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ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Shares New Music Video via Stereogum

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HE DIDN'T MENTION HIS MOTHER"
PRESS HERE to watch via Stereogum  New View Out Jan. 22nd via Frenchkiss (Credit: Joe DeNardo)Eleanor Friedberger will release New View on January 22nd via Frenchkiss, and today she shares the music video for the album opener and first single, "He Didn't Mention His Mother," a track driven by melodic guitar lines, Wurlitzer electric piano and Friedberger's signature, witty lyricism.  The video features Friedberger rehearsing with her backing band Icewater at her upstate New York home and recording with producer Clemens Knieper at his Sunnyland Studio in Germantown, NY. PRESS HERE to watch the video now via Stereogum . Eleanor Friedberger will take New View on the road next year, starting at NYC's Bowery Ballroom in February and culminating at SXSW 2016. See below to find a show near you.  New View is the follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed Personal Record and is her first album as a signee to NYC's seminal indie label Frenchkiss Records. New View signals a fresh beginning for the former Fiery Furnaces' frontwoman. After living in Brooklyn for fourteen years, Friedberger moved to upstate New York, and the album reflects that region's rustic charm. Friedberger drew inspiration for New View from many of her musical heroes - everyone from Van Morrison, Neil Young and George Harrison, to Slapp Happy, Yoko Ono and Elyse.  There are ghost notes of all of those influences on New View ,but mostly you hear the singular voice of Eleanor Friedberger, whose warm, inviting alto and incredible word play continue to make herone of the foremost songwriters in the indie rock world today. PRESS HERE to pre-order New View now. North American Tour Dates2/18/16                        New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom2/19/16                        Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy Philly2/20/16                        Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater2/22/16                        Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel2/23/16                        Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)2/24/16                        Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle2/26/16                        St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club2/27/16                        Omaha, NE @ Reverb2/28/16                        Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge3/1/16                          Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room3/2/16                          Boise, ID @ Neurolux3/4/16                          Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt3/5/16                          Seattle, WA @ Barboza3/6/16                          Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge3/8/16                          San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 3/10/16                        Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite3/11/16                        San Diego, CA @ The Hideout3/12/16                        Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar3/15/16-3/20/16           Austin, TX @ SXSW 2016 http://www.eleanorfriedberger.comhttps://www.facebook.com/eleanor.friedberger.officialhttp://www.twitter.com/eleanoronlyhttp://www.instagram.com/eleanoronly

Palma Violets Announce Christmas single "Last Christmas On Planet Earth"

PALMA VIOLETS Announce Christmas single"Last Christmas On Planet Earth" - Available Now via Rough Trade Records      Palma Violets announced a Christmas single 'Last Christmas On Planet Earth,' which is out now via Rough Trade Records. The single is backed up by Palma's favorite 'All the Garden Birds' sung by the Rhythm Studio Kids Choir. The single is available on Limited 7" & digital. PRESS HERE to watch the video for 'Last Christmas On Planet Earth.' 'Last Christmas On Planet Earth' follows the snowy footprints of other Rough Trade Christmas classics, including Low, Julian Casablancas, Sufjan Stevens and Super Furry Animals.
From the 1st of December, keep an eye out on http://palmaviolets.co.uk a special Alternative Advent calendar, featuring daily reveals of covers, poems and other festive treats from some very well known indie stars as well as the boys themselves.
Behind one of the Advent doors, Palma Violets will be performing on Call This Number. Call This Number is the brain child of Steve Mackey (Pulp), Jeannette Lee (Rough Trade) & Douglas Hart (ex Jesus and Mary Chain). The concept involves a unique performance broadcast just once at a set time from an online link provided on the day of the show.  
http://www.palmaviolets.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/palmavioletshttps://twitter.com/PalmaVioletshttp://instagram.com/palmavioletsofficial

Speedy Ortiz debuts David Lynch-inspired video via Vanity Fair + Embarking on tour benefitting GRCF

SPEEDY ORTIZ SHARES "MY DEAD GIRL" VIDEO VIA VANITY FAIR
EMBARKING ON ALL-AGES TOUR WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE GIRLS ROCK CAMP FOUNDATION
AWARDED 'ARTIST OF THE YEAR' HONORS BY NOISEY
Speedy Ortiz teamed up with director Elle Schneider to create the David Lynch-homaging video for "My Dead Girl". Speedy Ortiz drummer Mike Falcone explains why Lynch is their favorite neo-noir filmmaker and how he inspired the band's music video, "He's the master when it comes to emulation of dreams. Mulholland Drive might have the best two-hour dream sequence out of any movie because it feels like a vivid subconscious progression. An extreme scenario might generate a completely nonchalant reaction, or vice versa. Bizarre details can feel totally logical. This is partially why the puppets are in our video. When you're within a dream, puppets hanging out at a casino might make complete sense."
Releasing "My Dead Girl" on Vanity Fair's website exactly one week prior to their upcoming tour, the band is excited to bring more awareness to the Girls Rock Camp Foundation by headlining a series of all-ages shows from which 100% of the net proceeds will benefit the Girls Rock Camp Foundation (http://www.girlsrockcampfoundation.org/). GRCF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing funding for Girls Rock Camps. The purpose of the camps is to develop life skills, creative expression and collaboration through music. Since its inception in 2014, GRCF have supported over 44 camps for girls of all economic backgrounds in both cities and rural areas.
To further incentivize donations, GRCF and artist Michael DeForge have teamed up w/ Speedy Ortiz to offer exclusive prizes for various donation levels (baseline ticket prices may vary slightly in certain venues):
$10 = ticket only, no donation
$15 = ticket +$5 GRCF donation (free custom Speedy Ortiz poster by Michael DeForge for that night's show!)
$20 = ticket +$10 GRCF donation (free custom Speedy Ortiz nail art stickers!)
$40 = ticket +$30 GRCF donation (free GRC print (ex: http://www.girlsrockcampfoundation.org/fully-funded) + all other prizes included!)
Speaking further about the tour, Speedy Ortiz' Sadie Dupuis said:
"We toured non-stop in 2015 and wanted to cap it off playing a series of all ages shows (which is always our favorite kind of show). We've also wanted to do a tour with a charity fundraising component for a long while. We've done a few fundraisers this year--for the Ferguson Library and the Baltimore Food Bank--but for this tour, we wanted to do something that had a national impact while still supporting local communities.
The Girls Rock Camp Foundation was the perfect choice. GRCF provides funding and support to the the various Girls Rock organizations around the world, which in turn provide affordable music education to kids. Girls Rock helps level the music business' playing field by coaching girls to form bands, develop skills in music engineering and technical production, and build their self esteem along the way. We love the work GRCF does, and are proud to support them on this tour--and can't wait to play with a Girls Rock Boston band at our hometown show! We're also so lucky that our friend Michael DeForge, one of the best comics writers and illustrators around, has designed a narrative poster series to help benefit GRCF as well." See below for all upcoming tour dates and what the press is saying about Foil Deer.
 Tour Dates:
12/8 - Providence, RI @ AS220with Downtown Boys, Whore paint
12/9 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairswith Downtown Boys, Ursula
12/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Churchwith: Downtown Boys, Palm, Anomie*special DJ set by Allison Crutchfield
12/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barnwith: Downtown Boys, Eskimeaux, Very Fresh*special DJ sets by Jenn & Liz Pelly
12/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Palisadeswith: Aye Nako, Dirty Dishes, Gemma
12/13 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallerywith: Beauty Pill, Aye Nako
12/14 - Richmond, VA @ The Camelwith: Aye Nako, Atta Girl
12/15 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhookwith: Aye Nako, No Love*special DJ set by Merge Records DJs
12/16 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicornwith: Aye Nako, Suno Deko
12/17 - Nashville, TN @ The Endwith: Aye Nako, Idle Bloom, Gnarwhal
12/18 - Louisville, KY @ The New Vintagewith: Aye Nako, Didi, hoe garden

Pure Bathing Culture w/ Death Cab for Cutie + New Video "She Shakes"

PURE BATHING CULTURE ANNOUNCE TOUR DATESSUPPORTING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR "SHE SHAKES"
PRAY FOR RAIN ONE OF GORILLA VS BEAR'S BEST ALBUMS OF 2015

 OUT NOW ON PARTISAN RECORDS USMEMPHIS INDUSTRIES EU
WATCH: "She Shakes" on YouTube
LISTEN: "Pray For Rain" on Soundcloud     On the heels of their headlining tour supporting new release Pray For Rain (Partisan, 10/23), Pure Bathing Culture just announced two year-end shows with Death Cab For Cutie. The two bands will team up on December 16th and 17th to play Portland's KNRK December to Remember shows. Pure Bathing Culture will play KEXP's Yule Benefit concert as well on December 12th with Wolf Alice.
Today the band also debuts new video for album track "She Shakes," a striking portrait of the duo side by side that showcases the stark contrast between Sarah Versprille's "transcendental" (Stereogum) vocals and Daniel Hindman's classically trained guitar skills. Click below to watch. 
 
Pray For Rain is their second studio album and the first produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen). Since being released at the end of October, it has garnered fans at Vulture, Noisey, Interview Magazine and more. The FADER calls their music "a serving of 1980s synth-pop that is equal parts danceable and devastating." 
PRAISE FOR PURE BATHING CULTURE'S PRAY FOR RAIN
"Synth pop fun...lovely" --New York Mag (Vulture)
"chiming guitar chords that sway between speakers...a pinch of 80s radio power pop...jetpacked into the future by fuzzed up bass" --VICE Noisey
"['Pray For Rain'] adds new oomph to the duo's crystalline transcendental yacht-pop..."
--Stereogum 
"[Versprille's] voice layers with clean synths, guitars, and bass for a song that has an overarching uplifting tone, despite its relatively somber lyricism."--Interview Magazine
  "Pray for Rain sounds very polished, with Vesprille's poetic lyrics melding with dreamy pop melodies." --Bitch Magazine   
"[Showcases] Versprille and Hindman's ability to inject heat-seeking pop missiles in their melodies, aiming them straight for listeners' hearts and making them impossible to dodge." --Portland Mercury
"a poppier, more expansive sound with stylish grace and keep just enough of the mystery intact to stay interesting." --AllMusic
"...hopelessly earwormy, so be prepared to love it instantly and carry it with you for days."
--ElevenPDX
"highly addictive dream-pop" --BrooklynVegan
   Tour Dates12/12/15 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos - KEXP Yule Benefit Concert w/ Wolf Alice12/16/15 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom - December to Remember event w/Death Cab for Cutie12/17/15 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom - December to Remember event w/Death Cab for Cutie

NPR Music premieres "Christmas Without A Kiss" video from Smoke Fairies, Wild Winter out now on Full Time Hobby

NPR MUSIC PREMIERES
SMOKE FAIRIES VIDEO
“CHRISTMAS WITHOUT A KISS”
SEASONALLY-THEMED ALBUM WILD WINTER OUT NOW ON FULL TIME HOBBY    “Smoke Fairies appear to have tapped into this mid-Winter noir. It’s an intriguing return, one which allies their soft, folk-hued vocals to some rather distorted effects.”—Clash Music “Smoke Fairies rely on intertwining…their two voices move in close harmonies,
with timbres blending almost like sisters.”—New York Times
NPR Music premieres Smoke Fairies new video “Christmas Without A Kiss” from their holiday-themed collection Wild Winter . The album is out now on Full Time Hobby . NPR Music says the song “beautifully captures unfulfilled holiday wishes with moody vocals and distorted guitar. The song sounds like a Christmas carol stretched and warped like a half-melted string of lights.” You can view the post on NPR Music HERE and share via YouTube HERE.  The New York Times says “Christmas and winter turn out to be ideal subjects for new songs by Smoke Fairies: the songwriters, guitarists and singers Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies and their band. It’s a season of personal responses to age-old traditions — something akin to Smoke Fairies’ music, which draws on the modal tunes of British folk traditions as refracted through 1960s psychedelia. With electric guitars that shimmer and drone, the two women sing in close harmony about concerns both mundane and mystical.” Last year, Wild Winter sold out entirely when it was released in a limited edition run and sold exclusively at the Rough Trade Record Store in the U.K as the December Album of the Month. Listen to the title track HERE. In mking the record the two drew the curtain in the very hot summer of 2014, Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies of Smoke Fairies holed themselves up in the house that they share with the curtains drawn and started writing a collection of songs focusing on wintertime, Christmas, blizzards, isolation and presents. The process took the duo on a journey through Christmas past, present and future, sometimes touching on family tradition and the role religion plays in their yearly celebrations and even imagined themselves as the three kings. They then took their band into a recording studio in Kent, stayed in a local youth hostel and for a week before they set about recording most of the tracks live. With the help of producer Kristofer Harris they finished Wild Winter autumn had not even set in! When asked why they chose to focus on a seasonally-themed record, the band explained, “We have a love/hate relationship with winter and the Christmas holiday. When it was suggested Smoke Fairies make a Christmas album the last thing we wanted to do was make a classic, jolly, celebratory album that can only be played once a year. Sometimes winter provides us with a sense of togetherness and love and sometimes it leaves us feeling alienated, cold and playing a glockenspiel alone in a darkened room. It’s part of the year that will always be bittersweet and wild. This was the inspiration behind the record.” The duo said for the song “Bad Good” they “cast our minds back to out childhood selves in the ‘80s” and went on to say “that we nearly drove ourselves to the brink of insanity” trying to bring order to a cover of Captain Beefheart’s “Steal Softly Thru Snow.” Six years ago since entering a recording studio for the first time Smoke Fairies have self-released several singles and were first introduced to American audiences with their 7” Gastown/River Song via Third Man Records, which Jack White produced and play’s drums on. The band has toured the world with the likes of Brian Ferry, Richard Hawley and Laura Marling. Time Out New York noted they were one of the “Top 5 Must See Bands” at the 2010 CMJ Festival while their 2011 album Through Low Light and Trees was named one of American Songwriter’s Top 50 albums of 2011. Wild Winter follows the bands’ 2012 release Blood Speaks of which Pitchfork said that Blamire and Davies “don’t trade vocal duties so much as appear to sing from the same body, their voices nearly indistinguishable, shifting between smoky moans and toe-curling trills,” their eponymously titled album was released in 2014 of which For Folks Sake said “Smoke Fairies are attempting to creatively push themselves into and beyond the ether.”

JAMES SUPERCAVE ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS, SHARE 'MAKING OF' TEASER; TOUR WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR

JAMES SUPERCAVE ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS, SHARE 'MAKING OF' TEASER; TOUR WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR

"An excellent album on the way with  Better Strange ."-Derrick Rossignol, NERDIST 

Today, James Supercave announce details for their much anticipated debut album Better Strange, out on LP/CD/Digital via Fairfax Recordings on February 12th 2016.  The band along with close friend and up-and-coming auteur James Kid (whom also directed the band's video for "The Right Thing") created a short film documenting the making of the album at the legendary Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Ca. and teases a new song titled "Just Repeating What's Around Me". Watch HERE!
Last month, the band made waves combining Sophie Koko Gate's award winning animation video 'Half Wet' with their single of the same name, "Better Strange".  The video, which premiered via Nerdist, is basically "like 90s cartoons did the same drugs that our music is hooked on. Beautiful, bizarre, hilarious;" states the band.  Scope out the surreal music video HERE.  Nerdist states that based on this first glimpse that there "appears to be an excellent album on the way with Better Strange..." The track cuts the familiar slam and glam of psych-pop with the odd details that continually throw James Supercave into the uncanny valley of the pop genre: the lurching groove of the bass, the relentless loop of the synth, the shape-shifting timbre of the vocal. "You're so much better strange. You're so much better when you make mistakes with me," urges Supercave in a fit against normalcy. "Better Strange" dare the listener to commit to the mistakes they've always wanted to make. 
Better Strange will be available on 2xLP limited edition white vinyl (limited to 500), 2xLP black vinyl, CD, and digitally on February 12th, 2016. You can pre-order the limited edition 2xLP white vinyl version via Origami Vinyl now HERE.
James Supercave will be hitting the road with The Bright Light Social Hour this January.  Please see below for complete tour dates.
BETTER STRANGE ALBUM COVER:
BETTER STRANGE TRACK LISTING:01. Better Strange02. Whatever You Want03. Burn04. Body Monsters05. How To Start06. Get Over Yourself07. The Right Thing08. Virtually A Girl09. Chairman Gou10. With You11. Just Repeating What's Around Me12. Overloaded 
LIVE DATES WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR:1/16 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace 1/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom 1/20 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar1/21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo1/23 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel 1/27 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall 1/28 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 1/29 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern 

Nada Surf announces new album and tour dates; shares new song

NADA SURF ANNOUNCES NEW RECORD, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE,OUT MARCH 4, 2016 FIRST TRACK, "BELIEVE YOU'RE MINE," AVAILABLE TO HEAR NOW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
photo credit: Bernie Dechant (New York, NY) -- Nada Surf has announced the release of its new album, You Know Who You Are, out March 4, 2016. The band's eighth record and fifth for Barsuk, it was produced by long-time comrade Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording n Hoboken, NJ. The album marks the band's first as an official quartet with the core unit - singer/ songwriter/guitarist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot - joined by Doug Gillard on second guitar. Album pre-orders begin today, December 2. The first song from the new collection, "Believe You're Mine," is available to hear now. Earlier today, "Believe You're Mine" was spun by KEXP's John In The Morning, KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and  WXPN.   LISTEN TO "BELIEVE YOU'RE MINE"  ALBUM PRE-ORDER LINKS:BarsukAmazonGoogleiTunes Having recorded five albums in 10 years and toured extensively in support of all of them, Nada Surf opted to follow 2012's cracking The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy with a brief but well-earned hiatus. So in January 2015, when Caws informed Nada Surf's vociferous Facebook following that a new record was just about done, the news was greeted with explosive enthusiasm. The music was in the can, he announced, and all that remained was to finish up a few lyrics and sing a few vocals; something he planned to do on off-days off during an upcoming solo acoustic tour. Caws even included a photo of the recording set-up he was bringing in the car.

"I was so eager to have an album done that I believed in it as it was," Caws recalls. "But the great thing about being 'finished' is that you can take a breath and evaluate, because the pressure to 'do it' is gone. The more I listened and thought about it, the more I realized that I might want to keep working. Also, I'd sent the tracks to my friend Josh, who runs Barsuk Records, the label we've been on since 2002, and he said 'It's great,' but followed that with a pregnant pause. I got the message. I didn't take that as a critique as much as a belief that I could do better. It was very freeing," Caws continues. "There were already a bunch of songs in the can that we all liked, so I could think more expansively about what the album could be."

Caws' instinct to heed his inner editorial voice proved to be spot on: he dropped a few songs, tweaked others, and wrote a few more that, "definitely feel different from what we've done before," he says. "Believe You're Mine" was rejiggered and sped up, while "Cold To See Clear" - originally penned for a collaboration to be named later with Michael Lerner of Telekinesis - was deemed a better fit for Nada Surf. Just before starting You Know Who You Are, Caws had gone to Los Angeles to write with Dan Wilson, who in addition to his success with Semisonic, has won two Grammy Awards for his songs with Adele and the Dixie Chicks. They weren't writing for anyone in particular, they just wanted to see what would happen. Caws felt so good about "Rushing" and "Victory's Yours," that he asked Wilson if he could include them on the new Nada Surf album. Wilson gave the green light, and even offered to contribute backing vocals. When the band returned to Hoboken, NJ for another round of sessions with producer/guitarist Tom Beaujour (Jennifer O'Connor, Amy Bezunartea), the songs were tracked.
 
And lo and behold, what would have been another really good Nada Surf album (their seventh since getting signed to a major in the go-go 90's and scoring a worldwide alterna-hit with "Popular") became what could well be the most representative collection of the group's two-decade career, all while pushing towards whatever comes next. While the band has always had a surplus of horsepower for velocity rockers and an astounding level of confidence live, they've been gaining the discipline and finesses to change gears, more so with each release. Captured in the album's 10 tracks is every beloved facet of the band, but You Know Who You Are also finds much on offer that stands apart from anything previously heard in the band's diverse catalogue. "Sometimes it feels like, to our audience at least, we are two or three different bands at once," Caws concludes. "It seems some people are looking to feel better, for encouragement getting over their obstacles, for help figuring life out... not that I've done that myself, other people are looking for love songs, and then some others just want to rock." Nada Surf has confirmed the first leg of a North American tour that begins in Chicago, IL, on May 12, 2016 and ends in Boston, MA, on June 4. The complete tour dates are below. NADA SURF YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE

TRACKLISTINGCold to See ClearBelieve You're MineFriend HospitalNew BirdOut of the DarkRushingAnimalYou Know Who You AreGold SoundsVictory's Yours North American tour dates: MAY12 - Chicago, IL - Thalia13 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line14 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room17 - Vancouver, BC - Venue18 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre19 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall21 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram22 - San Diego, CA - Irenic24 - Denver, CO - Bluebird27 - Austin, TX - Parish28 - Dallas, TX Granada JUNE1 - Washington, DC - 9:302 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live3 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace4 - Boston, MA - Paradise 

VOWWS Share New Video Via Cool Hunting | Start West Coast Tour This Week

VOWWS SHARE "STRANGER" VIDEO VIA COOL HUNTING

WEST COAST SHOWS START THIS WEEK

THE GREAT SUN LP OUT NOW ON CLEOPATRA RECORDS  WATCH & SHARE: VOWWS - "Stranger" Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV5EgumiZtY
   VOWWS share a new video for "Stranger" this week via Cool Hunting.  The video was shot by the band over a one-year period, in various locations including The Waldorf-Astoria NYC, Downtown LA, New Paltz NY and a Motel 6 in Lordsburg, New Mexico. You can watch and share the video here. The duo will also kick off their West Coast tour this week in support of their new album The Great Sun. You can check out full tour dates below.

The Great Sun LP is out now on Cleopatra Records and is available for purchase on iTunes. The album features appearances by Gary Numan and Thor Harris (SWANS). Featured remixes of tracks from the release include Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence) and Brooklyn noise artist Dreamcrusher. TOUR DATES
12.03 - SODA BAR - SAN DIEGO , CA *
12.04 - THE STORK CLUB - OAKLAND, CA (DJ SET) *
12.05 - BLACK FOREST - EUGENE, OR *
12.06 - HIGH DIVE - SEATTLE, WA *
12.07 - LE VOYEUR - OLYMPIA, WA *
12.08 - ASH STREET SALOON - PDX *
12.09 - THE PRESS CLUB - SACRAMENTO, CA*
12.10 - COMPLEX - LOS ANGELES, CA *
12.11 - THE BLIND TIGER - SANTA BARBARA*
12.12 - THE RED COVE - VENTURA, CA*

*W Jennie Vee The Great Sun LP - TRACKLISTING
01. The Great Sun
02. Against The Gates
03. Holy Youth
04. Stranger
05. Councillor
06. The Only One
07. It's You
08. Losing Myself In You (Feat. Gary Numan)
09. Crying
10. The Season
11. Waiting For Me

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  Australian/Iranian Industrial-Pop duo VOWWS met while studying music in Sydney, Australia. They played in multiple experimental rock bands in Sydney together before moving to NYC in 2011 and creating VOWWS. Gradually their tension, conflict and chemistry began to define their world, and their sound. The result is as bipolar as it is harmonized, with drama and extremity facing off against diligence and measured observation. Friend, producer (and sometimes mediator) Kevin McMahon helped capture this dichotomy on tape, disguising a collection of dense pop songs with layers of distortion; grinding and swaying and pushing all the while. In late 2014 VOWWS moved to LA.

Shortly after arriving in LA, Matt toured nationally supporting Foster the People - as lead guitarist for French artist Soko. After returning from tour, VOWWS signed with Cleopatra Records, and were able to finalize recording their debut album as VOWWS - it is entitled 'The Great Sun' and features appearances by Gary Numan, and Thor Harris (SWANS). Featured remixes of tracks from the record include Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence) and Brooklyn noise artist Dreamcrusher.

VOWWS' intensely focussed live shows have earned them spots on bills with Ariel Pink, Prayers, Run the Jewels, Black Lips, Tamaryn, Pop 1280 and more so far this year. The duo are also featured in the Fall 2015 L.A. Substance fashion campaign..

M. Ward Announces New Album + Shares New Single "Girl From Conejo Valley"

M. WARD ANNOUNCES EIGHTH SOLO ALBUM MORE RAIN
TO BE RELEASED MARCH 4, 2016 VIA MERGE RECORDS
LISTEN TO "GIRL FROM CONEJO VALLEY" - PRESS HERE TO STREAM M. Ward returns with his eighth solo album, More Rain, which will be released on March 4, 2016 via Merge Records. PRESS HERE to stream Ward's new single "Girl From Conejo Valley," which is a nostalgic trot through people he used to know and a place he used to be.  Having spent the last decade-and-a-half based in the perennially damp Portland, Oregon, the singer-songwriter and producer has learned how to shine through the soggy gloom by simply embracing its inevitability. With his new album More Rain, Ward has made a true gotta-stay-indoors, rainy-season record that looks upwards through the weather while reflecting on his past. "I think one of the biggest mysteries of America right now is this: How are we able to process unending bad news on Page One and then go about our lives the way the Style section portrays us?" says Ward. "There must be a place in our brains that allows us to take a bird's-eye view of humanity, and I think music is good at helping people-myself included-go to that place." This album finds Ward picking up the tempo and volume a bit from his previous release, 2012's A Wasteland Companion. Where that record introspectively looked in from the outside, More Rain finds Ward on the inside, gazing out. Begun four years ago and imagined initially as a DIY doo-wop album that would feature Ward experimenting with layering his own voice, it soon branched out in different directions, a move that he credits largely to his collaborators here who include R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Neko Case, k.d. lang, The Secret Sisters, and Joey Spampinato of NRBQ. The result is a collection of upbeat, sonically ambitious yet canonically familiar songs that both propel Ward's reach and satisfy longtime fans.  Ward has released a string of acclaimed solo albums over the past several years, along with five LPs with Zooey Deschanel as She & Him and a 2009 collaborative album with My Morning Jacket's Jim James and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis under the moniker Monsters of Folk. In addition to his celebrated work as a musician, Ward is an accomplished producer, handling those duties for such luminaries as Mavis Staples, Jenny Lewis, and Carlos Forster as well as his own musical projects. MORE RAIN More RainPirate DialTime Won't WaitConfessionI'm Listening (Child's Theme)Girl from Conejo ValleySlow Driving ManYou're So Good To MeTemptationPhenomenonLittle BabyI'm Going HigherPre-order More Rain on CD or LP in the Merge store. The first 750 pre-orders will received a limited edition translucent red vinyl. Pre-order the album digitally via iTunes.
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WET TO EMBARK ON FIRST EVER HEADLINE TOUR IN JANUARY

WET TO EMBARK ON FIRST EVER HEADLINE TOUR IN JANUARY
TICKETS ON SALE ON DECEMBER 4TH
ACCLAIMED TRIO'S LONG ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM  DON'T  YOU  TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 29, 2016 The trek kicks off on January 24th in their home state of Massachusetts (see dates below), and runs through mid-February, with performances scheduled in major cities such as New York City (1/28 & 29), Philadelphia (1/30), Toronto (2/3) and Chicago (2/5), among others, before making their way back to California and ending at The Echo in Los Angeles on February 16th. Tickets for the tour go on sale starting on Friday, December 4th at noon EST.The tour is in support of their anticipated Columbia Records debut album Don't You, scheduled for a global release on January 29, 2016. The forthcoming album will be made available everywhere in all formats - digital, physical, and vinyl. "It's All in Vain" has quickly garnered steam, reaching #1 on Hype Machine and clocking in at #11 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart. Immediate media praise for the song included EW's Music We Loved This Week, SPIN's Singles Mix, FADER's 10 Songs You Need In Your Life This Week and PopCrush's Best Songs We Heard This Week.
The band's previous single, "Deadwater," was met with a rousing response, already included onNPR's prestigious Favorite Songs Of 2015 List. Hailed for 'minimalist, smooth-sailing choruses that can't possibly be coming from a trio this young in their career,' by Spin Magazine, their capacity for creating boundless emotional pop has been well documented by the NY Times, NPR, Fader, andStereogum amongst many others. Wet is comprised of the enigmatic Kelly Zutrau and multi-instrumentalists Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow.
Wet met through mutual friends as college students in New York City in 2007. After a few years of informal collaboration (Zutrau came to New York to study painting), they didn't declare their official musical intentions until the summer of 2012. After releasing a few songs on SoundCloud, including the acclaimed "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl," the band began attracting a diverse and loyal following.  Their critically hailed debut EP Wet garnered industry-wide attention and paved the path for their forthcoming major label release, Don't You, to be made available everywhere on January 29, 2016.Wet Headline Tour:
1/24 - Iron Horse Music Hall - Northampton, MA 1/27 - U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC 1/28 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY1/29 - Rough Trade - Brooklyn, NY 1/30 - Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA2/1 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA2/2 - Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC 2/3 - The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON 2/5 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL 2/6 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN 2/9 - Barboza - Seattle, WA 2/10 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC 2/12 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR 2/14 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA 2/16 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
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