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April 2, 2014
Walking Shapes Premiere "Winter fell" Music Video
Reveal Hauntingly Beautiful New Video for “Winter fell” on Village Voice (watch & share here )
New Album, Taka Come On, Out Next Week
(No Shame; April 8th [Digital], April 19th [Vinyl])
“Epic” - SPIN
“... a strange sort of calm we can’t deny.” - Earmilk
“... a bass-heavy, atmospheric rock aesthetic and frenetic live shows that draw comparisons to Radiohead and Alt-J.” - BPM
Catch Walking Shapes’ Riveting Live Shows this Spring:
4/3: Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
4/4: Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
4/5: Ponoma. CA @ Acerogami
4/6: San Francisco, CA @ Brick @ Mortar Music Hall
4/7: Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot
4/8: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Room
4/12: Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar
4/13: Fayetteville, AR @ Smoke and Barrel
4/14: Oklahoma City, OK @ VZD’s
4/19: Nashville, TN @ High Watt
4/21: Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
4/23: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
4/24: New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
4/25: New York, NY @ DROM
“Winter fell,” the hauntingly beautiful second offspring of Walking Shapes ’ visual album Taka Come On , premieres with Village Voice today. The video reflects the state of emotional flux, feeling overwhelmed and is depicted by two masked dancers in a confined space.
“The song ‘Winter fell’ came about during a ‘polar vortex,’” singer Nathaniel Hoho tells Village Voice, who deems the tune “much warmer than its subject matter.” It’s a song about being forced to take a break, reflecting and coming to terms with one’s inner demons, while simultaneously embracing the good things and people in life.
Heralded by publications such as SPIN and Earmilk, Walking Shapes was formed by way of mountains, and through the tides of the city. Their fierce and eclectic debut Taka Come On channels their love to their home New York City. Featuring Nathaniel Hoho on vocals and guitar; Jesse Kotansky on guitar, violin, vocals ; Jake Generalli on keys, vocals; Dan Krysa on bass and vocals; and Christopher Heinz on drums, Walking Shapes meld driving guitars, intricate arrangements and visually evocative songwriting into stunning audio refractions on New York’s sonic landscape.
OASIS MUSIC COMING TO YOU - The First Three Classic Oasis Albums
OASIS - CHASING THE SUN
BIG BROTHER RECORDINGS TO REISSUE THE FIRST THREE CLASSIC OASIS ALBUMS
Photo By Jamie Fry DEFINITELY MAYBE, (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY & BE HERE NOW EACH REMASTERED WITH BONUS CONTENT INCLUDING RARE AND UNRELEASED RECORDINGS
THE FIRST IN THE CHASING THE SUN SERIES DEFINITELY MAYBE RELEASED MAY 19TH
Available on standard CD, Special Edition 3 x CD, 12" vinyl LP (with digital download bundle of all bonus CD content), & Deluxe Box Set (including LP, Deluxe CD, exclusive 7" & merchandise)
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD ORIGINAL 1993'S DEMOS CASSETTE, AVAILABLE ONLY FROMwww.oasisinet.com
Original 1993 Cassette Demo ArtIn their 14-year recording career Oasis sold over 70 million albums worldwide, had 22 consecutive UK Top 10 singles, 7 No.1 studio albums, but, more than that, they helped define a generation. Now Big Brother Recordings are to reissue the band's classic albums in chronological order as part of the new Chasing The Sun series. Each album has been remastered and available with rare and exclusive bonus content.
With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of its original release, Definitely Maybe will be the first release in the series, out 19th May. (What's The Story?) Morning Glory and Be Here Now will follow later this year.
Also available to order now from www.oasisinet.com on cassette for a limited period only is Original 1993 Demos, a replica of the legendary demo cassette handed out by the band before Oasis were signed. An incredibly rare rock artifact - only 8 copies were made in its original form -Definitely Maybe producer Mark Coyle has written new sleeve notes for this release.
Additionally, especially for Record Store Day on Saturday April 19th, Big Brother will release a limited edition remastered replica of Oasis's debut 12 inch single Supersonic on heavyweight vinyl.
INgrooves Music Group is handling the distribution in the U.S., with its artist services division INresidence overseeing marketing for the catalog.
Definitely Maybe: Chasing The Sun EditionDefinitely Maybe was originally released in August 1994 and was an immediate critical and commercial smash. The fastest selling debut album ever (at the time), it went seven-times platinum in the UK (over 2 million copies), and sold 5 million worldwide. Containing the classic debut single Supersonic, and subsequent singles Shakermaker, Live Forever, and Cigarettes & Alcohol, Definitely Maybe frequently appears on 'best album of all time' polls, including being listed as one of Rolling Stone's 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time and a No.1 placing in a 2008 Q Magazine/HMV poll of the 'Greatest British Albums.'
Every brand new edition includes a remastered version of the original album. The deluxe CD and super deluxe box set include two CDs including all the B-sides plus rare and unreleased Oasis tracks from the Definitely Maybe era, plus their huge Christmas single from 1994,Whatever. All editions come with new sleevenotes by respected rock critic Neil McCormick.
Highlights of the bonus content include Previously unheard live acoustic versions of Live Forever and Shakermaker from a Paris instore gig around the time of the release of Definitely MaybeHalf The World Away (Live, Tokyo Hotel Room): an early and intimate version of this Oasis classic, recorded in Noel's Gallagher's hotel room in Toyko in 1994 by Mark CoyleStrange Thing (Demo) from the Original 1993 Demos cassetteSad Song (Live at Manchester Academy) a previously unheard recording Whatever (Strings): recorded on a portable cassette machine at Maison Rouge Studios by Mark Coil
Tracklistings:
Special Edition 3 x CD:
Disc 1
Rock 'n' Roll Star Shakermaker Live Forever Up In The Sky Columbia Supersonic Bring it on Down Cigarettes & Alcohol Digsy's Dinner Slide Away Married With Children
Disc 2
Columbia (White Label Demo)Cigarettes & Alcohol (Demo)Sad SongI Will Believe (Live)Take Me AwayAlive (Demo)D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?Supersonic (Live)Up In The Sky (Acoustic) CloudburstFade AwayListen UpI Am The Walrus (Live Glasgow Cathouse June '94) Whatever(It's Good) To Be FreeHalf The World Away
Disc 3
Supersonic (Live At Glasgow Tramshed) Rock 'n' Roll Star (Demo) Shakermaker (Live Paris in-store) Columbia (Eden Studios Mix) Cloudburst (Demo) Strange Thing (Demo) Live Forever (Live Paris in-store) Cigarettes & Alcohol (Live At Manchester Academy)D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman? (Live At Manchester Academy) Fade Away (Demo) Take Me Away (Live At Manchester Academy)Sad Song (Live At Manchester Academy)Half The World Away (Live, Tokyo hotel room)Digsy's Dinner (Live, Paris in-store)Married With Children (Demo)Up In The Sky (Live Paris in-store)Whatever (Strings)
Original 1993 Demos cassette
Side One:Cloudburst Columbia D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman? Strange Thing
Side Two:Bring It On Down Married With ChildrenFade AwayRock 'n' Roll Star
Supersonic 12 inch single, Record Store Day limited edition
A:SupersonicB1. Take Me AwayB2. I Will Believe (Live)
BIG BROTHER RECORDINGS TO REISSUE THE FIRST THREE CLASSIC OASIS ALBUMS
Photo By Jamie Fry DEFINITELY MAYBE, (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY & BE HERE NOW EACH REMASTERED WITH BONUS CONTENT INCLUDING RARE AND UNRELEASED RECORDINGSTHE FIRST IN THE CHASING THE SUN SERIES DEFINITELY MAYBE RELEASED MAY 19TH
Available on standard CD, Special Edition 3 x CD, 12" vinyl LP (with digital download bundle of all bonus CD content), & Deluxe Box Set (including LP, Deluxe CD, exclusive 7" & merchandise)
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD ORIGINAL 1993'S DEMOS CASSETTE, AVAILABLE ONLY FROMwww.oasisinet.com
Original 1993 Cassette Demo ArtIn their 14-year recording career Oasis sold over 70 million albums worldwide, had 22 consecutive UK Top 10 singles, 7 No.1 studio albums, but, more than that, they helped define a generation. Now Big Brother Recordings are to reissue the band's classic albums in chronological order as part of the new Chasing The Sun series. Each album has been remastered and available with rare and exclusive bonus content. With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of its original release, Definitely Maybe will be the first release in the series, out 19th May. (What's The Story?) Morning Glory and Be Here Now will follow later this year.
Also available to order now from www.oasisinet.com on cassette for a limited period only is Original 1993 Demos, a replica of the legendary demo cassette handed out by the band before Oasis were signed. An incredibly rare rock artifact - only 8 copies were made in its original form -Definitely Maybe producer Mark Coyle has written new sleeve notes for this release.
Additionally, especially for Record Store Day on Saturday April 19th, Big Brother will release a limited edition remastered replica of Oasis's debut 12 inch single Supersonic on heavyweight vinyl.
INgrooves Music Group is handling the distribution in the U.S., with its artist services division INresidence overseeing marketing for the catalog.
Definitely Maybe: Chasing The Sun EditionDefinitely Maybe was originally released in August 1994 and was an immediate critical and commercial smash. The fastest selling debut album ever (at the time), it went seven-times platinum in the UK (over 2 million copies), and sold 5 million worldwide. Containing the classic debut single Supersonic, and subsequent singles Shakermaker, Live Forever, and Cigarettes & Alcohol, Definitely Maybe frequently appears on 'best album of all time' polls, including being listed as one of Rolling Stone's 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time and a No.1 placing in a 2008 Q Magazine/HMV poll of the 'Greatest British Albums.'
Every brand new edition includes a remastered version of the original album. The deluxe CD and super deluxe box set include two CDs including all the B-sides plus rare and unreleased Oasis tracks from the Definitely Maybe era, plus their huge Christmas single from 1994,Whatever. All editions come with new sleevenotes by respected rock critic Neil McCormick.
Highlights of the bonus content include Previously unheard live acoustic versions of Live Forever and Shakermaker from a Paris instore gig around the time of the release of Definitely MaybeHalf The World Away (Live, Tokyo Hotel Room): an early and intimate version of this Oasis classic, recorded in Noel's Gallagher's hotel room in Toyko in 1994 by Mark CoyleStrange Thing (Demo) from the Original 1993 Demos cassetteSad Song (Live at Manchester Academy) a previously unheard recording Whatever (Strings): recorded on a portable cassette machine at Maison Rouge Studios by Mark Coil
Tracklistings:
Special Edition 3 x CD:
Disc 1
Rock 'n' Roll Star Shakermaker Live Forever Up In The Sky Columbia Supersonic Bring it on Down Cigarettes & Alcohol Digsy's Dinner Slide Away Married With Children
Disc 2
Columbia (White Label Demo)Cigarettes & Alcohol (Demo)Sad SongI Will Believe (Live)Take Me AwayAlive (Demo)D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?Supersonic (Live)Up In The Sky (Acoustic) CloudburstFade AwayListen UpI Am The Walrus (Live Glasgow Cathouse June '94) Whatever(It's Good) To Be FreeHalf The World Away
Disc 3
Supersonic (Live At Glasgow Tramshed) Rock 'n' Roll Star (Demo) Shakermaker (Live Paris in-store) Columbia (Eden Studios Mix) Cloudburst (Demo) Strange Thing (Demo) Live Forever (Live Paris in-store) Cigarettes & Alcohol (Live At Manchester Academy)D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman? (Live At Manchester Academy) Fade Away (Demo) Take Me Away (Live At Manchester Academy)Sad Song (Live At Manchester Academy)Half The World Away (Live, Tokyo hotel room)Digsy's Dinner (Live, Paris in-store)Married With Children (Demo)Up In The Sky (Live Paris in-store)Whatever (Strings)
Original 1993 Demos cassette
Side One:Cloudburst Columbia D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman? Strange Thing
Side Two:Bring It On Down Married With ChildrenFade AwayRock 'n' Roll Star
Supersonic 12 inch single, Record Store Day limited edition
A:SupersonicB1. Take Me AwayB2. I Will Believe (Live)
Spotify premieres Incan Abraham's debut Tolerance out 4/8
Spotitfy Exclusively Premieres Tolerance HERE
Red Bull Premieres "Concorde" video HERE
TONIGHT: Album Release Show @ Bootleg Theater in LA
album art hi res HERE
band photo: Dan Busta - hi res http://bit.ly/1g4KHAW
Debut Album Tolerance To Be Released via White Iris Records on April 8th
Pitchfork Premieres “Concorde” HERE
FILTER premieres "All You Want" HERE
“…some Grizzly Bear harmonies, spindly Beach House guitar figures, and Tame Impala psych wiggles. More overtly "pop" than its predecessor without leaning on pop signifiers…the song's a luxurious thing that makes forward progress seem pretty effortless.” - Pitchfork
Tonight, Incan Abraham celebrate their upcoming Tolerance album release at Bootleg Theater (tickets HERE). You can hear the full album, exclusively premiered early on Spotify HERE and Red Bull just premiered the music video for "Concorde" HERE.
Friends since kindergarten, the members of Incan Abraham (Giuliano Pizzulo, Teddy Cafaro, Spencer Mandel) channel their finger-painted past in their debut LP, fusing Lost Boys tribal energy with guitar, synth, and harmony vocal soundscapes that arc and circle like bikes in desert washes. After spending college marooned on opposite coasts, the friends reunited on a whim in a secluded house in upstate New York for a weekend that turned into a month spent writing music and contemplating their shared histories of childhood escapism and pop nostalgia.
Returning to their native Los Angeles, they seasoned their sound in the arid air and eclectic east side music scene, until a fateful encounter with their producer-to-be and sonic sherpa Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, FIDLAR, Fool's Gold). The resulting album Tolerance will be released on April 8th on White Iris Records.
Pitchfork exclusively premiered their single “Concorde”, which you can hear and shareHERE. Now, after hyped performances at festivals (SXSW, CMJ, and Desert Daze) and three critically acclaimed EPs (Springhouse, JAXart 2012), the foursome will perform at their album release party on April 2nd at Los Angeles' Bootleg Theater.
Incan Abraham:
Teddy Cafaro (Vox/Guitar)
Spencer Mandel (Bass)
Giuliano Pizzulo (Vox/Keyboard)
Andrew Clinco (Drums)
Incan Abraham Tolerance out 4/8 US on White Iris
01. Midwife
02. Concorde
03. Forgiveness
04. Tram
05. Tuolumne
06. All You Want
07. Desert Hold
08. Peers
09. Spring House
10. Tolerance
iTunes pre-order: http://smarturl.it/b9qpxq
Vinyl pre-order: http://bit.ly/1cg1Jnz
http://incanabraham.com/
https://soundcloud.com/incan-abraham
https://www.facebook.com/incanabraham
https://twitter.com/IncanAbraham
White Iris Records
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Announce New Record
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH TO RELEASE NEW RECORD,ONLY RUN, JUNE 3
PITCHFORK PREMIERES FIRST TRACK, "COMING DOWN"
PRE-ORDER ONLY RUN HERE
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced the release of its new record, Only Run, on June 3. Yesterday, Pitchfork premiered Only Run's first track, "Coming Down." Only Run, like the band's first three records, will be marketed and distributed directly and independently by them. While this ethos initially struck a chord with fans when the band started, it was always truly an extension of lead singer/songwriter Alec Ounsworth's core belief: "The general rule is to be appreciative of your audience," he recently told Fast Company magazine. "If you can organize and are motivated, you should approach fans directly."
So now, 10 years after the starting the band, while much has changed for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, many things aren't so different. For instance, Ounsworth has spent all of 2014 thus far crisscrossing the United States playing living room shows. He still needs that direct connection with fans; it validates his vision of how art should work and confirms his belief in the music.
Before taking to the road, Ounsworth poured himself into the making of Only Run. Like the band's fateful first album, it's an artist's singular vision. Once again, Ounsworth crafted the songs himself before bringing them to the studio for completion and the album is further proof that CYHSY thrives because of a strong sense of identity. Fostered from his love of uncompromising songwriters (e.g. John Cale, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Tom Waits), Ounsworth believes in an artist's creative control. "Some people seem surprised when you shift gears aesthetically between records, but to me that's the point," he says. "We have a responsibility as musicians to take chances." Ounsworth continues, "There is a reason I have all of Tom Waits' albums, for example. I believe in him."
Only Run aims to loosely document Ounsworth's observations of his life in music over the last 10 years. "Lately, I've been assaulted by news, both distant and near, that suggests a certain sense of frustration," he says. "But Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-the entire concept of the band, the name itself-is about balancing optimism in the face of overwhelming odds. I'm coming around to this myself -- finding that renewed sense of optimism."
Pre-order Only Run here.
http://facebook.com/clapyourhandssayyeah
http://twitter.com/cyhsyband
PITCHFORK PREMIERES FIRST TRACK, "COMING DOWN"
PRE-ORDER ONLY RUN HERE
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced the release of its new record, Only Run, on June 3. Yesterday, Pitchfork premiered Only Run's first track, "Coming Down." Only Run, like the band's first three records, will be marketed and distributed directly and independently by them. While this ethos initially struck a chord with fans when the band started, it was always truly an extension of lead singer/songwriter Alec Ounsworth's core belief: "The general rule is to be appreciative of your audience," he recently told Fast Company magazine. "If you can organize and are motivated, you should approach fans directly."
So now, 10 years after the starting the band, while much has changed for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, many things aren't so different. For instance, Ounsworth has spent all of 2014 thus far crisscrossing the United States playing living room shows. He still needs that direct connection with fans; it validates his vision of how art should work and confirms his belief in the music.
Before taking to the road, Ounsworth poured himself into the making of Only Run. Like the band's fateful first album, it's an artist's singular vision. Once again, Ounsworth crafted the songs himself before bringing them to the studio for completion and the album is further proof that CYHSY thrives because of a strong sense of identity. Fostered from his love of uncompromising songwriters (e.g. John Cale, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Tom Waits), Ounsworth believes in an artist's creative control. "Some people seem surprised when you shift gears aesthetically between records, but to me that's the point," he says. "We have a responsibility as musicians to take chances." Ounsworth continues, "There is a reason I have all of Tom Waits' albums, for example. I believe in him."
Only Run aims to loosely document Ounsworth's observations of his life in music over the last 10 years. "Lately, I've been assaulted by news, both distant and near, that suggests a certain sense of frustration," he says. "But Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-the entire concept of the band, the name itself-is about balancing optimism in the face of overwhelming odds. I'm coming around to this myself -- finding that renewed sense of optimism."
Pre-order Only Run here.
http://facebook.com/clapyourhandssayyeah
http://twitter.com/cyhsyband
Peter Hook & The Light North America Tour November 2014
[image error]PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR NOVEMBER 2014 - THREE NEW CALIFORNIA DATES ADDED24th NOV - THE GLASSHOUSE, ORANGE COUNTY – MOVEMENT / POWER CORRUPTION & LIES (WITH EL TEN ELEVEN SUPPORTING)25th NOV – THE ROXY, LOS ANGELES – UNKNOWN PLEASURES / CLOSER (WITH SPECIAL GUESTS)26th NOV – HOUSE OF BLUES, SAN DIEGO – LOW LIFE / BROTHERHOOD
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“This is New Order reinvigorated, reenergized; Hooky has arguably reclaimed the songs and is delivering them with heart and soul." - Louder Than War
“Not only did Hooky and his band open the show with Joy Division songs, he proceeded to play New Order’s two full albums and a stellar encore. The real treat of the night was hearing New Order songs that have probably never been played” live or fans have never ever heard live....Hooky and his band really put 110% into this show.” - LA Record
*Peter Hook & The Light are to perform New Order’s third and fourth albums, “Low Life” and “Brotherhood” for the first time in the United States and Canada with seventeen live dates across November 2014
The tour is the The Light’s fourth of North America following two very well received Joy Division album tours of “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer” and their equally praised tour of New Order’s “Movement” and “Power, Corruption & Lies” in September 2013.
Since the announcement in early March 2014, three new dates have been added to the schedule at the end of the tour in California. Hooky And The Light are set to perform New Order’s first two albums “Movement” and “Power, Corruption & Lies” with El Ten Eleven supporting at The Glasshouse in Pomona, Monday 24thNovember, both Joy Division albums “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer” with special guests to be announced atThe Roxy, Los Angeles, Tuesday 25th November before ending the tour with the final “Low Life” and “Brotherhood” show at House Of Blues, San Diego, Wednesday 26th November.
All of the “Low Life” / “Brotherhood” concerts will include the singles and B-sides from New Order’s most prolific period. From August 1983 up to 1987, taking the audience from “Confusion” to “True Faith”, with both “Low Life” and “Brotherhood” performed in full alongside all the other tracks from that fans consider New Order’s greatest period including “Thieves Like Us” “Bizarre Love Triangle”, “The Perfect Kiss” and many more.
Aside from the Los Angeles’ Roxy date and the Pomona Glasshouse Date, The Light will also be supporting themselves at the concerts performing a selection of Joy Division material prior to the album performances.
Having released “Blue Monday” and “Temptation”, by this period, New Order had grown in confidence and attained increasing success in the UK and internationally. Praised for their creativity, boundary pushing and consistent touring, the albums saw the group finding their niche and signature sound, fusing their rock, indie style with new emerging electronic equipment and bringing melody and emotion to their techno experiments. Both the singles and the albums for this period stand out as some of the finest work ever produced by the band.
Marking the high period of New Order artistically, the critical plaudits heaped upon “Power, Corruption & Lies” was followed by similar notices for “Low-Life” and “Brotherhood”, considered as a trio, the band’s greatest albums which were achieved through a period of intense hard work which brought significant results and advancements. Having raised their profile with “Blue Monday”, still the biggest ever selling 12” in history, the band continued to define their status with their diffident attitude to promotion, Peter Saville’s iconic design and their disregard of mid Eighties video culture and the MTV generation.
“Brotherhood” itself took a unique approach, splitting the rock side of the band to the first side of the album, with tracks “Paradise”, “As It Is When It Was” and “Way Of Life”, whereas the flips side was electronic, taking in the two singles and also “Every Second Counts”, a finely tuned electronic ballad regarded as the counterpoint to “Leave Me Alone”
With The Light’s concerts running up to 1987, New Order enjoyed their biggest international hit “True Faith”. Some seven years after the demise of Joy Division and a decade on from first forming, the band had come full circle to hit heights never thought possible, showing that “Dreams Never End”.
With a set list so full of classic records and fans favourites, many never heard for some twenty five years or more, this music defined the times and still sounds current today.
Peter Hook & The Light’s “Lowlife” & “Brotherhood” concerts chart New Order’s final stage of evolution from the post punk of Joy Division to defining themselves as electro pop pioneers at the cutting edge of the emerging club scene in the mid to late Eighties.
“Low-Life” & “Brotherhood” North American Tour November 2014All Shows “Low-Life”/ “Brotherhood” And Feature All Material 1983 – 1987“From Confusion To True Faith” Unless Otherwise StatedTuesday 4th November 2014 The Mohawk, Austin, TXThursday 6th November 2014 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PAFriday 7th November 2014 Irving Plaza, New York, NYSaturday 8th November 2014 Royale, Boston, MAMonday 10th November 2014 Theatre Tellus, Montreal, QCTuesday 11th November 2014 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ONThursday 13th November 2014 The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MIFriday 14th November 2014 Metro, Chicago, ILSaturday 15th November 2014 Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MNMonday 17th November 2014 Venue, Vancouver, BCTuesday 18th November 2014 Nuemos, Seattle, WAThursday 20th November 2014 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, ORFriday 21st November 2014 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CASaturday 22nd November 2014 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CAMonday 24th November 2014 The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA (Movement / Power, Corruption & Lies – El Ten Eleven Support)Tuesday 25th November 2014 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA (Unknown Pleasures / Closer – With Special Guests)Wednesday 26th November 2014 House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
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“This is New Order reinvigorated, reenergized; Hooky has arguably reclaimed the songs and is delivering them with heart and soul." - Louder Than War
“Not only did Hooky and his band open the show with Joy Division songs, he proceeded to play New Order’s two full albums and a stellar encore. The real treat of the night was hearing New Order songs that have probably never been played” live or fans have never ever heard live....Hooky and his band really put 110% into this show.” - LA Record
*Peter Hook & The Light are to perform New Order’s third and fourth albums, “Low Life” and “Brotherhood” for the first time in the United States and Canada with seventeen live dates across November 2014
The tour is the The Light’s fourth of North America following two very well received Joy Division album tours of “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer” and their equally praised tour of New Order’s “Movement” and “Power, Corruption & Lies” in September 2013.
Since the announcement in early March 2014, three new dates have been added to the schedule at the end of the tour in California. Hooky And The Light are set to perform New Order’s first two albums “Movement” and “Power, Corruption & Lies” with El Ten Eleven supporting at The Glasshouse in Pomona, Monday 24thNovember, both Joy Division albums “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer” with special guests to be announced atThe Roxy, Los Angeles, Tuesday 25th November before ending the tour with the final “Low Life” and “Brotherhood” show at House Of Blues, San Diego, Wednesday 26th November.
All of the “Low Life” / “Brotherhood” concerts will include the singles and B-sides from New Order’s most prolific period. From August 1983 up to 1987, taking the audience from “Confusion” to “True Faith”, with both “Low Life” and “Brotherhood” performed in full alongside all the other tracks from that fans consider New Order’s greatest period including “Thieves Like Us” “Bizarre Love Triangle”, “The Perfect Kiss” and many more.
Aside from the Los Angeles’ Roxy date and the Pomona Glasshouse Date, The Light will also be supporting themselves at the concerts performing a selection of Joy Division material prior to the album performances.
Having released “Blue Monday” and “Temptation”, by this period, New Order had grown in confidence and attained increasing success in the UK and internationally. Praised for their creativity, boundary pushing and consistent touring, the albums saw the group finding their niche and signature sound, fusing their rock, indie style with new emerging electronic equipment and bringing melody and emotion to their techno experiments. Both the singles and the albums for this period stand out as some of the finest work ever produced by the band.
Marking the high period of New Order artistically, the critical plaudits heaped upon “Power, Corruption & Lies” was followed by similar notices for “Low-Life” and “Brotherhood”, considered as a trio, the band’s greatest albums which were achieved through a period of intense hard work which brought significant results and advancements. Having raised their profile with “Blue Monday”, still the biggest ever selling 12” in history, the band continued to define their status with their diffident attitude to promotion, Peter Saville’s iconic design and their disregard of mid Eighties video culture and the MTV generation.
“Brotherhood” itself took a unique approach, splitting the rock side of the band to the first side of the album, with tracks “Paradise”, “As It Is When It Was” and “Way Of Life”, whereas the flips side was electronic, taking in the two singles and also “Every Second Counts”, a finely tuned electronic ballad regarded as the counterpoint to “Leave Me Alone”
With The Light’s concerts running up to 1987, New Order enjoyed their biggest international hit “True Faith”. Some seven years after the demise of Joy Division and a decade on from first forming, the band had come full circle to hit heights never thought possible, showing that “Dreams Never End”.
With a set list so full of classic records and fans favourites, many never heard for some twenty five years or more, this music defined the times and still sounds current today.
Peter Hook & The Light’s “Lowlife” & “Brotherhood” concerts chart New Order’s final stage of evolution from the post punk of Joy Division to defining themselves as electro pop pioneers at the cutting edge of the emerging club scene in the mid to late Eighties.
“Low-Life” & “Brotherhood” North American Tour November 2014All Shows “Low-Life”/ “Brotherhood” And Feature All Material 1983 – 1987“From Confusion To True Faith” Unless Otherwise StatedTuesday 4th November 2014 The Mohawk, Austin, TXThursday 6th November 2014 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PAFriday 7th November 2014 Irving Plaza, New York, NYSaturday 8th November 2014 Royale, Boston, MAMonday 10th November 2014 Theatre Tellus, Montreal, QCTuesday 11th November 2014 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ONThursday 13th November 2014 The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MIFriday 14th November 2014 Metro, Chicago, ILSaturday 15th November 2014 Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MNMonday 17th November 2014 Venue, Vancouver, BCTuesday 18th November 2014 Nuemos, Seattle, WAThursday 20th November 2014 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, ORFriday 21st November 2014 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CASaturday 22nd November 2014 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CAMonday 24th November 2014 The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA (Movement / Power, Corruption & Lies – El Ten Eleven Support)Tuesday 25th November 2014 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA (Unknown Pleasures / Closer – With Special Guests)Wednesday 26th November 2014 House Of Blues, San Diego, CA
April 1, 2014
Sub Pop's Sea-Tac Airport Store Opens May 1st
Announcing Sub Pop Records New Retail Store At Sea-Tac AirportScheduled Opening May 1st, 2014
Features Music, Apparel, Books, Travel Items, Art & More
Open 6 a.m.-10 p.m., 365 Days-A-Year
Today, Tuesday April 1st marks Sub Pop Records’ 26th anniversary, and we’re celebrating by announcing our latest endeavor, the grand opening of the new Sub Pop retail store at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington!
The Sub Pop retail store will have something for everyone, featuring a variety of Sub Pop-related merchandise including music, apparel, books, special travel items, art and more. Perfect for last minute mementos or to create a tuneful travel experience. The store’s general manager, Julie Butterfield, says of the outlet, “The fine folks at the Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac International Airport are dedicated to expanding the local flavor and culture at the airport. There are already great local businesses in place and we are so excited to join the family.”
The Sub Pop retail store is scheduled to open May 1st, and will be located in the Central Terminal near the entrance to concourse C. The store will be open 365 days a year, with hours of operation from 6 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Sub Pop is proud to be a part of Sea-Tac’s award-winning Dining & Retail program, which focuses on providing the traveling public and airport employees with shops, restaurants and services that exceed their expectations for customer service, quality, variety, affordability and that reflect a Pacific Northwest sense-of-place. The program includes well-known national brand names as well as local favorites to meet a variety of needs and tastes.
Additionally, Sub Pop takes pride in its role as a member of the Pacific Northwest music community. Our vision is to help nurture and support artistic expression and creativity that we believe makes it extraordinary. The private/public partnership and effort between Sea-Tac Airport, the Seattle Music Commission, and PlayNetwork, and its comprehensive program to enhance the traveler’s experience through exposure to the diverse variety of musical artists from within the community, is on par with this vision. The program includes overhead music in common areas, a program of live artist performances in the terminal, artist- recorded overhead announcements, curated videos on terminal and baggage claim monitors, and a multi-channel web radio player available through the free airport Wi-Fi network.
Whispertown's Morgan Nagler and Kim Deal Team Up For Historic Performance
Whispertown's Morgan Nagler and Kim Deal Team Up For Historic Performance Live From The International Space Station
"I know her because she wore the shortest shorts I've ever seen onstage. She's the nicest and I always really loved her voice." - Kim Deal on Morgan Nagler via Spin
Watch: "The Root" video via VimeoWatch: "The Root" lyric video via Brooklyn Vegan or YouTube
Live from outer space, Whispertown's Morgan Nagler and Kim Deal will team up for a historic performance from the International Space Station . On April 1, the duo will be playing songs "The Root" and "Range On Castle" from their newly released 7". Tickets are limited to Richard Branson and the world's one percent, however the songs will live on forever on limited edition vinyl 7". ****** APRIL FOOLS ******
Kim Deal recently revealed the fourth installment of her new solo series on 7" vinyl. The new single out today, features "The Root" and "Range on Castle" co-written by Deal and Nagler. Version 1 will feature artwork by Vaughan Oliver (official release) while Version 2 will be a strictly limited [1000 copies] white label edition. The tracks are also available digitally via iTunes and all major digital outlets. Brooklyn Vegan premiered the lyric video for "The Root" directed by MORGAN'S BROTHER which is also available to post and share at YouTube.
After running into fellow musician and friend Morgan Nagler in the driveway of a recording studio in Los Angeles, Kim Deal was inspired to make music.
"Listening to the demo she gave me I was reminded of how much I love her voice," Deal says. "I asked her to come over and play music with me."
For the creative duo many hours would be spent in great collaboration.
Deal played most of the instruments and sings lead on "The Root" while Nagler's voice effortlessly guides "Range on Castle."
"We took turns singing, rewriting words in magic markers and connecting and re-routing the colorful snakes and cables," Nagler says.
While Deal played, Nagler recalls pressing the Record, Stop, Play and RTZ buttons on various tape machines.
"I think the tracks sound cool," Deal says. "We knew we needed to put them out as one of the 7"s in the Kim Deal Solo Series."
Track ListingThe RootRange on Castle
Both songs written by Kim Deal & Morgan NaglerSelf Released by Kim on Period MusicArtwork by Vaughan Oliver (official release)
Morgan Nagler is currently finishing the next Whispertown full-length album with Nik Freitas. The album is slated for a fall release. Whispertown also recorded a cover of Rilo Kiley's "Give A Little Love" for the first ever Yellow Bird Project Compilation album which also features Andrew Bird, Elvis Perkins, Micah P. Hinson and more. Since 2006, Yellow Bird Project has been collaborating with indie rock bands to raise money and awareness for various charity organizations. YBP has launched a PledgeMusic campaign to take pre-orders for the record, which will be released this summer.
Look for Morgan in the indie film Pleased To Meet Me staring Aimee Mann, John Doe, Loudon Wainwright and Joe Henry which will be released this spring. Check out the trailer for the film here.
For more info, please visit:
http://www.whispertown.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-Deal-Music/710797228942080 ;
"I know her because she wore the shortest shorts I've ever seen onstage. She's the nicest and I always really loved her voice." - Kim Deal on Morgan Nagler via Spin
Watch: "The Root" video via VimeoWatch: "The Root" lyric video via Brooklyn Vegan or YouTube
Live from outer space, Whispertown's Morgan Nagler and Kim Deal will team up for a historic performance from the International Space Station . On April 1, the duo will be playing songs "The Root" and "Range On Castle" from their newly released 7". Tickets are limited to Richard Branson and the world's one percent, however the songs will live on forever on limited edition vinyl 7". ****** APRIL FOOLS ******
Kim Deal recently revealed the fourth installment of her new solo series on 7" vinyl. The new single out today, features "The Root" and "Range on Castle" co-written by Deal and Nagler. Version 1 will feature artwork by Vaughan Oliver (official release) while Version 2 will be a strictly limited [1000 copies] white label edition. The tracks are also available digitally via iTunes and all major digital outlets. Brooklyn Vegan premiered the lyric video for "The Root" directed by MORGAN'S BROTHER which is also available to post and share at YouTube.
After running into fellow musician and friend Morgan Nagler in the driveway of a recording studio in Los Angeles, Kim Deal was inspired to make music.
"Listening to the demo she gave me I was reminded of how much I love her voice," Deal says. "I asked her to come over and play music with me."
For the creative duo many hours would be spent in great collaboration.
Deal played most of the instruments and sings lead on "The Root" while Nagler's voice effortlessly guides "Range on Castle."
"We took turns singing, rewriting words in magic markers and connecting and re-routing the colorful snakes and cables," Nagler says.
While Deal played, Nagler recalls pressing the Record, Stop, Play and RTZ buttons on various tape machines.
"I think the tracks sound cool," Deal says. "We knew we needed to put them out as one of the 7"s in the Kim Deal Solo Series."
Track ListingThe RootRange on Castle Both songs written by Kim Deal & Morgan NaglerSelf Released by Kim on Period MusicArtwork by Vaughan Oliver (official release)
Morgan Nagler is currently finishing the next Whispertown full-length album with Nik Freitas. The album is slated for a fall release. Whispertown also recorded a cover of Rilo Kiley's "Give A Little Love" for the first ever Yellow Bird Project Compilation album which also features Andrew Bird, Elvis Perkins, Micah P. Hinson and more. Since 2006, Yellow Bird Project has been collaborating with indie rock bands to raise money and awareness for various charity organizations. YBP has launched a PledgeMusic campaign to take pre-orders for the record, which will be released this summer.
Look for Morgan in the indie film Pleased To Meet Me staring Aimee Mann, John Doe, Loudon Wainwright and Joe Henry which will be released this spring. Check out the trailer for the film here.
For more info, please visit:
http://www.whispertown.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-Deal-Music/710797228942080 ;
OFF! Stream Forthcoming Album "Wasted Years" | Out 4/8
OFF! STREAM FORTHCOMING ALBUM WASTED YEARS
Listen to upcoming album, out April 8th on VICE Records, today via The New York Times
Stream Wasted Yearshere: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?_r=1&
NEW YORK, NY (April 1, 2014) - OFF! today stream their forthcoming album Wasted Years via The New York Times. The self-recorded album, set for an April 8th release on VICE Records, is far and away the darkest, heaviest material the band has produced to date.
Stream the album here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?_r=1&
Pre-order Wasted Years on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/OFF_WastedYears
OFF! will hit the road in support of the album next month. See below for the complete schedule.
4/9 Oakland, CA - Metro Operahouse
4/11 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
4/12 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune Sound Club
4/13 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
4/15 Boise, ID - Neurolux
4/16 Salt Lake City, UT - The Loading Dock
4/18 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
4/19 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
4/21 Tucson, AZ - Club Congresss
4/22 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
4/23 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
5/7 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
5/8 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
5/9 Detroit, MI - Small's Bar
5/10 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club @ Canadian Music Week
5/12 Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
5/15 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
5/16 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
5/17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
5/18 Boston, MA - Middle East
5/20 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
5/22 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
5/23 Dallas, TX - Club Nada
5/24 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
5/26 Las Vegas, NV - Punk Rock Bowling
For more info:
http://www.vicerecords.com
http://www.offofficial.com
http://www.facebook.com/offband
http://youtube.com/offofficial
https://twitter.com/offofficial
Listen to upcoming album, out April 8th on VICE Records, today via The New York Times
Stream Wasted Yearshere: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?_r=1&
NEW YORK, NY (April 1, 2014) - OFF! today stream their forthcoming album Wasted Years via The New York Times. The self-recorded album, set for an April 8th release on VICE Records, is far and away the darkest, heaviest material the band has produced to date.Stream the album here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?_r=1&
Pre-order Wasted Years on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/OFF_WastedYears
OFF! will hit the road in support of the album next month. See below for the complete schedule.
4/9 Oakland, CA - Metro Operahouse
4/11 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
4/12 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune Sound Club
4/13 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
4/15 Boise, ID - Neurolux
4/16 Salt Lake City, UT - The Loading Dock
4/18 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
4/19 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
4/21 Tucson, AZ - Club Congresss
4/22 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
4/23 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
5/7 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
5/8 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
5/9 Detroit, MI - Small's Bar
5/10 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club @ Canadian Music Week
5/12 Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
5/15 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
5/16 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
5/17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
5/18 Boston, MA - Middle East
5/20 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
5/22 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
5/23 Dallas, TX - Club Nada
5/24 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
5/26 Las Vegas, NV - Punk Rock Bowling
For more info:
http://www.vicerecords.com
http://www.offofficial.com
http://www.facebook.com/offband
http://youtube.com/offofficial
https://twitter.com/offofficial
The Mountain Goats announce "Twin Inhuman Highway Fiends Tour"
In June, The Mountain Goats will descend upon the west coast in their duo formation of John Darnielle and Peter Hughes, affectionally named The Mountain Goats Twin Inhuman Highway Fiends Tour 2014.
John on the duo dates:Last year Peter and I did a couple of duo tours: the U.S. one took us as far west as Chicago, and the European one went all the way out to Barcelona. We don't really get a chance to do the duo thing much any more. It is a blast, and it gets us into all-ages rooms, and we get around to a bunch of songs that've been lurking in shadowy corners for ages waiting for the bright fuel of the footlights. I would like, therefore, to alert the west coast, my old stomping grounds, that we are stomping your way duo-style for the first time since 2007, and that all the shows are all-ages, and that if the all-ages duo tour from last summer is any indicator, it is going to be a huge party.
The Mountain Goats also have several solo dates this month in the northeast, and the full band will regroup for the Merge 25 Festival in July.
Photos (solo, duo & full band) are here. For more information, contactmike@mergerecords.com.
The Mountain Goats on tour:
Apr 15 Northampton, MA — Pearl Street Nightclub *
Apr 16 Boston, MA — Somerville Theatre *
Apr 17 Hudson, NY — Club Helsinki *
Apr 19 Chicago, IL — Old Town School of Folk Music *
Apr 20 Chicago, IL — Old Town School of Folk Music *
Apr 21 Iowa City, IA — First United Methodist Church *
Jun 05 Denver, CO — Gothic Theatre ^
Jun 07 Salt Lake City, UT — Kilby Court ^
Jun 08 Boise, ID — Knitting Factory ^
Jun 10 Seattle, WA — The Showbox ^
Jun 11 Portland, OR — Wonder Ballroom ^
Jun 13 San Francisco, CA — Bottom of the Hill ^
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA — Bottom of the Hill ^
Jun 17 Los Angeles, CA — Mayan Theater ^
Jun 18 Phoenix, AZ — The Crescent Ballroom ^
Jun 20 Denton, TX — Dan’s Silverleaf ^
Jun 21 Houston, TX — Fitzgerald’s ^
Jun 22 Austin, TX — The Mohawk ^
Jun 27 Saxapahaw, NC — Haw River Ballroom *
Jul 25 Carrboro, NC — Cat’s Cradle (Merge 25) #
* John Darnielle solo
^ John Darnielle and Peter Hughes duo
# full band
Architecture In Helsinki LP Out Today, Unleash Bixel Boys Remix
Architecture In Helsinki
NOW + 4EVA Sophomore LP Out Today,
Streaming In Full w/ Billboard !
Listen + Share: "I Might Survive" (Bixel Boys Remix)
Available Now via Dancing Astronaut
“…a big, bold pop singalong record in the INXS/Fine Young Cannibals sense.”
– Stereogum
“…the Australian group is putting out some of the catchiest pop around these days.”
– The AV Club
“ …a harmonious piece of pop with jagged rabble rousing intonation, reminiscent of Joe Strummer with a dash of brass.” – VICE’s The Creator’s Project
Photo credit: Michelle Tran
Architecture In Helsinki , one of Australia’s most infectious & beloved pop bands, today release their highly anticipated sophomore full-length album, NOW + 4EVA via their own Casual Workout. The follow-up to their internationally acclaimed 2011 albumMoment Bends, NOW + 4EVA finds the band’s highly polished & unique pop sound reaching an even brighter level! The album is now streaming in full with Billboard !
Having previously shared album cuts “Dream A Little Crazy,” “In The Future” & “Echo,” the band have now unleashed an irresistible remix of “I Might Survive” via LA-based duo Bixel Boys. Check out the “I Might Survive” (Bixel Boys Remix) where it premiered with Dancing Astronaut , or HERE where it’s available to post & share!
NOW + 4EVA was mixed in Los Angeles & Montreal by Francois Tetaz & Damian Taylor. Long-time collaborator Tetaz is most notably known for his efforts with Gotye’s full-length album Making Mirrors as the engineer/mixer, as well as working with Kimbra. Taylor has a successful past working with Bjork, Gotye, The Killers & Arcade Fire.
Stay tuned for more news from Architecture In Helsinki coming soon!
NOW + 4EVA Sophomore LP Out Today,
Streaming In Full w/ Billboard !
Listen + Share: "I Might Survive" (Bixel Boys Remix)
Available Now via Dancing Astronaut
“…a big, bold pop singalong record in the INXS/Fine Young Cannibals sense.”
– Stereogum
“…the Australian group is putting out some of the catchiest pop around these days.”
– The AV Club
“ …a harmonious piece of pop with jagged rabble rousing intonation, reminiscent of Joe Strummer with a dash of brass.” – VICE’s The Creator’s Project
Photo credit: Michelle Tran
Architecture In Helsinki , one of Australia’s most infectious & beloved pop bands, today release their highly anticipated sophomore full-length album, NOW + 4EVA via their own Casual Workout. The follow-up to their internationally acclaimed 2011 albumMoment Bends, NOW + 4EVA finds the band’s highly polished & unique pop sound reaching an even brighter level! The album is now streaming in full with Billboard !
Having previously shared album cuts “Dream A Little Crazy,” “In The Future” & “Echo,” the band have now unleashed an irresistible remix of “I Might Survive” via LA-based duo Bixel Boys. Check out the “I Might Survive” (Bixel Boys Remix) where it premiered with Dancing Astronaut , or HERE where it’s available to post & share!
NOW + 4EVA was mixed in Los Angeles & Montreal by Francois Tetaz & Damian Taylor. Long-time collaborator Tetaz is most notably known for his efforts with Gotye’s full-length album Making Mirrors as the engineer/mixer, as well as working with Kimbra. Taylor has a successful past working with Bjork, Gotye, The Killers & Arcade Fire.
Stay tuned for more news from Architecture In Helsinki coming soon!
