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September 20, 2013
M83 PERFORMING AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL IN LA
M83 PERFORMING AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL IN LA
WITH THE LA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND
“vibrant, elegant and unpredictable.” - The New York Times
“Unsurprisingly, [M83] ups the ante here by aspiring to what is still the paradigm of artistic permanence,both in terms of legacy and tactility” - Pitchfork
In their only US appearance this year, M83 will be performing live at the famed Hollywood Bowl thisSunday, September 22nd with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. The set list will feature songs from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (including the platinum single “Midnight City”) in addition to older material. M83 have many surprises in store for their audience: new visuals, special guests and songs never before performed live.
M83 teamed up with Genero.TV giving their community an opportunity to create videos for the tracks “Intro” and “Moonchild”. The winners of this contest will have their videos featured during this special Hollywood Bowl performance on Sunday.
M83 makes music that colors your landscape, no matter where you go. It lifts you up and inspires you, it embraces and carries you when you need it most. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is the record that keeps on giving.
“ To see what my music can do to people and what happened on this album is truly incredible and unexpected…I’m really happy.” - Anthony Gonzalez
M83 MUSIC VIDEOS Midnight City: http://youtu.be/dX3k_QDnzHEReunion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQwRdqzeLf0Wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAwYodrBr2QSteve McQueen: http://youtu.be/a8Iqskd_Vq8
M83 is Los Angeles based French artist Anthony Gonzalez.
M83: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD | YOUTUBE
THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND
“vibrant, elegant and unpredictable.” - The New York Times
“Unsurprisingly, [M83] ups the ante here by aspiring to what is still the paradigm of artistic permanence,both in terms of legacy and tactility” - Pitchfork
In their only US appearance this year, M83 will be performing live at the famed Hollywood Bowl thisSunday, September 22nd with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. The set list will feature songs from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (including the platinum single “Midnight City”) in addition to older material. M83 have many surprises in store for their audience: new visuals, special guests and songs never before performed live.
M83 teamed up with Genero.TV giving their community an opportunity to create videos for the tracks “Intro” and “Moonchild”. The winners of this contest will have their videos featured during this special Hollywood Bowl performance on Sunday.
M83 makes music that colors your landscape, no matter where you go. It lifts you up and inspires you, it embraces and carries you when you need it most. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is the record that keeps on giving.
“ To see what my music can do to people and what happened on this album is truly incredible and unexpected…I’m really happy.” - Anthony Gonzalez
M83 MUSIC VIDEOS Midnight City: http://youtu.be/dX3k_QDnzHEReunion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQwRdqzeLf0Wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAwYodrBr2QSteve McQueen: http://youtu.be/a8Iqskd_Vq8
M83 is Los Angeles based French artist Anthony Gonzalez.
M83: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD | YOUTUBE
Holy Ghost!'s Video For "Okay"
Pitchfork Premieres Holy Ghost!'s Video For "Okay"
Brooklyn-based band Holy Ghost! have a new music video for their song "Okay," which has premiered on Pitchfork today. Check out the music video at the link below, which brilliantly utilizes a frame-within-a-frame technique to stunning effect.
Holy Ghost! - "Okay"
"Okay" is one of ten new songs from the band's recently released new album Dynamics. The brand new full-length LP is the band's sophomore album and is out now via DFA Records. In their review of the record, Rolling Stone magazine compared the band's songs to "classic Depeche Mode, Italo-disco, Giorgio Moroder, New Order, LCD Soundsystem and more."
Purchase Dynamics on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dynamicsitunes
In the coming weeks, Holy Ghost! will release remixes of songs from Dynamics by Andre Bratten, Classixx, and A/Just/Ed.
The band will be hitting the road again soon for a number of dates this fall to supportDynamics, including a special Halloween performance at Terminal 5 in New York City.
Holy Ghost! have been mainstays on the spring and summer festival circuit, including breakthrough appearances at Bonnaroo and FYF Fest in Los Angeles. They also supported New Order's US tour and played sold out headlining club shows.
Check out the band's upcoming itinerary below.
Holy Ghost! On TourSep 20 - London, UK @ XOYO (DJ Set)Sep 21 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory (DJ Set)Sept 27 - Paris @ Wanderlust (DJ set)Sep 28 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Kucukciftlik Park (DJ Set)Oct 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird TheaterOct 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeOct 15 - Seattle, WA @ NeumosOct 18 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of SpadesOct 18 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing CompanyOct 19 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure IslandOct 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda TheatreOct 21 - San Diego, CA @ Porter's PubOct 24 - Austin, TX @ Emo's EastOct 24 - El Paso, TX @ Late Night Social ClubOct 25 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald'sOct 25 - Dallas, TX @ Club DadaOct 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal WestOct 30 - Boston, MA @ SinclairOct 31 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5Nov 1 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubNov 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLANov 4 - Burlington, VT @ Higher GroundNov 5 - Montreal, QC @ BelmontNov 6 - Toronto, ON @ The HoxtonNov 7 - Pontiac, MI @ The CrofootNov 8 - Columbus, OH @ The BasementNov 9 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Brooklyn-based band Holy Ghost! have a new music video for their song "Okay," which has premiered on Pitchfork today. Check out the music video at the link below, which brilliantly utilizes a frame-within-a-frame technique to stunning effect.
Holy Ghost! - "Okay"
"Okay" is one of ten new songs from the band's recently released new album Dynamics. The brand new full-length LP is the band's sophomore album and is out now via DFA Records. In their review of the record, Rolling Stone magazine compared the band's songs to "classic Depeche Mode, Italo-disco, Giorgio Moroder, New Order, LCD Soundsystem and more."
Purchase Dynamics on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dynamicsitunes
In the coming weeks, Holy Ghost! will release remixes of songs from Dynamics by Andre Bratten, Classixx, and A/Just/Ed.
The band will be hitting the road again soon for a number of dates this fall to supportDynamics, including a special Halloween performance at Terminal 5 in New York City.
Holy Ghost! have been mainstays on the spring and summer festival circuit, including breakthrough appearances at Bonnaroo and FYF Fest in Los Angeles. They also supported New Order's US tour and played sold out headlining club shows.
Check out the band's upcoming itinerary below.
Holy Ghost! On TourSep 20 - London, UK @ XOYO (DJ Set)Sep 21 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory (DJ Set)Sept 27 - Paris @ Wanderlust (DJ set)Sep 28 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Kucukciftlik Park (DJ Set)Oct 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird TheaterOct 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeOct 15 - Seattle, WA @ NeumosOct 18 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of SpadesOct 18 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing CompanyOct 19 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure IslandOct 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda TheatreOct 21 - San Diego, CA @ Porter's PubOct 24 - Austin, TX @ Emo's EastOct 24 - El Paso, TX @ Late Night Social ClubOct 25 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald'sOct 25 - Dallas, TX @ Club DadaOct 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal WestOct 30 - Boston, MA @ SinclairOct 31 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5Nov 1 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubNov 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLANov 4 - Burlington, VT @ Higher GroundNov 5 - Montreal, QC @ BelmontNov 6 - Toronto, ON @ The HoxtonNov 7 - Pontiac, MI @ The CrofootNov 8 - Columbus, OH @ The BasementNov 9 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Ellen Foley Goes National with the Release
Ellen Foley Goes National with the Release of About Time via Urban Noise 11/5 in Collaboration with Sands Foley Entertainment; Early Reviews are Raves...
"A Rock n Roll Queen Goes Americana; It's About Time for Ellen Foley" No Depression
Female rocker Ellen Foley is best known as the powerhouse voice behind Meat Loaf's multi-platinum 1977 legendary duet, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," but after a 30-year hiatus from the music industry, she is releasing an electrifying new album aptly titled, About Time. It's her first solo album since the 1983 release Another Breath via Cleveland International Records, a division of Epic Records. About Time will be released on her own imprint, Urban Noise, on November 5th, in collaboration with the newly launched Sands Foley Entertainment - a management and marketing company started by label veterans Sheri Sands and Paul Foley.
With production from Eric Ambel of the legendary roots rock band The Del-Lords paired with the dynamic songwriting of Paul Foglino from the cult favorite 5 Chinese Brothers, About Time finds Foley in top form. Her unmistakable powerhouse vocals meld beautifully with the edgy, guitar-driven compositions that are nostalgic yet fresh-certifying her reign as a veteran in power pop world while pronouncing her readmission on classic rock grounds. The transfixing choruses that she delivers are unrelenting.
"It's important for me to release a new record at this point in time, " says Foley. I feel really powerful vocally, and the songs Paul Foglino has written fit so well. They have a real integrity that increases my legitimacy as an artist. In terms of making records now vs 30 years ago, I have to say it's intimidating. The digital, the social network is something I need to dive into head first. And be surrounded with people who understand it all. Which, thankfully, I do, she adds."
"I am excited to be working with Ellen again. I had the pleasure of working with her many years ago at CBS Records and after all this time, she still rocks," says Sheri Sands. "There's been many changes in music over this time, adds Paul Foley (no relation), but Ellen's great rock n roll voice is as strong as ever. We're honored to be representing her."
Ellen's dossier includes a string of credits, from music to film and theatre. She received several gold records and awards for her three solo albums recorded on Epic Records (Night Out, Spirit of St. Louis, Another Breath), which were produced by high profile rock legends such as Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, and Mick Jones and Joe Strummer of The Clash. She was the inspiration for The Clash's "Should I Stay, or Should I Go," and has sung backup on Joe Jackson's ("Is She Really Going Out With Him?" Steppin' Out" and "Sunday Papers"). Foley also taught at the School of Rock, the foundation for Jack Black's 2003 film of the same title.
During her so-called "hiatus," she raised two incredible sons (now 23 and 19), and found success on the big screen and the stage with featured roles in the films "Hair," "Tootsie,""Fatal Attraction," "Married to the Mob," and "Cocktail" - and leading roles on Broadway in "Me and My Girl," " Into The Woods." She also played a public defender in the TV series "Night Court," and was a host on the
Early reviews for About TIme:"Her big booming voice remains intact and is still a formidable instrument. She is also very much still a rock and roll woman!" Seattle P.I.
"It's not especially common for artists to make their best albums three and a half decades down the line. Nevertheless, that's exactly what Ellen Foley seems to have done with About Time." Critical Mob
"Ellen Foley's return to recording is a fantastic thing to behold. indeed! Eric Ambel, producer
"Singer-Actress (and Clash/Meat Loaf partner) Ellen Foley Returns!" Blurt
"A Rock n Roll Queen Goes Americana; It's About Time for Ellen Foley" No Depression
Female rocker Ellen Foley is best known as the powerhouse voice behind Meat Loaf's multi-platinum 1977 legendary duet, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," but after a 30-year hiatus from the music industry, she is releasing an electrifying new album aptly titled, About Time. It's her first solo album since the 1983 release Another Breath via Cleveland International Records, a division of Epic Records. About Time will be released on her own imprint, Urban Noise, on November 5th, in collaboration with the newly launched Sands Foley Entertainment - a management and marketing company started by label veterans Sheri Sands and Paul Foley.
With production from Eric Ambel of the legendary roots rock band The Del-Lords paired with the dynamic songwriting of Paul Foglino from the cult favorite 5 Chinese Brothers, About Time finds Foley in top form. Her unmistakable powerhouse vocals meld beautifully with the edgy, guitar-driven compositions that are nostalgic yet fresh-certifying her reign as a veteran in power pop world while pronouncing her readmission on classic rock grounds. The transfixing choruses that she delivers are unrelenting.
"It's important for me to release a new record at this point in time, " says Foley. I feel really powerful vocally, and the songs Paul Foglino has written fit so well. They have a real integrity that increases my legitimacy as an artist. In terms of making records now vs 30 years ago, I have to say it's intimidating. The digital, the social network is something I need to dive into head first. And be surrounded with people who understand it all. Which, thankfully, I do, she adds."
"I am excited to be working with Ellen again. I had the pleasure of working with her many years ago at CBS Records and after all this time, she still rocks," says Sheri Sands. "There's been many changes in music over this time, adds Paul Foley (no relation), but Ellen's great rock n roll voice is as strong as ever. We're honored to be representing her."
Ellen's dossier includes a string of credits, from music to film and theatre. She received several gold records and awards for her three solo albums recorded on Epic Records (Night Out, Spirit of St. Louis, Another Breath), which were produced by high profile rock legends such as Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, and Mick Jones and Joe Strummer of The Clash. She was the inspiration for The Clash's "Should I Stay, or Should I Go," and has sung backup on Joe Jackson's ("Is She Really Going Out With Him?" Steppin' Out" and "Sunday Papers"). Foley also taught at the School of Rock, the foundation for Jack Black's 2003 film of the same title.
During her so-called "hiatus," she raised two incredible sons (now 23 and 19), and found success on the big screen and the stage with featured roles in the films "Hair," "Tootsie,""Fatal Attraction," "Married to the Mob," and "Cocktail" - and leading roles on Broadway in "Me and My Girl," " Into The Woods." She also played a public defender in the TV series "Night Court," and was a host on the
Early reviews for About TIme:"Her big booming voice remains intact and is still a formidable instrument. She is also very much still a rock and roll woman!" Seattle P.I.
"It's not especially common for artists to make their best albums three and a half decades down the line. Nevertheless, that's exactly what Ellen Foley seems to have done with About Time." Critical Mob
"Ellen Foley's return to recording is a fantastic thing to behold. indeed! Eric Ambel, producer
"Singer-Actress (and Clash/Meat Loaf partner) Ellen Foley Returns!" Blurt
September 19, 2013
MAC DEMARCO ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR
MAC DEMARCO ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR
After a year that has seen him release his critically acclaimed debut long player 2, tour the US and Europe with a number of festival appearances along the way and see nods from peers like Phoenix, Mac DeMarco is set to embark on a world tour this fall. The tour sees him hitting the US, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia before the year closes. To celebrate its announcement, Mac has made a video with all upcoming tour dates. Additionally, Spunk Records in Australia has re-released 2 and Rock N Roll Nightclub in time for Mac's tour there in December. The wombats and kangaroos better watch out! His time in Australia finds Mac headlining shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, the latter 2 of which are with Australia's own Twerps. Check out all of Mac's upcoming tour dates below.
WATCH: Mac DeMarco's World Tour - http://youtu.be/E_S9He0Qzvw
Tour Dates:10-28 London, England, UK - Scala
10-29 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Bar
10-30 Caen, France - Nordik Impakt Festival
10-31 Paris, France - Pitchfork Paris Festival
11-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - London Calling Festival at Paradiso
11-02 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival
11-08 Austin, TX, US - Fun Fun Fun Festival
11-21 Québec City, QC, Canada - Le Cercle
11-22 Chicoutimi, QC, Canada - Le Sous Bois
11-23 Montreal, QC, Canada - M for Montreal
11-24 Toronto, ON, Canada - The Hoxton
11-29 Beijing, China - MAO Livehouse
11-30 Shanghai, China - Yuyintang
12-01 Hong Kong, China - Clockenflap Festival
12-04 Taipei, Taiwan - The Wall
12-06 Bangkok, Thailand - Cosmic RCA
12-07 Singapore - Home Club
12-09 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Bee
12-11 Melbourne, Australia - The Corner Hotel *
12-12 Sydney, Australia - The Standard *
12-14 Meredith, Victoria, Australia - Meredith Music Festival
12-18 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - The Zoo
12-19 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - The Bakery * = w/ Twerps
After a year that has seen him release his critically acclaimed debut long player 2, tour the US and Europe with a number of festival appearances along the way and see nods from peers like Phoenix, Mac DeMarco is set to embark on a world tour this fall. The tour sees him hitting the US, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia before the year closes. To celebrate its announcement, Mac has made a video with all upcoming tour dates. Additionally, Spunk Records in Australia has re-released 2 and Rock N Roll Nightclub in time for Mac's tour there in December. The wombats and kangaroos better watch out! His time in Australia finds Mac headlining shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, the latter 2 of which are with Australia's own Twerps. Check out all of Mac's upcoming tour dates below.
WATCH: Mac DeMarco's World Tour - http://youtu.be/E_S9He0Qzvw
Tour Dates:10-28 London, England, UK - Scala
10-29 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Bar
10-30 Caen, France - Nordik Impakt Festival
10-31 Paris, France - Pitchfork Paris Festival
11-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - London Calling Festival at Paradiso
11-02 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival
11-08 Austin, TX, US - Fun Fun Fun Festival
11-21 Québec City, QC, Canada - Le Cercle
11-22 Chicoutimi, QC, Canada - Le Sous Bois
11-23 Montreal, QC, Canada - M for Montreal
11-24 Toronto, ON, Canada - The Hoxton
11-29 Beijing, China - MAO Livehouse
11-30 Shanghai, China - Yuyintang
12-01 Hong Kong, China - Clockenflap Festival
12-04 Taipei, Taiwan - The Wall
12-06 Bangkok, Thailand - Cosmic RCA
12-07 Singapore - Home Club
12-09 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Bee
12-11 Melbourne, Australia - The Corner Hotel *
12-12 Sydney, Australia - The Standard *
12-14 Meredith, Victoria, Australia - Meredith Music Festival
12-18 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - The Zoo
12-19 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - The Bakery * = w/ Twerps
Black Hearted Brother Debut Album Stars Are Our Home
Black Hearted Brother Debut Album Stars Are Our Home
Out October 22 On Slumberland Records Band features Slowdive's Neil Halstead, Seefeel's Mark Van Hoen
& Nick Holton of Holton's Opulent Oog
Rolling Stone Premieres "This Is How It Feels" MP3
Download: "This Is How It Feels" via Rolling Stone or SoundCloud
"Black Hearted Brother make some glorious noise" - SPIN Neil Halstead, Mark Van Hoen, and Nick Holton of the newly-formed Black Hearted Brother will release their debut album Stars Are Our Home on October 22nd on Slumberland Records. The album is available for pre-order now in the Slumberland Online Store. Rolling Stone is running a premiere "This Is How It Feels" from the album and the track is also available to post and share viaSoundCloud. Black Hearted Brother's Neil Halstead told Rolling Stone, "'This is How It Feels' was one of the first tracks we worked on together. Nick Holton and I originally started working round a keyboard riff that came from somewhere else an old tune or demo, not sure, but it fitted with a bass line Nick had been playing around with. The chorus was the first part that came together and as with all the tracks on the record it evolved into it's present form over quite a period of time."
A brave, beautiful yet experimental album, Stars Are Our Home boasts the craftsmanship of Halstead, Van Hoen, and Holton's impressive resumes: Neil Halstead, previously an influential member of Slowdive and Mojave 3; Mark Van Hoen, an original member of Seefeel, subsequently working solo and as Locust; and Nick Holton, the main mover behind Holton's Opulent Oog, and member of Coley Park, who have released albums on Halstead's Shady Lane label. They had also previously worked together on Halstead's 2001 solo album, Sleeping On Roads, though Van Hoen also co-produced Mojave 3's Out Of Tune (1998), Excuses For Travellers (2000) and Spoon & Rafter(2003), while Holton took up production duties for Halstead's Palindrome Hunches (2012). Van Hoen and Halstead go back much further still, to 1992, when they were in Seefeel and Slowdive respectively.
Stars Are Our Home mirrors the similar experimental nature of Halstead's previous work - he describes the album as, "a lot of very long and indulgent space rawk." The space-rock elements of the album are obvious in the album's opening title track, but Halstead says there's more to it: "The idea was to just make a record that was in some ways 'unedited.' To not worry about a particular sound or style, but to just go with the flow. We all make quite focused records individually so, as Mark says, it's our 'guilty pleasures' album."A record that beautifully merges "order" and "chaos", Stars Are Our Home is full of unexpected twists and turns that drench the listener in noise and then flip back to acoustic melody, and offers surprises with lyrics that sometimes reference romance and other times UFO abduction. Although unexpected and surprising, the experimental nature of the album never forgets the importance of pop with tracks like, "Take Heart," "I'm Back," and the closing track, "Look Back Here They Come."Black Hearted Brother will announce U.S. tour dates in support of Stars Are Our Home in the coming weeks. Stars Are Our Home Track List1. Stars Are Our Home 2. (I Don't Mean To) Wonder (MP3) 3. This Is How It Feels 4. Got Your Love 5. If I Was Here To Change Your Mind 6. UFO 7. Time In The Machine8. Oh Crust 9. Take Heart 10. My Baby Just Sailed Away11. I'm Back 12. Look Out Here They Come
For more info, please visit:
Slumberland Records Black Hearted Brother Official Website
Out October 22 On Slumberland Records Band features Slowdive's Neil Halstead, Seefeel's Mark Van Hoen
& Nick Holton of Holton's Opulent Oog
Rolling Stone Premieres "This Is How It Feels" MP3
Download: "This Is How It Feels" via Rolling Stone or SoundCloud
"Black Hearted Brother make some glorious noise" - SPIN Neil Halstead, Mark Van Hoen, and Nick Holton of the newly-formed Black Hearted Brother will release their debut album Stars Are Our Home on October 22nd on Slumberland Records. The album is available for pre-order now in the Slumberland Online Store. Rolling Stone is running a premiere "This Is How It Feels" from the album and the track is also available to post and share viaSoundCloud. Black Hearted Brother's Neil Halstead told Rolling Stone, "'This is How It Feels' was one of the first tracks we worked on together. Nick Holton and I originally started working round a keyboard riff that came from somewhere else an old tune or demo, not sure, but it fitted with a bass line Nick had been playing around with. The chorus was the first part that came together and as with all the tracks on the record it evolved into it's present form over quite a period of time."
A brave, beautiful yet experimental album, Stars Are Our Home boasts the craftsmanship of Halstead, Van Hoen, and Holton's impressive resumes: Neil Halstead, previously an influential member of Slowdive and Mojave 3; Mark Van Hoen, an original member of Seefeel, subsequently working solo and as Locust; and Nick Holton, the main mover behind Holton's Opulent Oog, and member of Coley Park, who have released albums on Halstead's Shady Lane label. They had also previously worked together on Halstead's 2001 solo album, Sleeping On Roads, though Van Hoen also co-produced Mojave 3's Out Of Tune (1998), Excuses For Travellers (2000) and Spoon & Rafter(2003), while Holton took up production duties for Halstead's Palindrome Hunches (2012). Van Hoen and Halstead go back much further still, to 1992, when they were in Seefeel and Slowdive respectively.
Stars Are Our Home mirrors the similar experimental nature of Halstead's previous work - he describes the album as, "a lot of very long and indulgent space rawk." The space-rock elements of the album are obvious in the album's opening title track, but Halstead says there's more to it: "The idea was to just make a record that was in some ways 'unedited.' To not worry about a particular sound or style, but to just go with the flow. We all make quite focused records individually so, as Mark says, it's our 'guilty pleasures' album."A record that beautifully merges "order" and "chaos", Stars Are Our Home is full of unexpected twists and turns that drench the listener in noise and then flip back to acoustic melody, and offers surprises with lyrics that sometimes reference romance and other times UFO abduction. Although unexpected and surprising, the experimental nature of the album never forgets the importance of pop with tracks like, "Take Heart," "I'm Back," and the closing track, "Look Back Here They Come."Black Hearted Brother will announce U.S. tour dates in support of Stars Are Our Home in the coming weeks. Stars Are Our Home Track List1. Stars Are Our Home 2. (I Don't Mean To) Wonder (MP3) 3. This Is How It Feels 4. Got Your Love 5. If I Was Here To Change Your Mind 6. UFO 7. Time In The Machine8. Oh Crust 9. Take Heart 10. My Baby Just Sailed Away11. I'm Back 12. Look Out Here They Come
For more info, please visit:
Slumberland Records Black Hearted Brother Official Website
CASS MCCOMBS ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR
CASS MCCOMBS ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR IN SUPPORT OF BIG WHEEL AND OTHERS, OUT OCTOBER 15TH ON DOMINO RECORDS
STREAM NEW SONG, "BRIGHTER! (FEAT. KAREN BLACK)"
CASS MCCOMBS PHOTO BY PONY CASSELLS Cass McCombs will release his most encompassing work of his decade-long career, Big Wheel and Others, on October 15th on Domino Records. Comprised of 22 songs, Big Wheel and Others is a bundle, a bindle, a hay bale, and an oil barrel of songs. Some of the genres that are to be found on this album are: road songs, rock songs, folk songs, blues songs, country songs, rhythm and blues songs, skronk non-songs, cinema songs, cult songs, poem songs, jams, and ballads - to use however you wish. It's brimming with McCombs' gift for evocative storytelling, discerning introspection, and heartrending melody delivered through a haze of mystery and romance.Cass (guitar, vocals) and his band -- Dan Iead (guitar), Jon Shaw (bass), Dan Allaire (drums on the West Coast), and Joe Russo (drums on the East Coast) -- will go on an extensive tour of North America in support of this new album throughout November and December. All dates are below.Earlier this week, McCombs performed at the public memorial of the late actress/screenwriter/musician Karen Black. They collaborated together on 2009's
Catacombs
' "Dreams Come True Girl," and Black is featured on this new album. Today, we are honored to share with the world the very special "Brighter!" feat. Karen Black as a further glimpse into Big Wheel and Others following the already released "There Can Be Only One."
LISTEN TO/SHARE CASS MCCOMBS' "BRIGHTER! FEAT. KAREN BLACK" - http://www.dominorecordco.com/brighter
CASS MCCOMBS' "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" - http://www.dominorecordco.com/therecanbeonlyone
CASS MCCOMBS TOUR DATES:Thu. Nov. 7 -- Portland, OR @ Mississippi StudiosFri. Nov. 8 -- Seattle, WA @ CrocodileSat. Nov. 9 -- Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound ClubTue. Nov. 12 -- Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet'sThu. Nov. 14 -- Los Angeles, CA @ The EchoFri. Nov. 15 -- San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music HallSat. Nov. 16 -- Santa Cruz, CA @ Don Quixote'sMon. Nov. 18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeTue. Nov. 19 -- Denver, CO @ Walnut RoomFri. Nov. 22 -- Austin, TX @ The BelmontMon. Dec. 2 -- Boston, MA @ The SinclairTue. Dec. 3 -- Montreal, QC @ Il MotoreWed. Dec. 4 -- Toronto, ON @ Great HallFri. Dec. 6 -- Chicago, IL @ Empty BottleSat. Dec. 7 -- Louisville, KY @ ZanzabarSun. Dec. 8 -- Nashville, TN @ High WattMon. Dec. 9 -- Atlanta, GA @ Drunken UnicornThu. Dec. 12 -- New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomFri. Dec. 13 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & SaddleSat. Dec. 14 -- Baltimore, MD @ OttobarMon. Jan. 13 -- London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall
STREAM NEW SONG, "BRIGHTER! (FEAT. KAREN BLACK)"
CASS MCCOMBS PHOTO BY PONY CASSELLS Cass McCombs will release his most encompassing work of his decade-long career, Big Wheel and Others, on October 15th on Domino Records. Comprised of 22 songs, Big Wheel and Others is a bundle, a bindle, a hay bale, and an oil barrel of songs. Some of the genres that are to be found on this album are: road songs, rock songs, folk songs, blues songs, country songs, rhythm and blues songs, skronk non-songs, cinema songs, cult songs, poem songs, jams, and ballads - to use however you wish. It's brimming with McCombs' gift for evocative storytelling, discerning introspection, and heartrending melody delivered through a haze of mystery and romance.Cass (guitar, vocals) and his band -- Dan Iead (guitar), Jon Shaw (bass), Dan Allaire (drums on the West Coast), and Joe Russo (drums on the East Coast) -- will go on an extensive tour of North America in support of this new album throughout November and December. All dates are below.Earlier this week, McCombs performed at the public memorial of the late actress/screenwriter/musician Karen Black. They collaborated together on 2009's
Catacombs
' "Dreams Come True Girl," and Black is featured on this new album. Today, we are honored to share with the world the very special "Brighter!" feat. Karen Black as a further glimpse into Big Wheel and Others following the already released "There Can Be Only One."LISTEN TO/SHARE CASS MCCOMBS' "BRIGHTER! FEAT. KAREN BLACK" - http://www.dominorecordco.com/brighter
CASS MCCOMBS' "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" - http://www.dominorecordco.com/therecanbeonlyone
CASS MCCOMBS TOUR DATES:Thu. Nov. 7 -- Portland, OR @ Mississippi StudiosFri. Nov. 8 -- Seattle, WA @ CrocodileSat. Nov. 9 -- Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound ClubTue. Nov. 12 -- Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet'sThu. Nov. 14 -- Los Angeles, CA @ The EchoFri. Nov. 15 -- San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music HallSat. Nov. 16 -- Santa Cruz, CA @ Don Quixote'sMon. Nov. 18 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeTue. Nov. 19 -- Denver, CO @ Walnut RoomFri. Nov. 22 -- Austin, TX @ The BelmontMon. Dec. 2 -- Boston, MA @ The SinclairTue. Dec. 3 -- Montreal, QC @ Il MotoreWed. Dec. 4 -- Toronto, ON @ Great HallFri. Dec. 6 -- Chicago, IL @ Empty BottleSat. Dec. 7 -- Louisville, KY @ ZanzabarSun. Dec. 8 -- Nashville, TN @ High WattMon. Dec. 9 -- Atlanta, GA @ Drunken UnicornThu. Dec. 12 -- New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomFri. Dec. 13 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & SaddleSat. Dec. 14 -- Baltimore, MD @ OttobarMon. Jan. 13 -- London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall
BIG DEAL "Swapping Spit"
DOWNLOAD NEW SINGLE “Swapping Spit”
UK HEADLINE TOUR
NEW ALBUM JUNE GLOOM OUT NOW
"One of the strongest and most disarming releases of the summer"BILLBOARD
"If you are sucker for the male/female vocal interplay from the likes of The Pixies, Sonic Youth, and X, Big Deal deliver the goods"LADYGUNN
"big boomy drums and scuzzed up guitars"NOISEY
"Underwood and Costelloe trade feather-light vocals over bludgeoning guitar distortion for a festival-ready sound"SPIN
Big Deal are on the heels of what has been an extraordinarily busy summer with the release of their acclaimed second album June Gloom and a string of festival dates including Lovebox, Beacons and Secret Garden Party.
The band continue their 2013 onslaught with a headline tour through November, which follows the Norwich Sound & Vision festival and dates with Local Natives in October, finishing with a London show at Cargo on November 27th. In celebration they have put together an autumn touring soundtrack, featuring all the bands they’ll be touring with. Give the playlist a listen here!
Download “Swapping Spit” Here
Watch a Live Session of “Swapping Spit” Here
NEW BIG DEAL TOUR DATES: Oct 12th - Norwich, Sound & Vision Oct 15th - Cambridge, Junction w/ Local Natives, Cloud ControlOct 17th - Brixton Academy w/ Local Natives, Cloud ControlNov 2nd - Bournemouth, Sixty Million PostcardsNov 2nd - Brighton, The HopeNov 4th - Southampton, JoinersNov 6th - Manchester, Night & DayNov 7th - Liverpool, Shipping ForecastNov 8th – Leicester, SoundhouseNov 9th - Sheffield, The HarleyNov 12th - Leeds, BelgraveNov 13th - Nottingham, Spanky Van DykesNov 14th - Reading, Oakford Social ClubNov 16th - High Wycombe, Bucks University (Bucks Students’ Union)Nov 19th - Bristol, Start The BusNov 21st - Bath, MolesNov 22nd - Swansea, University UnionNov 27th - London, Cargo
June Gloom was released on June 4th and has been embraced as one of the best albums of the summer. Fleshing out their delicate, nocturnal tones Kacey and Alice take their sound to deeper, darker and more intoxicating height, courtesy of producer Rory Attwell (Veronica Falls, PAWS, Male Bonding).
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Finnish Duo Shine 2009 Deals Drugs to Seniors in 'Older' Video
Finnish Duo Shine 2009 Deals Drugs to Seniors in 'Older' Video
Our Nation LP Due October 15th on Cascine/Modular "Shine 2009 embrace the easy, midtempo shake of clubby 1990s pop, evoking the atmosphere of dark discotheques rather than the beaches of Ibiza" - Pitchfork
Watch the 'Older' video at BULLETT or Click Below for YouTube
Stream/Embed 'Older' mp3 at SoundCloud
Finnish duo Shine 2009 have unveiled a gun-toting, drug-pushing, senior citizen-supplying new video for new single 'Older,' directed by Eugene Kortyarenko (Julia Holter), and have announced an expansive European tour with Cut Copy in support of their forthcoming album, Our Nation , out October 15th on Cascine (US)/Modular(ROW). Pre-order the vinyl here. 'Older' follows their first single, 'Eurozone,' which Pitchfork described as "a gentle collage of orchestrations, samples, and atmosphere."
Eugene explains: "The way I figure it, if you have a kitten, a baby, a grandpa and a gun, you already have the raw ingredients for a stonecold classic. I don't know that this gets there, but it feels pretty good to me."
The band also premiered a new Modcast mix today, featuring cuts from artists as diverse as Beats International, Janet Jackson and How to Dress Well. Hear it now.
With respectful nods to downtempo, soul and golden-era hip hop, their 2010 debut EP, Associates, showcased an undeniable ease and effortless confidence in both sound and feel. 2011 saw Shine 2009 release their inaugural full-length, Realism , a sumptuous and dazzling debut including a cameo from none other than Paula Abdul, strengthening the link between the way-back-then and the right-here-right-now ethos that is at the heart of Suova and Pykäri's aesthetic.
Our Nation Tracklisting 1. Eurozone2. Older3. No Thanks4. Good Times 5. Love, Love, Love6. Running Around 7. Suomen Sydan8. Me & U9. Our Nation
Our Nation LP Due October 15th on Cascine/Modular "Shine 2009 embrace the easy, midtempo shake of clubby 1990s pop, evoking the atmosphere of dark discotheques rather than the beaches of Ibiza" - Pitchfork
Watch the 'Older' video at BULLETT or Click Below for YouTube
Stream/Embed 'Older' mp3 at SoundCloud
Finnish duo Shine 2009 have unveiled a gun-toting, drug-pushing, senior citizen-supplying new video for new single 'Older,' directed by Eugene Kortyarenko (Julia Holter), and have announced an expansive European tour with Cut Copy in support of their forthcoming album, Our Nation , out October 15th on Cascine (US)/Modular(ROW). Pre-order the vinyl here. 'Older' follows their first single, 'Eurozone,' which Pitchfork described as "a gentle collage of orchestrations, samples, and atmosphere."
Eugene explains: "The way I figure it, if you have a kitten, a baby, a grandpa and a gun, you already have the raw ingredients for a stonecold classic. I don't know that this gets there, but it feels pretty good to me."
The band also premiered a new Modcast mix today, featuring cuts from artists as diverse as Beats International, Janet Jackson and How to Dress Well. Hear it now.
With respectful nods to downtempo, soul and golden-era hip hop, their 2010 debut EP, Associates, showcased an undeniable ease and effortless confidence in both sound and feel. 2011 saw Shine 2009 release their inaugural full-length, Realism , a sumptuous and dazzling debut including a cameo from none other than Paula Abdul, strengthening the link between the way-back-then and the right-here-right-now ethos that is at the heart of Suova and Pykäri's aesthetic.
Our Nation Tracklisting 1. Eurozone2. Older3. No Thanks4. Good Times 5. Love, Love, Love6. Running Around 7. Suomen Sydan8. Me & U9. Our Nation
TANCRED (NOW, NOW'S JESS ABBOTT) TO RELEASE NEW SELF-TITED
TANCRED (NOW, NOW'S JESS ABBOTT) TO RELEASE NEW SELF-TITED ALBUM ON TOPSHELF RECORDS OCTOBER 15
STREAM THE FIRST SINGLE "THE RING"
Tancred will proudly release her new self-titled album on Topshelf Records this October 15th. The artistic moniker for Mainer and current Minneapolis resident Jess Abbott, Tancred serves as a creative outlet for her own songs outside the bounds of her roll as one third of the critically acclaimed trio Now, Now. Self-recorded with the help of fellow Now, Now band member Brad Hale, Tancred is Abbots' second full-length release, following up on 2011'sCapes.
Stream the lead single "The Ring" on YouTube at the link below.http://www.topshelfrecords.bigcartel.com/artist/tancred
The songs on Tancred leap from the speakers with an intense frenetic energy, unwinding like a long overdue conversation, spilling out a years worth of emotional energy discarded or withheld. Mixing sweetly sung dissonance and angular guitar tones, Abbott draws the listener in with deeply personal lyrics set to songs reminiscent of early Death Cab For Cutie and Tegan and Sara circa If It Was You.
Before she found herself ensconced within the landlocked bounds of the mid-west, Abbott began her life in California before moving with family to the coast of Maine at a young age. Her interest in music would blossom at the tender age of six with the help of an old acoustic guitar, and a lesson from her mother on how to play Boston's "More Than A Feeling". A healthy dose of curiosity kept her going until her first musical obsessions, Letters To Cleo and The Cure, instilled a desire to write and perform her own songs.
In High School Abbott played in a few different bands with varying local success, including a duo called Kids' Fiction. After graduating she threw caution to the wind and uprooted herself, moving to Minneapolis to join Now, Now before the release of their Neighbors EP and break out sophomore album Thread. Despite the intense demands of touring and recording as part of the much loved trio, Abbott has always found time to focus on her own songwriting. Through self-releases on BandCamp she cultivated a rabid following, at times paying the rent with the money made from sales, no small feat for an indie artist's low key solo releases. The tumblr fan pages and devotion inspired by her music is a testament to its magnetism.
Stay tuned for more news, music, and videos from Tancred in the coming weeks.
www.tancredmusic.com www.facebook.com/tancredmusic
STREAM THE FIRST SINGLE "THE RING"
Tancred will proudly release her new self-titled album on Topshelf Records this October 15th. The artistic moniker for Mainer and current Minneapolis resident Jess Abbott, Tancred serves as a creative outlet for her own songs outside the bounds of her roll as one third of the critically acclaimed trio Now, Now. Self-recorded with the help of fellow Now, Now band member Brad Hale, Tancred is Abbots' second full-length release, following up on 2011'sCapes.Stream the lead single "The Ring" on YouTube at the link below.http://www.topshelfrecords.bigcartel.com/artist/tancred
The songs on Tancred leap from the speakers with an intense frenetic energy, unwinding like a long overdue conversation, spilling out a years worth of emotional energy discarded or withheld. Mixing sweetly sung dissonance and angular guitar tones, Abbott draws the listener in with deeply personal lyrics set to songs reminiscent of early Death Cab For Cutie and Tegan and Sara circa If It Was You.
Before she found herself ensconced within the landlocked bounds of the mid-west, Abbott began her life in California before moving with family to the coast of Maine at a young age. Her interest in music would blossom at the tender age of six with the help of an old acoustic guitar, and a lesson from her mother on how to play Boston's "More Than A Feeling". A healthy dose of curiosity kept her going until her first musical obsessions, Letters To Cleo and The Cure, instilled a desire to write and perform her own songs.
In High School Abbott played in a few different bands with varying local success, including a duo called Kids' Fiction. After graduating she threw caution to the wind and uprooted herself, moving to Minneapolis to join Now, Now before the release of their Neighbors EP and break out sophomore album Thread. Despite the intense demands of touring and recording as part of the much loved trio, Abbott has always found time to focus on her own songwriting. Through self-releases on BandCamp she cultivated a rabid following, at times paying the rent with the money made from sales, no small feat for an indie artist's low key solo releases. The tumblr fan pages and devotion inspired by her music is a testament to its magnetism.
Stay tuned for more news, music, and videos from Tancred in the coming weeks.
www.tancredmusic.com www.facebook.com/tancredmusic
Le Guess Who? Festival Shares 2013 Lineup
Le Guess Who? Festival Shares 2013 Lineup
7th Edition of the Festival to Feature Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Ólafur Arnalds, The Fall, Ty Segall, The Black Angels, first Dutch show from Linda Perhacs + many more.
NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 1 IN UTRECHT, HOLLANDTICKETS FOR ALL 4 DAYS ON SALE NOW
Listen to the Le Guess Who? Playlist at Spotify
Le Guess Who? Festival has announced a significant batch of artists for the 7th iteration of their Utrecht, NLfestival taking place November 28-December 1. 30 minutes outside Amsterdam, the festival will bring together the likes of Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Damien Jurado, Destroyer, Ty Segall, Ólafur Arnalds, and more. The festival will also include the first (and only) performance from Linda Perhacs who is cited as a major source of inspiration to many artists such as Sonic Youth and Daft Punk. The full list of performers is below.
Last year, Le Guess Who? Teamed with Consequence of Sound to produce a 6-episode series featuring interviews and performances from some of 2012's artists. These exclusive mini-documentaries featured performers such as Colin Stetson and Foxygen talking about everything from cheap beer to the scenery in Utrecht during the festival. The whole series can be viewed here.
Travel guide Lonely Planet rated Utrecht as #6 in the "World's Most Unsung Places" claiming, "This graceful city is bizarrely under-visited. Its old town and medieval canal are now homes to bohemian cafes, shops, restaurants, and bars; the perfect home for Le Guess Who?
Buy tickets for the Le Guess Who? Festival (€80) here. Line-up Le Guess Who? 2013 so far: Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Ólafur Arnalds, The Fall, Ty Segall, The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Braids, Connan Mockasin, Damien Jurado, Oddisee, Metz, Linda Perhacs, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Dodos, Ed Askew, Crystal Stilts, Disappears, Neko Case, Scout Niblett, Young Fathers, Forest Swords, Glasser, White Fence, Om, Destroyer, Hailu Mergia, Terakaft, Meridian Brothers, James Pants, Mammane Sani, Califone, Hanni El Khatib, Fat White Family, The Hidden Cameras, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Jonathan Toubin, No Joy, The Wytches, Jacuzzi Boys, Pharmakon, Edan, Wampire, Lonnie Holley, Jibóia, The Thing, Visionist, Vex Ruffin, ZZZ's, Night Beats, Al Lover, The Pharmacy, Alex Smoke, Cheap Time, Holly Herndon, Absolutely Free, Duke Garwood, Stellar OM Source, Daughn Gibson, Matt Elliott, The Holydrug Couple, Emily Wells, Esmerine, Föllakzoid, Vessel, Brokeback, Douglas Dare, MV & EE, J.C. Satàn, Will Samson, Total Heels, Lower + more to be announced!
7th Edition of the Festival to Feature Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Ólafur Arnalds, The Fall, Ty Segall, The Black Angels, first Dutch show from Linda Perhacs + many more.
NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 1 IN UTRECHT, HOLLANDTICKETS FOR ALL 4 DAYS ON SALE NOW
Listen to the Le Guess Who? Playlist at Spotify Le Guess Who? Festival has announced a significant batch of artists for the 7th iteration of their Utrecht, NLfestival taking place November 28-December 1. 30 minutes outside Amsterdam, the festival will bring together the likes of Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Damien Jurado, Destroyer, Ty Segall, Ólafur Arnalds, and more. The festival will also include the first (and only) performance from Linda Perhacs who is cited as a major source of inspiration to many artists such as Sonic Youth and Daft Punk. The full list of performers is below.
Last year, Le Guess Who? Teamed with Consequence of Sound to produce a 6-episode series featuring interviews and performances from some of 2012's artists. These exclusive mini-documentaries featured performers such as Colin Stetson and Foxygen talking about everything from cheap beer to the scenery in Utrecht during the festival. The whole series can be viewed here.
Travel guide Lonely Planet rated Utrecht as #6 in the "World's Most Unsung Places" claiming, "This graceful city is bizarrely under-visited. Its old town and medieval canal are now homes to bohemian cafes, shops, restaurants, and bars; the perfect home for Le Guess Who?
Buy tickets for the Le Guess Who? Festival (€80) here. Line-up Le Guess Who? 2013 so far: Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Ólafur Arnalds, The Fall, Ty Segall, The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Braids, Connan Mockasin, Damien Jurado, Oddisee, Metz, Linda Perhacs, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Dodos, Ed Askew, Crystal Stilts, Disappears, Neko Case, Scout Niblett, Young Fathers, Forest Swords, Glasser, White Fence, Om, Destroyer, Hailu Mergia, Terakaft, Meridian Brothers, James Pants, Mammane Sani, Califone, Hanni El Khatib, Fat White Family, The Hidden Cameras, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Jonathan Toubin, No Joy, The Wytches, Jacuzzi Boys, Pharmakon, Edan, Wampire, Lonnie Holley, Jibóia, The Thing, Visionist, Vex Ruffin, ZZZ's, Night Beats, Al Lover, The Pharmacy, Alex Smoke, Cheap Time, Holly Herndon, Absolutely Free, Duke Garwood, Stellar OM Source, Daughn Gibson, Matt Elliott, The Holydrug Couple, Emily Wells, Esmerine, Föllakzoid, Vessel, Brokeback, Douglas Dare, MV & EE, J.C. Satàn, Will Samson, Total Heels, Lower + more to be announced!
