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WINDHAND KICK OFF U.S TOUR DATES

WINDHAND KICK OFF U.S TOUR DATES
RELEASING THEIR OWN IPA WITH SOUTH COUNTY BREWING
LISTEN TO THEIR RECENT SPLIT & FIRST ALBUM HEREIn celebration of their US Tour, Windhand are pleased to announce that they will be releasing their own IPA with South County Brewing. The band embark on their tour tomorrow and make their way along the East Coast and through the Midwest. Fans can expect to hear tracks from their previous releases as well as new material from their recently recorded debut on Relapse Records, out this fall. For more information on the Windhand IPA, read a statement from the brewers and check out tour dates below.

"Great beer and heavy music are a staple at South County Brewing. So, when we recently saw Windhand play here in Pennsylvania and discovered their affinity for great IPA's, we knew a collaboration was in order. Naturally we have always wanted to create a rock solid IPA, so we chose to brew with our favorite Maris Otter Malt, Nugget and Millennium hops and a crisp yeast strain, making their beer a nearly sessionable IPA. The fruity citrus notes blend together in perfect harmony with this brew's toasted malty sweetness, creating an experience any beer lover will appreciate, although we think it pairs perfectly with the hundreds of watts of detuned brilliance!" Asechiah, Windhand's guitarist, did the artwork for the labels and the band will be having a keg of the beer on tap at their show at Strange Matter on June 22 with Inter Arma.
Formed in 2009, Richmond, VA's Windhand (Asechiah Bogdan - Guitar, Parker Chandler - Bass, Dorthia Cottrell - Vocals, Garrett Morris - Guitar, and Ryan Wolfe - Drums) play what has been described as a tinnitus inducing mix of eerie psychedelia and haunting ambient doom. 2012 saw the release of their critically acclaimed, self-titled LP via Forcefield Records. A subsequent heavy dose of East Coast touring followed, culminating with a four week U.S tour in August of that year. The response from the press and fans alike has been immense. Cvlt Nation's review insists, "Windhand are way more than a band you should be on the look out for, they are a group of humans that will change the way you hear doom." While Decibel Magazine said, "For the most part, Sabbathian doom bands stand out by only writing great songs because sonically it's damn near impossible to separate yourself from the overcrowded genre. But there is something about Richmond's Windhand that makes them even more drugged out and exceptional... it's massive, addictive destruction. Yeah, these fuckers are gonna be huge."

TOUR DATES
6/05 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar Upstair's
6/06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House
6/07- Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus Bar
6/08 - Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ Elder and Morne
6/09 - Boston, MA @ O'Briens's
6/10 - Cherry Valley, NY @ Steve’s Koi Pond
6/11 - Buffalo, NY @ Vault Art Space
6/12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooski's in Pitt
6/13 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
6/14 - Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge
6/15 - St Paul MN @ The Turf Club
6/16 Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters Rock N Roll
6/17 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Sinking Ship w/ Skeletonwitch
6/18 - Cincinatti, OH @ Mayday
6/19 - Nashville, TN @ The End w/ Generation of Vipers
6/20 - Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light w/ Generation of Vipers
6/21 - Raleigh, NC @ Slim's Downtown w/ Inter Arma
6/22 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Inter Arma
6/25 - WFMU Live Performance

LISTEN TO WINDHAND'S SPLIT WITH COUGH HERE

FRENCH HORN REBELLION "DANCING OUT"

FRENCH HORN REBELLION "DANCING OUT" Feat. JODY WATLEY and YOUNG EMPIRES HERE
(single available for sale on 6/11, and full EP to come on 6/24)
 
 LET'S GO DANCING!

"Some people say we play the horn too loud -- some say we have the wrong sound -- but when we get together, there's one thing we can always count on: we'll go DANCING OUT." French Horn Rebellion debuts their latest track with GRAMMY-award winning artist, Jody Watley and Juno-performing Young Empires this week on Indieshuffle.com -- titled,'Dancing Out.' The track is an homage to the awkward band kid in all of us. Sometimes, what we are most insecure about can be our greatest asset--turning up the French horn to 11 could win you the girl of your dreams.Come join in on the fun and listen to "Dancing Out" on Soundcloud. To coincide with the single, French Horn Rebellion also announces several live dates in the United States -The Dancing Out Tour. French Horn Rebellion - Dancing Out Tour Dates:
Tickets / info June 15: New York, NY @ Glasslands w/ Ladyhawke (DJ) + Flying Horse (DJ)July 20: Washington DC @ LivingSocial House w/ KissesJuly 26: Houston, TX @ BoondocksJuly 27: Austin, TX @ Empire Control RoomAugust 1: San Francisco, CA @ The Rickshaw Stop w/ Rush MidnightAugust 3: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Rush MidnightAugust 4: Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos w/ Rush Midnight
 FREE TO SHARE:
Viceroy & French Horn Rebellion "Friday Nights" HERE
"Girls" (FM Attack Remix) feat JD Samson and Fat Tony  HERE
"Girls" (Rogue Vogue Remix) feat JD Samson and Fat Tony HERE
"Cold Enough" feat Jody Watley HERE

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WIRE on tour this summer

WIRE HIT THE ROADAlongside previously announced dates in North America, Wire are now announcing a series of shows in the UK and continental Europe. These include a few festivals and special events such as The MIV Festival in Pordenone, Italy (free entry), Open East Festival in London (the official re-opening of the Olympic Park), boutique festivals Beacons in Skipton, and No.6 in Portmerion (where the iconic ’60s TV series "The Prisoner" was filmed) as well as a very special show in the Amerikaans Theatre in Brussels. Here is the list of everything that is announced at this point.
JUNE29th - ITALY - Pordenone - MIV FestivalJULY9th - USA - Detroit, Mi - Museum of Contemporary Art10th - CANADA - Toronto - Lee's Palace12th - USA - Cambridge, Mass - The Sinclair13th - USA - Phiadephia, PA - Union Transfer14th - USA - Washington, DC - Black Cat16th - USA - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom17th - USA - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom19th - USA - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival28th - UK - London - Open East FestivalAUGUST17th - UK - Skipton - Beacons Festival23rd - Switzerland - Lausanne - For Noise FestivalSEPTEMBER14th - UK - Leicester - Musician15th - UK - Portmerion - Festival No. 617th - UK - Glasgow - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut18th - UK - Newcastle - Cluny19th - UK - Leeds - Brudenell Social Club20th - UK - Norwich - Arts Centre21st - Belgium - Brussels - Amerikaans Theatre23rd - UK - Brighton - Komedia24th - UK - Wolverhampton - Civic Hall25th - UK - Bristol - Fleece26th - UK - Manchester - Gorilla27th - Eire - Dublin - Workingman's ClubOCTOBER05th - France - Paris - Trabendo06th - Germany - Koln - Luxor07th - Germany - Hamburg - Knust08th - Germany - Berlin - Postbahnhof09th - Germany - Dresden - Beatpol10th - Austria - Vienna - WuK12th - Switzerland - St Gallen - Palace14th - Germany - Stuttgart - Universum15th - Germany - Osnabruck - Kleine Freiheit16th - Netherlands - Utrecht - TivoliNOVEMBER07th - Finland - Helsinki - Tavastia
09th - Poland - Wroclaw - Wroclaw Industrial Festival

There are additional dates both within this period and outside it which we cannot announce yet. Please keep an eye on the front page of pinkflag.com for further announcements.

Miranda Lee Richards @ Bootleg Bar

June 7, 2013I will be playing at The Bootleg Theater this Friday, June 7th, previewing material from my forthcoming record, in support of Alessi's Ark and Sam Amidon!


This has been a very long time coming, but I am very pleased to announce the completion of my third full length album,Echoes of the Dreamtime!! We are looking at a release date in the fall of this year (official date TBA), but in the meantime, I have my first show in a while at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, this Friday, June 7th, 9pm. I will be performing all new songs from the forthcoming record, so please, come and join us for a special folk night acoustic set preview of the new material. Also on the bill are the lovely ALESSI'S ARK  from the UK, and  SAM AMIDON . Please CLICK HERE  to purchase tickets in advance.  



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Alessi's Ark tour starts in Seattle tonight

Alessi’s Ark


Alessi's Ark US Tour 2013

June 3rd: Alessi’s Ark @ Sunset Tavern Seattle w/ Sam Amidon
June 4th: Alessi’s Ark @ Holocene Portland w/ sam amidon
June 6th: Alessi’s Ark @ The Chapel San Francisco w/ sam amidon
June 7th: Alessi’s Ark @ Bootleg Theater LA w/ sam amidon + Miranda Lee Richards
June 11th: Alessi's Ark @ SPACE Evanston IL w/ Patterson Hood

June 14th: Alessi’s Ark @ Mercury Lounge

June 15th: Alessi’s Ark @ Rockwood Music Hall

June 16th: Alessi’s Ark @ Johnny Brendas w/ sam amidon
June 18th: Alessi’s Ark @ Next Stage Putney VT w/ sam amidon
June 19th: Alessi’s Ark @ TT and the Bears Cambridge w/ sam amidon
June 20th: Alessi’s Ark @ One Longfellow Square ME w/ sam amidon

CHELSEA WOLFE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM PAIN IS BEAUTY

CHELSEA WOLFE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM PAIN IS BEAUTY
RELEASE DATE SEPTEMBER 3RD ON SARGENT HOUSE
+ HEADLINE US/CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Photo by Anna Dobos

How often nowadays do we read of an artist's "intensity", or their rhetorical, one-of-a-kind individuality? Journalistic hyperbole routinely contorts the mundane into the "epic", the tired into the inspired, all the while heaping praise on performers as seemingly vacuous and generic as possible. Navigating the landscape of contemporary alternative music can be an exercise in redundancy; true visionaries and boundary-pushers are few and far between. Enter Chelsea Wolfe. To simply call Wolfe unique would be an understatement. Even among her peers in the so-called "drone-metal-art-folk" scene she's an icon, a stand-alone singer/songwriter whose fully-formed aesthetic and haunting timelessness appear almost without effort.

Originally hailing from Northern California, Wolfe's formative years were spent tinkering in her country musician father's home studio, crafting "Casio-based gothy R&B" songs. For years, however, she lacked the confidence to share her creations. Then, in 2009, an overseas excursion as part of a nomadic performance troupe ignited her passion for performing and initiated a renewed interest in writing and recording. A year later she emerged with a breathtaking debut album, 2010's The Grime & The Glow, immediately establishing herself as the focal point in a wave of new artists intent on blurring the lines between established alt-rock memes. Marrying the gentle intimacy of folk, the atmospheric voodoo of death rock, and the bleak, sullen nihilism of black metal, Wolfe's sound effectively cast a genre all her own: a cavernous rumble, marked by stuttering drums, ethereal synths, and a wash of guitar, all very much in the service of one of the most hypnotic, celestial voices in modern music.

In 2011, Wolfe relocated to Los Angeles and recorded her second album, Apokalypsis, which was subsequently met with critical adoration. In 2012, she signed with L.A.-based Sargent House and released Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs, less an "unplugged" digression than an exploration of the sonic possibilities afforded by peeling-back some of what makes her characteristic sound so lush. The results, as NPR's All Songs Considered noted, are "every bit as ethereal and haunting as past work that mines the darkness of artists like Burzum and Leonard Cohen in one breath". On the heels of the acoustic album, Wolfe released an EP of covers by the enigmatic anarcho-punk band, Rudimentary Peni, entitled Prayer for the Unborn. This out-of-left-field development served not only to illustrate Wolfe's artistic solidarity with some of underground music's most fringe elements, but also to underscore her single-minded commitment to her vision, and nobody else's.

Now, in 2013, Chelsea Wolfe is set to unveil her third studio album, Pain is Beauty. A self-described love letter to nature, many of the album's 12 tracks veer in a decidedly more electronic direction than previous recordings, while at the same time capitalizing on Wolfe's trademark penchant for the morose and otherworldly. As she explains, the album "becomes an exploration of ancestry, how the mythology, landscapes and traditions of our ancestors affect our personalities today." She continues, "Honesty is what initially drew me to music, and I've been more honest and open with myself than ever through these songs. There is peace in truth. There is clarity in solitude. And there is power within simplicity and focus. Love is not always easy. Tormented love is something I understand more than society's skewed idea of what love should be. Love is indelible, severe, earnest, merciful. To push forward against the odds is to make history".

Fleshed-out by bandmates Ben Chisholm (Wolfe's co-producer), Kevin Dockter, and Dylan Fujioka, Pain is Beauty's dozen tracks form a coherent whole which never lingers too long in any one territory. Aptly-titled opening track "Feral Love" circles the listener, brooding with measured severity, its imminent threat instead surrendering to an encompassing swell which just as quickly retreats into silence. The plodding dirge of the brief "We Hit a Wall" soon gives way to the sinuous electronica of "House of Metal", whose fairytale keyboard and synthetic strings provide a purpose-driven sense of tranquility amongst the strangeness of nature. "The Warden" continues this theme, it's flittering shards of syncopated minimalist pop a crystalline canvas for Wolfe's mesmerizing croon. "Destruction Makes the World Burn Brighter" is a swinging, reverb-readied anthem, it's relentless "Who's that girl/use that gun" chorus over almost as soon as it begins. "Sick" feels heavy by comparison, despite the total absence of percussion, its breathy minimalism giving way to the uplifting refrain "we carry on." The album's most overtly political track, "Kings," is a buzzing examination of the status quo, bookended by "Reins", whose waxing forward-pull effectively channels an atmosphere reminiscent of the darkest of early eighties' post-punk all the while exploring the concept of closeness from times past to modern days: "These horses, they pull me…these wires, they pull me…to you." Next is "Ancestors, the Ancients", an impassioned plea to "holy ancestors" amid a swooning, heady mixture of thundering drums and understated guitar. The following track, "They'll Clap When You're Gone", finds Wolfe at her most vulnerable. "I carry a heaviness like a mountain", she confesses. Track eleven, "The Waves Have Come", unfurls itself methodically, pushing past the 8-minute mark (whereas the other tracks hover around 3-4 minutes). A heartbreaking story of love, loss and death in a natural disaster, Wolfe's lyrics provide a poignant summation of themes prevalent across the album: "We don't need physical things to make us feel and make us dream. When earth cracks open and swallows then we'll never be tired again, and we'll be given everything the moment we realize we're not in control". Album closer "Lone" provides a tentative parting of ways necessitated by the formalities of physical media. "When the sorrow is all gone", breathes Wolfe, "it is buried in the sun".

Chelsea Wolfe makes records that transcend time, avoid pigeonholing, and most importantly, allow a glimpse into the soul of a true visionary. Her work is free of the contrivances of lesser artists, the trivial "concepts" and pandering for attention at any cost. Hers is a dignified way of doing things, proven without any doubt by the sheer quality of her work. Pain is Beauty presents not so much an auditory experience as it does an encompassing atmosphere with which the listener can surround themselves, a soul-stirring link with infinity.

TOUR DATES

8/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest, LA Historic Park
9/01 - Tucson, AZ @ Hoco Festival
9/03 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
9/04 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
9/06 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
9/07 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
9/08 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
9/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
9/10 - Chapel Hill @ Local 506
9/11 - Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
9/13 - NYC, New York @ Bowery Ballroom
9/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
9/15 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
9/17 - Toronto, ONT @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
9/19 - Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom
9/20 - Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Festival
9/21 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
9/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
9/24 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
9/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
9/27 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/28 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
9/30 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall



Pain is Beauty
Sargent House
September 3, 2013

FILTER MAGAZINE’S FOURTH ANNUAL CULTURE COLLIDE

PHOENIX^, DINOSAUR JR.^, LIARS, THE RAVEONETTES, MIAMI HORROR, KING KHAN & THE SHRINES AND MORE ANNOUNCED TO PLAY FILTER MAGAZINE’S FOURTH ANNUAL CULTURE COLLIDE RETURNING TO LOS ANGELES OCT. 9-12• Phoenix opens the festival with Official Culture Collide Kick Off Show presented by Goldenvoice on Oct. 9 ^ (Separate Ticket Required)• $20 limited wristbands available through midnight, June 16, at • 25+ counties slated to participate featuring quality music, comedy, industry panels, happy hours and more• Saturday outdoor stage added to the festivalLOS ANGELES, CA (June 3, 2013) – FILTER Magazine’s reputation for delivering premier artists and uncovering new talent is bolstered each year when it brings the best bands from around the world to Los Angeles. Curated by music and lifestyle tastemaker publication, FILTER’s Culture Collide returns to Los Angeles’ Echo Park for its fourth exciting year October 9-12. This unique multi-day experience celebrating creative curiosity stretches across some of LA’s most renowned and intimate venues, where attendees are bound to discover their new favorite international band, as well as FILTER’s own favorite headliners, artists, comedians, industry experts and more. No passport needed, just a Culture Collide wristband.Culture Collide – presented by FILTER Magazine and produced by FILTER Creative Group – proudly announces its first wave of confirmed artists including: Phoenix (France)^, Dinosaur Jr. (US)^, Liars(US), The Raveonettes (Denmark), Miami Horror (Australia), King Khan & The Shrines (Canada, Germany), Iceage (Denmark), The Men (US), Rob Crow (Acoustic, US), Medicine (US), Alice Russell(UK), No Joy (Canada), Plastic Plates (AU), Mumiy Troll (Russia), The Great Wilderness (Costa Rica), SiMoN (Japan), StereonoiZ (Peru), Iza Lach (Poland) , Prāta Vētra (Latvia), Chateau Marmont(France), Maya Vik (Norway), Funeral Suits (Ireland), Mujuice (Russia), Hell Shovel (Greece, Germany, Canada, France), Wooster (US), Okta Logue (Germany), Instrumenti (Latvia), DENA(Bulgaria), PanSTARRS (Egypt), with many more to be announced in the coming months.

FOR 2013 TEASER VIDEO TAME IMPALA ‘ISLAND GETAWAY’ MIXTAPE

FOR 2013 TEASER VIDEOTAME IMPALA ‘ISLAND GETAWAY’ MIXTAPE
FOR 2013, JUNE 21st-23rdHVAR, CROATIA

It’s just 3 weeks until FOR 2013 begins its inaugural run, and to get everyone in the mood, FOR is sharing a video made by audio/visual artist EGO.
WATCH THE FOR 2013 TRAILER HERE
We’re feeling generous! Another mood-enhancing item is all yours – an island-getaway-themed Modcast, by Tame Impala’s frontman Kevin Parker. You can download the mixtape, featuring Beck, Caribou, Can, The Field, and Air, here.
DOWNLOAD TAME IMPALA’S FOR 2013 MIXTAPE
SINGLE DAY AND FULL WEEKEND PASSES ARE ON SALE NOW.Get your tickets to FOR 2013 here.** Discounted tickets for EX-YU passport holders are also available.
DAY BY DAY ARTIST SCHEDULE

FRIDAY JUNE 21STNicolas JaarSolangeKate BoyTensnakeCanyonsJacques GreeneRaff DaddyHow Convinient
SATURDAY JUNE 22ND2manydjs (DJ set)James Murphy (DJ set)Horse Meat DiscoDr DunksBag RaidersSymbolOneCecileIlija RudmanHomeboyMislav & Pyztek
SUNDAY JUNE 23RDJames BlakeTame ImpalaYoung DreamsDaniele BaldelliVillaPink GinRoland TingsTime & Space Machine

Eluvium's Double Album Nightmare Ending Out Now

Eluvium's Double Album Nightmare Ending Out Now On Temporary Residence Ltd  "His best yet, and it's full of some of 2013's most transporting new music." - NPR  "A tremendous collection." - Pitchfork  
"The indie-rock generation's most diverse ambient musician. Essential." - Spin  "An album that borders on perfection" - Alternative Press
Listen: "Entendre" via SoundCloud Listen: "Envenom Mettle" via SoundCloud  

Eluvium's critically acclaimed double-album Nightmare Ending is out now on Temporary Residence Ltd. Nightmare Ending has been praised by NPR, Pitchfork, Spin, Alternative Press, Stereogum,Consequence Of Sound, Stereo Subversion and many more. NPR's Robin Hilton said, "Cooper's seventh album as Eluvium, Nightmare Ending is his best yet, and it's full of some of 2013's most transporting new music" while  Stereogum  added "Nightmare Ending is full of achingly emotive acoustic ambient music."   Nightmare Ending is the first proper Eluvium album released since 2010's Similes, the unexpectedly vocal-heavy ambient-pop record that simultaneously delighted and confounded longtime fans. But theNightmare Ending story actually began years earlier, as it was intended to be the follow-up to the watershed album, Copia. Conceived as a way of helping loosen his self-imposed ideals of perfection, Cooper labeled each Nightmare Ending track as either a "dream," or an "imperfection" - a way of differentiating the philosophical concept of "dream vs. reality," couched in the more tangible technical distinctions of "flawless vs. flawed." With each progressive listen those differences naturally challenged themselves, and without relying on the standardized perfection protocol, Cooper became increasingly reluctant to release any of it. He shelved it, and pursued Similes instead. But Nightmare Ending wouldn't go away; it lingered in the back of his mind, the abandoned fruits of a truly worthwhile and noble journey towards a less creatively constraining mindset. Cooper returned to it with renewed vigor, writing and recording in a blur of time that spanned several years. The result is a body of work that encompasses everything remarkable about past Eluvium albums, executed more powerfully and poignant than ever before.  Executed with equal parts wonder and abandon, Nightmare Ending has a magical way of making tiny sounds feel overwhelmingly enveloping. For an almost entirely instrumental album, it speaks volumes about the volatility and ecstasy of Eluvium's colorful, cathartic world.  For more info, please visit:  http://www.eluvium.net http://temporaryresidence.com/   

Ebony Bones Behold, A Pale Horse Out August 5th

Ebony Bones

Behold, A Pale Horse  Out August 5th

“Mystery Babylon Balloon” MP3 Drops 
w/ NYLON Today! 



"Think Santigold covering Space’s “Female of the Species”–only with way better hair."
– NYLON 

Singer, songwriter, producer and boundary-breaking artist Ebony Bones—whose stage name was coined by punk rock icon Rat Scabies, drummer of The Damned— developed a love for music at an early age. Spending time in her father’s music stall in Brixton Market, her musical education began with artists like Brian Eno and Quincy Jones, and her influences grew to include everyone from Siouxsie Sioux and The Slits to Fela Kuti and Public Enemy. Armed with her own mature and captivating sound and a strong DIY ethic, Ebony will release her sophomore album,  Behold, A Pale Horse , on August 5th.

Album track “Mystery Babylon Balloon” buzzes with electric energy, featuring Ebony’s commanding vocals above rich layers of guitars and strings. For a sneak peek at Ebony’s sophomore release, you can download the “Mystery Babylon Balloon” MP3 where it premiered with  NYLON  today or  HERE , and we encourage you to post & share!

Divided into Parts I and II, Behold, A Pale Horse opens with the album’s striking title track, which features harmonious chants from the Symphony Orchestra of India along with deep, bellowing strings and frenzied percussion. Part I, Born In Flames, continues with “I See I Say,” which sets an air of mystery and intrigue with a foundation of effected vocals playing on a continuous loop throughout.  “While The People S.L.E.E.P.” is a high-energy cut led by quick-paced, melodic verses and a tribal beat. Part II, When The Battle’s Lost & Won, features the instrumental “Bread & Circus,” with a prominent guitar melody accompanied by handclaps and cowbell, and bonus track “W.A.R.R.I.O.R.,” characterized by a call and response between Ebony’s powerful vocals and a buzzing electric guitar.

Motivated by her desire to “reach her full potential and inspire others to do the same,” Ebony’s music is filled with strength and courage. “In the end,” she believes, “it doesn’t serve the world to play small.”

Advance review copies of Behold, A Pale Horse are available upon request.