Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2128
March 11, 2016
Peter Bjorn and John Announce New Album via Pitchfork | Plus Announce Tour Dates!
Peter Bjorn and John Announce Release of New Album Breakin’ Point on June 10, 2016
Band to Play Select Live Shows Ahead of Release in North America, the UK and Europe & Reveal New Album Track “What You Talking About” via
Click HERE or Cover Art Below to Listen!
New York, NY – March 11, 2016 – Peter Bjorn and John are excited to announce the release of their seventh full-length studio album Breakin’ Point . The album marks their first new release in more than five years and is due out June 10, 2016 through their own imprint INGRID with the help of Kobalt Label Services. On Breakin’ Point the band had the opportunity to work with an impressive group of producers including Patrick Berger (Icona Pop, Robyn), Paul Epworth (Florence And The Machine, U2,Paul McCartney), Greg Kurstin (Sia, Adele), Emile Haynie (Lana Del Rey, FKA Twigs, Kanye West), Pontus Winnberg (Miike Snow) and Thom Monahan (Wild Nothing, Devendra Banhart).
To celebrate the announcement, Peter Bjorn and John are revealing their first new album track “What You Talking About” via and exclusive news story with Pitchfork – check it out HERE. The song is available via all DSPs today.
Breakin’ Point is the follow up to 2011’s critically acclaimed album Gimme Some – which was the first release to find the trio working with outside producers. When asked about the decision to again venture outside for production help Bjorn says, “You behave better when you have people over for dinner that aren't just your family,” and further commented that “it wasn't that we just brought in anyone. We really respect what these guys do. We wanted to make pop music that was relevant now and not in a fantasy world of what we thought would be relevant. We learned how to not dwell on stuff because you can't sit forever. You have to reach a goal. That was a little bit scary at first.”
The result is a phenomenal new album that finds the group reaching another career high. While the trio's previous record Gimme Some was Peter Bjorn and John's guitar driven power pop record that beautifully captured the energy of the band’s live show, Breakin’ Point is about creating big pop songs, taking advantage of all that the studio has to offer and crafting an album that is complex while sounding effortless.
They are also thrilled to be releasing the album via their own label INGRID – which is part of the INGRID artist collective that they started in 2012 along with Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg from Miike Snow, Lykke Li, Coco Morier, Jocke Åhlund, Nille Perned and Jonas Torvestig. The collective also includes a recording studio in Stockholm that was formerly used by ABBA and has hosted likes ofSantigold, Haim, a-ha and Chrissie Hynde – whose album Bjorn produced and contributed writing to.
In addition, the trio has lent their talents to a long list of impressive artists over the past five years while recording Breakin’ Point. Outside of Chrissie Hynde, Bjorn found himself in the studio with Lykke Li andFranz Ferdinand among others, John found himself recording with Wild Nothing and Ane Brun and remixing Neneh Cherry and Peter contributed his talents to records by Doe Paoro, RAC and Cass McCombs. As a group, most recently you can find them on the new Yoko Ono album Yes I’m A Witch Too as well as Claptone’s debut album Charmer .
The band will be playing some North American, UK and European dates ahead of the June 10th album release. Confirmed dates are below with more tour dates to be announced soon. Tickets for the shows will be on sale today at 10AM EST.
May 2 @ Rough Trade in Brooklyn, NY / Buy tickets HERE
May 3 @ Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY / Buy tickets HERE
May 5 @ The Echo in Los Angeles, CA / Buy tickets HERE
May 6 @ Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, CA / Buy tickets HERE
May 19 @ Razzmatazz in Barcelona, ES
May 20 @ Chango in Madrid, ES
May 21 @ Territorios Sevilla Festival, Sevilla, ES
May 28 @ Immergut Festival, Neustrelitz, DE
June 2 @ Nobelberget in Stockholm, SE
June 7 @ Village Underground in London, GB
June 8 @ Melkweg Old Hall, Amsterdam, NL
June 9 @ Maroquinerie, Paris, FR
July 7 @ Ottawa Bluesfest @Lebreton Flats, Ottawa, ON / Buy tickets HERE
Band to Play Select Live Shows Ahead of Release in North America, the UK and Europe & Reveal New Album Track “What You Talking About” via
Click HERE or Cover Art Below to Listen!
New York, NY – March 11, 2016 – Peter Bjorn and John are excited to announce the release of their seventh full-length studio album Breakin’ Point . The album marks their first new release in more than five years and is due out June 10, 2016 through their own imprint INGRID with the help of Kobalt Label Services. On Breakin’ Point the band had the opportunity to work with an impressive group of producers including Patrick Berger (Icona Pop, Robyn), Paul Epworth (Florence And The Machine, U2,Paul McCartney), Greg Kurstin (Sia, Adele), Emile Haynie (Lana Del Rey, FKA Twigs, Kanye West), Pontus Winnberg (Miike Snow) and Thom Monahan (Wild Nothing, Devendra Banhart).
To celebrate the announcement, Peter Bjorn and John are revealing their first new album track “What You Talking About” via and exclusive news story with Pitchfork – check it out HERE. The song is available via all DSPs today.
Breakin’ Point is the follow up to 2011’s critically acclaimed album Gimme Some – which was the first release to find the trio working with outside producers. When asked about the decision to again venture outside for production help Bjorn says, “You behave better when you have people over for dinner that aren't just your family,” and further commented that “it wasn't that we just brought in anyone. We really respect what these guys do. We wanted to make pop music that was relevant now and not in a fantasy world of what we thought would be relevant. We learned how to not dwell on stuff because you can't sit forever. You have to reach a goal. That was a little bit scary at first.”
The result is a phenomenal new album that finds the group reaching another career high. While the trio's previous record Gimme Some was Peter Bjorn and John's guitar driven power pop record that beautifully captured the energy of the band’s live show, Breakin’ Point is about creating big pop songs, taking advantage of all that the studio has to offer and crafting an album that is complex while sounding effortless.
They are also thrilled to be releasing the album via their own label INGRID – which is part of the INGRID artist collective that they started in 2012 along with Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg from Miike Snow, Lykke Li, Coco Morier, Jocke Åhlund, Nille Perned and Jonas Torvestig. The collective also includes a recording studio in Stockholm that was formerly used by ABBA and has hosted likes ofSantigold, Haim, a-ha and Chrissie Hynde – whose album Bjorn produced and contributed writing to.
In addition, the trio has lent their talents to a long list of impressive artists over the past five years while recording Breakin’ Point. Outside of Chrissie Hynde, Bjorn found himself in the studio with Lykke Li andFranz Ferdinand among others, John found himself recording with Wild Nothing and Ane Brun and remixing Neneh Cherry and Peter contributed his talents to records by Doe Paoro, RAC and Cass McCombs. As a group, most recently you can find them on the new Yoko Ono album Yes I’m A Witch Too as well as Claptone’s debut album Charmer .
The band will be playing some North American, UK and European dates ahead of the June 10th album release. Confirmed dates are below with more tour dates to be announced soon. Tickets for the shows will be on sale today at 10AM EST.
May 2 @ Rough Trade in Brooklyn, NY / Buy tickets HERE
May 3 @ Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY / Buy tickets HERE
May 5 @ The Echo in Los Angeles, CA / Buy tickets HERE
May 6 @ Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, CA / Buy tickets HERE
May 19 @ Razzmatazz in Barcelona, ES
May 20 @ Chango in Madrid, ES
May 21 @ Territorios Sevilla Festival, Sevilla, ES
May 28 @ Immergut Festival, Neustrelitz, DE
June 2 @ Nobelberget in Stockholm, SE
June 7 @ Village Underground in London, GB
June 8 @ Melkweg Old Hall, Amsterdam, NL
June 9 @ Maroquinerie, Paris, FR
July 7 @ Ottawa Bluesfest @Lebreton Flats, Ottawa, ON / Buy tickets HERE
A Giant Dog announce tour, share “Get With You and Get High” from Pile
Today, A Giant Dog premiered “Get With You and Get High,” the second single from their Merge debut Pile which will be out on May 6. The song is described by the band as an “abstract party monster ballad” and features guest vocals by Spoon’s Britt Daniel. The song’s three-part harmonies and drone-y heroin sound showcase a different side of the band that brought us the infectious energy of “Sex & Drugs.”Listen to and share “Get With You and Get High” now on Consequence of Sound, and check out A Giant Dog’s spring tour dates along with their appearances at next week’s SXSW music festival.Pre-order Pile now on CD and LP in the Merge store, or digitally via iTunes where the first two singles are available as immediate downloads. The first 150 pre-orders of the LP will include a free slipmat designed by the band!
A presskit for A Giant Dog can be found here; contact mike@mergerecords.com with any questions.Praise for “Sex & Drugs”:
“This is one delicious little masterpiece, from the overdrive-drenched bass that kicks things off to the giddy two-pronged vocal belting.” —PopMatters, Singles Going Steady
“The song is [a] dense mix of springy guitar strums, bright vaudeville-esque piano, and shimmer galore balanced by rumbling drums and bass.” —Stereogum
A Giant Dog on tour:
Mar 16 Austin, TX – SXSW KUTX Morning Broadcast @ the Four Seasons, 8 a.m.
Mar 17 Austin, TX – SXSW Team Clermont Showcase @ Tap Room at the Market, 1 a.m.
Mar 19 Austin, TX – SXSW Do512 Party @ Barracuda, 2:30 p.m.
Mar 20 Austin, TX – SXSW Chili Dog Fest @ Side Bar, 9 p.m.
May 07 Austin, TX – Barracuda (Album Release Party)
May 12 Houston, TX – Satellite
May 13 Dallas, TX – Three Links
May 14 Tulsa, OK – Sound Pony Bar
May 15 Kansas City, KS – The Blind Tiger
May 16 Omaha, NE – Milk Run
May 18 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
May 19 Madison, WI – Mickey’s Tavern
May 21 Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog
May 22 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo’s Mohawk Place
May 25 Boston, MA – O’Brien’s Pub
May 26 New York, NY – Cake Shop
May 27 Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady
May 28 Philadelphia, PA – Girard Hall
May 29 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
May 31 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
Jun 01 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Jun 03 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
Jun 09 Columbus, OH – 4th & 4th Fest
Jun 11 New Braunfels, TX – Dia De Los Toadies
March 10, 2016
BAT FOR LASHES Announces New Album
BAT FOR LASHES
THE BRIDE
Bat For Lashes - aka multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Natasha Khan - will release her latest album, The Bride , via Parlophone/Warner Bros. Records on July 1, 2016. The album's captivating first track, "I Do" premiered last month to rapturous response while suggesting a bridal theme. The album's second preview, the foreboding synth-driven "In God's House," continues with the mysterious narrative and can be heard HERE.
The Bride follows the story of a woman whose fiancé has been killed in a crash on the way to the church for their wedding. The Bride flees the scene to take the honeymoon trip alone, resulting in a dark meditation on love, loss, grief, and celebration. Written as the soundtrack for a feature length film in mind, The Bride is Khan's most ambitious work to date, sonically and visually incorporating an entire world inhabited by The Bride, along with the characters and places she encounters on the way.
The Bride was conceived of and produced by Natasha Khan alongside a host of long-time collaborators and friends including Simone Felice, Dan Carey, Head and Ben Christophers. Inspired by a short film Khan wrote and directed entitled I Do, making its debut at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in NYC in April, The Bride was created over the course of 18 months across 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.The lush narrative of the artwork was conceived as a visual partnership between Natasha and Neil Krug over a period of two years. The Bride's universe was the product of intense collaboration and experimentation.
Bat For Lashes will be playing select, special shows for The Bride in between festival appearances at Coachella and Governor's Ball. These intimate shows, set in churches throughout North America and England, will be the exclusive, first opportunity to hearThe Bride performed in full before it's released. As such, The Bride invites all attendees of these special church shows to wear wedding/formal attire for the occasion. A portion of proceeds from these shows will benefit the David Lynch Foundation, whose mission is to bring Transcendental Meditation to at-risk populations around the world.
The Bride Shows:
4/20/16 Los Angeles, CA @ First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood5/13/16 Manchester, UK @ Manchester Cathedral5/14/16 Brighton, UK @ St. Georges5/16/16 London, UK @ Union Chapel6/01/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Ann & The Holy Trinity
TICKETS GO ONSALE FRIDAY MARCH 18TH - www.batforlashes.comPRESS HERE to pre-order The Bride from midnight tonight via iTunes.
Album artwork:
Natasha Khan first captured our imagination back in 2006 with a set of distinctively haunting and rich, darkly fantastical songs ripe with magic realism. Her sensual and gilt-decorated dream world was opened up in two Mercury Music Prize nominated albums, the atavistic, reverb-drenched Fur and Gold (2006) and 2009's more electronically poppy Two Suns. The latter featured the irresistible Daniel - which won Ms Khan an Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song - and was recorded in London and across America. This was followed by a triumphant return in 2012 with the highly acclaimed third album The Haunted Man. A richly layered and accomplished record, it pulled Khan's distinctive creative vision into sharper focus, confirming her as a true innovator and an established U.K. artist. Khan has since been nominated for 'Best Female' at the Brit Awards and the beautiful track 'Laura', one of the 2012's best, was nominated for another Ivor Novello for 'Best Song Musically And Lyrically'.
Bat For Lashes - aka multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Natasha Khan - will release her latest album, The Bride , via Parlophone/Warner Bros. Records on July 1, 2016. The album's captivating first track, "I Do" premiered last month to rapturous response while suggesting a bridal theme. The album's second preview, the foreboding synth-driven "In God's House," continues with the mysterious narrative and can be heard HERE.
The Bride follows the story of a woman whose fiancé has been killed in a crash on the way to the church for their wedding. The Bride flees the scene to take the honeymoon trip alone, resulting in a dark meditation on love, loss, grief, and celebration. Written as the soundtrack for a feature length film in mind, The Bride is Khan's most ambitious work to date, sonically and visually incorporating an entire world inhabited by The Bride, along with the characters and places she encounters on the way.
The Bride was conceived of and produced by Natasha Khan alongside a host of long-time collaborators and friends including Simone Felice, Dan Carey, Head and Ben Christophers. Inspired by a short film Khan wrote and directed entitled I Do, making its debut at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in NYC in April, The Bride was created over the course of 18 months across 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.The lush narrative of the artwork was conceived as a visual partnership between Natasha and Neil Krug over a period of two years. The Bride's universe was the product of intense collaboration and experimentation.
Bat For Lashes will be playing select, special shows for The Bride in between festival appearances at Coachella and Governor's Ball. These intimate shows, set in churches throughout North America and England, will be the exclusive, first opportunity to hearThe Bride performed in full before it's released. As such, The Bride invites all attendees of these special church shows to wear wedding/formal attire for the occasion. A portion of proceeds from these shows will benefit the David Lynch Foundation, whose mission is to bring Transcendental Meditation to at-risk populations around the world.
The Bride Shows:
4/20/16 Los Angeles, CA @ First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood5/13/16 Manchester, UK @ Manchester Cathedral5/14/16 Brighton, UK @ St. Georges5/16/16 London, UK @ Union Chapel6/01/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Ann & The Holy Trinity
TICKETS GO ONSALE FRIDAY MARCH 18TH - www.batforlashes.comPRESS HERE to pre-order The Bride from midnight tonight via iTunes.
Album artwork:
Natasha Khan first captured our imagination back in 2006 with a set of distinctively haunting and rich, darkly fantastical songs ripe with magic realism. Her sensual and gilt-decorated dream world was opened up in two Mercury Music Prize nominated albums, the atavistic, reverb-drenched Fur and Gold (2006) and 2009's more electronically poppy Two Suns. The latter featured the irresistible Daniel - which won Ms Khan an Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song - and was recorded in London and across America. This was followed by a triumphant return in 2012 with the highly acclaimed third album The Haunted Man. A richly layered and accomplished record, it pulled Khan's distinctive creative vision into sharper focus, confirming her as a true innovator and an established U.K. artist. Khan has since been nominated for 'Best Female' at the Brit Awards and the beautiful track 'Laura', one of the 2012's best, was nominated for another Ivor Novello for 'Best Song Musically And Lyrically'.
Observatory Presents Burger x Observatory 5 Year Anniversary
Observatory Presents Burger x Observatory 5 Year Anniversary (Saturday SINGLE DAY PASSES)
SLOWDIVE, BLACK LIPS, THEE OH SEES, BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW, CHERRY GLAZERR, POUYA
Saturday, Mar 12, 2016, 2:00 PM
With $uicideboy$, The Seth Bogart Show, Tomorrows Tulips, Cosmonauts, La Luz, White Fang, Fred & Toody (Dead Moon), The Aquadolls, Part Time, Buttertones, Adult Books, Colleen Green, Wild Wing, Lovely Bad Things, The Tubs, Sarah Bethe Nelson, Meercaz, Fade Up Fade Out Bye Bye, Vision
Doors @ 2pm
Open to all ages
$40.00
Oberhofer Announces 'Chronovision' Deluxe Double LP via Glassnote 4.29
Oberhofer Announces Chronovision Deluxe Double LP via Glassnote 4.29
Premieres "Hey Man" Video via Billboard, Playing SXSW
WATCH & SHARE: Oberhofer - "Hey Man" Video
http://vevo.ly/yU155J
LISTEN & SHARE: Oberhofer - "Hey Man" Track
https://soundcloud.com/glassnotemusic/hey-man"“This song is about just being a guy about town and saying ‘hey’ to the people you know, the people you don't know, the people who like you, and the people who don't want to like you."
– OberhoferMemories can be inspiring or stifling, alluring or ugly, wistful, joyous or flat. But what if they all come rushing back in a moment of quiet? You're in headphones, zoned out, and your entire life flashes before your eyes, floods your ears, sounds like a screaming orchestra, feels like a bounding sack of lead, and looks like an unholy filmic mashup of David Cronenberg and Ken Burns. This is "chronovision," a high-concentration dose of pure memory. And on the album of the same newly minted name, Brad Oberhofer distills his own total recall into beautiful, bittersweet song.
When it came time to make his second proper album under the Oberhofer name, the Tacoma-raised, New York-based artist had a great deal to draw from. His almost idyllic youth — mom sang opera; dad sailed boats; family lived on a gulch; deer and fox munched blueberries outside — had recently smashed up against harsh reality. One day while home for a brief respite from touring his 2012 debut Time Capsules II, Oberhofer woke to find his roommate dead, in the bathroom, of a heroin overdose. He had to call his friend's boyfriend and break the news. Then, a mere three days later, he had to clear out all of his belongings and drive his band to Lollapalooza.
Such events seem to cast all else in a severe light, so while you'll hear Oberhofer's familiar sound — amped psych-pop with orchestral flourish, New Wave flare, and grungy fuzz — the intensity has been ratcheted up. The brighter moments are more brilliant, almost manically so, and the darker hues have deepened in kind. Certain samples, keyboard runs, and piano figures evoke calliope — circus music, conjuring innocence and madness in turn. And our host is as apt to channel the bliss of Brian Wilson's SMiLE ("Sun Halo") as he is the blooming melancholia of early Grandaddy ("What You Know"). The ghosts of Lou Reed and Del Shannon lurk these halls, too.
Much of this is also to do with Oberhofer's resolve to produce the LP himself. The road toChronovision was winding. He first rented a spot in the Catskills, set up all of his instruments (piano, keyboards, guitars, drums, clarinet, violin, Theramin), and made a song a day for two weeks. But that version of the record would be scrapped, as would the next, recorded in Seattle with Phil Ek (the Shins, Modest Mouse) on the boards. Two more album's worth of songs were recorded in a pair of overnight solo jags, but those only exist today in the annals of SoundCloud. A final spurt took him to a Tacoma studio, two NYC facilities (Strange Weather, Electric Lady), and the former Sound City in Los Angeles. Lastly: Atlanta to mix with Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Washed Out). Exactly 106 demos later, Oberhofer emerged with these 12 songs.
That process isn't altogether surprising. When he's not playing or recording with Oberhofer the band — Oberhofer the man is constantly creating. His Instagram feed is full of bite-sized video loops. His Bandcamp offers a free collection of "daily meditations." Via a second SoundCloud account, he's recording 1,000-plus custom piano pieces for fans and friends (each composition bearing the person's name). It's possible he developed the practice while studying music at NYU (before he dropped out), after touring with the likes of Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, or Matt & Kim, or in recording his last album with Grammy-stacking producer Steve Lillywhite. But one gets the feeling Oberhofer's been this way.
Chronovision bears the mark of that dedication, even if the perspective is often far more cloistered. "I spent my life inside a hole/I don't have any place to go," he coos through a forced grin on "Nevena," while on "Someone Take Me Home," he imagines a future in which his muse has left him for dead — set to cheery fuzz-pop, naturally. And sweet though they may be, "Sea of Dreams" and "White Horse, Black River" are respective dedications to Oberhofer's two grandmothers, who passed recently. Still, the LP's coda finds him looking outward, with optimism: "Listen to everyone/They too have songs in their eyes." The line implies that "chronovision" — the heady sum of one's memory — can be shared, and why not? That's what Oberhofer's just done.
SXSW DATES03.11 - Deloitte Interactive Event12:00pm @ The Palm Door on Sixth (508 E 6th St)
03.12 - Deloitte Interactive
8:00pm @ Palm Door on Sixth (508 E 6th St)
03.13 - Barbarian Group Party
9:20pm @ Mohawk (912 Red River, Austin, TX)
03.15 - SXSW Showcase
11:00pm @ Nomad Bar (1213 Corona Dr)
03.16 - Wild Honey Pie
5:30pm @ Swan Dive (615 Red River St)
03.16 - Speakeasy Kabaret presented by We Found New Music
10:30pm @ Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave)
03.17 - Bahiadora Showcase
10:00pm @ Lucille (77 Rainey St)
LINKS
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
GlassnoteChronovision Deluxe LP TRACKLISTING
01.Chronovision
02. Nevena
03. Together Never
04. Memory Remains
05. Someone Take Me Home
06. Sea of Dreams
07. Ballroom Floor
08. White Horse Black River
09. Me 4 Me
10. Sun Halo
11. What You Know
12. Listen To Everyone
Bonus Tracks:
13. Chronoluxe Intro
14. Alone Man
15. Someone Take Me Home
16. Hey Man
17. White Horse, Black River
18. Lost Your Love
19. Winter Has Come and Gone Again
20. Organist
21. Alone After Life
22. Best Friends for Life
23. Walked To Your Grave
24. Flowers, Sunlight, Aurora Florealis
Premieres "Hey Man" Video via Billboard, Playing SXSW
WATCH & SHARE: Oberhofer - "Hey Man" Videohttp://vevo.ly/yU155J
LISTEN & SHARE: Oberhofer - "Hey Man" Track
https://soundcloud.com/glassnotemusic/hey-man"“This song is about just being a guy about town and saying ‘hey’ to the people you know, the people you don't know, the people who like you, and the people who don't want to like you."
– OberhoferMemories can be inspiring or stifling, alluring or ugly, wistful, joyous or flat. But what if they all come rushing back in a moment of quiet? You're in headphones, zoned out, and your entire life flashes before your eyes, floods your ears, sounds like a screaming orchestra, feels like a bounding sack of lead, and looks like an unholy filmic mashup of David Cronenberg and Ken Burns. This is "chronovision," a high-concentration dose of pure memory. And on the album of the same newly minted name, Brad Oberhofer distills his own total recall into beautiful, bittersweet song.
When it came time to make his second proper album under the Oberhofer name, the Tacoma-raised, New York-based artist had a great deal to draw from. His almost idyllic youth — mom sang opera; dad sailed boats; family lived on a gulch; deer and fox munched blueberries outside — had recently smashed up against harsh reality. One day while home for a brief respite from touring his 2012 debut Time Capsules II, Oberhofer woke to find his roommate dead, in the bathroom, of a heroin overdose. He had to call his friend's boyfriend and break the news. Then, a mere three days later, he had to clear out all of his belongings and drive his band to Lollapalooza.
Such events seem to cast all else in a severe light, so while you'll hear Oberhofer's familiar sound — amped psych-pop with orchestral flourish, New Wave flare, and grungy fuzz — the intensity has been ratcheted up. The brighter moments are more brilliant, almost manically so, and the darker hues have deepened in kind. Certain samples, keyboard runs, and piano figures evoke calliope — circus music, conjuring innocence and madness in turn. And our host is as apt to channel the bliss of Brian Wilson's SMiLE ("Sun Halo") as he is the blooming melancholia of early Grandaddy ("What You Know"). The ghosts of Lou Reed and Del Shannon lurk these halls, too.
Much of this is also to do with Oberhofer's resolve to produce the LP himself. The road toChronovision was winding. He first rented a spot in the Catskills, set up all of his instruments (piano, keyboards, guitars, drums, clarinet, violin, Theramin), and made a song a day for two weeks. But that version of the record would be scrapped, as would the next, recorded in Seattle with Phil Ek (the Shins, Modest Mouse) on the boards. Two more album's worth of songs were recorded in a pair of overnight solo jags, but those only exist today in the annals of SoundCloud. A final spurt took him to a Tacoma studio, two NYC facilities (Strange Weather, Electric Lady), and the former Sound City in Los Angeles. Lastly: Atlanta to mix with Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Washed Out). Exactly 106 demos later, Oberhofer emerged with these 12 songs.
That process isn't altogether surprising. When he's not playing or recording with Oberhofer the band — Oberhofer the man is constantly creating. His Instagram feed is full of bite-sized video loops. His Bandcamp offers a free collection of "daily meditations." Via a second SoundCloud account, he's recording 1,000-plus custom piano pieces for fans and friends (each composition bearing the person's name). It's possible he developed the practice while studying music at NYU (before he dropped out), after touring with the likes of Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, or Matt & Kim, or in recording his last album with Grammy-stacking producer Steve Lillywhite. But one gets the feeling Oberhofer's been this way.
Chronovision bears the mark of that dedication, even if the perspective is often far more cloistered. "I spent my life inside a hole/I don't have any place to go," he coos through a forced grin on "Nevena," while on "Someone Take Me Home," he imagines a future in which his muse has left him for dead — set to cheery fuzz-pop, naturally. And sweet though they may be, "Sea of Dreams" and "White Horse, Black River" are respective dedications to Oberhofer's two grandmothers, who passed recently. Still, the LP's coda finds him looking outward, with optimism: "Listen to everyone/They too have songs in their eyes." The line implies that "chronovision" — the heady sum of one's memory — can be shared, and why not? That's what Oberhofer's just done.
SXSW DATES03.11 - Deloitte Interactive Event12:00pm @ The Palm Door on Sixth (508 E 6th St)
03.12 - Deloitte Interactive
8:00pm @ Palm Door on Sixth (508 E 6th St)
03.13 - Barbarian Group Party
9:20pm @ Mohawk (912 Red River, Austin, TX)
03.15 - SXSW Showcase
11:00pm @ Nomad Bar (1213 Corona Dr)
03.16 - Wild Honey Pie
5:30pm @ Swan Dive (615 Red River St)
03.16 - Speakeasy Kabaret presented by We Found New Music
10:30pm @ Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave)
03.17 - Bahiadora Showcase
10:00pm @ Lucille (77 Rainey St)
LINKS
Website
GlassnoteChronovision Deluxe LP TRACKLISTING
01.Chronovision
02. Nevena
03. Together Never
04. Memory Remains
05. Someone Take Me Home
06. Sea of Dreams
07. Ballroom Floor
08. White Horse Black River
09. Me 4 Me
10. Sun Halo
11. What You Know
12. Listen To Everyone
Bonus Tracks:
13. Chronoluxe Intro
14. Alone Man
15. Someone Take Me Home
16. Hey Man
17. White Horse, Black River
18. Lost Your Love
19. Winter Has Come and Gone Again
20. Organist
21. Alone After Life
22. Best Friends for Life
23. Walked To Your Grave
24. Flowers, Sunlight, Aurora Florealis
L.A. WITCH Announce Spring Tour Dates + SXSW Showcases
L.A. WITCH ON TOUR NOW - SXSW DATES ANNOUNCED
NEW 7" SINGLE DRIVE YOUR CAR OUT NOW
LISTEN & SHARE: L.A. WITCH - "Drive Your Car"
"“Drive Your Car” squeals into chugging riffs from guitarist and vocalist Sade Sanchez and bassist Irita Pai, spurred into a higher, exit ramp-climbing gear from drummer Ellie English. Sanchez’s voice howls through the canyons of her own reverb like she’s yelling behind the wheel of a stolen Mustang in a Santa Ana tunnel, reveling in her cacophonous freedom Thelma & Louise-style."
- SPINTOUR DATES
03.11 - San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA
03.12 - Firecreek - Flagstaff, AZ
03.13 - Highlife Tavern - Tucson, AZ
03.14 - Exit 19 Music Festival - El Paso, TX
03.15 - Hot Burrito Boat Show Boogie - SXSW
03.15 - Desert Daze x NRMAL @ Hotel Vegas - SXSW
03.16 - She Shreds @ Hotel Vegas - SXSW
03.17 - Levitation Showcase @ Hotel Vegas - SXSW
03.18 - Spillover Fest @ Club Dada - Dallas, TX
03.19 - Entheo Sound @ The Shed - SXSW
03.20 - Burger Hangover @ Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX
03.22 - House: The Venue - Albuquerque, NM
03.23 - Mesa Brewing - Taos, NM
03.24 - Time Out Lounge - Tempe, AZ
03.25 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV
NEW 7" SINGLE DRIVE YOUR CAR OUT NOW
LISTEN & SHARE: L.A. WITCH - "Drive Your Car""“Drive Your Car” squeals into chugging riffs from guitarist and vocalist Sade Sanchez and bassist Irita Pai, spurred into a higher, exit ramp-climbing gear from drummer Ellie English. Sanchez’s voice howls through the canyons of her own reverb like she’s yelling behind the wheel of a stolen Mustang in a Santa Ana tunnel, reveling in her cacophonous freedom Thelma & Louise-style."
- SPINTOUR DATES
03.11 - San Diego Art Institute - San Diego, CA
03.12 - Firecreek - Flagstaff, AZ
03.13 - Highlife Tavern - Tucson, AZ
03.14 - Exit 19 Music Festival - El Paso, TX
03.15 - Hot Burrito Boat Show Boogie - SXSW
03.15 - Desert Daze x NRMAL @ Hotel Vegas - SXSW
03.16 - She Shreds @ Hotel Vegas - SXSW
03.17 - Levitation Showcase @ Hotel Vegas - SXSW
03.18 - Spillover Fest @ Club Dada - Dallas, TX
03.19 - Entheo Sound @ The Shed - SXSW
03.20 - Burger Hangover @ Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX
03.22 - House: The Venue - Albuquerque, NM
03.23 - Mesa Brewing - Taos, NM
03.24 - Time Out Lounge - Tempe, AZ
03.25 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV
The Gloomies Announce Blackout EP; Premiere First Single
THE GLOOMIES ANNOUNCE NEW EP; OUT APRIL 1ST
EARMILK PREMIERES FIRST SINGLE "Bleached Out" LISTEN HERE
LISTEN to Bleached Out soundcloud.com/thrillmerecords/the-gloomies-bleached-out
Following 2015 debut single LSD, The Gloomies are proud to announce the release of their first EP. TheBlackout EP finds the band in a very different state of mind, trading the sun-dappled Southern California beaches for the vast, barren expanses of the desert. Lead single Bleached Out perfectly captures the bands newfound spiritas ominously emblematic of the old West as tumbleweeds at dusk or a shuttered saloon at the edge of a ghost town. A lot of friends who heard LSD first might be surprised by Blackout, explains lead singer Andy Craig . But it was important to me that these songs come out now and together on this record. It felt right. Since the release of LSD, The Gloomies have shared the stage with Hinds, Public Access TV, Day Wave and completed a month-long residency at the Soda Bar in San Diego.
Blackout EP is available on April 1st 2016 courtesy of Thrill Me Records.
PREORDER: iTunes Amazon Bandcamp
TOUR DATES:
3/19 Los Angeles, CA @ The Hi Hat w/ Groves, Uncles free
3/26 San Diego, CA @ Music Box SD w/ Swimm, The Verigolds, Pearl Charles tix
5/21 Jacumba Hot Springs, CA @ In-Ko-Pah 3 w/ Three Mile Pilot, Audacity, The Blank Tapes tix
José González Reveals Video for "With the Ink of a Ghost," US Tour Underway
JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
NEW VIDEO FOR “WITH THE INK OF A GHOST”
SPRING TOUR WITH yMUSIC KICKS OFF
Photo Credit: Malin JohanssonCoinciding with the launch of his North American tour with yMusic, José González is proud to unveil the emotive and strikingly beautiful music video for “With the Ink of a Ghost,” a song found on José’s acclaimed studio album Vestiges & Claws – out now on Mute.
The video, directed by Malin Ingrid Johansson, portrays dancer Yared Cederlund expressing himself in arresting freeform movement over José’s serene and near-meditative melody. Reflecting on this visual offering, Johansson states:
Using both the physical movement through Yared's body, and the movement between the two rooms, we wanted to do something as contradictory as visualizing the invisible. Us people are often strongly under the influence by forces we can't see. Forces inside and outside of us, sometimes created by events that took place long before us. In the same way, our actions today will affect those coming long after us. By then we will be what's invisible.
Watch the video for “With the Ink of a Ghost” via Vogue here: http://www.vogue.com/13414294/jose-gonzalez-with-the-ink-of-a-ghost/
On Sunday, José will embark on a sizable North American tour with the revered chamber sextet yMusic. With the addition of strings, flute, clarinet and trumpet to José’s celebrated catalog, these shows are sure to be a special treat for all in attendance.
yMusic works in close quarters with contemporary composers and songwriters, developing ideas into vivid, communicative performances. Virtuosos, the six classically-trained instrumentalists are equally comfortable in the classical and pop worlds, collaborating with artists from Ben Folds to Dirty Projectors. “yMusic is thrilled to be joining José, says Rob Moose of yMusic, “and to bring our musicianship and unique color to José’s gorgeous, moody songwriting.”
Tickets for this exceptional tour are available at http://jose-gonzalez.com/tour-dates/. See below for a full itinerary of performances.
Tour Dates
6 March - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre **SOLD OUT
7 March - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
8 March - Ashland, OR - Southern Oregon University @ Music Recital Hall **SOLD OUT
9 March - Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University @ Van Duzer Theatre
10 March - Santa Barbara, CA - University of California @ Campbell Hall
11 March - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall **SOLD OUT
12 March – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall 2ND SHOW ADDED
13 March - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
15 March - Escondido, CA - California Center for the Arts **SOLD OUT
17 March - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
19 March - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
20 March - Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
21 March - Chicago, IL - Rockefeller Chapel **SOLD OUT
23 March - Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
24 March - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
25 March - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Hall **SOLD OUT
26 March - Washington, DC - George Washington University @ Lisner Auditorium
Photo Credit: Chad Kamenshine
SPRING TOUR WITH yMUSIC KICKS OFF
Photo Credit: Malin JohanssonCoinciding with the launch of his North American tour with yMusic, José González is proud to unveil the emotive and strikingly beautiful music video for “With the Ink of a Ghost,” a song found on José’s acclaimed studio album Vestiges & Claws – out now on Mute.
The video, directed by Malin Ingrid Johansson, portrays dancer Yared Cederlund expressing himself in arresting freeform movement over José’s serene and near-meditative melody. Reflecting on this visual offering, Johansson states:
Using both the physical movement through Yared's body, and the movement between the two rooms, we wanted to do something as contradictory as visualizing the invisible. Us people are often strongly under the influence by forces we can't see. Forces inside and outside of us, sometimes created by events that took place long before us. In the same way, our actions today will affect those coming long after us. By then we will be what's invisible.
Watch the video for “With the Ink of a Ghost” via Vogue here: http://www.vogue.com/13414294/jose-gonzalez-with-the-ink-of-a-ghost/
On Sunday, José will embark on a sizable North American tour with the revered chamber sextet yMusic. With the addition of strings, flute, clarinet and trumpet to José’s celebrated catalog, these shows are sure to be a special treat for all in attendance.
yMusic works in close quarters with contemporary composers and songwriters, developing ideas into vivid, communicative performances. Virtuosos, the six classically-trained instrumentalists are equally comfortable in the classical and pop worlds, collaborating with artists from Ben Folds to Dirty Projectors. “yMusic is thrilled to be joining José, says Rob Moose of yMusic, “and to bring our musicianship and unique color to José’s gorgeous, moody songwriting.”
Tickets for this exceptional tour are available at http://jose-gonzalez.com/tour-dates/. See below for a full itinerary of performances.
Tour Dates
6 March - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre **SOLD OUT
7 March - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
8 March - Ashland, OR - Southern Oregon University @ Music Recital Hall **SOLD OUT
9 March - Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University @ Van Duzer Theatre
10 March - Santa Barbara, CA - University of California @ Campbell Hall
11 March - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall **SOLD OUT
12 March – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall 2ND SHOW ADDED
13 March - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
15 March - Escondido, CA - California Center for the Arts **SOLD OUT
17 March - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
19 March - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
20 March - Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
21 March - Chicago, IL - Rockefeller Chapel **SOLD OUT
23 March - Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
24 March - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
25 March - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Hall **SOLD OUT
26 March - Washington, DC - George Washington University @ Lisner Auditorium
Photo Credit: Chad Kamenshine
ADAM GREEN PREMIERES 'ALADDIN' TRAILER VIA NOISEY | A NEW FILM AND MUSIC PROJECT OUT APRIL 15th
ADAM GREEN PREMIERES ALADDIN TRAILER VIA NOISEY
A NEW FILM AND MUSIC PROJECT OUT APRIL 15th, WORLD TOUR THIS SPRING
WATCH & SHARE: Adam Green's Aladdin Trailer
https://youtu.be/AGeo9oXwHKc
WATCH & SHARE: Adam Green's "Never Lift A Finger" Video
https://youtu.be/iEFKYccm9XM
Film cast includes Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, Jack Dishel, Francesco Clemente, Har Mar Superstar, Devendra Banhart, Bip Ling, Zoe Kravitz and more"The Trippiest Movie Ever Made" -- Buzzfeed
"Macauley Culkin is set for the most bizarre role of his increasingly eccentric career in a fantastically deranged new version of Aladdin." -- Loaded Magazine
"Adam Green's Aladdin will be the stoner flick of the century" -- Inverse Magazine
"it’s literally the trippiest movie you’ll ever see in your life" -- Buzzfeed
"Adam Green's Aladdin is not simply a standalone film—Green has composed the entire soundtrack, which will be released as an album and extensively toured, plus he's curating a host of international art shows where you'll be able to submerge yourself in his otherwordly sets." -- Noisey
"You could watch this trailer 20 times and still find something you didn’t see before" -- Inverse
WORLD TOUR - UPCOMING DATES April 05 - Brooklyn, World Premiere of Movie at Pioneer Works (Private Event)April 08 - NYC, Artshow of the Props and Sets from the Movie at The Hole NYCApril 12 - Brooklyn, Nitehawk Movie Theater - Screening Movie at 7:30April 14 - Los Angeles, West Coast Movie Premiere at Cinefamily TheaterApril 19 - Brooklyn, Baby’s Alright (Full Band Concert)May 02 - Berlin, Lido (Concert + Movie)May 04 - Vienna, Flex (Concert + Movie)May 05 - Zurich, Papiersaal (Concert + Movie)May 06 - Frankfurt, Zoom (Concert + Movie)May 07 - Koln, Gebaude 9 (Concert + Movie)May 09 - Paris - Le Gaite (Concert + Movie)May 11 - London - Movie Premiere at Prince Charles Theater (Private Event)May 12 - London - Electric Ballroom (Full Band Concert)May 15 - Leicester - The CookieMay 16 - Nottingham - Rescue RoomsMay 18 - Norwich - Waterfront StudiosMay 19 - Cambridge - Portland ArmsMay 20 - Brighton - The Great EscapeMay 23 - Leeds - Brudnell Social ClubMay 24 - Liverpool - Academy 2May 25 - Manchester - GorillaMay 27 - Glasgow - CAA (Concert + Movie)May 28 - Newcastle - RiversideMay 30 - Hull - Fruit (Concert + Movie)May 31 - York - The DuchessJune 01 - Birmingham - The OOBleckJun 12 - London - Field Day Festival July 30 - Standon, Standon Calling Festival (Concert and Movie Screening)Aug 10-13 - Luhmühlen, A Summer’s Tale Festival
A NEW FILM AND MUSIC PROJECT OUT APRIL 15th, WORLD TOUR THIS SPRING
WATCH & SHARE: Adam Green's Aladdin Trailer
https://youtu.be/AGeo9oXwHKc
WATCH & SHARE: Adam Green's "Never Lift A Finger" Video
https://youtu.be/iEFKYccm9XM
Film cast includes Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, Jack Dishel, Francesco Clemente, Har Mar Superstar, Devendra Banhart, Bip Ling, Zoe Kravitz and more"The Trippiest Movie Ever Made" -- Buzzfeed
"Macauley Culkin is set for the most bizarre role of his increasingly eccentric career in a fantastically deranged new version of Aladdin." -- Loaded Magazine
Adam is our Jodorowsky, watch and be cleansed https://t.co/Bx0pAZBeC4— FATHER JOHN MISTY (@fatherjohnmisty) March 10, 2016"Adam Green’s Aladdin is here, it’s weird, get used to it" -- AV Club
"Adam Green's Aladdin will be the stoner flick of the century" -- Inverse Magazine
"it’s literally the trippiest movie you’ll ever see in your life" -- Buzzfeed
"Adam Green's Aladdin is not simply a standalone film—Green has composed the entire soundtrack, which will be released as an album and extensively toured, plus he's curating a host of international art shows where you'll be able to submerge yourself in his otherwordly sets." -- Noisey
"You could watch this trailer 20 times and still find something you didn’t see before" -- Inverse
WORLD TOUR - UPCOMING DATES April 05 - Brooklyn, World Premiere of Movie at Pioneer Works (Private Event)April 08 - NYC, Artshow of the Props and Sets from the Movie at The Hole NYCApril 12 - Brooklyn, Nitehawk Movie Theater - Screening Movie at 7:30April 14 - Los Angeles, West Coast Movie Premiere at Cinefamily TheaterApril 19 - Brooklyn, Baby’s Alright (Full Band Concert)May 02 - Berlin, Lido (Concert + Movie)May 04 - Vienna, Flex (Concert + Movie)May 05 - Zurich, Papiersaal (Concert + Movie)May 06 - Frankfurt, Zoom (Concert + Movie)May 07 - Koln, Gebaude 9 (Concert + Movie)May 09 - Paris - Le Gaite (Concert + Movie)May 11 - London - Movie Premiere at Prince Charles Theater (Private Event)May 12 - London - Electric Ballroom (Full Band Concert)May 15 - Leicester - The CookieMay 16 - Nottingham - Rescue RoomsMay 18 - Norwich - Waterfront StudiosMay 19 - Cambridge - Portland ArmsMay 20 - Brighton - The Great EscapeMay 23 - Leeds - Brudnell Social ClubMay 24 - Liverpool - Academy 2May 25 - Manchester - GorillaMay 27 - Glasgow - CAA (Concert + Movie)May 28 - Newcastle - RiversideMay 30 - Hull - Fruit (Concert + Movie)May 31 - York - The DuchessJune 01 - Birmingham - The OOBleckJun 12 - London - Field Day Festival July 30 - Standon, Standon Calling Festival (Concert and Movie Screening)Aug 10-13 - Luhmühlen, A Summer’s Tale Festival
Ladyhawke 3rd Studio LP 'Wild Things' Out 6/3 via Polyvinyl, Pitchfork Drops "A Love Song" Video
Ladyhawke
3rd Studio Album Wild Things
Out June 3 via Polyvinyl Records
“ A Love Song ” Pixel Art Animated Lyric Video
Created By Paul Robertson (The Simpsons)
Revealed With Pitchfork Today
Making international waves with her award-winning self-titled breakout album in 2008 and Anxiety in 2012, Ladyhawke aka Pip Brown has returned with her third studio album Wild Things to be released on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records.Strapped with earworm hooks, shimmering synths, rib rattling beats and anchored by quivering title track which is an airy paean to cleaning up and settling down, the record is less about past demons and more a catalyst of what’s to come.
“Let It Roll” recalls Brown’s familiar stomp and sass, amplified by crisp percussion and synths that are crunchier than ever. Soulful ballad “Wild Things” sets the exhilarating tone for other deep-dives into relationships, such as “A Love Song,” a sweeping, reverberating revelation with an infectious chorus that dares listeners not to sing along. “ A Love Song ” pixel art animated lyric video, created by Paul Robertson (The Simpsons), was revealed via Pitchfork today.
Watch + Listen to “A Love Song” lyric video HERE .
We encourage you to post & share!
On connecting with Paul Robertson through Twitter, Pip explains, “I was watching The Simpsons one day and was blown away by a particular couch gag scene. You know the bit at the very beginning of The Simpsons where they all run to the couch? Well sometimes they get guest artists to interpret that scene in their own style. This particular one I was watching all of a sudden transformed into this mind blowing trippy pixel art sequence. It completely blew me away, so much so that I watched it over and over on YouTube. He's an incredibly talented artist, his use of colour and dreamy repetitious sequences are a perfect fit for my music.“
Brown’s conviction to organic authenticity led her on this third album journey which started back in 2013. She scrapped a full album’s worth of material before taking around a year to craft the blissed-out Wild Things with producer Tommy English(Børns, Tiësto, Dark Waves), whom she met through her L.A. neighbor, tattoo artist/musician Kat Von D.
Pre-order Wild Things HERE and stay tuned for
more exciting news from Ladyhawke coming soon!
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
3rd Studio Album Wild Things
Out June 3 via Polyvinyl Records
“ A Love Song ” Pixel Art Animated Lyric Video
Created By Paul Robertson (The Simpsons)
Revealed With Pitchfork Today
Making international waves with her award-winning self-titled breakout album in 2008 and Anxiety in 2012, Ladyhawke aka Pip Brown has returned with her third studio album Wild Things to be released on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records.Strapped with earworm hooks, shimmering synths, rib rattling beats and anchored by quivering title track which is an airy paean to cleaning up and settling down, the record is less about past demons and more a catalyst of what’s to come.
“Let It Roll” recalls Brown’s familiar stomp and sass, amplified by crisp percussion and synths that are crunchier than ever. Soulful ballad “Wild Things” sets the exhilarating tone for other deep-dives into relationships, such as “A Love Song,” a sweeping, reverberating revelation with an infectious chorus that dares listeners not to sing along. “ A Love Song ” pixel art animated lyric video, created by Paul Robertson (The Simpsons), was revealed via Pitchfork today.
Watch + Listen to “A Love Song” lyric video HERE .
We encourage you to post & share!
On connecting with Paul Robertson through Twitter, Pip explains, “I was watching The Simpsons one day and was blown away by a particular couch gag scene. You know the bit at the very beginning of The Simpsons where they all run to the couch? Well sometimes they get guest artists to interpret that scene in their own style. This particular one I was watching all of a sudden transformed into this mind blowing trippy pixel art sequence. It completely blew me away, so much so that I watched it over and over on YouTube. He's an incredibly talented artist, his use of colour and dreamy repetitious sequences are a perfect fit for my music.“
Brown’s conviction to organic authenticity led her on this third album journey which started back in 2013. She scrapped a full album’s worth of material before taking around a year to craft the blissed-out Wild Things with producer Tommy English(Børns, Tiësto, Dark Waves), whom she met through her L.A. neighbor, tattoo artist/musician Kat Von D.
Pre-order Wild Things HERE and stay tuned for
more exciting news from Ladyhawke coming soon!
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
