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July 5, 2016
Crocodiles Premiere "Telepathic Lover" Via Stereogum
Crocodiles Premiere "Telepathic Lover" via Stereogum
Dreamless Out October 21st Via Zoo Music
LISTEN & SHARE: Crocodiles - "Telepathic Lover"["Telepathic Lover"] finds Crocodiles tapping into a sound far more lush than their tradition of noisy reverb-rockers would suggest. - StereogumCrocodiles have announced details of their sixth LP. Set for release on October 21st via the band’s own label, Zoo Music, they preview
Dreamless
with infectious lead single & opening track
‘Telepathic Lover’
.
Comprised of best friends Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell, Crocodiles have earned their place as one of the United States’ most engaging, hardworking and consistent rock and roll bands of the past few years. Dreamless is the pair’s sixth LP, and is, at once, their most exploratory and focused release.
Whereas Crocodiles’ first two albums made their home amongst a stew of fuzzed-out psychedelia, and the following three albums explored Welchez and Rowell’s penchant for placing pop sensibilities against whirring guitars and barbed production, Dreamless sees the duo endeavoring on an artistic departure that positions their guitars in the backseat in favor of a more spacious, synthesizer and piano-driven sound.
“We’ve always been a guitar band and I think we just wanted to challenge ourselves and our aesthetic,” says Welchez. “It didn’t start as a conscious decision but within the first week Charlie’s mantra became ‘fuck guitars’. Only one song has zero guitar but in general we tried to find alternatives to fill that space.”
The title of the album works on both a literal and metaphorical level: “I suffered insomnia throughout the whole session. I was literally dreamless,” explains Welchez. “The past two years had been fraught with difficulty for us - relationship troubles, career woes, financial catastrophe, health issues,” he continues. “In that pessimistic mindset it was easy to feel as if the dream was over.”
The pair recorded the 10-track Dreamless in Mexico City over the course of 6 weeks. Having become something of a spiritual (and in the case of Welchez, literal) home to the duo, choosing D.F. as the location for recording allowed them to again hook-up with friend and occasional bandmate Martin Thulin (also a member of post-punks Exploded View ). Between them, the trio shared instrument duties, with Welchez and Rowell handling the lion’s share of guitar and bass, Thulin and Welchez the live drum work, and Thulin focusing largely on keys.
“Our relationship with Martin will serve as a pivotal point in our band’s history,” comments Rowell. “On this album Martin continued his efforts to help us take our songwriting and aesthetics to further reaches.”
Thulin’s work on Dreamless is in keeping with the exemplary production found on Crocodiles previous releases and reconciles the band’s realigned focus on keys with their experiments of often pairing down the instrumentation to allow lyrical sentiments and themes to cut through to the fore. It’s an approach that has paid off, enabling the band to take more risks, both artistically and emotionally.
“And you’ll burn and weep and suffer,” says the chilling spoken-word sample that opens Dreamless . “The sample is from a Christian preacher that we found over 15 years ago and used on the first 7” we ever did together when we were still teenagers” explains Brandon Welchez. “Back then we used it with a sense of humor, laughing at the whole ridiculous guilt trip vibe. But hearing it again in our apartment in Mexico City, within the context of the words we were singing, it took on a different air. It lost the humorous aspect and just seemed like a commentary on life.”
An unsettling insight certainly, but if Crocodiles did indeed have to burn, weep and suffer in order to write and record Dreamless , then it was damn well worth it.
DREAMLESS - TRACKLISTING
01. Telepathic Lover
02. Maximum Penetration
03. Welcome To Hell
04. I'm Sick
05. Go Now
06. Alita
07. Jumping On Angels
08. Time To Kill
09. Jailbird
10. Not Even In Your Dreams
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Dreamless Out October 21st Via Zoo Music
LISTEN & SHARE: Crocodiles - "Telepathic Lover"["Telepathic Lover"] finds Crocodiles tapping into a sound far more lush than their tradition of noisy reverb-rockers would suggest. - StereogumCrocodiles have announced details of their sixth LP. Set for release on October 21st via the band’s own label, Zoo Music, they preview
Dreamless
with infectious lead single & opening track
‘Telepathic Lover’
.Comprised of best friends Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell, Crocodiles have earned their place as one of the United States’ most engaging, hardworking and consistent rock and roll bands of the past few years. Dreamless is the pair’s sixth LP, and is, at once, their most exploratory and focused release.
Whereas Crocodiles’ first two albums made their home amongst a stew of fuzzed-out psychedelia, and the following three albums explored Welchez and Rowell’s penchant for placing pop sensibilities against whirring guitars and barbed production, Dreamless sees the duo endeavoring on an artistic departure that positions their guitars in the backseat in favor of a more spacious, synthesizer and piano-driven sound.
“We’ve always been a guitar band and I think we just wanted to challenge ourselves and our aesthetic,” says Welchez. “It didn’t start as a conscious decision but within the first week Charlie’s mantra became ‘fuck guitars’. Only one song has zero guitar but in general we tried to find alternatives to fill that space.”
The title of the album works on both a literal and metaphorical level: “I suffered insomnia throughout the whole session. I was literally dreamless,” explains Welchez. “The past two years had been fraught with difficulty for us - relationship troubles, career woes, financial catastrophe, health issues,” he continues. “In that pessimistic mindset it was easy to feel as if the dream was over.”
The pair recorded the 10-track Dreamless in Mexico City over the course of 6 weeks. Having become something of a spiritual (and in the case of Welchez, literal) home to the duo, choosing D.F. as the location for recording allowed them to again hook-up with friend and occasional bandmate Martin Thulin (also a member of post-punks Exploded View ). Between them, the trio shared instrument duties, with Welchez and Rowell handling the lion’s share of guitar and bass, Thulin and Welchez the live drum work, and Thulin focusing largely on keys.
“Our relationship with Martin will serve as a pivotal point in our band’s history,” comments Rowell. “On this album Martin continued his efforts to help us take our songwriting and aesthetics to further reaches.”
Thulin’s work on Dreamless is in keeping with the exemplary production found on Crocodiles previous releases and reconciles the band’s realigned focus on keys with their experiments of often pairing down the instrumentation to allow lyrical sentiments and themes to cut through to the fore. It’s an approach that has paid off, enabling the band to take more risks, both artistically and emotionally.
“And you’ll burn and weep and suffer,” says the chilling spoken-word sample that opens Dreamless . “The sample is from a Christian preacher that we found over 15 years ago and used on the first 7” we ever did together when we were still teenagers” explains Brandon Welchez. “Back then we used it with a sense of humor, laughing at the whole ridiculous guilt trip vibe. But hearing it again in our apartment in Mexico City, within the context of the words we were singing, it took on a different air. It lost the humorous aspect and just seemed like a commentary on life.”
An unsettling insight certainly, but if Crocodiles did indeed have to burn, weep and suffer in order to write and record Dreamless , then it was damn well worth it.
DREAMLESS - TRACKLISTING01. Telepathic Lover
02. Maximum Penetration
03. Welcome To Hell
04. I'm Sick
05. Go Now
06. Alita
07. Jumping On Angels
08. Time To Kill
09. Jailbird
10. Not Even In Your Dreams
LINKS
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Robert Pollard Announces 'Not In My Airforce' 20th Anniversary Reissue
Robert Pollard Announces 'Not In My Airforce'
20th Anniversary Reissue, Shares "Get Under It"
Via Brooklyn Vegan
Guided By Voices Tour Starts Tomorrow
LISTEN & SHARE: Robert Pollard - "Get Under It"
Preorders via Rockathon RecordsGuided By Voices Inc. is more excited than a bucket of photoexcited electrons to announce the vinyl/digital 20th anniversary reissue of Robert Pollard’s first solo album Not In My Airforce on Sept 9. Originally released by Matador Records on September 10, 1996, the album includes several songs that have become fan favorites and staples of GBV live shows throughout the years: "Psychic Pilot Clocks Out”, "Flat Beauty", “Quicksilver", "Get Under It” and "Maggie Turns To Flies." Other album tracks have inspired a band name ("Release The Sunbird"), a music blog ("The Ash Gray Proclamation") and a record label ("Prom Is Coming"). We're pretty sure that at least one British nuclear submarine has been named after "Parakeet Troopers," but MI6 refuses to confirm.
The vinyl version of the album will include a six-song 7" single, which was the original plan in 1996, before the bean counters at multi-national conglomerate Matador insisted on combining the bonus songs with the CD and LP. These bonus songs ("Party,” "Did It Play?," "Double Standards Inc.," "Punk Rock Gods," "Meet My Team," and "Good Luck Sailor") swelled the original release to 22 songs -- not that there's anything wrong with that. I think we can all agree that more Bob is good for everyone. You, the charming, good-looking record-buying public, would like to hear NIMAF as both God and Bob originally intended, and now you shall. The digital version will contain all 22 songs, so don't worry about getting short-changed if you're still living in, like 2007, before vinyl became cool again, and/or your parents' basement without access to a turntable.
Not In My Airforce, it's fair to say, is a landmark recording in the Pollardian corpus, in that it both presaged the flood of solo albums, side projects, collaborations, and line-up changes to come, and established the precedent that Robert Pollard, whether solo or in concert with his Dayton OH pals, was a flat-out miracle worker of songcraft. Guided By Voices Tour Dates
7.06.16 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre 7.07.16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *7.09.16 New York, NY - Village Voice 4 Knots Music Festival 7.11.16 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *7.12.16 New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall %7.14.16 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *7.15.16 Cincinnati, OH - Fountain Square 8.13.16 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom #8.14.16 Dallas, TX - Trees #8.16.16 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom #8.17.16 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern #8.19.16 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom # 8.20.16 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom @8.22.16 San Francisco, CA - The Independent #8.23.16 San Francisco, CA - The Independent #8.26.16 Seattle, WA - Neumos #8.27.16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 8.31.16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #9.01.16 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall - Pabst Theatre # 9.16.16 Ottawa, ON - City Folk Festival 9.17.16 Toronto, ON - Toronto Urban Roots Festival11.04.16 - 11.06.16 - Bastrop, TX - Sound on Sound Festival
* with Nap Eyes
# with Broncho
% with Miracle Legion
@ with DTCV
20th Anniversary Reissue, Shares "Get Under It"
Via Brooklyn Vegan
Guided By Voices Tour Starts Tomorrow
LISTEN & SHARE: Robert Pollard - "Get Under It"Preorders via Rockathon RecordsGuided By Voices Inc. is more excited than a bucket of photoexcited electrons to announce the vinyl/digital 20th anniversary reissue of Robert Pollard’s first solo album Not In My Airforce on Sept 9. Originally released by Matador Records on September 10, 1996, the album includes several songs that have become fan favorites and staples of GBV live shows throughout the years: "Psychic Pilot Clocks Out”, "Flat Beauty", “Quicksilver", "Get Under It” and "Maggie Turns To Flies." Other album tracks have inspired a band name ("Release The Sunbird"), a music blog ("The Ash Gray Proclamation") and a record label ("Prom Is Coming"). We're pretty sure that at least one British nuclear submarine has been named after "Parakeet Troopers," but MI6 refuses to confirm.
The vinyl version of the album will include a six-song 7" single, which was the original plan in 1996, before the bean counters at multi-national conglomerate Matador insisted on combining the bonus songs with the CD and LP. These bonus songs ("Party,” "Did It Play?," "Double Standards Inc.," "Punk Rock Gods," "Meet My Team," and "Good Luck Sailor") swelled the original release to 22 songs -- not that there's anything wrong with that. I think we can all agree that more Bob is good for everyone. You, the charming, good-looking record-buying public, would like to hear NIMAF as both God and Bob originally intended, and now you shall. The digital version will contain all 22 songs, so don't worry about getting short-changed if you're still living in, like 2007, before vinyl became cool again, and/or your parents' basement without access to a turntable.
Not In My Airforce, it's fair to say, is a landmark recording in the Pollardian corpus, in that it both presaged the flood of solo albums, side projects, collaborations, and line-up changes to come, and established the precedent that Robert Pollard, whether solo or in concert with his Dayton OH pals, was a flat-out miracle worker of songcraft. Guided By Voices Tour Dates
7.06.16 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre 7.07.16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *7.09.16 New York, NY - Village Voice 4 Knots Music Festival 7.11.16 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *7.12.16 New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall %7.14.16 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *7.15.16 Cincinnati, OH - Fountain Square 8.13.16 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom #8.14.16 Dallas, TX - Trees #8.16.16 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom #8.17.16 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern #8.19.16 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom # 8.20.16 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom @8.22.16 San Francisco, CA - The Independent #8.23.16 San Francisco, CA - The Independent #8.26.16 Seattle, WA - Neumos #8.27.16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 8.31.16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #9.01.16 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall - Pabst Theatre # 9.16.16 Ottawa, ON - City Folk Festival 9.17.16 Toronto, ON - Toronto Urban Roots Festival11.04.16 - 11.06.16 - Bastrop, TX - Sound on Sound Festival
* with Nap Eyes
# with Broncho
% with Miracle Legion
@ with DTCV
Warpaint new dates and tour
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September 19 Seattle, WA -The ShowboxSeptember 20 Vancouver, BC -Imperial Vancouver
September 21 Portland, OR -Wonder Ballroom
September 23 Oakdale, CA -Symbiosis Festival
September 24 Long Beach, CA -Music Tastes Good
September 25 Las Vegas, NV -Life is Beautiful
September 27 Englewood, CO -Gothic Theatre
September 29 Minneapolis, MN -Varsity Theater
September 30 Chicago, IL -Thalia Hall
October 1 Detroit, MI -St. Andrews Hall
October 3 Toronto, ON -Danforth Music Hall
October 4 Washington, DC -9:30 Club
October 6 Boston, MA -Paradise Rock Club
October 7 Brooklyn, NY -Warsaw
October 8 New York, NY -The Bowery Ballroom
October 9 Philadelphia, PA -Union Transfer
October 12 San Francisco, CA --The Fillmore
October 13 Los Angeles, CA -The Fonda Theatre
October 22 Bristol, U.K. -Simple Things Festival
October 23 Edinburgh, U.K. -Queens Hall
October 24 Manchester, U.K. -Albert Hall
October 26 Liverpool, U.K. -The Dome
October 27 London, U.K. -The Roundhouse
October 29 Paris, France -Pitchfork Festival
October 30 Cologne, Germany -Live Musik Hall
November 1 Berlin, Germany- Astra
November 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands -Paradiso
November 4 Reykjavik, -Iceland Iceland Airwaves – Húrra
MORE SOON....
The Village Voice Announces Set Times For 4Knots Music Festival
The Village Voice Announces Set Times For6th Annual 4Knots Music Festival **Official Map Released** Three Stages Featuring:Guided By Voices, The StrumbellasProtomartyr, Car Seat Headrest, Mothers, Kirk Knight, Girlpool, Bayonne, Diane Coffee, Promised Land Sound, Mild High Club, Boulevards **PLUS DJ Sets All Day ** Free, All Ages, Rain Or Shine Outdoor FestivalThis Saturday, July 9At Seaport District
NEW YORK, NY - July 5, 2016 - The Village Voice is proud to announce set times for its sixth annual 4Knots Music Festival, being held in its original home at the Seaport District this Saturday, July 9th from 1pm-8pm. The festival will be located on Pier 16 and Fulton Street in the South Street Seaport and an official map of the festival grounds has been released on the festival site, villagevoice.com/4knots. The Village Voice's 4Knots Music Festival will feature performances from co-headliners Guided By Voices and The Strumbellas, along withProtomartyr, Car Seat Headrest, Mothers, Kirk Knight, Girlpool, Bayonne, Diane Coffee, Promised Land Sound, Mild High Club andBoulevards. For this year's festival, the Voice will be adding a third DJ stage fueled by Monster Energy that will feature DJ sets throughout the day (in between band sets) from artists Prince Rama, Lemonade and guest appearances from notable New York City DJs Alisa Ali of WFUV, Jonathan Clark of Q104.3 and Little Water Radio DJs Keenan Duffty, Delphine Blue and Bill Pearis. 4Knots is presented by Goose Island. Sponsors also include Califia Farms, Whole Foods Market, Monster Energy, Kettle Brand Chips, Polar Beverages, Uber Eats, Purity Organic and Brands Within Reach, Collide, WFUV, Q104.3, Little Water Radio, South Street Seaport Musuem and Howard Hughes Corporation. For further updates and announcements please visit www.villagevoice.com/4knots. Review clips from last year's festival, featured on New York Magazine , Stereogum , Gothamist , People Magazine and more. We are now accepting press requests for 4Knots Music Festival. Press interested in receiving credentials should fill out this form and will receive a response closer to the festival. PIER 16 STAGE1:00pm - Promised Land Sound1:50pm - Kirk Knight2:40pm - Mothers3:40pm - Car Seat Headrest4:40pm - Protomartyr5:40pm - The Strumbellas7:00pm - Guided By Voices FULTON STAGE1:30pm - Boulevards2:30pm - Bayonne3:30pm - Diane Coffee4:30pm - Mile High Club5:30pm - Girlpool DJ STAGE1:00pm - Alisa Ali of WFUV2:00pm - Bill Pearis of Brooklyn Vegan & Little Water Radio3:00pm - Jonathan Clarke of Q104.34:00pm - Delphine Blue of Little Water Radio5:00pm - Keenan Duffty of Little Water Radio6:00pm - Prince Rama7:00pm - Lemonade
July 1, 2016
BADBADNOTGOOD streams new LP via Apple Music + IV due out July 8th via Innovative Leisure
BADBADNOTGOOD OFFERS EXCLUSIVE ADVANCE STREAM OF IV VIA APPLE MUSIC
IV DUE OUT JULY 8TH VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE
BADBADNOTGOOD by Connor Olthius"kicking the jazz world's ass back into relevancy."- VICE
"a brash attitude and youthful energy winning out over technique."- NPR
"...even given the fairly proud lineage of wild musical juxtaposition, these kids are making waves."- The Guardian
"Jesus Christ... the new BADBADNOTGOOD album is unbelievably amazing..." - Gilles Peterson
To coincide with the release of BADBADNOTGOOD's fourth solo studio album, IV, the band is offering an advance stream of their album exclusively through Apple Music. It will be available everywhere else on July 8th via Los Angeles-based label Innovative Leisure.
STREAM: BADBADNOTGOOD IV - AppleMusic.com/BADBADNOTGOOD
PRE-ORDER: BADBADNOTGOOD IV - iTunes.com/BADBADNOTGOOD IV sees BADBADNOTGOOD exploring new sonic terrain and expanding their songwriting to include collaborators such as Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring, newcomer Charlotte Day Wilson, Arcade Fire and Bon Iver collaborator Colin Stetson, Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins, and widely-heralded Canadian producer Kaytranada. Additionally, long-time collaborator and touring member Leland Whitty is now a permanent member of the band.
Tour Dates:7/1 - Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
7/2 - Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
7/3 - Timisoara, RO @ JazzTM
7/23 - Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHome Festival
8/5 - Buena Vista, CO @ Vertex Festival8/6 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
IV DUE OUT JULY 8TH VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE
BADBADNOTGOOD by Connor Olthius"kicking the jazz world's ass back into relevancy."- VICE
"a brash attitude and youthful energy winning out over technique."- NPR
"...even given the fairly proud lineage of wild musical juxtaposition, these kids are making waves."- The Guardian
"Jesus Christ... the new BADBADNOTGOOD album is unbelievably amazing..." - Gilles Peterson
To coincide with the release of BADBADNOTGOOD's fourth solo studio album, IV, the band is offering an advance stream of their album exclusively through Apple Music. It will be available everywhere else on July 8th via Los Angeles-based label Innovative Leisure.
STREAM: BADBADNOTGOOD IV - AppleMusic.com/BADBADNOTGOOD
PRE-ORDER: BADBADNOTGOOD IV - iTunes.com/BADBADNOTGOOD IV sees BADBADNOTGOOD exploring new sonic terrain and expanding their songwriting to include collaborators such as Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring, newcomer Charlotte Day Wilson, Arcade Fire and Bon Iver collaborator Colin Stetson, Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins, and widely-heralded Canadian producer Kaytranada. Additionally, long-time collaborator and touring member Leland Whitty is now a permanent member of the band.
Tour Dates:7/1 - Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
7/2 - Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
7/3 - Timisoara, RO @ JazzTM
7/23 - Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHome Festival
8/5 - Buena Vista, CO @ Vertex Festival8/6 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
BAT FOR LASHES' THE BRIDE OUT TODAY!
BAT FOR LASHES'
THE BRIDE
OUT TODAY!
(Credit: Neil Krug)The big day is here -- Bat For Lashes - aka multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Natasha Khan - has released her highly anticipated new album, The Bride, TODAY via Parlophone/Warner Bros Records.
LISTEN TO THE BRIDE NOW:
http://smarturl.it/bflthebride
The Bride was created and produced by Natasha Khan alongside a host of long-time collaborators and friends, including Simone Felice, Dan Carey, Head and Ben Christophers. The Bride was created over the course of 18 months in London, Los Angeles, and Brighton. Finally, last Autumn, Natasha headed to the mountains of Woodstock, NY, where she built a studio into the ground floor of a big old house and lived there for two months, finishing the record with co-producer Simone Felice (Lumineers, Felice Bros). The album was mixed by Head in London and mastered at Metropolis Studios.
PRESS HERE to watch the video for "Sunday Love," the album's incredible single.
PRESS HERE to watch "In God's House," the first clip off of the record, conceived by Natasha Khan and co-directed by John De Menil.
PRESS HERE to read what Khan tells Pitchforkabout The Bride .
(Credit: Neil Krug)The big day is here -- Bat For Lashes - aka multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Natasha Khan - has released her highly anticipated new album, The Bride, TODAY via Parlophone/Warner Bros Records.
LISTEN TO THE BRIDE NOW:
http://smarturl.it/bflthebride
The Bride was created and produced by Natasha Khan alongside a host of long-time collaborators and friends, including Simone Felice, Dan Carey, Head and Ben Christophers. The Bride was created over the course of 18 months in London, Los Angeles, and Brighton. Finally, last Autumn, Natasha headed to the mountains of Woodstock, NY, where she built a studio into the ground floor of a big old house and lived there for two months, finishing the record with co-producer Simone Felice (Lumineers, Felice Bros). The album was mixed by Head in London and mastered at Metropolis Studios.
PRESS HERE to watch the video for "Sunday Love," the album's incredible single.
PRESS HERE to watch "In God's House," the first clip off of the record, conceived by Natasha Khan and co-directed by John De Menil.
PRESS HERE to read what Khan tells Pitchforkabout The Bride .
FRANCES ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE 'SAY IT AGAIN'
FRANCES ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE "SAY IT AGAIN" PERFORMING AT LOLLAPALOOZA JULY 28
DOWNLOAD HI RES
| Photo credit: Nik Hartley "one of the U.K.'s buzziest young singers" - Nylon"A raw, unfiltered voice, nurtured in secret and about to echo against the walls of much bigger rooms" - The Quietus"Every now and then a vocalist comes along and blows you away, Frances is that vocalist." - i-D"sharp, honeyed vocals will likely earn her comparisons to the R&B-borrowing pop of fellow Brits Adele & Sam Smith" - Fader
July 1, 2016 -- New York, NY -- Today Frances releases her new single "Say It Again" [Capitol Records], listen HERE. The track was co-written and produced byGreg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck). "Say It Again" is an expressively penned track with a melodic simplicity and infectious chorus that encapsulates Frances' innate skill of setting a visual story to music.Frances' storytelling ability breathes life into this lyrically poignant track. Speaking on the song, Frances says, "It's a wonderful feeling to be in love. But sometimes we all have moments where we want someone to say 'I love you' again, just so we can check we heard them right." In less than a year, Frances has solidified herself as one of 2016's fastest rising stars, sweeping nominations for both the esteemed Brits Critics Choice and BBC Sound of 2016 Poll. "Say It Again" is the follow-up to previous acclaimed singles "Don't Worry About Me" (which amassed over three million streams on Spotify, hitRadio 1's B List and reached #1 in Portgual on both iTunes and Shazam) and the striking "Borrowed Time," co-written with Howard Lawrence from Disclosure. Frances made appearances at Coachella, The Great Escape and SxSW earlier this year, as well as performing a sold out show at KOKO in London in May as part of her UK headline tour. Last week Frances made her Glastonbury debut, performing an incredible show on the Pussy Parlure stage and a much heralded secret set on the BBC Introducing stage. This summer sees Frances perform at festival stages overseas as well as Lollapalooza stateside; catch her set on the Bud Light Stage at 1 pm on July 28.
Frances will release her debut album later this year. Find Frances online: WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM Get "Say It Again": SPOTIFY / ITUNES / AMAZON / GOOGLE PLAY
DOWNLOAD HI RES
| Photo credit: Nik Hartley "one of the U.K.'s buzziest young singers" - Nylon"A raw, unfiltered voice, nurtured in secret and about to echo against the walls of much bigger rooms" - The Quietus"Every now and then a vocalist comes along and blows you away, Frances is that vocalist." - i-D"sharp, honeyed vocals will likely earn her comparisons to the R&B-borrowing pop of fellow Brits Adele & Sam Smith" - FaderJuly 1, 2016 -- New York, NY -- Today Frances releases her new single "Say It Again" [Capitol Records], listen HERE. The track was co-written and produced byGreg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck). "Say It Again" is an expressively penned track with a melodic simplicity and infectious chorus that encapsulates Frances' innate skill of setting a visual story to music.Frances' storytelling ability breathes life into this lyrically poignant track. Speaking on the song, Frances says, "It's a wonderful feeling to be in love. But sometimes we all have moments where we want someone to say 'I love you' again, just so we can check we heard them right." In less than a year, Frances has solidified herself as one of 2016's fastest rising stars, sweeping nominations for both the esteemed Brits Critics Choice and BBC Sound of 2016 Poll. "Say It Again" is the follow-up to previous acclaimed singles "Don't Worry About Me" (which amassed over three million streams on Spotify, hitRadio 1's B List and reached #1 in Portgual on both iTunes and Shazam) and the striking "Borrowed Time," co-written with Howard Lawrence from Disclosure. Frances made appearances at Coachella, The Great Escape and SxSW earlier this year, as well as performing a sold out show at KOKO in London in May as part of her UK headline tour. Last week Frances made her Glastonbury debut, performing an incredible show on the Pussy Parlure stage and a much heralded secret set on the BBC Introducing stage. This summer sees Frances perform at festival stages overseas as well as Lollapalooza stateside; catch her set on the Bud Light Stage at 1 pm on July 28.
Frances will release her debut album later this year. Find Frances online: WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM Get "Say It Again": SPOTIFY / ITUNES / AMAZON / GOOGLE PLAY
Highasakite Join Nobel Peace Prize Concert
HIGHASAKITE JOIN THIS YEAR’S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT
TOURING US, UK & EU // SOPHOMORE ALBUM CAMP ECHO OUT NOW
New York, NY — July 1, 2016 — Norway’s Highasakite are excited to announce their addition to the 23rd annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on December 11 to honor this year’s Nobel Laureate (awarded December 10th) and help spread the message of hope, courage and global peace.
The event is annually attended by world leaders and dignitaries, in addition to a live audience of 8,000 fans at Oslo’s Telenor Arena; televised to more than 100 countries, 300 million households and also streamed live on YouTube. Highasakite join the ranks of countless globally renowned artists that have taken the stage at the concert including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna and Aurora among many others.
Following acclaimed debut LP Silent Treatment , which recently marked a two-year milestone in the Norwegian Top 40 Chart, Highasakite offer up sophomore successor Camp Echo – another chart-smashing effort, winning them a second consecutive #1 chart debut in Norway and #24 entry in theAustralian Top 40. The album features singles ‘ Someone Who’ll Get It ’ and ‘ Golden Ticket ’ , amassing streams of more than 6 million in just over a month.
Taking its namesake from one of seven detention camps within Guantanamo Bay, Camp Echo arrives in a whirl of acclaim. Despite loose political commentary, the album is without agenda. The intention is not to persuade or invade but more so, an attempt to make sense of the inner turmoil born of external unrest.
...a dark and pummeling pop song that finds her yearning for companionship. – The Fader
When we first heard the enchanting voice of Highasakite singer Ingrid Helene Håvik at South by Southwest, we fell hard and fast for the Norwegian band. – Vogue
...simultaneously ethereal and booming... – Interview Magazine
...the album has perfect pop flavor, but it hits many more serious notes than you might expect. It's powerful and real, which is why we love it... – Glamour
Not to be hyperbolic, but you do feel that Highasakite are a milestone... – The Guardian
“Highasakite’s pulse-quickening second album abounds with instruments, big choruses and political
discourse... Singer Ingrid Helene Håvik's vocals corral this heady mix into a coherent force" – MOJO
“A sonically uplifting affair, with Ingrid Helene Havik's vocals adding warmth and enough
hook-laden choruses to take them across the North Sea" – Q Magazine
CAMP ECHO - is out now via Propeller Recordings,
available here: http://highasakite.lnk.to/CampEcho
1. My Name Is Liar
2. Samurai Swords
3. Someone Who´ll Get It
4. My Mind Is A Bad Neighborhood
5. God Don’t Leave Me
6. I Am My Own Disease
7. Golden Ticket
8. Deep Sea Diver
9. Chernobyl
Highasakite is Ingrid Helene Håvik (vocals), Trond Bersu (drums), Kristoffer Lo (guitars), Øystein Skar & Marte Eberson (synthesizers).
highasakite.no | facebook.com/highasakitemusic |@Highasakiteband
Click HERE or the screenshot above to watch Highasakite
perform "Golden Ticket" live on Norway's Lindmo Highasakite return to the US this Fall, following previous US tours with the likes of Of Monsters And Men and London Grammar. The band is also confirmed for a string of summer festival dates – including mainstage headlines at Norway’s Øya Festival, Bergenfest, Pstereo, Trollrock andParkenfestivalen. Dates below…
1 JULY 2016 | ROSKILDE FESTIVAL (DK)
17 JULY 2016 | LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK)
30 JULY 2016 | TROLLROCK, BEITOSTØLEN (NO)
12 AUGUST 2016 | ØYAFESTIVALEN, OSLO (NO)
19 AUGUST 2016 | PSTEREO, TRONDHEIM (NO)
20 AUGUST 2016 | PARKENFESTIVALEN, BODØ (NO)
6 SEPTEMBER 2016 | ROUGH TRADE - BROOKLYN, NY
7 SEPTEMBER 2016 | MILKBOY - PHILADELPHIA, PA
8 SEPTEMBER 2016 | DC9 - WASHINGTON, DC
9 SEPTEMBER 2016 | THE BASEMENT - COLUMBUS, OH
10 SEPTEMBER 2016 | SCHUBAS - CHICAGO, IL
12 SEPTEMBER 2016 | 7TH STREET ENTRY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
14 SEPTEMBER 2016 | LARIMER LOUNGE - DENVER, CO
16 SEPTEMBER 2016 | RICKSHAW SHOP - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
17 SEPTEMBER 2016 | THE ECHO - LOS ANGELES, CA
18 SEPTEMBER 2016 | SODA BAR - SAN DIEGO, CA
12 OCTOBER 2016 | DEBASER STRAND, STOCKHOLM (SE)
1 NOVEMBER 2016 | HEAVEN, LONDON (UK)
11 DECEMBER 2016 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT - OSLO (NO)
TOURING US, UK & EU // SOPHOMORE ALBUM CAMP ECHO OUT NOW
New York, NY — July 1, 2016 — Norway’s Highasakite are excited to announce their addition to the 23rd annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on December 11 to honor this year’s Nobel Laureate (awarded December 10th) and help spread the message of hope, courage and global peace.
The event is annually attended by world leaders and dignitaries, in addition to a live audience of 8,000 fans at Oslo’s Telenor Arena; televised to more than 100 countries, 300 million households and also streamed live on YouTube. Highasakite join the ranks of countless globally renowned artists that have taken the stage at the concert including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna and Aurora among many others.
Following acclaimed debut LP Silent Treatment , which recently marked a two-year milestone in the Norwegian Top 40 Chart, Highasakite offer up sophomore successor Camp Echo – another chart-smashing effort, winning them a second consecutive #1 chart debut in Norway and #24 entry in theAustralian Top 40. The album features singles ‘ Someone Who’ll Get It ’ and ‘ Golden Ticket ’ , amassing streams of more than 6 million in just over a month.
Taking its namesake from one of seven detention camps within Guantanamo Bay, Camp Echo arrives in a whirl of acclaim. Despite loose political commentary, the album is without agenda. The intention is not to persuade or invade but more so, an attempt to make sense of the inner turmoil born of external unrest.
...a dark and pummeling pop song that finds her yearning for companionship. – The Fader
When we first heard the enchanting voice of Highasakite singer Ingrid Helene Håvik at South by Southwest, we fell hard and fast for the Norwegian band. – Vogue
...simultaneously ethereal and booming... – Interview Magazine
...the album has perfect pop flavor, but it hits many more serious notes than you might expect. It's powerful and real, which is why we love it... – Glamour
Not to be hyperbolic, but you do feel that Highasakite are a milestone... – The Guardian
“Highasakite’s pulse-quickening second album abounds with instruments, big choruses and political
discourse... Singer Ingrid Helene Håvik's vocals corral this heady mix into a coherent force" – MOJO
“A sonically uplifting affair, with Ingrid Helene Havik's vocals adding warmth and enough
hook-laden choruses to take them across the North Sea" – Q Magazine
CAMP ECHO - is out now via Propeller Recordings,available here: http://highasakite.lnk.to/CampEcho
1. My Name Is Liar
2. Samurai Swords
3. Someone Who´ll Get It
4. My Mind Is A Bad Neighborhood
5. God Don’t Leave Me
6. I Am My Own Disease
7. Golden Ticket
8. Deep Sea Diver
9. Chernobyl
Highasakite is Ingrid Helene Håvik (vocals), Trond Bersu (drums), Kristoffer Lo (guitars), Øystein Skar & Marte Eberson (synthesizers).
highasakite.no | facebook.com/highasakitemusic |@Highasakiteband
Click HERE or the screenshot above to watch Highasakite
perform "Golden Ticket" live on Norway's Lindmo Highasakite return to the US this Fall, following previous US tours with the likes of Of Monsters And Men and London Grammar. The band is also confirmed for a string of summer festival dates – including mainstage headlines at Norway’s Øya Festival, Bergenfest, Pstereo, Trollrock andParkenfestivalen. Dates below…
1 JULY 2016 | ROSKILDE FESTIVAL (DK)
17 JULY 2016 | LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK)
30 JULY 2016 | TROLLROCK, BEITOSTØLEN (NO)
12 AUGUST 2016 | ØYAFESTIVALEN, OSLO (NO)
19 AUGUST 2016 | PSTEREO, TRONDHEIM (NO)
20 AUGUST 2016 | PARKENFESTIVALEN, BODØ (NO)
6 SEPTEMBER 2016 | ROUGH TRADE - BROOKLYN, NY
7 SEPTEMBER 2016 | MILKBOY - PHILADELPHIA, PA
8 SEPTEMBER 2016 | DC9 - WASHINGTON, DC
9 SEPTEMBER 2016 | THE BASEMENT - COLUMBUS, OH
10 SEPTEMBER 2016 | SCHUBAS - CHICAGO, IL
12 SEPTEMBER 2016 | 7TH STREET ENTRY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
14 SEPTEMBER 2016 | LARIMER LOUNGE - DENVER, CO
16 SEPTEMBER 2016 | RICKSHAW SHOP - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
17 SEPTEMBER 2016 | THE ECHO - LOS ANGELES, CA
18 SEPTEMBER 2016 | SODA BAR - SAN DIEGO, CA
12 OCTOBER 2016 | DEBASER STRAND, STOCKHOLM (SE)
1 NOVEMBER 2016 | HEAVEN, LONDON (UK)
11 DECEMBER 2016 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT - OSLO (NO)
Sugar Candy Mountain Steams New Album '666' on BrooklynVegan | Album Out July 8
SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN STREAMS NEW ALBUM '666'
VIA BROOKLYNVEGAN
'666' OUT 7/8 ON PEOPLE IN A POSITION TO KNOW
VINYL AND CD PREORDER HERE
ALBUM STREAM: Sugar Candy Mountain - 666
"melds sweet harmonies, fill-crazy drumming, big pop hooks and the occasional jazz odyssey. Very groovy stuff" - BrooklynVegan
LISTEN & SHARE: Sugar Candy Mountain - "666"
"a lush, near-narcotic indie-pop sound and a wicked sense of humor" - SPIN
LISTEN & SHARE: Sugar Candy Mountain - "Windows"
"a '60s noir vibe with Reiter's smoky vocals listlessly dancing above a vibraphone hook and psychedelic guitar" - The 405Joshua Tree-based duo Sugar Candy Mountain are now streaming their new album 666 on BrooklynVegan. It will be available July 8th on People In A Position To Know. The album was produced by Jason Quever (Papercuts.) Previously they've shared the album's dreamy title track "666", a lush and vibrant psych rock track with an indie pop feel, along with the hazy "Windows." The band has also announced a few California shows listed below, including the 666 album release show at Non Plus Ultra in Los Angeles.
666 - TRACKLISTING
01. Windows
02. Change
03. 666
04. Atlas
05. Tired
06. Being
07. Tame
08. Eye On You
09. Who I Am
10. Summer Of Our Discontent
July Shows
07.08 - Non Plus Ultra - Los Angeles, CA
07.15 - Brick and Mortar - San Francisco, CA
07.22 - Starline Social Club - Oakland, CA
07.13 - Bootleg - Los Angeles, CA
VIA BROOKLYNVEGAN
'666' OUT 7/8 ON PEOPLE IN A POSITION TO KNOW
VINYL AND CD PREORDER HERE
ALBUM STREAM: Sugar Candy Mountain - 666"melds sweet harmonies, fill-crazy drumming, big pop hooks and the occasional jazz odyssey. Very groovy stuff" - BrooklynVegan
LISTEN & SHARE: Sugar Candy Mountain - "666"
"a lush, near-narcotic indie-pop sound and a wicked sense of humor" - SPIN
LISTEN & SHARE: Sugar Candy Mountain - "Windows"
"a '60s noir vibe with Reiter's smoky vocals listlessly dancing above a vibraphone hook and psychedelic guitar" - The 405Joshua Tree-based duo Sugar Candy Mountain are now streaming their new album 666 on BrooklynVegan. It will be available July 8th on People In A Position To Know. The album was produced by Jason Quever (Papercuts.) Previously they've shared the album's dreamy title track "666", a lush and vibrant psych rock track with an indie pop feel, along with the hazy "Windows." The band has also announced a few California shows listed below, including the 666 album release show at Non Plus Ultra in Los Angeles.
666 - TRACKLISTING01. Windows
02. Change
03. 666
04. Atlas
05. Tired
06. Being
07. Tame
08. Eye On You
09. Who I Am
10. Summer Of Our Discontent
July Shows
07.08 - Non Plus Ultra - Los Angeles, CA
07.15 - Brick and Mortar - San Francisco, CA
07.22 - Starline Social Club - Oakland, CA
07.13 - Bootleg - Los Angeles, CA
Scott Walker - The Childhood Of A Leader O.S.T.
Scott Walker: 'The Childhood Of A Leader' O.S.T. Released 19th August 2016 PRE-ORDER NOW FROM 4AD STORE
Scott Walker’s orchestral soundtrack to The Childhood Of A Leader is being released by 4AD on Friday the 19th of August.Partly inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre’s short story of the same name, The Childhood Of A Leader is a tense psychological drama tracing the formative years of a young boy and set against the backdrop of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference that led to the establishment of the Treaty of Versailles.A key and compelling component to Brady Corbet’s directorial debut, it is Scott’s first O.S.T. work since his remarkable score for Pola X in 1999. Walker continues to work with long-term collaborators Peter Walsh (co-producer) and Mark Warman (musical director), with the latter conducting an orchestra comprised of 46 string players and 16 brass for the studio recording.The soundtrack will be available on CD, LP and download and is available to pre-order now. Please note that two LP editions are being pressed - black vinyl and a limited run on transparent vinyl (CADD 3620). The full tracklisting is below and you can listen to the track 'RUN' here.Scott Walker
The Childhood Of A Leader O.S.T.
Catalogue Number: CAD 36201. Orchestral tuning up
2. Opening
3. Dream sequence
4. Village Walk
5. RUN
6. Down the stairs
7. Up the stairs
8. The letter
9. Versailles
10. Cutting flowers
11. Boy,Mirror,Cars arriving
12. Third tantrum
13. Printing press
14. On the way to the meeting
15. The meeting
16. Post meeting
17. Finale
18. New dawn (synth layout for cut scene)
