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October 25, 2016
The Radio Dept. x The Atlantic: Swedish Protest Pop, Political Parallels, 'Running Out Of Love' LP Out Now
The Radio Dept.
Running Out Of Love
LP Out Now via Sweden’s Labrador RecordsNorth American Tour Dates Begin Early 2017“A new album of Scandinavian protest songs, and the political environment that inspired it… Running Out of Love, [addresses] xenophobia, police brutality, and shady arms dealings. The work is a collection of dreamy dance tunes that confronts what its creators see as the darker side of the Scandinavian nation.” –
The Atlantic
Read The Atlantic Interview Here

“Moody, shivering” – SPIN
“Playfully subversive" – Pitchfork
“Absolutely flawless, hands down the best album of 2016” – Gods In The TV (10/10)
“Challenging, uncompromising and rewarding...as vital as ever" – Line Of Best Fit (9/10)
“The music may sound calm and peaceful, the lyrics are all about violent revolution.” – Stereogum
“Some of their most winning melodies and biggest hooks to date.” – BrooklynVegan
“Dig deep and pay attention: This album was made for 2016.” – NPR
“Swedish dream pop… politically charged” – FADER
“Hypnotic” – Consequence of Sound
Swedish dream-pop duo The Radio Dept dropped their fourth album Running Out Of Love last week via Sweden’s Labrador Records. It's their first album since the critically acclaimed success of 2010’s Clinging To A Scheme, which garnered praise fromConsequence of Sound, Pitchfork, and more. Running Out Of Love is an album about life in Sweden in 2016 moving in the wrong direction: politically, intellectually, morally. It's about the impatience that turns into anger, hate and ultimately withdrawal and apathy when love for the world and our existence begins to falter. The band says of the LP:
“In the summer of 2014, ideas and a concept for Running Out Of Love started to come together and the single “Death To Fascism”, now too old to be included, was the first effort towards the new album. Later, more new songs started to appear. The court case is taken care of in “Occupied”, the Swedish weapon and arms industry in “Swedish Guns” and “We Got Game” is about the proud police tradition of protecting nazis and racists, whilst at the same time using brutal violence against opposing groups of protesters. Running Out Of Love has moulded itself into a rather dystopian album, mainly because it was created in a sense of deep frustration over the reactionary currents which characterize our time.”
The album features lead single “ Swedish Guns ” which quickly rose #1 HypeM and began charting on the Spotify Viral Chart and gaining wide critical praise, along with the recently released track “ We Got Game ”. In addition, the Malmö, Sweden based duo have announced North American Tour dates beginning Feb 14, 2017 in support of their politically-charged LP. The 20 date North American tour sees Johan Duncanson & Martin Carlberg return for their first stateside shows since the release of Clinging To A Scheme, appearing at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom, Washington DC’s Black Cat, Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre, Boston’s Brighton Music Hall and many more.
A full list of dates can be found below. You can purchase tickets here .

L to R: The Radio Dept.’s Johan Duncanson, Martin Carlberg
Album Track Listing:
1. Sloboda Narodu
2. Swedish Guns
3. We Got Game
4. Thieves Of State
5. Occupied
6. This Thing Was Bound To Happen
7. Can’t Be Guilty
8. Committed To The Cause
9. Running Out Of Love
10. Teach Me To Forget
The Radio Dept. North American Tour Dates
Feb 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Feb 15 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Feb 16 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Feb 17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Feb 18 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Feb 19 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Feb 20 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
Feb 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Feb 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Feb 27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Mar 1 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Mar 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Mar 4 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Mar 5 - Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Mar 6 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
Mar 7 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Mar 8 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Mar 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

“Moody, shivering” – SPIN
“Playfully subversive" – Pitchfork
“Absolutely flawless, hands down the best album of 2016” – Gods In The TV (10/10)
“Challenging, uncompromising and rewarding...as vital as ever" – Line Of Best Fit (9/10)
“The music may sound calm and peaceful, the lyrics are all about violent revolution.” – Stereogum
“Some of their most winning melodies and biggest hooks to date.” – BrooklynVegan
“Dig deep and pay attention: This album was made for 2016.” – NPR
“Swedish dream pop… politically charged” – FADER
“Hypnotic” – Consequence of Sound
Swedish dream-pop duo The Radio Dept dropped their fourth album Running Out Of Love last week via Sweden’s Labrador Records. It's their first album since the critically acclaimed success of 2010’s Clinging To A Scheme, which garnered praise fromConsequence of Sound, Pitchfork, and more. Running Out Of Love is an album about life in Sweden in 2016 moving in the wrong direction: politically, intellectually, morally. It's about the impatience that turns into anger, hate and ultimately withdrawal and apathy when love for the world and our existence begins to falter. The band says of the LP:
“In the summer of 2014, ideas and a concept for Running Out Of Love started to come together and the single “Death To Fascism”, now too old to be included, was the first effort towards the new album. Later, more new songs started to appear. The court case is taken care of in “Occupied”, the Swedish weapon and arms industry in “Swedish Guns” and “We Got Game” is about the proud police tradition of protecting nazis and racists, whilst at the same time using brutal violence against opposing groups of protesters. Running Out Of Love has moulded itself into a rather dystopian album, mainly because it was created in a sense of deep frustration over the reactionary currents which characterize our time.”
The album features lead single “ Swedish Guns ” which quickly rose #1 HypeM and began charting on the Spotify Viral Chart and gaining wide critical praise, along with the recently released track “ We Got Game ”. In addition, the Malmö, Sweden based duo have announced North American Tour dates beginning Feb 14, 2017 in support of their politically-charged LP. The 20 date North American tour sees Johan Duncanson & Martin Carlberg return for their first stateside shows since the release of Clinging To A Scheme, appearing at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom, Washington DC’s Black Cat, Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre, Boston’s Brighton Music Hall and many more.
A full list of dates can be found below. You can purchase tickets here .

L to R: The Radio Dept.’s Johan Duncanson, Martin Carlberg
Album Track Listing:
1. Sloboda Narodu
2. Swedish Guns
3. We Got Game
4. Thieves Of State
5. Occupied
6. This Thing Was Bound To Happen
7. Can’t Be Guilty
8. Committed To The Cause
9. Running Out Of Love
10. Teach Me To Forget
The Radio Dept. North American Tour Dates
Feb 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Feb 15 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Feb 16 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Feb 17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Feb 18 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Feb 19 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Feb 20 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
Feb 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Feb 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Feb 27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Mar 1 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Mar 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Mar 4 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Mar 5 - Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Mar 6 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
Mar 7 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Mar 8 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Mar 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Published on October 25, 2016 10:18
ERYKAH BADU'S GAME-CHANGING DEBUT BADUIZM AND SMASH SOPHOMORE ALBUM MAMA'S GUN RELEASED ON VINYL VIA MOTOWN/Ume

ERYKAH BADU'S GAME-CHANGING DEBUT BADUIZM AND SMASH SOPHOMORE ALBUM MAMA'S GUN RELEASED ON VINYL VIA MOTOWN/Ume

BADUIZM AVAILABLE ON VINYL IN ENTIRETY FOR FIRST TIME EVER AS DOUBLE LP Los Angeles, CA - October 25, 2016 - Erykah Badu's game-changing debut, Baduizm, and her smash sophomore album, Mama's Gun, are now available back on vinyl as part of Motown/UMe's Respect The Classics initiative. Previously released on vinyl as a shortened nine-track single LP, this release marks the first time Baduizm has been released on vinyl in its entirety with 14-tracks across two standard-weight LPs. The vinyl reissue of Mama's Gun is also as a double LP. Order and stream Baduizm: https://UMe.lnk.to/BaduizmRTCOrder and stream Mama's Gun: https://UMe.lnk.to/MamasGunRTC Baduizm introduced Badu's unique artistic vision to the world when released in 1997 and established her as one of the emerging neo-soul genre's leading artists. Produced by Madukwu Chinwah and The Roots, the Grammy Award-winning album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and went to #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Universally hailed by critics, it topped many year-end lists and earned rave reviews with Entertainment Weekly enthusing, "Badu's nouvelle-soul debut hits the target, blows it up, reinvents it," Q calling it a "warm thoroughly idiosyncratic record which mixes jazz, soul and a slice or two of hip hop into a rich, smoky musical brew," andRolling Stone remarking, "Baduizm showcases the heart and soul of a bohemian B-girl who happens to have an effortless jazz swing." Baduizm was honored with a bevy of honors including the Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for breakout single "On & On. Other accolades included eight American Music Awards, three Soul Train Music Awards and two NACCP Image Awards, taking home trophies for Outstanding New Artist and Outstanding Female Artist. The album is certified triple platinum in the U.S. with sales of more than three million and is gold in both the UK and Canada. Mama's Gun was Badu's highly-successful follow-up to Baduizm, selling a million copies just two months after its release in November 2000. Hailed by Rolling Stone as her "zenith," Mama's Gun cemented Badu's place in the world of R&B with many praising her growth as a songwriter, composer and lyricist; she was lauded for her more direct and confessional approach to her lyrics. Recorded at Jimi Hendrix's famed Electric Lady Studios, the album was co-produced by Badu along with producers James Poyser and Jay Dee (aka J Dilla). It features a host of all-star musicians including drummer Questlove, jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, veteran vibes player Roy Ayers and Stephen Marley who duets on the reggae-tinged "In Love With You." Lead single "Bag Lady" became a Top 10 hit and was nominated for two Grammys: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, an honor her song "Didn't Cha Know?" also received. Mama's Gun continues to grow in stature 16 years after its release as it finds new fans year after year and is revisited by critics. In the BBC's 2012 reexamination they hailed it as "a fabulous, ever-evolving work by one of the most dazzling artists of the past two decades." More recently, Pitchforkreviewed the album in their esteemed Sunday Reviews section awarding it a 9.4 and declaring, "More than a decade before Queen Yoncé, Erykah Badu laid down the blueprint for a black feminist album that went well beyond documenting tales of heartbreak to address issues greater than the sum of any one relationship. She made a record that wore its awareness of the larger traumas and challenges that complicate human intimacy on its sleeves. It was music for the revolution that wasn't televised."
Published on October 25, 2016 10:16
Summer Moon (ft. Nikolai of The Strokes) share interactive, 360 video for "With You Tonight"
SUMMER MOON RELEASES
INTERACTIVE / VR MUSIC VIDEO FOR
"WITH YOU TONIGHT"
SUMMER MOON FEATURES NIKOLAI FRAITURE OF THE STROKES, STEPHEN PERKINS OF JANE'S ADDICTION, CAMILA GRAY OF UH HUH HER AND NOAH HARMON OF THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
WATCH HERE
Summer Moon (ft. Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes, Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction, Camila Grey of Uh Huh Her and Noah Harmon of Airborne Toxic Event) have shared a new, interactive music video for their single "With You Tonight."
"The video is about two people coming home from a dance ball and stumbling into a strange, occult world filled with bizarre characters all displaying their mystical powers," says Nikolai Fraiture. "The VR lends an eeriness where you lose your sense of reality and become completely immersed in the experience. You can explore around so you never see the same video twice. It feels like Sleep No More in one room."
Just in time for Halloween!
Various NYC magicians participated in this unique VR/360 "immersive" video. Users will be able to watch a 360 video online via the Youtube player or on a VR headset via VR network Littlstar.
The video was directed by Weird Days Collective (Santigold, Real Estate, Tanlines) directors Ben Bernstein and Ben Schechter. "With You Tonight" is out now on all digital retailers. Album will be released in early 2017. STREAM // EMBED "WITH YOU TONIGHT" PURCHASE "WITH YOU TONIGHT"
www.summermoondband.comwww.facebook.com/summermoonbandwww.instagram.com/summermoonband
INTERACTIVE / VR MUSIC VIDEO FOR
"WITH YOU TONIGHT"
SUMMER MOON FEATURES NIKOLAI FRAITURE OF THE STROKES, STEPHEN PERKINS OF JANE'S ADDICTION, CAMILA GRAY OF UH HUH HER AND NOAH HARMON OF THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT

"The video is about two people coming home from a dance ball and stumbling into a strange, occult world filled with bizarre characters all displaying their mystical powers," says Nikolai Fraiture. "The VR lends an eeriness where you lose your sense of reality and become completely immersed in the experience. You can explore around so you never see the same video twice. It feels like Sleep No More in one room."
Just in time for Halloween!
Various NYC magicians participated in this unique VR/360 "immersive" video. Users will be able to watch a 360 video online via the Youtube player or on a VR headset via VR network Littlstar.
The video was directed by Weird Days Collective (Santigold, Real Estate, Tanlines) directors Ben Bernstein and Ben Schechter. "With You Tonight" is out now on all digital retailers. Album will be released in early 2017. STREAM // EMBED "WITH YOU TONIGHT" PURCHASE "WITH YOU TONIGHT"

www.summermoondband.comwww.facebook.com/summermoonbandwww.instagram.com/summermoonband
Published on October 25, 2016 10:14
Pussy Riot enlist Desi Mo & Leikeli47 on "Straight Outta Vagina" for Adult Swim Singles Program

https://soundcloud.com/adultswimsingles/pussy-riot/s-GW8XV
WATCH: OFFICIAL VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp-KeVBNz0A

Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), a division of Turner, launched in 2001, offering original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults. Airing nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT), Adult Swim is basic cable's #1 network with persons 18-34 and 18-49, and is seen in 94 million U.S. homes.
Published on October 25, 2016 09:26
Tori Amos Rare B-Side "Alamo" Available Today, 'Boys For Pele' 20th Anniversary 2-CD Deluxe Edition Out 11/18 via Rhino
TORI AMOS
Boys For Pele Celebrates 20th Anniversary
With Two-CD Deluxe Edition + 2-LP Set Of Original Album
Available November 18 From Rhino
“ Alamo ” Stream Available Today
"Tori Amos stands in a class of her own" - NYLON
“it was the expansive, raw and wildly experimental Boys For Pele that solidified her reputation as one of the most important songwriters of her generation” - Stereogum
Photo Credit: Cindy Palmano
One of the most successful and influential artists of her generation, Tori Amos is as much a force to be reckoned with today as when she made her debut as producer in 1996 on her third studio album, Boys for Pele. To celebrate the pivotal album’s 20-year anniversary, Rhino will release a deluxe edition that includes a newly remastered version of the original, along with a selection of B-sides, rare recordings, and four previously unreleased tracks.
Amos was so prolific writing Boys for Pele that a number of songs were left off the album and released as B-sides. Many of them can be found among the 21 bonus tracks that appear on Boys For Pele: Deluxe Edition . Among the collection is rare b-side “Alamo”, a spiritual exploration of communication held together by Amos’ gentle, naturalistic vocal delivery and poetic lyrics. “ Alamo ” premiered with NYLON today and is available to post/share HERE .
An ambitious and uncompromising collection of songs about mythology (Pele was a Hawaiian volcano goddess), suppression and self-discovery, the record became one of her most successful, debuting at #2 on the album charts in both the U.S. and the U.K. Boys For Pele: Deluxe Edition will be available on November 18 as a 2-CD set ($19.98) and digitally. A 2-LP set ($31.98) of the original album on vinyl will also be available on the same date.
Boys For Pele Celebrates 20th Anniversary
With Two-CD Deluxe Edition + 2-LP Set Of Original Album
Available November 18 From Rhino
“ Alamo ” Stream Available Today
"Tori Amos stands in a class of her own" - NYLON
“it was the expansive, raw and wildly experimental Boys For Pele that solidified her reputation as one of the most important songwriters of her generation” - Stereogum

One of the most successful and influential artists of her generation, Tori Amos is as much a force to be reckoned with today as when she made her debut as producer in 1996 on her third studio album, Boys for Pele. To celebrate the pivotal album’s 20-year anniversary, Rhino will release a deluxe edition that includes a newly remastered version of the original, along with a selection of B-sides, rare recordings, and four previously unreleased tracks.
Amos was so prolific writing Boys for Pele that a number of songs were left off the album and released as B-sides. Many of them can be found among the 21 bonus tracks that appear on Boys For Pele: Deluxe Edition . Among the collection is rare b-side “Alamo”, a spiritual exploration of communication held together by Amos’ gentle, naturalistic vocal delivery and poetic lyrics. “ Alamo ” premiered with NYLON today and is available to post/share HERE .
An ambitious and uncompromising collection of songs about mythology (Pele was a Hawaiian volcano goddess), suppression and self-discovery, the record became one of her most successful, debuting at #2 on the album charts in both the U.S. and the U.K. Boys For Pele: Deluxe Edition will be available on November 18 as a 2-CD set ($19.98) and digitally. A 2-LP set ($31.98) of the original album on vinyl will also be available on the same date.
Published on October 25, 2016 09:19
October 24, 2016
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS' COMPLETE CATALOG OF EIGHT STUDIO ALBUMS TO BE AVAILABLE ON VINYL

Pre-order Underway For Limited Edition Color Vinyl Of First Seven Albums, Available December 9, With Standard Black Vinyl To Follow December 23Eighth Album, Born In The Echoes , Out On Vinyl Now


The seven albums to be reissued are listed below along with the colors
of the limited edition vinyl.
Exit Planet Dust (1995) - Clear Vinyl Dig Your Own Hole (1997) - Solid White Vinyl Surrender (1999) - Solid Blue Vinyl Come With Us (2002) - Solid Red Vinyl Push The Button (2005) - Transparent Blue Vinyl We Are The Night (2007) - Soda Bottle Clear Vinyl Further (2010) - Transparent Green Vinyl
Each comes repackaged in the original sleeve artwork that the first pressings came in. Audio has been cut from the original lacquers directly from the studio of the original engineer, Mike Marsh, and fully approved byThe Chemical Brothers' Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands. See below for track listings.The Chemical Brothers have sold 12 million albums and six million singles worldwide. They were the first electronic act ever to receive a GRAMMY® Award, winning in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for "Block Rockin' Beats." The song, which appeared on 1997's RIAA Gold-certified album Dig Your Own Hole , was the first track by an electronic artist to chart at Alternative radio, where The Chemical Brothers have continued to receive strong support. 2005's "Galvanize" featuring Q-Tiptook the GRAMMY for Best Dance Recording while the albums Push the Button (2005) and We Are the Night (2007) won in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category. Further (2010), the 2012 live album, Don't Think , and 2015's Born In The Echoes were each nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album and the 2015 single "Go" featuring Q-Tip was nominated for Best Dance Recording. The Chemical Brothers have had six No. 1 albums in the U.K.
Published on October 24, 2016 13:00
Tele Novella Premiere Video For "Even Steven," West Coast Tour Dates Announced
TELE NOVELLA PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR
"EVEN STEVEN" VIA ROOKIE
WEST COAST TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
HOUSE OF SOULS OUT NOW ON YELLOW YEAR RECORDS
Photo Credit: Angel Ceballos
Tele Novella today release their video for "Even Steven" off of their latest album House of Souls. Rookie, who recently chatted with front woman Natalie Ribbons about the band's love of horror movies and being a "Halloween band", premiered the video today.
Watch/Share the video for "Even Steven"
Tele Novella has also announced a run of west coast dates kicking off next month. The tour will see them making stops in Phoenix, LA, Seattle, Denver and more. See below for a full run down of dates.
NPR All Songs Considered first premiered single "Heavy Balloon" off of House of Souls and noted, "Inspired by the classic Velvet Underground song "Caroline Says," this track by the Austin-based band Tele Novella is going to make you so happy." Lenny Letter went on to premiere the video for the track which stars Lorelei Linklater of Boyhood. They wrote,"Tele Novella have a bittersweet sound, satisfyingly reminiscent of 1960s girl groups and crestfallen twee. Awash in tambourine and harmonies, their songs reveal the drama of figuring out what it means to be alive."
Upcoming North American Tour Dates:
11.26.16 - The Monarch - El Paso, TX11.27.16 - Sister Bar - Albuquerque, NM11.28.16 - Firecreek Coffee Co. - Flagstaff, AZ11.29.16 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ11.30.16 - Hotel Congress - Tucson, AZ12.1.16 - Blonde Bar - San Diego, CA12.3.16 - Hillgrass - Temecula, CA12.4.16 - Hi Hat - Los Angeles, CA12.11.16 - Sunset Lounge - Seattle, WA12.12.16 - Neurolux - Boise, ID12.13.16 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT12.14.16 - High Dive - Denver, CO12.16.16 - The Deli - Norman, OK
"EVEN STEVEN" VIA ROOKIE
WEST COAST TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
HOUSE OF SOULS OUT NOW ON YELLOW YEAR RECORDS

Tele Novella today release their video for "Even Steven" off of their latest album House of Souls. Rookie, who recently chatted with front woman Natalie Ribbons about the band's love of horror movies and being a "Halloween band", premiered the video today.

Tele Novella has also announced a run of west coast dates kicking off next month. The tour will see them making stops in Phoenix, LA, Seattle, Denver and more. See below for a full run down of dates.
NPR All Songs Considered first premiered single "Heavy Balloon" off of House of Souls and noted, "Inspired by the classic Velvet Underground song "Caroline Says," this track by the Austin-based band Tele Novella is going to make you so happy." Lenny Letter went on to premiere the video for the track which stars Lorelei Linklater of Boyhood. They wrote,"Tele Novella have a bittersweet sound, satisfyingly reminiscent of 1960s girl groups and crestfallen twee. Awash in tambourine and harmonies, their songs reveal the drama of figuring out what it means to be alive."
Upcoming North American Tour Dates:
11.26.16 - The Monarch - El Paso, TX11.27.16 - Sister Bar - Albuquerque, NM11.28.16 - Firecreek Coffee Co. - Flagstaff, AZ11.29.16 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ11.30.16 - Hotel Congress - Tucson, AZ12.1.16 - Blonde Bar - San Diego, CA12.3.16 - Hillgrass - Temecula, CA12.4.16 - Hi Hat - Los Angeles, CA12.11.16 - Sunset Lounge - Seattle, WA12.12.16 - Neurolux - Boise, ID12.13.16 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT12.14.16 - High Dive - Denver, CO12.16.16 - The Deli - Norman, OK
Published on October 24, 2016 11:31
RUN THE JEWELS DEBUT FIRST SINGLE FROM 'RTJ3' WITH ADULT SWIM SINGLES PROGRAM

LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/adultswimsingles/rtj/
The Jewel Runners are back with a vengeance and a new anthem titled "Talk To Me" via the Adult Swim Singles Program from their fervently anticipated RTJ3 LP on Run The Jewels, Inc. Run The Jewels first introduced the track during their memorable Coachella set this past year and now it's officially here for the feasting. The politically charged face-melter produced by El-P, coproduced by Little Shalimar and Wilder Zoby, comes equipped with more of the razor spit-gunnery we've grown to love from the undisputed tag team champs and is now available for free download at Adult Swim.com/singles. "Talk To Me" was mixed by Joey Raia and mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound and recorded by Leon Kelly at Pantherkill Studio.
Recently Run The Jewels also announced the groundbreaking duo will be featured as playable characters in the XBOX hit video game Gears of War 4. The exclusive RTJ download pack will be released on November 1st. In addition, the duo will be performing at the inaugural Sound on Soundfestival in Austin on Friday, November 4th. Be sure to listen to and download "Talk To Me" and keep everything peeled for the forthcoming album.
DOWNLOAD: Adult Swim.com/singles

SOCIALS:http://twitter.com/runjewelshttps://www.facebook.com/therealrunthejewels http://soundcloud.com/runthejewels http://instagram.com/runthejewels https://twitter.com/killermike https://instagram.com/killermike https://twitter.com/therealelp https://instagram.com/thereallyrealelp
Published on October 24, 2016 09:58
SALLIE FORD ANNOUNCES SOUL SICK NEW ALBUM
SALLIE FORD ANNOUNCES SOUL SICKNEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED VIA VANGUARD RECORDSFEBRUARY 10, 2017
"The Oregon-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Ford is like a cross between Liz Phair and Buddy Holly". - New Yorker October 24, 2016 - There are artists who can command attention. They lean into their songs with an irresistible edge and total emotional connection and stay there. Sallie Fordis one of those artists. On her upcoming new album
Soul Sick
, out on February 10, 2017 via Vanguard Records, Ford creates music that draws on all of her influences but still comes out her own. From the album's opening line "I woke up feeling sour on the sweetest summer day," the 11 tracks on the album chronicle Ford's journey through anxiety, insecurity, and depression. "This is a 'confessional' album. It's about struggling with my issues - some that I've overcome and some that I still carry around. I felt confused, down about life and unsure of myself," states Ford. "On these new songs, it felt good to write on one theme and from one place. All in all,
Soul Sick
has taught me a lot about myself and helped me to heal." That healing is captured throughout the music played on the album. With Mike Coykendall (M. Ward and She & Him) at the helm, it's laced with nostalgic feeling and produced to enhance that essence. "I asked Mike to produce, Ford says. "He loves old rock & roll and always records on tape, but he's also an experimenter, exploring new things with his music.
Soul Sick
finds Ford further mining, updating and perfecting her vintage influences to stand alongside her uncompromising and confessional lyricism. On her first themed album, her doo-wop harmonies, slippery British invasion keyboards, and crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars back Ford's distinctive howl and surround her at-once intimate and confrontational musings on love, depression, and fear. Ford's solo debut (
Slap Back
in 2014) garnered raves from The New Yorker, LA Weekly, New York Daily News, Bust, Magnet, Paste, Mother Jones and more. Prior to taking her career solo, Ford fronted The Sound Outside who performed on The Late Show with David Letterman and amassed critical acclaim from USA Today, Boston Globe, Interview, Nylon, NPR, Paste and many more.Starting today, fans can visit Pledge Music
www.pledgemusic.com/SallieFord
for an early pre-order on
Soul Sick,
with exclusive direct-to-fan offerings and updates on the record.
SOUL SICK TRACK LISTING:Record On RepeatScrew UpLoneliness Is PowerGet OutFailureMiddle ChildNever Gonna PleaseRomanticized CatastropheHurts So BadUnravelingRapid Eyes Sallie Ford will be touring in 2017, with dates to be announced soon.
Photo by Trippe Daviswww.sallieford.comwww.facebook.com/salliefordmusicwww.instagram.com/salliefordwww.twitter.com/salliefordmusic

SOUL SICK TRACK LISTING:Record On RepeatScrew UpLoneliness Is PowerGet OutFailureMiddle ChildNever Gonna PleaseRomanticized CatastropheHurts So BadUnravelingRapid Eyes Sallie Ford will be touring in 2017, with dates to be announced soon.

Published on October 24, 2016 09:57
Amber Arcades Shares Cover Of Nick Drake's "Which Will"
Amber Arcades Shares Cover Of Nick Drake’s “Which Will”
Fading Lines
Out Now On Heavenly Recordings
photo credit: Nick Helderman
Following the summer release of her standout debut album Fading Lines on Heavenly Recordings and her recent US tour this past September and October supporting Nada Surf, Dutch musician Amber Arcades has shared a pop-fueled reinterpretation of Nick Drake’s Pink Moon track “Which Will”. Listen to it here. Trading in Drake’s understated emotional beauty for jangling dream-pop verve; Amber Arcades’ Annelotte de Graaf commands her catchy rendition all the while upholding the integrity of an artist she unquestionably respects. She elaborates on the process: "I'm a huge Nick Drake fan. There's something intangible and obscure about his work (and especially the melodies) that I love. I thought it would be interesting to examine how these mysterious melodies would function in a more upbeat musical environment. I like how it turned out to be quite a poppy tune but the melodies still add this layer of strangeness to it.”
Recorded at Strange Weather Studio in New York with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men, Beach Fossils, Destruction Unit), Fading Lines was inspired by time, continuity, coincidence and magic. Other inspirations include early-morning jetlag (‘Turning Light’) and an artist’s plans for a utopian city (‘Constant’s Dream’). Although this sounds dreamy in nature (and these songs do posses a seamless, ethereal quality), De Graaf’s dreams are not necessarily rooted in whimsy. In fact they have led to her working as a legal aide on UN war crime tribunals (she currently works in human rights law people who had fled Syria), to inviting strangers to share her Utrecht squat (which led to a friendship and later to her signing to Heavenly), and to spending her life savings on a flight to New York because that’s where she wanted to record her first album.
After researching producers and deciding to work with Greenberg (“the odd one out as he’d produced all this hardcore punk shit”), Annelotte was joined by Shane Butler and Keven Lareau of Quilt on guitar and bass, Jackson Pollis of Real Estate on drums, plus Meg Duffy on slide guitar on the eerie, clip-clopping “Apophenia”. They listened to “a lot of Suicide, Broadcast, Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, The Gun Club…” and worked on the songs that Annelotte had written at home in Utrecht."In New York everything came together beautifully,” says De Graaf. “The whole team, the producer and the band. It was a magical time - writing an album had been an abstract thing in my mind and recording it in New York had been a wild, surreal plan. It never really occurred to me that it would happen until I sat on the plane. I had this money in my savings account and I thought, I’m going to make an album.”
Right from woozy, soaring opener “Come With Me”, the album invites endless interpretations – or simply emotional and physical reactions of joy, loss, acceptance and “the billions of different views there are to this life and whatever we’re doing here”. The result is a dazzling and immersive collection of songs, proving Amber Arcades as an assured and exceptional new talent.
Praise for Amber Arcades:“A blissful, Stereolab-influenced gem” – Gorilla vs. Bear"Incandescent glimmer." – Stereogum"Amber Arcades will pull you under her spell" – Consequence of Sound"What a damn fine thing it is - as suitable for sleety January days as it is balmy festivalmornings." – Noisey“Swirling guitars intertwine tones as echoey vocals hypnotize the listener.” – Indie Shuffle
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Following the summer release of her standout debut album Fading Lines on Heavenly Recordings and her recent US tour this past September and October supporting Nada Surf, Dutch musician Amber Arcades has shared a pop-fueled reinterpretation of Nick Drake’s Pink Moon track “Which Will”. Listen to it here. Trading in Drake’s understated emotional beauty for jangling dream-pop verve; Amber Arcades’ Annelotte de Graaf commands her catchy rendition all the while upholding the integrity of an artist she unquestionably respects. She elaborates on the process: "I'm a huge Nick Drake fan. There's something intangible and obscure about his work (and especially the melodies) that I love. I thought it would be interesting to examine how these mysterious melodies would function in a more upbeat musical environment. I like how it turned out to be quite a poppy tune but the melodies still add this layer of strangeness to it.”
Recorded at Strange Weather Studio in New York with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men, Beach Fossils, Destruction Unit), Fading Lines was inspired by time, continuity, coincidence and magic. Other inspirations include early-morning jetlag (‘Turning Light’) and an artist’s plans for a utopian city (‘Constant’s Dream’). Although this sounds dreamy in nature (and these songs do posses a seamless, ethereal quality), De Graaf’s dreams are not necessarily rooted in whimsy. In fact they have led to her working as a legal aide on UN war crime tribunals (she currently works in human rights law people who had fled Syria), to inviting strangers to share her Utrecht squat (which led to a friendship and later to her signing to Heavenly), and to spending her life savings on a flight to New York because that’s where she wanted to record her first album.
After researching producers and deciding to work with Greenberg (“the odd one out as he’d produced all this hardcore punk shit”), Annelotte was joined by Shane Butler and Keven Lareau of Quilt on guitar and bass, Jackson Pollis of Real Estate on drums, plus Meg Duffy on slide guitar on the eerie, clip-clopping “Apophenia”. They listened to “a lot of Suicide, Broadcast, Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, The Gun Club…” and worked on the songs that Annelotte had written at home in Utrecht."In New York everything came together beautifully,” says De Graaf. “The whole team, the producer and the band. It was a magical time - writing an album had been an abstract thing in my mind and recording it in New York had been a wild, surreal plan. It never really occurred to me that it would happen until I sat on the plane. I had this money in my savings account and I thought, I’m going to make an album.”
Right from woozy, soaring opener “Come With Me”, the album invites endless interpretations – or simply emotional and physical reactions of joy, loss, acceptance and “the billions of different views there are to this life and whatever we’re doing here”. The result is a dazzling and immersive collection of songs, proving Amber Arcades as an assured and exceptional new talent.
Praise for Amber Arcades:“A blissful, Stereolab-influenced gem” – Gorilla vs. Bear"Incandescent glimmer." – Stereogum"Amber Arcades will pull you under her spell" – Consequence of Sound"What a damn fine thing it is - as suitable for sleety January days as it is balmy festivalmornings." – Noisey“Swirling guitars intertwine tones as echoey vocals hypnotize the listener.” – Indie Shuffle
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Published on October 24, 2016 09:56