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AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS 2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS

2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

NEW ALBUM CARTOON DARKNESS OUT TODAY VIA B2B RECORDS / VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP

“[5/5] Frank, fearless, funny and fucking fantastic”––KERRANG

“Their best…cartoon-bright, bad-mouthed, and very, very funny… We get rage, angst, love and loss, expressed through a band who are getting a little older and a little better as they go.”––PASTE

“Iconic…characterized by an admirable confidence and a fuck you attitude that they’ve mastered over the years…they balance bringing fun and laughter into the world in the face of so much evil and terror, and on a sonic level, find a balance between maintaining a sound and harnessing experimentation”––NEW NOISE MAGAZINE

Amyl and The Sniffers commemorate the release of their hotly anticipated third album Cartoon Darkness, out now via B2B Records / Virgin Music Group, with the announcement of a full scale North American headlining tour. Beginning March 25, 2025 in Portland, OR, the Australian garage punk quartet will bring the unmistakable roar that “has begun to speak on behalf of a generation of people seeking stability and joy in a world of increasing imbalance” (PASTE) to more than 20 cities spanning the U.S. and Canada before concluding May 23, 2025 in Nashville, TN.

The new dates will mark the return of Amyl and The Sniffers to North America for the first time since their triumphant summer spent slaying crowds from sold-out headlining club and theater gigs––including a two-night blowout at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles––to stadium shows as special guests of Foo Fighters, which included stops at New York’s Citi Field and Boston’s Fenway Park. Amyl and The Sniffers will head out next month on their sold out UK and EU tour, which will feature their biggest ever headline show at London’s Alexandra Palace. Tickets are on sale November 1 at 10am local time. Sign up for presale access today at amylandthesniffers.com/shows. Presales start Wednesday October 30 at 10am local time. Grab tickets HERE  to experience what critics and audiences alike have furiously declared as:

“ One of the most thrilling live acts in the scene today” ––MXDWN

“Stellar” ––CONSEQUENCE 

“A lightning bolt of raw punk energy” ––SF GATE

“Kinetic, explosive” ––WXPN

“Absolutely balls-to-the-wall show…Amy Taylor herself is a force of nature, a hurricane building off the coast ready to wreak havoc on all that she encounters.” – 303 Magazine

2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Tue 3/25/25 – PORTLAND, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Wed 3/26/25 – VANCOUVER, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Thu 3/27/25 – SEATTLE, WA – Paramount Theatre
Sun 3/30/25 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
Mon 3/31/25 – DENVER, CO – Mission Ballroom
Wed 4/2/25 – KANSAS CITY, MO – Uptown Theater
Fri 4/4/25 – DALLAS, TX – House of Blues Dallas
Sat 4/5/25 – AUSTIN, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sun 4/6/25 – HOUSTON, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Mon 4/7/25 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – Paper Tiger
Wed 5/7/25 – ST. PAUL, MN – Palace Theatre
Thu 5/8/25 – CHICAGO, IL – The Salt Shed
Fri 5/9/25 – MADISON, WI – The Sylvee
Sat 5/10/25 – ROYAL OAK, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Mon 5/12/25 – TORONTO, ON – History
Tue 5/13/25 – CLEVELAND, OH – Agora Theatre
Thu 5/15/25 – NEW YORK, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
Fri 5/16/25 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Franklin Music Hall
Sat 5/17/25 – BOSTON, MA – Roadrunner
Mon 5/19/25 – SILVER SPRING, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
Wed 5/21/25 – RALEIGH, NC – The Ritz
Thu 5/22/25 – ATLANTA, GA – The Eastern
Fri 5/23/25 – NASHVILLE, TN – Marathon Music Works

Chat Pile Reveal “Frownland” Music Video, Embark on North American Tour

Chat Pile Reveal “Frownland” Music Video,
Embark on North American Tour

New LP Cool World is out now on The Flenser

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Photo by Matthew Zagorski 

Oklahoma City noise rock quartet Chat Pile released their sophomore LP Cool World just shy of three weeks ago and now, the band is getting ready for leg one of their North American tour spanning October 31 through November 22.  The tour kicks off with two hometown shows in Oklahoma City then traverses the midwest into Canada, followed by a string of east coast shows.  The second leg of the tour runs February through March around Texas and along the west coast of the U.S. and Canada— check out all tour dates listed below.

Today, Chat Pile have shared a music video for Cool World single, "Frownland."  Director Matthew Zagorski comments on the video treatment: "When I first heard this song, I heard despair, so I wanted the video to start off troubling. The main character laying there in the rubble of his old life, digging through the ruins of what used to be. I was dealing with extreme feelings of loneliness and not feeling worthy at the time of piecing together this video and it really bled into the narrative."

Watch / share the "Frownland" music video on YouTube

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Directed by: Matthew Zagorski

Besides being the name of a largely forgotten (and panned) 90s film, Cool World makes for an apt title of Chat Pile’s sophomore full-length record. In the context of a Chat Pile record, the words are steeped in a grim double entendre that not only evokes imagery of a dying planet but a progression from the band’s previous work, moving the scope of its depiction of modern malaise from just “God’s Country” to the entirety of humankind. 

The proverbial thread tying all of the experimentation on Cool World together is the depth to which Chat Pile dissects the album’s theme of violence, and the record itself is apocalyptically bleak. Sure, Chat Pile’s debut album was plenty disturbing with its B-movie-inspired interpretation of a “real American horror story”; what Chat Pile depicts on Cool World is unsettling not just from its visceral noise rock onslaught, but from depicting how all sorts of atrocities are pretty much standard parts of modern existence. 

Chat Pile on tour:

Oct. 31 Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street $ [sold out]
Nov. 01 Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street % [sold out]
Nov. 02 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note %
Nov. 03 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room %
Nov. 05 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall %
Nov. 06 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line %
Nov. 08 Lakewood, OH - Mahall’s # [sold out]
Nov. 09 Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre #
Nov. 11 Toronto, ON - The Concert Hall #
Nov. 12 Montreal, QC - Théâtre Fairmount #
Nov. 14 Burlington, VT - Showcase Lounge @ Higher Ground ^
Nov. 15 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church ^ [sold out]
Nov. 16 New York, NY - (Le) Poisson Rouge ^ [sold out]
Nov. 17 Boston, MA - The Sinclair ^ [sold out]
Nov. 19 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery * [sold out]
Nov. 20 Richmond, VA - The Broadberry *
Nov. 21 Greensboro, NC - Hangar 1819 *
Nov. 22 Nashville, TN - The End * [sold out]

Feb. 14 Dallas, TX - Trees
Feb. 15 Houston, TX - Secret Group
Feb. 16 Austin, TX - Mohawk ~
Feb. 18 Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar
Feb. 20 Phoenix, AZ - The Nile Theater ~
Feb. 21 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
Feb. 22 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
Feb. 23 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ~
Feb. 25 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater ~
Feb. 26 Seattle, WA - Neumos ~
Feb. 27 Vancouver, BC - The Pearl
Mar. 01 Calgary, AB - Commonwealth Bar
Mat. 02 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
Mar. 04 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
Mar. 05 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Mar. 06 Denver, CO - Gothic Theater

Apr. 19 NL Tilburg - Roadburn
Apr. 20 UK Brighton - Chalk =
Apr. 21 UK London - Earth Hall =
Apr. 23 SC Glasgow - St Luke's =
Apr. 24 UK Leeds - Irish Centre =
Apr. 25 UK Birmingham - The Crossing  =
Apr. 27 BE Antwerp - Trix !
Apr. 28 FR Paris - La Maroquinerie !
Apr. 30 H Fribourg - Fri-Son !
May 01 IT Milan - Legend Club !
May 03 DE Karlsruhe - Jubez !
May 04 DE Koln - Gebaeude9 !
May 06 DE Berlin - SO36 !
May 08 DK Copenhagen - A Colossal Weekend !e
May 09 SE Stockholm - Slaktkyrkan !
May 10 NO Oslo - Desertfest !
May 11 NO Bergen - Landmark !

Jun. 05-07 Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound

$ with Nightosphere, Nerver
% with Agriculture, Porcelain
# with Agriculture, Traindodge
^  with Mamaleek, Traindodge
* with Mamaleek, thirdface
with Gouge Away, Nightosphere
~ with Nightosphere

! with Agriculture
= with HIRS Collective

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Cool World, track list:

I Am Dog NowShameFrownlandFunny ManCamcorderTapeThe New WorldMascMilk of Human KindnessNo Way Out[image error]

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PORTRAYAL OF GUILT Announce 'Christf**ker II' - Share new video - Out Thursday on Run For Cover

Portrayal of Guilt Announce Christf**ker II

A Remix Album Including Collaborations w/ Pictureplane, DJ Speedstick, Buzz Kull, Vowws, Pendant and More

Out This Halloween via Run For Cover, Pre-Save / Pre-Order Here

Release New Video “…where the suffering never ends” (Anatomy Remix)

Touring Now w/ Touché Amoré, Soul Glo, Blood Brothers and More

Portrayal of Guilt celebrates the three-year anniversary of their widely praised album Christf**ker this week with the release of a remixed version titled Christf**ker II. Featuring innovative remixes by an array of artists including Pictureplane, DJ Speedstick, Buzz Kull, Vowws, Pendant, Anatomy and more, this LP reimagines the original album, capturing the genre-bending core of the band while inviting listeners into a new sonic landscape that blends Christf**ker with electronic beats.

The featured remix of “…where the suffering never ends” by Anatomy (NYC’s Jenna Rose) is available today and comes accompanied with a music video, which itself is a remix of late-stage capitalism pharmaceutical ads. 

Portrayal of Guilt are currently crossing North America with Touche Amore, Soul Glo and perform in Austin on December 7 with Blood Brothers. Dates and more below.

Watch / Share “...where the suffering never ends” (Anatomy Remix)

Listen /  Playlist / Share Here

 

Portrayal of Guilt Press Photo By Addrian Jafaritabar 

 

Christf**ker II Track List:

1 - Intro to CHRISTF**KER (Buzz Kull Remix)
2 - The Sixth Circle (MSC Remix)
3 - Sadist (Acidic Male Remix)
4 - Fall from Grace (Grooming Remix)
5 - Dirge (God Is War Remix)
6 - Bed of Ash (DJ Speedsick Remix)
7 - The Crucifixion (Pendant Remix)
8 - Master/Slave (Vowws Remix)
9 - …where the suffering never ends (Anatomy Remix)
10 - Possession (Pictureplane Remix)

Portrayal of Guilt Live Dates:

Oct 28: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Hell Stage ~
Oct 29: Durham, NC - The Fruit ~
Oct 31: Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw ~
Nov 01: Washington, DC - Black Cat ~
Nov 02: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ~
Nov 03: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club ~
Dec 07: Austin, TX - Mohawk +

~ w/ Touché Amoré, Soul Glo, Soft Blue Shimmer
+ w/ Blood Brothers

Ground Control & NOISE FOR NOW: Abortion Access Benefit - Lineup Across 8 Cities Announced! Jan 25, 2025

Ground Control Touring Presents: 3rd Annual Abortion Access Benefit Series – A Night of Music in Support of Abortion Funds, Community, and Bodily Autonomy 

Announces First Wave of Artists and Expands Across 8 Cities!

Saturday, January 25th, 2025: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin, DC, Raleigh

Los Angeles at Lodge Room: Casino Hearts / Draag / Mamalarky (duo) / Nuovo Testamento / Purest Form / Surfbort

New York City at Bowery Ballroom: Dazegxd / GIFT / Guerilla Toss / Kassie Krut (DJ) / Sex Week / Taraneh

Chicago at Sleeping Village: Accessory / Owen / Perfect Skin / Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse

Atlanta at The Masquerade (Purgatory): Girlpuppy / Jahnah Camille / Omni / Pike Co. / Zoe Bayani

Philadelphia at Johnny Brenda’s: Control Top / Dark Thoughts / Mopar Stars

Austin at Hotel Vegas: Font / Touch Girl Apple Blossom

Washington, DC at Songbyrd: Birthday Girl (DC) / Clear Channel / Dazy / Flowers for the Dead / Simpson / Yaya Bey

Raleigh at Kings: Pie Face Girls / Rosali / Truth Club

DJs, Auctions, Special Guests, + More Artists TBA...

100% Of Proceeds Go To Non-Profit Reproductive Justice Organization, NOISE FOR NOW

Tickets On Sale Monday, October 28 at 10 AM EST
Purchase Tickets For Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin, DC, Raleigh Below

Ground Control Touring is thrilled to announce they’re teaming up for the third year with NOISE FOR NOW, a non-profit specializing in reproductive justice, to take action and bring awareness with its third annual Abortion Access Benefit Series. The series has expanded to take over EIGHT cities, coinciding on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 – Los Angeles at Lodge Room, New York City at Bowery Ballroom, Chicago at Empty Bottle, Atlanta at The Masquerade (Purgatory), Philadelphia at Johnny Brenda’s, Austin at Hotel Vegas, DC at Songbyrd, and Raleigh at Kings. Since its inception in 2023, the Abortion Access Benefit Series has raised over $110,000 via eight completely sold out nationwide events, with performances by nearly 100 artists and silent auction bundles provided by dozens of community sponsors and local businesses.

Each benefit show will feature a special night of music and festivities in support of abortion funds, community, and bodily autonomy. 100% of proceeds will go to NOISE FOR NOW who will then allocate the funds raised to local independent abortion clinics and abortion funds in each region.

Tickets go on sale this Monday, October 28th at 10 AM EST: Los Angeles Here, New York City Here, Chicago Here, Atlanta Here, Philadelphia Here, Austin Here, DC Here, Raleigh Here. Stay tuned for more information and additional artists to be announced.

More about NOISE FOR NOW: NOISE FOR NOW is a national initiative that enables artists and entertainers to connect with and financially support grassroots organizations that work in the field of Reproductive Justice, including abortion access. Reproductive health care services, including access to legal abortion, are under attack. By organizing benefit events and campaigns, NOISE FOR NOW provides opportunities for artists and entertainers to use their talent to raise money and send a clear message that Reproductive Rights are human rights. Since their inaugural benefit concert in 2017, NOISE FOR NOW has worked with over 450 artists and entertainers to raise $1.36M for 54 partner organizations. In 2023, NOISE FOR NOW established a record label and has released 3 benefit compilations, 2 of which are streaming on all digital platforms. 
 

NOISE FOR NOW:
Web, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
 
Ground Control Touring:
Web, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

GIRLSCHOOL @ Rickshaw Theatre (Vancouver) Sun Oct 27th 2024

All photos taken in Vancouver by BEV DAVIES

NILÜFER YANYA @ The Fonda Theatre // 10.24.24 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE

 All photos taken by Martin Worster   

Angélica Garcia @ The Fonda Theatre // 10.24.24 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE

All photos taken by Martin Worster   

Bryan Ferry Releases 'Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973 - 2023

BRYAN FERRY RELEASES 
RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED RECORDINGS 1973 – 2023
OUT NOW VIA BMG
 
81-TRACK COLLECTION CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BRYAN FERRY’S MUSIC, INCLUDING BRAND NEW SONG STAR, HIS FIRST NEW MUSIC IN OVER A DECADE L ISTEN
RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED RECORDINGS 1973-2023 
 

Today, Bryan Ferry has released Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 via BMG. The 81-track collection is the first ever career-spanning release to fully explore and celebrate the depth of Bryan Ferry’s work as a solo artist, spanning a period of over 50 years of music and 16 solo albums. Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 is OUT NOW and available  HERE .
 
The 81 tracks that make up this collection illustrate an adventure in music like no other. A peerless story in songwriting that has been unfolding for more than 50 years will now be celebrated in this kaleidoscopic compendium of Bryan Ferry’s music. The release is a celebration of the performer who has carved out a place as a master modern interpreter of song via a dizzyingly inventive series of cover versions that range from Bob Dylan to Amy Winehouse, Rodgers and Hart to the Velvet Underground via Tim Buckley, Shakespeare, sea shanties and Sam and Dave. Then there’s the songwriter who, in singles like 1985’s ‘Slave To Love,’ has crafted music that stands amongst the defining recordings of their era, yet sound unique and timeless to this day. There’s the futurist conjuring vortices of electronica; or the passionate revivalist, presenting songs and styles from the 1920s and 1930s as if they were the hot sound of tomorrow calling. There’s the figure out on the pulsing nightclub dancefloor, tripping the light fantastic; and the guy who wants only to be alone, slipping away into brooding, bittersweet backstreets where everything turns neon and noir.
 
The release of Retrospective follows the highly acclaimed singles ‘She Belongs to Me’, a haunting reimagining of Bob Dylan's classic track, ‘Star’, an anxious, darkly gleaming slab of pounding post-techno featuring performance artist Amelia Barrett, described by Uncut as “smoldering brilliance”, and ‘I Thought’, a beguiling and resonant collaboration with former Roxy Music band mate Brian Eno.
 
Already garnering great critical acclaim, Retrospective has been hailed by MOJO for showcasing how “Ferry’s art was never about surface perfection, but always in what lies beneath”. Classic Pop describes Ferry as “consistently taking risks”, while Classic Rock calls the collection “a mighty big entry point” to his career. Uncut praises the release as “enlightening”, “sublime”, and filled with “extraordinary music”, noting that Ferry is "still alert to the sound of tomorrow calling".
 
Five decades ago, the Roxy Music phenomenon exploded in a technicolour flash of pop, high art, outré fashion and glamour, asserting band leader Bryan Ferry as one of the most vital and exciting songwriters British music has ever seen. During this ultra-prolific period, in 1973, Ferry launched his solo career in parallel to Roxy Music. His first release, an audacious remodelling of Bob Dylan’s apocalyptic 1962 anthem ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,’ signalled the dawn of Ferry’s status as one of the great modern interpreters of song, in tandem with his own peerless songwriting and composition. Fast forward to 2024 and Bryan Ferry returns to the Dylan songbook anew. ‘She Belongs To Me’ is rendered in a beautifully rough-edged style balancing shades of the Velvet Underground against the most prominent Ferry whistling solo since Roxy Music’s 1981 rendition of John Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy.’
 
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 brings together, for the first time, Bryan Ferry’s classic recorded output with Island Records, Polydor, Virgin, E.G. Records and BMG, and features two brand new recordings. The album is in multiple formats including a 5CD deluxe box set featuring 81 songs, accompanied by a 100-page hardback book containing extensive new liner notes, rare and unseen photographs and imagery. A 2LP gatefold edition presents The Best Of Bryan Ferry, containing 20 songs pressed to black vinyl with variants including a green/blue vinyl pressing and a clear vinyl pressing. A 1CD version also features the same 20 songs and a booklet containing liner notes and photographs. An 81-track edition of the album is released digitally, including a brand-new song titled ‘Star’ - Bryan Ferry’s first new music release in over a decade.
 
The 5CD deluxe box set is curated across five stages, with each disc devoted to a different aspect of Bryan Ferry’s career. ‘Disc One: The Best Of Bryan Ferry’ presents 20 essential tracks. World-devouring singles like ‘Slave To Love’, ‘The 'In' Crowd’ and ‘Let's Stick Together’ - songs that are woven into the fabric of British music and remain abidingly popular.
 
‘Disc Two: Compositions’ examines the 1977-2014 period, and how Ferry’s craft has evolved. The unfolding narrative of ‘Can’t Let Go’ and the deep mood of ‘The Only Face’, like many of Ferry’s songs, both share a sense of being out in the world, endlessly roaming main drags and backstreets. Elsewhere the sashay of ‘Limbo’ and ‘Loop De Li’ spotlight elements of Ferry’s work that remain unchanged - always keeping one eye on the dancefloor. His great constant theme, however, is love and its costs, viewed from different angles. Three of his finest recordings on the subject feature here in ‘When She Walks In The Room’, ‘I Thought’ and ‘Reason Or Rhyme’, each equally beguiling and deeply resonant.
 
‘Disc Three: Interpretations’ celebrates the remodelling side to Ferry’s artistry. His remakes of the Velvet Underground’s ‘What Goes On,’ Sam and Dave’s ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ and Otis Redding’s ‘That’s How Strong My Love Is’ see Ferry exploring the past as if it were now, roaming genres and presciently sending up a signal for the post-punk generation to receive years later - that the music remains all up for grabs.
 
‘Disc Four: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra’ explores the conceptual project that Ferry began with 2012’s The Jazz Age album, reimagining music from across his own repertoire as if it had been recorded nine decades earlier by one of the great early jazz combos. Ferry doesn’t sing on The Jazz Age, but reappears in a new light. With his voice and lyrics removed the listener’s attention is focussed onto his gift as a composer. Ferry refined this concept across two further collections, 2018’s Bitter-Sweet and 2013’s The Great Gatsby: The Jazz Recordings - featuring reworkings of Roxy Music’s ‘Love Is The Drug’ and Amy Winehouse’s modern classic ‘Back To Black’ for the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 cinematic release, The Great Gatsby.
 
‘Disc Five: Rare and Unreleased’ gathers B-sides, extras, curiosities and outtakes. A shimmering remake of Roxy Music’s ‘Mother Of Pearl’ recorded in the early-1990s during the Horoscope / Mamouna sessions features backing vocals from the great Ronnie Spector. ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ is bolstered by Elvis’s original rockabilly bandmates Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana, recorded for 2001’s Sun Records tribute album, Good Rockin’ Tonight. Elsewhere Ferry’s celebratory take on ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night,’ John Lennon’s ramshackle secular hymn of 1974, was begun in 1995 for a Lennon tribute planned by Yoko Ono that was never released. Ferry re-worked the track in 2010 as a bonus addition for the Olympia album.
 
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 celebrates Bryan Ferry’s revered songwriting talent. The track listing explores the sonic versatility and genre fluidity of his solo career – from rock ‘n’ roll to R&B dance-based grooves, piano ballads, electronica, ambient music, jazz, country, folk, blues, avant-garde and new wave. At the centre of it all is the unmistakable musicality and style of Bryan Ferry.
 
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 is out now.
 
Download Album Artwork Here
Download Hi-Res Press Shot here

 
View all format track listings here. 
  
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023  5 CD Track Listing:
Disc One: The Best Of Bryan Ferry
1. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
2. These Foolish Things
3. The 'In' Crowd
4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
5. Casanova
6. Let's Stick Together
7. Sign of the Times
8. Slave To Love
9. Don't Stop The Dance
10. Windswept
11. Kiss and Tell
12. As Time Goes By
13. Your Painted Smile
14. I Put A Spell On You
15. Which Way To Turn
16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
17. Make You Feel My Love
18. You Can Dance
19. Love Letters
20. Johnny and Mary
 
Disc Two: Compositions
1. Can't Let Go
2. Tokyo Joe
3. This Island Earth
4. Love Me Madly Again
5. Limbo
6. When She Walks In The Room
7. Boys and Girls
8. Zamba
9. Chain Reaction
10. Bête Noire
11. I Thought
12. The Only Face
13. Valentine
14. Loop De Li
15. Reason or Rhyme
 
Disc Three: Interpretations
1. The Price of Love
2. Shame Shame Shame
3. Hold On (I'm Coming)
4. Just One Look
5. Girl of My Best Friend
6. What Goes On
7. That's How Strong My Love Is
8. You Go To My Head
9. Where or When
10. The Way You Look Tonight
11. One Night
12. Simple Twist of Fate
13. Positively 4th Street
14. Song to the Siren
15. Fooled Around and Fell In Love
 
Disc Four: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
1. Virginia Plain
2. Do The Strand
3. While My Heart Is Still Beating
4. This Island Earth
5. Bitter-Sweet
6. Dance Away
7. Zamba
8. Reason or Rhyme
9. Avalon
10. Back To Black
11. Limbo
12. Young and Beautiful
13. Love Is The Drug
14. Sign of the Times
15. Chance Meeting
 
Disc Five: Rare and Unreleased
1. Feel The Need
2. Mother of Pearl (Horoscope Version)
3. Don't Be Cruel
4. I Don't Want To Go On Without You
5. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
6. Crazy Love
7. Whatever Gets You Through The Night
8. Bob Dylan's Dream
9. He'll Have To Go
10. A Fool For Love
11. Lowlands Low
12. Is Your Love Strong Enough
13. Sonnet 18
14. She Belongs To Me
15. Oh Lonesome Me
16. Star (with Amelia Barratt)
 
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023  Digital Track Listing:
1. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
2. These Foolish Things
3. The 'In' Crowd
4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
5. Casanova
6. Let's Stick Together
7. Sign of the Times
8. Slave To Love
9. Don't Stop The Dance
10. Windswept
11. Kiss and Tell
12. As Time Goes By
13. Your Painted Smile
14. I Put A Spell On You
15. Which Way To Turn
16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
17. Make You Feel My Love
18. You Can Dance
19. Love Letters
20. Johnny and Mary
21. Can't Let Go
22. Tokyo Joe
23. This Island Earth
24. Love Me Madly Again
25. Limbo
26. When She Walks In The Room
27. Boys and Girls
28. Zamba
29. Chain Reaction
30. Bête Noire
31. I Thought
32. The Only Face
33. Valentine
34. Loop De Li
35. Reason or Rhyme
36. The Price of Love
37. Shame Shame Shame
38. Hold On (I'm Coming)
39. Just One Look
40. Girl of My Best Friend
41. What Goes On
42. That's How Strong My Love Is
43. You Go To My Head
44. Where or When
45. The Way You Look Tonight
46. One Night
47. Simple Twist of Fate
48. Positively 4th Street
49. Song to the Siren
50. Fooled Around and Fell In Love
51. Virginia Plain
52. Do The Strand
53. While My Heart Is Still Beating
54. This Island Earth
55. Bitter-Sweet
56. Dance Away
57. Zamba
58. Reason or Rhyme
59. Avalon
60. Back To Black
61. Limbo
62. Young and Beautiful
63. Love Is The Drug
64. Sign of the Times
65. Chance Meeting
66. Feel The Need
67. Mother of Pearl (Horoscope Version)
68. Don't Be Cruel
69. I Don't Want To Go On Without You
70. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
71. Crazy Love
72. Whatever Gets You Through The Night
73. Bob Dylan's Dream
74. He'll Have To Go
75. A Fool For Love
76. Lowlands Low
77. Is Your Love Strong Enough
78. Sonnet 18
79. She Belongs To Me
80. Oh Lonesome Me
81. Star (with Amelia Barratt)
 
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023  2LP / 1CD Tracklist:
1. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
2. These Foolish Things
3. The 'In' Crowd
4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
5. Casanova
6. Let's Stick Together
7. Sign of the Times
8. Slave To Love
9. Don't Stop The Dance
10. Windswept
11. Kiss and Tell
12. As Time Goes By
13. Your Painted Smile
14. I Put A Spell On You
15. Which Way To Turn
16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
17. Make You Feel My Love
18. You Can Dance
19. Love Letters
20. Johnny and Mary
 
Retrospective: She Belongs To Me  EP Track Listing
1. She Belongs To Me
2. Let’s Stick Together
3. Slave to Love
4. I Put A Spell On You
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The Cowsills Share New Single "She Said To Me" from Upcoming Album 'Global' out 11/8

"She Said To Me,”  New Track From The Cowsills Legendary  Global  Album, Out Now
The Elusive 1998 Release Restored and Remastered on LPFor 1st Time and on CD/Digital with Three Bonus Tracks out on November 8 via Omnivore Recordings

October 25, 2024: Following the release earlier this month of “What I Believe,” the first track from The Cowsills’ newly restored Global album (out November 8 on Omnivore Recordings), comes “She Said To Me.” The song’s release is accompanied by a lyric video that includes major elements of an early ‘90s music video, shot on VHS. That archival video, directed and edited by Ryan Sexton, captures the band energetically performing “She Said To Me” around the time the Global album was recorded. Sexton also directed videos for Global tracks "Is It Any Wonder?" and "Some Good Years." They were created for promotion of the album, the release of which was hung up for years, though they were actually screened in local movie theaters before the main feature. According to Bob Cowsill, “The budget for these was non-existent. Ryan used the band to hone his talent on and we, in turn, received three promotional videos at no cost for an album that wouldn’t come out until many years later. Somehow, it all made sense."

Watch the “She Said To Me” lyric video

Global, which had been more of a rumor rather than a reality for the better part of three decades, will be legitimately released by Omnivore Recordings on November 8. The album is the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend: it was recorded partially at Rumbo Recorders in LA’s San Fernando Valley with the financial underwriting of a self-styled financier. Rumbo is the studio that had been established by Daryl Dragon, “The Captain” in The Captain and Tennille, and had over the years hosted sessions by a broad range of significant artists including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Guns N’ Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Dio, Megadeth and Survivor. The Cowsills, who had decided to pursue the path of a contemporary band rather than as the “oldies” act that Dick Clark had hoped to promote, were left high and dry when their backer was revealed to be a scam artist and was summarily arrested by the FBI for insurance fraud. The funds for the Rumbo sessions were theoretical at best so the album’s master tapes were not accessible to the group due to the outstanding bill for the recording. 

 

The album will finally be available on vinyl for the first time ever next month; the CD and digital versions will include three bonus tracks that had never been heretofore released in any format. Upon finally hearing it, Greg Brodsky, founder of the popular site BestClassicBands, called it “..a revelation of pure pop greatness” and “a joyous noise spanning decades of pure pop and songcraft.” Global represents a continuation of the alliance between The Cowsills and Omnivore, which released the critically lauded Rhythm of the World, the band’s first all new album in 30 years in 2022.

With full cooperation from the band and executive producers Rock Positano and James Ferr, Global has been restored and remastered by multiple Grammy-winner Michael Graves. Bob, John, Paul and Susan Cowsill, as well as veteran bassist Robby Scharf, are joined by guests Vicki Peterson (The Bangles, Continental Drifters), Berton Averre (The Knack), Peter Holsapple (The dB’s, Continental Drifters), members of the extended Cowsills family, and even John Stamos, who was already one of the biggest names in Hollywood at the time of recording. It’s a joyous noise spanning decades of pure pop and songcraft. Updated artwork, and new liner notes from Brett Milano and Bob Cowsill bring this “lost” album’s story to life.

 

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/MVE4HxITdKY

 

Pre-order Global: www.omnivorerecordings.com/shop/global

 

About Rock Positano:

Executive Producer Dr. Rock Positano has worked closely alongside Grammy-winning producers Phil Ramone and Jack Douglas, during his career. He's also worked with David Rosenthal, Billy Joel's musical director and Vincent Falcone, who served as Frank Sinatra's conductor.

 

Global  tracklist:

1. What About Love

2. Under The Gun

3. She Said To Me

4. You’ve Got No Time

5. Cross That Line

6. What I Believe

7. I Be Low

8. Far Away

9. Rescue

10. Is It Any Wonder

11. Some Good Years

12. Free Fall*

13. Maybe It’s You*

14. Shine*

 

*bonus tracks for CD/digital version

(L-R: Robby Scharf, John Cowsill, Bob Cowsill, Susan Cowsill, Paul Cowsill)

Courtesy of The Cowsills

Anya Marina Releases New Album 'Asteroid'

ANYA MARINA RELEASES NEW ALBUM ASTEROID

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ON TOUR WITH COMEDIAN NIKKI GLASER NOW

Today, acclaimed singer-songwriter Anya Marina shares her album Asteroid via Good Rope Records. With Asteroid, Marina feels comfortable in her own skin at last, excited to begin again. “Something about these songs feels young,” she says. “I’m finally learning how to take care of myself, how to say no to certain things, how to be more involved in the recording process. I wanted to make the album of my life. And I’ve done that, hands down.”

Marina previously shared “UR Good,” “Asteroid,” “Waiting for a Difference,” “Girl Shit,” and “Nothing Lasts” from Asteroid.

About Asteroid:

Asteroid is Anya Marina’s most assured work yet. Almost two decades into a distinctive career encompassing songs featured in Twilight: New Moon, Gossip Girl, and Grey’s Anatomy, an award-winning web series (Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman), seven albums, three EPs, and extensive touring with artists ranging from Jason Mraz to Spoon to superstar standup Nikki Glaser, the riveting performer / creative powerhouse is looking back, taking stock in song. Marina calls Asteroid “a coming-of-age story about a late bloomer. This record is about growing up, becoming fully who I am, and celebrating it.”

 

Newly married and recently landed in Kingston, NY, Marina crafted Asteroid’s songs from a newfound, and welcome, stability. Prior to this, she says, “I didn’t really have a safe, steady vantage point.” Although rich in adventure, Marina’s journey hasn’t been an easy one: moves from San Diego to Portland to New York City, and now Kingston, accompanied by heartbreak and emotional turmoil, well-documented in song. The assertive, wise Asteroid – her first studio album since Covid lockdown – finds her feeling “free of things that were pulling me down, getting in my way.”

 

Marina says all the work of getting from there to here – including sobriety, meditation, and especially long walks – has paid off: “I’ve written a lot of songs on walks, even some of the first I ever wrote,” she says. “Something about the rhythm and cadence of a walking beat.” 

 

Most of Asteroid came fast on the heels of Marina’s relocation to the Hudson Valley. What she describes as “melodies that sound like strange Disney album B-sides, or bizzarro cousins of cabaret, classical music, Bossa nova, or jazz,” arrived quickly, “like tuning into a faraway frequency on a radio dial.” These include the hypnotic waltz “Where the Darkness Is,” on which Marina pledges to – actually prefers to – connect with someone during trouble: “Where the failure starts / I’ll meet you where things fall apart / I need it.” The beautiful, Beatles-y “London Blues” also came fast. “The entire melody of the song – even the feeling of it and how it should be sung – just arrived one day, unprompted. I’m so glad I recorded it into my phone before falling asleep.”

 

Whereas Marina’s previous studio release Queen of the Night (2020) was recorded piecemeal over months and featured layers of synthetic sound, Asteroid came together quickly, mostly in the Woodstock, NY barn studio of producer / guitarist Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Mike Doughty), who favors a more organic, spare approach. Acoustic guitar – Marina’s onstage weapon of choice – abounds: aggressively strummed on the rocking “Waiting for a Difference,” head-bopping funky on “Gimme Sugar,” delicately picked on the lovelorn “London Blues.”

 

The deft humor in much of Asteroid is no accident. Touring since 2019 with friend and former roommate, comedian Nikki Glaser, has made a big difference in Marina’s life, both personally and artistically. “Opening for Nikki has made me a better performer and songwriter,” Marina says. “I’ve learned to crystallize things better, get to the point. Playing to 2,000 comedy fans can be very daunting. It will whip you into shape fast. I love it.”

Tour:

Leading up Asteroid’s release, Marina has been supporting comedian Nikki Glaser on her sold-out Alive and Unwell Tour. For a current list of dates see below. Additional dates will be announced soon and for updates, please visit www.anyamarina.com/tour.

 

ANYA MARINA

LIVE 2024

All Dates w/ Nikki Glaser: Alive and Unwell Tour

   

OCTOBER

25 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Au-Rene Theatre at Broward Ctr For Performing Arts

26 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts - 7PM

26 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts - 9:30PM

 

NOVEMBER

1 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion

2 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theatre

8 - Grand Prairie, TX - Texas Trust CU Theatre

9 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place - 7PM

9 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place - 9:30PM

10 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place - 7PM

15- Wilmington, NC - Wilson Center at Cape Fear

16 - Greenville, SC - Peace Concert Hall - Peace Center

22 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre

23 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre

30 - Hot Springs, AR - Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort

 

DECEMBER

13 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre - 7PM

13 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre - 9:30PM

14 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre - 7PM

14 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre – 9:30PM

JANUARY

31 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

FEBRUARY

1 - Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena

7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts

13 - Tacoma, WA - Emerald Queen Casino

14 - Toppenish, WA - Yakama Nation Legends Casino

15 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

20 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Broward Ctr for the Performing Arts

21 - Boston, MA - Boch Center - Wang Theatre

28 - Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre

MARCH

1 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

7 - Hartford, CT - William H. Mortensen Hall

8 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium

14 - Baraboo, WI - Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

15 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - FirstOntario Concert Hall

APRIL

5 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Center

6 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Civic Center

11 - Detroit, MI - Fisher Theatre

12 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

17 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

18 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

19 - Winnipeg, MB, Canada - Club Regent Event Centre - 7PM

19 - Winnipeg, MB, Canada - Club Regent Event Centre - 9:30PM

25 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre

26 - Baltimore, MD - The Lyric Theatre

MAY

2 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

9 - Montreal, QC - L'Olympia

10 - Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall

24 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

29 - Davenport, IA - Adler Theatre

30 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre

31 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre

JUNE

6 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live Orlando

7 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center

14 - St Augustine, FL - St Augustine Amphitheatre

20 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre

 

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