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October 18, 2016

GIRL TEARS SHARE "PANIC ATTACK"

GIRL TEARS SHARE "PANIC ATTACK"
WOKE AGAINST THE TIDE OUT OCTOBER 28 ON SINDERLYN
WEST COAST DATES ANNOUNCED
photo by: Danny Romansky
LISTEN / SHARE "PANIC ATTACK" VIA SOUNDCLOUD
Today Girl Tears hit us with their new single "Panic Attack" from forthcoming album  Woke Against The Tide  that drops next week via Sinderlyn (home to Cymbals Eat Guitars, Fresh & Onlys, Homeshake).  FLOOD debuted "Panic Attack" describing their sound, "semi-twanged swagger of X, but matched by the concentrated brevity of early Black Flag."
Walk Against The Tide  is the the LA /OC punk trio's follow up to Tension.  With  it they have has mastered the art of the three-chord attack, delivering volatile blasts to the point of fury. Four tours and 100+ shows later, playing art spaces, houses, DiY venues, bars, barns, backyards, basements, and everything in between, Girl Tears has delivered a natural, confident progression from their debut.
Woke Against The Tide  wrestles with themes of Love/Hate, Good/Evil - and in particular - the space between these polarizing ideas. There are hooks, melody and structure, but also a bit of chaos built on a more complex arrangement that's constantly shifting and evolving, much like the band themselves.

Girl Tears Live Dates:
11/03: Los Angeles, CA - The Hi Hat *11/04:Oakland, CA - Oakland Secret *11/05: Chico, CA - Duffy's Tavern *11/07: Seattle, WA - Lo Fi Gallery *11/08: Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt *11/10: Portland, OR - Bunk Bar Water *11/11: Arcata, CA - Richard's Goat *11/14: San Diego, CA - The Hideout *11/17: Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar *
* - w/ Band Aparte.
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Published on October 18, 2016 11:00

PHANTOGRAM'S NEW ALBUM THREE DEBUTS IN TOP 5 ON BILLBOARD

PHANTOGRAM'S NEW ALBUM THREE DEBUTS IN TOP 5 ON BILLBOARD TOP ALBUM CHARTS MARKING CAREER BEST
LISTEN TO REMIXES FROM HOW TO DRESS WELL AND THE RANGE OF "YOU DON'T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE"
ON TOUR NOW
 PHOTO: Timothy Saccenti
Phantogram's third studio album, the aptly titled  Three , debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top Albums chart this week! A new career highlight for the band, Three also landed at #3 on theBillboard Rock Album chart and #9 on the Billboard 200. Their hit single "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" continues to climb radio charts and is currently approaching the #5 slot at Alternative - listen to remixes from How To Dress Well and The Range below.  
The album came out to fanfare from such outlets as Complex, the FADER, Stereogum, Paper, Nylon, Bust, Noisey, Billboard, People, Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, New York Times, Interview, Pitchfork and more. Phantogram, the duo comprised of Josh Carterand Sarah Barthel, continue on their North American tour with sold out dates across the country, including a sold-out show in NYC at Hammerstein Ballroom - remaining dates below.
Three is out now and available worldwide on Republic Records.


LISTEN TO "YOU DON'T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE" (HOW TO DRESS WELL REMIX)https://soundcloud.com/phantogram/you-dont-get-me-high-anymore-4

LISTEN TO "YOU DON'T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE" (THE RANGE REMIX)https://soundcloud.com/phantogram/you-dont-get-me-high-anymore-3

WATCH "YOU DON'T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE" VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jryzEU7WAlg

STREAM/PURCHASE THREE
iTunes: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeApple: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeAM
Google Play: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeGPAmazon: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeAZSpotify: http://republicrec.co/PhantogramThreeSP


THREE TRACKLISTING1. Funeral Pyre
2. Same Old Blues
3. You Don't Get Me High Anymore
4. Cruel World
5. Barking Dog
6. You're Mine
7. Answer
8. Run Run Blood
9. Destroyer
10. Calling All
PHANTOGRAM TOUR DATES10-18 Columbus, OH - Express Live! Pavilion10-19 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre10-20 Montreal, Quebec - Corona Theatre10-21 Boston, MA - House of Blues 10-22 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom SOLD OUT10-24 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore 10-25 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club SOLD OUT10-26 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club SOLD OUT10-28 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz  10-29 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore  10-30 Knoxville, TN - The Mill and the Mine 10-31 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works  11-02 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre SOLD OUT11-03 New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater 11-04 Austin, TX - Sound On Sound Festival 11-05 Dallas, Texas - Bomb Factory 11-08 Paris, FR - Petit Bain 11-10 Amsterdam, NLD - Bitterzoet 11-11 Berlin, DEU - Lido 11-14 Brighton, UK - Patterns 11-16 London, UK - Heaven 11-17 Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute SOLD OUT11-18 Glasgow, UK - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 11-29 St Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House11-30 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater12-01 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom12-02 St Augustine, FL - St Augustine Amphitheater12-03 Tampa, FL - Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater12-08 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom SOLD OUT12-14 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom12-28 Busselton, AU - Southbound Festival01-01 Sydney, AU - Field Day01-03 Sydney, AU - Enmore Theatre
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Published on October 18, 2016 09:10

Swedish Louise Lemón- Death Gospel with Randall Dunn (Sunn O)))

Louise LemónNew Single – Thirst
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Thirst will be released on the 14th October 2016 on Icons Creating Evil Art
"Louise Lemón is the answer to the music of tomorrow." - Dagens Nyheter (Swedish National Press)
Hailing from Sweden, the place that has graced us with some of the best and most interesting contemporary musicians comes female artist Louise Lemón. Following live performances, critics raved about Louise- including one of the biggest Swedish national newspapers Dagens Nyheter, who called her the answer to future music.
Louise Lemón joins the ultra-growing power of females with attitude; sounding sonically similar to PJ Harvey,whilst also hints of The Dead Weather appearInterestingly, Louise actually recorded her upcoming EP, Purge, in a cabin deep in the woods of Dalarna, and the presence of the eerie place is undeniably audible in her latest single, Thirst. The track, which was produced by Randall Dunn (Sunn O)))Thurston Moore), gets sent into darker territory, giving it that hypnotic edge when a scuzzy blend of guitars take over, reminding us of Dolores Haze. Whilst distorted, reverbed vocals have left comparisons to artists like Chelsea Wolfe
Thirst will be released on the 14th October 2016 through Icons Creating Evil Art.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louiselemonmusic/Website: http://www.louiselemonmusic.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiselemonmusic
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Published on October 18, 2016 09:06

Skating Polly announce west coast shows with X

SKATING POLLY ANNOUNCE SHOWS WITH X
WATCH THE "ACROSS THE CAVES" VIDEO
THE BIG FIT OUT NOW ON CHAP STEREO


Tacoma, WA's Skating Polly have announced some west coast tour dates supporting X. All dates below.
Last month the band released a music video for "Across The Caves," the latest from their most recent album, The Big Fit Rookie Magazine, who premiered the video and interviewed, said Skating Polly play a "captivating combination of saccharine vocals and traditional punk grime."
TOUR DATES: 11/27 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^12/2 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom ^12/4 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^
^ = with X
WATCH THE "ACROSS THE CAVES" VIDEO
ABOUT SKATING POLLY:"Some music gets it. Some music doesn't get it. This gets it. This is fucking fantastic. I don't give a shit about their age. Either music gets it or it doesn't. And this gets it."  -famed music critic Everett True, after hearing Skating Polly for the first time, April 2015. While still in middle school, Skating Polly recorded an album in their living room and called it, Taking Over the World. Today, it seems like they could actually do that. The band's latest effort, The Big Fit, is their most fully realized collection of head-bopping, not quite sugar-sweet pop music infused with visceral, distortion-drenched punk sounds. It's raw, infectious and inciting. It's real.   Stepsisters Peyton Bighorse and Kelli Mayo describe their sound as "a little bit musically schizophrenic."  Their songs tend to fluctuate in tone and intensity. A whisper. A scream. A piano ballad right next to a punk punch in the throat. It's all very "ugly pop," as they like to point out.    "I love singing, and it's really all I ever wanted to do," explains Mayo. "One day, I realized I could make up my own songs and then discovered it was easy enough to make a sound with an instrument - even if I didn't know exactly how to play it. Peyton had always wanted to be in a band. I love and respect her and don't have such a connection with anyone else on the planet. Since she was my best friend in the world, it seemed like a fun experiment we should do together."           The experiment began with both teaching themselves multiple instruments so they could switch back and forth, with one providing drums and backup vocals to songs primarily written by the other. "The only reason we learned instruments was to write songs," says Bighorse. And write songs they do. Skating Polly has a wealth of unreleased material, over 20 songs and considerably more if one counts 2 am cell phone recordings produced in the duo's shared bedroom. On their latest release, that mixture means the pop songs are more pop and the heavier songs are heavier than ever. The Big Fit is a more intensified version of showing someone your favorite record, or your favorite book, or your favorite painting," adds Bighorse. "Making this record has been like sharing a piece of ourselves that we've never really revealed before. Releasing it and having other people listen to what we created will be like letting listeners in on a real part of who we are."    The Big Fit, which was produced by Kliph Scurlock (Gruff Rhys, Flaming Lips), was released on March 25, 2016 through Chap Stereo. UK's Kerrang! gave the album a glowing 4 star review and boasted that it was "from the very highest level of alt. rock goodness" and Paste Magazine added "The Big Fit is one of the strongest punk records in recent memory." 
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Published on October 18, 2016 09:04

Peter Doherty New Video 'I Don't Love Anyone (But You're Not Just Anyone)

 Peter DohertyNew Video 'I DON'T LOVE ANYONE (BUT YOU'RE NOT JUST ANYONE)'  Peter Doherty is happy to reveal the video for his latest single 'I Don'tLove Anyone (But You're Not Just Anyone)',taken from his forthcoming album, 'Hamburg Demonstrations' released via BMG/Clouds Hill on Friday, December 2nd. The video was directed by Italian Luca Monterosso Whitmann (http://www.lucamw.com) using footage of Peter performing the song along with beautiful illustrations by art student Celine Jennings.Luca says "I am very proud and flattered to give my contribution to the creation of this beautiful project. Being able to work with Peter has been an amazing experience."  'Hamburg Demonstrations' will be available on CD, 12" vinyl and digital download and is available to preorder now with first single 'I Don't Love Anyone (But You're Not Just Anyone)' along with 'The Whole World Is OurPlayground' available as instant grats. BUY LINKS:https://PDoherty.lnk.to/HamburgDemo 'I Don't Love Anyone (But You're Not Just Anyone)', was written by Peter Doherty and produced, recorded & mixed by Johann Scheerer (Faust/Bosnian Rainbows/Gallon Drunk/Omar Rodriguéz-Lopéz) at Clouds Hill Recordings, Hamburg. (http://cloudshillrecordings.com) Peter will be touring France in November, including two sold-out nights at Le Bataclan (16th and 17th).
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Published on October 18, 2016 09:02

October 17, 2016

THE GROWLERS SHARE VIDEO FOR, "I'LL BE AROUND", PREMIERING VIA ROLLING STONE


THE GROWLERS SHARE VIDEO FOR, "I'LL BE AROUND", PREMIERING VIA ROLLING STONE BAND TO APPEAR ON KCRW'S MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC THIS WEDNESDAY, 10/19

GRIMES AND ERIC ANDRE ADDED TO THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH V FESTIVAL 10/22 & 23  Photo by: Taylor Bonin
Southern California scuzz rockers, The Growlers, share the first video for "I'll Be Around" from their new album,City Club, co-produced by Julian Casablancas (The Strokes / Founder of Cult Records) and Shawn Everett (this year's Grammy Award winner for his work with Alabama Shakes).

City Club debuted at #1 on the iTunes Alternative New Artist Chart and landed in the Top 10 Billboard Heatseeker Chart at #6.  Entertainment Weekly states "Brooks Nielsen's graveled howl is arresting as ever, but it's the instrumentals that ultimately steal the show: clattering drums and funky guitars give way to scuzzy psychedelics. "I'll Be Around" is their most divergent track in recent memory, but it's also their most polished."

The Growlers- I'll Be Around" (Official Music Video)(Premiering HERE via RollingStone.com)Of the song itself, Nielsen states: "The song is about people calling me out on my constant contradictions and my weak argument to defend my actions and appease their expectations. I thought that a video of me dying would be a good example of how it all doesn't really matter. Life's too short."

The video was directed by Warren Fu, known for his work with Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, The Strokes, and HAIM among others.

Fu states:  "The Growlers have created this eclectic style that's all their own, yet there are no real rules in their world.  So while this was the band's concept, they were open to me throwing in my own ideas, such as the impatient Grim Reaper.  The video captures some of the absurd fun of 70s-80s musical films like Little Shop of Horrors."The video's release comes just ahead of Beach Goth,  The Growlers curated festival which takes place in the band's native Orange County on October 22-23. Boasting one of the strongest festival line ups of the year, the slate includes The Growlers with Bon Iver, Grimes, Patti Smith, Justice, King Krule, Gucci Mane, RL Grime, TLC, James Blake, Devendra Banhart, Nicolas Jaar, 2 Live Crew, Violent Femmes, Future Islands, The Drums, Melanie Martinez, Reel Big Fish, The Faint, Tricky, Sebastian, Albert Hammond Jr., Kali Uchis, Hinds, Gang of Four, Cold Cave, The Pharcyde, Leftover Crack, DJ Quik and more.  In addition, Eric Andre will MC both days.

In addition, the band will be appear on KCRW's famed Morning Becomes Eclectic this Wednesday, 10/19 at 11:15 AM PST for a live performance and interview.  Fans can listen view online at kcrw.com or stream live on the KCRW Facebook page as well.

Known for their relentless touring schedule and DIY work ethic, the band is one of the most exciting independent success stories of recent years.  Casablancas states: "The Growlers may be the most interesting band in the world, certainly one of the coolest. Nor gypsy, nor goth, nor surfer, nor punk, yet somehow all of them."

The Growlers just wrapped up an impressive near sellout run on their fall tour last week with multiple sellouts, surrounding the release of the new album.  Tickets for all remaining tour dates, including Europe, Mexico and Beach Goth Festival are available now via: thegrowlers.com

THE GROWLERS FALL WORLD TOUR 2016Friday, September 16 @ Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV- SOLD OUTSaturday, September 17 @ The Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO- SOLD OUTSunday, September 18 @ Waiting Room, Omaha, NEMonday, September 19 @ Riot Room, Kansas City, MO- SOLD OUTWednesday, September 21 @ Thalia Hall, Chicago IL- SOLD OUTThursday, September 22 @ Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MIFriday, September 23 @ Opera House, Toronto, ON- SOLD OUTSaturday, September 24 @ Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, NYSunday, September 25 @ The Basement, Columbus, OH- SOLD OUTTuesday, September 27 @ Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PAWednesday, September 28 @ The Paradise, Boston, MAThursday, September 29 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY- SOLD OUTFriday, September 30 @ Webster Hall, New York, NY- SOLD OUTSaturday, October 1 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC- SOLD OUTMonday, October 3 @ Terminal West, Atlanta, GATuesday, October 4 @ Music Farm, Charleston, SCWednesday, October 5 @ Orange Peel, Asheville, NCThursday, October 6 @ Exit/In, Nashville, TN- SOLD OUTFriday, October 7 @ Headliners Music Hall, Louisville, MOSaturday, October 8 @ Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO- SOLD OUTSaturday, October 22 @ Beach Goth, Orange County, CASunday, October 23 @ Beach Goth, Orange County, CAFriday, November 4 @ Lunario Del Audiorio Nacional, Mexico City, MEXSaturday, November 5 @ Festival Catrina, Puebla, MEX Tuesday, November 8 @ Krust, Hamburg, GERWednesday, November 9 @ Zoom, Frankfurt, GERThursday, November 10 @ Strom, Munich, GERFriday, November 11 @ Beatpol, Dresden, GERSaturday, November 12 @ Columbia Theatre, Berlin, GER- SOLD OUTMonday, November 14 @ Paradiso, Amsterdam, NETH- SOLD OUTTuesday, November 15 @ Brixton Electric, London, ENGThursday, November 17 @ Cabaret Sauvage, Paris, FR                                                           ABOUT THE GROWLERSThe Growlers are an American band formed in Southern California who's sound has been described as a trademark style of music combining elements of country, Mexican, surf, pop, punk, psych, and rock.  Known for their relentless touring schedule and DIY work ethic, the band is one of the most exciting independent success stories of recent years. 
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Published on October 17, 2016 12:00

Louise Burns Announces New Album "Young Mopes" Out Feb 3rd, Watch Video for "Storms"

VANCOUVER'S LOUISE BURNS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUMYOUNG MOPES OUT FEB 3RD 
WATCH VIDEO FOR "STORMS" AT STEREOGUM
Louise Burns photo
Vancouver's Louise Burns is excited to announce her new record Young Mopes, which is slated to be released on February 3rd, 2017 via Light Organ Records. Burns created the album with co-producers Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, Black Mountain) and Damien Taylor (Bjork, The Killers, Austra). You can watch the video for her single "Storms' via  Stereogum  today!
Watch "Storms" Here
Shimmering and soulful one minute, gritty and glamorous the next, Young Mopes is Burns at her boldest and brightest - and also her most defiant and dangerous. She's revelling in her "fuck you" years, exhilarated by the freedom of turning 30, unhinged from expectation and obligation. Burns' dark pop goth heart, so clearly evident on 2011's Polaris Prize nominated Mellow Drama and 2013's Midnight Mass, is just one aspect of Young Mopes' gleaming kaleidoscope of colors, textures, and influences. Young Mopes also represents a few other milestones: this is the first album that Burns recorded with her band, guitarist Darcy Hancock and drummer Ryan Peters, both formerly of Ladyhawk.
Louise Burns cover 
Tracklisting:Who's The MadmanPharaohStormsMoonlight ShadowHysteriaDigStrange WeatherYoung MopesDowntown Lights
Louise Burns is already a 20-year vet of the music industry and she's just 30 years old. She witnessed the heady last gasp of the majors in the late-'90s (Burns co-founded pop band Lillix at 11 and signed to Madonna's Maverick Records at 15), and was front and centre for Canada's indie renaissance. Now Burns is an in-demand collaborator (Gold & Youth), high-profile hired gun, an acclaimed solo musician, and multi-instrumentalist whose celebrated songwriting is equal parts grit and gloss. She's toured extensively, playing throughout Japan, China, Europe, and North America and is an engaged, dynamic artist, whose interests cannot be contained by hours in a day. Burns is also a freelance contributor and host on CBC's Radio 3, and a journalist whose writing appears on CBC Music, the Talkhouse and Westender
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Published on October 17, 2016 11:57

Air Traffic Controller land in SF Nov 8th @ Hotel Utah

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER CONTINUE THEIR FALL TOUR IN SAN FRANCISCO ON 11/8 @ HOTEL UTAH TICKETS HERE  BLACK BOX RECENTLY NOMINATED FOR 3 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS; “SONG OF THE YEAR”, “VIDEO OF THE YEAR” & “FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR” Fresh off the heels of their east coast tour, the critically acclaimed, award-winning Boston, MA–based indie electro alternative disruptors Air Traffic Controller (ATC) continue paving their path by announcing west coast fall tour dates in support of their third album, BLACK BOX.
ATC will continue to take BLACK BOX on the road all through Novemeber with a stop in San Francisco on Nov. 8th at Hotel Utah.
It’s no surprise that ATC’s latest project has been capturing the attention and support from listeners. The five-piece band stirred up quite a buzz with their comedic music video for the project's’ first single “The House”, earning them not only an Improper Bostonian’s award for “Boston’s Best” Music Video, but a New England Music Award for Best Video as well.  With its cheeky and clever lyrics, unshakable hook, and dog in a Superman cape, the clip made its debut on MTVU, hit rotation on MTV2, and even graced the homepage of Funny Or Die. “The track “The House” is a perfect college anthem if you ask me. The vocals are fun, lyrics engaging, and it’s actually laugh out loud funny.” - Ear To The Ground In recent news, The 2016 Boston Music Awards announced its nominees this month, with Air Traffic Controller getting not just one, but three nominations for Song of the Year (“On The Wire”), Video of the Year (“The House”), and Female Vocalist of the Year (Casey Sullivan). "Sullivan comes forward as a lead vocalist, adding a dreamy overtone to the band’s already-exuberant sound. Her voice beautifully soars over a handclap-friendly beat, sparkling guitars & hypnotizing synths," Buzzbands LA. For BLACK BOX, the band adapted a new approach to the recording process and vocal responsibilities by showcasing vocals from both frontman Dave Munro and newly appointed frontwoman Casey Sullivan. Their chemistry sizzles throughout the album, trading hypnotic harmonies over intricate and intriguing instrumentation, keeping fans on their toes and excited about the new album.
“Black Box is deeply symphonic. Both bright and edgy, the band harnesses the enveloping boom-clap of a concert hall in its incredibly catchy, marching rhythms while Munro and Sullivan’s vocals layer perfectly, switching between bouncing, upbeat sing-a-longs to dreamier, after-dark numbers that have the power to lull you to laid-back places.” - Howl Mag In addition to “The House,” highlight tracks include “Warrior,” “Phantom,” “Water Falls,” and “What You Do To My Soul.” Free Bike Valet calls the album “Ravishing,” Culture Collide calls it, "A sonorous mix of bright, edgy sounds,” while Indie Shuffle notes, “If this is what feel-good music sounds like, I want buckets and buckets more of it.”
Air Traffic Controller have created a place all their own in the indie pop world. Serving in the U.S. Navy as an air traffic controller, singer/songwriter Dave Munro sent home demos written during deployment. Bandmate and singer/songwriter Casey Sullivan met Dave soon thereafter, and the two forged a collaborative bond that has become the vocal sound of ATC. With an eclectic song catalog and category-defying organic/electronic sound, people are taking notice of ATC. They were 2015 Billboard Hot 100 Fest performers with The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, placed on the NPR “Hot 100 List” for SXSW, named The Guardian UK “Band of the Day,” won “Best Indie Alternative Song” in the Independent Music Awards, have over 15 million Spotify plays, and landed syncs with Bose, MTV, NBC, ABC, Disney, Verizon, Toyota, and many more.  The band started the new year with showcases in Park City at Sundance with ASCAP, Toyota Music Lodge, Zen Den, and Cisero's. They followed this up with their first Sixthman Rock Boat cruise with bands like Bronze Radio Return, Jukebox The Ghost, and Michael Franti. An official act again this year at SXSW, ATC played showcases for McDonald’s, the Grammy Museum, and was featured on Alt Nation’s playlist of bands to watch at this year’s festival.
BLACK BOX unlocks their biggest anthems yet, which you can hear firsthand at one of the tour dates below. For tickets, please visit: http://airtrafficcontrollermusic.comTICKETS HERE
Air Traffic Controller West Coast Tour Dates:Fri 11/4 - Peppermill Casino, Reno NVSat 11/5 - Peppermill Casino, Reno NV Tues 11/8 - Hotel Utah Saloon, San Francisco CA Fri 11/11 - The Satellite, Los Angeles CA Sun 11/13 - The White Eagle, Portland, OR
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Published on October 17, 2016 11:55

Crocodiles Stream New LP Exclusively On Pandora || 'Dreamless' Out 10.21 Via Zoo Music

Crocodiles Stream New LP Exclusively On Pandora

'Dreamless' Out October 21st Via Zoo Music
 LISTEN & SHARE: Crocodiles - 'Dreamless'["Telepathic Lover"] finds Crocodiles tapping into a sound far more lush than their tradition of noisy reverb-rockers would suggest. - StereogumPandora has premiered the newest Crocodiles album 'Dreamless' in full exclusivity ahead of its release on 10/21 via Zoo Music! The album features the bands two previously released singles "Telepahtic Lover" and "Not Even In Your Dreams".
 
Comprised of best friends Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell, Crocodiles have earned their place as one of the United States’ most engaging, hardworking and consistent rock and roll bands of the past few years.  Dreamless  is the pair’s sixth LP, and is, at once, their most exploratory and focused release.

Whereas Crocodiles’ first two albums made their home amongst a stew of fuzzed-out psychedelia, and the following three albums explored Welchez and Rowell’s penchant for placing pop sensibilities against whirring guitars and barbed production,  Dreamless  sees the duo endeavoring on an artistic departure that positions their guitars in the backseat in favor of a more spacious, synthesizer and piano-driven sound.

“We’ve always been a guitar band and I think we just wanted to challenge ourselves and our aesthetic,” says Welchez. “It didn’t start as a conscious decision but within the first week Charlie’s mantra became ‘fuck guitars’. Only one song has zero guitar but in general we tried to find alternatives to fill that space.”

The title of the album works on both a literal and metaphorical level: “I suffered insomnia throughout the whole session. I was literally dreamless,” explains Welchez. “The past two years had been fraught with difficulty for us - relationship troubles, career woes, financial catastrophe, health issues,” he continues. “In that pessimistic mindset it was easy to feel as if the dream was over.” 

The pair recorded the 10-track  Dreamless  in Mexico City over the course of 6 weeks. Having become something of a spiritual (and in the case of Welchez, literal) home to the duo, choosing D.F. as the location for recording allowed them to again hook-up with friend and occasional bandmate Martin Thulin (also a member of post-punks  Exploded View ). Between them, the trio shared instrument duties, with Welchez and Rowell handling the lion’s share of guitar and bass, Thulin and Welchez the live drum work, and Thulin focusing largely on keys.

“Our relationship with Martin will serve as a pivotal point in our band’s history,” comments Rowell. “On this album Martin continued his efforts to help us take our songwriting and aesthetics to further reaches.”

Thulin’s work on Dreamless is in keeping with the exemplary production found on Crocodiles previous releases and reconciles the band’s realigned focus on keys with their experiments of often pairing down the instrumentation to allow lyrical sentiments and themes to cut through to the fore. It’s an approach that has paid off, enabling the band to take more risks, both artistically and emotionally.

And you’ll burn and weep and suffer,” says the chilling spoken-word sample that opens  Dreamless “The sample is from a Christian preacher that we found over 15 years ago and used on the first 7” we ever did together when we were still teenagers” explains Brandon Welchez.  “Back then we used it with a sense of humor, laughing at the whole ridiculous guilt trip vibe. But hearing it again in our apartment in Mexico City, within the context of the words we were singing, it took on a different air. It lost the humorous aspect and just seemed like a commentary on life.” 

An unsettling insight certainly, but if Crocodiles did indeed have to burn, weep and suffer in order to write and record  Dreamless , then it was damn well worth it. 
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Published on October 17, 2016 11:54

Ghost Unveils The Summoning VI: The Proceedings Intensify

   GHOST UNVEILS  THE SUMMONING VI:  THE PROCEEDINGS INTENSIFY    CHART-TOPPING NEW  POPESTAR EP OUT NOW BACK TO BACK SOLD OUT DATES AT THE WILTERN THIS WEEK
The Summoning VI: The Proceedings Intensify
LINKÖPING, SWEDEN- OCTOBER 17,  - Grammy® Award-winning band Ghost have unveiled a new clip entitled The Summoning VI: The Proceedings Intensify in the wake of the release of their newPopestar EP which debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts and sold over 21,000 copies in it's first week. The release is also the first EP to top the Top Rock Albums chart in its 10-year history. Popestar was released on September 16th by Loma Vista Recordings and is available online and in record stores on CD, vinyl, and digital. The surprise five-track offering features leading psalm "Square Hammer" and also contains covers of selections by Echo and the Bunnymen, Simian Mobile Disco, Eurythmics, and Imperiet. Popestar was recorded by Papa Emeritus III and his nameless ghouls in Linköping, Sweden and produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Royal Blood, Opeth). To purchasePopestar now, click HERE. Additionally, Ghost released a Deluxe Version of Meliora, their acclaimed 2015 Grammy® Award-winning album. Meliora Deluxe contains the Popestar EP as a bonus disc (CD or LP or digital). To purchase Meliora Deluxe, click HERE.  The arrival of the Popestar EP coincided with the launch of the band's 41-city U.S. headlining Popestar Tour, which kicked off on September 16th. The band will perform at The Wiltern in Los Angeles later this week for back-to-back sold out shows. See below for a complete list of remaining rituals and for more information on upcoming dates, visit www.ghost-official.com.  Ghost were awarded a Grammy® earlier this year for 'Best Metal Performance'. Their most recent album Meliora was released on August 21, 2015 and debuted at No. 1 at Independent Retail, No. 2 at Rock, and in the Top 10 (#8) on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart. The band capped off a landmark 2015 with their late night television debut on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Halloween show on CBS with a rousing performance of their offering "Cirice", which reached No. 3 at radio at Active Rock and Mainstream Rock. Popestar U.S. Tour Dates October 18 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal AuditoriumOctober 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern SOLD OUTOctober 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern SOLD OUTOctober 22 - Las Vegas, NV - The Brooklyn BowlOctober 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica TheatreOctober 27 - Lubbock, TX - City Bank AuditoriumOctober 28 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec TheaterOctober 31 - Little Rock, AR - MetroplexNovember 2 - Orlando, FL - The Hard RockNovember 3 - Miami Beach, FL - Fillmore Miami BeachNovember 4 - Jacksonville, FL - The Florida TheatreNovember 5 - Charlotte, NC - The FillmoreNovember 7 Raleigh, NC - The RitzNovember 9 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth TheatreNovember 11 - Montreal, QC - MetropolisNovember 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre  
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Published on October 17, 2016 11:53