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March 7, 2017
ALEXANDRA SAVIOR ANNOUNCES SXSW DATES
ALEXANDRA SAVIOR ANNOUNCES SXSW DATESCONFIRMED FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDE BOSTON CALLING & PRIMAVERA SOUNDDEBUT ALBUM “BELLADONNA OF SADNESS” OUTFRIDAY, APRIL 7th 2017
(Columbia Records)
WATCH
“ALEXANDRA SAVIOR - AN INTRODUCTION”
TOUR AND SXSW DATES
3/16 Twin Peaks @ Showtime House – Clive Bar – Austin, TX
3/16 Paradigm Showcase – The Parish – Austin, TX
4/26 Oslo – London, UK – SOLD OUT
4/27 Nouveau Casino – Paris, France
4/28 Quasimodo – Berlin, Germany
5/26 – 5/28 – Boston Calling – Boston, MA
5/30 – 6/4 – Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain2016 was very much a breakthrough year for Portland native Alexandra Savior, following the release of her official debut single “Shades” last summer, which left Noisey “completely hooked” on the 21-year old singer/songwriter. With a string of releases under her belt as well as a handful of live dates supporting both Daughter and Hamilton Leithauser—Alexandra Savior is ready to take on 2017 with appearances planned later this month at SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, stops at popular summer festivals Boston Calling (tickets) and Primavera Sound plus headlining shows in London (which sold out in one day), Paris and Berlin this April. Additional SXSW shows to be announced soon. For a full list of live dates and performances, please continue to check alexandrasavior.com/tourWith a string of gorgeous singles released last year, including “M.T.M.E.” (watch the self-directed video HERE ), “ Mystery Girl ” and “Mirage” Alexandra Savior’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Belladonna Of Sadness’ (due April 7th, via Columbia Records) is gearing up to be one of the most anticipated album releases of the year. Watch the nostalgia-drenched Irrum-directed video for “Mirage,” HERE .
An artist in every sense of the word, not only does Ms. Savior write music and perform live; she also paints her own artwork and writes, directs and edits her own music videos. “Belladonna of Sadness” was co-written by Alexandra and British rock frontman Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys/Last Shadow Puppets) and co-produced by James Ford (Haim/Florence and the Machine) and Alex Turner.Alexandra’s unique sound and style first caught the attention of several creative forces including T. Bone Burnett who placed her song, "Risk," in the most recent season of HBO’s cult series, “True Detective.” In addition to that track, Alexandra also co-wrote the most recent Last Shadow Puppets’ single, "Miracle Aligner" along with the erstwhile Arctic Monkey, Alex Turner.With nods from top-tier publications including The FADER, Pigeons & Planes, NME, The Sunday Times, Stereogum, PASTE Magazine, V Magazine and many more, plus live appearances confirmed across the U.S and Europe this spring and summer, Ms. Savior is certain to be on everyone’s radar for 2017.
WATCH
“MIRAGE”
iTunes | Apple Music | Spotify
Fleet Foxes Announce New Album 'Crack-Up'
FLEET FOXES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM CRACK-UPOUT JUNE 16th VIA NONESUCH RECORDS
NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS ADDED TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED UK, EUROPE & AUSTRALIAN 2017 TOUR DATES
Photo Credit: Shawn BrackbillOn June 16, Fleet Foxes will release Crack-Up (Nonesuch Records), its long awaited and highly anticipated third album. Crack-Up comes six years after the 2011 release ofHelplessness Blues and nearly a decade since the band’s 2008 self-titled debut. Fleet Foxes has released the album track “Third of May / Ōdaigahara,” a nearly nine-minute epic powered by piano and electric twelve-string guitar, string quartet, and the group's trademark sparkling harmonies. In addition, the band has announced new tour dates, including their first North American shows since October 2011. More tour information, including North American ticket pre-sale*, is provided below. Crack-Up pre-orders are available now from iTunes and nonesuch.com, where “Third of May / Ōdaigahara” may be downloaded instantly. Pre-orders of the album at nonesuch.com also include an exclusive, limited-edition print featuring artwork by Hiroshi Hamaya.
All eleven of the songs on Crack-Up were written by Robin Pecknold. The album was co-produced by Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset, his longtime bandmate, collaborator, and childhood friend. Crack-Up was recorded at various locations across the United States between July 2016 and January 2017: at Electric Lady Studios, Sear Sound, The Void, Rare Book Room, Avast, and The Unknown. Phil Ek mixed the album, at Sear Sound, and it was mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. Fleet Foxes is Robin Pecknold (vocals, multi-instrumentalist), Skyler Skjelset (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), Casey Wescott (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), Christian Wargo (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), and Morgan Henderson (multi-instrumentalist).
Watch the “Third of May / Ōdaigahara” Lyric Video (Created by Sean Pecknold & Adi Goodrich)Pre-order Crack-UpImages and album art available for download here
Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut made a profound impact on the international musical landscape, earning them Uncut’s first ever Music Award Prize, and topping numerous “Best of” lists, including Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the 2000’s and Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 2008. Fleet Foxes is certified Gold in North America and Platinum in both the UK and Australia. The follow-up album Helplessness Blues was met with the same critical praise as its predecessor (MOJO five stars, Rolling Stone four stars, Pitchfork Best New Music); that album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, went Gold in the UK, and earned the band a GRAMMY nomination.Fleet Foxes 2017 International Tour Dates* Most North American venues will offer ticket buyers the ability to add the new album to their purchase as an LP, CD, or digital pre-order.
May 26 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseMay 27 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseMay 28 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseMay 29 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseJuly 1 | Spain, Vilanova i la Geltrú at Vida FestivalJuly 3 | Italy, Ferrara at Bands ApartJuly 7 | Spain, Bilbao at Bilbao BBK LiveJuly 13 | Ireland, Dublin at The Iveagh GardensJuly 14 | Ireland, Dublin at The Iveagh Gardens (SOLD OUT)July 16 | United Kingdom, Southwold at Latitude FestivalJuly 27 | Portland ME at Thompson's PointJuly 28 | Newport RI at Newport Folk Festival (SOLD OUT)July 29 | Columbia MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion w/ Animal CollectiveJuly 31 | Philadelphia PA at Mann Center for the Performing Arts w/ Animal CollectiveAugust 1 | Brooklyn NY at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park BandshellAugust 4 | Toronto ON at Massey HallAugust 6 | Detroit MI at The MasonicSeptember 23 | Los Angeles CA at Hollywood Bowl w/ Beach HouseSeptember 27 | Morrison CO at Red Rocks Amphitheater w/ Beach House
TRACKLIST1. I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar2. Cassius, -3. - Naiads, Cassadies4. Kept Woman5. Third of May / Ōdaigahara6. If You Need To, Keep Time on Me7. Mearcstapa8. On Another Ocean (January / June)9. Fool's Errand
10. I Should See Memphis11. Crack-Up FLEET FOXESWebsiteFacebookInstagram
NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS ADDED TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED UK, EUROPE & AUSTRALIAN 2017 TOUR DATES
Photo Credit: Shawn BrackbillOn June 16, Fleet Foxes will release Crack-Up (Nonesuch Records), its long awaited and highly anticipated third album. Crack-Up comes six years after the 2011 release ofHelplessness Blues and nearly a decade since the band’s 2008 self-titled debut. Fleet Foxes has released the album track “Third of May / Ōdaigahara,” a nearly nine-minute epic powered by piano and electric twelve-string guitar, string quartet, and the group's trademark sparkling harmonies. In addition, the band has announced new tour dates, including their first North American shows since October 2011. More tour information, including North American ticket pre-sale*, is provided below. Crack-Up pre-orders are available now from iTunes and nonesuch.com, where “Third of May / Ōdaigahara” may be downloaded instantly. Pre-orders of the album at nonesuch.com also include an exclusive, limited-edition print featuring artwork by Hiroshi Hamaya.All eleven of the songs on Crack-Up were written by Robin Pecknold. The album was co-produced by Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset, his longtime bandmate, collaborator, and childhood friend. Crack-Up was recorded at various locations across the United States between July 2016 and January 2017: at Electric Lady Studios, Sear Sound, The Void, Rare Book Room, Avast, and The Unknown. Phil Ek mixed the album, at Sear Sound, and it was mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. Fleet Foxes is Robin Pecknold (vocals, multi-instrumentalist), Skyler Skjelset (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), Casey Wescott (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), Christian Wargo (multi-instrumentalist, vocals), and Morgan Henderson (multi-instrumentalist).
Watch the “Third of May / Ōdaigahara” Lyric Video (Created by Sean Pecknold & Adi Goodrich)Pre-order Crack-UpImages and album art available for download here
Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut made a profound impact on the international musical landscape, earning them Uncut’s first ever Music Award Prize, and topping numerous “Best of” lists, including Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the 2000’s and Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 2008. Fleet Foxes is certified Gold in North America and Platinum in both the UK and Australia. The follow-up album Helplessness Blues was met with the same critical praise as its predecessor (MOJO five stars, Rolling Stone four stars, Pitchfork Best New Music); that album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, went Gold in the UK, and earned the band a GRAMMY nomination.Fleet Foxes 2017 International Tour Dates* Most North American venues will offer ticket buyers the ability to add the new album to their purchase as an LP, CD, or digital pre-order.
May 26 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseMay 27 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseMay 28 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseMay 29 | Sydney, Australia at Sydney Opera HouseJuly 1 | Spain, Vilanova i la Geltrú at Vida FestivalJuly 3 | Italy, Ferrara at Bands ApartJuly 7 | Spain, Bilbao at Bilbao BBK LiveJuly 13 | Ireland, Dublin at The Iveagh GardensJuly 14 | Ireland, Dublin at The Iveagh Gardens (SOLD OUT)July 16 | United Kingdom, Southwold at Latitude FestivalJuly 27 | Portland ME at Thompson's PointJuly 28 | Newport RI at Newport Folk Festival (SOLD OUT)July 29 | Columbia MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion w/ Animal CollectiveJuly 31 | Philadelphia PA at Mann Center for the Performing Arts w/ Animal CollectiveAugust 1 | Brooklyn NY at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park BandshellAugust 4 | Toronto ON at Massey HallAugust 6 | Detroit MI at The MasonicSeptember 23 | Los Angeles CA at Hollywood Bowl w/ Beach HouseSeptember 27 | Morrison CO at Red Rocks Amphitheater w/ Beach House
TRACKLIST1. I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar2. Cassius, -3. - Naiads, Cassadies4. Kept Woman5. Third of May / Ōdaigahara6. If You Need To, Keep Time on Me7. Mearcstapa8. On Another Ocean (January / June)9. Fool's Errand10. I Should See Memphis11. Crack-Up FLEET FOXESWebsiteFacebookInstagram
Watch The New Laetitia Sadier Video For "Love Captive"!
LAETITIA CALLS FOR TRADE FREES 
FIND ME FINDING YOU IS OUT MARCH 24TH! WATCH "LOVE CAPTIVE" HERE!
Find Me Finding You
, the forthcoming album from the Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble, is bound to be a deeply appreciated expression when it drops on March 24th - not only does it present a fusion of new and familiar collaborative elements that strike the ear with scintillating freshness, but the songs that are sung survey all the energies that are surging athwart the globe in these troubled times. In Laetitia's experienced activist hands, these ambitious propositions and dire proclamations give inspiration to a powerful vision of a new world coming - and don't worry, one of well-considered freedom instead of walls and cages.
"Love Captive" is the second song shared from Find Me Finding You and the first video from the album. This duet with Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor (featuring also an expectorating cornet performance by Rob Mazurek) lends romantic voicing to a central tenet of Laetitia's Find Me Finding You thought: that, should we be responsible enough to endeavor into a world of basic incomes and open relationships, we would stand to take revolutionary strides as individuals and as a community. 21st-century flower children, leave the Dionysian model behind! Love without restrictions can be found with a principled, Appollonian approach. And after that, trade as well!
The video for "Love Captive" locates our heroine in the brutalist confines of a public amphitheater - with sheer faces of rock and concrete steps that are the site of ascent, descent and reflection for all the members of society. Laetitia looks on as bodies cross the frame, wearing coats against the cold, with the cranes of public works on the horizon. Moving from the reality of the everyday to the abstract shapes of a matching unreality, David Thayer's video finds revelation in the comparisons and contrasts. But this is only the beginning...
Don't forget - March 24th! And save these other dates below!
SPRING TOUR 2017
3/23/17 - 3/26/17 Big Ears Festival, Knoxville TN, USA 3/30/17 - 4/2/17 DRILL Festival/The Echo, Los Angeles CA, USA 4/6/17 The Grand Social, Dublin, Ireland 4/7/17 Black Box, Belfast, United Kingdom 4/9/17 Full Moon Club, Cardiff, United Kingdom 4/10/17 Phoenix. Exeter. United Kingdom 4/11/17 The Bullingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom 4/12/17 The Green Door Store, Brighton, United Kingdom 4/14/17 The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom 4/15/17 The Crescent, York, United Kingdom 4/17/17 CCA, Glasgow, United Kingdom 4/18/17 Soup Kitchen, Manchester, United Kingdom 4/19/17 The Sage 2, Gateshead, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom 4/20/17 Moth Club, London , United Kingdom 4/21/17 The Lantern, Bristol, United Kingdom 2/22/17 The Winchester, Bournemouth, United Kingdom 2/29/17 Motoki, Cologne, Germany 5/1/17 Kulturpalast Linden, Hannover, Germany5/2/17 Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany5/3/17 Nachtasyl, Hamburg, Germany5/4/17 Merlin, Stuttgart, Germany5/5/17 Worm, Rotterdam, Netherlands5/6/17 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands5/9/17 Le Biplan, Lille, France5/10/17 Espace B, Paris, France5/12/17 Lieu Unique, Nantes, France5/13/17 Le Manege, Lorient, France5/14/17 MV Festival, Dijon, France5/17/17 Les Bains douches, Besancon, France5/18/17 Sonic, Lyon, France5/19/17 Neubad Club, Luzern, Switzerland 5/22/17 Bodega, Nottingham, United Kingdom
5/23/17 The Musician, Leicester, United Kingdom
5/24/17 The Junction 2, Cambridge, United Kingdom
5/25/17 Shop Front Theatre, Coventry, United Kingdom
5/26/17 The Continental Pub, Preston, United Kingdom
5/27/17 South Street Arts Centre, Reading, United Kingdom
9/20/17 - 9/23/17 International Festival Of Psychedelia, Liverpool, United KingdomLaetitia Sadier Source Ensemble Online:
Pre Order- http://www.dragcity.com/products/find-me-finding-youDrag City- http://www.dragcity.com/artists/laetitia-sadier-source-ensemble
iTunes-http://geni.us/LaetitiaiTUNESAmazon-http://geni.us/laetitiaamazon
FIND ME FINDING YOU IS OUT MARCH 24TH! WATCH "LOVE CAPTIVE" HERE!
Find Me Finding You
, the forthcoming album from the Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble, is bound to be a deeply appreciated expression when it drops on March 24th - not only does it present a fusion of new and familiar collaborative elements that strike the ear with scintillating freshness, but the songs that are sung survey all the energies that are surging athwart the globe in these troubled times. In Laetitia's experienced activist hands, these ambitious propositions and dire proclamations give inspiration to a powerful vision of a new world coming - and don't worry, one of well-considered freedom instead of walls and cages."Love Captive" is the second song shared from Find Me Finding You and the first video from the album. This duet with Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor (featuring also an expectorating cornet performance by Rob Mazurek) lends romantic voicing to a central tenet of Laetitia's Find Me Finding You thought: that, should we be responsible enough to endeavor into a world of basic incomes and open relationships, we would stand to take revolutionary strides as individuals and as a community. 21st-century flower children, leave the Dionysian model behind! Love without restrictions can be found with a principled, Appollonian approach. And after that, trade as well!
The video for "Love Captive" locates our heroine in the brutalist confines of a public amphitheater - with sheer faces of rock and concrete steps that are the site of ascent, descent and reflection for all the members of society. Laetitia looks on as bodies cross the frame, wearing coats against the cold, with the cranes of public works on the horizon. Moving from the reality of the everyday to the abstract shapes of a matching unreality, David Thayer's video finds revelation in the comparisons and contrasts. But this is only the beginning...
Don't forget - March 24th! And save these other dates below!
SPRING TOUR 2017
3/23/17 - 3/26/17 Big Ears Festival, Knoxville TN, USA 3/30/17 - 4/2/17 DRILL Festival/The Echo, Los Angeles CA, USA 4/6/17 The Grand Social, Dublin, Ireland 4/7/17 Black Box, Belfast, United Kingdom 4/9/17 Full Moon Club, Cardiff, United Kingdom 4/10/17 Phoenix. Exeter. United Kingdom 4/11/17 The Bullingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom 4/12/17 The Green Door Store, Brighton, United Kingdom 4/14/17 The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom 4/15/17 The Crescent, York, United Kingdom 4/17/17 CCA, Glasgow, United Kingdom 4/18/17 Soup Kitchen, Manchester, United Kingdom 4/19/17 The Sage 2, Gateshead, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom 4/20/17 Moth Club, London , United Kingdom 4/21/17 The Lantern, Bristol, United Kingdom 2/22/17 The Winchester, Bournemouth, United Kingdom 2/29/17 Motoki, Cologne, Germany 5/1/17 Kulturpalast Linden, Hannover, Germany5/2/17 Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany5/3/17 Nachtasyl, Hamburg, Germany5/4/17 Merlin, Stuttgart, Germany5/5/17 Worm, Rotterdam, Netherlands5/6/17 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands5/9/17 Le Biplan, Lille, France5/10/17 Espace B, Paris, France5/12/17 Lieu Unique, Nantes, France5/13/17 Le Manege, Lorient, France5/14/17 MV Festival, Dijon, France5/17/17 Les Bains douches, Besancon, France5/18/17 Sonic, Lyon, France5/19/17 Neubad Club, Luzern, Switzerland 5/22/17 Bodega, Nottingham, United Kingdom
5/23/17 The Musician, Leicester, United Kingdom
5/24/17 The Junction 2, Cambridge, United Kingdom
5/25/17 Shop Front Theatre, Coventry, United Kingdom
5/26/17 The Continental Pub, Preston, United Kingdom
5/27/17 South Street Arts Centre, Reading, United Kingdom
9/20/17 - 9/23/17 International Festival Of Psychedelia, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble Online: Pre Order- http://www.dragcity.com/products/find-me-finding-youDrag City- http://www.dragcity.com/artists/laetitia-sadier-source-ensemble
iTunes-http://geni.us/LaetitiaiTUNESAmazon-http://geni.us/laetitiaamazon
Wax Idols Share "Deborah" (Peter Remix) with Brooklyn Vegan; American Tragic Limited Edition Cassette out This Friday via Etruscan Gold Records
Wax Idols Share "Deborah" (Peter Remix) with Brooklyn Vegan American Tragic Limited Edition Cassette out This Friday via Etruscan Gold RecordsAnnounce Tour Dates With Thursday & March Brooklyn Headline Show 
Photo Credit: Danielle Spires
Stream: "Deborah" (Peter Remix) at Brooklyn Vegan or SoundCloud
Watch: "Deborah" video at Noisey or YouTube
“It lives in a grim, melodic sweet spot between total bummer and feel-good sing-a-long, with a hook that sounds better suited for fits-pumping post-trauma than wallowing in the thick of it.” - The Fader
"I love Wax Idols; not just because vocalist Hether Fortune is such a fascinating enigma of a person with rose gold pipes, but because they make me want to dance” - Kim Kelly, Noisey
"While the sound of the band (mostly Fortune herself) is polished, like a black pearl, Fortune’s lyrics are often raw, and the emotions seem pretty close to the surface." - John Schaefer, WNYC
"Post-punk prodigies" - SPINWax Idols’ critically-acclaimed album, American Tragic, is reissued digitally and will be released on March 10 with limited edition alternate cover on purple cassette via the band’s label Etruscan Gold Records. The reissue, which can be pre-ordered at Bandcamp includes an exclusive remix of "Deborah" from the band’s own Peter Lightning. Today Brooklyn Vegan premiered the "Deborah" (Peter Remix) and is also running an extensive interview with Wax Idols' Hether Fortune which discusses the band's newly launched Etruscan Gold Records, forthcoming album Happy Ending, tour dates with Thursday and more. Read the feature and stream the "Deborah" (Peter Remix) HERE. Wax Idols have announced North American tour dates with the recently-reunited Thursday, a strong and vital pairing of groups both known for their unparalleled live performances and unique personal voices. Those voices are raised together in the current political climate, with two ultimatums: dethrone them all, and provide care and compassion for those who need it most.The upcoming tour will kick off on March 29 with a Wax Idols headlining show at Brooklyn Bazaar. Wax Idols will join Thursday in Philadelphia on March 30 at the Fillmore for a tour that will make stops in cities such as Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more. The dates with Thursday will also include performances by Touché Amoré and Basement.
About the tour, Wax Idols' Hether Fourtune says:
I started going to punk/hardcore shows when I was around 13. I saw Thursday every time they played within a 200 mile radius of my rural home in Michigan for years. My consistent & devoted presence at their shows made an impact I guess, because when I reached out to Geoff years later as an adult he remembered me. We formed a friendship & he in turn became a fan of this band. Geoff and I have a uniquely powerful bond that has seen us both through many seasons of life. I feel truly honored to know him and to have the opportunity to play to Thursday audiences — the very same audience I grew up in.
Last month, Noisey premieree of the official video for "Deborah" from American Tragic.The video was filmed in Oakland and Los Angeles produced by Omar Acosta (Stretch and Bobbito) who says, "It was great working with Hether and the rest of band. A true storyteller, each of her pieces have power behind them with a deep narrative you can feel within your soul. We wanted to stay away from the traditional glossy music video opting instead to captivate the energy at actual shows. it appears as if viewed through the eyes of a roadie or a stage-hand. The single, 'Deborah,' is real with meaning and story that is featured throughout the tour setting a foundation for more to come."
Wax Idols are a four-piece based out of Oakland, CA; their sound calls on the mutated aesthetics of varying strains of post-punk (songwriting elements from darkwave and Factory/Rough Trade pioneers, as well as the complex interplay and emotion of post-hardcore), without carbon-copying those who made these maps. Hether Fortune's powerful voice as the songwriter, arranger, producer singer and guitarist is at the center, but this makes no other member of the band a replaceable element. Their work together is what makes Wax Idols' energy these days so vital.
The band’s recent single, “Everybody Gets What They Want,” is taken from their forthcoming (and fourth) album Happy Ending, set to be released later this year. Happy Ending is a concept album exploring the posthumous consciousness of a fictional protagonist who can still fully perceive the world around herself. “In a grave, just for you,” Fortune sings with a certain slyness, exploring the abstraction & finality of death from both philosophical and personal perspectives. She also sees this album as a way to process increasing anxieties & fear within the current sociopolitical landscape. This dual theme of political anxiety and personal experience is one Fortune began exploring in seriousness on Wax Idols’ critically-acclaimed third album, American Tragic, which Pitchfork proclaimed “smartly unpacks a pretty universal experience—the sadness, nostalgia, and occasional euphoria involved in letting go of something you once cared about, even when it desperately hurts.”
Wax Idols Tour Dates:03.09: Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
03.29: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar†
03.30: Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia*
03.31: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring*
04.01: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte*
04.02: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues*
04.04: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade*
04.05: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works*
04.07: Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
04.08: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues*
04.10: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee*
04.11: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
04.12: Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre** = supporting Thursday, Touché Amoré, Basement† = w/ Pop1280, Decorum
Photo Credit: Danielle SpiresStream: "Deborah" (Peter Remix) at Brooklyn Vegan or SoundCloud
Watch: "Deborah" video at Noisey or YouTube
“It lives in a grim, melodic sweet spot between total bummer and feel-good sing-a-long, with a hook that sounds better suited for fits-pumping post-trauma than wallowing in the thick of it.” - The Fader
"I love Wax Idols; not just because vocalist Hether Fortune is such a fascinating enigma of a person with rose gold pipes, but because they make me want to dance” - Kim Kelly, Noisey
"While the sound of the band (mostly Fortune herself) is polished, like a black pearl, Fortune’s lyrics are often raw, and the emotions seem pretty close to the surface." - John Schaefer, WNYC
"Post-punk prodigies" - SPINWax Idols’ critically-acclaimed album, American Tragic, is reissued digitally and will be released on March 10 with limited edition alternate cover on purple cassette via the band’s label Etruscan Gold Records. The reissue, which can be pre-ordered at Bandcamp includes an exclusive remix of "Deborah" from the band’s own Peter Lightning. Today Brooklyn Vegan premiered the "Deborah" (Peter Remix) and is also running an extensive interview with Wax Idols' Hether Fortune which discusses the band's newly launched Etruscan Gold Records, forthcoming album Happy Ending, tour dates with Thursday and more. Read the feature and stream the "Deborah" (Peter Remix) HERE. Wax Idols have announced North American tour dates with the recently-reunited Thursday, a strong and vital pairing of groups both known for their unparalleled live performances and unique personal voices. Those voices are raised together in the current political climate, with two ultimatums: dethrone them all, and provide care and compassion for those who need it most.The upcoming tour will kick off on March 29 with a Wax Idols headlining show at Brooklyn Bazaar. Wax Idols will join Thursday in Philadelphia on March 30 at the Fillmore for a tour that will make stops in cities such as Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more. The dates with Thursday will also include performances by Touché Amoré and Basement.
About the tour, Wax Idols' Hether Fourtune says:
I started going to punk/hardcore shows when I was around 13. I saw Thursday every time they played within a 200 mile radius of my rural home in Michigan for years. My consistent & devoted presence at their shows made an impact I guess, because when I reached out to Geoff years later as an adult he remembered me. We formed a friendship & he in turn became a fan of this band. Geoff and I have a uniquely powerful bond that has seen us both through many seasons of life. I feel truly honored to know him and to have the opportunity to play to Thursday audiences — the very same audience I grew up in.
Last month, Noisey premieree of the official video for "Deborah" from American Tragic.The video was filmed in Oakland and Los Angeles produced by Omar Acosta (Stretch and Bobbito) who says, "It was great working with Hether and the rest of band. A true storyteller, each of her pieces have power behind them with a deep narrative you can feel within your soul. We wanted to stay away from the traditional glossy music video opting instead to captivate the energy at actual shows. it appears as if viewed through the eyes of a roadie or a stage-hand. The single, 'Deborah,' is real with meaning and story that is featured throughout the tour setting a foundation for more to come."
Wax Idols are a four-piece based out of Oakland, CA; their sound calls on the mutated aesthetics of varying strains of post-punk (songwriting elements from darkwave and Factory/Rough Trade pioneers, as well as the complex interplay and emotion of post-hardcore), without carbon-copying those who made these maps. Hether Fortune's powerful voice as the songwriter, arranger, producer singer and guitarist is at the center, but this makes no other member of the band a replaceable element. Their work together is what makes Wax Idols' energy these days so vital.
The band’s recent single, “Everybody Gets What They Want,” is taken from their forthcoming (and fourth) album Happy Ending, set to be released later this year. Happy Ending is a concept album exploring the posthumous consciousness of a fictional protagonist who can still fully perceive the world around herself. “In a grave, just for you,” Fortune sings with a certain slyness, exploring the abstraction & finality of death from both philosophical and personal perspectives. She also sees this album as a way to process increasing anxieties & fear within the current sociopolitical landscape. This dual theme of political anxiety and personal experience is one Fortune began exploring in seriousness on Wax Idols’ critically-acclaimed third album, American Tragic, which Pitchfork proclaimed “smartly unpacks a pretty universal experience—the sadness, nostalgia, and occasional euphoria involved in letting go of something you once cared about, even when it desperately hurts.”
Wax Idols Tour Dates:03.09: Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club03.29: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar†
03.30: Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia*
03.31: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring*
04.01: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte*
04.02: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues*
04.04: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade*
04.05: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works*
04.07: Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
04.08: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues*
04.10: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee*
04.11: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
04.12: Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre** = supporting Thursday, Touché Amoré, Basement† = w/ Pop1280, Decorum
March 6, 2017
GONJASUFI ‘YOUR MAKER’ REMIXED BY DADDY G OF MASSIVE ATTACK
GONJASUFI 
‘YOUR MAKER’ REMIXED BY DADDY G OF MASSIVE ATTACKMassive Attack’s Daddy G has provided a chromatic rework of Gonjasufi’s paranoia-driven ‘Your Maker’. Listen to the track and download it for free below.‘Your Maker’ originally appeared on Gonjasufi’s album ‘CALLUS’. Speaking on the collaboration, Gonjasufi said "I'm beyond honored! Massive attack remains 1 of the most influential groups of all time! & w/o their records their would be no 'Gonjasufi'”.GONJASUFI – ‘YOUR MAKER (DADDY G REMIX):
FREE DOWNLOAD BLEEP STREAM
Italy's SOVIET SOVIET debut new video - share SXSW schedule - 'Endless' out now on felte
SOVIET SOVIET
Share New Video "Endless Beauty"Endless Out Now on felte
Touring West Coast Now - SXSW Shows Confirmed
RIYL: Joy Division, The Soft Moon, Wire, Eagulls
Watch / Share: "Endless Beauty" via YouTubeItalian trio Soviet Soviet take a broad, fresh view of the post-punk genre, ignoring timestamps and geographic restrictions to assemble a specimen uniquely theirs. Today they share new video "Endless Beauty" which debuted over at Brooklyn Vegan. Italian Director Giulio Letizi blended what looks to be 60's stock footage along with live footage of the band to create what he calls a colorful surfing experience.
The bands explains, "We love this concept and these images complementing our music. We shot the live images of the band inside an old cinema where we are from in Pesaro, Italy. 'Endless Beauty' reminds us of this kind of imagery - the beach, the surfers and days at the beach. We live in a coast city and love the sea."
Soviet Soviet have announced tour dates in North America which includes a stop in Austin for their label's SxSw festival showcase, felte, who is co-presenting with Part Time Punks. The showcase features labelmates Sextile and Houses of Heaven and classic bands like Modern English, James Chance & The Contortions and more - full list of dates here:
3.08 Seattle, WA - Kremwerk3.09 Seattle, WA - KEXP Session (9AM PST)3.09 Seattle, WA @ Lo-Fi3.11 Long Beach, CA - 4th St. Vine3.12 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (Part Time Punks) 3.14 Austin, TX - Barracuda (SxSw Festival @ Felte Label + Part Time Punks Showcase) ^3.15 Austin, TX - SxSw Festival @ Numero 28 (Acoustic)3.16 Austin, TX - SxSw Festival
^ w/ Sextile, Houses of Heaven, Modern English, James Chance & The Contortions, Froth, Cosmonauts, Potty Mouth, Creepoids, Suburban Living, Terminal A, Tennis System
"put the punk back into post-punk...you won't know whether to pump your clenched fist in punk triumph or dance the fog-laden night away." - CLRVYNT
"their best material yet...a kinetic kick of bass and percussion with a whirl of melodic guitars that quicken both pulse and limbs" - Post Punk Magazine
Press Photo:
Album Art:
Endless is the result of a very long, well thought out process marked by experimentation and innovation yet still tied to their instinctive style of interpreting and performing music. It's an intense story, one that is marked by purity and which talks of the past - an introspective, personal learning experience - a moment of reflection as well as a metamorphosis and a new beginning in life.
Listen To Endless in full via Soundcloud | Spotify
Nicole Atkins unites with Single Lock Records, New album coming in 2017
NICOLE ATKINS UNITES WITH SINGLE LOCK RECORDS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE, COMING IN 2017 MULTIPLE SXSW APPEARANANCES WILL SHOWCASE NEW SONGS COLLECTION RECORDED WITH PRODUCERS NILE CITY SOUND IN FORT WORTH, TX LIVE DATES SLATED THROUGH THE SPRING,INCLUDING HEADLINE SHOWS AND MAY TOUR SUPPORTING OLD 97'S
NEW YORK, NY - Nicole Atkins has announced her signing with the Florence, AL-based Single Lock Records. The acclaimed singer-songwriter is currently preparing her much-anticipated label debut, GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE, recorded with Fort Worth, TX's Nile City Sound, a.k.a. producers Austin Jenkins, Josh Block, and Chris Vivion (Leon Bridges-), with additional mixing by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). Atkins' fourth studio recording and first full-length release in nearly three years, GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE will arrive later this year - please visit www.nicoleatkins.com for regular updates. Single Lock Records is an independent record label based in Florence/Muscle Shoals, AL. Founded in 2013, Single Lock shot to international notoriety with releases from St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Dylan LeBlanc, Donnie Fritts and label co-founder John Paul White. "Nicole's reputation speaks for itself, but we believe this record sets the stage for even bigger things in an already remarkable career," says Single Lock label manager Reed Watson. "Nicole is a talented artist who is just finding her voice and we are excited about her future. The fact that a New Jersey girl fits so well in our Muscle Shoals home reminds us that the world is a lot bigger than our little corner. We're proud to have her on board at Single Lock Records."
GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE, a vintage soul album inspired legendary artists like Dusty Springfield, Candi Staton, Roy Orbison and Janis Joplin, was first heralded last November with the release of "A Little Crazy," available now on Spotify, iTunes and Bandcamp. Co-written with Chris Isaak, the track premiered via Brooklyn Vegan, which hailed it as "a delicate, soulful ballad." In addition, Atkins's stellar live performance of "A Little Crazy" was an undisputed highlight of Oscar® winner Cameron Crowe's 2016 Showtime series, Roadies.
Atkins will celebrate GOODNIGHT, RHONDA LEE and her new relationship with Single Lock Records with a wide-ranging run of live dates, beginning next week with a much anticipated show at Fort Worth, TX's Shipping and Receiving Bar, set for Monday, March 13th. Additional dates include a series of showcase performances at Austin, TX's South By Southwest (SXSW), a May run supporting Old 97's, and festival performances at such annual gatherings at Hunter Mountain, NY's Mountain Jam (June 17th). For updates and ticket availability, please visitwww.nicoleatkins.com/tour.
NICOLE AKINS - ON TOUR 2017 MARCH13 - Fort Worth, TX - Shipping and Receiving Bar15 - Austin, TX - Shake Up @ Weather Up (Single Lock Showcase) *15 - Austin, TX - The Parish *17 - Austin, TX - NoiseTrade & PledgeMusic Present Frye Days *17 - Austin, TX - The Beehive * APRIL5 - Brooklyn, NY - Relix Presents: Brooklyn Is The Band MAY1 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall2 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer3 - Asbury Park, NJ - Wonder Bar4 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair5 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair6 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza7 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theater8 - Buffalo, NY - The Tralf9 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom11 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary12 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall13 - Springfield, IL - Boondocks Pub16 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall17 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall JUNE17 - Hunter Mountain, NY - Mountain Jam 2017 * South By Southwest (SXSW)+ w/Old 97's www.nicoleatkins.com
elbow Announce North American Tour For The Fall. Tickets On-Sale Friday
ELBOW TO RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA WITH FALL TOURTICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY!
"LITTLE FICTIONS" OUT NOW
WATCH
"GENTLE STORM"
elbow announced today they will be making a much welcomed return to North American shores with a two-week live tour starting on the east coast on Wednesday, November 1st in Boston and winding up west in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 15th. For a full list of dates, see below. Tickets go on-sale Friday, March 10th and can be purchased via www.elbow.co.uk
Last month, the Manchester band released their seventh studio album “Little Fictions” to widespread critical acclaim. Praised for their “rich, sweeping rock songs about melancholy and love” by Pitchfork and considered by The Associated Press as “the best (album) they've made in years,” elbow will be bringing their legendary live performance, this incredible album and previous fan favorites to life in 11-cities across North America this fall.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
11/01 – Paradise Club – Boston, MA
11/02 – Webster Hall – New York City, NY
11/03 – Webster Hall – New York City, NY
11/04 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C
11/06 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
11/07 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
11/08 – The Vic – Chicago, IL
11/10 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
11/11 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
11/13 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
11/14 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
11/16 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
For tickets, go to: www.elbow.co.uk
Dawes- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 9th
DAWES TO APPEAR ON THE LATE SHOW WITH
STEPHEN COLBERT ON MARCH 9TH
NEW DATES ADDED TO “AN EVENING WITH DAWES” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE OUT NOW
“Taylor Goldsmith, Dawes’ been honed to a cutting edge, Goldsmith and his band have crafted their most ambitious record to date."
“Through travelogues, story-songs and a literary quality tha's songwriter and singer, deploys
vocabulary with precision...”
Dawes will appear on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 9th, ahead of their sold-out New York City Beacon Theatre show on March 10th. The band will perform their latest single, “Roll With The Punches,” off their critically acclaimed album, We’re All Gonna Die. The episode will air on March 9th at 11:35 PM ET on CBS.
Dawes has also expanded the “An Evening With Dawes” North American tour, adding headlining dates in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, & Athens, and festival dates at Montreal’s Osheaga Music Festival, Cleveland’s Laurelive Festival, Somerset’s Master Musician's Festival & Memphis’s Beale Street Music Festival. Additionally, the group will open for Elvis Costello on June 17thin Canandaigua, NY. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Read more about the tour in an interview with singer-songwriter, Taylor Goldsmith, atBillboard.
On Valentine’s Day, Dawes premiered their video for “Roll With The Punches,” featuring Mandy Moore and directed by Dan Henry (Kurt Vile, Jack White), via Entertainment Weekly . In the video, Moore and Taylor Goldsmith, Dawes’s front man, star as a couple in the throes of a breakup. Watch the new video for “Roll With The Punches” here. On the same day, as a surprise gift to fans, Dawes released their streaming-only live album, We’re All Gonna Live . The band recorded the fifteen-song release during the first four shows on their current, “An Evening With Dawes” tour, and it contains live versions of audience favorites and new originals including ‘When The Tequila Runs Out,” “Roll With The Punches,” “One of Us,” “Things Happen,” and “All Your Favorite Bands.” We’re All Gonna Live plays off the title of Dawes’ critically acclaimed studio album, 2016’s We’re All Gonna Die, and the album’s cover features a phone number that fans can call to leave a message for the band while they are on the road. The album is available to stream on all digital platforms here.
Dawes consists of Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber (bass), Griffin Goldsmith (drums, vocals, percussion) and Lee Pardini (keyboards, vocals). Dawes has toured extensively playing headline shows worldwide and major festival appearances including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and Newport Folk Festival. Recently, they have toured with My Morning Jacket, Bob Dylan, Mumford and Sons, Conor Oberst and Jackson Browne.
“AN EVENING WITH DAWES” LIVE TOUR DATES– Tickets at http://dawestheband.com/tour
March 7 /// Wilmington, DE /// The Grand Opera House
March 8 /// Washington, DC /// Lincoln Theatre (SOLD OUT)
March 10 /// New York, NY /// Beacon Theatre (SOLD OUT)
March 11 /// Boston, MA /// Orpheum
March 12 /// Hartford, CT /// Infinity Hall
March 14 /// Northampton, MA /// Academy of Music Theatre
March 15 /// Ithaca, NY /// State Theater
March 17 /// Toronto, ON /// The Opera House
March 18 /// Kalamazoo, MI /// State Theatre
March 19 /// Indianapolis, IN /// The Vogue
March 21 /// Tulsa, OK /// Cain's Ballroom
March 22 /// Santa Fe, NM /// Lensic Performing Arts Center
March 23 /// Flagstaff, AZ /// Orpheum Theater
April 1 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 21 /// Louisville, KY /// The Brown Theatre
April 22 /// Lynchburg, VA /// Lynchstock Festival *
April 23 /// Charleston, SC /// High Water Festival*
April 25 /// Asheville, NC /// Orange Peel
April 26 /// Knoxville, TN /// Bijou Theatre
April 28 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium
April 29 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium
April 30 /// Chattanooga, TN /// Revelry Room
May 2 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
May 3 /// Charlotte, NC /// Fillmore
May 5 /// Athens, GA /// Georgia Theatre
May 6 /// Memphis, TN /// Beale Street Music Festival*
May 7 /// New Orleans, LA /// Jazz & Heritage Festival*
June 10 /// Philadelphia, PA /// The Fillmore
June 11 ///Akron, OH /// LaureLive Music Festival*
June 13 /// Baltimore, MD /// Baltimore Soundstage
June 14 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel
June 16 /// Port Chester, NY /// Capitol Theatre
June 17 /// Canandaigua, NY /// CMAC (with Elvis Costello)
July 8 /// Somerset, KY/// Master Musician's Festival*
August 4/// Montreal, QC, Canada /// Osheaga Festival*
*Festival Date
(More Dates To Be Announced)
STEPHEN COLBERT ON MARCH 9TH
NEW DATES ADDED TO “AN EVENING WITH DAWES” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE OUT NOW
“Taylor Goldsmith, Dawes’ been honed to a cutting edge, Goldsmith and his band have crafted their most ambitious record to date."“Through travelogues, story-songs and a literary quality tha's songwriter and singer, deploys
vocabulary with precision...”
Dawes will appear on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 9th, ahead of their sold-out New York City Beacon Theatre show on March 10th. The band will perform their latest single, “Roll With The Punches,” off their critically acclaimed album, We’re All Gonna Die. The episode will air on March 9th at 11:35 PM ET on CBS.
Dawes has also expanded the “An Evening With Dawes” North American tour, adding headlining dates in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, & Athens, and festival dates at Montreal’s Osheaga Music Festival, Cleveland’s Laurelive Festival, Somerset’s Master Musician's Festival & Memphis’s Beale Street Music Festival. Additionally, the group will open for Elvis Costello on June 17thin Canandaigua, NY. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Read more about the tour in an interview with singer-songwriter, Taylor Goldsmith, atBillboard.
On Valentine’s Day, Dawes premiered their video for “Roll With The Punches,” featuring Mandy Moore and directed by Dan Henry (Kurt Vile, Jack White), via Entertainment Weekly . In the video, Moore and Taylor Goldsmith, Dawes’s front man, star as a couple in the throes of a breakup. Watch the new video for “Roll With The Punches” here. On the same day, as a surprise gift to fans, Dawes released their streaming-only live album, We’re All Gonna Live . The band recorded the fifteen-song release during the first four shows on their current, “An Evening With Dawes” tour, and it contains live versions of audience favorites and new originals including ‘When The Tequila Runs Out,” “Roll With The Punches,” “One of Us,” “Things Happen,” and “All Your Favorite Bands.” We’re All Gonna Live plays off the title of Dawes’ critically acclaimed studio album, 2016’s We’re All Gonna Die, and the album’s cover features a phone number that fans can call to leave a message for the band while they are on the road. The album is available to stream on all digital platforms here.
Dawes consists of Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber (bass), Griffin Goldsmith (drums, vocals, percussion) and Lee Pardini (keyboards, vocals). Dawes has toured extensively playing headline shows worldwide and major festival appearances including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and Newport Folk Festival. Recently, they have toured with My Morning Jacket, Bob Dylan, Mumford and Sons, Conor Oberst and Jackson Browne.
“AN EVENING WITH DAWES” LIVE TOUR DATES– Tickets at http://dawestheband.com/tour
March 7 /// Wilmington, DE /// The Grand Opera House
March 8 /// Washington, DC /// Lincoln Theatre (SOLD OUT)
March 10 /// New York, NY /// Beacon Theatre (SOLD OUT)
March 11 /// Boston, MA /// Orpheum
March 12 /// Hartford, CT /// Infinity Hall
March 14 /// Northampton, MA /// Academy of Music Theatre
March 15 /// Ithaca, NY /// State Theater
March 17 /// Toronto, ON /// The Opera House
March 18 /// Kalamazoo, MI /// State Theatre
March 19 /// Indianapolis, IN /// The Vogue
March 21 /// Tulsa, OK /// Cain's Ballroom
March 22 /// Santa Fe, NM /// Lensic Performing Arts Center
March 23 /// Flagstaff, AZ /// Orpheum Theater
April 1 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 21 /// Louisville, KY /// The Brown Theatre
April 22 /// Lynchburg, VA /// Lynchstock Festival *
April 23 /// Charleston, SC /// High Water Festival*
April 25 /// Asheville, NC /// Orange Peel
April 26 /// Knoxville, TN /// Bijou Theatre
April 28 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium
April 29 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium
April 30 /// Chattanooga, TN /// Revelry Room
May 2 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
May 3 /// Charlotte, NC /// Fillmore
May 5 /// Athens, GA /// Georgia Theatre
May 6 /// Memphis, TN /// Beale Street Music Festival*
May 7 /// New Orleans, LA /// Jazz & Heritage Festival*
June 10 /// Philadelphia, PA /// The Fillmore
June 11 ///Akron, OH /// LaureLive Music Festival*
June 13 /// Baltimore, MD /// Baltimore Soundstage
June 14 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel
June 16 /// Port Chester, NY /// Capitol Theatre
June 17 /// Canandaigua, NY /// CMAC (with Elvis Costello)
July 8 /// Somerset, KY/// Master Musician's Festival*
August 4/// Montreal, QC, Canada /// Osheaga Festival*
*Festival Date
(More Dates To Be Announced)
Girlpool sign to Anti- Records, release "123" video; 'Powerplant' out 5/12
GIRLPOOL SIGN TO ANTI- RECORDS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, POWERPLANT, OUT MAY 12TH
RELEASE "123" VIDEO
ANNOUNCE 2017 TOUR DATES
Photo Credit: Molly Matalon
Today, Girlpool have announced that they've signed to Anti- Records and released a video for "123," the lead single from Powerplant, the long-awaited follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed debut.The FADER, who recently featured Girlpool on their magazine cover, are saying it "hits like a bag of bricks; it's proof of the specific magic that happens when their voices come together." Powerplant is available for pre-order now and due out via ANTI- Records on May 12th.
The band has also announced a full US tour. All dates below.
WATCH THE "123" VIDEO
TOUR DATES:5/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom5/24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel5/25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios5/26 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos5/27 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore5/31 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry6/1 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill6/2 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle6/4 - Detroit, MI @ El Club6/5 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern6/6 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB6/7 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall6/9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw6/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer6/11 - Washington, DC @ Rock + Roll Hotel6/13 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook6/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell Stage)6/15 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic6/16 - Houston, TX @ Walter's6/17- Austin, TX @ Barracuda6/20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge6/21 - San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe6/22 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
PRAISE FOR GIRLPOOL: "Raw, minimal, yet emotionally fierce... loaded with moments of offhand intimacy and caustic wit." - Rolling Stone
"Brims with a mysterious power, a charged and palpable sense of hope and awe." - Pitchfork
"When Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker harmonize, it's like a lightning bolt to the gut." - NPR
"The rawness and vulnerability of their lyrics, combined with their social and political consciousness, both transcend and reflect their youth." - Grantland
"It almost doesn't matter what they're singing about. The sound of their voices together contains it all."- NY Times
"Equal parts radical and sentimental... bristles with the crackling, wistful energy of change and approaching adulthood." - LA Times
ABOUT GIRLPOOL:Life has been a whirl for Girlpool since the release of their acclaimed 2015 debut Before the World Was Big. Shortly before the record came out, Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker relocated from their hometown of Los Angeles all the way across the country to Philadelphia, where they quickly became embedded in the local D.I.Y. scene. "Before BTWWB, I was just out of high school, living in my old neighborhood," recalls Cleo Tucker. "Then we started touring in a way we'd never done before. I really started to experience the duality that was beginning to exist in my life: tour/not on tour." After a chaotic and informative year spent floating around the East Coast, both bandmates moved home to California at the start of 2017. Girlpool have been seemingly everywhere at once, exploring all the world's offerings with open minds and notebooks. All the lessons they learned, about the earth and about themselves, are gathered together in their sophomore record and ANTI- debut, Powerplant. Over 10 days in August 2016, Girlpool holed up at Los Angeles' Comp-ny studios to record and mixPowerplant with Drew Fischer. For the first time, Harmony and Cleo were joined by a third performer, drummer Miles Wintner, a friend who easily meshed with the tightknit duo. The decision to add percussion came as a natural decision for Harmony and Cleo; "Cleo and I just were driving down the New Jersey turnpike when she mentioned that it might be exciting to expand our sound for the new songs," says Harmony. "The songs we were writing had the potential of getting really climactic," adds Cleo. "I think percussion adds a new part of the musical dynamic that we want to explore."Girlpool's eagerness to evolve should come as no surprise; in the same way that there were little traces of their self-titled EP on BTWWB, on Powerplant, the pair shed their old skins with more eagerness than before. "In some ways I feel more courageous and mature and in other ways I feel smaller and softer, sometimes even more fragile than ever," says Harmony, adding that while the inner self is always changing, ultimately the end is a closer self-truth. The 12 tracks that compose Powerplant grow and burn with greater fire than the duo have possessed heretofore. Both bandmates were heavily inspired by Elliott Smith, the Cranberries, the Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Arthur Russell, and Graham Nash; the influence of each appear in the record's deliberate and intricate guitar work ("Fast Dust," "She Goes By") as well as its embrace of dissonant noise ("Corner Store," "Soup"). Though they were living apart for most of the writing process, the pair still managed to write all but four songs together, another testament to their dedication to Girlpool and each other. Now 21 and 20, Harmony and Cleo confront projections, despondency, apathy, romanticization, love, and heartbreak with a more devastating emotional pragmatism than before. "Looking pretty at the wall is my mistake in love installed/While the moth doesn't talk but in the dress the holes you saw," they sing on opener "123," perfectly refracting the truth. More humorous (but still heavily symbolic) lines are delivered with equal poignancy, like Harmony's disclaimer on "It Gets More Blue," "The nihilist tells you that nothing is true/I said I faked global warming just to get close to you." Both bandmates believe that radical vulnerability and honesty are essential to discovering oneself. "I see vulnerable softness as a place where the honest self can come forward," Cleo explains, saying that on Powerplant, Girlpool aimed for sincere expression. "As a society I feel that we perceive softness and vulnerability as traits that are 'weak,' and people emotionally disconnect themselves in order to avoid going through everything they feel," Harmony adds. "I think what is most important right now is empathy, and in order to have empathy we must first feel what we, ourselves, feel." Perhaps what really makes Powerplant a home run is that Girlpool understand exactly how to use their incisive lyrics, soft textures, hushed harmonies, and soaring hooks for maximum emotional impact. In these moments, when Harmony and Cleo's voices join together to deliver transcendent transmissions straight from their hearts, Girlpool become a league of their own.
GIRLPOOL POWERPLANT ANTI- RECORDSMAY 12, 2017 PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM
1. 1232. Sleepless3. Corner Store4. Your Heart5. Kiss And Burn6. Fast Dust7. Powerplant8. High Rise9. Soup10. She Goes By11. It Gets More Blue12. Static Somewhere
GIRLPOOL
ANTI- RECORDS
RELEASE "123" VIDEO
ANNOUNCE 2017 TOUR DATES
Photo Credit: Molly MatalonToday, Girlpool have announced that they've signed to Anti- Records and released a video for "123," the lead single from Powerplant, the long-awaited follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed debut.The FADER, who recently featured Girlpool on their magazine cover, are saying it "hits like a bag of bricks; it's proof of the specific magic that happens when their voices come together." Powerplant is available for pre-order now and due out via ANTI- Records on May 12th.
The band has also announced a full US tour. All dates below.
WATCH THE "123" VIDEO
TOUR DATES:5/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom5/24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel5/25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios5/26 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos5/27 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore5/31 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry6/1 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill6/2 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle6/4 - Detroit, MI @ El Club6/5 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern6/6 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB6/7 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall6/9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw6/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer6/11 - Washington, DC @ Rock + Roll Hotel6/13 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook6/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell Stage)6/15 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic6/16 - Houston, TX @ Walter's6/17- Austin, TX @ Barracuda6/20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge6/21 - San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe6/22 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
PRAISE FOR GIRLPOOL: "Raw, minimal, yet emotionally fierce... loaded with moments of offhand intimacy and caustic wit." - Rolling Stone
"Brims with a mysterious power, a charged and palpable sense of hope and awe." - Pitchfork
"When Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker harmonize, it's like a lightning bolt to the gut." - NPR
"The rawness and vulnerability of their lyrics, combined with their social and political consciousness, both transcend and reflect their youth." - Grantland
"It almost doesn't matter what they're singing about. The sound of their voices together contains it all."- NY Times
"Equal parts radical and sentimental... bristles with the crackling, wistful energy of change and approaching adulthood." - LA Times
ABOUT GIRLPOOL:Life has been a whirl for Girlpool since the release of their acclaimed 2015 debut Before the World Was Big. Shortly before the record came out, Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker relocated from their hometown of Los Angeles all the way across the country to Philadelphia, where they quickly became embedded in the local D.I.Y. scene. "Before BTWWB, I was just out of high school, living in my old neighborhood," recalls Cleo Tucker. "Then we started touring in a way we'd never done before. I really started to experience the duality that was beginning to exist in my life: tour/not on tour." After a chaotic and informative year spent floating around the East Coast, both bandmates moved home to California at the start of 2017. Girlpool have been seemingly everywhere at once, exploring all the world's offerings with open minds and notebooks. All the lessons they learned, about the earth and about themselves, are gathered together in their sophomore record and ANTI- debut, Powerplant. Over 10 days in August 2016, Girlpool holed up at Los Angeles' Comp-ny studios to record and mixPowerplant with Drew Fischer. For the first time, Harmony and Cleo were joined by a third performer, drummer Miles Wintner, a friend who easily meshed with the tightknit duo. The decision to add percussion came as a natural decision for Harmony and Cleo; "Cleo and I just were driving down the New Jersey turnpike when she mentioned that it might be exciting to expand our sound for the new songs," says Harmony. "The songs we were writing had the potential of getting really climactic," adds Cleo. "I think percussion adds a new part of the musical dynamic that we want to explore."Girlpool's eagerness to evolve should come as no surprise; in the same way that there were little traces of their self-titled EP on BTWWB, on Powerplant, the pair shed their old skins with more eagerness than before. "In some ways I feel more courageous and mature and in other ways I feel smaller and softer, sometimes even more fragile than ever," says Harmony, adding that while the inner self is always changing, ultimately the end is a closer self-truth. The 12 tracks that compose Powerplant grow and burn with greater fire than the duo have possessed heretofore. Both bandmates were heavily inspired by Elliott Smith, the Cranberries, the Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Arthur Russell, and Graham Nash; the influence of each appear in the record's deliberate and intricate guitar work ("Fast Dust," "She Goes By") as well as its embrace of dissonant noise ("Corner Store," "Soup"). Though they were living apart for most of the writing process, the pair still managed to write all but four songs together, another testament to their dedication to Girlpool and each other. Now 21 and 20, Harmony and Cleo confront projections, despondency, apathy, romanticization, love, and heartbreak with a more devastating emotional pragmatism than before. "Looking pretty at the wall is my mistake in love installed/While the moth doesn't talk but in the dress the holes you saw," they sing on opener "123," perfectly refracting the truth. More humorous (but still heavily symbolic) lines are delivered with equal poignancy, like Harmony's disclaimer on "It Gets More Blue," "The nihilist tells you that nothing is true/I said I faked global warming just to get close to you." Both bandmates believe that radical vulnerability and honesty are essential to discovering oneself. "I see vulnerable softness as a place where the honest self can come forward," Cleo explains, saying that on Powerplant, Girlpool aimed for sincere expression. "As a society I feel that we perceive softness and vulnerability as traits that are 'weak,' and people emotionally disconnect themselves in order to avoid going through everything they feel," Harmony adds. "I think what is most important right now is empathy, and in order to have empathy we must first feel what we, ourselves, feel." Perhaps what really makes Powerplant a home run is that Girlpool understand exactly how to use their incisive lyrics, soft textures, hushed harmonies, and soaring hooks for maximum emotional impact. In these moments, when Harmony and Cleo's voices join together to deliver transcendent transmissions straight from their hearts, Girlpool become a league of their own.
GIRLPOOL POWERPLANT ANTI- RECORDSMAY 12, 2017 PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM
1. 1232. Sleepless3. Corner Store4. Your Heart5. Kiss And Burn6. Fast Dust7. Powerplant8. High Rise9. Soup10. She Goes By11. It Gets More Blue12. Static Somewhere
GIRLPOOL
ANTI- RECORDS
