Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2428
July 29, 2014
Roni Size Announces New Solo EP and Album
Roni Size to Release New Solo EP & Album in August via His New Label Mansion Sounds & Announces Return of Reprazent in 2015
New York, NY – Groundbreaking British drum’n’bass pioneer Roni Size announced earlier this month that he will be releasing a new solo album Take Kontrol on August 25th via his new label Mansion Sounds. The 16 track album is his first in nearly a decade and will be preceded by a six track EP on August 18th entitled Size Matters – featuring all carefully selected tracks from the forthcoming new album. The music onTake Kontrol and Size Matters focuses purely on “dancefloor cuts for the heads,” with Size reprising his role as a producer/DJ away from the live environment he’s explored with Reprazent. Size has also revealed that Reprazent will return later this year, with a new album set for release in early 2015.
On July 7th Size premiered his first new track from the upcoming pair of releases – “Made in Korea” – with MixMag in the UK who called it “…a fierce and ferocious roller that's sure to please the old school d'n'b heads” and you can check it out exclusively here: http://www.mixmag.net/music/exclusive-music/prem-roni-size. Other new tracks that have surfaced thus far include “Final Day” – played by Annie Mac on her BBC Radio 1 show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0495c2b – and “Power,” which found its way on the UKF Drum & Bass Channel on July 16th and you can listen to in its entirety here: http://ukf.com/video/roni-size-power/.
In addition, Size is giving away a free track “Bite The Bullet (2014 remix)” to fans who sign up for his new mailing list via Facebook here and you can also sign up directly on the new site www.ronisize.net, the first stop for news on new releases, mixes, live dates and exclusive content.
Size, who is now based out of London’s Metropolis Studios and splits his time between the capital and his native Bristol, is excited to be launching his new label Mansion Sounds with his first new album in ten years and said, “When I hear this music I hear a MANSION of possibilities. This is just the start of better things to come.”
In addition to the standard 16 track CD/digital album release of Take Kontrol, there will be an iTunes deluxe version that features 25 tracks and an exclusive DJ mix from Roni. Further details on Take Kontrol and Reprazent will be released soon.
iTunes Buy Links:
EP: https://itunes.apple.com/album/size-matters-ep/id895827468?ls=1
Standard album: https://itunes.apple.com/album/take-kontrol/id895830301
Deluxe album: https://itunes.apple.com/album/take-kontrol-deluxe/id895866143?ls=1
Stay Connected with Roni Size:
www.ronisize.net
https://www.facebook.com/ronisize
http://twitter.com/ronisizebristol
http://instagram.com/ronisizebristol
https://soundcloud.com/ronisize
Agnes Obel's "Doran" to Radio, HBO's "The Leftovers"
AGNES OBEL'S "DORIAN" HEADS TO RADIOIN TIME FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES"PASS THEM BY" TO BE FEATURED ONHBO'S "THE LEFTOVERS"
"[She blends] pop melodies with classical precision and an air of elegance bordering on art songs." -- Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES, CA - (Tuesday, July 29, 2014) - In support of her upcoming North American tour, "Dorian," from Agnes Obel's critically-acclaimed second album Aventine (Play It Again Sam/[PIAS] America) goes to radio this week, accompanied by the stunning music video for the song. According to one reviewer, "Dorian" is "light and delicate, soaring and a touch wistful, and beautiful enough to inspire belief, even in the least religious." Aventine has been certified Platinum in France and Gold in Belgium.
Click HERE for "Dorian."
The "Dorian" video clip is comprised of visuals from pioneering filmmaker Maya Deren's 1958 black and white short "The Very Eye of Night," that features students from the Metropolitan Ballet Company. Deren, a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer, was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers of the 1940's and 1950's avant-garde period.
Also in conjunction with Obel's upcoming North American trek, Aventine's "Pass Them By" will be featured in an upcoming episode of HBO's new series "The Leftovers," now boasting eight million viewers across all platforms. Since its October 2013 release, numerous songs from Aventine have been featured on network TV programs including The CW's "Reign," "Star-Crossed," and "The Originals," ABC's "Betrayal," NBC's "Parenthood," and ABC Family's "Ravenswood," and "Pretty Little Liars."
Obel's North American trek kicks off August 12 in Philadelphia; the full itinerary is below.
AUGUST12 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA13 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.14 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
OCTOBER30 Dakota, Minneapolis, MN
NOVEMBER 1 Park West, Chicago, IL 2 Opera House, Stoughton, WI 4 Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON 5 Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON 7 Iron House, Northampton, MA10 Sinclair, Cambridge, MA11 Olympia, Montreal, QC13 Palais Montcalm, Quebec, QC
"[She blends] pop melodies with classical precision and an air of elegance bordering on art songs." -- Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES, CA - (Tuesday, July 29, 2014) - In support of her upcoming North American tour, "Dorian," from Agnes Obel's critically-acclaimed second album Aventine (Play It Again Sam/[PIAS] America) goes to radio this week, accompanied by the stunning music video for the song. According to one reviewer, "Dorian" is "light and delicate, soaring and a touch wistful, and beautiful enough to inspire belief, even in the least religious." Aventine has been certified Platinum in France and Gold in Belgium.Click HERE for "Dorian."
The "Dorian" video clip is comprised of visuals from pioneering filmmaker Maya Deren's 1958 black and white short "The Very Eye of Night," that features students from the Metropolitan Ballet Company. Deren, a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer, was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers of the 1940's and 1950's avant-garde period.
Also in conjunction with Obel's upcoming North American trek, Aventine's "Pass Them By" will be featured in an upcoming episode of HBO's new series "The Leftovers," now boasting eight million viewers across all platforms. Since its October 2013 release, numerous songs from Aventine have been featured on network TV programs including The CW's "Reign," "Star-Crossed," and "The Originals," ABC's "Betrayal," NBC's "Parenthood," and ABC Family's "Ravenswood," and "Pretty Little Liars."
Obel's North American trek kicks off August 12 in Philadelphia; the full itinerary is below.
AUGUST12 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA13 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.14 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
OCTOBER30 Dakota, Minneapolis, MN
NOVEMBER 1 Park West, Chicago, IL 2 Opera House, Stoughton, WI 4 Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON 5 Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON 7 Iron House, Northampton, MA10 Sinclair, Cambridge, MA11 Olympia, Montreal, QC13 Palais Montcalm, Quebec, QC
The Unicorns' 'Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?' Reissue
The Unicorns’ Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? Digital Reissue Out Today (Purchase via iTunes)
CDs (Out 8/26) & Limited-Edition Vinyl (Out 10/7) Available for Pre-Order
Live Dates w/ Arcade Fire Kick Off This Friday
With their reunion shows just around the corner, The Unicorns have released a digital reissue of 2003’s Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? . Out today via iTunes & other digital retailers, the remastered album contains four bonus tracks (see below for full track listing.)
The reissue will be released on CD on August 26th and on limited-edition vinyl on October 7th. All physical formats are now available for pre-order. Both the digital and physical reissues are being released on the band’s own Caterpillar Records, via Redeye Distribution.
The Unicorns’ live dates with Arcade Fire kick off this Friday, with two nights at The Forum in LA (8/1 & 8/2) and three nights at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center (8/22-8/24.) The band will also perform live at POP Montreal on 9/21. All six reuinion shows will feature the band’s full lineup from 2003-04: Nick Thorburn, Alden Penner, and Jamie Thompson.
Live Dates :* w/ Arcade Fire & Dan Deacon^ w/ Television8/1: Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum*8/2: Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum*8/22: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay’s Center*8/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay’s Center*8/24: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay’s Center*^9/21: POP Montreal - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis Theatre (Tickets)
CDs (Out 8/26) & Limited-Edition Vinyl (Out 10/7) Available for Pre-Order
Live Dates w/ Arcade Fire Kick Off This Friday
With their reunion shows just around the corner, The Unicorns have released a digital reissue of 2003’s Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? . Out today via iTunes & other digital retailers, the remastered album contains four bonus tracks (see below for full track listing.)
The reissue will be released on CD on August 26th and on limited-edition vinyl on October 7th. All physical formats are now available for pre-order. Both the digital and physical reissues are being released on the band’s own Caterpillar Records, via Redeye Distribution.
The Unicorns’ live dates with Arcade Fire kick off this Friday, with two nights at The Forum in LA (8/1 & 8/2) and three nights at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center (8/22-8/24.) The band will also perform live at POP Montreal on 9/21. All six reuinion shows will feature the band’s full lineup from 2003-04: Nick Thorburn, Alden Penner, and Jamie Thompson.
Live Dates :* w/ Arcade Fire & Dan Deacon^ w/ Television8/1: Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum*8/2: Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum*8/22: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay’s Center*8/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay’s Center*8/24: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay’s Center*^9/21: POP Montreal - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis Theatre (Tickets)
The Melvins Release Hold It In On Oct. 14
THE MELVINS RELEASE HOLD IT IN ON OCT. 14 VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS
U.S. TOUR KICKS OFF OCT. 15
Photo credit: Mackie Osborne; Left to right: Dale Crover, Buzz Osborne, Paul Leary, JD Pinkus LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2014 -The Melvins return with Hold It In, their first studio album as a quartetsince 2010's The Bride Screams Murder, on Oct. 14.
Joining Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for the 12-song outing are Butthole Surfers' guitar player Paul Leary and bass player JD Pinkus. Hold It In was recorded in both Los Angeles and Austin earlier this year.
"Hold It In is a refreshing piece of fiction in a boring world of fact and bullsh*t," said Osborne. "Paul is one of the best guitar players I have ever heard and Pinkus has an outside the box type of approach to both guitar and bass that you just have to let it ride. I can't believe this actually happened. I'm thrilled."
"It's very rare you get a chance to work with three folks from the 'Break A Wish' foundation, all at the same time," said Pinkus. "I believe they'll remember their experience with me forever (or until they finally all lose their fight with S.I.D.S)."
The Melvins kick off a round of U.S. tour dates on Oct. 15 in Sacramento at Assembly, which also includes a performance at this year's Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. Osborne, Crover and Pinkus will be the touring roster for this run of dates.
Tour dates:
October 15 Sacramento, CA Assembly
October 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of Music
October 18 Seattle, WA The Showbox
October 19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
October 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
October 22 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing
October 23 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
October 24 San Diego, CA The Casbah
October 25 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
October 26 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
October 28 Dallas, TX Trees
October 29 Austin, TX Mohawk
October 30 Houston, TX Warehouse Live - Studio
October 31 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Fest
November 1 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
November 2 Gainesville, FL The Wooly
November 3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's
November 4 Orlando, FL The Social
November 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room
November 6 Tampa, FL Orpheum Theater
November 8 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center Stage
November 9 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
Tickets are on sale this Friday, Aug. 1 at 10 am local time.
U.S. TOUR KICKS OFF OCT. 15
Photo credit: Mackie Osborne; Left to right: Dale Crover, Buzz Osborne, Paul Leary, JD Pinkus LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2014 -The Melvins return with Hold It In, their first studio album as a quartetsince 2010's The Bride Screams Murder, on Oct. 14.
Joining Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for the 12-song outing are Butthole Surfers' guitar player Paul Leary and bass player JD Pinkus. Hold It In was recorded in both Los Angeles and Austin earlier this year.
"Hold It In is a refreshing piece of fiction in a boring world of fact and bullsh*t," said Osborne. "Paul is one of the best guitar players I have ever heard and Pinkus has an outside the box type of approach to both guitar and bass that you just have to let it ride. I can't believe this actually happened. I'm thrilled."
"It's very rare you get a chance to work with three folks from the 'Break A Wish' foundation, all at the same time," said Pinkus. "I believe they'll remember their experience with me forever (or until they finally all lose their fight with S.I.D.S)."
The Melvins kick off a round of U.S. tour dates on Oct. 15 in Sacramento at Assembly, which also includes a performance at this year's Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. Osborne, Crover and Pinkus will be the touring roster for this run of dates.
Tour dates:
October 15 Sacramento, CA Assembly
October 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of Music
October 18 Seattle, WA The Showbox
October 19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
October 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
October 22 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing
October 23 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
October 24 San Diego, CA The Casbah
October 25 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
October 26 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
October 28 Dallas, TX Trees
October 29 Austin, TX Mohawk
October 30 Houston, TX Warehouse Live - Studio
October 31 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Fest
November 1 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
November 2 Gainesville, FL The Wooly
November 3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's
November 4 Orlando, FL The Social
November 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room
November 6 Tampa, FL Orpheum Theater
November 8 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center Stage
November 9 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
Tickets are on sale this Friday, Aug. 1 at 10 am local time.
July 28, 2014
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 PERFORM @ THE TROUBADOUR
TO PERFORM VERY SPECIAL SHOW AT THE TROUBADOUR IN LOS ANGELES ON AUGUST 14TH
TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 1ST
NEW ALBUM, THE PHYSICAL WORLD, DUE SEPTEMBER 9TH
July 29th, 2014 - Globally revered and highly influential dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979 have announced that they will perform a very special show at Los Angeles' fabled Troubadour in West Hollywood on August 14th. Tickets go on sale August 1st and can be purchased via Ticketfly. The Troubadour show is a warm-up for the band's extensive European and U.S. headlining tour. Please visit on deathfromabove1979.com for dates and ticket buy links for those shows.On July 8th, DFA 1979 revealed details regarding their eagerly anticipated new album, The Physical World , which will be released by Last Gang Records/Warner Bros. Records on September 9th, 2014. The digital pre-order is now up on iTunes and the exclusive album bundles are available from the bandhere.The first single, "Trainwreck 1979," is now available for purchase at all participating online retailers.
Produced by D. Sardy (Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, Wolfmother, Oasis), The Physical World comes a full ten years after the release of the band's universally acclaimed debut album, You're A Woman, I'm A Machine , which made Jesse F. Keeler (bass, synths, backing vocals) andSebastien Grainger (vocals and drums), an underground /over ground sensation. DFA 1979 broke up in 2006 while the first album and subsequent remix album continued to sell inexplicably. They decided to reunite in 2011 and began to perform live picking up where they left off without missing a beat. Their rabid cult has only continued to amass just as inexplicably. Jesse and Sebastien sat down with the NME to talk about the new album release and reuniting. Earlier this spring, DFA 1979 released various clues, tidbits and sonic allusions surrounding a possible new album on deathfromabove1979.com. This is also the exclusive portal into the wormhole world into all things DFA 1979 now and in the future.
THE FLAMING LIPS ANNOUNCE BRAND-NEW SPECTACULAR
THE FLAMING LIPS ANNOUNCE BRAND-NEW SPECTACULAR MERCH AVAILABLE IN THE FLAMING LIPS STORE AND THEY'RE ON THE ROAD NOW
WAYNE COYNE ORIGINAL COMIC BOOK SERIES, THE SUN IS SICK #2IS AVAILABLE NOW
ELECTRIC WÜRMS TO RELEASE SIX-SONG DEBUT ALBUM, MUSIK, DIE SHWER ZU TWERK, AUGUST 19TH
PROG-ROCK BAND IS SIDE PROJECT OF THE FLAMING LIPS' MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST STEVEN DROZD AND WAYNE COYNE BACKED BYNASHVILLE'S LINEAR DOWNFALL
COVER OF YES' "HEART OF THE SUNRISE" OUT NOW
July 28, 2014 - (Burbank, CA.) - THE FLAMING LIPS have unleashed four new usually stunning shirts in their
official online store
, including a T-shirt that looks like an (almost) identical replication of Wayne Coyne's actual entrails and vital organs. Well that's what we were told anyway... This shirt required a top secret, extremely specialized printing process to make so please, do not ask us how it's done. This is thee essential LIPS T-shirt to own this summer! Click
here
to have a look. Ah, but there's more! Check out the very green
Better Human
design or the other lovely, Wayne Coyne original shirt, inspired by his
The Sun Is Sick
comic book in the vibrant red
Taste Eye
design. Speaking of
The Sun Is Sick,
the 2nd edition in the series is finally ready and available now in the shop and at THE LIPS tour merch stall. The adult-themed comic book is even more out there than the first editions so don't delay. Have a peek at the cover of
The Sun is Sick No.2
.
Musik, Die Shwer Zu Twerk - the six-song album from Electric Würms is available for pre-order now. This side project featuring the LIPS' multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd on vocals, guitars, and keyboards with Mr. Coyne on bass, backed by Nashville psychedelic rock band, Linear Downfall. Due from Warner Bros. Records on August 19th, Musik, Die Shwer Zu Twerk will transport your senses to proggy sonic destinations way beyond. The fourth and final new T-shirt is an Electric Würms design printed on black, which you can view here .
Musik, Die Schwer Zu Twerk track listing:
I Could Only See Clouds
Futuristic Hallucination
The Bat
Living
Transform!!!
Heart of The Sunrise
As previously reported, the first single - a cover of British prog-rock band Yes' "Heart of The Sunrise"is out now. The album will be available digitally on CD and very limited edition Purple Dayglo vinyl.
Yes, it's true; THE FLAMING LIPS will release a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tribute album, titled With A Little Help From My Fwends , later this year on Warner Bros. Records. The band, along with contributions from famous fwends, has recorded their versions of each track on The Beatles' 1967 classic in their own inimitable style. Further details will be forthcoming.
The Flaming Lips and Electric Würms will perform live this summer.
All FLAMING LIPS tour dates listed below:
Aug 3 Portland, OR MLS All-Star Week at Waterfront Park by AT&T
Aug 10 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival
Aug 15 Quebec, QC, Canada Expo Quebec
Aug 16 Crownsville, MD Silopanna Festival
Aug 30 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK End Of the Road Festival
Sep 6 Toronto, ON, Canada Riot Fest
Sep 13 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
Sep 19 Denver, CO Riot Fest
Oct 24-26 Las Vegas, NV Life Is Beautiful Fest (Date TBA)
Nov 9 Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland Airwaves Festival
# # #
More information to be revealed soon. Until then, to go: www.flaminglips.com
WAYNE COYNE ORIGINAL COMIC BOOK SERIES, THE SUN IS SICK #2IS AVAILABLE NOW
ELECTRIC WÜRMS TO RELEASE SIX-SONG DEBUT ALBUM, MUSIK, DIE SHWER ZU TWERK, AUGUST 19TH
PROG-ROCK BAND IS SIDE PROJECT OF THE FLAMING LIPS' MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST STEVEN DROZD AND WAYNE COYNE BACKED BYNASHVILLE'S LINEAR DOWNFALL
COVER OF YES' "HEART OF THE SUNRISE" OUT NOW
July 28, 2014 - (Burbank, CA.) - THE FLAMING LIPS have unleashed four new usually stunning shirts in their
official online store
, including a T-shirt that looks like an (almost) identical replication of Wayne Coyne's actual entrails and vital organs. Well that's what we were told anyway... This shirt required a top secret, extremely specialized printing process to make so please, do not ask us how it's done. This is thee essential LIPS T-shirt to own this summer! Click
here
to have a look. Ah, but there's more! Check out the very green
Better Human
design or the other lovely, Wayne Coyne original shirt, inspired by his
The Sun Is Sick
comic book in the vibrant red
Taste Eye
design. Speaking of
The Sun Is Sick,
the 2nd edition in the series is finally ready and available now in the shop and at THE LIPS tour merch stall. The adult-themed comic book is even more out there than the first editions so don't delay. Have a peek at the cover of
The Sun is Sick No.2
.Musik, Die Shwer Zu Twerk - the six-song album from Electric Würms is available for pre-order now. This side project featuring the LIPS' multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd on vocals, guitars, and keyboards with Mr. Coyne on bass, backed by Nashville psychedelic rock band, Linear Downfall. Due from Warner Bros. Records on August 19th, Musik, Die Shwer Zu Twerk will transport your senses to proggy sonic destinations way beyond. The fourth and final new T-shirt is an Electric Würms design printed on black, which you can view here .
Musik, Die Schwer Zu Twerk track listing:
I Could Only See Clouds
Futuristic Hallucination
The Bat
Living
Transform!!!
Heart of The Sunrise
As previously reported, the first single - a cover of British prog-rock band Yes' "Heart of The Sunrise"is out now. The album will be available digitally on CD and very limited edition Purple Dayglo vinyl.
Yes, it's true; THE FLAMING LIPS will release a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tribute album, titled With A Little Help From My Fwends , later this year on Warner Bros. Records. The band, along with contributions from famous fwends, has recorded their versions of each track on The Beatles' 1967 classic in their own inimitable style. Further details will be forthcoming.
The Flaming Lips and Electric Würms will perform live this summer.
All FLAMING LIPS tour dates listed below:
Aug 3 Portland, OR MLS All-Star Week at Waterfront Park by AT&T
Aug 10 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival
Aug 15 Quebec, QC, Canada Expo Quebec
Aug 16 Crownsville, MD Silopanna Festival
Aug 30 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK End Of the Road Festival
Sep 6 Toronto, ON, Canada Riot Fest
Sep 13 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
Sep 19 Denver, CO Riot Fest
Oct 24-26 Las Vegas, NV Life Is Beautiful Fest (Date TBA)
Nov 9 Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland Airwaves Festival
# # #
More information to be revealed soon. Until then, to go: www.flaminglips.com
Allah-Las Premiere 'No Werewolf' Video On NPR: First Watch,
Announce US & European Tour DatesSophomore LP "Worship The Sun" Out September 16th On Innovative Leisure
Watch 'No Werewolf' On NPR First Watch!
Media Watch '501-415' On NOISEY Listen To '501-415' On SPIN
Photo Credit: Nolan Hall
US Tour Dates
Aug 15 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo Park Rising
Aug 23 - Ucluelet, BC - Otalith Music Festival
Aug 30 - Vancouver, BC - Nootkah Sound Festival
Sept 4 - Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series
European Tour Dates
Sep 21 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt
Sep 22 - Nottingham, UK - Bodega
Sep 24 - London, UK - Oval Space
Sep 26 - Liverpool, UK - Psych Fest @ Camp
Sep 28 - Dublin, IRE - Workmans Club
Sep 29 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
Sep 30 - Edinburgh, UK - Electric Circus
Oct 2 - Sheffeild, UK - The Harley
Oct 3 - Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
Oct 4 - Bristol, UK - Start The Bus
Oct 7 - Paris, FR - Badaboum
Oct 9 - Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuisuin
Oct 10 - Brussels, BE - Orangerie @ Botanique
Oct 11 - Luxembourg, LX - CarreRotondes
Oct 13 - Cologne, GER - Underground
Oct 14 - Hamburg, GER - Mojo
Oct 15 - Berlin, GER - C-Club
Oct 17 - Munich, GER - Atomic Cafe
Oct 18 - Wiesbaden, GER - Schachthof
Oct 20 - Zurich, CH - Kinski
Oct 21 - Mezzago, ITA - Bloom
Oct 24 - Barcelona, SPA - Sala Apolo
Oct 25 - Madrid, SPA - Sala El Sol
Oct 26 - Bilbao, SPA - Antzokia
Oct 31 - Thessaloniki, GR - Principal Club
Nov 1 - Athens, GR - Fuzz Club
Watch 'No Werewolf' On NPR First Watch!
Media Watch '501-415' On NOISEY Listen To '501-415' On SPIN
Photo Credit: Nolan Hall
US Tour Dates
Aug 15 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo Park Rising
Aug 23 - Ucluelet, BC - Otalith Music Festival
Aug 30 - Vancouver, BC - Nootkah Sound Festival
Sept 4 - Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series
European Tour Dates
Sep 21 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt
Sep 22 - Nottingham, UK - Bodega
Sep 24 - London, UK - Oval Space
Sep 26 - Liverpool, UK - Psych Fest @ Camp
Sep 28 - Dublin, IRE - Workmans Club
Sep 29 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
Sep 30 - Edinburgh, UK - Electric Circus
Oct 2 - Sheffeild, UK - The Harley
Oct 3 - Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
Oct 4 - Bristol, UK - Start The Bus
Oct 7 - Paris, FR - Badaboum
Oct 9 - Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuisuin
Oct 10 - Brussels, BE - Orangerie @ Botanique
Oct 11 - Luxembourg, LX - CarreRotondes
Oct 13 - Cologne, GER - Underground
Oct 14 - Hamburg, GER - Mojo
Oct 15 - Berlin, GER - C-Club
Oct 17 - Munich, GER - Atomic Cafe
Oct 18 - Wiesbaden, GER - Schachthof
Oct 20 - Zurich, CH - Kinski
Oct 21 - Mezzago, ITA - Bloom
Oct 24 - Barcelona, SPA - Sala Apolo
Oct 25 - Madrid, SPA - Sala El Sol
Oct 26 - Bilbao, SPA - Antzokia
Oct 31 - Thessaloniki, GR - Principal Club
Nov 1 - Athens, GR - Fuzz Club
Tweens Announce Summer Tour w/ Crocodiles
Listen to Perfect Pussy's Remix of Tweens "Be Mean"Watch "Forever" Video on Noisey NowTweens LP Out Now on Frenchkiss
Watch "Be Mean" on Stereogum Listen to "Forever" on Pitchfork Tour Dates08.01 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake
08.02 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
08.03 - Boise, ID - The Crux
08.05 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern *
08.06 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar *
08.07 - Eugene, OR - Wandering Goat
08.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel *
08.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Globos *
08.10 - San Diego, CA - CASBAH *
08.11 - Phoenix, AZ - LAST EXIT *
08.13 - Laredo, TX - Old No. 2 *
08.14 - McAllen, TX - Simon Sez *
08.15 - Austin, TX - Mohawk *
08.16 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia *
08.17 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree *
* w/ Crocodiles
$ w/ Marnie Stern & Amanda X
Press"Totally fucking rad." -- NME "Fun, puckered" -- Pitchfork "Crisp and kinetic lo-fi garage-pop jams...Dream city." -- Stereogum “Tweens have found the common ground between the saccharine sentiment of pop music and the kick-your-face-in intensity of punk." -- Passion of the Weiss “Cincinnati rockers Tweens push a sugary blast of dirty pop-punk thunder. It makes me want to drink three Big Gulps in a parking lot and throw the cups on the ground, because, really, who cares.” -- RCRD LBL "Cincinnati trio Tweens make garagey, nasally, punky pop that is equal parts rauccous and infectious. Songs like "Be Mean" and "Rattle&Rollin'" are both especially catchy." -- Brooklyn Vegan
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Announce Fall US Tour
Announce October US Tour!
10/17: San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
10/18: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/20: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10/22: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
10/23: Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
10/24: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Third Studio Album, Bring Us Together,
Out September 16th via Hot Bus/Rough Trade
FREE MP3: Album Cut “Bring Us Together”
Photo credit: Sigurd Grünberger
Danish pop powerhouse The Asteroids Galaxy Tour , consisting of Lars Iversen &Mette Lindberg, will release their highly anticipated third studio album, Bring Us Together on September 16th via Hot Bus/Rough Trade. In support of the new record, they’ll take to the road on a newly announced US tour this October, making stops inSan Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Washington, DC & Philadelphia! Tickets will be available as a direct-to-fan pre-sale as of tomorrow, and on general sale starting Wednesday.
Having previously unveiled Bring Us Together first single “My Club,” an instantly catchy pop masterpiece with a psychedelic vibe punctuated by pulsing club beats, the band is now giving away album cut “Bring Us Together” as a free MP3! “Bring Us Together” is available to download, post & share HERE .
Karen O releases video for "Rapt"
KAREN O RELEASES VIDEO FOR “RAPT”FIRST SOLO ALBUM CRUSH SONGS OUTSEPTEMBER 9 ON CULT RECORDSiTUNES PREORDER AVAILABLE JULY 29
Karen O is releasing the video for “Rapt” from her forthcoming
Crush Songs
, out September 9 on Cult Records, via Pitchfork. The video was directed by Barney Clay with production design from K.K. Barrett, who is known for his work with Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze and was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Production Design for Her. Watch the video here.Crush Songs will be available for preorder on iTunes starting tomorrow, July 29, with “Rapt” as a free download with preorder. All album formats and several bundles, including a limited t-shirt and pillowcase, are available for preorder now via Cult Records here: http://bit.ly/ShopKarenO. See below for tracklist.
Crush Songs will first be available as a limited, special vinyl edition incorporating Karen’s own personal drawings, handwritten lyrics and more (see the album cover, right, and a note from Karen, below). In addition to this limited edition, the album will be released on standard vinyl, CD and digitally from September 9.“When I was 27 I crushed a lot,” says Karen of the new record. “I wasn’t sure I’d ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time. They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade. I hope they keep you company on yours.”
Recorded in 2006 and 2007, the record is an intimate collection of lo-fi, bedroom recordings in the vein of Karen’s Oscar-nominated “The Moon Song.”
Karen O is the frontwoman of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In addition to Karen’s recent Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for “The Moon Song,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been nominated for three Grammy awards. The band has released four studio albums—2003’s Fever to Tell, 2006’s Show Your Bones, 2009’s It’s Blitz and 2013’s Mosquito—to incredible critical acclaim and has played countless festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo and curated its own All Tomorrow’s Parties.Cult label founder Julian Casablancas says, “So excited, lucky and proud to be involved with such a classic album—I just wanna listen to it all day. Karen is an all-time great.”Cult Records is helmed by Julian Casablancas. In addition to Karen O, the Cult roster includes Albert Hammond, Jr., Cerebral Ballzy, Har Mar Superstar, Rey Pila and more. CRUSH SONGS TRACK LIST
1. Ooo2. Rapt3. Visits4. Beast5. Comes the Night6. NYC Baby7. Other Side8. So Far9. Day Go By10. Body11. King12. Indian Summer13. Sunset Sun14. Native Korean Rock15. Singalong
www.karenomusic.comwww.facebook.com/officialkarenowww.twitter.com/KarenOwww.cultrecords.com ;
Karen O is releasing the video for “Rapt” from her forthcoming
Crush Songs
, out September 9 on Cult Records, via Pitchfork. The video was directed by Barney Clay with production design from K.K. Barrett, who is known for his work with Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze and was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Production Design for Her. Watch the video here.Crush Songs will be available for preorder on iTunes starting tomorrow, July 29, with “Rapt” as a free download with preorder. All album formats and several bundles, including a limited t-shirt and pillowcase, are available for preorder now via Cult Records here: http://bit.ly/ShopKarenO. See below for tracklist.Crush Songs will first be available as a limited, special vinyl edition incorporating Karen’s own personal drawings, handwritten lyrics and more (see the album cover, right, and a note from Karen, below). In addition to this limited edition, the album will be released on standard vinyl, CD and digitally from September 9.“When I was 27 I crushed a lot,” says Karen of the new record. “I wasn’t sure I’d ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time. They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade. I hope they keep you company on yours.”Recorded in 2006 and 2007, the record is an intimate collection of lo-fi, bedroom recordings in the vein of Karen’s Oscar-nominated “The Moon Song.”Karen O is the frontwoman of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In addition to Karen’s recent Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for “The Moon Song,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been nominated for three Grammy awards. The band has released four studio albums—2003’s Fever to Tell, 2006’s Show Your Bones, 2009’s It’s Blitz and 2013’s Mosquito—to incredible critical acclaim and has played countless festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo and curated its own All Tomorrow’s Parties.Cult label founder Julian Casablancas says, “So excited, lucky and proud to be involved with such a classic album—I just wanna listen to it all day. Karen is an all-time great.”Cult Records is helmed by Julian Casablancas. In addition to Karen O, the Cult roster includes Albert Hammond, Jr., Cerebral Ballzy, Har Mar Superstar, Rey Pila and more. CRUSH SONGS TRACK LIST
1. Ooo2. Rapt3. Visits4. Beast5. Comes the Night6. NYC Baby7. Other Side8. So Far9. Day Go By10. Body11. King12. Indian Summer13. Sunset Sun14. Native Korean Rock15. Singalongwww.karenomusic.comwww.facebook.com/officialkarenowww.twitter.com/KarenOwww.cultrecords.com ;
