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Deer Tick's "Negativity" is out today

DEER TICK'S FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, NEGATIVITY, IS OUT TODAY!  

ALBUM CURRENTLY TOP 10 AT NON-COMM TRIPLE A RADIO  
STREAM: Negativity in full via Soundcloud
WATCH: Official video for single "The Dream's In The Ditch" via YouTube

SET YOUR DVRs: Deer Tick will perform on "The Dream's In The Ditch" on
 Conan tomorrow, September 25th


"Few parties in indie rock do ragged insight more naturally than Deer Tick, and onNegativity the band hits a winning stride" -New York Times
"The group's most ambitious and carefully crafted release yet" -Wall Street Journal

"If [John McCauley] gets personal, he's not self-indulgent. He's just a bruised craftsman, impressively plying his trade. -Rolling Stone "[Negativity is] the most courageous effort of the band's yet" - Esquire
"The possible new directions hinted at by Negativity's 12 tracks seem to bode well for Deer Tick's long-term viability as a band" - American Songwriter "Laced with string and horn accompaniments, it's both a departure from the band's previous output and a natural step in the progression of a group that has morphed
with every release" -Paste Magazine (20 Fall Albums We're Looking Forward To)"This is easily Deer Tick's most complete album to date" - FILTER "McCauley's songwriting has become decidedly more introspective, and the band's sonic palette has grown to match it." -Garden & Gun "The Rhode Island rockers may be at the peak of their performance game, coming off as confident and tight as ever, even on the new jams. If there's ever been a time to get bitten by the Deer Tick, um, tick, it's right now" -Consequence of Sound

   Deer Tick on Tour
Thu-Sep-26 - Los Angeles, CA - UCLA - Bruin Plaza Thu-Oct-10 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace Fri-Oct-11 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Sat-Oct-12 - Dekalb, IL - Otto's Nightclub Sun-Oct-13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre Tue-Oct-15 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe Wed-Oct-16 - Winnepeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre Fri-Oct-18 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room Sat-Oct-19 - Calgary, AB - The Republik Mon-Oct-21 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre Tue-Oct-22 - Seattle, WA - Neumos Wed-Oct-23 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom Fri-Oct-25 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's Sat-Oct-26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour Sun-Oct-27 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern Tue-Oct-29 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge Wed-Oct-30 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater Fri-Nov-01 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown Sat-Nov-02 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck Sun-Nov-03 - St Louis, MO - Firebird Mon-Nov-04 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall Wed-Nov-06 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer Thu-Nov-07 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Sun-Nov-10 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage 
http://www.facebook.com/deertick  http://twitter.com/deertickmusic  http://instagram.com/deertickmusic  http://www.partisanrecords.com

Bear Mountain Announce Fall Tour Dates

Bear Mountain Announce Fall Tour Dates  Debut Album XO Out Now On Last Gang Records
 XO works within so many '80s tropes while hitting contemporary pop notes-and refusing to be defined by either. - Consequence Of Sound"Congo" showcases a nice build-up not like an avalanche, but like all the snow on a hill melted at once to slop down and water a big garden. - FADERClub-ready dance tracks, arena sized atmospherics, and an indie pop sensibility in the songwriting...it's a pretty great mix and sounds like it will be totally fun live. - Brooklyn VeganThe fact they could catch so much attention...says something about the potential and staying power of their music. - Billboard.comListen: "Two Step" via SoundCloudListen: "Congo" via SoundCloud
Vancouver's Bear Mountain is on tour now in support of their critically acclaimed debut album XO out now on Last Gang. The band's fall tour will include shows supporting Islands, MS MR and co-headling dates with The Belle Game. The upcoming tour will also include stops at U.S. festivals including Austin City Limits and New York's CMJ Music Marathon.  "'A hopeful utopian future' is how one of our friends best described our sound," Ian Bevis, frontman of Vancouver based electro-dance band Bear Mountain, explains. Born and raised in Vancouver, Bevis' affinity for experimenting with sounds and beats on his MPC grew quickly. He left Vancouver for the University of Victoria where Bevis became friends with, then Entomology major, guitarist Kyle Statham and the two began collaborating on various styles of music.  
A few years and a few bands later, Bear Mountain was officially born as the bedroom project of Bevis and Statham in 2011. With their name drawing reference from the Jack Kerouac classic "Dharma Bums", the two set out to find an alternative sound that blended live instrumentation with a dancing heartbeat. Soon after the recording of their first bedroom demos, the duo felt their sound was lacking a strong backbone and enlisted the help of Bevis' identical twin brother, drummer Greg Bevis. Bear Mountain's tight live performances and eclectic blend of sounds caught the attention of, now band member, Kenji Rodriguez. Flipping the traditional role of "band member" on its head, Rodriguez serves as the band's visual and creative director. Also a collaborator at Tangible Interaction, one of the world's premier trailblazers in interactive visuals and lighting, Rodriguez manipulates projections and lights live right from the stage bringing a unique look and experience to every Bear Mountain performance.  
"Two Step", the opening to Bear Mountain's debut album, XO, begins with a tropical samba-style drum loop layered with tight, live drums, lush synth sounds, and chopped vocal samples. Hooky synth lines and Bevis' powerful and emotive vocals lay atop nostalgic house-drenched production on "Faded", the midway point of the album. "XO" is a collection of unmistakably fresh songs that manage to capture the feeling of the infinite and the impossible all rolled into one. "XO" is available now worldwide through Last Gang Records.    Bear Mountain Tour Dates
09.24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 09.25 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room 09.26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts 09.27 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah 09.28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Honeycut  09.30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot  10.06 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits  10.07 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *10.08 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse *10.09 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *10.11 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Austin ^10.13 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits  10.16 - 10.19 - New York, NY @ CMJ  10.22 - Quebec City, QC @ L'Autre Zone %10.23 - Montreal, QC @ The Divan Orange %10.24 - Wakefield, QC @ The Black Sheep Inn %10.25 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake %10.26 - Kingston, ON @ Clark Hall Pub %10.27 - Hamilton, ON @ Club Absinthe %10.28 - London, ON @ Call The Office %10.30 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's %10.31 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge %11.01 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle %11.02 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cause Spirits %11.03 - Winnipeg, MB @ Union Sound Hall %11.04 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos %11.05 - Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop %11.06 - Calgary, AB @ Broken City %11.09 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theatre %
Supporting Islands* Supporting MS MR^ Supporting STRFKR% Co-headlining w/ The Belle Game

Night Beats New Album Out This Week

NIGHT BEATS RELEASE NEW ALBUM SONIC BLOOM THIS WEEK
SONIC BLOOM STREAMING IN FULL VIA SPIN
 
"It's thirteen tracks of groovy, garagey psych and perfect for your next head trip." -  BrooklynVegan
The Reverberation Appreciation Society, the label arm of Austin Psych Fest, is excited to release the new Night Beats record  Sonic Bloom  this week on vinyl, CD, digital download and cassette (co-release with Burger Records). In celebration of the release, Night Beats are streaming Sonic Bloom in its entirety, which premiered via  SPIN . SPIN, who call Night Beats "Seattle rabble-rousers [who] specialize in squalling, reverb-blasted garage rock," praised the album and highlighted its diversity, noting "rollicking bar-blooze number 'Satisfy Your Mind' winds up sharing space with drone-splosion 'Catch a Ride to Sonic Bloom.' Meanwhile 'Rat King' is prone to punk-addled freakouts and 'As You Want' is full of swooning ah's and oohs." Sonic Bloom is available to stream/embed in full HERE.
Recorded in a Tacoma, Washington warehouse, Sonic Bloom is an explosion of reverb soaked rock and soul blended with sharp drone numbers and classic rhythm-and-blues founded tracks. From the haunting psychic groove of 'Seven Poison Wonders' to the sparse Zombies influenced 'Playing Dead' to the squealing ruckus of 'Rat King', Sonic Bloom harkens back to the outer corners of rock and roll radio of yore.
The Seattle-based band have spent past few years relentlessly touring, hitting over 20 countries. The trio - featuring Danny Lee Blackwell on guitar/vocals, Tarek Wegner on bass/vocals, and James Traeger on drums/vocals - will keep up this pace, touring this fall in support of Sonic Bloom. Full tour dates are below.
Night Beats Tour Dates: SEPT 23 | UK, Brighton - The Blind Tiger ClubSEPT 24 | UK, Bristol - The ExchangeSEPT 25 | UK, London - The VictoriaSEPT 26 | FI, Helsinki - Kuudes LinjaSEPT 27 | UK, Liverpool - Liverpool International Festival Of PsychedeliaSEPT 28 | UK, Birmingham - Sensateria ClubOCT 12 | Seattle, WA - The Triple Door - Hypnotikon - Seattle Psych FestOCT 18 | Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory w/ the Growlers, Gap Dream & moreOCT 22 | Boise, ID - The CruxOCT 23 | Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge w/ FuzzOCT 24 | Denver, CO - Larimer LoungeOCT 25 | Kansas City, MO - The GuildOCT 26 | Minneapolis, MN - Hexagon BarOCT 27 | Milwaukee, WI - LinnemansOCT 29 | Bloomington, IN - The BishopOCT 30 | Ft. Wayne, IN - Brass NailOCT 31 | Chicago, IL - Empty BottleNOV 01 | Detroit, MI - JumbosNOV 02 | Cleveland, OH - Happy DogNOV 03 | Pittsburgh, PA - BrilloboxNOV 05 | Toronto, ON - Silver DollarNOV 06 | Ottawa, ON - 614 GladstoneNOV 07 | Montreal, QC - Il MotoreNOV 08 | Boston, MA - O'Briens PubNOV 09 | Brooklyn, NY - Death By AudioNOV 10 | Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu NecktieNOV 12 | New York, NY - Mercury LoungeNOV 13 | Washington, DC - Comet Ping PongNOV 14 | Charlotte, NC - The MilestoneNOV 15 | Nashville, TN - The EndNOV 16 | Memphis, TN - Hi ToneNOV 17 | Atlanta, GA - The EarlNOV 18 | New Orleans, LA - Circle BarNOV 19 | Dallas, TX - DoublewideNOV 20 | Austin, TX - Red 7NOV 22 | Tucson, AZ - Topaz TundraNOV 23 | Los Angeles, CA - The Echo - Echoes West FestivalNOV 24 | San Diego, CA - The CasbahNOV 25 | Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar  
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Diane Coffee - My Friend Fish

Elf Power streams upcoming LP on NPR's First Listen

Athens, GA Elephant 6 mainstays Elf Power
stream upcoming LP on NPR's First Listen

"...Elf Power's strongest, most cohesive work in a decade." - NPR

On tour this fall with Neutral Milk Hotel

DOWNLOAD / STREAM / EMBED individual tracks:
"A Gray Cloth Covering My Face" via NPR's All Songs Considered
"Sunlight on the Moon" via Pitchfork

Elf Power formed in 1994 and over the last 19 years have released twelve albums, two EPs, and a handful of singles, while touring North America, Europe, and Japan many times. Albums such as 1998’s Dave Fridmann-produced A Dream In Sound and 2008’s collaboration with the late Vic Chesnutt, Dark Developments have cemented the bands’ reputation as the finest purveyors of modern melodic pychedelic folk rock around.

Their latest album, Sunlight On The Mooncombines the scuzzy, sleazy recording qualities of their early lo-fi masterworks with their powerful live bombast, with experiments in Kraftwerk-styled/Eno-esque drum machine minimalism, into a seamless, perfectly flowing whole. The album’s release on October 1, 2013 coincides with American tour dates with the recently revived Neutral Milk Hotel, with whom Elf Power did their first big national tour 15 years ago in 1998! Many more headlining shows throughout America and Europe are planned for the fall and spring. Singer/songwriter Andrew Rieger and longtime collaborator multi-instrumentalist Laura Carter are joined by James Huggins (Of Montreal/Great Lakes) on bass, and Peter Alvanoson drums, though all the members play a wide variety of instruments on the recordings. Longtime collaborator* Bryan Poole (Of Montreal)* still joins the band on guitar at live shows.
The band recorded the latest record in a variety of settings ranging from singer/songwriter Andrew Rieger’s home studio, to Athens, GA’s The Glow studio, to Lavonia, GA’s Gypsy Farm Studios, a long derelict country music theatre located in rural Georgia. Newly renovated and transformed into a recording studio, the beautiful auditorium hosted concerts from the likes of Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and George Jones throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the songs sprung from a return to Elf Power’s original mode of songwriting, writing and recording the song simultaneously without rehearsal. Songs like “Lift the Shell”, “A Grey Cloth Covering My Face” and “Things Lost” were recorded as they were being written with Rieger playing all of the basic instrumentation and other band members later embellishing the creations with their own flavors. Often, a more fully rehearsed “full band” version was recorded as well, but the more minimalistic original versions were preferred for their stranger, looser qualities.
Sunlight On The Moon sees release on October 1, 2013 as a joint release on Darla Records / Orange Twin Records. Orange Twin Records works in conjunction with The Orange Twin Conservation Community, 155 acres of beautiful land on the outskirts of Athens that has initiated the development of a highly progressive, self-sustainable and ecologically-minded cluster village and nature preserve.

Tour dates:
10-5 Durham, NC - The Pinhook
10-6 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle w/ Folklore
10-7 Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory w/ Great Lakes
10-11 Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space at St. John's Church *
10-12 Richmond, VA - The National *
10-14 Covington, KY - Madison Theater *
10-15 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club *
10-16 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note *
10-18 Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall *
10-19 Chattanooga, TN - Track 29 *
10-20 Birmingham, AL - Iron City *
10-22 Athens, GA - 40 Watt *
10-27 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *$
11-16 Athens, GA - 40 Watt ^
* with Neutral Milk Hotel
$ with Robert Schneider
^ with Deerhunter

   

Watch Mudhoney's “The Only Son Of The Widow From Nain”

Watch Mudhoney's “The Only Son Of The Widow From Nain” From Vanishing Point Via Esquire 2013 Fall Headlining Tour Kicks-Off Tonight In Washington, DC Plus - Supports Pearl Jam November 29th-December 6th; Big Day Out in Australia & New Zealand in 2014 Mudhoney has premiered a new video for “The Only Son Of The Widow From Nain” from their critically acclaimed 9th album Vanishing Point, with Esquire.com.  The hilarious and twisted clip is directed by returning director Carlos F. Lopez ("I Like It Small"), and tells the story of a man who is resurrected from his deathbed and all hell breaks loose. Esquire calls the video, "A nightmare of a hospital trip from start to finish... a jarringly perfect pairing for "The Only Son of the Widow from Nain" and its unflinching allergy to bullshit by way of lackadaisical lyrics and power chords (see premiere Monday, September 23)." Mudhoney's previously announced fall and winter has been extended into 2014. The band’s North American headlining trek kicks-off tonight, September 23rd in Washington, DC at U Street Music Hall and ends October 2nd in Atlanta, GA at The Earl. For the dates that span November 26th-December 2nd time frame, the band will act as main support for Pearl Jam. Then in early 2014, Mudhoney will head to Australia and New Zealand for the Big Day Out festivals. Please find a full list of tour dates below. What people are saying about Mudhoney: “… Gloriously sleazy… Mudhoney remain one of halcyon Seattle's longest-running bands, having lived and played through the formation, dissolution, and subsequent reunions of many of their peers.” - SPIN “ …Nasty, ferocious riffs..” - CLASH Magazine “…Slopped-up slice of garage rawk, with junkyard guitar solos, kit-crushing beats and Mark Arm's erratic cries running throughout the length of the song…” - Exclaim “Mark Arm has long ranked among rock's greatest Iggy Pop impersonators, but now he's grizzled and filth-encrusted enough to actually out-Iggy Iggy.” - Pitchfork Tour Dates Sep. 23 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall Sep. 24 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Sep. 25 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall Sep. 26 - Nashville, TN - Third Man Records Sep. 27 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Sep. 28 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada Sep. 29 - Austin, TX - Mohawk Sep. 30 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Oct. 01 - New Orleans, LA - One-Eyed Jacks Oct. 02 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl Nov. 29 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena* Nov. 30 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena* Dec. 02 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome* Dec. 04 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena* Dec. 06 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena* Jan. 17 - Auckland, NZ - Western Springs Jan. 19 - Gold Coast, AU - Metricom Stadium Jan. 24 - Melbourne, AU - Melbourne Flemington Racecourse Jan. 26 - Sydney, AU - Sydney Showground Jan. 27 - Sydney, AU - Sydney Showground Jan. 31 - Adelaide, AU - Bonython Park Feb. 02 - Perth, AU - Perth Claremont Showground
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"Oil City Confidential" DVD

Julien Temple's award-winning doc on Dr. Feelgood, "Oil City Confidential"  on DVD November 5th " Oil City is 100% pure below sea level, Canvey Island Noir." - Julien Temple 2009  Julien Temple's  Oil City Confidential is the last film in his trilogy on British music of the 1970s. It is a prequel to his landmark films about punk figureheads the Sex Pistols in The Filth & The Fury and Joe Strummer in The Future Is Unwritten.
Rather than being standard 'rockumentaries', Julien uses the music as a prism through which he examines the social and cultural conditions of the times. The films share his characteristic cinematic language - an irreverent and anarchic style of montage of archive and fictive footage, which he pioneered in The Great Rock & Roll Swindle.The Sex Pistols' and Joe Strummer's roles are well known, but Dr Feelgood, who are the subject of  Oil City Confidential , played a vital role in creating those conditions for that cultural explosion and is a story that is as yet untold. Oil City Confidential is a film noir feature length documentary and about Dr Feelgood; it's the story of four men in cheap suits who crashed out of Canvey Island in the early '70s, sandpapered the face of rock'n'roll and left all that came before a burnt-out ruin, four estuarine John-the-Baptists to Johnny Rotten's anti-Christ.Cannibalizing the visual flotsam and jetsam of our society, welding into an emotionally engaging and humorous whole,  Oil City Confidential sets out to explore this unique time, place and social landscape - all of which was responsible for shaping the identity of the band and which, more than any other, defined the strange cultural vacuum which existed before the coming of punk rock. 
Website: http://www.oilcityconfidential.co.uk  Press Kit: http://mvdb2b.com/i/press/CADIZDVD125/PRESS_KIT.pdf
Order: http://www.seeofsound.com/p.php?s=CADIZDVD125
Hi Res Cover Art:  http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/CADIZDVD125.jpg

The Orwells @ Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock

photo: Angel Ceballos


THE ORWELLS play at Center For The Arts, Sunday, Sept 22nd, 2013.

MOBY performances and interviews

MOBY
Acoustic Performance and Interview Hosted by Sonos Studios in Los AngelesPresented Live on YouTube by KCRW
MONDAY, September 23rd - 8 PM PST
Watch it LIVE here: http://www.YouTube.com/KCRW

Moby, Sonos Studio and KCRW team up for a private event to launch Moby’s new album  Innocents , out September 30 on Mute.
Los Angeles public radio station KCRW will be broadcasting a live video stream of an interview with Moby, hosted by DJ Chris Douridas, plus as an acoustic performance, on their YouTube Live channel onMonday, September 23 at 8pm (PST).  Moby will perform songs from his forthcoming album, Innocents, plus old favorites.
Sonos Studios is hosting the private event, where guests will be treated to an early listen of  Innocents before the interview and performance. Moby and Sonos are excited to invite fans all over the globe to join the event live via KCRW’s new live YouTube feed.
KCRW recently started streaming their famed  Morning Becomes Eclectic  livesessions on YouTube and this is the first time they’ve extended the effort to an outside event. The YouTube Live stream will be embeddable and sharing is encouraged.
Moby sought a partnership with LA station  KCRW  to webcast the event as his new album, his 11th studio release, was recorded at his Los Angeles studio and is a reflection of the city he now calls home.
“ Innocents”  is out September 30th via Mute.
WHAT:Live video stream of Moby acoustic performance and interview withKCRW DJ Chris Douridas from Sonos Studio on  youtube.com/KCRW
WHEN:Monday, September 238pm -- 9pm: Interview hosted by KCRW DJ Chris Douridas
         9pm: Acoustic performance
Monday, September 30th Moby will be celebrating release day with  Conan O’Brien  be sure to tune in 11 PM (EST) 10 PM (CST) on  TBS .
Thursday, October 3rd Moby will perform live on KCRW’s  Morning Becomes Eclectic  at  11:15 AM *PST (2:15 PM EST).
October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Moby will perform the only  three live shows  in support of  Innocents  at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets can be purchased at the following link:  http://moby.com/fonda
Innocents  is a record of firsts for Moby. The first time in his career he worked with an outside producer, friend Mark “Spike” Stent, whose résumé includes Madonna, U2, Muse, Björk, and Massive Attack. In addition, this is the first time Moby has concentrated an entire album on collaborations which as well asWayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips) features alt-rock legend Mark Lanegan, Cold Specks, Skylar Grey – best known for co-writing and performing on Eminem and Rihanna’s, “Love The Way You Lie;” indie-folk singer Damien Jurado, and Inyang Bassey who was the vocalist on “The Right Thing” from  Destroyed .

“Innocents might be the best Moby album ever" -Bob Boilen, NPR
“Innocents provides the uplifting, symphonic electronica”-SPIN
“The 12 tracks on Innocents show an expansive, energized and fierce experimentalism”-TIME

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NORWAY'S JENNY HVAL TO EMBARK ON FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR NEXT WEEK

NORWAY'S JENNY HVAL TO EMBARK ON FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR NEXT WEEK; STREAM NEW SONG, "THE COOL, COOL RIVER" (PAUL SIMON COVER)
http://snd.sc/15b3d5m "Innocence Is Kinky bristles with provocations: Hval's lyrics roll around gleefully in tangles of body, mind, sexuality, gender. . . the music on Innocence Is Kinky is beckoning and beautiful, one that takes full advantage of Hval's striking voice." --  Pitchfork  [Overlooked Records, 2013] 
"Jenny Hval doesn't just sing songs. Rather, she constructs them out of layers of perfectly elongated lyrics that she stretches between guitar chords and keyboard notes. Her provocative music is dissonant and devastating and, at the same time, completely riveting."--  TIME  [7 Scandinavian Bands You Should Listen To Now]
JENNY HVAL TOUR DATES:Wed. Sep. 25 - Boston, MA @ Café 939Thu. Sep. 26 - Montreal, QC @ Church of St. John the Evangelist [Pop Montreal]Fri. Sep. 27 - Toronto, ON @ RivoliSat. Sep. 28 - Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Music FestivalSun. Sep. 29 - Chicago, IL @ Empty BottleTue. Oct. 1 - New York, NY @ Mercury LoungeWed. Oct. 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ GlasslandsTue. Oct. 15 - Krakow, PL @ UnsoundFri. Oct. 25 - Tromsø, NO @ Insomnia FestivalThu. Oct. 31 - Hudson, NY @ Basilica HudsonFri. Nov. 1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol MuseumTue. Nov. 5 - Washington, DC @ DC9Wed. Nov. 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & SaddleThu. Nov. 7 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music HallFri. Nov. 15 - The Hague, NL @ Crossing Border FestivalSun. Nov. 17 - Antwerp, BE @ Crossing Border Festival
Next week marks the kick-ff of Norwegian artist Jenny Hval's debut North American tour. Recognized as one of "7 Scandinavian Bands You Should Listen To Now" by  TIME , Jenny is a multidisciplinary and transgressive artist whose music is obscurely complex, present and provocative. Her new album,  Innocence Is Kinky (Rune Grammofon) overflows with intimate detail and surrealistic bodily imagery, weaving experimental pop with injections of mythology, theory and gender politics. For this first tour of North America, Jenny (vocals, synth) and band -- Håvard Volden (electric guitars, synth, electronics) and Kyrre Laastad(drums, synth) --- will put on an arresting performance that will be a perfect accompaniment to Jenny's confident presentation on record. In support of this tour, Jenny is sharing her new and very distinct cover of Paul Simon's "The Cool Cool River," which, as  Pitchfork  describes, "jettisons the original's disjointed shuffle and turns the already-slightly-uneasy tune into something more skeletal and unnerving." Listen below, and make sure to check out (or revisit) the "Innocence Is Kinky" video. LISTEN TO/SHARE JENNY HVAL'S "THE COOL, COOL RIVER" (PAUL SIMON COVER) - http://snd.sc/15b3d5m