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January 31, 2017
BOB DYLAN'S FIRST THREE-DISC ALBUM - TRIPLICATE - SET FOR MARCH 31 RELEASE; COLLECTION TO FEATURE 30 BRAND NEW RECORDINGS OF CLASSIC AMERICAN SONGS
BOB DYLAN’S FIRST THREE-DISC ALBUM – TRIPLICATE - SET FOR
MARCH 31 RELEASE
COLLECTION TO FEATURE 30 BRAND NEW RECORDINGS OF
CLASSIC AMERICAN SONGS
Each disc to be presented in a thematically-arranged 10-song sequence, illuminating compositions from great American songwriters interpreted by Dylan through his artistry
as a vocalist, arranger and bandleader.
(Columbia Records; New York, NY; January 31, 2017) A three-disc studio album from Bob Dylan, Triplicate, will be released on March 31, featuring 30 brand-new recordings of classic American tunes and marking the first triple-length set of the artist’s illustrious career. With each disc individually titled and presented in a thematically-arranged 10-song sequence, Triplicateshowcases Dylan’s unique and much-lauded talents as a vocalist, arranger and bandleader on 30 compositions by some of music’s most lauded and influential songwriters. The Jack Frost-produced album is the 38th studio set from Bob Dylan and marks the first new music from the artist since Fallen Angels, which was released in early 2016.
Triplicate will be simultaneously released in several configurations, including a 3-CD 8-Panel Digipak (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateCD), a 3-LP vinyl set (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateLP) and a 3-LP Deluxe Vinyl Limited Edition packaged in a numbered case (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateDeluxe). Triplicate is also available for pre-order on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateiT), and one of its recordings, “I Could Have Told You,” can now be streamed via a “Vinyl Video” on YouTube (http://smarturl.it/ICouldHaveToldYou).
For Triplicate, Dylan assembled his touring band in Hollywood’s Capitol studios to record hand-chosen songs from an array of American songwriters including Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (“Once Upon A Time”), Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler (“Stormy Weather”), Harold Hupfield (“As Time Goes By”) and Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh (“The Best Is Yet To Come”). The titles of the individual discs are ‘Til The Sun Goes Down, Devil Dolls and Comin’ Home Late.
The artist’s two previous album of classic American songs, last year’s Fallen Angels and 2015’sShadows in the Night, were both worldwide hits and garnered Grammy Award nominations in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Fallen Angels achieved Top Ten debuts in more than a dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, The Netherlands and Austria, while Shadows in the Night debuted in the Top 10 in seventeen countries, with #1 debuts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Norway.
Both albums received worldwide critical acclaim, with Randy Lewis writing of Fallen Angels in The Los Angeles Times, “[Dylan] immediately liberates songs from the big band/big orchestra world from which they emerged, and in which they are most frequently revisited…. [He] reaches to the blues at the core of many of these songs. Thus, they elicit the ache of romantic yearning and loss that often gets subsumed by swelling orchestral forces, background choirs or by singers who are more focused on crafting elegant vocals than finding emotional resonance."
The Telegraph’s Neil McCormick awarded Shadows in the Night five out of five stars and described the work as "spooky, bittersweet, mesmerizingly moving [with] the best singing from Dylan in 25 years.” Jon Pareles wrote of that album in the New York Times, “Mr. Dylan presents yet another changed voice…a subdued, sustained tone….Shadows in the Night maintains its singular mood: lovesick, haunted, suspended between an inconsolable present and all the regrets of the past.”
Bob Dylan's seven previous studio albums have been universally hailed as among the best of his storied career, achieving new levels of commercial success and critical acclaim for the artist. The Platinum-selling Time Out Of Mind from 1997 earned multiple Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, while "Love and Theft" continued Dylan's Platinum streak and earned several Grammy nominations and a statue for Best Contemporary Folk album.
Modern Times, released in 2006, became one of the artist's most popular albums, selling more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and earning Dylan two more Grammys. Together Through Lifebecame the artist's first album to debut at #1 in both the U.S. and the UK, as well as in five other countries, on its way to surpassing sales of one million copies. Tempest received unanimous worldwide critical acclaim upon release and reached the Top 5 in 14 countries, while Shadows in the Night and Fallen Angels were hailed by fans and lauded by critics for Dylan’s singular interpretive artistry.
These seven releases fell within a 19-year creative span that also included the recording of an Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning composition, "Things Have Changed," from the film Wonder Boys, in 2001; a worldwide best-selling memoir, Chronicles Vol. 1, which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List, in 2004, and a Martin Scorsese-directed documentary, No Direction Home, in 2005. Bob Dylan also released his first collection of holiday standards,Christmas In The Heart, in 2009, with all of the artist's royalties from that album being donated to hunger charities around the world.
In December 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” He was a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, and was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." He was also the recipient of the Officier de la Legion d'honneur in 2013, Sweden's Polar Music Award in 2000, Doctorates from the University of St. Andrews and Princeton University, as well as numerous other honors.
Bob Dylan has sold more than 125 million records around the world.
The complete vinyl track listing for Triplicate is as follows. The CD sequence and track listing is identical to the vinyl version, but each disc has only one side:
Disc 1 – ‘ Til The Sun Goes DownDisc 2 – Devil Dolls Side 1: Side 1:I Guess I’ll Have to Change My PlansSeptember Of My YearsI Could Have Told YouOnce Upon A TimeStormy WeatherBraggin’As Time Goes ByImaginationHow Deep Is The OceanP.S. I Love You
Side 2:
Side 2:This Nearly Was MineThat Old FeelingIt Gets Lonely EarlyMy One and Only LoveTrade WindsThe Best Is Yet To ComeBut BeautifulHere’s That Rainy DayWhere Is The OneThere’s A Flaw In My Flue
Disc 3 – Comin’ Home Late Side 1:Day In, Day OutI Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last NightSentimental JourneySomewhere Along The WayWhen The World Was Young
Side 2:These Foolish ThingsYou Go To My HeadStardustIt’s Funny To Everyone But MeWhy Was I Born # # #
MARCH 31 RELEASE
COLLECTION TO FEATURE 30 BRAND NEW RECORDINGS OF
CLASSIC AMERICAN SONGS
Each disc to be presented in a thematically-arranged 10-song sequence, illuminating compositions from great American songwriters interpreted by Dylan through his artistryas a vocalist, arranger and bandleader.
(Columbia Records; New York, NY; January 31, 2017) A three-disc studio album from Bob Dylan, Triplicate, will be released on March 31, featuring 30 brand-new recordings of classic American tunes and marking the first triple-length set of the artist’s illustrious career. With each disc individually titled and presented in a thematically-arranged 10-song sequence, Triplicateshowcases Dylan’s unique and much-lauded talents as a vocalist, arranger and bandleader on 30 compositions by some of music’s most lauded and influential songwriters. The Jack Frost-produced album is the 38th studio set from Bob Dylan and marks the first new music from the artist since Fallen Angels, which was released in early 2016.
Triplicate will be simultaneously released in several configurations, including a 3-CD 8-Panel Digipak (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateCD), a 3-LP vinyl set (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateLP) and a 3-LP Deluxe Vinyl Limited Edition packaged in a numbered case (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateDeluxe). Triplicate is also available for pre-order on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/TriplicateiT), and one of its recordings, “I Could Have Told You,” can now be streamed via a “Vinyl Video” on YouTube (http://smarturl.it/ICouldHaveToldYou).
For Triplicate, Dylan assembled his touring band in Hollywood’s Capitol studios to record hand-chosen songs from an array of American songwriters including Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (“Once Upon A Time”), Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler (“Stormy Weather”), Harold Hupfield (“As Time Goes By”) and Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh (“The Best Is Yet To Come”). The titles of the individual discs are ‘Til The Sun Goes Down, Devil Dolls and Comin’ Home Late.
The artist’s two previous album of classic American songs, last year’s Fallen Angels and 2015’sShadows in the Night, were both worldwide hits and garnered Grammy Award nominations in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Fallen Angels achieved Top Ten debuts in more than a dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, The Netherlands and Austria, while Shadows in the Night debuted in the Top 10 in seventeen countries, with #1 debuts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Norway.
Both albums received worldwide critical acclaim, with Randy Lewis writing of Fallen Angels in The Los Angeles Times, “[Dylan] immediately liberates songs from the big band/big orchestra world from which they emerged, and in which they are most frequently revisited…. [He] reaches to the blues at the core of many of these songs. Thus, they elicit the ache of romantic yearning and loss that often gets subsumed by swelling orchestral forces, background choirs or by singers who are more focused on crafting elegant vocals than finding emotional resonance."
The Telegraph’s Neil McCormick awarded Shadows in the Night five out of five stars and described the work as "spooky, bittersweet, mesmerizingly moving [with] the best singing from Dylan in 25 years.” Jon Pareles wrote of that album in the New York Times, “Mr. Dylan presents yet another changed voice…a subdued, sustained tone….Shadows in the Night maintains its singular mood: lovesick, haunted, suspended between an inconsolable present and all the regrets of the past.”
Bob Dylan's seven previous studio albums have been universally hailed as among the best of his storied career, achieving new levels of commercial success and critical acclaim for the artist. The Platinum-selling Time Out Of Mind from 1997 earned multiple Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, while "Love and Theft" continued Dylan's Platinum streak and earned several Grammy nominations and a statue for Best Contemporary Folk album.
Modern Times, released in 2006, became one of the artist's most popular albums, selling more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and earning Dylan two more Grammys. Together Through Lifebecame the artist's first album to debut at #1 in both the U.S. and the UK, as well as in five other countries, on its way to surpassing sales of one million copies. Tempest received unanimous worldwide critical acclaim upon release and reached the Top 5 in 14 countries, while Shadows in the Night and Fallen Angels were hailed by fans and lauded by critics for Dylan’s singular interpretive artistry.
These seven releases fell within a 19-year creative span that also included the recording of an Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning composition, "Things Have Changed," from the film Wonder Boys, in 2001; a worldwide best-selling memoir, Chronicles Vol. 1, which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List, in 2004, and a Martin Scorsese-directed documentary, No Direction Home, in 2005. Bob Dylan also released his first collection of holiday standards,Christmas In The Heart, in 2009, with all of the artist's royalties from that album being donated to hunger charities around the world.
In December 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” He was a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, and was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." He was also the recipient of the Officier de la Legion d'honneur in 2013, Sweden's Polar Music Award in 2000, Doctorates from the University of St. Andrews and Princeton University, as well as numerous other honors.
Bob Dylan has sold more than 125 million records around the world.
The complete vinyl track listing for Triplicate is as follows. The CD sequence and track listing is identical to the vinyl version, but each disc has only one side:
Disc 1 – ‘ Til The Sun Goes DownDisc 2 – Devil Dolls Side 1: Side 1:I Guess I’ll Have to Change My PlansSeptember Of My YearsI Could Have Told YouOnce Upon A TimeStormy WeatherBraggin’As Time Goes ByImaginationHow Deep Is The OceanP.S. I Love You
Side 2:
Side 2:This Nearly Was MineThat Old FeelingIt Gets Lonely EarlyMy One and Only LoveTrade WindsThe Best Is Yet To ComeBut BeautifulHere’s That Rainy DayWhere Is The OneThere’s A Flaw In My Flue
Disc 3 – Comin’ Home Late Side 1:Day In, Day OutI Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last NightSentimental JourneySomewhere Along The WayWhen The World Was Young
Side 2:These Foolish ThingsYou Go To My HeadStardustIt’s Funny To Everyone But MeWhy Was I Born # # #
Forecastle Fest announces lineup additions
FORECASTLE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2017 LINEUP ADDITIONS Sturgill Simpson, Phantogram, Spoon,Capital Cities, Tycho,Real Estate,What So Not, K.Flay, Whitney, Classixxand more joinLCD Soundsystem, Weezer, Odesza, Cage the Elephantand others for the 15th anniversary of Forecastle Festival Tickets on Sale Now via ForecastleFest.com LOUISVILLE, KY (January 31, 2017) - The Forecastle Festival has added more than a dozen acts to its three-day music, art and activism celebration, including Kentucky's ownSturgill Simpson, electro-dream pop duo Phantogram, indie art veterans Spoon and many more. Celebrating 15 years at sea, Forecastle Festival will take place July 14-16, 2017 at the award-winning Waterfront Park, situated on 85 acres of green space with views of the Ohio River and the downtown Louisville skyline. "The 15-year anniversary of Forecastle reflects the eclectic, innovative and stimulating spirit that has propelled us forward since our humble beginnings in Louisville's Olmsted Parks," said Forecastle Founder and Captain JK McKnight. "It's a party with a purpose: a unique cross section of culture and activism, coupled with the most interesting, impactful artists you'll find anywhere in the country." After his blistering performance on Saturday Night Live, Sturgill Simpson proved to millions of viewers why his latest release, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, is a contender for Album Of The Year at this year's Grammy Awards. Fellow Grammy nominee and Forecastle addition Tycho, whose album Epoch debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Charts, also earned a nod for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Spoon returns to Forecastle Festival with the release of their ninth album Hot Thoughts,out March 17 via Matador Records, the band's first album since 2014's They Want My Soul. Also out March 17 is a new album via Domino from the indie darlings of Real Estate, titled In Mind. Additional added acts include Capital Cities, K.Flay, What So Not, Whitney, Classixx,Joseph, Chicano Batman, Jaye Jayle, Jeffrey James, Oyster Kids and *repeat repeat. The full festival lineup can be found below. General Admission weekend passes are available at ForecastleFest.com and all Ticketmaster outlets, with a limited quantity remaining at $149.50 + fees. VIP weekend passes, including front stage viewing areas, an air-conditioned lounge, branded merchandise, access to the Bourbon Lodge and more, and General Admission Plus weekend passes, with exclusive air-conditioned lounge access, a private bar and special entrance lines to the festival, are also available along with Payment Plan options for all weekend pass types. Full details can be found at ForecastleFest.com. News on late-night programming, daily tickets, bourbon lineups and more will be available in the coming months. For the latest updates from Forecastle Festival, fans can visitForecastleFest.com, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and sign up for the Forecastle newsletter. The Forecastle Festival 2017 lineup (new additions bolded) includes: LCD SoundsystemWeezerOdeszaSturgill SimpsonCage the ElephantPJ HarveyRun the JewelsNathaniel Rateliff and the Night SweatsPhantogramGRiZSpoonCapital CitiesX AmbassadorsVince StaplesNEEDTOBREATHETychoConor OberstCharles Bradley & His ExtraordinairesTeddy Abrams & FriendsModern BaseballReal EstateCashmere CatSTRFKRJudah and the LionFoxygenK.FlayWhat So NotWaka Flocka FlameWhitneyClassixxTwin LimbJosephLANYRayland BaxterGiraffageEkaliJD McPhersonCOINJohn MorelandChicano BatmanLucy DacusBeach SlangKaiydoMondo CozmoMandolin OrangeAdia VictoriaThe SheltersAaron Lee TasjanBig ThiefJack HarlowAges and AgesPellQuiet HollersFarroJaye JayleJeffrey JamesOyster Kids*repeat repeat
Sarah Bethe Nelson shares new track via She Shreds
SARAH BETHE NELSON
SHARES "OUT OF MY REACH"FROM NEW ALBUM OH, EVOLUTIONPREMIERED VIA SHE SHREDS
ADDED AS OFFICIAL ARTIST FOR SXSW 2017
OH, EVOLUTION DUE FEBRUARY 24, 2017ON BURGER RECORDS
Credit: Justin Frahm
STREAM // EMBED "OUT OF MY REACH"
"The point of [Fast Moving Clouds] is in the ways Ms. Nelson makes the songs gradually move from one definition to another, drawing your attention to its repetition or simplicity, then expanding the context or otherwise defying your expectations." - The New York Times
"Fast-Moving Clouds benefits immensely from its mid-fi, almost homemade sound,which lends weight to her inventive pop flourishes." - Pitchfork "If Nelson doesn't seem much like the self-aggrandizing type in person, she's even more
modest on record, preferring to let the listener search for the jewel of a melody
at the center of each song. With " Hazy ", that search is a pleasure." - Consequence of Sound
Sarah Bethe Nelson is excited to share " Out Of My Reach ," the newest single from her upcoming sophomore album Oh, Evolution (due February 24 on Burger Records). The premiere comes via a feature in She Shreds , who noted that Oh, Evolution "explores the evolution of love, life, relationships, and the self through sun-kissed psychedelic rock, doo wop, and bubblegum pop fused with rock fuzz and the occasional heavy riff." The track is available to stream or embed HERE , and Oh, Evolution is available for pre-order HERE .
Nelson was recently announced as an official artist at SXSW 2017, and she will be sharing a schedule of performances for this year's festival soon. More shows will also be announced in the coming months.
The poet Frank O'Hara wrote, "Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous." Think of the eight songs on Oh, Evolution, then, as the catchy beat from a '60s AM radio, driving along the sun-kissed California coast, where all sadness melts away into the ocean. You're on a road trip with Sarah Bethe Nelson, who's at the wheel, meditating on her adventures with Mission District drag queens, DIY garage rockers, beer-logged poets, and romantics. The top's down, you're feeling the warm wind across your face as you escape the claustrophobic anxiety of cosmopolitan life. It changes you; the vibrations give you clarity.
Since releasing her debut Fast-Moving Clouds on Burger Records last year, Nelson's kept her job as Mission District bartender. She's also been on the road with her band writing Oh, Evolution with her self-referential Polaroids of a local Bay Area "Sugar Factory" (a fuzzy romantic allegory, perhaps), or resolving existential turmoil with bratty simplicity, "I Don't Care," which deliciously blends '70s adult-contemporary with glossy indie-pop. Nelson's clear alto is the guiding light on the album's first track, the lead single, " Hazy ," where her gorgeously detached vocals flicker over jangling guitars that sparkle as she says, "You were lying. And I was crying." The track showcases Nelson in her natural state on this record, where melancholic lyrics are glued onto a notebook covered in glitter and primary colors. It's a departure from Fast-Moving Clouds, where the songs were reminiscent of '90s "slowcore." There's the opposite effect, too, on the track "Sugar Factory," where the sweet nostalgia in her words are clouded by fuzzed-out guitars and a brooding beat.
Juxtapositions aside, thematically, Oh, Evolution is centered on pulling back the shades on the regularity and stagnation of adulthood. It's a musical exhale by Nelson who casts the light in different directions, from the Midwestern rootsiness of Sheryl Crow on "Bright Thing," to '60s girl-group elements on "Hazy." The two ballads, "Face the Waves" and "Deadbolt" are both intensely emotional songs that deal with loss and decaying romance. It's Nelson in her preferred state on a record that's both self-aware bubblegum, and a fistful of crumbled love letters. Oh, Evolution was recorded at San Francisco's El Studio and engineered by Phil Manley.
Oh, Evolution tracklist:1.
Hazy
2. Evolution3. I Don't Care4. Sugar Factory5. Bright Thing6. Face The Waves7.
Out Of My Reach
8. Deadbolt
Sarah Bethe Nelson on Facebook Sarah Bethe Nelson on Twitter Sarah Bethe Nelson on Instagram
SHARES "OUT OF MY REACH"FROM NEW ALBUM OH, EVOLUTIONPREMIERED VIA SHE SHREDS
ADDED AS OFFICIAL ARTIST FOR SXSW 2017
OH, EVOLUTION DUE FEBRUARY 24, 2017ON BURGER RECORDS
Credit: Justin FrahmSTREAM // EMBED "OUT OF MY REACH"
"The point of [Fast Moving Clouds] is in the ways Ms. Nelson makes the songs gradually move from one definition to another, drawing your attention to its repetition or simplicity, then expanding the context or otherwise defying your expectations." - The New York Times
"Fast-Moving Clouds benefits immensely from its mid-fi, almost homemade sound,which lends weight to her inventive pop flourishes." - Pitchfork "If Nelson doesn't seem much like the self-aggrandizing type in person, she's even more
modest on record, preferring to let the listener search for the jewel of a melody
at the center of each song. With " Hazy ", that search is a pleasure." - Consequence of Sound
Sarah Bethe Nelson is excited to share " Out Of My Reach ," the newest single from her upcoming sophomore album Oh, Evolution (due February 24 on Burger Records). The premiere comes via a feature in She Shreds , who noted that Oh, Evolution "explores the evolution of love, life, relationships, and the self through sun-kissed psychedelic rock, doo wop, and bubblegum pop fused with rock fuzz and the occasional heavy riff." The track is available to stream or embed HERE , and Oh, Evolution is available for pre-order HERE .
Nelson was recently announced as an official artist at SXSW 2017, and she will be sharing a schedule of performances for this year's festival soon. More shows will also be announced in the coming months.
The poet Frank O'Hara wrote, "Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous." Think of the eight songs on Oh, Evolution, then, as the catchy beat from a '60s AM radio, driving along the sun-kissed California coast, where all sadness melts away into the ocean. You're on a road trip with Sarah Bethe Nelson, who's at the wheel, meditating on her adventures with Mission District drag queens, DIY garage rockers, beer-logged poets, and romantics. The top's down, you're feeling the warm wind across your face as you escape the claustrophobic anxiety of cosmopolitan life. It changes you; the vibrations give you clarity.
Since releasing her debut Fast-Moving Clouds on Burger Records last year, Nelson's kept her job as Mission District bartender. She's also been on the road with her band writing Oh, Evolution with her self-referential Polaroids of a local Bay Area "Sugar Factory" (a fuzzy romantic allegory, perhaps), or resolving existential turmoil with bratty simplicity, "I Don't Care," which deliciously blends '70s adult-contemporary with glossy indie-pop. Nelson's clear alto is the guiding light on the album's first track, the lead single, " Hazy ," where her gorgeously detached vocals flicker over jangling guitars that sparkle as she says, "You were lying. And I was crying." The track showcases Nelson in her natural state on this record, where melancholic lyrics are glued onto a notebook covered in glitter and primary colors. It's a departure from Fast-Moving Clouds, where the songs were reminiscent of '90s "slowcore." There's the opposite effect, too, on the track "Sugar Factory," where the sweet nostalgia in her words are clouded by fuzzed-out guitars and a brooding beat.
Juxtapositions aside, thematically, Oh, Evolution is centered on pulling back the shades on the regularity and stagnation of adulthood. It's a musical exhale by Nelson who casts the light in different directions, from the Midwestern rootsiness of Sheryl Crow on "Bright Thing," to '60s girl-group elements on "Hazy." The two ballads, "Face the Waves" and "Deadbolt" are both intensely emotional songs that deal with loss and decaying romance. It's Nelson in her preferred state on a record that's both self-aware bubblegum, and a fistful of crumbled love letters. Oh, Evolution was recorded at San Francisco's El Studio and engineered by Phil Manley.
Oh, Evolution tracklist:1.
Hazy
2. Evolution3. I Don't Care4. Sugar Factory5. Bright Thing6. Face The Waves7.
Out Of My Reach
8. DeadboltSarah Bethe Nelson on Facebook Sarah Bethe Nelson on Twitter Sarah Bethe Nelson on Instagram
PHANTOGRAM ANNOUNCES 2017 US & EU LIVE SHOWS
PHANTOGRAM ANNOUNCES 2017 LIVE DATES NEW SHOW DATES IN AMERICA & EUROPE INCLUDING COACHELLA, GOVERNOR'S BALL, SASQUATCH! AND MIDDLELANDS; MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED THREE OUT NOW ON REPUBLIC, LISTEN HERE: https://Phantogram.lnk.to/THREEalbum 
PHOTO: Timothy Saccenti PRESS ON THREE "Never before have the duo sounded so animated, self-assured, or synchronized. Barthel effortlessly alternates between half-rapped verses and cooed hooks, with Carter meeting every vocal pivot with a blast of bass, a frigid synth melody, or a distorted guitar riff." - PITCHFORK "Three is Phantogram's most aggressive, accomplished, and humanizing work to date." - NYLON "This upstate New York electro-pop duo makes tight, buzzing kiss-offs perfect for scoring teen-movie debauchery. A Top 40 audience may be in reach, if the masses are feeling edgy." - NEW YORK TIMES "Synthy bangers like "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" will shoot the duo to mainstream fame." - PEOPLE "Hypnotic." - ROLLING STONE "Lights up the dark." - SPIN "The track is the very definition of 'contained chaos.' And I mean that in the best way." - IDOLATOR "One moment it's a snarling synth-rock banger a la Radiohead's "Myxomatosis," the next it's an emotional computer ballad like Nicki Minaj's "Truffle Butter" beat bawling its eyes out." - STEREOGUM Following the success of their recently released third studio LP,
Three
(out now on Republic) and sold-out live dates across North America, Europe and Austraia, Phantogram are excited to announce a new leg of North American and European tour dates for Spring 2017. The tour kicks off in Honolulu on February 25th and includes stops at some of the year's biggest music festivals, including Coachella, Sasquatch!, Middlelands and Governors Ball, while winding across select cities in Europe through June 4th (full tour dates below). More dates to be announced soon! The news comes just after the band kicked off 2017 with a fresh A-Trak remix of their hit song "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" featuring Joey Purp, a cover of Radiohead's "Weird Fishes / Arpeggi" for Triple J radio in Australia and a live-streamed Billboard performance - links to check all below. LISTEN TO "YDGMHA" (A-TRAK REMIX FEAT. JOEY PURP) https://youtu.be/1l8R204N5VI LISTEN TO PHANTOGRAM COVER RADIOHEAD'S "WEIRD FISHES / ARPEGGI"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpxm1qWgzRA WATCH PHANTOGRAM PERFORM LIVE FOR BILLBOARDblbrd.cm/LJJ3hAÂ 
PHANTOGRAM 2017 TOUR DATES02/25 Honolulu, HI - The Republik03/01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom [SOLD OUT]03/11 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre 03/12 St Paul, MN - Palace Theatre03/13 Madison, WI - Orpheum Madison03/14 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club03/16 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's03/17 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle Atlanta03/30 Bucharest, Romania - Quantic04/01 Athens, Greece - Fuzz Live Music Club04/03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg04/04 London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire04/06 Riga, Latvia - Palladium Riga04/07 Moscow, Russia - Izvestiya Hall04/08 St. Petersburg, Russia - Zal Ozhidaniya04/14 Indio, CA - Coachella04/21 Indio, CA - Coachella04/22 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre05/05 - 05/07 Todd Mission, TX - Middlelands Festival05/26 - 05/28 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival06/2 - 06/04 New York, NY - Governor's Ball STREAM/PURCHASE THREEiTunes: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeApple: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeAMGoogle Play: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeGPAmazon: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeAZSpotify: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeSP
PHOTO: Timothy Saccenti PRESS ON THREE "Never before have the duo sounded so animated, self-assured, or synchronized. Barthel effortlessly alternates between half-rapped verses and cooed hooks, with Carter meeting every vocal pivot with a blast of bass, a frigid synth melody, or a distorted guitar riff." - PITCHFORK "Three is Phantogram's most aggressive, accomplished, and humanizing work to date." - NYLON "This upstate New York electro-pop duo makes tight, buzzing kiss-offs perfect for scoring teen-movie debauchery. A Top 40 audience may be in reach, if the masses are feeling edgy." - NEW YORK TIMES "Synthy bangers like "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" will shoot the duo to mainstream fame." - PEOPLE "Hypnotic." - ROLLING STONE "Lights up the dark." - SPIN "The track is the very definition of 'contained chaos.' And I mean that in the best way." - IDOLATOR "One moment it's a snarling synth-rock banger a la Radiohead's "Myxomatosis," the next it's an emotional computer ballad like Nicki Minaj's "Truffle Butter" beat bawling its eyes out." - STEREOGUM Following the success of their recently released third studio LP,
Three
(out now on Republic) and sold-out live dates across North America, Europe and Austraia, Phantogram are excited to announce a new leg of North American and European tour dates for Spring 2017. The tour kicks off in Honolulu on February 25th and includes stops at some of the year's biggest music festivals, including Coachella, Sasquatch!, Middlelands and Governors Ball, while winding across select cities in Europe through June 4th (full tour dates below). More dates to be announced soon! The news comes just after the band kicked off 2017 with a fresh A-Trak remix of their hit song "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" featuring Joey Purp, a cover of Radiohead's "Weird Fishes / Arpeggi" for Triple J radio in Australia and a live-streamed Billboard performance - links to check all below. LISTEN TO "YDGMHA" (A-TRAK REMIX FEAT. JOEY PURP) https://youtu.be/1l8R204N5VI LISTEN TO PHANTOGRAM COVER RADIOHEAD'S "WEIRD FISHES / ARPEGGI"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpxm1qWgzRA WATCH PHANTOGRAM PERFORM LIVE FOR BILLBOARDblbrd.cm/LJJ3hAÂ PHANTOGRAM 2017 TOUR DATES02/25 Honolulu, HI - The Republik03/01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom [SOLD OUT]03/11 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre 03/12 St Paul, MN - Palace Theatre03/13 Madison, WI - Orpheum Madison03/14 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club03/16 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's03/17 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle Atlanta03/30 Bucharest, Romania - Quantic04/01 Athens, Greece - Fuzz Live Music Club04/03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg04/04 London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire04/06 Riga, Latvia - Palladium Riga04/07 Moscow, Russia - Izvestiya Hall04/08 St. Petersburg, Russia - Zal Ozhidaniya04/14 Indio, CA - Coachella04/21 Indio, CA - Coachella04/22 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre05/05 - 05/07 Todd Mission, TX - Middlelands Festival05/26 - 05/28 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival06/2 - 06/04 New York, NY - Governor's Ball STREAM/PURCHASE THREEiTunes: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeApple: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeAMGoogle Play: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeGPAmazon: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeAZSpotify: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeSP
January 30, 2017
EX-Girlfriends RELEASE THEIR DEBUT EP + HEAD OUT ON TOUR THURSDAY 2/2!!
EX-Girlfriends RELEASE THEIR DEBUT EP + HEAD OUT ON TOUR THURSDAY 2/2!!
Lisa Hannigan's video for "Undertow" premieres on NPR Music & Confirms North American tour in February
LISA HANNIGAN’S VIDEO FOR “UNDERTOW” PREMIERES ON NPR MUSICCONFIRMS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES IN FEBRUARYTO PERFORM ON “THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN”AT SWIM RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM [image error] [image error] Lisa Hannigan’s music video for her track “Undertow” premieres on NPR Music,who calls it, “A brilliant little gem.” Watch the video here: http://n.pr/2jKZjvu. The track appears on her critically acclaimed album
At Swim
, which continues to receive critical acclaim:“At Swim is a triumph of Hannigan’s understated versatility...”—NPR Music“Lisa Hannigan’s graceful melodies champion At Swim.”—Associated Press “[At Swim] finds her exploring new sonic territory.”—The Wall Street Journal“…Hannigan’s soaring vocals never falter.”—The Guardian“Hannigan doesn’t shy away from the challenge, turning At Swim into
one of the most wrenching, well-crafted albums of the year.”—Newsday
Hannigan confirms headlining North American tour dates next month, with stops in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia and more. See below for complete tour details.Additionally, Hannigan will perform on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Tuesday, February 14.After touring in support of her last album, Passenger, for nearly two years, Hannigan began writing songs for her new record. Although she struggled to write new material while living in London, away from home and from what she describes as her “usual anchors and points of reference,” Hannigan had a breakthrough when she got an email out of the blue from Aaron Dessner—guitarist in The National and producer of Dark Was the Night and records by Sharon Van Etten, This is the Kit and Frightened Rabbit, among others. Working with Dessner and rediscovering the collaborative spirit she’d missed in Dublin enabled Hannigan to see her life in London in a different light. At Swim is in part about homesickness and isolation as well as about love.Hannigan’s 2008 Mercury Prize-nominated debut Sea Sew was released to widespread acclaim—The Los Angeles Times described the music as “charmingly idiosyncratic,” while People Magazine called it “dreamy.” In addition to her solo work, Hannigan sang with Damien Rice for seven years, touring worldwide. She contributed significantly to Rice’s platinum-selling debut O and critically lauded follow-up 9. She also sang with the legendary Herbie Hancock on a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” for his Imagine Project alongside The Chieftains and Toumani Diabaté.In 2015 Hannigan made her film debut, providing the voice for a Selkie in the Oscar-nominated Irish animation Song of the Sea. Since then, she’s contributed a cover of “Danny Boy” to the TV series Fargo, as well as vocals for Steve Price’s scores for Gravity—which won an Oscar—and Fury.
LISA HANNIGAN LIVEFebruary 13—Santa Ana, CA—Constellation Room
February 15—Los Angeles, CA—Teragram Ballroom
February 18—San Francisco, CA—Slim’s
February 20—New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom
February 21—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
February 23—Washington, DC—U Street Music Hall
February 25—Philadelphia, PA—Underground Arts[image error]
one of the most wrenching, well-crafted albums of the year.”—Newsday
Hannigan confirms headlining North American tour dates next month, with stops in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia and more. See below for complete tour details.Additionally, Hannigan will perform on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Tuesday, February 14.After touring in support of her last album, Passenger, for nearly two years, Hannigan began writing songs for her new record. Although she struggled to write new material while living in London, away from home and from what she describes as her “usual anchors and points of reference,” Hannigan had a breakthrough when she got an email out of the blue from Aaron Dessner—guitarist in The National and producer of Dark Was the Night and records by Sharon Van Etten, This is the Kit and Frightened Rabbit, among others. Working with Dessner and rediscovering the collaborative spirit she’d missed in Dublin enabled Hannigan to see her life in London in a different light. At Swim is in part about homesickness and isolation as well as about love.Hannigan’s 2008 Mercury Prize-nominated debut Sea Sew was released to widespread acclaim—The Los Angeles Times described the music as “charmingly idiosyncratic,” while People Magazine called it “dreamy.” In addition to her solo work, Hannigan sang with Damien Rice for seven years, touring worldwide. She contributed significantly to Rice’s platinum-selling debut O and critically lauded follow-up 9. She also sang with the legendary Herbie Hancock on a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” for his Imagine Project alongside The Chieftains and Toumani Diabaté.In 2015 Hannigan made her film debut, providing the voice for a Selkie in the Oscar-nominated Irish animation Song of the Sea. Since then, she’s contributed a cover of “Danny Boy” to the TV series Fargo, as well as vocals for Steve Price’s scores for Gravity—which won an Oscar—and Fury.
LISA HANNIGAN LIVEFebruary 13—Santa Ana, CA—Constellation Room
February 15—Los Angeles, CA—Teragram Ballroom
February 18—San Francisco, CA—Slim’s
February 20—New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom
February 21—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
February 23—Washington, DC—U Street Music Hall
February 25—Philadelphia, PA—Underground Arts[image error]
Britta Phillips Shares Video for "Million Dollar Doll"
BRITTA PHILLIPS SHARESVIDEO FOR "MILLION DOLLAR DOLL"
CONFIRMS TOUR DATES SUPPORTING TEENAGE FANCLUB
Britta Phillips has shared a new video for "Million Dollar Doll" and announced a run of tour dates supporting Teenage Fanclub. The song is from Britta's first solo album, Luck Or Magic, released last year. Embed code is below.
WATCH "MILLION DOLLAR DOLL" HERE
Alec Coiro directed the video, which Britta describes as "Blade Runner meets Noir." Coiro has written seven musicals, created the movie "Fashion Party" which premiered at the Tribeca Grand Hotel and directed music videos for Son Little, The Chapin Sisters, andRebecca Schiffman. He offered insight into "Millon Dollar Doll," saying,
"'Million Dollar Doll' weaves a very compelling story. For the video, we wanted to stay true to the song's narrative, but not retell it too literally. We stuck with the song's theme of following and being followed, and added to that ... being under the constant gaze of digital surveillance. We also added an expression of the impulse to resist that gaze."
The album, Luck or Magic, was released on Double Feature Records in April 2016 and earned widespread, critical acclaim.
“Gorgeous from beginning to end, Luck or Magic is evenly split between love and lust…distilling a kind of naïve, sad-eyed beauty with a life-affirming glow” - MOJO
“Beautiful, swoonsome debut by Luna lifer” - UNCUT
“As seasoned and savvy as songwriters come… her debut delivers a playful, seductive, lush, and atmospheric set of originals and cover songs comprised of building melodies that draw from a wide array of influences. Every song showcases Phillips' gorgeous, extraordinary voice. Magic is a stunner, just like she is.”
- BUST MAGAZINE “Top 29 Albums of 2016”
Observer Best of 2016 - Guardian Music
Top 100 Albums of 2016 (#27) - Under The Radar
“…the kind of album destined to reveal new treasures and reveries galore upon repeated listens. Contrary to the album’s title, the excellence of Phillips’ debut derives neither from luck nor magic, but rather from her proven penchant for crafting songs that are nothing short of sublime.” - ALBUMISM’s “30 Best Albums of 2016”
“Her voice aches like Lana Del Rey over a candy floss blanket of synths… You hope Phillips doesn’t leave it so long for another solo sojourn.” - CLASSIC POP
Tour Dates:
Britta will play a solo set on February 18 to open for her band, Luna. Following, she will be joined by Dean Wareham for a run of tour dates supporting Teenage Fanclub.
February 18 | Los Angeles, CA at Teragram BallroomMarch 16 | Solana Beach, CA at Belly Up Tavern*March 17 | Los Angeles, CA at Teragram Ballroom*March 18 | Pioneertown, CA at Pappy & Harriet’s*March 21 | San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall*March 23 | Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom*March 24 | Seattle, WA at Neptune*
*Supporting Teenage Fanclub
Connect with Britta Phillips:
WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAMSOUNDCLOUDSPOTIFYYOUTUBE
CONFIRMS TOUR DATES SUPPORTING TEENAGE FANCLUB
Britta Phillips has shared a new video for "Million Dollar Doll" and announced a run of tour dates supporting Teenage Fanclub. The song is from Britta's first solo album, Luck Or Magic, released last year. Embed code is below.WATCH "MILLION DOLLAR DOLL" HERE
Alec Coiro directed the video, which Britta describes as "Blade Runner meets Noir." Coiro has written seven musicals, created the movie "Fashion Party" which premiered at the Tribeca Grand Hotel and directed music videos for Son Little, The Chapin Sisters, andRebecca Schiffman. He offered insight into "Millon Dollar Doll," saying,
"'Million Dollar Doll' weaves a very compelling story. For the video, we wanted to stay true to the song's narrative, but not retell it too literally. We stuck with the song's theme of following and being followed, and added to that ... being under the constant gaze of digital surveillance. We also added an expression of the impulse to resist that gaze."
The album, Luck or Magic, was released on Double Feature Records in April 2016 and earned widespread, critical acclaim.
“Gorgeous from beginning to end, Luck or Magic is evenly split between love and lust…distilling a kind of naïve, sad-eyed beauty with a life-affirming glow” - MOJO
“Beautiful, swoonsome debut by Luna lifer” - UNCUT
“As seasoned and savvy as songwriters come… her debut delivers a playful, seductive, lush, and atmospheric set of originals and cover songs comprised of building melodies that draw from a wide array of influences. Every song showcases Phillips' gorgeous, extraordinary voice. Magic is a stunner, just like she is.”
- BUST MAGAZINE “Top 29 Albums of 2016”
Observer Best of 2016 - Guardian Music
Top 100 Albums of 2016 (#27) - Under The Radar
“…the kind of album destined to reveal new treasures and reveries galore upon repeated listens. Contrary to the album’s title, the excellence of Phillips’ debut derives neither from luck nor magic, but rather from her proven penchant for crafting songs that are nothing short of sublime.” - ALBUMISM’s “30 Best Albums of 2016”
“Her voice aches like Lana Del Rey over a candy floss blanket of synths… You hope Phillips doesn’t leave it so long for another solo sojourn.” - CLASSIC POP
Tour Dates:
Britta will play a solo set on February 18 to open for her band, Luna. Following, she will be joined by Dean Wareham for a run of tour dates supporting Teenage Fanclub.
February 18 | Los Angeles, CA at Teragram BallroomMarch 16 | Solana Beach, CA at Belly Up Tavern*March 17 | Los Angeles, CA at Teragram Ballroom*March 18 | Pioneertown, CA at Pappy & Harriet’s*March 21 | San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall*March 23 | Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom*March 24 | Seattle, WA at Neptune*
*Supporting Teenage Fanclub
Connect with Britta Phillips:WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAMSOUNDCLOUDSPOTIFYYOUTUBE
Sevdaliza responds to Muslim ban in new song
Iranian-Dutch artist Sevdaliza shares a touching new song "Bebin" in response to the Muslim ban and current political climate in the US. All sales from the song will be immediately donated towards victims of racial exclusion. Check it below and share.FROM SEVDALIZA: "In protest of the inhumane political climate, I could not rest my head in privilege. I wrote 'Bebin' in Farsi, to solidify. I stand strong with love. In this case I choose to avoid mainstream media, because I have no interest in part taking in a victimized concept. As I will not be able to travel to the United States for indefinite duration, take this message without lights, camera, action. I am solely a messenger. In the act of love, there is no place for racism nor bigotry. With love, Sevdaliza"
https://soundcloud.com/sevdaliza/bebin
Buy "Bebin" (all proceeds go to charity): https://sevdaliza.bandcamp.com/track/bebin
Lyrics:
This feeling Makes you feel grande Yet this same feeling Makes me feel small Don't oblige me what to feel If I don't feel it at all You ask me how I feel Yet close your eyes To truth be told Behold.. Whatever it is you demand of me My love for this world My love personally Is larger than life This is my story
Credits:
Written and Composed by Sevdaliza Produced by Mucky & Sevdaliza Strings by Mihai Puscoiu Mixed & Mastered By Mucky & Sevdaliza
Credit: Zahra Reijs
The Residents present "The Ghost Of Hope" on 3/24
The Residents present "The Ghost Of Hope"on CD and Vinyl - March 24th
Following their long tradition of projects based on narrative themes, The Residents are pleased to announce the release of
The Ghost of Hope
, a historically accurate album based on train wrecks from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
After discovering a series of vintage news articles highlighting the dangers of train travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and inspired by the era's graceful language, the group contrast that eloquence against the sheer horror of these devastating events. In their own unique style, the band has constructed a highly original series of tone poems quite unlike the music of anyone else - except, of course, The Residents. The album features guest collaborator Eric Drew Feldman - who has worked with everybody cool, so he's already in your record collection.
If there's a primary metaphor within this collection it is certainly found in that humble word 'hope.' When powerful men of the world build political campaigns around this simple four-letter word and fail, one wonders what life might become without it. Regardless, whether it be historical and literal, symbolic and metaphorical or simply nonsense, The Residents remain mum. THE GHOST OF HOPE "My heart is warm with the friends I make and better friends, I'll not be knowing,
Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, no matter where it's going."
-Edna St Vincent Millay
While the great poet's romantic relationship with train travel was undoubtedly heartfelt, she was definitely not traveling by rail as the 19th century neared its end. The dangers posed by increasingly fast trains, coupled with heavier and heavier cargo loads, moving across an aging rail system, made derailment a common occurrence.
In addition, the primitive communications and safety mechanism of the era often resulted in either head-on collisions or, conversely, "telescoping," which occurred when a stationary or slow-moving train was hit from the rear by another train on the same tracks. When this happened, especially in winter when the cars were heated by coal-burning stoves and illuminated by kerosene lamps, the wooden passenger cars were quickly engulfed in flames, resulting in a quick and unpleasant death for those surviving the initial impact. In retrospect, a simple fact was obvious: this revolutionary technology was progressing faster than society could regulate or control it.
Utilizing various techniques, including music, sound effects and text from actual newspaper accounts from the era, The Ghost of Hope purports to recreate several of these horrific incidents. While the dangers described in these factual events are now largely confined to the past, humanity perseveres, valiantly thundering ahead into the uncharted realms of digital technology, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence and the attempt to spread our seed throughout the cosmos. Meanwhile, have we learned from the past or are we doomed to repeat our mistakes on an ever grander scale? Tracklist:Horrors Of The NightThe Crash At CrushDeath HarvestShroud Of FlamesThe Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918Train vs ElephantKilled At A Crossing
The CD and Vinyl can be ordered at the MVD Shop or on Amazon
Website: http://www.residents.com
Following their long tradition of projects based on narrative themes, The Residents are pleased to announce the release of
The Ghost of Hope
, a historically accurate album based on train wrecks from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.After discovering a series of vintage news articles highlighting the dangers of train travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and inspired by the era's graceful language, the group contrast that eloquence against the sheer horror of these devastating events. In their own unique style, the band has constructed a highly original series of tone poems quite unlike the music of anyone else - except, of course, The Residents. The album features guest collaborator Eric Drew Feldman - who has worked with everybody cool, so he's already in your record collection.
If there's a primary metaphor within this collection it is certainly found in that humble word 'hope.' When powerful men of the world build political campaigns around this simple four-letter word and fail, one wonders what life might become without it. Regardless, whether it be historical and literal, symbolic and metaphorical or simply nonsense, The Residents remain mum. THE GHOST OF HOPE "My heart is warm with the friends I make and better friends, I'll not be knowing,
Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, no matter where it's going."
-Edna St Vincent Millay
While the great poet's romantic relationship with train travel was undoubtedly heartfelt, she was definitely not traveling by rail as the 19th century neared its end. The dangers posed by increasingly fast trains, coupled with heavier and heavier cargo loads, moving across an aging rail system, made derailment a common occurrence. In addition, the primitive communications and safety mechanism of the era often resulted in either head-on collisions or, conversely, "telescoping," which occurred when a stationary or slow-moving train was hit from the rear by another train on the same tracks. When this happened, especially in winter when the cars were heated by coal-burning stoves and illuminated by kerosene lamps, the wooden passenger cars were quickly engulfed in flames, resulting in a quick and unpleasant death for those surviving the initial impact. In retrospect, a simple fact was obvious: this revolutionary technology was progressing faster than society could regulate or control it.
Utilizing various techniques, including music, sound effects and text from actual newspaper accounts from the era, The Ghost of Hope purports to recreate several of these horrific incidents. While the dangers described in these factual events are now largely confined to the past, humanity perseveres, valiantly thundering ahead into the uncharted realms of digital technology, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence and the attempt to spread our seed throughout the cosmos. Meanwhile, have we learned from the past or are we doomed to repeat our mistakes on an ever grander scale? Tracklist:Horrors Of The NightThe Crash At CrushDeath HarvestShroud Of FlamesThe Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918Train vs ElephantKilled At A Crossing
The CD and Vinyl can be ordered at the MVD Shop or on Amazon
Website: http://www.residents.com
Julie Byrne announces Spring tour dates, 'Not Even Happiness' out now!
JULIE BYRNE ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES WITH WAXAHATCHEE, WHITNEY, VAGABON, SHAMIR, JOSH RITTER & MORE!
NOT EVEN HAPPINESS OUT NOWVIA BA DA BING & BASIN ROCK RECORDS
Photo Credit: Jonathan Bouknight
LISTEN TO NOT EVEN HAPPINESS
Today Julie Byrne, has announced a Spring tour that include dates with Waxahatchee, Whitney, Vagabon, Shamir, Josh Ritter and Tim Darcy.
In the live arena she enchants, leaving rooms and festival crowds mesmerised by her voice and warm presence, who find a real connection with Byrne's intimate songs. This feeling is often shared: "When the show has that magical spirit every person has contributed, even unknowingly, in creating a space of responsiveness to each other through vulnerability, through our unified experience and honesty about our sorrow and our emergence."
Her acclaimed sophomore album, Not Even Happiness is available now via Ba Da Bing Records in North America and Basin Rock in Europe.
TOUR DATES:2/2 - New York, NY @ City Winery (SOLD OUT) ^2/3 - New York, NY @ City Winery (SOLD OUT) ^2/4 - New York, NY @ City Winery (SOLD OUT) ^2/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right %2/17 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater2/18 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace2/24 - Washington, DC @ SongByrd2/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA *3/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's #3/31 - Jersey City, NJ @ Monty Hall #4/10 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret ~4/11 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos ~4/12 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ~4/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ~4/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (SOLD OUT) ~4/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (SOLD OUT) ~
^ w/ Josh Ritter% w/ Tim Darcy* w/ Vagabon and Shamir# w/ Waxahatchee~ w/ Whitney
NOT EVEN HAPPINESS OUT NOWVIA BA DA BING & BASIN ROCK RECORDS
Photo Credit: Jonathan BouknightLISTEN TO NOT EVEN HAPPINESS
Today Julie Byrne, has announced a Spring tour that include dates with Waxahatchee, Whitney, Vagabon, Shamir, Josh Ritter and Tim Darcy.
In the live arena she enchants, leaving rooms and festival crowds mesmerised by her voice and warm presence, who find a real connection with Byrne's intimate songs. This feeling is often shared: "When the show has that magical spirit every person has contributed, even unknowingly, in creating a space of responsiveness to each other through vulnerability, through our unified experience and honesty about our sorrow and our emergence."
Her acclaimed sophomore album, Not Even Happiness is available now via Ba Da Bing Records in North America and Basin Rock in Europe.
TOUR DATES:2/2 - New York, NY @ City Winery (SOLD OUT) ^2/3 - New York, NY @ City Winery (SOLD OUT) ^2/4 - New York, NY @ City Winery (SOLD OUT) ^2/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right %2/17 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater2/18 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace2/24 - Washington, DC @ SongByrd2/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA *3/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's #3/31 - Jersey City, NJ @ Monty Hall #4/10 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret ~4/11 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos ~4/12 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ~4/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ~4/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (SOLD OUT) ~4/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (SOLD OUT) ~
^ w/ Josh Ritter% w/ Tim Darcy* w/ Vagabon and Shamir# w/ Waxahatchee~ w/ Whitney
