Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 496
June 23, 2023
PERE UBU @ Lodge Room Highland Park Thursday June 22nd 2023
All photos by BRADLEY DUPRAY
MIKE WATT + THE MISSINGMEN @ Lodge Room Highland Park Thursday June 22nd 2023
All photos by BRADLEY DUPRAY
NEW NOISE show 127 today at 3pm PST (Bar Italia, Sparks, Tamino, Lemon Twigs, The National, King Krule, and Alison Goldfrapp)
NEW NOISE w/ Alexander Laurence (The Portable Infinite) returns this friday 3pm (2020-2023)
On Friday at 3pm Pacific Time, Alexander Laurence’s unique cutting edge 1-hour radio show, New Noise will broadcast live on RadioKAJW on Live365.
June 23 2023 Friday at 3pm PST. All new music and some old favorites that make for a great electronic disco party.
Check out the interviews on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL762D76221EF95265
New interviews with Jack Skelley, John Robb, SE Gontarski, Christopher Sorrentino, Ian Svenonius, and the bands Red Wedding and Mnemonic Devices
NEW NOISE show 127 playlistFriday June 23rd 3pmRADIO KAJW + PORTABLE INFINITE
part one1. BAR ITALIA "yes i have eaten so many lemons yes i am so bitte"2. SPARKS "The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte"3. TAMINO and ANGELE "Sunflower"4. THE LEMON TWIGS "Any Time Of Day"5. THE NATIONAL "Eucalyptus"
6. LAEL NEALE "Must Be Tears"
7. ALISON GOLDFRAPP "Love Invention"
part two
8. KING KRULE "Seaforth"
9. PJ HARVEY "I Inside The Old I Dying"
10. CHRISTINE and THE QUEENS "I Feel Like An Angel"
11. THE OCEAN "Preboreal"
12. NoSo "Kaitlin"13. BLONDSHELL "Veronica Mars"14. SLEAFORD MODS "So Trendy" (ft. Perry Farrell)
Live Streaming: https://live365. com/station/RadioKAJW-a51134
Listen to previous shows: https://www.mixcloud.com/infinitealexander/
Featuring songs by Bar Italia, Sparks, Tamino, Lemon Twigs, The National, King Krule, and Alison Goldfrapp
PORTABLE INFINITE LINKS:
Website: http://portable- infinite.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ portinfiniteInstagram: https://www. instagram.com/portable_ infinite/
RADIO KAJW Twitter: https://twitter.com/ radiokajw
Ladytron Release New Techno Remix of their Classic "Destroy Everything You Touch" + Tickets Now On Sale US Fall Dates
“Destroy Everything You Touch”
By Space Motion Announce Fall 2023 North American Tour Dates
Includes Appearances at CRSSD and Mexico City Corona Capital Festival, NY, LA + More “Destroy Everything You Touch” Space Motion Remixes
Releasing on All Streaming Platforms June 23, 2023 "Destroy Everything You Touch" Available Now On All Streamihng Platforms Listen Here Watch on visualizer here Ladytron Concert Tickets on Sale Now Available For Purchase Here 7th Studio Album Times Arrow Available On All Streaming Platforms Here "Best Albums of 2023" -Rolling Stone
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2023 - Following the release of their acclaimed seventh studio album Time’s Arrow in January and their first live shows in four years earlier this spring, revered UK synth group Ladytron have revealed a new remix of their hit song "Destroy Everything You Touch” by DJ/producer Space Motion. The remixes are available exclusively on Beatport, and will release on all streaming platforms on June 23. Ladytron have also announced a set of North American tour dates for Fall 2023. This pulsating rendition preserves the essence of the original while adding a hypnotic twist, merging melodic house and techno with relentless energy. The robust rhythm seamlessly blends with Ladytron's haunting vocals, creating an evocative and electrifying experience.
Space Motion's remix pushes sonic boundaries, showcasing his artistic prowess and visionary talent as a top-selling artist in electronic music. “Destroy Everything You Touch,” originally released on Ladytron’s 2005 LP Witching Hour, has long been one of the band’s most popular songs among fans and fellow musicians alike. The song broke the Top 50 in the UK Singles Chart and was included in Pitchfork’s “Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s." The single was remixed by acclaimed DJ/Producer Sasha which was a standout out on his 2008 Invol2ver LP, and the new remixes by Space Motion have already garnered support from fan-favorite DJs Camelphat, Vintage Culture, Fisher, Gorgon City, Tale of Us and more. The remixes and tour announcement come as Ladytron conclude a run of West Coast U.S. tour dates last month, during which the band performed in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles for the much-acclaimed Just Like Heaven Festival. Due to popular demand, the fall 2023 dates will see Ladytron once again take the stage in LA this time as a headline slot at the Belasco Theatre, plus dates in New York City, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Diego’s CRSSD Fest to deliver a performance of fan-favorites, classics, and new tracks from Time’s Arrow - the critically acclaimed album that received 4 Stars from Mojo, 8/10 from Uncut, and was called “intoxicating” and “enduring” by Pitchfork.
September
20 NYC, Irving Plaza
22 Los Angeles, The Belasco
23 San Diego, CRSSD November
16 Austin, Mohawk
17 Dallas, Granada
18 Houston, Numbers
19 Mexico City, Corona Capital Festival Tickets for all of Ladytron’s upcoming North American tour dates can be purchased here: https://www.ladytron.com/tour-dates/ Praise for Ladytron’s Time’s Arrow “Towering, filmic… Burnished synth-pop meets the hyperreality of travel.”- Mojo, 4 Stars “A glittering palace of gothic Italo disco.”.- Uncut, 8/10 “A dreamy web of icy synthscapes and hypnotic vocals.” - A.V. Club “Time’s Arrow sees a band revitalized, creating music with those rare qualities of nuance and complexity, flowing in a dreamlike state where, just maybe, darkness loses the battle against light.”- The Line of Best Fit, 8/10 "Time’s Arrow, proves just how intoxicating Ladytron’s enduring brand of atmospheric synth pop can be." - Pitchfork "They still sound as if they’ve been delivered from the future, which would explain why they’ve achieved such reverence while attaining a longevity many of their peers could only dream of. They are iconic and influential in equal measures". - Under The Radar "Embodies the band's signature style and makes evident its monolithic influence on bands like Chvrches and Metric." - Bust Magazine “The group seem to be embracing a heady psychedelia that finds them delving deeper into unexplored territory—which by their measure is a domain of dreams." - Treble
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Power Trip Release ‘Live In Seattle’
Power Trip Release Live In Seattle
The essential documentation of Power Trip live is out today on LP, CD, and Digital formats from Southern Lord.
Photo by: Angela Owens.
The razor-sharp recording that effectively proves how lethal Power Trip was in a live setting, Live In Seattle, arrives today on vinyl, CD and digital formats. The 43-minute collection was recorded as the title states in Seattle, WA at Neumos on May 28, 2018. Originally released in June of 2020, Live In Seattle is a must-have for any fan of Power Trip.
The set list for Live In Seattle is a selection of classic tracks from the band’s discography; Nightmare Logic and Manifest Decimation albums (the Grammy™ nominated Best Metal Performance “Executioner’s Tax [Swing of the Axe],” “Conditioned to Death,” “Firing Squad,” and more), and even a deep cut / fan favorite, “Suffer No Fool,” these eleven thrashing crossover tracks are full of the fire and venom that only Power Trip can deliver.
Revisit the “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” visualizer on YouTube.
Revisit the Live In Seattle unboxing video on YouTube.
The 43-minute Live In Seattle set is available on all formats here.
Live In Seattle, track listing:
Drown (Intro)Divine ApprehensionSuffer No FoolSoul SacrificeExecutioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)CrucifixationHeretic’s ForkConditioned to DeathFiring SquadManifest DecimationCrossbreakerLive In Seattle, cover art:
Multidisciplinary artist Blake Mills unveils new song + video “There Is No Now”
CHRIS WEISMAN JELLY ROAD DUE JULY 14 ON
NEW DEAL / VERVE
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It is the spring of 2022, and Weisman is at the Steinway. He and Blake are composing his overlay voicings together, a layer of icing, for the bridge to “THERE IS NO NOW” that they just wrote from scratch--lyrics, melody, chords, Blake at his Goya, Chris pacing the perimeter of this illustrious room, Studio A of SOUND CITY STUDIOS in Van Nuys, California, veritably vibrating with history you could cut with a knife. Chris plays a big, sweet Ab Major 9 on the downbeat, and the whole room sings. Where an F minor turns Major, Blake suggests the 3rd should resolve an octave lower instead of traveling up a half-step, eschewing the obvious voice leading for an octave displacement. These are the leaps. It is heavenly-voiced down, the A natural seems to glow gently orange. June 23, 2023—Today, Grammy-winning producer, composer, guitarist and songwriter Blake Mills shares, “There Is No Now,” with an accompanying video directed by Justin Daashuur Hopkins —listen/watch here. The track is taken from the artist’s new solo album, co-written and co-produced by Chris Weisman, Jelly Road , set for release July 14 on New Deal / Verve—pre-save/pre-order here . “There Is No Now” follows Mills’ first single, “ Skeleton Is Walking ,” named “graceful and ornate” by Stereogum , while Pitchfork hails that Mills’ voice “offers dreamy musings that float like torn journal scraps…” The Toronto Star praises, “You’ve gotta have real gall — and serious chops — to record a four-minute guitar solo in the year of our lord 2023. But songwriter and guitarist Blake Mills pulls it off with apparent ease on ‘Skeleton Is Walking,’…the fireworks start just after the 2:20 mark, as Mills assumes the role of prog-rock guitar god, laying down a fuzzed-out and highly expressive solo on a fretless sustainer baritone guitar. It’s an exquisite and rare display of musicianship, and proof that the guitar solo is not dead yet.” Furthermore, The FADER asserts that the song “charts an imitable path for itself” growing “from meditation to invocation with an extended, mesmerizing guitar solo.”Mills learned of Weisman through a friend while making the critically acclaimed album Notes With Attachments with bassist Pino Palladino. Mills reached out and the two quickly began collaborating on material via email, starting with songs for Amazon Prime’s lauded limited series Daisy Jones and the Six , for which Mills worked as the Executive Music Producer and chief songwriter, writing and producing all the original songs from the show and its accompanying record Aurora , while working closely with the singer and guitarist Weisman, among others. Together, the pair wrote the entirety of Jelly Road which was recorded and co-mixed by engineer and frequent Mills collaborator Joseph Lorge (Bob Dylan, Phoebe Bridgers, Feist). The duo is coming off a run of sold-out dates around Mills’ performance with Joni Mitchell at Washington’s The Gorge Amphitheater. The Blake Mills Featuring Chris Weisman Tour took them to select cities on the West Coast, where they played music from Jelly Road as well as select songs from throughout their varied careers.Grammy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award Producer of the Year nominee, Blake Mills has released four acclaimed solo albums and produced, played and recorded with artists such as Fiona Apple, Alabama Shakes, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney, Bob Dylan, Laura Marling, Joni Mitchell, Cass McCombs, Jay-Z, Weyes Blood and Randy Newman, among others. His album Mutable Set, released in in 2020, was praised by Pitchfork as “a hushed collection that floats through the subconscious like a tender dream” and earned their Best New Music title.Chris Weisman (b. 1975) is a songwriter living in Brattleboro, Vermont. His dozens of homespun, self-released solo albums are a kaleidoscope of vaulting melodies, wild poetry, overload harmony, melting bridges and jazz solos. He is the author of Nonmusical Patterns and their Musical Uses (for Guitar in Standard Tuning), the inventor of Inverted Tuning, and an active member of Intangible Shirt Company: an extemporizing crush of New England Transcendentalist hippie types.
Album artBLAKE MILLS—JELLY ROAD1. Suchlike Horses2. Highway Bright3. Jelly Road4. Skeleton Is Walking5. Unsingable6. Wendy Melvoin7. The Light Is Long8. Breakthrough Moon9. There Is No Now10. Press My Luck11. A Fez12. Without An EndingWEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | SPOTIFY
LA'S THE SIDE EYES SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?' OUT TODAY ON IN THE RED RECORDS
Photo: Daniel Vargas The Side Eyes are back with the follow up to their 2017 self-titled debut album and are asking the question What’s Your Problem? Anyone suspecting that the Southern California band may have mellowed out in the five years between albums will have those suspicions shattered within the first twenty seconds of the opening track Get Me Out. If anything, the band is now harder, faster and angrier than they were the first time around. Vocalist Astrid McDonald is in fiery fine form calling out everything from phonies to shit talkers to people that simply aren’t nice. Brothers Kevin and Chris Devine on guitar and bass and drummer Sam Mankinen thunder through the twelve tracks here at a breakneck speed that is positively pummeling. While The Side Eyes sound like a throwback to early Southern California hardcore punk rock like Circle Jerks and the Adolescents, the band also cites more recent bands like Ceremony, Glue and Babes In Toyland as influences. Produced by Steve McDonald (Redd Kross/Melvins) and clocking in at under 20 minutes (while spinning at 45 RPM) What’s Your Problem is a modern punk rock gem that blows past the sonic barriers of their past inspirations. This is great stuff! Record Release Shows:July 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon TicketsJuly 8 - San Clemente, CA - OC Tavern (Tickets at door - all ages)
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FILTH IS ETERNAL Announce New Album ~ Share Lead Single / Video "Crawl Space" ~ 'Find Out' via MNRK Coming Sept 29
FILTH IS ETERNAL
ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM FIND OUT
COMING SEPTEMBER 29 VIA MNRK HEAVY
RELEASE LEAD SINGLE / VIDEO “CRAWL SPACE”
WATCH / SHARE
Photo By Joshua Simons | Hi Res Version Here
L-R: Lis Di Angelo (Vocals) Brian McClelland (Guitar) Rahsaan Davis (Bass) Emily Salisbury (Drums)
Filth is Eternal’s Find Out is the triumphant reawakening of one of Seattle’s most vigorous and involved bands. The new testament whips forth with the force of a breakthrough and is a clear undertaking of their own genesis with a deep awareness of themselves, their crowd, and the shared history between them. The band’s ground rules: immediacy must be prioritized. The songs should have the power to whip up a pit in under thirty seconds. They must be vital and exciting – all of which cuts through on their newest single, “Crawl Space.”
Nothing short of a punk anthem, fault lines on “Crawl Space” bubble with hot melodies and fist-clenching riffs. Front person Lis Di Angelo’s vocal delivery is singular and looks at life in the balance, where individual things are in a semblance of order but lacking synergy and permanence. “It's about that small window of time when everything feels like it's working - the band - relationships - work - mental health - the meds - everything - but something still feels off, like it's destined to fall apart no matter what choices you make,” they tell.
“Crawl Space” is the first look at what’s to come from Find Out and is available today via MNRK Heavy. It comes alongside a video directed by Marcy Stone, watch below.
Watch / Share “Crawl Space” Official Music Video
Listen / Purchase / Playlist Here
Friction from opposing forces informs the lyrics on Find Out, the title of which could infer emergence from trauma or consequential learning. Regardless of its intended meaning, the title is used as a conduit for the band to push toward positive strides when addressing mental health, addiction, and relationships, with community as a salve– approaching from a nihilistic viewpoint to shine a light, trying to explore a new way. While those themes are visited, details are where the band stops short, ensuring that the listener is guided to these themes but leaving individual song messages for them to ascertain.
Lyrics aside, the true key to the new Filth is Eternal sound is the deep-rooted attention to songwriting. Exploding with fresh ideas, heavy on hooks, and clandestine melody, Find Out is a clear breakout release for FIE, not to mention a future staple for heavy music fans worldwide. Using the talents of producer Paul Fig (Slipknot, AFI, Alice In Chains) while recording at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 and Dave’s Room, Find Out adds just enough spit polish in production to conjure the masses but still retains the dirt and grime necessary to remain congruous to the sound and fury within.
At the core of Filth is Eternal is the instrumental trio of Brian McClelland (guitar), Rahsaan Davis (bass), and Emily Salisbury (drums), who lean into bone-crushing death metal and crust riffage, precision-machined grind, and nitro-fueled punk to create the nihilistic and galloping armored vehicle that is FIE. When hard-pressed about specific bands and styles, the band avoids individual names in favor of movements, yet it’s clear that the darker, more complex side of hardcore is probably the most direct influence. Names ranging from Converge to Cursed may be the most prevalent while others such as Trap Them, Alice in Chains, Stockholm-style death metal, and even The Distillers come to mind for additional inspiration, melody, and tactical songwriting purposes.
Vocalist / lyricist Lis Di Angelo’s approach is rooted in grunge and extreme music; their visceral delivery sits comfortably on the fulcrum between raspy hardcore vocals and cogent melodicism, allowing a range of emotional depth and dynamics. In the worlds the band currently occupies, the dichotomy is refreshing and oddly original, adding a subtle melodic twist to the nihilistic footstomp.
On Find Out, each track is its own pipe bomb ready to ignite on the unsuspecting public, creating a sense of urgency and relating the band’s explosive message to an unabating soundtrack of punk-inflected ferocity. Embrace the oncoming tidal wave, changing of the guard, and new revolution from Filth is Eternal. Sound the reveille because one way or another, you’ll Find Out.
Find Out sees its release on September 29 and is their label debut since the announcement of their signing with MNRK Music Group. The album will be available across all digital retailers and released on vinyl and CD formats.
Albert Hammond Jr's new solo album Melodies On Hiatus out now, "One Chance" video debuts
Press photo; credit: Scottie CameronJune 23, 2023—
Melodies On Hiatus
, the highly-anticipated new solo album from Albert Hammond Jr—globally renowned guitarist, singer-songwriter and founding member of the Grammy Award-winning band The Strokes—is out today via Red Bull Records—get it
here
.“I’m going through changes and these songs reflect behaviors and moments of mine that—as time has gone on—have taken shape and become universal,” Hammond Jr explains. “I get asked about the meaning or big picture of this album, but it’s just that writing songs and creating is who I am and feels like why I exist. My goal is to have my music be part of someone’s life, part of their fabric, and this feels like the best collection of music I’ve made and my best attempt at achieving that.”Additionally, Hammond Jr unveils the video for “One Chance” today—watch
here
. Directed by Angela Ricciardi and Silken Weinberg, the new video is the next in a series of episodic videos following “
Memo of Hate
,” “
100-99
” featuring GoldLink and “
Old Man
.”Hammond Jr will embark on the On Hiatus Tour this fall with multiple sold-out stops in New York and Los Angeles and support from Rainsford—see full routing below and get tickets here.With contributions from GoldLink, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) and Rainsford, Melodies on Hiatus features production by Gus Oberg and was co-written remotely with Simon Wilcox, mixed by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, M83, Metric, Chromeo) and mastered by Dave Cooley (Paramore, Spoon, Tame Impala, Jimmy Eat World). Read Hammond Jr’s first interview about the new album with
The FADER
here and a recent interview with
Stereogum
here.With over 185 million lifetime streams, Albert Hammond Jr has released four solo albums including Yours to Keep (2006), ¿Cómo Te Llama? (2008), Momentary Masters (2015) and Francis Trouble (2018). His critically acclaimed work has been praised by outlets including NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum and many others. He's also performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and at a host of major festivals including Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Primavera Sound and more.ALBERT HAMMOND JR—MELODIES ON HIATUS
1. 100-99 feat. GoldLink2. Downtown Fred3. Old Man4. Darlin’5. Thoughtful Distress feat. Matt Helders & Steve Stevens6. Libertude7. Memo of Hate8. Home Again9. I Got You10. Caught by Night11. Dead Air12. One Chance13. Remember feat. Rainsford14. 81815. Fast Kitten16. I’d Never Leave17. Never Stop18. False Alarm19. Alright Tomorrow feat. RainsfordALBERT HAMMOND JR LIVESeptember 14—New York, NY—Racket*September 15—Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)*September 16—Windham, NY—Cave Mountain FestivalSeptember 20—San Francisco, CA—Bimbo's 365 Club*September 21—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre (SOLD OUT)*September 22—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre (SOLD OUT)*September 23—Los Angeles, CA—Lodge Room (SOLD OUT)*September 25—Santa Ana, CA—The Observatory** with RainsfordGrammy nominated Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara unveils Solomun remix of "Nsera" featuring Damon Albarn + accompanying video
SOLOMUN REMIX OF “NSERA” FEATURING DAMON ALBARN + ACCOMPANYING VIDEOFEATURED ON NSERA EP, OUT NOWNEW ALBUM LONDON KO OUT NOW TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
photo credit: Alun Be“Rich, textured guitars complement her native Bambaravocals and bring a contemporary feel to her traditional Malian sound.”
“There’s sorrow, longing, worry, sympathy and determination in Ms. Diawara’s voice.”
“Fatoumata Diawara has verve to spare, and a dynamicvoice whose partial cloudiness is fundamental to its appeal.”
June 23, 2023—Grammy-nominated Malian singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress Fatoumata Diawara is sharing a remix of the track “Nsera” (feat. Damon Albarn) by acclaimed German producer Solomun with an accompanying video; listen
HERE
and watch/share the Juan Gòmez de Mello-directed video HERE. The remix has already been tested and approved by thousands of festival-goers during Solomun’s recent DJ sets and is now available as a recording for the first time.The Solomun Remix hails from the Nsera EP, which includes the original track alongside a radio edit and extended edit of the remix. Of the original version of the single, Stereogum raves, “The song’s syncopated, synth-powered groove and bright, joyous melody will probably appeal to fans of LCD Soundsystem, Ibibio Sound Machine, and even bands with names that don’t fit that general pattern.” okayafrica. notes that “Albarn sings and plays keyboards on the track in a way that adds serenity and melancholy to the song’s ambiance,” while WNYC “Soundcheck” adds “the song is a dancey anthem that celebrates the diversity of cultures in West Africa–a diversity that has produced conflict but which Diawara sees as a source of strength.”The original track also appears on Diawara’s new full-length album
London Ko
, which is out now. Purchase/stream the album
HERE
. With the new album, Diawara continues to reinvent traditional African music, combining her Mandinka roots with afrobeat, jazz, pop, electronic and hip hop influences. That synthesis is reflected even in the album’s title, combining the names of the Western metropolis of London with that of the Malian capital of Bamako.Critical praise for London Ko:“There’s a nice contrast between the vocals and the beat…a nice summery vibe.”—NPR Music “All Songs Considered”“Fatoumata Diawara, from Mali, rides a galloping six-beat modal groove topped by the Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca in ‘Blues,’ which is by far the rawest song on her new album of international fusions, London Ko.”— The New York Times “[Fatoumata Diawara is] the perfect collaborator for fellow chameleon Damon Albarn, who has co-produced Diawara’s forthcoming album London Ko.”— Paste “On her strongest album yet, London Ko, Fatoumata Diawara demonstrates how music from today’s African diaspora can be ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’”— PopMatters “A majestic record…it’s a stunning feat of musicality.”— okayafrica. “Her songs tend to begin with the rhythms of the Mandinka people of Mali before piling on the Western pop, rock and jazz influences.”—WNYC “Soundcheck”Diawara notes of the album, “For me, London Ko means opening your mind. It also represents Damon Albarn’s connection to Malian music.” London Ko, a neologism coined by Diawara, represents an imagined continent bringing Europe and Africa together. While holding on to traditions, Diawara’s music gives a prophetic vision of what Africa can do. She invents an alternative space and time where it is possible to become master of your own destiny. Positioning herself as an actor in a future world, this album raises Diawara into the ranks of the great voices of Afrofuturism.Diawara is on tour throughout the summer, with stops featuring a number of major European festivals including the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Berlin’s Sommer Open-Air-Musikfestival and more. See below for the full routing.Diawara broke out in 2011 with her debut album, Fatou, which featured guest performances from legendary musicians John Paul Jones, Tony Allen and Toumani Diabaté. The record was hailed by Pitchfork as a “beguiling album” that “simply surrounds you with its atmosphere,” while The Guardian praised it as “an enjoyable, impressive set.” She received two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for her 2018 album Fenfo and Best Dance Recording for “Ultimatum” in which she was featured with the English artist Disclosure.One of 11 children born to Malian parents in Ivory Coast, Diawara grew up in the ’90s in the Malian capital of Bamako. A celebrated child actor, Diawara starred in Dani Kouyaté’s critically acclaimed 2001 film Sia, The Dream of the Python. At age 19 she left home against the wishes of her family and joined the French street theater company Royale de Luxe, with whom she toured the world and began singing in the clubs and cafes of Paris. Diawara eventually found herself singing backing vocals for Dee Dee Bridgewater and Malian superstar Oumou Sangaré before signing with influential label World Circuit Records for her debut album. In addition to Sia…, Diawara’s film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Timbuktu, Morbayassa and Clouds of Conakry, as well as the documentaries The Africa Express and Mali Blues.
TRACK LISTNSERA EP1. Nsera (Solomun Remix Edit)2. Nsera (Solomun Remix Extended)3. NseraTOUR DATESJune 23—Périgny, FR—Festival Notes En VertJune 24—Fontainebleau, FR—Festival Django ReinhardtJune 25—Montauban, FR—Montauban en ScènesJune 29—Belfort, FR—Les EurockéennesJune 30—Nort-sur-Erdre, FR—Festival La Nuit de l’ErdreJuly 1—Puteaux, FR—Parvis de la DefenseJuly 2—Autrans, FR—Vercors Music FestivalJuly 5—Copenhagen, DK—Copenhagen Jazz FestivalJuly 7—Brussels, BE—Saule @ La SemoJuly 8—St-Clair, FR—Festival Beauregard HérouvilleJuly 9—Saint-Malô-du-Bois, FR—Poupet FestivalJuly 13—Ravenna, IT—Palazzo San Giacomo RussiJuly 15—Cartagena, ESP—Festival La Mar de MúsicasJuly 17—Istanbul, TUR—Istanbul Jazz FestivalJuly 19—Juan-les-Pins, FR—Jazz à JuanJuly 22—Mèze, FR—Festival de ThauJuly 25—Berlin, DE—Sommer Open-Air-MusikfestivalJuly 26—Jena, DE—KulturarenaJuly 27—Herzberg, DE—Herzberg FestivalJuly 28—Karlsruhe, DE—Zeltival TolhausJuly 30—Marciac, FR—Jazz in MarciacAugust 5—Vertheuil, FR—SunSka FestivalAugust 11—Locorotondo, IT—Locus FestivalSeptember 6—Venice, IT—Piazzale Divisione AcquiSeptember 7—Ferrara, IT—Ferrara Sotto le StelleSeptember 27—Atlanta, GA—City WinerySeptember 29—Washington, D.C.—Music Center at StrathmoreSeptember 30—Princeton, NJ—McCarter Theater CenterNovember 17—Geneva, CH—Festival Les CréativesNovember 19—Rome, IT—Romaeuropa FestivalNovember 20—Florence, IT—H/Earthbeat FestivalNovember 22—Barcelona, ES—Cruilla de TardorNovember 29—Sarreguemines, FR—Saison CulturelleNovember 30—Luxembourg, LUX—Den AtelierDecember 1—Anvers, BE—Festival WinterFuseDecember 7—St. Polten, AT—FestspielhausDecember 14—Tulle, FR—L’Empreinte BriveBOLD—sold out https://fatoumatadiawara.com/en/
