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July 19, 2016
SLEIGH BELLS Release New Single "Hyper Dark" + Announce Fall Tour
SLEIGH BELLS: "Hyper Dark" + Fall 2016 Tour 
(Photo credit: Pooneh Ghana)
Sleigh Bells have released a new single called "Hyper Dark," another glimpse into the hyperkinetic songs the band have been recording since the release of 2013's Bitter Rivals. The track first premiered this weekend on Sirius XMU.
LISTEN TO "HYPER DARK" NOW:
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/5FLSzD04mgX7v2WRv0nsjeITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1133166039?ls=1&app=itunesAPPLE MUSIC: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1133166039SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/sleighbells/hyper-darkYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gLCZDsd2E10
The band is also excited to announce their return to the road, playing a full run of dates this fall, including stops at this year's North Coast Festival in Chicago, and Riot Fest Denver. A 48-hour pre-sale for these shows will begin at 10 am today in all local time zones via Spotify; general onsale begins on Friday, July 22nd. The dates are:
8/31/16 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern9/1/16 Detroit, MI @ El Club9/2/16 Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival9/3/16 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line9/4/16 Denver, CO @ Riot Fest9/7/16 Washington, DC @ U Street9/8/16 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge9/10/16 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents9/12/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer9/13/16 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair11/11/16 San Diego, CA @ North Park11/15/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent11/18/16 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom11/19/16 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
(Photo credit: Pooneh Ghana)
Sleigh Bells have released a new single called "Hyper Dark," another glimpse into the hyperkinetic songs the band have been recording since the release of 2013's Bitter Rivals. The track first premiered this weekend on Sirius XMU.
LISTEN TO "HYPER DARK" NOW:
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/5FLSzD04mgX7v2WRv0nsjeITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1133166039?ls=1&app=itunesAPPLE MUSIC: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1133166039SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/sleighbells/hyper-darkYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gLCZDsd2E10
The band is also excited to announce their return to the road, playing a full run of dates this fall, including stops at this year's North Coast Festival in Chicago, and Riot Fest Denver. A 48-hour pre-sale for these shows will begin at 10 am today in all local time zones via Spotify; general onsale begins on Friday, July 22nd. The dates are:
8/31/16 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern9/1/16 Detroit, MI @ El Club9/2/16 Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival9/3/16 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line9/4/16 Denver, CO @ Riot Fest9/7/16 Washington, DC @ U Street9/8/16 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge9/10/16 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents9/12/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer9/13/16 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair11/11/16 San Diego, CA @ North Park11/15/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent11/18/16 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom11/19/16 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
July 18, 2016
David Lynch Foundation & Hat & Beard Press Announce "Beyond the Beyond: Music From the Films of David Lynch"
HAT & BEARD PRESS AND THE DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF
BEYOND THE BEYOND: MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH
,A BOOK-LENGTH EXPLORATION
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
HERE
.
Los Angeles - Together with the David Lynch Foundation, Hat & Beard Press is proud to release Beyond the Beyond: Music from the Films of David Lynch, an exploration of Lynch's use of music and sound in his films, as well as a document of the performances held at the benefit concert that honored the 10-year anniversary of the David Lynch Foundation. The concert benefitted DLF, which brings Transcendental Meditation to at-risk adults and children suffering from PTSD all over the world. The concert, titled "The Music of David Lynch," was held on April 1, 2015 and featured performances and interpretations of Lynch's music from Angelo Badalamenti, Chrysta Bell, Rebekah del Rio, Donovan, Duran Duran, Jim James, Karen O, Kinney Landrum, Moby, Rob Mathes, Sky Ferreira, Tennis, Twin Peaks, Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, and Zola Jesus. Beyond the Beyond features an interview with David Lynch and more than a dozen popular contemporary musicians who performed that night, including the aforementioned performers; original photographs by David Black, as well as archival images from Lynch's own collection. "'BEYOND THE BEYOND' SO PERFECTLY DESCRIBES MY MUSIC, AND OUR LONGTIME, WARM AND PERSONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP." - Angelo Badalamenti With an introduction by Kristine McKenna, who is currently co-writing David Lynch's authorized biography, and essays from contemporary music and culture writers, Beyond the Beyond is a thoughtful consideration of Lynch's work in sound and music over the span of his decades-long career. Hat & Beard Press founders J.C. Gabel and Jessica Hundley edited the book, and conducted the interviews with the musicians and artists featured in the book.
Katy Goodman + Greta Morgan Release "Sex Beat" Video
KATY GOODMAN & GRETA MORGAN RELEASE "SEX BEAT" (THE GUN CLUB) VIDEO
TAKE IT, IT'S YOURS OUT AUGUST 26 ON POLYVINYL RECORDS
Photo credit: Julia Brokaw
Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan have shared their haunting cover of the Gun Club's "Sex Beat." Noisey premiered the "Sex Beat" video -- directed by Morgan -- which shows the duo recording the track at Los Angeles' CompNY studio. "The original is a jittery punk number, but in the hands of the girls their song takes on a gilded Laurel Canyon earthiness," says Noisey.
WATCH "SEX BEAT"
"Sex Beat" will appear on Take It, It's Yours, Goodman & Morgan's punk and New Wave covers record, out on Polyvinyl Records on August 26. The record includes previously released Replacements cover "Bastards Of Young."
READ: Katy & Greta interview each other for American Songwriter
KATY GOODMAN + GRETA MORGAN | TAKE IT, IT'S YOURSAUGUST 26, 2016 | POLYVINYL RECORDS PRE-ORDER1. Over The Edge (Wipers)2. Pay to Cum (Bad Brains)3. Bastards of Young (The Replacements)4. Sex Beat (The Gun Club)5. Ever Fallen in Love (Buzzcocks)6. Where Eagles Dare (The Misfits)7. I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges)8. In the City (The Jam)9. Dreaming (Blondie)10. Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
TAKE IT, IT'S YOURS OUT AUGUST 26 ON POLYVINYL RECORDS
Photo credit: Julia BrokawKaty Goodman & Greta Morgan have shared their haunting cover of the Gun Club's "Sex Beat." Noisey premiered the "Sex Beat" video -- directed by Morgan -- which shows the duo recording the track at Los Angeles' CompNY studio. "The original is a jittery punk number, but in the hands of the girls their song takes on a gilded Laurel Canyon earthiness," says Noisey.
WATCH "SEX BEAT"
"Sex Beat" will appear on Take It, It's Yours, Goodman & Morgan's punk and New Wave covers record, out on Polyvinyl Records on August 26. The record includes previously released Replacements cover "Bastards Of Young."
READ: Katy & Greta interview each other for American Songwriter
KATY GOODMAN + GRETA MORGAN | TAKE IT, IT'S YOURSAUGUST 26, 2016 | POLYVINYL RECORDS PRE-ORDER1. Over The Edge (Wipers)2. Pay to Cum (Bad Brains)3. Bastards of Young (The Replacements)4. Sex Beat (The Gun Club)5. Ever Fallen in Love (Buzzcocks)6. Where Eagles Dare (The Misfits)7. I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges)8. In the City (The Jam)9. Dreaming (Blondie)10. Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
Jenn Champion (fka S) announces new EP
JENN CHAMPION SHARES NEW SINGLE "NO ONE"; DIGITAL EP DUE OUT 8/5/16
STREAM - "No One"
Jenn Champion--who released the acclaimed 2014 full-length Cool Choices on Hardly Art under the moniker "S"--has returned with a new name and a new project. The digital-only No One EP, out August 5th, heralds a new, electronic-leaning direction for the Seattle songwriter.Stereogum premiered the EP's title track this morning, which you can stream here or from the link above. The No One EP features remixes from Glitterbang, Crater, USF, SassyBlack (THEESatisfaction), Breakmaster Cylinder, and Malidont.
HIGH-RES PHOTOS BY ANGEL CEBALLOS: 01, 02, 03, 04
Tour dates:
08.06.16 - Seattle, WA - Repair Revolution - No One EP Release Show *
08.20.16 - Maple Valley, WA - Royal Arch Park
* - All-ages
About the record:
Over fifteen years ago, Jenn Champion (née Ghetto), a founding member of influential Northwest indie rock band Carissa’s Wierd, began writing and recording under the alphabetically-informed alias of S. Hardly Art released her acclaimed record Cool Choices—Champion’s first with a full band, and produced by Chris Walla—in late 2014. Now, in the interest of abandoning their previously un-Googleable status, the four-piece has re-christened themselves as Jenn Champion. According to Champion (singular), “Sometimes you just want to be found.”
The digital-only No One EP is the first release under this new moniker, and heralds an exciting new direction for Champion and crew, focusing on dusky, elastic electronic instrumentation previously only flirted with on Cool Choices standout “Tell Me.” In addition to the instantly-memorable title track, the No One EP includes six remixes from a diverse array of Northwest producers, artists, and DJs: Glitterbang, Crater, USF, SassyBlack (ex-THEESatisfaction), Breakmaster Cylinder, and Champion’s new side project Malidont.
STREAM - "No One"
Jenn Champion--who released the acclaimed 2014 full-length Cool Choices on Hardly Art under the moniker "S"--has returned with a new name and a new project. The digital-only No One EP, out August 5th, heralds a new, electronic-leaning direction for the Seattle songwriter.Stereogum premiered the EP's title track this morning, which you can stream here or from the link above. The No One EP features remixes from Glitterbang, Crater, USF, SassyBlack (THEESatisfaction), Breakmaster Cylinder, and Malidont.
HIGH-RES PHOTOS BY ANGEL CEBALLOS: 01, 02, 03, 04
Tour dates:
08.06.16 - Seattle, WA - Repair Revolution - No One EP Release Show *
08.20.16 - Maple Valley, WA - Royal Arch Park
* - All-ages
About the record:
Over fifteen years ago, Jenn Champion (née Ghetto), a founding member of influential Northwest indie rock band Carissa’s Wierd, began writing and recording under the alphabetically-informed alias of S. Hardly Art released her acclaimed record Cool Choices—Champion’s first with a full band, and produced by Chris Walla—in late 2014. Now, in the interest of abandoning their previously un-Googleable status, the four-piece has re-christened themselves as Jenn Champion. According to Champion (singular), “Sometimes you just want to be found.”
The digital-only No One EP is the first release under this new moniker, and heralds an exciting new direction for Champion and crew, focusing on dusky, elastic electronic instrumentation previously only flirted with on Cool Choices standout “Tell Me.” In addition to the instantly-memorable title track, the No One EP includes six remixes from a diverse array of Northwest producers, artists, and DJs: Glitterbang, Crater, USF, SassyBlack (ex-THEESatisfaction), Breakmaster Cylinder, and Champion’s new side project Malidont.
Yael Naim Shares New Single "Coward", LP Out 9/2 via Thirty Tigers + Fall Tour
YAEL NAIM
Shares New Single “ Coward ”
Internationally Acclaimed Album Older
Out September 2nd via Thirty Tigers // Tot-Ou Tard
Pre-Order HERE & Receive “Coward” Instantly
LISTEN // SHARE:
“ Coward (feat. Brad Mehldau) ”
“ Coward (RONE Remix) ” & “ Coward (Thylacine Remix) ”
“Coward” Live Performance HERE
"Tough but delicate vocals – her unconcealed French accent adds extra lilt and charm"
– The New York Times
“ Sultry, bluesy shuffle”
– USA Today
“Exudes sprightly Joni Mitchell-goes-Dixieland charm”
– Entertainment Weekly
“Infectious…”
– ELLE Magazine
Revered for her soulful yet delicate vocals, French-Israeli artist Yael Naim is set for the U.S. release of her internationally acclaimed album Older on September 2nd via Thirty Tigers. In anticipation, she shares new single “ Coward ” – available instantly for fans who pre-order the album.
Naim first gained acclaim as a breakout success both in her native France and abroad when her 2008 self-titled album went Gold, thanks in no small part to lead single “ New Soul ”. The tune was handpicked by Steve Jobs himself for this Apple Campaign, and went on to see 2M in global sales and charting in the Billboard Top 100.
The 2016 French “Artist Of The Year” winner and “Album Of The Year” nomineenow sets her sites on the U.S. with the stateside release of her third album Older(certified Gold in France). Mixed by Grammy winning producer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, Grizzly Bear, M Ward), the album is a collaborative effort by Naim and producer David Donatien and was recorded in their home on the outskirts of Paris. It paints the picture of a woman who has grown and come into herself, having become a mother for the first time and lost a beloved grandparent.
With her sights set on North America and more in the works for 2016, stay tuned for more Yael Naim news and be sure to catch her live this fall!
Yael Naim Tour Dates
7/17: Quebec City, QC @ Summer Festival
7/18: Montreal, QC @ Le National
9/12: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
9/13: Palo Alto, CA @ Oshman Family JJC
9/15: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
9/16: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
9/17: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
12/7: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
12/8: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
Shares New Single “ Coward ”
Internationally Acclaimed Album Older
Out September 2nd via Thirty Tigers // Tot-Ou Tard
Pre-Order HERE & Receive “Coward” Instantly
LISTEN // SHARE:
“ Coward (feat. Brad Mehldau) ”
“ Coward (RONE Remix) ” & “ Coward (Thylacine Remix) ”
“Coward” Live Performance HERE
"Tough but delicate vocals – her unconcealed French accent adds extra lilt and charm"
– The New York Times
“ Sultry, bluesy shuffle”
– USA Today
“Exudes sprightly Joni Mitchell-goes-Dixieland charm”
– Entertainment Weekly
“Infectious…”
– ELLE Magazine
Revered for her soulful yet delicate vocals, French-Israeli artist Yael Naim is set for the U.S. release of her internationally acclaimed album Older on September 2nd via Thirty Tigers. In anticipation, she shares new single “ Coward ” – available instantly for fans who pre-order the album.
Naim first gained acclaim as a breakout success both in her native France and abroad when her 2008 self-titled album went Gold, thanks in no small part to lead single “ New Soul ”. The tune was handpicked by Steve Jobs himself for this Apple Campaign, and went on to see 2M in global sales and charting in the Billboard Top 100.
The 2016 French “Artist Of The Year” winner and “Album Of The Year” nomineenow sets her sites on the U.S. with the stateside release of her third album Older(certified Gold in France). Mixed by Grammy winning producer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, Grizzly Bear, M Ward), the album is a collaborative effort by Naim and producer David Donatien and was recorded in their home on the outskirts of Paris. It paints the picture of a woman who has grown and come into herself, having become a mother for the first time and lost a beloved grandparent.
With her sights set on North America and more in the works for 2016, stay tuned for more Yael Naim news and be sure to catch her live this fall!
Yael Naim Tour Dates
7/17: Quebec City, QC @ Summer Festival
7/18: Montreal, QC @ Le National
9/12: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
9/13: Palo Alto, CA @ Oshman Family JJC
9/15: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
9/16: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
9/17: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
12/7: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
12/8: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
THE WEDDING PRESENT share multi-media new track 'Sprague' and studio video for 'Bear' + tour dates
THE WEDDING PRESENT
NEW ALBUM ‘GOING, GOING…’ RELEASED 2ND SEPTEMBER ON SCOPITONES
Stream new single ‘Sprague’ HERE and its accompanying film HERE
Watch the ‘Bear’ studio video HERE
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Available in three audio-visual formats: standard CD + DVD, deluxe CD + DVD in hard-bound ‘book pack’ with extra tracks + lyrics, deluxe double 180g LP + DVD with extra tracks + lyrics
After the announcement of ‘Going Going…’, indie darlings The Wedding Present have shared ‘Sprague’; the instrumental new track and its accompanying short film. On top of this, we also take a look inside Gedge’s studio whilst recording the impressive new single ‘Bear’.
Always challenging and experimental, the idea to release the new project in a multi-media format is something that has been marinating with bandleader David Gedge for some time. As he points out, work began soon after the unveiling of The Wedding Present’s 2012 critically acclaimed album ‘Valentina’. “I’d already decided by then that I didn’t want to make the next release just ‘another album’ and so I came up with the idea of twenty ‘interconnected’ pieces of music. Then, in the summer of 2014 I travelled across the USA with photographer Jessica McMillan and we made some atmospheric short films to accompany the tracks. Since then it’s been a case of progressing through the music, trying all sorts of ideas, seeing how they work set against the visuals.”
Uncharacteristically, the album opens with four hauntingly beautiful instrumental songs, including the cinematic ‘Sprague’ and the absolutely captivating ‘Marblehead’. ‘Going, Going...’ then takes a headlong dash through tracks such as ‘Two Bridges’, ‘Birdsnest’, ‘Kill Devil Hills’ and ‘Broken Bow’... all perfectly executed in classic Wedding Present fashion; a jangle of clanging guitars, a squeal of feedback and a rush of adrenaline.
Few come as close to articulating the trials and pitfalls of a relationship in ways so instantly recognisable to the listener as David Gedge; his lyrics' naturalism and truthfulness accentuated by his earthy accent. With ‘Little Silver’, ‘Bear’, ‘Lead’ and ‘Rachel’ he proves yet again that he is a virtuoso when it comes to the bittersweet love song; his knack for a simple turn of phrase perfectly articulating the banalities and ecstasies of a relationship.
Whilst they are the undoubted masters of frenetic indie-pop, The Wedding Present re-route momentarily on ‘Emporia’ and ‘Wales’ before ultimately immersing us in an epic album finale with ‘Santa Monica’. Throughout this enchanting album ambient soundscapes and orchestral pop arrangements jostle for position with layers of feedback drenched guitars, pummelling drums and a truly massive bass sound as we hear some of the heaviest material that the band have ever recorded.
The films that accompany each track are a mesmerising collection of moving photographs. The rippling water in ‘Marblehead’ delicately draws us into the melody while ‘Two Bridges’ takes us onto a Manhattan street corner and exudes New York City in the summertime. The feeling of a road trip is present throughout as we see the rivers and lakes of the Mid-West and the deserts of the South-West before the album ends in a beautifully fitting way with the sun setting over the Santa Monica mountains.
The Wedding Present’s impact on independent music is infinitely present. Their uncomplicated approach to the disillusionment of love is salient in the sound of many of the subsequent bands of their ilk since the band’s inception and an influence on everyone from British Sea Power to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart among countless others.
Tracklisting: 1. Kittery / 2. Greenland / 3. Marblehead / 4. Sprague / 5. Two Bridges / 6. Little Silver / 7. Bear / 8. Secretary / 9. Birdsnest / 10. Kill Devil Hills / 11. Bells / 12. Fifty-Six / 13. Fordland / 14. Emporia / 15. Broken Bow / 16. Lead / 17. Ten Sleep / 18. Wales / 19. Rachel / 20. Santa Monica
Pre-order ‘Going, Going’ - https://theweddingpresent.pmstores.co/
Tour dates:
THE ‘GOING, GOING...’ AUDIO-VISUAL TOUR
The Wedding Present play their forthcoming album in its entirety in front of films.
07/09 : Cardiff - TramShed09/09 : Gateshead - Sage10/09 : Glasgow - School Of Art11/09 : Salford - Lowry12/09 : Stowmarket - John Peel Centre
THE WEDDING PRESENT’S 2016 UK TOUR
20/11 : Colchester, UK - Arts Centre21/11 : Chatham, UK - Britannia Theatre22/11 : Portsmouth, UK - Wedgwood Rooms23/11 : Exeter, UK - Cavern Club24/11 : Bristol, UK - Fleece26/11 : Belfast, UK - Limelight30/11 : Aberdeen, UK - Tunnels01/12 : Edinburgh, UK - La Belle Angele02/12 : Sunderland, UK - The Point03/12 : Kendal, UK - Brewery Arts Centre04/12 : Holmfirth, UK - Picturedrome06/12 : Liverpool, UK - Arts Club07/12 : Derby, UK - The Venue08/12 : Oxford, UK - O2 Academy09/12 : Lowestoft, UK - Aquarium10/12 : London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
The Wedding Present FacebookThe Wedding Present websiteThe Wedding Present Twitter
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NEW ALBUM ‘GOING, GOING…’ RELEASED 2ND SEPTEMBER ON SCOPITONES
Stream new single ‘Sprague’ HERE and its accompanying film HERE
Watch the ‘Bear’ studio video HERE
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Available in three audio-visual formats: standard CD + DVD, deluxe CD + DVD in hard-bound ‘book pack’ with extra tracks + lyrics, deluxe double 180g LP + DVD with extra tracks + lyrics
After the announcement of ‘Going Going…’, indie darlings The Wedding Present have shared ‘Sprague’; the instrumental new track and its accompanying short film. On top of this, we also take a look inside Gedge’s studio whilst recording the impressive new single ‘Bear’.
Always challenging and experimental, the idea to release the new project in a multi-media format is something that has been marinating with bandleader David Gedge for some time. As he points out, work began soon after the unveiling of The Wedding Present’s 2012 critically acclaimed album ‘Valentina’. “I’d already decided by then that I didn’t want to make the next release just ‘another album’ and so I came up with the idea of twenty ‘interconnected’ pieces of music. Then, in the summer of 2014 I travelled across the USA with photographer Jessica McMillan and we made some atmospheric short films to accompany the tracks. Since then it’s been a case of progressing through the music, trying all sorts of ideas, seeing how they work set against the visuals.”
Uncharacteristically, the album opens with four hauntingly beautiful instrumental songs, including the cinematic ‘Sprague’ and the absolutely captivating ‘Marblehead’. ‘Going, Going...’ then takes a headlong dash through tracks such as ‘Two Bridges’, ‘Birdsnest’, ‘Kill Devil Hills’ and ‘Broken Bow’... all perfectly executed in classic Wedding Present fashion; a jangle of clanging guitars, a squeal of feedback and a rush of adrenaline.
Few come as close to articulating the trials and pitfalls of a relationship in ways so instantly recognisable to the listener as David Gedge; his lyrics' naturalism and truthfulness accentuated by his earthy accent. With ‘Little Silver’, ‘Bear’, ‘Lead’ and ‘Rachel’ he proves yet again that he is a virtuoso when it comes to the bittersweet love song; his knack for a simple turn of phrase perfectly articulating the banalities and ecstasies of a relationship.
Whilst they are the undoubted masters of frenetic indie-pop, The Wedding Present re-route momentarily on ‘Emporia’ and ‘Wales’ before ultimately immersing us in an epic album finale with ‘Santa Monica’. Throughout this enchanting album ambient soundscapes and orchestral pop arrangements jostle for position with layers of feedback drenched guitars, pummelling drums and a truly massive bass sound as we hear some of the heaviest material that the band have ever recorded.
The films that accompany each track are a mesmerising collection of moving photographs. The rippling water in ‘Marblehead’ delicately draws us into the melody while ‘Two Bridges’ takes us onto a Manhattan street corner and exudes New York City in the summertime. The feeling of a road trip is present throughout as we see the rivers and lakes of the Mid-West and the deserts of the South-West before the album ends in a beautifully fitting way with the sun setting over the Santa Monica mountains.
The Wedding Present’s impact on independent music is infinitely present. Their uncomplicated approach to the disillusionment of love is salient in the sound of many of the subsequent bands of their ilk since the band’s inception and an influence on everyone from British Sea Power to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart among countless others.
Tracklisting: 1. Kittery / 2. Greenland / 3. Marblehead / 4. Sprague / 5. Two Bridges / 6. Little Silver / 7. Bear / 8. Secretary / 9. Birdsnest / 10. Kill Devil Hills / 11. Bells / 12. Fifty-Six / 13. Fordland / 14. Emporia / 15. Broken Bow / 16. Lead / 17. Ten Sleep / 18. Wales / 19. Rachel / 20. Santa Monica
Pre-order ‘Going, Going’ - https://theweddingpresent.pmstores.co/
Tour dates:
THE ‘GOING, GOING...’ AUDIO-VISUAL TOUR
The Wedding Present play their forthcoming album in its entirety in front of films.
07/09 : Cardiff - TramShed09/09 : Gateshead - Sage10/09 : Glasgow - School Of Art11/09 : Salford - Lowry12/09 : Stowmarket - John Peel Centre
THE WEDDING PRESENT’S 2016 UK TOUR
20/11 : Colchester, UK - Arts Centre21/11 : Chatham, UK - Britannia Theatre22/11 : Portsmouth, UK - Wedgwood Rooms23/11 : Exeter, UK - Cavern Club24/11 : Bristol, UK - Fleece26/11 : Belfast, UK - Limelight30/11 : Aberdeen, UK - Tunnels01/12 : Edinburgh, UK - La Belle Angele02/12 : Sunderland, UK - The Point03/12 : Kendal, UK - Brewery Arts Centre04/12 : Holmfirth, UK - Picturedrome06/12 : Liverpool, UK - Arts Club07/12 : Derby, UK - The Venue08/12 : Oxford, UK - O2 Academy09/12 : Lowestoft, UK - Aquarium10/12 : London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
The Wedding Present FacebookThe Wedding Present websiteThe Wedding Present Twitter
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SWMRS To Make Network Television Debut Tonight on The Late Late Show with James Corden
SWMRS TO MAKE NETWORK TELEVISION DEBUT TONIGHT ON THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN
Credit: Alice Baxley
OAKLAND, CA - July 18, 2016 - Bay Area quartet SWMRS will make their network television debut tonight on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Tune in to CBS at 12:37/11:37 C to watch the band perform "Figuring It Out" off of their debut album Drive North.
Praised for "defining the sound of now" in Rolling Stone's Best New Artists 2016 feature, SWMRS released their debut album Drive North in February via their own Uncool Records. Produced by FIDLAR frontman, Zac Carper, the album is available now HERE. Noisey announced the release and premiered "Figuring It Out" praising the track as a "poppy foot-tapper filled with skate-gang vocals." Nylon premiered the band's video for the track, which was directed by fellow Bay Area artist Kreayshawn. Watch it HERE.
Drive North also features the band's debut single "Miley" which i-D Magazine premiered last fall, hailing the song as "the most punk tribute to Miley Cyrus ever." The band's DIY music video for the track can be seen HERE. Album opener, "Harry Dean" is an abridged version of a previously 17-minute epic the band originally recorded to soundtrack Saint Laurent Paris's Spring/Summer 2016 presentation, earning them praise from fashion heavyweights like WWD and Interview Magazine.
SWMRS recently sat down with Zane Lowe for an exclusive interview on his Apple Music Beats 1 show. Listen to the band discuss demos and early recordings with Lowe HERE. The band also joined Annie Mac for an interview and in-studio performance on her BBC Radio 1 show, delivering an unforgettable cover of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes". Listen HERE. SWMRS recently made their European television debut, performing "Figuring It Out" on Canal +'s Le Petit Journal. Watch the clip HERE.
This fall, SWMRS will provide direct support to FIDLAR on their upcoming US Tour. The "Too Much Tour" will kick off on October 28 in San Diego, CA and wrap on November 22 in Denver, CO. Prior to hitting the road in the US with FIDLAR, SWMRS will embark on a UK/European tour that will include appearances at Reading and Leeds. A complete list of upcoming tour dates can be found HERE. Too Much Tour with SWMRS and The FrightsOctober 28. 2016 - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CAOctober 29, 2016 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CAOctober 30, 2016 - The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZOctober 31, 2016 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZNovember 3, 2016 - Trees - Dallas, TXNovember 7, 2016 - The Masquerade, Heaven Stage - Atlanta, GANovember 8, 2016 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TNNovember 10, 2016 - The Howard Theatre - Washington, DCNovember 11, 2016 - Terminal 5 - New York, NYNovember 12, 2016 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PANovember 14, 2016 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MANovember 18, 2016 - The Rave II - Milwaukee, WINovember 19, 2016 - Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MNNovember 22, 2016 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
Honeyblood Announce New Album 'Babes Never Die' out 10/28
HONEYBLOOD ANNOUNCE BABES NEVER DIEOUT ON FATCAT RECORDS OCTOBER 28TH, 2016
PREMIERE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO FOR "READY FOR THE MAGIC"
Watch the video for "Ready For The Magic"Listen to "Ready For The Magic" via Spotify
Honeyblood are back in formidable form. Today the Glasgow two-piece - frontwoman Stina Tweeddale and drummer Cat Myers- premiered incendiary new single and video "Ready For Magic", as well as announcing their second album, the emphatically titled Babes Never Die which is out on Fat Cat Records October 28th.
The follow-up to their eponymous debut, Honeyblood arrived in 2014 as a surprise splash, with stellar from New York Times to Pitchfork.'Ready for The Magic' is a remarkable introduction to Honeyblood 2.0. Both one of their most intense and most intensely catchy tracks to date. Its detuned doom riffage and disco-punk rhythms make space for a tornado of a chorus ode to "the explosive nature of infatuation". The video, a collaboration between the band and director Thomas James, is set in post-apocalyptic Scottish countryside, and follows a tribe of young feral girls who've been abandoned and left to fend for themselves in a dystopian world. We won't completely spoil its ending, but safe to say that Stina and Cat meet a grizzly fate.
The leader of the video's feral girl tribe finds herself pride of place as the cover star of the 'Babes Never Die' album, in beautiful photographic artwork shot by German photographer Amira Fritz. "I loved the idea of this feral tribe of young badass girls causing chaos," explains frontwoman Stina Tweeddale. "It's an image that chimes with what the album is all about." Of the album's title she explains: "I guess you could call it a war cry; to have the faith to never let yourself be defeated." Babes Never Die is certainly not a shy motto, and one that's triumphant sentiment rings throughout Honeyblood's exceptional sophomore record. Recorded winter 2016 with acclaimed producer James Dring (Jamie T, Gorillaz) during candle-burning sessions at London's Fish Factory studios, it will be released November 2nd and is available to pre-order now along with the new single. "The title is my own mantra," Stina says. "I think it's something I tell myself every day. Indifference is a plague. Giving up and turning a blind eye will be the end of us. Never before has that been more true."
Babes Never Die is out October 28th on Fat Cat Records.
Babes Never Die Tracklisting1. Intro2. Babes Never Die3. Ready For The Magic4. Sea Hearts5. Love Is A Disease6. Walking At Midnight7. Justine, Misery Queen8. Sister Wolf9. Hey, Stellar10. Cruel11. Gangs12. Outro
Pre-order now on deluxe and standard vinyl, CD and digital:Pre-order via iTunesPre-order vinyl, CD and bundles
Tour Dates9.25.16 - Lemon Tree - Aberdeen9.26.16 - Hug and Pint - Glasgow SOLD OUT9.28.16 - Bungalow & Bears - Sheffield (Free Entry)9.29.16 - Patterns - Brighton9.30.16 - Boilerroom - Guildford10.4.16 - Shacklewell Arms - London SOLD OUT10.5.16 - The Cookie - Leicester10.6.16 - Electric Circus - Edinburgh12.1.16 - Scala - London
PREMIERE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO FOR "READY FOR THE MAGIC"
Watch the video for "Ready For The Magic"Listen to "Ready For The Magic" via Spotify
Honeyblood are back in formidable form. Today the Glasgow two-piece - frontwoman Stina Tweeddale and drummer Cat Myers- premiered incendiary new single and video "Ready For Magic", as well as announcing their second album, the emphatically titled Babes Never Die which is out on Fat Cat Records October 28th.
The follow-up to their eponymous debut, Honeyblood arrived in 2014 as a surprise splash, with stellar from New York Times to Pitchfork.'Ready for The Magic' is a remarkable introduction to Honeyblood 2.0. Both one of their most intense and most intensely catchy tracks to date. Its detuned doom riffage and disco-punk rhythms make space for a tornado of a chorus ode to "the explosive nature of infatuation". The video, a collaboration between the band and director Thomas James, is set in post-apocalyptic Scottish countryside, and follows a tribe of young feral girls who've been abandoned and left to fend for themselves in a dystopian world. We won't completely spoil its ending, but safe to say that Stina and Cat meet a grizzly fate.
The leader of the video's feral girl tribe finds herself pride of place as the cover star of the 'Babes Never Die' album, in beautiful photographic artwork shot by German photographer Amira Fritz. "I loved the idea of this feral tribe of young badass girls causing chaos," explains frontwoman Stina Tweeddale. "It's an image that chimes with what the album is all about." Of the album's title she explains: "I guess you could call it a war cry; to have the faith to never let yourself be defeated." Babes Never Die is certainly not a shy motto, and one that's triumphant sentiment rings throughout Honeyblood's exceptional sophomore record. Recorded winter 2016 with acclaimed producer James Dring (Jamie T, Gorillaz) during candle-burning sessions at London's Fish Factory studios, it will be released November 2nd and is available to pre-order now along with the new single. "The title is my own mantra," Stina says. "I think it's something I tell myself every day. Indifference is a plague. Giving up and turning a blind eye will be the end of us. Never before has that been more true."
Babes Never Die is out October 28th on Fat Cat Records.
Babes Never Die Tracklisting1. Intro2. Babes Never Die3. Ready For The Magic4. Sea Hearts5. Love Is A Disease6. Walking At Midnight7. Justine, Misery Queen8. Sister Wolf9. Hey, Stellar10. Cruel11. Gangs12. OutroPre-order now on deluxe and standard vinyl, CD and digital:Pre-order via iTunesPre-order vinyl, CD and bundles
Tour Dates9.25.16 - Lemon Tree - Aberdeen9.26.16 - Hug and Pint - Glasgow SOLD OUT9.28.16 - Bungalow & Bears - Sheffield (Free Entry)9.29.16 - Patterns - Brighton9.30.16 - Boilerroom - Guildford10.4.16 - Shacklewell Arms - London SOLD OUT10.5.16 - The Cookie - Leicester10.6.16 - Electric Circus - Edinburgh12.1.16 - Scala - London
