions you'll be having to this song all year long." Cosmopolitan, 25 Albums to Obsess Over in 2017
"Tei Shi may have been a long time coming, but "Keep Running" feels like the debut of an artist properly establishing her musical identity with plenty of potential for success." V Magazine
""Keep Running," a silky slip of R&B pop, a little Jesse Ware, a little Solange. The video, directed by Agostina Gálvez, which you can watch below, features the Colombian-born singer back to brunette, in various satiny numbers, curving her body with the sensual ease with which she delivers her melodies." Noisey
"Tei Shi's acrobatic vocals shine once again on "How Far,"... The track - which pairs gut-wrenching lyrics like "If it pleases you to see me struggle/ I will" with dreamy guitars and buzzing production - explores the thin line between love and destruction. And it'll stick with you."FADER
" Fluttering above light, synth-driven production, the singer's sunny vocals shine, asserting herself as both a prolific producer and acrobatic vocalist." - Out Magazine, Women In Power-Pop: 50 Musicians Taking Over 

Upcoming Tour Dates:5.9.17 - Rough Trade - Brooklyn, NY5.11.17 - Great Scott - Boston, MA5.12.17 - Songbyrd - Washington, DC5.13.17 - Radio 104.5 10th Birthday Celebration - Camden NJ

Boss Hog Release First Album In 17 Years Brood X Today + US Tour

Boss Hog Release Brood X Today



First Album in 17 Years, On In The Red Records

Read The New York Times &  The Quietus  Features

US Tour Launches in NYC March 30,  Watch Trailer Here

“a rallying cry for turbulent times… powered by a swaggering defiance”
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New York City’s Boss Hog have released their new album  Brood X  today via In The Red Records. The record is their first full-length LP in 17 years. Watch and share the album trailer here.

Boss Hog’s US tour kicks off with a sold out NYC record release show on March 30 atMercury Lounge. Tour dates include Washington DC, Philadelphia, Detroit and more. Watch + share the tour trailer here.

Led by Cristina Martinez (ably assisted by her faithful sideman/husband Jon Spencer, as ever playing Flavor Flav to Cristina’s Chuck D),  Brood X  feels less like the work of a group who’ve been on ice for so long, more a slithering and sludgy monster of an album, a boiling pot of hot funk keys, growling punk attack, searing blues breaks and the ground-shaking holler of Martinez.
 
On hiatus since they finished promoting 2000’s icy, wonderful ‘Whiteout’ album, Boss Hog began stirring again late in 2008 with the first of several short runs of shows. “We’d play a handful of shows, once a year,” Martinez remembers. “Festivals, the Amphetamine Reptile 25th Anniversary party, some benefit shows.” Things started getting serious a couple of years later, when the Boss Hog all-stars – Martinez, Spencer, bassist Jen Jurgensen, drummer Hollis Queens and keysman Mickey Finn – decided this reunion habit was worth committing to wax.
 
Cooked up in the same Lower East Side basement where Boss Hog brewed their first blistering noiseouts, and cut at Michigan’s Key Club Recording Company on the same Flickinger N32 Matrix console Sly Stone used for There’s A Riot Goin’ On, ‘Brood X’ is serious music for serious times, the perfect soundtrack for a necessary revolution.
 
The 17-year cicadas have re-awoken, and not a moment too soon. New York has changed beyond recognition and there’s a buffoonish villain entering the White House, but Martinez’s towering vocals and vicious, hilarious, emboldening lyrics have never sounded so sharp, nor Boss Hog so timely. Opener ‘Billy’, all brawny low-end and delirious funk organ, finds Cristina and Jon howling about “The brink of destruction!” over apocalyptic beats, while Ground Control, a prismatic vision of today’s Big Apple, includes the bitter observation, “This is the cost of privilege”.
 
“A lot of Cristina’s lyrics on this album resonate with me more deeply since the election,” nods Spencer. “They’re blues songs, protest songs.”
 
“The songs do feel oddly relevant now,” Cristina adds.
 
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The Boss Hog All Stars
Cristina Martinez - vocals
Jon Spencer - guitar & vocals
Jens Jurgensen - bass
Hollis Queens - drums & vocals
Mickey Finn - keys


(Pic credit – Toon Aerts)

Tour Dates:
March 30 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
March 31 – Buffalo, NY – The Waiting Room
April 1 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
April 7 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
April 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
April 28 - Cambridge MA - The Sinclair
April 29 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
May 19 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
May 20 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
May 21- Burlington, VT - High Ground - Lounge
June 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo
June 3 - Detroit, MI - El Club

Buy Brood X here

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LOOPER NEW SINGLE “FARFISA SONG” OUT NOW; WATCH THE ANIMATED VIDEO

LOOPER

NEW SINGLE “FARFISA SONG” OUT NOW
WATCH THE ANIMATED VIDEO

OFFGRID:OFFLINE
LIMITED EDITION VINYL OUT MAY 12, 2017 LOOPER (Stuart David and Karn David) release  Farfisa Song  as a 2-track single which includes a new acoustic version and have unveiled an new animated video, watch it via Out.com  HERE .

The single is taken from  Offgrid:Offline , Looper’s latest album, released in a limited edition of 500 on transparent blue vinyl on May 12, 2017. Pre-order  HERE .

The “Farfisa Song” video was animated by Iain Gardner from Animation Garden and features Mustard & Ketchup, two gay badgers “who love each other very much” in their first outing to the world. Explains Gardener, “After seeing my last collaboration with Looper  Oh, Skinny Legs  screen at the Aesthetica Festival, I really wanted to do another one! I loved how Farfisa Song harked back to sounds from my youth, and consequently found inspiration from 1970s variety shows for the video.”

Looper, talking about the video, say "When Iain first told us about Mustard and Ketchup we loved the fact that they live in a world where there is no stigma attached to being gay, but where it is frowned upon to be a badger. Looper are extremely Pro-Badger, so we are proud to have worked with them on this video.”

Offgrid:Offline  was released digitally only within the band’s 5CD box set, These Things. The vinyl is a limited edition of 500 and includes a download with three previously unreleased tracks, “Our Own Way Home,” (the original song that became the intro and outro on the album, and the melodic theme that occurs throughout), “Lucky Tui” and “The Back Roads.”

Looper emerged from Belle & Sebastian in 1997, when Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of B&S) and his wife Karn (an artist who directed the early B&S videos) collaborated for a show at Glasgow School of Art. A degree show fundraiser for Stuart’s sister Karla Black – who received a Turner Prize nomination in 2011 – the performance was a multi-media affair incorporating TVs, Super 8 film, 35mm slides and kinetic sculptures. Since nothing broke down and everyone clapped, they decided to keep doing it.

The band went on to release four albums via Sub Pop, Jeepster & Mute, with many of their tracks appearing in film, including “Mondo 77” which appeared in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky. Watch the recent video for that track  HERE .

After a break from music for a few years, Karn went back to art school to study animation and Stuart turned his focus to studying literature and writing novels, a move to the remote countryside, post-study, prompted the creation of a new body of work.

Offgrid:Offline, the band’s fifth studio album, was the result - these new songs and stories, inspired by the return to peace and quiet and influenced by indie-folk music saw Looper conscious of the very different styles of previous albums. They set out to bring together elements of each into this new work. Structured like the first album, around a recurring melody, Offgrid:Offline is thematically centred on the spoken word piece which gives the album its title, drawing together the musical motifs and lyrical themes from throughout. Pre-order Offgrid:Offline vinyl  HERE .

Listen to Offgrid:Offline on Spotify  HERE .LOOPER: WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK

Blood Orange Releases New Long-Form Video

BLOOD ORANGE RELEASES NEW LONG-FORM VIDEO
FEATURING MUSIC FROM  FREETOWN SOUND EXCLUSIVELY ON TIDAL - WATCH HERE 
 Dev Hynes in "With Him / Best To You / Better Numb" Blood Orange - the producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and performer Dev Hynes- released Freetown Sound last year, a landmark album from one of today's most respected creative voices. Freetown Sound was received as one of the most important and exciting records of 2016, earning year-end accolades from the New York Times, The Fader, Pitchfork, NPR, Esquire, Complex, Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, and many more.  The album has been streamed nearly 25 million times across streaming services. Today, Blood Orange releases a long-form video, his first new work of 2017, featuring music from Freetown Sound. The video is available exclusively on global music and entertainment platform TIDAL, with whom Hynes worked on an incredible live-streamed performance in 2016, and can be viewed HERE. Watch "With Him / Best to You / Better Numb" HERE.  Music by Blood Orange from the album Freetown Sound.Film Created by Luke Gilford & Devonté Hynes.Edited by Devonté Hynes.Choreographed by Emma Portner. The video will be available for wide viewing for 24 hours. Blood Orange will perform at the Hollywood Bowl on September 24th, 2017, in support of friend and collaborator Solange. Buy Freetown Sound: iTunes || Amazon || Domino MartStream Freetown Sound on TIDAL here. 
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Pavement's Spiral Stairs announces tour, shares "Emoshuns" video - new album Doris & The Daggers is out today!

Pavement's Spiral Stairs announces tour, shares "Emoshuns" video - new album Doris & The Daggers is out today! VIDEO: "Emoshuns" (Dir. by Joe Salinas) -
YouTube  Spiral Stairs (Pavement's Scott Kannberg) releases his second album under that name, Doris and the Daggers, today on the Nine Mile label in the US (buy it here or stream it here), on Domino in Europe (digital / physical) and on Coolin' By Sound in Australia / New Zealand (purchase here). Today he has shared the official music video for "Emoshuns," directed by Joe Salinas, and also announced a full North American tour (see full dates below).The album features guest appearances from Matt Berninger of The National, Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew and Justin Peroff, Kelley Stoltz and Shudder To Think's Adam Wade.

The Real Feel – the Pavement guitarist and Preston School Of Industry leader’s 3rd album (and first as Spiral Stairs) – arrived in 2009, just as Pavement were announcing a hugely successful burst of reunion shows through 2010. “Then, after the Pavement shows, I moved with my wife to go live in a house in the country near Brisbane, in Australia,” the amiable Scott remembers, of those years of seeming inactivity. “Then we had a kid, and that sort of got in the way. I tried to do music, but all of a sudden it was two years later and I’m mowing my lawn and tending my garden.”

A little while after that, Scott and family got bored of life in Australia and moved to Los Angeles. “I had the perfect set-up there, so I started work. The way I write songs is, I put on my electric guitar and walk around the house and play it and look at myself in the mirror,” he laughs, “and just make up stuff. But because the kid was off at school for three hours a day, I only really had an hour or so to do that. So it took a little time. It was my intention to have done at least a couple more records by now, things just got in the way.”

You can’t hurry genius – not even the genial, unforced and unpretentious genius that has long been Scott’s forte. What’s for sure is his second album as Spiral Stairs, Doris And The Daggers, is worth the wait. It’s some of the best music Scott’s been involved with, and also some of the most personal and emotional music he’s ever written, reflecting the life changes that occurred over those eight years. During that stretch, Scott weathered the loss of friends, treasured the joys of fatherhood, lived life as an Australian and even ate haggis meat – experiences that inform these warm, sweetly melodic and soundly honest songs.TOUR DATES:

04/19 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
04/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident
04/21 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
04/22 Sacramento, CA @ Old Ironsides
04/23 Chico, CA @ Duffy’s
04/24 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
04/25 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
06/14 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
06/15 Austin, TX @ 3TEN
06/16 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
06/17 St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room
06/18 Davenport, IA @ The Raccoon Motel
06/19 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
06/20 Detroit, MI @ Third Man
06/21 Toronto, ON @ Dakota Tavern
06/23 Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
06/24 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
06/25 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
06/26 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
06/27 Carborro, NC @ The Back Room at Cat's Cradle
06/29 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
06/31 Memphis, TN @ Growlers

The xx Release “Say Something Loving” Video

The xx Release “Say Something Loving” VideoFrom Their New Album I See YouNight + Day Brixton Festival Starts Tomorrow in London
The xx today release the video for “Say Something Loving.” Filmed in the band’s hometown of London, the video was directed by renowned photographer and filmmaker Alasdair McLellan, who also directed the video for previous single “On Hold” (which was shot in Marfa, Texas). “Say Something Loving” is taken from The xx’s hugely acclaimed third album  I See You , which debuted at #1 in the UK and #2 in the U.S. album charts on release in January.Of the video, The xx say “We wanted to celebrate our home town and revisit some of the places that reminds us of our friendship when we were growing up. We're so happy to be back home and so excited to begin our Night + Day residency in Brixton this week!”Watch “Say Something Loving”  HERE Meanwhile, The xx launch their Night + Day Brixton festival tomorrow (Wednesday March 8) in London. The festival runs for eight days from March 8-15 and features a remarkable program of events across multiple areas of the arts. In addition to The xx’s record-breaking run of seven sold out shows at London’s legendary 5,000 capacity O2 Academy Brixton, Night + Day Brixton will feature a series of creative collaborations with musicians, producers, DJs, local partners and charities that The xx are passionate about.The xx will soon return stateside for an extensive North American tour, kicking off April 14 with a penultimate mainstage slot on the first night of Coachella and further dates in San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Austin, New York and more, many of which are already sold out. Visit  thexx.info/tour /  for tickets and more information.
                                                                           The xx Live 2017 
March 8 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 9 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 10 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 11 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 13 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 14 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 15 /// O2 Academy Brixton /// London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 17 /// Motorpoint Arena /// Cardiff, UK
March 23-25 /// Festival Estereo Picnic /// Bogota, Columbia
March 25 /// Lollapalooza /// Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 31 /// Lollapalooza /// Buenos Aires, ArgentinaApril 1 /// Lollapalooza /// Santiago, Chile
April 14 /// Coachella /// Indio, CA—SOLD OUT 
April 15 /// Bill Graham Civic Auditorium /// San Francisco, CA—SOLD OUT
April 16 /// Bill Graham Civic Auditorium /// San Francisco, CA—SOLD OUT 
April 19 /// Mesa Amphitheatre /// Phoenix, AZ
April 21 /// Coachella /// Indio, CA—SOLD OUT
April 23 /// Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum /// Portland, OR
April 24 /// WaMu Theater /// Seattle, WA—SOLD OUT
April 25 /// Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre /// Vancouver, BC
April 28 /// The Palace Theatre /// St. Paul, MN—SOLD OUT
April 29 /// The Eagles Ballroom /// Milwaukee, WI
May 1 /// Aragon Ballroom /// Chicago, IL—SOLD OUT
May 2 /// The Masonic Temple Detroit /// Detroit, MI
May 3 /// Jacobs Pavilion /// Cleveland, OH
May 5 /// Express Live! /// Columbus, OH
May 6 /// Merriweather Post Pavilion /// Columbia, MD
May 8 /// South Side Ballroom /// Dallas, TX—SOLD OUT 
May 9 /// Revention Music Center /// Houston, TX—SOLD OUT
May 10 /// ACL Live at the Moody Theater /// Austin, TX—SOLD OUT
May 11 /// ACL Live at the Moody Theater /// Austin, TX—SOLD OUT
May 12-14 /// Shaky Knees /// Atlanta, GA
May 14 /// The Red Hat Amphitheater /// Raleigh, NC
May 16 /// Stage AE /// Pittsburgh, PA
May 17 /// Skyline Stage at the Mann /// Philadelphia, PA
May 19 /// Forest Hills Stadium /// New York, NY
May 22 /// Echo Beach /// Toronto, ON
May 23 /// Echo Beach /// Toronto, ON—SOLD OUT
May 24 /// Parc Jean-Drapeau /// Montreal, QC
May 26 /// Thompson’s Point /// Portland, ME
May 26-28 /// Boston Calling /// Boston, MA
June 8-11 /// Bonnaroo /// Manchester, TN
July 6 /// NOS Alive /// Lisbon, Portugal
August 10 /// Oya Festival /// Oslo, Norway
August 11-13 /// Flow Festival /// Helsinki, Finland
August 15 /// Sunset Festival /// Sigulda, Latvia
August 17 /// Pukkelpop Festival /// Hasselt, Belgium
August 18-20 /// Lowlands Festival /// Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
September 7-10 /// Bestival /// Dorset, U.K.
September 10 /// Lollapalooza /// Berlin, Germany

The xx online:
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TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS ADD MORE DATES TO 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS ADD MORE DATES TO 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 
NEW DATES INCLUDE A SHOW AT SEATTLE’S SAFECO FIELD PLUS SECOND SHOWS IN BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA

TOM PETTY TO BE HONORED ON FRIDAY AS MUSICARES® PERSON OF THE YEAR TWO COMPANION VINYL BOX SETS FEATURING ENTIRE STUDIO ALBUM REPERTOIRE OUT NOWTom Petty and The Heartbreakers have added more dates to their 40th Anniversary Tour, produced by Live Nation. New concerts have been added in Seattle at Safeco Field on August 19 and at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on August 17. Both of these shows will feature special guests The Lumineers.

Additionally, due to overwhelming demand, second shows have been added in both Boston on July 21 and Philadelphia on July 29. Previously announced dates in both cities are sold out.

Tickets for the newly announced shows in Seattle and Boston will go on sale on Monday, February 13 at 10am local time, and Philadelphia at 12pm local time. Tickets for the Vancouver show will go on sale on Tuesday, February 14at 10am local time.

Tom Petty will be honored this Friday February 10 as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year, in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the annual Person of the Year tribute—now in its 27th year—provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. Artists performing songs written by Tom Petty in Petty’s honor at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles include Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones,Taj Mahal, Randy Newman, Stevie Nicks, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Lynne,George Strait; Jackson Browne, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, Elle King, Regina Spektor; the Lumineers; the Head And The Heart, the Shelters and more. For more information, please visit www.musicares.org . 

To further commemorate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have released two companion vinyl box sets featuring their entire studio album repertoire. Both box sets are now available via UMe and Reprise/Warner Bros. All LPs in the limited-edition box sets have been pressed on 180-gram vinyl with replica artwork. Several of these albums have been out of print on vinyl for years and most albums have been re-mastered for this release. 

Further details on the band’s 40th Anniversary Tour and career-spanning vinyl box sets are available at  www.tompetty.com .
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS 
THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR*with special guest Joe Walsh
†with special guest Chris Stapleton
‡with special guest Peter Wolf
§with special guests The Lumineers

April 20 /// Chesapeake Energy Center /// Oklahoma City, OK*
April 22 /// American Airlines Center /// Dallas, TX*
April 23 /// Verizon Arena /// Little Rock, AR*
April 25 /// Bridgestone Arena /// Nashville, TN*
April 27 /// Philips Arena /// Atlanta, GA*
April 29 /// Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion /// Houston, TX*
May 2 /// Frank Erwin Center /// Austin, TX
May 5 /// Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre /// West Palm Beach, FL*
May 6 /// Amalie Arena /// Tampa, FL*
May 8 /// FedEx Forum /// Memphis, TN*
May 10 /// StateFarm Center /// Champaign, IL*
May 12 /// Scottrade Center /// St. Louis, MO*
May 13 /// Klipsch Music Center /// Indianapolis, IN*
May 29-30 /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre /// Morrison, CO 
June 2 /// Sprint Center /// Kansas City, MO*
June 3 /// Xcel Energy Center /// St. Paul, MN*
June 5 /// Wells Fargo Arena /// Des Moines, IA*
June 7 /// Schottenstein Center /// Columbus, OH*
June 9 /// PPG Paints Arena /// Pittsburgh, PA*
June 10 /// Quicken Loans Arena /// Cleveland, OH*
June 12 /// US Bank Arena /// Cincinnati, OH*
June 14 /// XFINITY Theatre /// Hartford, CT*
June 16 /// Prudential Center /// Newark, NJ*
June 17 /// Mountain Jam Festival /// Hunter, NY
June 29 /// Wrigley Field /// Chicago, IL† 
July 1 /// Wells Fargo Center /// Philadelphia, PA
July 2 /// CMAC Performing Arts Center /// Canandaigua, NY 
July 5-6 /// Marcus Amphitheater-Summerfest /// Milwaukee, WI† 
July 15 /// Air Canada Centre /// Toronto, ONT
July 18 /// DTE Energy Music Theatre /// Detroit, MI
July 20-21 /// TD Garden /// Boston, MA‡
July 23 /// Royal Farms Arena /// Baltimore, MD
July 26-27 /// Forest Hills Stadium /// Queens, NY
July 29 /// Wells Fargo Center /// Philadelphia, PA‡
August 17 /// Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena /// Vancouver, BC§
August 19 /// Safeco Field /// Seattle, WA§For complete tour and ticket information, visit  livenation.com

Todd Rundgren Spans Generations And Genres On 'White Knight' Out May 12 On Cleopatra Records

Todd Rundgren Spans Generations And Genres On 'White Knight' Out May 12 On Cleopatra RecordsAlbum Features Guests Robyn, Trent Reznor, Dam Funk, Daryl Hall, Donald Fagen, Joe Walsh, Bettye Lavette, Joe Satriani + More
LISTEN TO "THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME" FEATURING ROBYN VIA PITCHFORK HERE:http://bit.ly/2mLKLKkTodd Rundgren – the iconic songwriter, recording artist, producer and innovator – will release his newest album ‘White Knight’ on May 12 via Cleopatra Records. The 15-track collection features a dynamic range of original songs and deft studio work by Rundgren, with an incredible array of guests to match, including Dam Funk, Donald Fagen, Daryl Hall, Bettye Lavette, Robyn, Joe Satriani, Joe Walsh, and others. Today Pitchfork unveiled album track “That Could Have Been Me” featuring Robyn. Listen here: http://bit.ly/2mLKLKkThe songs on ‘White Knight,’ all Rundgren originals or co-writes with some of the album guests, range from hip-hop flecked funk and dystopian synth rock to soaring ballads and crisp power pop. Album opener “Come” swirls with oscillating rhythms and sweeping layers of synths. More squiggling synths drive the feature with Daryl Hall, “Chance For Us,” giving way to a rich sax solo and a punchy, squelching bass line. Robyn soars on the pop anthem “That Could Have Been Me,” while Todd and Donald Fagen harmonize on the timely political jab “Tin Foil Hat.” “‘Cause the man in the tin foil hat / is sitting on the throne tonight / it kinda feels like a coup e’tat / but its gonna be great, tremendous, amazing and all that.”"It's easy to get used to playing to your own audience, even if you are absorbing and experimenting with new ideas. I wanted to collaborate not just for the musical possibilities, but also to play for new audiences and expose my fans to the range of artists I enjoy working with." – Todd RundgrenSays the New Yorker: “Over the course of his four-decade career, Rundgren has a been a prog-rock pioneer, a blue-eyed soul vocalist, an A-list producer, and above all, a restless presence, never willing to settle.” In addition to his own trailblazing catalog, Rundgren has produced critical landmarks and commercial smashes for artists ranging from New York Dolls, Patti Smith, and XTC, to Meatloaf’s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ (with sales exceeding 43 million), Cheap Trick, and Hall And Oates. He has composed the music for a number of television series, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Crime Story, and been at the forefront of technology in the music industry for decades, whether hosting the first interactive television concert in 1978, offering the first commercially available music downloads, or launching the first direct artist subscription service.Todd Rundgren will tour throughout 2017 with headlining dates kicking off in late April. Tour dates below with more to be announced shortly.TRACK LIST – Digital/CD version:ComeGot Your Back featuring KK Watson w/Dam FunkChance For Us featuring Daryl Hall w/Bobby StricklandFictionBeginning (Of The End) featuring John BoutteTin Foil Hat featuring Donald FagenLook At Me feat. Michael HolmanLets Do This with Moe BergSleep with Joe WalshThat Could Have Been Me featuring RobynDeaf Ears with Trent Reznor & Atticus RossNaked & Afraid feat. Bettye LaVetteBuy My TWouldn’t You Like To Know feat. Rebop RundgrenThis Is Not A Drill featuring Joe Satriani with Prairie Prince, Kasim SultonVinyl version:ComeGot Your Back featuring KK Watson w/Dam FunkChance For Us featuring Daryl Hall w/Bobby StricklandFictionBeginning (Of The End) featuring John BoutteTin Foil Hat featuring Donald FagenLets Do This with Moe BergSleep with Joe WalshThat Could Have Been Me featuring RobynDeaf Ears with Trent ReznorBuy My TThis Is Not A Drill featuring Joe Satriani with Prairie Prince, Kasim SultonTOUR DATES:April 29 – St. Louis, MO – River City Casino and HotelMay 2 – Burnsville, MN – Ames CenterMay 3 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee TheaterMay 5 – Columbus, OH – Express Live!May 8 – Cleveland, OH – House of BluesMay 10 – North Tonawanda, NY – Riviera TheaterMay 11 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music HallMay 13 – Kingston, NY – Ulster PACMay 14 – East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich OdeumMay 17 – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music HallMay 18 – Portland, ME – AuraMay 25 – Ft. Myers, FL – Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts HallMay 27 – St. Petersburg, FL – The Mahaffey TheaterJune 10 – Syracuse, NY – OCC Campus 35th Syracuse Jazz Festival
PRE-ORDER LINK: https://www.amazon.com/White-Knight-Todd-Rundgren/dp/B06XGTTDXMhttp://www.todd-rundgren.com/tr-tour.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/toddrundgren/

GORILLAZ: NEW ALBUM ‘HUMANZ’ OUT APRIL 28TH

GorillazNew Album HUMANZOut April 28th on Warner Bros.Watch new video here: http://gorill.az/saturnzbarzYT
Gorillaz are back. The world’s most successful virtual band will make their highly anticipated return with a new studio album titled Humanz, to be released by Warner Bros. on April 28th, 2017.Produced by Gorillaz, The Twilight Tone of D /\ P and Remi Kabaka and recorded in London, Paris, New York, Chicago and Jamaica,Humanz comes seven years on from the release of albums The Fall and Plastic Beach. Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar), Russel Hobbs (drums) and 2D (vocals) are – as always – joined by a stellar line up of featured artists which includes Jehnny Beth (Savages),Danny Brown, Benjamin Clementine, De La Soul, D.R.A.M., Peven Everett, Anthony Hamilton, Grace Jones, Zebra Katz, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Vince Staples, Popcaan, Pusha T, Jamie Principleand Kali Uchis among others (see below).A six-minute Jamie Hewlett-directed epic animated film, featuring four Humanz tracks – being ‘Saturnz Barz’ in full, plus highlights of ‘Ascension’, ‘Andromeda’ and ‘We Got The Power’ – is now available to watch here: http://gorill.az/saturnzbarzSH  The film – ‘Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)’, supported by YouTube – also affords an extraordinary cutting-edge VR video (360-3D)— watch here:http://gorill.az/saturnbarzSH360 
And an interactive VR version is set to be released on Daydream in April.The 14-track album Humanz is available on standard CD, vinyl and as a digital download, as well as a 19-track 2-CD Deluxe. A limited edition Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set featuring additional alternative versions of all 14 album tracks will also be available (more details below).Gorillaz will play the complete album live for fans for the first time, at a secret London location tomorrow, Friday 24th March. This one-off show is supported by Telekom Electronic Beats. Ticket info here:http://gorill.az/ticketinfoGorillaz will headline the recently announced, sold-out Demon Dayz Festival at Dreamland Margate on June 10th. Full details of dates scheduled for later in the year, will be announced soon.The full track listing for Humanz is:1. Ascension feat. Vince Staples
2. Strobelite feat. Peven Everett
3. Saturnz Barz feat. Popcaan
4. Momentz feat. De La Soul
5. Submission feat. Danny Brown & Kelela
6. Charger feat. Grace Jones
7. Andromeda feat. D.R.A.M.
8. Busted and Blue
9. Carnival feat. Anthony Hamilton
10. Let Me Out feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T
11. Sex Murder Party feat. Jamie Principle & Zebra Katz
12. She’s My Collar feat. Kali Uchis
13. Hallelujah Money feat. Benjamin Clementine
14. We Got The Power feat. Jehnny BethBonus material on Deluxe:15. The Apprentice feat. Rag’n’ Bone Man, Zebra Katz & RAY BLK
16. Halfway To The Halfway House feat. Peven Everett
17. Out Of Body feat. Kilo Kish, Zebra Katz & Imani Vonshà
18. Ticker Tape feat. Carly Simon & Kali Uchis
19. Circle Of Friendz feat. Brandon Markell HolmesWith interludes narrated by Ben Mendelsohn
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SPOON HOT THOUGHTS OUT NOW ON MATADOR RECORDS

SPOONHOT THOUGHTS OUT NOW ON MATADOR RECORDSDOZENS OF NORTH AMERICAN DATES ADDED

Following the release of their ninth studio album Hot Thoughts (Matador Records), Spoon has added dozens of tour dates to the North American leg of their tour. Tickets for all dates except Savannah are on sale Friday at 10am local time.SPOON 2017 TOUR DATESNew dates in bold3/22/17 – Sydney, AU – Red Eye Records
3/23/17 – Sydney, AU – Metro Theatre
3/24/17 – Fitzroy, AU – Polyester Records
3/25/17 – Thornbury, AU – Croxton Bandroom
4/27/17 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
4/28/17 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric
4/29/17 – Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
5/01/17 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
5/02/17 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
5/03/17 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
5/05/17 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
5/06/17 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel***5/07/17 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
5/09/17 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
5/11/17 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
6/17/17 – Berlin, Germany – Festaal Kreuzburg
6/18/17 – Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby Festival
6/19/17 – Munich, Germany – Technikum
6/20/17 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich
6/22/17 – Oslo, Norway – Piknik i Parken
6/24/17 – Copenhagen South, Denmark – Amager Bio
6/27/17 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
6/28/17 – Glasgow, UK – The Arts School
6/30/17 – London, UK – O2 Forum
7/03/17 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria Theater
7/05/17 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
7/07/17 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival
7/08/17 – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
7/14-16/17 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
7/15-16/17 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival
7/18/17 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union* 
7/19/17 – Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion* 
7/21/17 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 
7/22/17 – Portland, ME – State Theatre*  
7/23/17 –  Montreal, QC – Metropolis*
7/25/17 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall** 
7/26/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Indoors*7/28/17 – New York, NY – Panorama Festival 
7/29/17 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavillion (XPoNential Music Festival)
7/30/17 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion^
8/01/17 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore**8/06/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl+
8/08/17 – Apsen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
8/09/17 – Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheater
8/19/17 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues 
8/20/17 – Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks 
8/22/17 – Savannah, GA – Lucas Theater for the Arts 
8/23/17 – Columbia, SC – Music Farm 
8/28/17 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory 
8/30/17 – Edmonton, AB – Windspear Centre 
8/31/17 – Calgary, AB – Macewan Hall 
9/02/17 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl 
9/05/17 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory 
9/06/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot 
9/08/17 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium 
9/13/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre 
9/14/17 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre 
9/15/17 – Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theater * with New Pornographers
** with Cherry Glazerr
*** with Tennis^ with Belle and Sebastian & Andrew Bird
+ with Belle and Sebastian