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February 26, 2014
The First Three Classic Oasis Albums To Be Reissued
OASIS - CHASING THE SUNBIG 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 20TH
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 FROM www.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 20th 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)
THE FAINT Announce New Album DOOM ABUSE Out April 8
THE FAINT Announce New Album DOOM ABUSE Out April 8 On SQE Music"Help In The Head" Streaming at NPR, Video Available At PitchforkSpring Tour Dates Announced 
Listen: "Help in The Head" via NPR or SoundCloud Watch: "Help In The Head" video via Pitchfork or YouTube
THE FAINT will return this spring with their sixth album, DOOM ABUSE out April 8 via SQE Music. NPR premiered the album's lead track "Help In The Head" on today's All Songs Considered Show and Pitchfork premiered the video for the track, which was directed by Tim Nackashi. DOOM ABUSE is available for pre-order now on iTunes. Fans that pre-order the album through iTunes will receive a downloadable track every week leading up to the album's release. A download of "Help In The Head" is available now with all iTunes pre-orders. THE FAINT will be embarking on a national tour in the late spring. All shows are listed below. To understand DOOM ABUSE and its raw, visceral aesthetic you have to understand its birth story. You have to understand that after touring for a year on their 2008 self-released album Fasciinatiion, an album that took several years to write and produce, THE FAINT ceased to exist. The musicians were burned out, uninspired and could no longer find the most important element of any musical creation: fun. They went their separate ways, pursued other sorts of music in other projects, sometimes together and sometimes separately, and learned new ways of channeling sound.They remembered what drove their songwriting in the first place. Then, in the spring of 2013, THE FAINT existed again. Anxious to make new music the band recorded a 4-song white label 12" they referred to as "Preversions." That music, primal and punk rock in its approach became the unplanned blueprint for DOOM ABUSE.
The band booked time with longtime collaborator Mike Mogis to mix the album before even really having songs written. There was no specific concept, just a sense of wanting to capture moments of real passion and invigorated glee. Whatever came out while writing in the band's Omaha studio and rehearsal space would become their next album. Since much of Fasciinatiion was made sitting behind computers, the musicians wanted to embrace a live sensibility and collective rawness. A lot of the record was created live in the room, with first takes and first ideas taking precedent.
The entire album took only about three months to create. It reflects specific experiences from a specific time and sounds unlike anything else. And in its final iteration, you can see the patterns inDOOME ABUSE's songs. The ideas and themes become clear. For Todd Fink, many of the album's lyrics were created automatically in a stream of consciousness. In the moment he didn't know that he was centered on certain lyrical obsessions, mostly connected to the human brain and its functions.
The music, too, connects. From boisterous, static-laced opener "Help In The Head" to propulsive aggressor "Evil Voices" to ambient and layered closer "Damage Control," the album explores different variations of THE FAINT as a live rock band. Their history as an innovative dance act lingers, years of obsession with crafting a new style for the dance floor seeping into each song, but here and now, the band wanted to make songs that capture the sheer power and collaborative nature of their onstage performances. The songs differ and balance each other out but all share the same space and overarching tone, another pattern seen after the fact.
The birth of DOOM ABUSE in many ways, is in parallel with a rebirth of the band itself. THE FAINT, started in Omaha in the mid-'90s, have always created against the grain, disinterested in making anything except what their own inspiration drives them to make. Each album since their 1998 debut Media has shifted and evolved that desire. Some albums, like 1999's Blank-Wave Arcade, came from urgent, short recording processes while others, like 2004's Wet From Birth, were more carefully constructed. The musicians themselves are the constant, together embracing a style that is truly unlike every other band out there. While DOOM ABUSE harkens back to Blank-Wave Arcade's immediacy in some ways, it opens a new door. Inside is exactly where THE FAINT want to be now.
The Faint's Upcoming Tour Dates
April 24 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly'sApril 25 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore TheatreApril 26 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready RoomApril 27 - Lawrence, KS @ The BottleneckApril 30 - Tulsa, OK @ The VanguardMay 1 - Dallas, TX @ Granada TheaterMay 2 - Austin, TX @ The BelmontMay 3 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - BallroomMay 6 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture RoomMay 7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of BluesMay 9 - Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird LiveMay 10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - HeavenMay 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero TheatreMay 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of WillamsburgMay 16 - Boston, MA @ Royale NightClubMay 17 - New York, NY @ Webster HallMay 19 - New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomMay 20 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubMay 22 - Cleveland, OH @ House of BluesMay 23 - Chicago, IL @ MetroMay 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music CaféMay 27 - Boise, ID @ Knitting FactoryMay 28 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting FactoryMay 30 - Seattle, WA @ NeptuneMay 31 - Portland, OR @ Roseland TheaterJune 1 - San Francisco, CA @ The IndependentJune 5 - Santa Ana, CA @ The ObservatoryJune 6 - Los Angeles,, CA @ The Roxy TheatreJune 11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DepotJune 12 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic TheatreJune 13 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
For more info, please visit:
http://thefaint.com/https://www.facebook.com/thefaint
Listen: "Help in The Head" via NPR or SoundCloud Watch: "Help In The Head" video via Pitchfork or YouTubeTHE FAINT will return this spring with their sixth album, DOOM ABUSE out April 8 via SQE Music. NPR premiered the album's lead track "Help In The Head" on today's All Songs Considered Show and Pitchfork premiered the video for the track, which was directed by Tim Nackashi. DOOM ABUSE is available for pre-order now on iTunes. Fans that pre-order the album through iTunes will receive a downloadable track every week leading up to the album's release. A download of "Help In The Head" is available now with all iTunes pre-orders. THE FAINT will be embarking on a national tour in the late spring. All shows are listed below. To understand DOOM ABUSE and its raw, visceral aesthetic you have to understand its birth story. You have to understand that after touring for a year on their 2008 self-released album Fasciinatiion, an album that took several years to write and produce, THE FAINT ceased to exist. The musicians were burned out, uninspired and could no longer find the most important element of any musical creation: fun. They went their separate ways, pursued other sorts of music in other projects, sometimes together and sometimes separately, and learned new ways of channeling sound.They remembered what drove their songwriting in the first place. Then, in the spring of 2013, THE FAINT existed again. Anxious to make new music the band recorded a 4-song white label 12" they referred to as "Preversions." That music, primal and punk rock in its approach became the unplanned blueprint for DOOM ABUSE.
The band booked time with longtime collaborator Mike Mogis to mix the album before even really having songs written. There was no specific concept, just a sense of wanting to capture moments of real passion and invigorated glee. Whatever came out while writing in the band's Omaha studio and rehearsal space would become their next album. Since much of Fasciinatiion was made sitting behind computers, the musicians wanted to embrace a live sensibility and collective rawness. A lot of the record was created live in the room, with first takes and first ideas taking precedent.
The entire album took only about three months to create. It reflects specific experiences from a specific time and sounds unlike anything else. And in its final iteration, you can see the patterns inDOOME ABUSE's songs. The ideas and themes become clear. For Todd Fink, many of the album's lyrics were created automatically in a stream of consciousness. In the moment he didn't know that he was centered on certain lyrical obsessions, mostly connected to the human brain and its functions.
The music, too, connects. From boisterous, static-laced opener "Help In The Head" to propulsive aggressor "Evil Voices" to ambient and layered closer "Damage Control," the album explores different variations of THE FAINT as a live rock band. Their history as an innovative dance act lingers, years of obsession with crafting a new style for the dance floor seeping into each song, but here and now, the band wanted to make songs that capture the sheer power and collaborative nature of their onstage performances. The songs differ and balance each other out but all share the same space and overarching tone, another pattern seen after the fact.
The birth of DOOM ABUSE in many ways, is in parallel with a rebirth of the band itself. THE FAINT, started in Omaha in the mid-'90s, have always created against the grain, disinterested in making anything except what their own inspiration drives them to make. Each album since their 1998 debut Media has shifted and evolved that desire. Some albums, like 1999's Blank-Wave Arcade, came from urgent, short recording processes while others, like 2004's Wet From Birth, were more carefully constructed. The musicians themselves are the constant, together embracing a style that is truly unlike every other band out there. While DOOM ABUSE harkens back to Blank-Wave Arcade's immediacy in some ways, it opens a new door. Inside is exactly where THE FAINT want to be now.
The Faint's Upcoming Tour Dates
April 24 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly'sApril 25 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore TheatreApril 26 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready RoomApril 27 - Lawrence, KS @ The BottleneckApril 30 - Tulsa, OK @ The VanguardMay 1 - Dallas, TX @ Granada TheaterMay 2 - Austin, TX @ The BelmontMay 3 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - BallroomMay 6 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture RoomMay 7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of BluesMay 9 - Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird LiveMay 10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - HeavenMay 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero TheatreMay 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of WillamsburgMay 16 - Boston, MA @ Royale NightClubMay 17 - New York, NY @ Webster HallMay 19 - New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomMay 20 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubMay 22 - Cleveland, OH @ House of BluesMay 23 - Chicago, IL @ MetroMay 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music CaféMay 27 - Boise, ID @ Knitting FactoryMay 28 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting FactoryMay 30 - Seattle, WA @ NeptuneMay 31 - Portland, OR @ Roseland TheaterJune 1 - San Francisco, CA @ The IndependentJune 5 - Santa Ana, CA @ The ObservatoryJune 6 - Los Angeles,, CA @ The Roxy TheatreJune 11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DepotJune 12 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic TheatreJune 13 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
For more info, please visit:
http://thefaint.com/https://www.facebook.com/thefaint
Glass Animals share new video
GLASS ANIMALS SHARE "GOOEY" VIDEO VIA THE QUIETUS
GOOEY EP OUT APRIL 8 ON HARVEST RECORDS WATCH: "Gooey" https://www.vevo.com/watch/glass-animals/gooey/GBUV71400214
Fresh from their recent European support dates with St. Vincent, Oxfordshire quartet Glass Animals have unveiled the video for their new single "Gooey". The video was shot by Australian director-duo The Apiary (Lily Coates & Gavin Youngs).
Glass Animals' frontman Dave Bayley said of the video: "We wanted something that ran well alongside the threads of youth, naivety and the sort of playfulness in the lyrics. The Apiary's films already had those elements, so we asked them to interpret 'Gooey' as a film. This is the result." 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 later in the year, 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.
Glass Animals @ SXSW 2014
March 11 / Harvest showcase @ Haven, 9.30pm March 12 / KCRW showcase @ Haven, 8pm March 13 / Spotify House, 4.30pm March 15 / British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30, 3pm
More Glass Animals SXSW shows to be announced.
"Gooey" on iTuneshttp://po.st/GooeyiTunes
Facebook | Twitter | Website | YouTube | Soundcloud | Harvest Records
GOOEY EP OUT APRIL 8 ON HARVEST RECORDS WATCH: "Gooey" https://www.vevo.com/watch/glass-animals/gooey/GBUV71400214
Fresh from their recent European support dates with St. Vincent, Oxfordshire quartet Glass Animals have unveiled the video for their new single "Gooey". The video was shot by Australian director-duo The Apiary (Lily Coates & Gavin Youngs).
Glass Animals' frontman Dave Bayley said of the video: "We wanted something that ran well alongside the threads of youth, naivety and the sort of playfulness in the lyrics. The Apiary's films already had those elements, so we asked them to interpret 'Gooey' as a film. This is the result." 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 later in the year, 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.
Glass Animals @ SXSW 2014
March 11 / Harvest showcase @ Haven, 9.30pm March 12 / KCRW showcase @ Haven, 8pm March 13 / Spotify House, 4.30pm March 15 / British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30, 3pm
More Glass Animals SXSW shows to be announced.
"Gooey" on iTuneshttp://po.st/GooeyiTunes
Facebook | Twitter | Website | YouTube | Soundcloud | Harvest Records
Gardens & Villa Release New Video for "Colony Glen"
Gardens & VillaPhoto Credit: Neil Favila Gardens & Villa are excited to premiere the video for "Colony Glen," via
Stereogum
today, the latest single off their new album Dunes, out now on Secretly Canadian. Stereogum describes the video, saying, "The band is completely washed out in glowing lights that match the bleary synth hooks the track is bathed in." The video was directed by Hans Lo, who also created the album artwork.
Gardens & Villa - "Colony Glen" (Official Video)
Produced by Tim Goldsworthy (Cut Copy, DFA Records, LCD Soundsystem), Dunes has received praise from Pitchfork, Hype Machine and Stereogum for a sound that SPIN calls, "smoother than ever, their avant-pop synthesizers matched by snappy post-punk drums and a melody sung by a twisting flute hook."
Gardens & Villa are currently on a US tour and will support Broken Bells next month along a string of European dates. A full list of tour dates is below. Biography / Over the past three years, the Santa Barbarian comrades that make up Gardens & Villa – Chris Lynch, Adam Rasmussen, Levi Hayden, Shane McKillop, and Dusty Ineman – went from playing local bills to being veterans of the road. After releasing their self-titled debut on Secretly Canadian in 2011, they pushed their van's odometer into the six-digit range, zigzagging North America and Europe with over 350 shows in just 2 years. Gardens & Villa emerged a wiser, crystallized version of themselves.
Those experiences planted the seeds for the band's new batch of cohesive, personal, and beautifully layered pop songs -- homegrown in the confines of the band's beachside practice space. When it came time to record, they searched out acclaimed producer Tim Goldsworthy (Cut Copy, DFA Records, LCD Soundsystem, Hercules & Love Affair) and these five surf-town natives found themselves traveling to the unlikely locale of Benton Harbor, MI (pop. 10,040) in January. There they landed at the Key Club, located deep in the recesses of a converted locksmith's building where they would record what would become their second full-length, Dunes.
Gardens & Villa burrowed into the Key Club's retro-themed studio and living space, only leaving the facility five times over the next month. The disconnect between Santa Barbara's familiar sunny beaches and Michigan's snow-covered lakeshore led to the group's creative unraveling in the studio. The band lost track of the hours, days, and weeks as blinking analog machines captured the intense journey. In the process, Dunes was poured through Sly Stone's original custom-built Flickinger recording console.
With just a week left before deadline, Gardens & Villa sought a brief refuge from the studio where their progress had stalled. They went on a trip, traversing winding roads past frozen tundra and barren trees and into the wilderness of the nearby state park's tall dunes. The group climbed to the top and collapsed into a combination of sand and snow. Simultaneously reminded of home as well as their distance from it, their jaws dropped as they turned to see Lake Michigan's majestic and surreal expanse stretching toward the horizon.
Supported by Goldsworthy's guidance, the band went back to the studio and ultimately emerged with a record beaming with dystopian energy, subconscious lyrics, and uncompromising sincerity. Lynch has seamlessly integrated his bansuri flutes and Rasmussen has fleshed out his looming synths alongside shades of '80s cult films soundscapes that lurk just underneath the songs in an unnoticeable-yet-omnipresent fashion. Like the awe-inspiring clarity of sitting atop Michigan's dunes, the band's forthcoming record shares a clear and evocative vision of where Gardens & Villa's members have traveled, what they've learned, and what lies ahead.Upcoming Tour Dates02.26.14 - Il Motore - Montreal, QC
02.27.14 - The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON
02.28.14 - Hope College: Park Theater - Holland, MI
03.01.14 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL
03.02.14 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN
03.04.14. - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
03.05.14 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
03.07.14 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
03.08.14 - El Rey Theater - Los Angeles, CA
03.09.14 - U31Club - San Diego, CA
03.11.14 - 03.15.14 - SXSW - Austin, TX
03.24.14 - Shepherds Bush Empire - London, UK *
03.25.14 - Birthdays - London, UK
03.27.14 - La Cigale - Paris, FR *
03.30.14 - Postbahnhof - Berlin, DE *
03.31.14 - AB Flex - Brussels *
04.01.14 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, NL *
04.03.14 - La Fleche D'Or - Paris, FR
04.04.14 - Motel Mozaique Festival - Rotterdam, NL
04.05.14 - Let's Get Lost Festival - Zwolle, NL
04.07.14 - Ideal Bar at VEGA - Copenhagen, DK
04.08.14 - Haus III & 70 - Hamburg, DE
04.09.14 - Kantine am Berghain - Berlin, DE
04.10.14 - Karstorbahnhof - Heidelberg, DE
04.15.14 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
04.22.14 - Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA
04.24.14 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC
04.25.14 - The Beacham Theater - Orlando, FL
05.11.14 - The Holland Project - Reno, NV
05.13.14 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
05.14.14 - Fortune Sound Club - Vancouver, BC
05.15.14 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
* w/ Broken Bells
Brooklyn's Vensaire to release conceptual debut full-length
Brooklyn folk-pop quintet Vensaire to release
conceptual debut full-length April 15
Perdix is an adventure taking place across four continents, inspired by Homer's Odyssey
Photo by Meghan Ellie Smith
Vensaire is the band for a world where bands don't matter. In a culture lived on the internet and spoken in tongues of allusion and reference, the idea that a "band" in any traditional sense could be important is frightfully outdated. But this is the very void Vensaire was conceived in. Their music, a mystical concoction that spills over you in a wave of joy and longing, not only makes you dance, but ushers you along the path of reflection and growth. In this vein, Vensaire is the synthesis of five unique and disparate personalities three years in the making. Their debut will finally see the light of day with the concept album Perdix: a sweeping story of discovery and adventure based on Homer's Odyssey that crosses four continents before penetrating to the very heart of creation itself.
Click here to watch the video for first single "See I'm You" via Noisey
Perdix was recorded under the guidance of Scott Colburn (Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Prince Rama) and in some ways calls to mind the producer's discography. Vensaire aptly employs samples and electronic drums to augment the vocal and instrumental melodies at the heart of each song. What sets the band apart, however, is the complexity and variety of it's compositions. "See I'm You" builds from the reversed sample of a friend's voice into an anthemic pop gem. "Porteño" rides the exuberance of Spanish-style guitars and "Song 6" revels in gorgeous Asian-inspiried strings. "Rose Cottage" is perhaps the most indicative of what Vensaire is capable of: a three-movement creation that rises above the simple looping structure of most sample-based songs, slowing to a delicate acoustic middle section before climaxing in resounding group vocals. Perdix ends as it began, allowing the record to be looped ad infinitum- yet another example of Vensaire's clarity of vision and execution.
conceptual debut full-length April 15
Perdix is an adventure taking place across four continents, inspired by Homer's Odyssey
Photo by Meghan Ellie Smith
Vensaire is the band for a world where bands don't matter. In a culture lived on the internet and spoken in tongues of allusion and reference, the idea that a "band" in any traditional sense could be important is frightfully outdated. But this is the very void Vensaire was conceived in. Their music, a mystical concoction that spills over you in a wave of joy and longing, not only makes you dance, but ushers you along the path of reflection and growth. In this vein, Vensaire is the synthesis of five unique and disparate personalities three years in the making. Their debut will finally see the light of day with the concept album Perdix: a sweeping story of discovery and adventure based on Homer's Odyssey that crosses four continents before penetrating to the very heart of creation itself.
Click here to watch the video for first single "See I'm You" via Noisey
Perdix was recorded under the guidance of Scott Colburn (Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Prince Rama) and in some ways calls to mind the producer's discography. Vensaire aptly employs samples and electronic drums to augment the vocal and instrumental melodies at the heart of each song. What sets the band apart, however, is the complexity and variety of it's compositions. "See I'm You" builds from the reversed sample of a friend's voice into an anthemic pop gem. "Porteño" rides the exuberance of Spanish-style guitars and "Song 6" revels in gorgeous Asian-inspiried strings. "Rose Cottage" is perhaps the most indicative of what Vensaire is capable of: a three-movement creation that rises above the simple looping structure of most sample-based songs, slowing to a delicate acoustic middle section before climaxing in resounding group vocals. Perdix ends as it began, allowing the record to be looped ad infinitum- yet another example of Vensaire's clarity of vision and execution.
Lowell 'I Killed Sara V.' Debut EP Out Now via Arts & Craft
Lowell
I Killed Sara V. Debut EP Out Now via Arts & Crafts
Listen + Share: “ The Bells ” + Full EP Stream w/ Refinery29
"...Lowell creates the most succinct portrait of that one alt girl you wish you could be but never had the gall to commit to." – Refinery29
“…like Grimes having a dance off with Lykke Li. In a disco ball.” – VICE’s Noisey
"…high-minded, electronic sing-alongs concerned with gender politics and identity issues."
– SPIN
"Lowell sounds like Sleigh Bells (with less angst) and PJ Harvey's lovechild."
– Posture Magazine
Photo credit: Norman Wong
Pairing deliriously catchy pop melodies and pointed gender politics to the forefront of her music, 22-year old LOWELL is the newest signee to renowned indie label Arts & Crafts. With her debut EP I Killed Sara V. having dropped this Tuesday , Lowell’s refreshingly rebellious approach places her at the vanguard of her pop contemporaries.
Lowell previously unveiled EP opener “Cloud 69” + “88,” and has recently shared “ The Bells ” - an infectious, hook-laden jam that will be stuck in your head for days. Fans can get a taste of the I Killed Sara V. EP at Refinery29, where it’s currently streaming in full !
Lowell has already found success across Canada & Europe through the release of 2012’s If You Can Solve This Jumble, a collaborative mini-album which she wrote & recorded with the super group Apparatjik featuring Grammy Award-winning producer Martin Terefe with members of Coldplay, Mew, and A-ha. Having peformed in front of 60,000 attendees at the 2012 Roskilde Festival as well as at 2013’s Pukkelpop & CMJ, 2014 will undoubtedly find Lowell bringing her provocative music and politics to a larger audience.
Stay tuned for more from Lowell coming soon!
I Killed Sara V. Debut EP Out Now via Arts & Crafts
Listen + Share: “ The Bells ” + Full EP Stream w/ Refinery29
"...Lowell creates the most succinct portrait of that one alt girl you wish you could be but never had the gall to commit to." – Refinery29
“…like Grimes having a dance off with Lykke Li. In a disco ball.” – VICE’s Noisey
"…high-minded, electronic sing-alongs concerned with gender politics and identity issues."
– SPIN
"Lowell sounds like Sleigh Bells (with less angst) and PJ Harvey's lovechild."
– Posture Magazine
Photo credit: Norman Wong
Pairing deliriously catchy pop melodies and pointed gender politics to the forefront of her music, 22-year old LOWELL is the newest signee to renowned indie label Arts & Crafts. With her debut EP I Killed Sara V. having dropped this Tuesday , Lowell’s refreshingly rebellious approach places her at the vanguard of her pop contemporaries.
Lowell previously unveiled EP opener “Cloud 69” + “88,” and has recently shared “ The Bells ” - an infectious, hook-laden jam that will be stuck in your head for days. Fans can get a taste of the I Killed Sara V. EP at Refinery29, where it’s currently streaming in full !
Lowell has already found success across Canada & Europe through the release of 2012’s If You Can Solve This Jumble, a collaborative mini-album which she wrote & recorded with the super group Apparatjik featuring Grammy Award-winning producer Martin Terefe with members of Coldplay, Mew, and A-ha. Having peformed in front of 60,000 attendees at the 2012 Roskilde Festival as well as at 2013’s Pukkelpop & CMJ, 2014 will undoubtedly find Lowell bringing her provocative music and politics to a larger audience.
Stay tuned for more from Lowell coming soon!
Tashaki Miyaki Share Cover Track
TASHAKI MIYAKI RELEASE LIMITED EDITION 7"
SHARE "THERE WAS A LIGHT" VIA FADER MAGAZINE Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Available Today, February 25, 2014 Stream "There Was a Light" Here Via The FADER Magazine Order the 7" Here
"It's all so pretty I'm afraid saying anything else might diminish it." - The FADER
(Credit: Julia Brokaw)
Los Angeles based dreamy trio Tashaki Miyaki are pleased to share the second track from their latest release The limited edition colored vinyl will be available on their own vinyl imprint, Blonde Dog Records, as the soundtrack to a collaboration with director Juan Iglesias today, February 25, 2014. To celebrate the release, Tashaki Miyaki are making the B-side, "There Was a Light," a Chris Bell cover, available courtesy of The FADER Magazine. Singer and drummer Lucy Miyaki explains about the track: "It's a song I loved from the first listen and wanted to share. Chris Bell's music is dear to me. The lyrics break my heart in the best way."
Listen and Share "There Was a Light" here.
Los Angeles based Tashaki Miyaki was born out of a late night jam between Lucy and Rocky in early 2011. Shortly after they started making recordings as a duo with friend and producer/engineer Joel Jerome (Dios, Babies on Acid). After posting a couple songs on bandcamp there was sudden response from bloggers and business types alike, including being flown to London to play a private event for Converse at the legendary 100 Club. Realizing they needed to fill out their live sound, they asked friend and bassist Dora Hiller to join. Since then they have recorded a self titled EP, a single (Best Friend, Luvluvluv Records), a 7" of Everly Brothers Covers (Rough Trade's For Us Records), a tape of all their early recordings on Burger Records, as well as toured North America and the UK. They are currently in the midst of recording their debut full length.
Track List:A. Cool Runnings B. There was a Light (Chris Bell cover)
http://tashakimiyaki.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/tashakimiyaki
SHARE "THERE WAS A LIGHT" VIA FADER MAGAZINE Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Available Today, February 25, 2014 Stream "There Was a Light" Here Via The FADER Magazine Order the 7" Here
"It's all so pretty I'm afraid saying anything else might diminish it." - The FADER
(Credit: Julia Brokaw) Los Angeles based dreamy trio Tashaki Miyaki are pleased to share the second track from their latest release The limited edition colored vinyl will be available on their own vinyl imprint, Blonde Dog Records, as the soundtrack to a collaboration with director Juan Iglesias today, February 25, 2014. To celebrate the release, Tashaki Miyaki are making the B-side, "There Was a Light," a Chris Bell cover, available courtesy of The FADER Magazine. Singer and drummer Lucy Miyaki explains about the track: "It's a song I loved from the first listen and wanted to share. Chris Bell's music is dear to me. The lyrics break my heart in the best way."
Listen and Share "There Was a Light" here.
Los Angeles based Tashaki Miyaki was born out of a late night jam between Lucy and Rocky in early 2011. Shortly after they started making recordings as a duo with friend and producer/engineer Joel Jerome (Dios, Babies on Acid). After posting a couple songs on bandcamp there was sudden response from bloggers and business types alike, including being flown to London to play a private event for Converse at the legendary 100 Club. Realizing they needed to fill out their live sound, they asked friend and bassist Dora Hiller to join. Since then they have recorded a self titled EP, a single (Best Friend, Luvluvluv Records), a 7" of Everly Brothers Covers (Rough Trade's For Us Records), a tape of all their early recordings on Burger Records, as well as toured North America and the UK. They are currently in the midst of recording their debut full length.
Track List:A. Cool Runnings B. There was a Light (Chris Bell cover)
http://tashakimiyaki.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/tashakimiyaki
February 25, 2014
Brian Eno Announces New Album With Karl Hyde 'Someday World'
ENO • HYDENEW ALBUM SOMEDAY WORLD
RELEASED MAY 6th ON WARP RECORDS
Brian Eno and Karl Hyde come together with a new album to be released this May on Warp Records. Someday World comprises nine songs, composed and sung by Eno & Hyde together with a highly distinguished cast of supporting musicians, including Tessa Angus, Nell Catchpole, Marianna Champion, Will Champion, Kasia Daszykowska, Don E., Darla Eno, Georgia Gibson, Andy Mackay, John Reynolds and Chris Vatalaro.
The release was produced by Brian Eno with 22 year old Fred Gibson, continuing an ongoing collaboration between Karl and Brian which sees the two together on a complete album for the first time.
“A lot of the nicer cities I know are cities built on hills, and the cities are beautiful because the buildings have a challenge to adapt to. They have to mould themselves around the geology that they've formed upon. And that always makes for very interesting buildings, because they can't just be blocks, they have to somehow morph around the environment. A lot of the constructions on the album were deliberately irregular and awkward.
I had a big collection of 'beginnings' sitting around waiting for something to galvanise them into life, to make them more than just 'experiments'. That something turned out to be Karl Hyde.”
- Brian Eno
“It's a bit like being nine years old again. You have no idea what you've just been given, the record button has been pressed and you're on. And then these unlikely patterns start to happen. The biggest surprise was discovering we both had a love of Afrobeat, Cyclical music based in live playing. When Brian played me these early tracks it was, 'Oh my god, this is home! Can I borrow a guitar?”
- Karl Hyde
Someday World is released on Special Edition 2CD (with four bonus songs), CD, Double Gatefold LP and Digital formats. Subscribe at www.enohyde.com for more information and for first news of new music.
Preorder now at: www.enohyde.com
ENO • HYDE
SOMEDAY WORLD
WARP249
01. The Satellites
02. Daddy’s Car
03. A Man Wakes Up
04. Witness
05. Strip It Down
06. Mother Of A Dog
07. Who Rings The Bell
08. When I Built This World
09. To Us All
Artwork: Brian Eno · Cover photo: Karl Hyde
Design: Nick Robertson http://warp.net/
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Danish Artist Agnes Obel Debuts New Video + Tour to SXSW
Danish Artist Agnes Obel Debuts New Video For 'Aventine' North American Tour Through SXSW Underway "Absolutely sublime" - KCRW
"Repeated listens unfurl all sorts of wonder." **** Q
"In surpassing her debut, Agnes Obel has confirmed she is in it for the long haul." **** MOJO
Watch the video for 'Aventine' at YouTube
Agnes Obel's North American tour has begun! The Danish singer/songwriter will soon make her way across the US in support of her sophomore album, Aventine, out now on Play It Again Sam/[PIAS] America. With plans to drop in at SXSW to continue promoting her new release, Obel has debuted a new music video for the title track, directed by Alex Bruel Flagstad. Watch it now! Obel's sophomore album Aventine has been well received by European critics, entering the Top 5 album chart in four countries, and reaching No.1 in her native Denmark and No.2 in France. With Agnes on the piano, she performs as a trio accompanied by Anne Müller and Mika Posen on cello and viola respectively. All of the songs on Aventine were written (music and lyrics), recorded, produced and arranged by Agnes Obel roughly from the beginning of 2012 until late spring 2013, at home in Berlin and in a rented drum studio in the Kreuzberg district. 'Aventine' is the third single to be taken from the album, following 'The Curse' and 'Dorian.'
Agnes Obel North American Tour Dates Feb 25 | Montreal, QC | Gesu CentreFeb 26 | Quebec City, QC | Palais MontcalmFeb 27 | Montreal, QC | Gesu Centre - Montreal Winter HighlightsMar 1 | Cambridge, MA |First ChurchMar 2 | New York, NY | Bowery BallroomMar 4 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe LiveMar 6 | San Francisco, CA | The IndependentMar 8 | Seattle, WA | St. Mark's CathedralMar 11| Austin TX | SXSW: Austin Central Presbyterian Church 10:30PM Mar 12 | Los Angeles, CA | The Roxy For more info, please visit:
http://agnesobel.com
http://facebook.com/agnesobelofficial
http://twitter.com/agnesobel
"Repeated listens unfurl all sorts of wonder." **** Q
"In surpassing her debut, Agnes Obel has confirmed she is in it for the long haul." **** MOJO
Watch the video for 'Aventine' at YouTube
Agnes Obel's North American tour has begun! The Danish singer/songwriter will soon make her way across the US in support of her sophomore album, Aventine, out now on Play It Again Sam/[PIAS] America. With plans to drop in at SXSW to continue promoting her new release, Obel has debuted a new music video for the title track, directed by Alex Bruel Flagstad. Watch it now! Obel's sophomore album Aventine has been well received by European critics, entering the Top 5 album chart in four countries, and reaching No.1 in her native Denmark and No.2 in France. With Agnes on the piano, she performs as a trio accompanied by Anne Müller and Mika Posen on cello and viola respectively. All of the songs on Aventine were written (music and lyrics), recorded, produced and arranged by Agnes Obel roughly from the beginning of 2012 until late spring 2013, at home in Berlin and in a rented drum studio in the Kreuzberg district. 'Aventine' is the third single to be taken from the album, following 'The Curse' and 'Dorian.'
Agnes Obel North American Tour Dates Feb 25 | Montreal, QC | Gesu CentreFeb 26 | Quebec City, QC | Palais MontcalmFeb 27 | Montreal, QC | Gesu Centre - Montreal Winter HighlightsMar 1 | Cambridge, MA |First ChurchMar 2 | New York, NY | Bowery BallroomMar 4 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe LiveMar 6 | San Francisco, CA | The IndependentMar 8 | Seattle, WA | St. Mark's CathedralMar 11| Austin TX | SXSW: Austin Central Presbyterian Church 10:30PM Mar 12 | Los Angeles, CA | The Roxy For more info, please visit:
http://agnesobel.com
http://facebook.com/agnesobelofficial
http://twitter.com/agnesobel
Tegan and Sara Announce "Let's Make Things Physical" Spring/Summer dates
Tegan and Sara Announce Let's Make Things Physical Tour Spring & Summer Headlining Dates to Precede Fall Tour with Katy Perry Launching Second Single "I Was A Fool" Tegan and Sara are still on fire. This past year was a huge one for Canadian born twin sisters, with the release of the girls' seventh studio album, Heartthrob - which marked their highest first week charting position of all time. The band scored their first mainstream hit with "Closer" and circled the globe in support of Heartthrob. Next up the girls are taking off to sea with Paramore as part of the Parahoy! cruise concert, then accompanying Katy Perry on the last leg of her international tour. In the meantime they've got a run of 19 headlining dates including a stop at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom, and back-to-back nights in DC and Chicago in addition to some massive performances at slew of summer festivals.Post & Share:"I Was A Fool" Official Video on YouTubehttp://youtu.be/WZHGeg_0Rlo
"Everything Is Awesome" Feat. The Lonely Island on YouTubehttp://youtu.be/StTqXEQ2l-Y After a great first run with "Closer," the girls are launching their second single from this album cycle this spring, "I Was A Fool," the follow up to their wildly successful first single. Tegan and Sara just today released a "Closer" EP entitled Closer Remixed - Vol. 3 with 11 new versions of the song. Tegan and Sara teamed up with The Lonely Island to sing the theme-song, "Everything Is Awesome", for The LEGO® Movie , the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, which opened up this month and is blowing up the box office. There's also a new song performed by Tegan and Sara, "Don't Find Another Love" in Universal Pictures' movie Endless Love , a romantic drama starring Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers) and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong).
Nominated for four Juno Awards this year, Tegan and Sara will be performing at the awards show in Canada on March 30th. The girls are also confirmed for Big Guava Music Festival in Tampa, FL, Hangout Music Fest, Suburbia Music Festival, and Firefly Festival in Dover, DE this summer.
Confirmed Tegan & Sara Tour Dates:03/03 The Port Theatre - Nanaimo, Canada 03/04 Royal Theatre Victoria - Victoria, Canada03/07 Parahoy - Berry Islands, Bahamas03/08 Parahoy - Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/09 Parahoy - Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/10 Parahoy - Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/11 Parahoy - Berry Islands, Bahamas
03/12 Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
03/14 Coliseo De Puerto Rico - San Juan, PR
04/05 Club Skirts Dinah Shore - Palm Springs, CA
04/07 El Plaza - Mexico City, Mexico05/03 Big Guava Music Festival - Tampa, FL05/03-04 Suburbia Music Festival - Plano, TX 05/06 The Blue Note - Columbia, MO ^~05/07 Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY ^~05/08 The Madison Theater - Covington, KY ^~05/09 Canadian Music Week - Toronto, Canada
05/10 Egyptian Room at The Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN ^~05/12 Marathon Music Works - Nashville, TN ^~05/13 Track 29 - Chattanooga, TN05/14 Music Farm - Charleston, SC ^~05/15 The Buckhead Theatre - Atlanta, GA ^~05/16 Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Jacksonville, FL ^~05/16-18 Hangout Music Fest - Gulf Shores, AL05/19 The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC ^~05/20 The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC ^~05/21 9:30 Club - Washington, DC ^~05/22 9:30 Club - Washington, DC ^~
05/25 Boston Calling Music Festival - Boston, MA06/16 First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN ^#06/17 The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL ^#06/18 The Vic Theatre - Chciago, IL ^#06/19-21 Firefly Festival - Dover, DE06/22 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT ^#06/24 Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY ^#06/28 Meijer Gardens Amphitheater - Grand Rapids, MI ^#07/06 Sasquatch - Quincy, WA09/09 Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC*
09/10 Rogers Area - Vancouver, BC*
09/12 Moda Center - Portland, OR*
09/13 Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, WA*
09/16 Honda Center - Anaheim, CA*
09/17 Honda Center - Anaheim, CA*
09/19 STAPLES Center - Los Angeles, CA*
09/20 STAPLES Center - Los Angeles, CA*
09/22 SAP Center - San Jose, CA*
09/23 SAP Center - San Jose, CA*
09/25 Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ*
09/26 MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV*
09/29 EnergySolutions Arena - Salt lake City, UT*
09/30 Pepsi Center - Denver, CO*
10/02 American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX*
10/03 American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX*
10/05 FedEx Forum - Memphis, TN*
10/06 BOK Center - Tulsa, OK*
10/08 New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, LA*~Let's Make Things Physical Headlining Tour w/ Lucius ^Let's Make Things Physical Headlining Tour w/ The Courtneys #Let's Make Things Physical Headlining Tour w/ My Midnight Heart*Prismatic Tour w/ Katy Perry
Official Website: http://www.teganandsara.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/teganandsaramusic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TeganandSara Twitter: https://twitter.com/teganandsara
