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March 28, 2014
Tori Amos Reveals "Trouble's Lament" w/ VICE's Noisey
TORI AMOS’ NEW SINGLE “TROUBLE’S LAMENT”
PREMIERES ON VICE’S NOISEY
UNREPENTANT GERALDINES AVAILABLE MAY 13th
ON MERCURY CLASSICS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS
WORLD TOUR INCLUDES U.S. CONCERTS IN JULY & AUGUST
Photo Credit: Amarpaul Kalirai
March 28, 2014 (New York, New York) -- Tori Amos has revealed “ Trouble’s Lament ,” the first single from her forthcoming new studio album, Unrepentant Geraldines. Set for release in the U.S. on May 13th on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics, Unrepentant Geraldines is pop/rock in both content and feel, and one step further in the evolution of one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation.
“Trouble’s Lament” is an eerie Southern blues song in which Amos’s matchless voice conjures up images of how the “flames from Satan’s tongue are charged and licking at her heels…” “Having been born in North Carolina, the South walks with me wherever I am in the world,” says Amos. “I can’t get it out of my DNA. I don’t know if it’s a genetic thing, because my mother’s side, so far back, is from the Eastern Cherokee nation. So it’s really in the blood. It’s almost like you listen to the land speaking to you. And wherever I am I can hear the South calling me. I really like the idea that trouble was a young woman….I see her on my travels a lot. And maybe I knew her many years ago when I was in my twenties.”
Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to the inspiring and personal music that Amos is known for the world over. She explains, “After 2009 I walked into three records that are sort of a period of writing that was a different stylistic choice. I needed to walk away from contemporary songwriting. I needed to do something different as a writer.” But those three diverse album projects (Midwinter Graces, Night of Hunters, Gold Dust) followed by her first full-bore theatrical project (The Light Princess) alchemized something anew within. Out of the flux of ambition and distraction and imagination came Amos’ fourteenth studio album, Unrepentant Geraldines. It’s an album on which Amos once more zeroes in on the writing of brightly melodic, deftly evocative chamber-pop.
Unrepentant Geraldines Tracklisting:
1. America
2. Trouble’s Lament
3. Wild Way
4. Wedding Day
5. Weatherman
6. 16 Shades of Blue
7. Maids of Elfen-mere
8. Promise
9. Giant’s Rolling Pin
10. Selkie
11. Unrepentant Geraldines
12. Oysters
13. Rose Dover
14. Invisible Boy
PREMIERES ON VICE’S NOISEY
UNREPENTANT GERALDINES AVAILABLE MAY 13th
ON MERCURY CLASSICS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS
WORLD TOUR INCLUDES U.S. CONCERTS IN JULY & AUGUST
Photo Credit: Amarpaul Kalirai
March 28, 2014 (New York, New York) -- Tori Amos has revealed “ Trouble’s Lament ,” the first single from her forthcoming new studio album, Unrepentant Geraldines. Set for release in the U.S. on May 13th on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics, Unrepentant Geraldines is pop/rock in both content and feel, and one step further in the evolution of one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation.
“Trouble’s Lament” is an eerie Southern blues song in which Amos’s matchless voice conjures up images of how the “flames from Satan’s tongue are charged and licking at her heels…” “Having been born in North Carolina, the South walks with me wherever I am in the world,” says Amos. “I can’t get it out of my DNA. I don’t know if it’s a genetic thing, because my mother’s side, so far back, is from the Eastern Cherokee nation. So it’s really in the blood. It’s almost like you listen to the land speaking to you. And wherever I am I can hear the South calling me. I really like the idea that trouble was a young woman….I see her on my travels a lot. And maybe I knew her many years ago when I was in my twenties.”
Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to the inspiring and personal music that Amos is known for the world over. She explains, “After 2009 I walked into three records that are sort of a period of writing that was a different stylistic choice. I needed to walk away from contemporary songwriting. I needed to do something different as a writer.” But those three diverse album projects (Midwinter Graces, Night of Hunters, Gold Dust) followed by her first full-bore theatrical project (The Light Princess) alchemized something anew within. Out of the flux of ambition and distraction and imagination came Amos’ fourteenth studio album, Unrepentant Geraldines. It’s an album on which Amos once more zeroes in on the writing of brightly melodic, deftly evocative chamber-pop.
Unrepentant Geraldines Tracklisting:
1. America
2. Trouble’s Lament
3. Wild Way
4. Wedding Day
5. Weatherman
6. 16 Shades of Blue
7. Maids of Elfen-mere
8. Promise
9. Giant’s Rolling Pin
10. Selkie
11. Unrepentant Geraldines
12. Oysters
13. Rose Dover
14. Invisible Boy
Best Coast shares new music video
BEST COAST SHARES NEW MUSIC VIDEO "BABY I'M CRYING" VIA DAZED
SHOWCASES UNIQUE BINAURAL RECORDING
WATCH: Best Coast - "Baby I'm Crying"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFqGRBUbUeo&list=UUBJ1FUqJJD5JAXa1Qlnt5dw Best Coast has produced a music video that showcases LiveAudio's three-dimensional sound, available on Jambox. The song is "Baby I'm Crying" from Best Coast's Fade Away EP.
The live music video was directed by Ryan Reichenfeld and recorded "binaurally." This is a process utilizing microphones placed within a human dummy head for an immersive, 360 degree field of sound. The sensation is like being in the room during the performance. To experience this three-dimensional sound, listen on headphones or through a Jambox. More about LiveAudio here.
PRAISE FOR 'FADE AWAY'
"Lyrically introspective, musically tight and vocally resolute, Fade Away is Best Coast's best work to date." - Alternative Press
"It's just seven songs but still felt like a breakthrough." - Rolling Stone
"As Best Coast grow and mature, new layers of surprising depth are emerging. For an EP, this record is remarkably satisfying and fulfilling. It feels like an album." - ABC News
"Best Coast's Fade Away is a short, sweet burst of the effervescent sun-dappled pop-rock we've come to crave from Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno." - Stereogum
"What's accomplished by Fade Away, released on Ms. Cosentino's new label, Jewel City, is balance. These love-battered songs, with chugging beats, strummy distortion and lyrics as bluish-black as a bruise, don't suggest a retrenchment so much as a realignment, as if Best Coast had absorbed its lessons and figured out what to leave behind." - New York Times
SHOWCASES UNIQUE BINAURAL RECORDING
WATCH: Best Coast - "Baby I'm Crying"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFqGRBUbUeo&list=UUBJ1FUqJJD5JAXa1Qlnt5dw Best Coast has produced a music video that showcases LiveAudio's three-dimensional sound, available on Jambox. The song is "Baby I'm Crying" from Best Coast's Fade Away EP.
The live music video was directed by Ryan Reichenfeld and recorded "binaurally." This is a process utilizing microphones placed within a human dummy head for an immersive, 360 degree field of sound. The sensation is like being in the room during the performance. To experience this three-dimensional sound, listen on headphones or through a Jambox. More about LiveAudio here.
PRAISE FOR 'FADE AWAY'
"Lyrically introspective, musically tight and vocally resolute, Fade Away is Best Coast's best work to date." - Alternative Press
"It's just seven songs but still felt like a breakthrough." - Rolling Stone
"As Best Coast grow and mature, new layers of surprising depth are emerging. For an EP, this record is remarkably satisfying and fulfilling. It feels like an album." - ABC News
"Best Coast's Fade Away is a short, sweet burst of the effervescent sun-dappled pop-rock we've come to crave from Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno." - Stereogum
"What's accomplished by Fade Away, released on Ms. Cosentino's new label, Jewel City, is balance. These love-battered songs, with chugging beats, strummy distortion and lyrics as bluish-black as a bruise, don't suggest a retrenchment so much as a realignment, as if Best Coast had absorbed its lessons and figured out what to leave behind." - New York Times
The Wytches go acoustic for an NPR Field Recording session
THE WYTCHES STRIP DOWN FOR AN NPR FIELD RECORDING SESSION
DEBUT LP OUT SUMMER 2014 TBA
WATCH: The Wytches' frontman Kristian Bell performing stripped down versions of "Wide at Midnight," "Crying Clown," and "All Of My Skin" in an Austin, TX backyard
via NPR or YouTube
"The Wytches' furious, hair-flinging psych-rock isn't the stuff of back-porch acoustic sessions: Both live and on the English band's singles, the energy is so intense, it can barely be contained," says NPR , yet somehow these acoustic versions work:They are raw, haunting, and melancholic, highlighting the lyrical depth of the songs and the unique vocals of frontman Kristian Bell. LISTEN: "Wire Frame Mattress" via Pitchfork or Soundcloud
WATCH: Official video for "Gravedweller" via YouTube
"Punky aggression amid the fuzz tone" -New York Times "A primordial blues-ooze that suggests Jack White if his music were actually as goth as his haircuts" - Pitchfork "The band recalls the gnarlier moments of '60s garage-punk a la the Nuggets compilation, and they've got the power and stage presence to pull it off." - SPIN (40 Best Things We Saw at SXSW) "Raw-throat punk, stoner/doom psych, and Bad Seeds swagger, with perhaps just the tiniest hint of Wicker Man folk" - Brooklyn Vegan (50 Artists We're Excited To See at SXSW)
"This is the kind of psych music that doesn't serve bowls of potpourri at dinner parties, instead taking surf rock, adding bilious riffs and pushing the drums down the stairs." - Noisey
Dark and driven, The Wytches consist of vocalist/guitarist Kristian Bell, bassist Dan Rumsey, and drummer Gianni Honey. Their unique sound full of echo and heavy riffs is a narcotic haze with influences ranging from Leonard Cohen to Black Sabbath.
Formed in November 2011 after moving down from Peterborough, this Brighton, UK based three piece is comprised of guitar / organ / lead vocalist Kristian; semi-professional poker playing / severe ADHD suffering drummer Gianni, and fiercely eloquent bassist Dan, who is currently writing a science fiction novel by the name of The Curious Adventures of Charlie Revel. The group gained a strong following in the UK from their debut single and self produced video "Digsaw," and have earned a certain notoriety ever since, thanks to their spellbinding live show that is known for its visceral intensity.
The Wytches have toured incessantly since their forming, which saw them supporting a rich variety of acts including Death Grips, The Black Angels, Band Of Skulls, Chelsea Wolfe, Bosnian Rainbows, Japandroids, Temples, Metz, Future Of The Left, The Cribs, Yuck and Drenge. They released their second single, the AA-side "Beehive Queen"/"Crying Clown," via Hate Hate Hate Records on June 3rd 2013, which sold out almost immediately. Following the success of Beehive Queen, the band re-released "Digsaw" as a limited white label 7". On November 18th, the band released a second AA side single, "Robe For Juda" / "Wide At Midnight" via HateHateHate records.
Look for a debut album out this summer, as well as forthcoming tour dates in North America.
https://www.facebook.com/thewytcheshttps://twitter.com/TheWytches http://instagram.com/thewytches# https://soundcloud.com/thewytches http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/the-wytches/
DEBUT LP OUT SUMMER 2014 TBA
WATCH: The Wytches' frontman Kristian Bell performing stripped down versions of "Wide at Midnight," "Crying Clown," and "All Of My Skin" in an Austin, TX backyard
via NPR or YouTube
"The Wytches' furious, hair-flinging psych-rock isn't the stuff of back-porch acoustic sessions: Both live and on the English band's singles, the energy is so intense, it can barely be contained," says NPR , yet somehow these acoustic versions work:They are raw, haunting, and melancholic, highlighting the lyrical depth of the songs and the unique vocals of frontman Kristian Bell. LISTEN: "Wire Frame Mattress" via Pitchfork or Soundcloud
WATCH: Official video for "Gravedweller" via YouTube
"Punky aggression amid the fuzz tone" -New York Times "A primordial blues-ooze that suggests Jack White if his music were actually as goth as his haircuts" - Pitchfork "The band recalls the gnarlier moments of '60s garage-punk a la the Nuggets compilation, and they've got the power and stage presence to pull it off." - SPIN (40 Best Things We Saw at SXSW) "Raw-throat punk, stoner/doom psych, and Bad Seeds swagger, with perhaps just the tiniest hint of Wicker Man folk" - Brooklyn Vegan (50 Artists We're Excited To See at SXSW)
"This is the kind of psych music that doesn't serve bowls of potpourri at dinner parties, instead taking surf rock, adding bilious riffs and pushing the drums down the stairs." - Noisey
Dark and driven, The Wytches consist of vocalist/guitarist Kristian Bell, bassist Dan Rumsey, and drummer Gianni Honey. Their unique sound full of echo and heavy riffs is a narcotic haze with influences ranging from Leonard Cohen to Black Sabbath.Formed in November 2011 after moving down from Peterborough, this Brighton, UK based three piece is comprised of guitar / organ / lead vocalist Kristian; semi-professional poker playing / severe ADHD suffering drummer Gianni, and fiercely eloquent bassist Dan, who is currently writing a science fiction novel by the name of The Curious Adventures of Charlie Revel. The group gained a strong following in the UK from their debut single and self produced video "Digsaw," and have earned a certain notoriety ever since, thanks to their spellbinding live show that is known for its visceral intensity.
The Wytches have toured incessantly since their forming, which saw them supporting a rich variety of acts including Death Grips, The Black Angels, Band Of Skulls, Chelsea Wolfe, Bosnian Rainbows, Japandroids, Temples, Metz, Future Of The Left, The Cribs, Yuck and Drenge. They released their second single, the AA-side "Beehive Queen"/"Crying Clown," via Hate Hate Hate Records on June 3rd 2013, which sold out almost immediately. Following the success of Beehive Queen, the band re-released "Digsaw" as a limited white label 7". On November 18th, the band released a second AA side single, "Robe For Juda" / "Wide At Midnight" via HateHateHate records.
Look for a debut album out this summer, as well as forthcoming tour dates in North America.
https://www.facebook.com/thewytcheshttps://twitter.com/TheWytches http://instagram.com/thewytches# https://soundcloud.com/thewytches http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/the-wytches/
Glass Animals share new track feat. Tei Shi
GLASS ANIMALS SHARE "HOLIEST (FEAT TEI SHI)" VIA VOGUE
GOOEY EP OUT APRIL 8 ON HARVEST RECORDS
LISTEN: Glass Animals - "Holiest (Feat. Tei Shi)"https://soundcloud.com/glassanimals/holiest-feat-tei-shi-1
Glass Animals have just announced the details of their debut full length, ZABA but today they share another cut from their forthcoming EP, Gooey which will be released April 8 via Harvest Records. "Holiest" features the beautiful Tei Shi on vocals.
Dave Bayley comments, "we wanted to work with Tei Shi because she has an amazing voice and this super-cool modern New York RnB style thing going on. So we sent her a couple beats we had lying around that we thought she could really add something to. And she sent back a great vocal about both loving and hating something. I thought it would be fun to play the character that she's addressing in my part so the the different voices then help tell the story from two different perspectives." As one of the first signings to Paul Epworth's Wolf Tone label in the UK, Glass Animals have polished their pulsing indie electronica-by-way-of-RnB under the production of the band's vocalist and writer Dave Bayley, and Epworth's guiding hand.
Having left the confines of their creative hub in the woodlands of Oxfordshire (referred to as The Shed), the band took up residence at Epworth's London studio in the Autumn of 2013. It's a move that has instantly developed their sound, merging their love of analogue with digital, and transforming their psych-fuzz into something a whole lot wilder.
Armed with a full LP to come in June, and a seriously impressive live set-up, Glass Animals are primed for a very exciting twelve months and beyond. The Gooey EP will be released digitally April 8th on Harvest Records.
Glass Animals are: Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer, Joe Seaward.
Gooey EP April 8Harvest Records
1. Gooey2. Holiest feat. Tei Shi3. Gooey Rework Feat Chester Watson4. Gooey (Gilligan Moss Remix)5. Gooey (Kingdom Remix)
"Gooey" on iTuneshttp://po.st/GooeyiTunes
Gooey vinyl pre-order
http://po.st/GooeyVinyl
Facebook | Twitter | Website | YouTube | Soundcloud | Harvest Records
GOOEY EP OUT APRIL 8 ON HARVEST RECORDS
LISTEN: Glass Animals - "Holiest (Feat. Tei Shi)"https://soundcloud.com/glassanimals/holiest-feat-tei-shi-1Glass Animals have just announced the details of their debut full length, ZABA but today they share another cut from their forthcoming EP, Gooey which will be released April 8 via Harvest Records. "Holiest" features the beautiful Tei Shi on vocals.
Dave Bayley comments, "we wanted to work with Tei Shi because she has an amazing voice and this super-cool modern New York RnB style thing going on. So we sent her a couple beats we had lying around that we thought she could really add something to. And she sent back a great vocal about both loving and hating something. I thought it would be fun to play the character that she's addressing in my part so the the different voices then help tell the story from two different perspectives." As one of the first signings to Paul Epworth's Wolf Tone label in the UK, Glass Animals have polished their pulsing indie electronica-by-way-of-RnB under the production of the band's vocalist and writer Dave Bayley, and Epworth's guiding hand.
Having left the confines of their creative hub in the woodlands of Oxfordshire (referred to as The Shed), the band took up residence at Epworth's London studio in the Autumn of 2013. It's a move that has instantly developed their sound, merging their love of analogue with digital, and transforming their psych-fuzz into something a whole lot wilder.
Armed with a full LP to come in June, and a seriously impressive live set-up, Glass Animals are primed for a very exciting twelve months and beyond. The Gooey EP will be released digitally April 8th on Harvest Records.
Glass Animals are: Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer, Joe Seaward.
Gooey EP April 8Harvest Records
1. Gooey2. Holiest feat. Tei Shi3. Gooey Rework Feat Chester Watson4. Gooey (Gilligan Moss Remix)5. Gooey (Kingdom Remix)
"Gooey" on iTuneshttp://po.st/GooeyiTunes
Gooey vinyl pre-order
http://po.st/GooeyVinyl
Facebook | Twitter | Website | YouTube | Soundcloud | Harvest Records
March 27, 2014
Little Dragon announces US tour + shares remix
LITTLE DRAGON ANNOUNCES US TOUR DATES VIA THE FADER
SHARES SWINDLE REMIX FOR "KLAPP KLAPP"
NABUMA RUBBERBAND DUE 5/13/14 VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
photo by: Marco van Rijt
After a successful Letterman performance and SXSW run, Little Dragon is back today to announce new US tour dates. Following appearances at Coachella and Canadian Music Week, Little Dragon will continue on the festival circuit with an appearance at Bonnaroo 2014. The band will run through the Southern US and will finish up this string of dates with a show at New York City's Terminal 5. Tickets will go on pre-sale on Friday and general sale on Saturday. To coincide with the announcement of new tour dates, Little Dragon is also proud to share a remix of "Klapp Klapp", the first single off the forthcoming album. South London producer Swindle, known for his Jazz-leaning Grime sound, offers a fresh take on "Klapp Klapp". Nabuma Rubberband will be in stores on May 13th via Loma Vista Recordings. Check out the tour dates, the "Klapp Klapp" remix, and upcoming tour dates below.
LISTEN: "Klapp Klapp" (Swindle Remix) - https://soundcloud.com/littledragon/klapp-klapp-swindle-mix
TOUR DATES:
4/10 - Roseland Theatre (Soul'd Out Music Festival) - Portland, OR4/13 - Coachella 2014 - Indio, CA4/16 - Pappy & Harriet's - Joshua Tree, CA4/20 - Coachella 2014 - Indio, CA5/10 - Toronto, ON - Canadian Music Week 6/7/14 - South Side Music Hall - Dallas, TX6/8/14 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX6/10/14 - Republic - New Orleans, LA6/11/14 - The Orpheum - Tampa, FL6/12/14 - Grand Central - Miami, FL6/14/14 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA6/15/14 - Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN6/17/14 - Music Farm - Charleston, SC6/18/14 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC6/20/14 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY PREVIOUSLY:
WATCH: Little Dragon on Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIdwdaUZBkgWATCH: "Klapp Klapp" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM--TtkGNa4
LISTEN: "Klapp Klapp" -https://soundcloud.com/littledragon/klapp-klapp
SHARES SWINDLE REMIX FOR "KLAPP KLAPP"
NABUMA RUBBERBAND DUE 5/13/14 VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
photo by: Marco van Rijt After a successful Letterman performance and SXSW run, Little Dragon is back today to announce new US tour dates. Following appearances at Coachella and Canadian Music Week, Little Dragon will continue on the festival circuit with an appearance at Bonnaroo 2014. The band will run through the Southern US and will finish up this string of dates with a show at New York City's Terminal 5. Tickets will go on pre-sale on Friday and general sale on Saturday. To coincide with the announcement of new tour dates, Little Dragon is also proud to share a remix of "Klapp Klapp", the first single off the forthcoming album. South London producer Swindle, known for his Jazz-leaning Grime sound, offers a fresh take on "Klapp Klapp". Nabuma Rubberband will be in stores on May 13th via Loma Vista Recordings. Check out the tour dates, the "Klapp Klapp" remix, and upcoming tour dates below.
LISTEN: "Klapp Klapp" (Swindle Remix) - https://soundcloud.com/littledragon/klapp-klapp-swindle-mix
TOUR DATES:
4/10 - Roseland Theatre (Soul'd Out Music Festival) - Portland, OR4/13 - Coachella 2014 - Indio, CA4/16 - Pappy & Harriet's - Joshua Tree, CA4/20 - Coachella 2014 - Indio, CA5/10 - Toronto, ON - Canadian Music Week 6/7/14 - South Side Music Hall - Dallas, TX6/8/14 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX6/10/14 - Republic - New Orleans, LA6/11/14 - The Orpheum - Tampa, FL6/12/14 - Grand Central - Miami, FL6/14/14 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA6/15/14 - Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN6/17/14 - Music Farm - Charleston, SC6/18/14 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC6/20/14 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY PREVIOUSLY:
WATCH: Little Dragon on Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIdwdaUZBkgWATCH: "Klapp Klapp" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM--TtkGNa4
LISTEN: "Klapp Klapp" -https://soundcloud.com/littledragon/klapp-klapp
Tiny Ruins Announces Sophomore Album
Tiny RuinsPhoto Credit: Georgie CrawNew Zealand's Tiny Ruins is returning with a new album this spring, Brightly Painted One, which will be released on Flying Nun on May 13th. Tiny Ruins is the project of artist Hollie Fullbrook, who, since releasing her celebrated debut Some Were Meant for Sea in 2011, has spent the past 3 years writing and recording while touring the world solo, as a duo and with her band.
NPR premiered "The Ballad Of The Hanging Parcel" this week, with host Bob Boilen describing as "One of those things, you put it on, the cover's beautiful and there it is." You can check out dreamy track below. Click Here To Listen To "The Ballad Of The Hanging Parcel" On NPR's All Songs Considered
We were given the first reveal of the album on KCRW, who played the opening track "Me At The Museum You In The Winter Gardens" calling it "minimal yet haunting." Click Here To Listen To "Me At The Museum You In The Winter Gardens"
Tiny Ruins will be touring North America this summer, more information on those dates will be announced soon.Biography /Formed as a solo project in 2009 by songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, the band now includes bassist Cass Basil and drummer Alexander Freer. While continuing to be based in their native New Zealand, Tiny Ruins has spent much of the past three years touring throughout Australia, Europe & the US, opening for artists such as Beach House, Joanna Newsom, Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, The Handsome Family and Calexico.Lyrically ambiguous and poignant, the songs roughly follow in the traditions of folk and blues that Fullbrook has drawn on in the past, engaging moods both hopeful and world-weary. Yet there is more of an expansive approach to this album - where debut Some Were Meant for Sea presented a host of characterful vignettes, Brightly Painted One follows a journey, cyclical and whole, with tones falling between dream pop and folk-blues.While still retaining a minimalist approach, this sophomore release is layered and shaped with an array of brass, percussion and strings. The arrangements are lush and fully-realized, with the warm fuzz of ham-mond and rhodes keyboards, subtle string parts and electric guitar jangles and thrums. Brightly Painted One was recorded with engineer Tom Healy over several months in an underground warren of passageways and small rooms known as 'The Lab', in Auckland, the band's hometown.The writing of these songs spans roughly three years, growing out of Fullbrook's varied life of touring, working when home, relationships and everyday observation. From the mountain walks of She'll Be Coming 'Round , the roof-tops of White Sheet Lightning and the street corners of Reasonable Man, the songs document the stasis and the movement of life; of persevering its humor and mystery.
Brightly Painted One Tracklisting /01. Me At The Museum You In The Wintergardens
02. Carriages
03. Chainmail Maker
04. Reasonable Man
05. She'll Be Coming 'Round
06. Straw Into Gold
07. The Ballad Of The Hanging Parcel
08. Jamie Blue
09. Night Owl
10. White Sheet Lightning
Woman's Hour Release "Her Ghost (FaltyDL Remix)"
Woman's Hour Her Ghost (FaltyDL Remix)
New track streaming now
Her Ghost single out now on Secretly Canadian
Click here to stream and embed Her Ghost (FaltyDL Remix) from Soundcloud now
Click here to stream and embed Her Ghost from YouTube now Her Ghost artwork | Woman's Hour press shot Conneticut producer FaltyDL has given Woman's Hour's latest single "Her Ghost" a breathtaking rework. The new mix is streaming now with the digital single available to buy now through Secretly Canadian. Stream it here. Painting an ever-shifting mosaic of twisted electronic sounds around the London four-piece's foundations, FaltyDL's reimagining of 'Her Ghost' acts as a perfect, primal and thrillingly challenging interpretation of Woman's Hour's minimalist pop sensibilities. Woman's Hour will be supporting the single's release with a run of UK headline dates including a special London headline date at The Purcell Room in London, April 3rd. They also be joining Metronomy on their forthcoming UK and European tour, starting Friday 28th March at London's Brixton Academy.
More on Her Ghost London-via-Kendal four piece Woman's Hour have joined the Secretly Canadian family who released their brand new single, "Her Ghost". "Her Ghost" is available digitally now with the full digital single including b-side. The band will be supporting the single's release with a string of UK live dates including a special headline date at London's Purcell Room. The dates also see Woman's Hour visit the US for the first time, including performances at this year's South By South West Festival in Austin, Texas in March as well as The Great Escape Festival in Brighton in May. "Her Ghost" is Woman's Hour's first release with their new label following a year which saw them become the 6th most blogged band of the year (6 Music & Hype Machine), receive praise from the likes of Pitchfork, The Fader and Huw Stephens, and support Volcano Choir at The Barbican in addition to their own nationwide headline shows. Placing the heart-wrenching vocals of Fiona Burgess against an intricate backdrop of expertly-crafted electronic textures, the new song finds its power through restraint with the band’s attention to the smallest of details reflected in the richness of the end result. At once achingly subtle and breathtakingly powerful in its melodic display, "Her Ghost" is testament to a band fully in command of their unique identity and sound. Woman's Hour are Fiona Burgess, William Burgess, Josh Hunnisett and Nicolas Graves.
Forthcoming Live Dates March 28th Brixton Academy, London w/ MetronomyMarch 31st Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg w/ MetronomyApril 1st Melkweg Old Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands w/ MetronomyApril 2nd AB Club, Brussels, Belgium w/ Metronomy April 3rd The Purcell Rooms, LondonApril 9th Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark w/ MetronomyApril 10th Strand, Stockholm, Sweden w/ MetronomyApril 11th Rockerfeller, Oslo, Norway w/ MetronomyApril 25th Gulliver's, ManchesterApril 26th Cathedral, SheffieldApril 27th Bodega Social Club, NottinghamApril 28th Zenith, Paris, France w/ MetronomyMay 3rd Live At Leeds, LeedsMay 7th Louisiana, BristolMay 8th The Great Escape Festival, BrightonMay 9th Ramsgate Music Hall, RamsgateJune 11th Fleche D'Or, Paris, France w/ Angel OlsenJuly 19th Farr Festival, HertfordshireJuly 25th Deer Shed Festival, TopcliffeAugust 3rd Kendal Calling, KendalAugust 8th Beacons Festival, Skipton
Click here to stream and embed Her Ghost (FaltyDL Remix) from Soundcloud now
Click here to stream and embed Her Ghost from YouTube now Her Ghost artwork | Woman's Hour press shot Conneticut producer FaltyDL has given Woman's Hour's latest single "Her Ghost" a breathtaking rework. The new mix is streaming now with the digital single available to buy now through Secretly Canadian. Stream it here. Painting an ever-shifting mosaic of twisted electronic sounds around the London four-piece's foundations, FaltyDL's reimagining of 'Her Ghost' acts as a perfect, primal and thrillingly challenging interpretation of Woman's Hour's minimalist pop sensibilities. Woman's Hour will be supporting the single's release with a run of UK headline dates including a special London headline date at The Purcell Room in London, April 3rd. They also be joining Metronomy on their forthcoming UK and European tour, starting Friday 28th March at London's Brixton Academy.
More on Her Ghost London-via-Kendal four piece Woman's Hour have joined the Secretly Canadian family who released their brand new single, "Her Ghost". "Her Ghost" is available digitally now with the full digital single including b-side. The band will be supporting the single's release with a string of UK live dates including a special headline date at London's Purcell Room. The dates also see Woman's Hour visit the US for the first time, including performances at this year's South By South West Festival in Austin, Texas in March as well as The Great Escape Festival in Brighton in May. "Her Ghost" is Woman's Hour's first release with their new label following a year which saw them become the 6th most blogged band of the year (6 Music & Hype Machine), receive praise from the likes of Pitchfork, The Fader and Huw Stephens, and support Volcano Choir at The Barbican in addition to their own nationwide headline shows. Placing the heart-wrenching vocals of Fiona Burgess against an intricate backdrop of expertly-crafted electronic textures, the new song finds its power through restraint with the band’s attention to the smallest of details reflected in the richness of the end result. At once achingly subtle and breathtakingly powerful in its melodic display, "Her Ghost" is testament to a band fully in command of their unique identity and sound. Woman's Hour are Fiona Burgess, William Burgess, Josh Hunnisett and Nicolas Graves.
Forthcoming Live Dates March 28th Brixton Academy, London w/ MetronomyMarch 31st Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg w/ MetronomyApril 1st Melkweg Old Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands w/ MetronomyApril 2nd AB Club, Brussels, Belgium w/ Metronomy April 3rd The Purcell Rooms, LondonApril 9th Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark w/ MetronomyApril 10th Strand, Stockholm, Sweden w/ MetronomyApril 11th Rockerfeller, Oslo, Norway w/ MetronomyApril 25th Gulliver's, ManchesterApril 26th Cathedral, SheffieldApril 27th Bodega Social Club, NottinghamApril 28th Zenith, Paris, France w/ MetronomyMay 3rd Live At Leeds, LeedsMay 7th Louisiana, BristolMay 8th The Great Escape Festival, BrightonMay 9th Ramsgate Music Hall, RamsgateJune 11th Fleche D'Or, Paris, France w/ Angel OlsenJuly 19th Farr Festival, HertfordshireJuly 25th Deer Shed Festival, TopcliffeAugust 3rd Kendal Calling, KendalAugust 8th Beacons Festival, Skipton
Pillar Point Announces West Coast Tour Dates
Pillar Point Announces West Coast Tour Dates "Dreamin'" Video Reaches Over 100k Views Self-Titled Debut LP Out Now On Polyvinyl Records
Click Here To Watch "Dreamin'" Video On Vimeo
MediaClick Here To Watch "Dreamin'" Video On NoiseyClick Here To Listen To "Echoes" Track On i-DClick Here To Listen To "Cherry" Track On Brooklyn VeganClick Here To Listen To "Eyeballs" Track On StereogumClick Here To Watch "Pillar Point" Teaser Trailer
Press Quotes"...hits every pleasure center you want when it comes to synth pop" - Stereogum"...splices M83 and Washed Out with glorious results." -The Line of Best Fit"...calming vocals and glistening production put [Pillar Point] in a class with Active Child and Superhumanoids — new romantics whose approach to songcraft is as heartfelt as it is carefully composed." - SPIN"While most details are unknown about the project's background, it is apparent that there is no detail too small in the composition of the songs. Calling this bedroom pop would not do justice to the exquisite production and calming vocals of the songs to date." -My Old Kentucky Blog"...the kind of washed-out, sugary stuff that's perfect for reminiscing about drinking margaritas and wearing tank tops and generally not giving a fuck." -THUMP'Pillar Point' LP Tracklisting01. Diamond Mine
02. Eyeballs
03. Cherry
04. Black Hole
05. Strangers In Paradise
06. Dreamin'
07. Touch
08. Curious Of You
09. Echoes
Pillar Point is thrilled to announce West Coast tour dates with Soft Swells. The Seattle band will be hitting the road this Spring in support of the self-titled debut LP out now on Polyvinyl Records.Pillar Point has also released the new video for "Dreamin'" from the debut album. Directed by Jacob Krupnick of Wild Combination and shot in New York, the video features dancer Daisuke from the film Girl Walk // All Day. The video was recently selected as one of Vimeo's Staff Picks reaching over 100k views in 1 week.Click here to watch the video for "Dreamin'" on Vimeo and check out full tour dates below.Tour Dates04.29 - Portland, OR - Valentine's
05.01 - Davis, CA - Sophia's Thai Kitchen*
05.02 - Merced, CA - The Partisan*
05.03 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door*
05.04 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar*
05.05 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex*
05.06 - San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room*
05.16 - 05.17 - Everett, WA - Fisherman's Village Music Festival*with Soft Swells
Click Here To Watch "Dreamin'" Video On Vimeo
MediaClick Here To Watch "Dreamin'" Video On NoiseyClick Here To Listen To "Echoes" Track On i-DClick Here To Listen To "Cherry" Track On Brooklyn VeganClick Here To Listen To "Eyeballs" Track On StereogumClick Here To Watch "Pillar Point" Teaser Trailer
Press Quotes"...hits every pleasure center you want when it comes to synth pop" - Stereogum"...splices M83 and Washed Out with glorious results." -The Line of Best Fit"...calming vocals and glistening production put [Pillar Point] in a class with Active Child and Superhumanoids — new romantics whose approach to songcraft is as heartfelt as it is carefully composed." - SPIN"While most details are unknown about the project's background, it is apparent that there is no detail too small in the composition of the songs. Calling this bedroom pop would not do justice to the exquisite production and calming vocals of the songs to date." -My Old Kentucky Blog"...the kind of washed-out, sugary stuff that's perfect for reminiscing about drinking margaritas and wearing tank tops and generally not giving a fuck." -THUMP'Pillar Point' LP Tracklisting01. Diamond Mine
02. Eyeballs
03. Cherry
04. Black Hole
05. Strangers In Paradise
06. Dreamin'
07. Touch
08. Curious Of You
09. Echoes
Pillar Point is thrilled to announce West Coast tour dates with Soft Swells. The Seattle band will be hitting the road this Spring in support of the self-titled debut LP out now on Polyvinyl Records.Pillar Point has also released the new video for "Dreamin'" from the debut album. Directed by Jacob Krupnick of Wild Combination and shot in New York, the video features dancer Daisuke from the film Girl Walk // All Day. The video was recently selected as one of Vimeo's Staff Picks reaching over 100k views in 1 week.Click here to watch the video for "Dreamin'" on Vimeo and check out full tour dates below.Tour Dates04.29 - Portland, OR - Valentine's
05.01 - Davis, CA - Sophia's Thai Kitchen*
05.02 - Merced, CA - The Partisan*
05.03 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door*
05.04 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar*
05.05 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex*
05.06 - San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room*
05.16 - 05.17 - Everett, WA - Fisherman's Village Music Festival*with Soft Swells
Alden Penner Adds 2nd Upcoming New York Performance
Alden Penner
Announces Second Upcoming New York Performance
April 28th @ The Studio at Webster Hall w/ Guests Pours and Nick Millevoi
Debut Solo Album "EXEGESIS" Out Now!
Stream "EXEGESIS" from Alden Penner exclusively @ BrooklynVegan.com!
"...focused, heartfelt..." - NPR
"...other-worldly... ...ethereal..." - MTV
"...one of the pioneers of 2000s-style indie rock..." - Brooklyn Vegan
"A captivating, soul-stirring, powerful, glorious and slightly spooky group of pop tunes." - Gray Owl Point
"(Penner has a) knack for combining simple pop melodies with experimental digressions (and) can fit a whole lot of ideas into a two-minute song. Each tune packs a memorable punch." - Now Toronto
In support of his newly released, debut solo album titled "EXEGESIS," currently receiving critical praise around the world from the likes of NPR, the BBC and more, Canadian songwriter Alden Penner (best known for his time spent as singer / guitarist and founder of Montreal indie-pop band The Unicorns) is announcing a second upcoming New York performance, taking place April 28th at The Studio at Webster Hall with guests Poursand Nick Millevoi.
The newly announced date comes in addition to Penner's April 29th Brooklyn performance at Glasslands,where he'll be supported by SoftSpot, Vassals and Xander Duell (tickets for both shows available below).
About Alden Penner:
"It sounds like Alden Penner meets Sparks. The singing is so much fun and I love the atmospheres. The guitar work is so full of life and so full of fun. Lovely Legs is such a fun ride. A Beautiful Dream is wonderfully proud. The last section of Losing My Head makes me feel like I'm in a lake. Lost The Skin is perfect. Word feels like an ancient message being transported through time. Beauty of the Lamb is the most beautifully transcendent." - Michael Cera
Alden Penner is a songwriter and musician based in Montreal, Canada and founding member of critically acclaimed bands The Unicorns and Clues. His solo recordings and film scoring have been known, cherished and circulated by devoted fans and record labels since the early 2000s."
Penner has been involved in music since his early years growing up in rural Quebec taking piano and flute lessons. He continued with trumpet, percussion and bass guitar in school band after moving to B.C. at age 9, and eventually took up the electric guitar and singing. Some of his first bands started in Campbell River while attending high school and working events in a jazz ensemble with his geography teacher. Alden Penner and Nick Thorburn (Islands) formed the Unicorns out of high school. In 2003, after moving to Montreal, they recorded the widely celebrated "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?"
Until now, his only formal releases as a solo artist have been a handful of limited-run singles and 2 EP's, with the most recent one being 2013's "Precession," 4 songs which received glowing reviews and are featured on his debut album "EXEGESIS."
Some of these songs were started almost a decade ago, a few recordings being initiated with Mark Lawson (Unicorns, Arcade Fire), but most were recorded at home with borrowed equipment and assembled piecemeal. They were brought to completion in late 2013 and early 2014 with the assistance of multimedia artist Laura Crapo, who co-produced the album along with Penner.
Alden Penner Live!
April 28th New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall ( tickets )
April 29th Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands ( tickets )
Stream "EXEGESIS" from Alden Penner here!
"EXEGESIS" Track List:
1. Precession
2. Louis XIV
3. A Beautiful Dream
4. Lovely Legs
5. Losing My Head
6. Lost The Skin
7. Beauty Of The Lamb
8. Word
9. I, Icarus
10. We Seek
11. No Peace
For more information, visit:
aldenpenner.bandcamp.com
Announces Second Upcoming New York Performance
April 28th @ The Studio at Webster Hall w/ Guests Pours and Nick Millevoi
Debut Solo Album "EXEGESIS" Out Now!
Stream "EXEGESIS" from Alden Penner exclusively @ BrooklynVegan.com!
"...focused, heartfelt..." - NPR
"...other-worldly... ...ethereal..." - MTV
"...one of the pioneers of 2000s-style indie rock..." - Brooklyn Vegan
"A captivating, soul-stirring, powerful, glorious and slightly spooky group of pop tunes." - Gray Owl Point
"(Penner has a) knack for combining simple pop melodies with experimental digressions (and) can fit a whole lot of ideas into a two-minute song. Each tune packs a memorable punch." - Now Toronto
In support of his newly released, debut solo album titled "EXEGESIS," currently receiving critical praise around the world from the likes of NPR, the BBC and more, Canadian songwriter Alden Penner (best known for his time spent as singer / guitarist and founder of Montreal indie-pop band The Unicorns) is announcing a second upcoming New York performance, taking place April 28th at The Studio at Webster Hall with guests Poursand Nick Millevoi.
The newly announced date comes in addition to Penner's April 29th Brooklyn performance at Glasslands,where he'll be supported by SoftSpot, Vassals and Xander Duell (tickets for both shows available below).
About Alden Penner:
"It sounds like Alden Penner meets Sparks. The singing is so much fun and I love the atmospheres. The guitar work is so full of life and so full of fun. Lovely Legs is such a fun ride. A Beautiful Dream is wonderfully proud. The last section of Losing My Head makes me feel like I'm in a lake. Lost The Skin is perfect. Word feels like an ancient message being transported through time. Beauty of the Lamb is the most beautifully transcendent." - Michael Cera
Alden Penner is a songwriter and musician based in Montreal, Canada and founding member of critically acclaimed bands The Unicorns and Clues. His solo recordings and film scoring have been known, cherished and circulated by devoted fans and record labels since the early 2000s."
Penner has been involved in music since his early years growing up in rural Quebec taking piano and flute lessons. He continued with trumpet, percussion and bass guitar in school band after moving to B.C. at age 9, and eventually took up the electric guitar and singing. Some of his first bands started in Campbell River while attending high school and working events in a jazz ensemble with his geography teacher. Alden Penner and Nick Thorburn (Islands) formed the Unicorns out of high school. In 2003, after moving to Montreal, they recorded the widely celebrated "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?"
Until now, his only formal releases as a solo artist have been a handful of limited-run singles and 2 EP's, with the most recent one being 2013's "Precession," 4 songs which received glowing reviews and are featured on his debut album "EXEGESIS."
Some of these songs were started almost a decade ago, a few recordings being initiated with Mark Lawson (Unicorns, Arcade Fire), but most were recorded at home with borrowed equipment and assembled piecemeal. They were brought to completion in late 2013 and early 2014 with the assistance of multimedia artist Laura Crapo, who co-produced the album along with Penner.
Alden Penner Live!
April 28th New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall ( tickets )
April 29th Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands ( tickets )
Stream "EXEGESIS" from Alden Penner here!
"EXEGESIS" Track List:
1. Precession
2. Louis XIV
3. A Beautiful Dream
4. Lovely Legs
5. Losing My Head
6. Lost The Skin
7. Beauty Of The Lamb
8. Word
9. I, Icarus
10. We Seek
11. No Peace
For more information, visit:
aldenpenner.bandcamp.com
March 26, 2014
Brian Jonestown Massacre Release Revelation
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE RELEASE REVELATION ON MAY 20, 2014
HEADLINING AUSTIN PSYCH FEST: MAY 2-4
http://www.austinpsychfest.com/brian-jonestown-massacre-official-apf-2014-interview/
MAY 7 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
MAY 8 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
MAY 10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
RECORD STORE DAY LIMITED EDITION 12”"Depending on how you look at it they’re either the Grandaddies of Psych, a bunch of pricks on mind-bending drugs, the stars of Dig!, or maybe you’ve never heard them before. Whatever, who cares. All you need to know is that they’re back, baby." – NOISEY Track Premiere (March 20) “What You Isn’t” Q Magazine Track of The Day (March 24)
Brian Jonestown Massacre will release their 14th album, Revelation , on May 20, 2014through A Records (Redeye Distribution). Listen to “What You Isn’t” here:https://soundcloud.com/wastedyouthpr/brian-jonestown-massacre-what/s-qA0r2Encompassing all the weirdness that has been discovered in the past 40 years, Revelationadvances the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound of mixing eastern influences with western rock. Two-dozen band members later and numerous “ups and downs” (some have been famously sensationalized in the media), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.
Recorded from late 2012-2014, Revelation is the first album that was fully recorded and produced at Anton’s recording studio in Berlin, Germany. Original band member, Ricky Maymi plays guitar on this album plus features a vocal performance in Swedish byJoachim Alhund (Les Big Byrd/Teddybears) on “Vad Hände Med Dem?” Other special guests include: Constatine Karlis (Dimmer) on drums, Ryan Van Kriedt (Asteroid #4) on guitar, and Anton plays the rest.
Anton also releases music by other bands through his A Records including: Les Big Byrd: The Worshipped Cats (May 20), Blue Angel Lounge: A Sea Of Trees (May 20),The KVB: Out of Body (June 3) who were recently named one of Alternative Press’ 100 Bands You Need To Know This Year.
Brian Jonestown Massacre are confirmed to headline Austin Psych Fest and select live dates on the West Coast in May. The band will then begin a 45-date tour of mainland Europe including the band’s first ever dates in Warsaw, Prague and Athens: http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/?news=euro-tour-2014
Anton explains why the album is named Revelation:“The simple answer is I love the word. Most of the time I would classify my work " śruti ," i.e. "what is heard" definition of the word “revelation.” But on this album and with these songs, there was nothing. No ideas and no guidance and I was still able to create the record for me. That was a revelation.”
Brian Jonestown Massacre Touring Band Anton Newcombe – guitar, vocalsMatt Hollywood – guitar, vocalsJoel Gion - tambourineCollin Hegna -bassDan Allaire - drumsFrankie Emerson - guitarRicky Maymi - guitarRob Campanella - keyboards
Revelation LP - TracklistingSIDE A – 1) Vad Hände Med Dem? 2) What You Isn't 3) UnknownSIDE B – 1) Memory Camp 2) days, weeks and moths 3) Duck and CoverSIDE C – 1) Food For Clouds 2) Second Sighting 3) MemorymixSIDE D – 1) Fist Full Of Bees 2) Nightbird 3) Xibalba 4) Goodbye (Butterfly)
Revelation CD - Tracklisting1) Vad Hände Med Dem? 2) What You Isn't 3) Unknown 4) Memory Camp5) days, weeks and moths 6) Duck and Cover 7) Food For Clouds 8) Second Sighting9) Memorymix 10) Fist Full Of Bees 11) Nightbird 12) Xibalba 13) Goodbye (Butterfly)
Record Store Day 12” Tracklisting (Release date: April 19, 2014)SIDE A – Brian Jonestown Massacre 1) Goodbye (Butterfly) 2) Lions Ride FreeSIDE B – The Magic Castles 1) Rebecca’s World 2) Trembling Hands* Limited to 3,000 units all individually numbered available on grey splattered 180 gram vinyl.
For more information about Brian Jonestown Massacre visitwww.brianjonestownmassacre.com explore http://psychicgrafitti.blogspot.de/ followhttps://twitter.com/antonnewcombe and watch http://www.youtube.com/user/antonfjordson
HEADLINING AUSTIN PSYCH FEST: MAY 2-4
http://www.austinpsychfest.com/brian-jonestown-massacre-official-apf-2014-interview/
MAY 7 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
MAY 8 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
MAY 10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
RECORD STORE DAY LIMITED EDITION 12”"Depending on how you look at it they’re either the Grandaddies of Psych, a bunch of pricks on mind-bending drugs, the stars of Dig!, or maybe you’ve never heard them before. Whatever, who cares. All you need to know is that they’re back, baby." – NOISEY Track Premiere (March 20) “What You Isn’t” Q Magazine Track of The Day (March 24)
Brian Jonestown Massacre will release their 14th album, Revelation , on May 20, 2014through A Records (Redeye Distribution). Listen to “What You Isn’t” here:https://soundcloud.com/wastedyouthpr/brian-jonestown-massacre-what/s-qA0r2Encompassing all the weirdness that has been discovered in the past 40 years, Revelationadvances the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound of mixing eastern influences with western rock. Two-dozen band members later and numerous “ups and downs” (some have been famously sensationalized in the media), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.
Recorded from late 2012-2014, Revelation is the first album that was fully recorded and produced at Anton’s recording studio in Berlin, Germany. Original band member, Ricky Maymi plays guitar on this album plus features a vocal performance in Swedish byJoachim Alhund (Les Big Byrd/Teddybears) on “Vad Hände Med Dem?” Other special guests include: Constatine Karlis (Dimmer) on drums, Ryan Van Kriedt (Asteroid #4) on guitar, and Anton plays the rest.
Anton also releases music by other bands through his A Records including: Les Big Byrd: The Worshipped Cats (May 20), Blue Angel Lounge: A Sea Of Trees (May 20),The KVB: Out of Body (June 3) who were recently named one of Alternative Press’ 100 Bands You Need To Know This Year.
Brian Jonestown Massacre are confirmed to headline Austin Psych Fest and select live dates on the West Coast in May. The band will then begin a 45-date tour of mainland Europe including the band’s first ever dates in Warsaw, Prague and Athens: http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/?news=euro-tour-2014
Anton explains why the album is named Revelation:“The simple answer is I love the word. Most of the time I would classify my work " śruti ," i.e. "what is heard" definition of the word “revelation.” But on this album and with these songs, there was nothing. No ideas and no guidance and I was still able to create the record for me. That was a revelation.”
Brian Jonestown Massacre Touring Band Anton Newcombe – guitar, vocalsMatt Hollywood – guitar, vocalsJoel Gion - tambourineCollin Hegna -bassDan Allaire - drumsFrankie Emerson - guitarRicky Maymi - guitarRob Campanella - keyboards
Revelation LP - TracklistingSIDE A – 1) Vad Hände Med Dem? 2) What You Isn't 3) UnknownSIDE B – 1) Memory Camp 2) days, weeks and moths 3) Duck and CoverSIDE C – 1) Food For Clouds 2) Second Sighting 3) MemorymixSIDE D – 1) Fist Full Of Bees 2) Nightbird 3) Xibalba 4) Goodbye (Butterfly)
Revelation CD - Tracklisting1) Vad Hände Med Dem? 2) What You Isn't 3) Unknown 4) Memory Camp5) days, weeks and moths 6) Duck and Cover 7) Food For Clouds 8) Second Sighting9) Memorymix 10) Fist Full Of Bees 11) Nightbird 12) Xibalba 13) Goodbye (Butterfly)
Record Store Day 12” Tracklisting (Release date: April 19, 2014)SIDE A – Brian Jonestown Massacre 1) Goodbye (Butterfly) 2) Lions Ride FreeSIDE B – The Magic Castles 1) Rebecca’s World 2) Trembling Hands* Limited to 3,000 units all individually numbered available on grey splattered 180 gram vinyl.
For more information about Brian Jonestown Massacre visitwww.brianjonestownmassacre.com explore http://psychicgrafitti.blogspot.de/ followhttps://twitter.com/antonnewcombe and watch http://www.youtube.com/user/antonfjordson
