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The Jezabels Announce North American Tour + Share Video For "Smile"s

THE JEZABELS ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
SHARE VIDEO FOR "SMILE" WITH POPMATTERS WATCH VIDEO HERE
NEW ALBUM SYNTHIA OUT NOW
Australian quartet The Jezabels are excited to announce a North American tour for Fall 2016! The shows will support the release of the newest album Synthia, released independently this past February via Metropolitan Groove Merchants Distribution. Plans to promote the record with an extensive tour were previously put on hold due to keyboardist Heather Shannon's ovarian cancer relapse.  But cue to half a year later, she's in remission and the band is ready to make up for lost time.
'We are so thrilled to be announcing this new tour after the heartbreak of cancelling our tour earlier this year. Heather is feeling strong again after her treatment and we are all impassioned and eager to finally give SYNTHIA the tour she deserves.
We were so touched by the outpouring of support toward us over the course of this year, we cannot think of any better way to show our gratitude than bringing SYNTHIA out on the road. We cannot wait to introduce her to you all, to see your beautiful faces and to celebrate the end of this unique and challenging year.
It's going to be smashing!'
The tour begins November 9th at Los Angeles venue The Echo and will take the band across North America, with stops at SF's The Independent, Toronto's Lee's Palace, Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg and more iconic venues. See all tour dates below.
To celebrate the band's return, they have shared a new video for their single "Smile" off of the new album. 
"'SMILE' IS LATENTLY FEROCIOUS, WAITING UNTIL JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT TO BITE WITH SWIRLING GUITARS AND CRASHING PERCUSSION OPERATING UNDER LEAD SINGER HAYLEY MARY'S MISANTHROPIC HOWL." -- POPMATTERS WATCH VIDEO HERE
SYNTHIA isthe third album from the acclaimed Australian band and was recorded in Sydney with producer/engineer Lachlan Mitchell.  The critically acclaimed album was called by Rolling Stone "...a strong return to form. It's a dark, even menacing, record at times." Since the release of their breakout debut, Prisoner (2011), The Jezabels' Sam Lockwood (guitar), Nik Kaloper (drums), Hayley Mary (vocals), and Heather Shannon (keys), continue to earn widespread praise for their "anthemic sound" (Relix). Their follow-up album, The Brink (2014), caught the attention of Rolling Stone, Esquire, Elle Magazine and more, for a sound that Noisey called, "a bold cut of emotive, epic-pop, hinged on Hayley's sky-scaling Stevie Nicks-ian melodies."
The Jezabels on Tour:Nov 9 - Los Angeles, CA - The EchoNov 10 - San Francisco, CA - The IndependentNov 12 - Portland, OR - Star TheatreNov 13 - Vancouver, BC - ImperialNov 14 - Seattle, WA - BarbozaNov 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - UrbanNov 19 - Denver, CO - Larimer LoungeNov 21 - Lawrence, KS - Riot RoomNov 22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street EntryNov 23 - Chicago, IL - Double DoorNov 25 - Toronto, ON - Lee's PalaceNov 26 - Montreal, QC - AstralNov 28 - Albany, NY - The HallowNov 29 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music HallDec 1 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of WilliamsburgDec 3 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe LiveDec 5 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll HotelDec 7 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge

Nick Waterhouse Announces Album, Single + Tour

 NICK WATERHOUSE RETURNS WITH NEVER TWICE
OUT SEPTEMBER 30TH ON INNOVATIVE LEISURE
FALL U.S. TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
LISTEN TO THE DEBUT TRACK "ITS TIME" TODAY!
"The verses are built on the feet-shuffling groove of jazzy drums and keys as Waterhouse bewails his life's stagnation ... He refuses to sit still for long, however, as the funky refrain kicks everything into fifth gear with driving guitar riffs that bring to mind classic rhythm and blues bandstands, all decked in golds and blacks and blues." - 
Consequence of Sound

"Swoony vocals that recall 
jazz singers like Cab Calloway and Jack Jones, Waterhouse has been hailed as the second coming of soul, infusing a distinctly California surf-rock spin to the genre.'

- VOGUE"Waterhouse's show of intensity arrived through an incendiary combo of momentum-building saxophones...riding a grand, Spector-esque wave, punctuated with start-and-stop pacing, a love of musical space and Waterhouse's utilitarian voice singing structured three-minute rockers."  - Los Angeles Times

"Waterhouse straddles the line between rock grit and smooth, sultry R&B. It's sexy, it's smart, and it's definitely worth another round in a bar in the middle of a dark and stormy night."
- Esquire
LISTEN TO "IT'S TIME" HERE On September 30th, California rhythm and blues revivalist Nick Waterhouse will return with his third full-length studio album, Never Twice. The first track off of the album was unveiled today via OUTLET, who said QUOTE. Never Twice will be released via Innovative Leisure digitally on CD and 180 gram vinyl. Pre-order information.Today, Nick Waterhouse has also announced a fall U.S. Tour. Highlights include Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on October 8th, The Bottom Lounge in Chicago on October 4th and The Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington DC on October 12th. More tour dates to be announced soon. 
With Never Twice, Nick Waterhouse returned to his original collaborator, producer Michael McHugh (Black Lips, Ty Segall, Allah-Las). McHugh was a local legend in the oft-underrated Orange County music scene that Nick grew up in. McHugh was the first person to ever put Nick on tape and in an effort to re-capture the vibrancy of the Huntington Beach scene of Nick's youth, he invited McHugh up to his current home of San Francisco to work the boards once again. Once he had McHugh on board, Nick began cold-calling his favorite players, all of whom miraculously said yes. Jazz musician Bob Kenmotsu's contributed flute, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello collaborator Ralph Carney on sax, Dr. Lonnie Smith protege Will Blades on Organ and a virtual whose who of muso legends on horns, bass and guitar. The result is an exuberant and impeccably recorded album of songs, showcasing Waterhouse's prowess as a musician and a band-leader.





TRACK LISTING - NICK WATERHOUSE - NEVER TWICE1) Its Time2) I Had Some3) Straight Love4) Stanyan Street5) Old Place6) Katchi7) Baby I'm In8) Tracy9) Lucky Once10) L.A. Turnaround
TOUR DATES
9/24 - Long Beach, CA - Music Tastes Good Festival9/26 - Portland, OR - Star Theater LINK9/27 - Seattle, WA - Neumos LINK9/28 - Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt LINK10/4 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge LINK10/5 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag LINK10/6 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern LINK           10/8 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg LINK10/10 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair LINK10/11 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at The Fillmore LINK10/12 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel LINK

AFROPUNK BROOKLYN ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO FESTIVAL LINEUP

AFROPUNK ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO 2016 BROOKLYN LINEUP INCLUDING LAURA MVULA, YAADCORE, HO99O9, BLXPLTN, SIR THE BAPTIST AND MORE WATCH THE AFROPUNK BROOKLYN TRAILER https://www.facebook.com/AFROPUNK/videos/10153733006841623/
 The 2016 Brooklyn AFROPUNK Festival happening August 27th and 28th at Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park, whose lineup includes Ice Cube, TV On The Radio, Tyler The Creator, Flying Lotus, Janelle Monae, The Internet, and many more have announced a new wave of artists to the lineup today that include Laura Mvula, Yaadcore, Ho99o9, BLXPLTN, Sir The Baptist and Brainfeeder additions DJ PBDY, Mono/poly, Ras G among others. The 2-day event that drew north of 60,000 festivalgoers last year, will once again feature Activism Row, the Bites&Beats pop up restaurant and food truck rally and the SpinThrift Market.  Bites&Beats is a food event within the event, featuring  25+ food trucks and local pop-up restaurants. AFROPUNK curates an experience for everyone from vegans to paleos featuring tastes from around the world that include: Kingston Eatery, A Taste of Africa, Cafe Habana, Jeepney, Mamu Thai, Monk Meats, Asia Dog, Hill Country BBQ, Mrs. Dorseys Kitchen, Brooklyn Soda Works, Nuchas, Souvlaki GR, Alchemy Creamery, Palenque Homemade Colombian Food, and many more. One of the best things about the AFROPUNK festival is its community-driven initiatives. Activism Row is an interactive site-specific educational installation featuring grassroots non-profits that attempt to solve urgent community problems.  Activism Row's goal is to inform youth about civic participation opportunities. This year the area is presented in partnership with AIDS Healthcare Foundation and participating organizations include Black Lives Matter, Amnesty International USA, Headcount, Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE), Care More, LiveOnNY and many more.  The SpinThrift Market showcases and celebrates the best of the AFROPUNK maker community. With 90+ DIY-minded craft vendors who sell an array of one-of-a-kind and bespoke, jewelry, natural beauty products, apparel, housewares, books, prints, and more. AFROPUNK has long been known as an advocate of cultural change. The earned ticket program, called AFROPUNK Army, encompasses that by giving fans the opportunity to volunteer for admittance. AFROPUNK works closely with partners to provide volunteer activities and projects for fans to complete in exchange for a ticket to the festival (a minimum of 8 hours of volunteer work will earn ONE General Admission Weekend Pass). The volunteer program creates awareness for organizations in need, provides access to an engaged pool of valuable resources and helps deliver a sustainable impact to communities. Over 20,000 volunteers have participated in projects that include packing supplies for NYC homeless (prep, serving), donation drives and advocacy via social media promotion. For the first time this year in an innovative partnership, AFROPUNK and NYC Service, a division of the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio, brought 15 different volunteer engagement opportunities that will engage volunteers through the Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF)! SASF is one of the largest providers of free school-based after-school and summer programs in NYC and the metropolitan region, and serves more than 50,000 students in over 300 public schools. These opportunities will engage volunteers in encouraging public school children to play more, have fun, adopt healthy lifestyle habits, as well as expose them to the college and career options that abound! The opportunities began in July and culminate on August 19th.  FOR TICKETS VISIT:http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/ 



AFROPUNK BROOKLYN 2016 LINE UPIce CubeTyler, The CreatorFlying LotusJanelle MonaéThe InternetSkunk AnansieLaura MvulaYoung FathersBenjamin BookerSkye & Ross from MorcheebaEarl Sweat ShirtGeorge ClintonThundercatShabazz PalacesSaul WilliamsPowerJam Living Colour, Fishbone, Bad BrainsCeelo GreenAngel HazeKelelaTrash TalkH09909GallantPrayersRadkeySeinabo SeyThe SuffersSateDowntown BoysIn The WhaleRoman GianArthurXavier OmarBLXPLTNSir The BaptistThe VeeVeesTank & The BangasQaasim and the Juggernaut War Party 

William S. Burroughs "Nothing Here Now but the Recordings"

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William S. Burroughs : Nothing Here Now but the Recordings LPIn 1980, Genesis P-Orridge and Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson (then of Throbbing Gristle renown) travelled to New York City to meet up at the fortified apartment, known as The Bunker, of famed beat writer and cultural pioneer William S. Burroughs and his executor James Grauerholz to starting the daunting task to compile the experimental sounds works of Burroughs, which, up until that point, had never been heard.
During those visits, Burroughs would play back his tape recorder experiments featuring his spoken word “cut-ups”, collaged field recordings from his travels and his flirtations with EVP recording techniques, pioneered by Latvian intellectual Konstantins Raudive. Throughout the next year, P-Orridge, Christopherson and Grauerholz would spent countless hours compiling various edits, each collection showcasing Burroughs sensitive ear and keen experimental prowess for audio anomaly within technical limitations.By the time 1981 came through, Burroughs had relocated to Lawrence, KS in which to escape the violence and mania of New York City life. It is in Lawrence that P-Orridge and Christopherson put the finishing touches on the record that would be known as “Nothing Here Now but the Recordings”. The album would come out in the Spring of 1981 as the final release for the shuttering Industrial Records, brought about by the dissolution of Throbbing Gristle. The album remained out of print until 1998 when John Giorno and the Giorno Poetry Systems included the album on a multi-disc retrospective CD box set compiling the majority of Burroughs seminal recordings.Dais Records is honored to have worked with the Estate of William S. Burroughs to finally reissue, for the first time since its original release in 1981, a proper album reissue of William S. Burroughs “Nothing Here Now but the Recordings” in its original vinyl format to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Burroughs. Fully remastered from the original master tapes in a limited edition of 1,000 vinyl copies.Check out the video of artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge discussing the creation of "Nothing Here Now but the Recordings" and he/r relationship with William S. Burroughs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3NCqEbgjU $18.99 ORDER HERE

"Fun Stuff" by Sharkmuffin

ARE YOU STILL HAVING FUN?!

WATCH THE UNRELEASED VIDEO HERE!

"Fun Stuff" by Sharkmuffin
featuring Davey Jones (Lost Boy ?, So So Glos) on 2nd guitar
+ Sharif Mekawy (Looms, Darkwing) on drums
Video Shot + Edited by Gabriel Richards: https://vimeo.com/user45744146
Shot in November 2015 at bassist Natalie Kirch's family beach house that was rebuilt after  Hurricane Sandy @ the Jersey Shore.

WE PLAY AT SUNNYVALE IN BROOKLYN ON THURSDAY (7.21) :: RSVP HERE!SHARKMUFFIN
SODIUM BEAST
THE PRITS
SOFT DRINKS
STREET RULES

Presale tickets $5, $8 day of show. Presale link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1256661

Gregory Rogove shares HOOOPS' debut (semi-NSFW) video

Gregory Rogove (of Devendra Banhart's band + Priestbird, Tarantula AD, etc) has shared a video for "Against The Wall," the debut single by his new project HOOOPS. The video stars dancer Diana Garcia performing highly conceptual (semi-NSFW) choreography set against Rogove's dark melodies and polyrhythmic psychedelia.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDaIa7a7xyU&feature=youtu.be

More here
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-hooops-against-the-wall


The song is from the debut HOOOPS EP, recorded with producer Paul Butler (The Bees, Micheal Kiwanuka, Devendra Banhart). It will be released in September, 2016 and is now available for pre-order via pledgemusic.com/HOOOPS. 

Says Rogove of the clip: "The video deals with obstacles and the unwavering attempts at overcoming them. It begins with a birth and the consequential lack of coordination and physical control. Eventually, standing upright is possible, as is the shedding of early, naive skin. Regardless of this development, there are environmental obstructions and imaginary walls that restrict free movement. Finally, after pushing through, graceful dance and ecstatic movement become possible."


UPCOMING SHOWS:July 28th @ Moustache - Tijuana, Mexico July 29th @ The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA


photo credit: Ana Hop

JOHN FOXX's seminal ambient classic 'Cathedral Oceans': deluxe 5 vinyl book set

John FoxxThe Complete Cathedral Oceans5 vinyl LPs in album-style deluxe 12 X 12 book setEdsel recordsSeptember 30th 2016
“Cathedral Oceans is almost a full mass. It’s so beautiful it reduced me to tears” Harold Budd
“This is some of the most inspired, absorbing and transporting music ever made, and you’d do well to get it in your life” FACT
“A masterpiece” Record Collector *****
“A beautiful, beatless, Eno-esque encounter that'll ascend into the upper reaches of your soul. A small slice of genuine spirituality for an all too cynical world” DJ
“It's music for a vast, half-submerged cathedral. Walls overgrown. Music that moves quietly through walls, almost imperceptible unless you focus on it. Slowly but constantly changing”John Foxx 
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On September 30th Edsel records are pleased to be releasing The Complete Cathedral Oceans - all three editions of John Foxx’s seminal ambient masterpiece.
This marks the first ever vinyl release for the beautiful, elegant trilogy of Cathedral Oceans (1997), Cathedral Oceans II (2003) and Cathedral Oceans III (2005). The music is spread over five 12”s and is accompanied by 12 X 12” art print and a book containing Foxx’s stunning images and passages from his novel The Quiet Man, all of which is encased in a deluxe hardback book set. Every copy of this limited edition run of 750 is hand numbered.
First as the original frontman of Ultravox and subsequently as a feted solo artist, John Foxx is one of the most eminent exponents of electronic and ambient music. Aphex Twin, Gary Numan, Juan Atkins, The Orb, Junior Boys, Vincent Gallo, Simple Minds, Clint Mansell, Duran Duran, LoneLady and Gazelle Twin have all cited Foxx as a big influence. The avant-garde pianist Harold Budd attended a performance of Cathedral Oceans several years ago and was so moved by it that he collaborated with Foxx on two albums (Translucence and Drift Music.)
Cathedral Oceans is a project whose recording began in 1983, but the gestation period was even longer. “Cathedral Oceans started when I was kid, when I sang in a choir briefly,” Foxx told FACT.“During that time I became very interested in the way that sound worked in big spaces, churches particularly. I learned a lot of things there but I didn’t understand a lot of what I’d actually learned until later. And when I started recording I’d almost forgotten about all that until I started using echoes and reverberations, and then I realised that I could use some of that to simulate things that happened when I was singing in churches back then, and use that old knowledge of how a single voice in a massive space behaves. It really inspired the juxtaposition of old style church music with modern technology and synthesizers creating notional space, rather than real space.”
In addition to Foxx’s use of studio tech as “a cathedral in a suitcase”, the sounds were originally accompanied by photographs of buildings, statues and foliage that John started taking as far back as his time touring with Ultravox. These images were then manipulated and overlaid as videos that slowly morph into each other, gradually unfolding with the music to create the effect of a “moving stained glass window that you can sit and look at for hours.”
Alongside Shifting City - released on the same day – the first Cathedral Oceans marked Foxx's return to music after an absence of seven years. It was also his first solo album since 1985's In Mysterious Ways.
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Cathedral Oceans
A1. Cathedral Oceans [5:17]A2. City As Memory [5:43]A3. Through Summer Rooms [6:36]B1. Geometry And Coincidence [5:25]B2. If Only... [3:22]B3. Shifting Perspective [2:34]B4. Floating Islands [6:07]C1. Infinite In All Directions [5:51]C2. Avenham Collonade [6:13]C3. Sunset Rising [2:38]C4. Invisible Architecture [3:22]Cathedral Oceans II
D1. Revolving Birdsong [2:13]D2. Shimmer Symmetry [5:13]D3. Far And Wide 2 [6:43]E1. Ad Infinitum [6:26]E2. Quiet Splendour [5:58]E3. Luminous And Gone [5:59]F1. Stillness And Wonder [6:23]F2. Return To A Place Of Remembered Beauty [7:22]G1. Visible And Invisible [6:49]G2. Golden Green [7:11]Cathedral Oceans III
H1. Oceanic [4:10]H2. Through Gardens Overgrown [2:40]H3. Spiral Overture [5:48]H4. The Shadow Of  A Woman’s Hand [5:01]I1. Radial Harmonics [0:35]I2. Serene Velocity [4:31]I3. Fog Structures [4:04]I4. Eternity Sunrise [4:20]I5. Harmonia Mundi [4:45]J1. City Of Endless Stairways [4:48]J2. In Rising Light [6:57]J3. Metanym [6:36]
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GOAT share 'Requiem' details (October 7th) + Listen to "Try My Robe" now

GOAT announce their new album,Requiem 

Stream  “Try My Robe”
  Photo credit: Andreas Johansson
Requiem  will be available October 7th, 2016  in North America on Sub Pop Records, Stranded Records in Nordic countries, and Rocket Records in the rest of the world

Sub Pop is pleased to announce the release of Requiem by Swedish psych-rock collective GOAT. Requiem is the band’s third full-length and their second for Sub Pop. The 13-track album features the songs “Try My Robe,” “Alarms,” and “Union of Sun and Moon.” Requiem finds GOAT focusing more on their subdued, bucolic ritualism than psilocybin freakouts, with a pronounced folk-rock influence pervading the album.  But Goat hasn’t foregone their fiery charms—tracks like “All-Seeing Eye” and “Goatfuzz” conjure the sultry pulsations that ensnared us on 2012’s World Music and 2014’s Commune.

Requiem will be available in North America on CD / 2xLP / DL / CASS on October 7th, 2016.

Listen: “Try My Robe” (cleared to post)
Watch: Album Trailer (cleared to post)

Requiem is available to preorder now  here . LP pre-orders through the Sub Pop Mega Mart and independent retailers near you will receive the limited Loser Edition on translucent red vinyl with black streaks (while supplies last).

GOAT have announced a few European shows with more dates to follow. Please find a current live schedule below.

More on GOAT: 
In a culture obsessed with content, saturation, and continual exposure, it’s rare to find artists who prefer to lurk outside of the public eye. Thomas Pynchon is perhaps the most notable contemporary recluse—a virtually faceless figure who occasionally creeps out of hiding to offer up an elaborate novel steeped in history and warped by imagination—but for the crate digging audiophiles, guitar mystics, and third-eye visionaries, Sweden’s enigmatic rock outfit GOAT may qualify as the greatest modern pop-culture mystery. Who are these masked musicians? Are they truly members of a remote tribe in the Arctic community of Korpilombolo? Are their songs actually a part of their communal heritage, passed down through generations in their isolated homeland? Their third studio full-length,Requiem, offers more questions than answers, but much like any of Pynchon’s knotty yarns, the reward is not in the untangling but in the journey through the labyrinth.

Western exports may have dominated the consciousness of international rock fans for the entirety of the 20th century, but our increasing global awareness has unearthed a treasure trove of transcendental grooves and spellbinding riffage from exotic and remote corners of the planet. GOAT’s previous albums World Music and Commune were perfect testaments to this heightened awareness, with Silk Road psychedelia, desert blues, and Third World pop all serving as governing forces within the band’s sound. But GOAT’s strange amalgam isn’t some cheap game of cultural appropriation—it’s nearly impossible to pinpoint the exact origins of the elusive group’s sound. Whether or not the enigmatic collective truly claims Korpilombolo as their home, the fact that they pledge allegiance to a spot on the periphery of our maps—a spot so distant and off the grid that it feels fictitious—bolsters the nomadic quality of their sonic explorations. With Requiem, GOATcontinue to rock and writhe to a beat beholden to no nation, no state.

GOAT’s only outright declaration for Requiem is that it is their “folk” album. For the initiated, such a proclamation seems almost unnecessary—GOAT has always vacillated between electrified exuberance and unplugged tribalist hymns. But Requiem does find GOAT focusing more on their subdued bucolic ritualism than on the psilocybin freakouts. Opening tracks “Djorolen/Union of Sun and Moon” and “I Sing in Silence” both set the stage for GOAT’s rustic approach, with the guitars laying down simple chord progressions and pan flute providing the primary hooks. From those very first notes, the piper leads us down a path where GOAT relies less on acidic guitar lines and more on sun-bleached psych-pop. “Trouble in the Streets” carries all the jubilance of classic African highlife. “Try My Robe” bares the group’s signature ceremonial hip-shaking rhythms, but eschews guitar for a mandolin line that would make John Paul Jones proud. But GOAT hasn’t completely foregone their fiery charms—tracks like “All-Seeing Eye” and “Goatfuzz” conjure the sultry heathen pulsations that ensnared us on their previous albums.

Perhaps the most puzzling aspect of Requiem comes with the closing track “Ubuntu”. The song is little more than a melodic delay-driven electric piano line, until we hear the refrain from “Diarabi”—the first song on their first album—sneak into the mix. It creates a kind of musical ouroboros—an infinite cycle of reflection and rejuvenation, death and rebirth. Much like fellow recluse Pynchon, GOAT doesn’t offer up any explanations for their strange trajectories. But like Pynchon, they have managed to create a world of their own where the line between truth and fiction is so obscured that all you can do is bask in their cryptic genius.

What people are saying about GOAT:
“GOAT's second album balances all that joy with the darkness of krautrock: The band Can and its minimalist excursions come to mind, but then there are also moments that would fit comfortably as an artifact from the first psychedelic era circa 1968. The song titles on Commune ("Talk To God," "Goatchild," "Goatslaves," "Gathering Of Ancient Tribes") tell a story, even when it's hard to make out the words. Throughout, the album's strong, clear vibe positively calls out for listeners to don face paint and grab a cowbell — or even a tambourine.” [First Listen] -  NPR MUSIC

“...Frantic percussive combination of acid-spiked psych-rock, groove-centric Afrobeat, dazed metal, euphoric disco, and unearthly funk.” -  Stereogum

“...A psychedelic rock ritual of rhythm, motion, hypnoticrepetitionand ecstatic drive.” [Live review] -  New York Times

“Hide From The Sun’ is a slice of "proto-metal fuzz", successfully pulling off a fusion of tabla and sitar with hard rock, which in other hands could be a hazardous combination” [“Hide From The Sun”] - The Quietus

"The multi-dimensional, interstellar journeys on Commune aren't ones that lose you, but ones to get lost in" [Commune] -  Pop Matters

"Commune is fantastic. It is brilliant. It is lively. It is simply Goat..." [Commune] -  Echoes and Dust

On Commune, GOAT takes listeners on perilous journeys to the unknown, to crossroads of ancient tribal significance, and, of course, to the doorstep of the gods themselves." [Commune] -PASTE

Tour Dates
Jul. 22 - Barcelos, Portugal - Milhoes de Festa
Jul. 23 - Barcelos, Portugal - Milhoes de Festa
Jul. 24 - Barcelos, Portugal - Milhoes de Festa
Sep. 03 - Wiltshire, United Kingdom - End of the Road Festival
 

Syd Arthur share new video // Album out via Communion // White Denim tour support

SYD ARTHUR PREMIRE VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK — “SUN RAYS”

SYD ARTHUR ON TOUR WITH WHITE DENIM IN OCTOBER

UPCOMING NEW ALBUM, APRICITY DUE FROM COMMUNION RECORDS ON OCTOBER 21ST

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British psych-rock band Syd Arthur premiere the video for their new track“Sun Rays” today- check it out  HERE.   The video is the second installment of a trilogy co-directed and conceptualized by  singer-guitarist Liam Magill and Gavin Bush.  DIY declares “…the clip’s a myriad of golden hues and dancing, which matches up with the gorgeous track perfectly.”  The song is available now via all participating digital retailers.  In June, the band unveiled the video for  “Apricity,”  the title track from their upcoming new album out October 21st on Communion Records, available for  pre-order  now.  Those who pre-order the album will receive instant downloads of both “Apricity” and “Sun Rays.”
Syd Arthur is brothers Liam Magill, Joel Magill (bass, vocals), and Josh Magill (drums) and Raven Bush (violin, keyboards, mandolin). Formed in Canterbury, England, in 2003, the band has explored the myriad possibilities of improvisation, taking an exceptional approach born of prodigious musicianship, elemental songcraft, and an unabashed spirit of adventure. They have released three albums, including 2014’s  Sound Mirror , and earned recognition as a thrilling live act. Syd Arthur has played myriad UK headline shows and support slots alongside such artists as White Denim, Jonathan Wilson, The Pixies, Sean Lennon’s The Ghost Of A Sabertooth Tiger, and Paul Weller.
The track-list for Apricity is as follows:Coal MinePlane Crash In KansasNo PeaceSun RaysInto EternityRebel LandsSeraphimPortalEvolutionApricity
OCTOBER
Weds 5th – Glasgow, ABC1 *Thurs 6th - Leeds, University Union*Fri 7th  - Manchester, O2 Ritz*Sat 8th  - Bristol, O2 Academy*Mon 10th – Nottingham, Rock City*Tues 11th – London, Roundhouse*
Weds 26th - Workman’s, Dublinhttp://www.ticketmaster.ie/venueartist/198984/1813824Fri 28th   - Railway Inn, Winchester  http://www.railwayinn.pub/show/syd-arthur Sat 29th   - The Cellar, Oxford https://www.gigantic.com/syd-arthur-the-cellar-bar-2016-10-29-19-00Sun 30th - The Harley, Sheffield   http://theleadmill.seetickets.com/event/syd-arthur/the-leadmill-club/998914/ Mon 31st - The Cluny, Newcastle  http://www.seetickets.com/event/syd-arthur/the-cluny/998868
NOVEMBER
Tues 1st   -  Rainbow, Birmingham http://birminghampromoters.com/Events/syd-arthur-2/ Weds 2nd - Boileroom, Guildford  http://www.seetickets.com/event/syd-arthur/the-boileroom/998929 Thurs 3rd -  Patterns, Brighton  http://www.seetickets.com/event/syd-arthur/patterns-ex-audio-/999008
* supporting White Denim

PIXIES announce New UK Tour Dates + November / December European Tour

PIXIES ANNOUNCE NEW UK TOUR DATES, AND ADD KÖLN DATE TO THEIRNOVEMBER / DECEMBER EUROPEAN TOUR Listen to Um Chagga Lagga herePixies add six UK shows to their newly announced European tour, including a two-night stint at London’s Brixton Academy. The band also announce a new show in Köln, Germany in addition to their tour on the mainland this November & December.NOVEMBER24 Palladium, Köln, Germany28 Brixton Academy, London, UK29 Brixton Academy, London, UK30 Academy, Leeds, UKDECEMBER02 Barrowland, Glasgow, UK03 Academy, Newcastle, UK04 Apollo, Manchester, UKA special fan-only pre-sale for all UK dates will begin at 9am BST on Wednesday 20th July atwww.pixiesmusic.com/shows. General on-sale begins at 9am BST on Friday 22nd July. Tickets for Köln go on sale at 9am BST / 10am CET on Friday 22nd July at www.pixiesmusic.com/shows. NEW ALBUM - HEAD CARRIER – RELEASED SEPTEMBER 30THAlbum's First Single, "Um Chagga Lagga," Now Available at  Pixiesmusic.com