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December 5, 2016

BONZIE SHARES "AS THE SURFACE ROSE" DOUBLE SINGLE

BONZIE SHARES "AS THE SURFACE ROSE" DOUBLE SINGLE VIA UNDER THE RADAR

NEW ALBUM ZONE ON NINE OUT EARLY 2017Photo Cred: Wenjun Miakoda LiangLISTEN & SHARE: BONZIE - "As The Surface Rose" 
https://soundcloud.com/bonziemusic/sets/as-the-surface-rose "conjurs an emotive vacuum where BONZIE's voice and piano keys hover and haunt." - Under the RadarBONZIE has shared her double single "As the Surface Rose" on Under the Radar. You can listen to the track here, also a free hi-res download is available here.

On the title track to her double single As the Surface Rose, BONZIE builds a beautifully sprawling, hypnotically detailed reverie from what began in the starkest of moments. “‘As the Surface Rose’ was written on this old piano I grew up with, the day before it was going off to someone else,” says Nina Ferraro, a 21-year-old singer/multi-instrumentalist who’s created under the moniker of BONZIE since age 18. “For as long as I can remember, this piano exists in my memories, so I was playing it incessantly before I had to leave it. I was in this unfurnished house—the last bones of the house I grew up in—with literally only myself, this piano, and walls.”

“As the Surface Rose” expands on the surrealist pop first revealed on BONZIE’s debut album, a 2013 effort praised by SpinVogue, and Paste. In bringing the song to life, Ferraro collaborated with San Fermin’s Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Blue Hawaii’s Agor Cowan to merge orchestral flourishes with electronic experimentalism. “We recorded strings and horns and piano and came up with this almost classical-sounding recording, then spliced everything up with electronics and completely messed with that,” recalls Ferraro. “I wanted to create a feeling of being lifted from reality, with these small but powerful sounds that shift you in all different directions.” And for the lyric-free B-side “Half Full,” Ferraro recorded at The Loft (Wilco’s famed Chicago studio), sculpting a sparse and dreamlike track woven with choirlike vocals and graceful acoustic guitar.

With As the Surface Rose, BONZIE shows a nuanced musicality honed through a lifetime of self-possessed artistry. Now based in Chicago, Ferraro taught herself to play guitar at age nine and became a fixture on Chicago’s club circuit within a matter of years. Soon releasing her debut albumwhose lead single “Data Blockers” was hailed by Spin for its “narrow vocals, wordless refrains, and furious chords”—she captivated audiences with a highly lauded performance at South By Southwest, further establishing herself as a mesmerizing live act (“Delicacy and drama, surrender and anger, made a riveting combination when BONZIE performed,” wrote chief popular-music criticJon Pareles in the New York Times).

BONZIE is now set to release her second full-length, the much-anticipated Zone on Nine. Due out in early 2017, the album was produced by Ferraro herself, along with Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Conor Oberst) and Ali Chant (Perfume Genius, Youth Lagoon).TRACKLISTING - As The Surface Rose
01. As The Surface Rose
02. Half Full

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Published on December 05, 2016 14:39

M83 Announces Collaboration with Cirque du Soleil

M83
 TO BE COMPOSER AND
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S 

NEW TOURING SHOW - VOLTA
Photo by Andrew Arthur
Montreal, December 5, 2016 – As tickets go on sale to the public today, Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to announce that international artist M83 is the composer and musical director of Cirque du Soleil VOLTATM, its new production presented by Sun Life Global Investments for next spring. After record-breaking sales in Montreal this year, the show will be presented under the Big Top in the Old Port starting April 20, 2017.

Anthony Gonzalez, the sonic author behind the sublime sound of M83 is known for his epic space-age future pop. In 2011, the Grammy-nominated album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming revealed M83 to mainstream audiences with the hit single “Midnight City.”

“We have been following the work of M83 for many years and have always been convinced of the incredible potential of integrating his music to a Cirque du Soleil production,” says director of creation Jean Guibert.  “VOLTA is a contemporary show brimming with energy, but it is also deeply human and theatrical. We were seduced by Anthony’s ability to create melodies that are both epic and poetic and transcend the heart and soul. We are honored that he agreed to lend his talent to this project,” explains writer and director Bastien Alexandre.

About his collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, Gonzalez says: “When Jean and Bastien first approached me, I was immediately excited about the idea of working with Cirque du Soleil. Not just because they are a company known throughout the world, but also because I was deeply attracted by the story of VOLTA, and the spirit that underpins the show. The story of VOLTA is ours. It is a tale of a generation who is calling for change and I was very keen to contribute to telling this story. I'm deeply honored to be part of the Cirque team and it’s a wonderful new challenge in unknown territory for me. Ultimately, it’s challenges like this that I find so inspiring and drive me to make the music that I do.”

VOLTA tells a spellbinding story about the freedom to choose and the thrill of blazing your own trail. Inspired in part by the adventurous spirit that fuels the culture of action sports, the show weaves the adrenaline rush of acrobatics into a visually striking world driven by a stirring melodic score.

Tickets Information
VOLTA will be presented under the Big Top in Montreal’s Old Port starting April 20, 2017. Tickets can be purchased for these performances online starting today at www.cirquedusoleil.com/volta
 
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Published on December 05, 2016 10:39

Yeah Yeah Yeahs exclusive remix to highlight charity, Drop in the Bucket


YEAH YEAH YEAHS "UNDER THE EARTH" REMIX BRINGS ATTENTION TO CHARITY: DROP IN THE BUCKET
https://youtu.be/17Se0b7T5EI   
 
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs reveal an exclusive remix of "Under The Earth" by producer Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and Ming Vauze, from the band's album Mosquito, to highlight the charity, Drop in The Bucket(https://www.dropinthebucket.org/).   Henry Rollins talks water & Drop in the Bucket: https://youtu.be/2C7spbuvnS0  About Drop in the BucketSince its inception, DROP has constructed more than 350 water sanitation systems, which include toilets, wells and even sometimes showers, in schools across sub-Saharan Africa. DROP’s approach allows it to address the three major effects of the water crisis all at once. Before DROP even begins construction, its workers educate the community about the benefits of sanitation, including hand-washing and safe food preparation. Because DROP believes in partnerships instead of handouts, it asks the villages to raise part of the money for the project. Every man, woman and child in each community we work feels an ownership over our projects, and that’s crucial for long-term sustainability.
With the sanitation system in place, DROP helps the community establish a micro-lending program that helps cover the costs of keeping the well function and helps foster small businesses. And because the systems are located at schools, girls—who are almost always tasked with fetching water for their families—are no longer forced to drop out of school. Instead, they receive the education they desire and deserve.
DROP’s approach is different. We don’t just believe in the life-changing power of water, so we don’t exist solely to drill wells. Instead, we believe in the world-changing power of water, so we empower communities and partner with them create the safer, wealthier and fairer world we all want.
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Published on December 05, 2016 10:36

The Last Shadow Puppets Share 'This Is Your Life' Video

  Still from 'This Is Your Life' videoThe Last Shadow Puppets have shared the video for their cover of Bristolian post-punk band Glaxo Babies' 'This Is Your Life,' taken from the  The Dream Synopsis  EP, which is out now. Watch the video, directed by Focus Creeps HERE.
The Dream Synopsis  EP was recorded live in one day at Future-Past Studios in Hudson, NY and features new versions of album favorites 'Aviation' and 'The Dream Synopsis' alongside a selection of cover versions, first heard live during The Last Shadow Puppets' summer touring.
The Dream Synopsis tracklist1. Aviation2. Les Cactus - original by Jacques Dutronc3.Totally Wired - original by The Fall4.This Is Your Life - original by Glaxo Babies5. Is This What You Wanted - original by Leonard Cohen6.The Dream Synopsis  The Dream Synopsis  EP is available on limited edition red vinyl 12"CD and digitally and can be streamed HERE
Watch the film for the Jacques DuTronc cover 'Les Cactus' HEREWatch the film for the Leonard Cohen cover 'Is This What You Wanted' HERE THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS ONLINEWebsite | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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Published on December 05, 2016 10:28

GRAILS ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN SIX YEARS

GRAILS ANNOUNCE CHALICE HYMNAL, FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN SIX YEARS, TO BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY BELOVED EXPERIMENTAL ROCK INSTITUTION EMBRACE PRODUCTION HOUSE AESTHETICS ON NEW ALBUM LISTEN TO THE TITLE TRACK "CHALICE HYMNAL" HERE:http://www.stereogum.com/1914138/grails-chalice-hymnal/premiere/  
Experimental psych-rock institution Grails have announced they will release  Chalice Hymnal , their first new studio album in nearly six years, via longtime label Temporary Residence Ltd. on February 17, 2017. Produced by the band over the past five years, Chalice Hymnal bears some of the European psych and experimental hip-hop production techniques of founding members Alex Hall and Emil Amos' other group, Lilacs & Champagne. Amos' meditative metal band, Om, and longtime singer-songwriter project, Holy Sons, also naturally find their way into the Chalice cauldron. Rounding out their leaner line-up, cofounder Zak Riles (also of experimental kraut-psych trio, Watter) layers synths and programming into an electronic-prog hybrid that pushes Grails further into the deep end, displaying a profound resonance, both musically and emotionally. When Grails dropped their fifth studio album,  Deep Politics  in 2011, it was instantly hailed as a cult classic and became the moment when Grails truly cultivated a sound all their own. Rather than pick up where they left off, Grails take the sky-high riff-based heaviness of their earlier albums and distill it into a nuanced, widescreen opus. The perennial influences of mid-20th century Western film scores, obscure library music, and psychedelic krautrock are indelibly imprinted, but Chalice Hymnal exudes an eerie patience in unfurling the many layers of its subtle details. No one else sounds like Grails, and on Chalice Hymnal they sound more like themselves than ever before.  LISTEN TO "CHALICE HYMNAL" HERE:https://soundcloud.com/temporary-residence-ltd-1/grails-chalice-hymnal/s-RCq7n PREORDER CHALICE HYMNAL HERE:https://www.temporaryresidence.com/products/trr279  CHALICE HYMNAL TRACK LIST 1. Chalice Hymnal2. Pelham3. Empty Chamber4. New Prague5. Deeper Politics6. Tough Guy7. Rebecca8. Deep Snow II9. The Moth & The Flame10. Thorns II11. After the Funeral

   
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Published on December 05, 2016 10:27

December 4, 2016

Midnight Mass 2: The Garden, The Spits, The Buttertones





Freak Style Booking & Astro Lizard Records present:

Midnight Mass 2 at The Packard LBCThe Packard 205 east anaheim streeet @ Long Beach blvd

THE GARDEN // THE SPITS (OFFICAL) // The Buttertones // Audacity // Feels
Peach Kelli Pop // The Memories
Cumstain // Saccharine Trust 
WALTER // Terry Malts // Prettiest Eyes
The High Curbs // PITY PARTY GIRLS CLUB //The Red Pears
Beach Bums // Clit Kat // Nectarines (Members of So Many Wizards)

Presale sold @ Midnightmass2.brownpapertickets.com

2 for $25 Very limited amount of Presale tickets sold at a record store near you! (Under TEN left at all locations)

SICK CITY RECORDS - SILVERLAKE
BURGER RECORDS - Fullerton
DR STRANGE RECORDS - Rancho Cucamonga

205 e Anaheim St Long Beach, Ca
$20 Presale // $25 Door // $5 Parking
Doors @ 1pm // Full Bar for 21+ and Beer garden by Pabst Blue Ribbon

DJ's

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ALL AGES w/ a FULL BAR for 21 + & Beer Garden by Pabst Blue Ribbon

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Published on December 04, 2016 13:40

December 3, 2016

December 2, 2016

More great records from 2016





A TRIBE CALLED QUEST “We Got It From Here Thank You 4 Your Service”JHEREK BISCHOFF “Cistern”BON IVER “22, A Million”
KATE BUSH "Before The Dawn"MATT COSTA “Orange Sunshine OST”CRX “New Skin”JOHN DOE “The Westerner”BRIAN ENO “The Ship”ESBEN AND THE WITCH “Older Terrors”EXPLODED VIEW “Exploded View”LISA HANNIGAN “At Swim”HINDS “Leave Me Alone”HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER “Heart Like A Levee”HONEYBLOOD “Babes Never Die”JENNY HVAL “Blood Bitch”KAYTRANADA “99.9%”LILY & MADELEINE “Keep It Together”LYDIALOVELESS “Real”MORGAN DELT “Phase Zero”MOTHERS “When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired”MYRKUR “Mausoleum”LAURA MVULA “The Dreaming Room”FRANK OCEAN“Blonde”JOSEFIN OHRN and THE LIBERATION “Mirage”HANNAH PEEL “Awake But Always Dreaming”MADELEINE PEYROUX “Secular Hymns”PREOCCUPATIONS “Preoccupations”SOFI TUKKER “Soft Animals”SPRINGTIME CARNIVORE “Midnight Room”SUUNS “Hold/Still”TANYA TAGAQ “Retributions”TASSEOMANCY “Do Easy”TEENAGE FANCLUB “Here”JOHANNA WARREN “Gemini I”VINYL WILLIAMS “Brunei”WOVENHAND “Star Treatment”




photos by Angel Ceballos
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Published on December 02, 2016 13:00

Grandaddy shares new single "A Lost Machine" Forthcoming album "Last Place" out March 3, 2017


GRANDADDY DEBUTS NEW SONG "A LOST MACHINE" FROM FORTHCOMING LP LAST PLACEOUT ON 30th CENTURY RECORDS ON MARCH 3, 2017
First American Show For Last Place Set For New York City On February 28th, 2017!

Grandaddy are thrilled to share the newest song from their forthcoming album  Last Place , the first new record from the band since 2006, which will be released via 30th Century Records on March 3rd, 2017.  The track, entitled "A Lost Machine," is available for streaming now; a video for the song can be seen HERE.
"'A Lost Machine' has a special place on the new Grandaddy album," says frontmanJason Lytle, "Every now and then I luck out and get a pretty good idea of what a song wants to be before I dig in and start working on it. This was one of those songs. I had all kinds imagery and feelings in mind to guide me through the tracking and producing process.  When this song started taking shape, it was the point where I knew I was working on a new Grandaddy album."
Grandaddy have also announced their first American show for  Last Place , occurring in New York City on February 28, 2017 at Le Poisson Rouge.  Tickets for this special show are on sale now.  In addition to previously announced UK and European dates,Grandaddy have also been confirmed as part of this year's stellar Primavera Sound festival.  All dates are listed below.
After Grandaddy broke up in 2006, Jason Lytle relocated to Montana, where he happily made two solo albums, and reconnected with the natural world around him.  Eventually, though, life uprooted him again, taking him to Portland, Oregon until he eventually returned to his former home of Modesto, California.  The return to California was practical (he needed to be near his bandmates) but also appropriate:  he had started writing songs that he felt would be fitting for another Grandaddy album.  The result,  Last Place , is a perfect addition to the band's celebrated, critically-acclaimed catalogue, that includes their breakthrough sophomore album, Sophtware Slump, and their debut, Under the Western Freeway.  It's a symphonic swirl of lo-fi sonics and mile-high harmonies, found sounds and electronics-gone-awry mingling with perfect, power pop guitar tones.  Lytle's voice sounds as warm and intimate as ever, giving graceful levity to the doomsday narratives that have dominated the Grandaddy output.  photo by Dan Cronin
GRANDADDY TOUR DATES (new dates in bold): 

2/28/17 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge3/26/17 - Newcastle, UK @ Hoults Yard3/27/17 - Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre3/28/17 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall3/29/17 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City3/31/17 - Bristol, UK @ Colston Hall4/1/17 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 24/3/17 - London, UK @ Roundhouse4/5/17 - Brussel, Belgium @ AB Hall5/31/17-6/4/17 - Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound 
LISTEN TO "Way We Won't" here.PRE-ORDER  Last Place  here.
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Published on December 02, 2016 11:00

CRX, continue their North American tour

Nick's band, CRX, continue their North American tour. This week they hit the West Coast, with a special homecoming show at The Teragram in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec 6th.

Grab tickets for that show HERE CRX ON TOUR
DEC 3    SLIM'S  /  SAN FRANCISCO, CA
DEC 5    OBSERVATORY, CONSTELLATION ROOM  /  SANTA ANA, CA  
DEC 6    TERAGRAM BALLROOM  /  LOS ANGELES, CA  
DEC 7    CASBAH  /  SAN DIEGO, CA
DEC 8    CRESCENT BALLROOM  /  PHOENIX, AZ  
DEC 10    STUBB'S JR /   AUSTIN, TX  
DEC 11    TREES  /  DALLAS, TX
DEC 12    WAREHOUSE LIVE STUDIO  /  HOUSTON, TX  
DEC 14    THE LOWBROW PALACE  /  EL PASO, TX  
DEC 15    THE LAUNCHPAD  /  ALBUQUERQUE, NM  
DEC 17    HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO, VINYL /   LAS VEGAS, NV  

Check www.crxmusic.com/tour for all ticket linksCRX will be the musical guest on the Late Late Show with James Corden nextTuesday, December 6th.
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Published on December 02, 2016 10:55