Methyl Ethel Releases Video for "Twilight Driving," 'Oh Inhuman Spectacle' Out Now on 4AD
Methyl Ethel Releases Video for "Twilight Driving"
Debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle out now on 4AD
Watch/share "Twilight Driving"
Today, Methyl Ethel have released the official music video for their single "Twilight Driving" in celebration of the global release of their debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle.
Hailing from the remote fringes of Perth, Western Australia, linchpin Jake Webb started Methyl Ethel in 2013 as a way of getting his bedroom recordings out in the public domain. Like 4AD peers Grimes and Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound), Oh Inhuman Spectacle was crafted in isolation where Webb wrote, played and recorded everything, with fellow Perth residents Thom Stewart (bass) and Chris Wright (drums) recruited to bring the songs to life on stage.
Interview Magazine recently caught up with the band to discuss their album, influences, touring and more. You can read the full interview right here. Methyl Ethel are currently playing a run of dates and festivals across the UK and Europe. The band will make their way back to the US in August to play Outside Lands in San Francisco and The Underground Music Showcase in Denver. A full rundown of dates can be found below.
Acclaim for Oh Inhuman Spectacle:
"Methyl Ethel makes dream-pop for insomniacs - shadowy, nocturnal music whose surface shimmer barely conceals the fidgety, restless soul lurking underneath." - Pitchfork
"Plays like a brain chemistry experiment gone horribly right." Rolling Stone
"The group's debut is so meticulously crafted, sweet, and palatable for anyone with good feelings towards the indie pop and rock of the last decade. Whether you're into dream pop, chillwave, or psych, Jake Webb and co. have something for you." Consequence of Sound
"Oh Inhuman Spectacle came together brilliantly." Stereogum
"Methyl Ethel's Jake Webb is a one-man studio band with a gift for psychedelic melodies. The cavernous acoustics at an 8th Street church enhanced his trio's spacy mix, with reverberating guitar and programmed textures undergirding the rhythm section's drive. Webb's high-pitched vocals added to the sense of airiness, with a melancholy undertow." Chicago Tribune
METHYL ETHEL - OH INHUMAN SPECTACLECAD3641 [CD/LP/DL]1. Idée Fixe2. Shadowboxing3. Rogues4. To Swim5. Twilight Driving6. Depth Perception7. Unbalancing Acts8. Also Gesellschaft9. Obscura10. Artificial Limb11. Sweet Waste12. Everything Is As It Should Be
METHYL ETHEL TOUR DATES5.21.16 - The Great Escape - Brighton, UK5.22.16 - Aussie BBQ 2016 - London UK5.23.16 - The Old Blue Last - London, UK5.25.16 - La Flèche D'or - Paris, France5.26.16 - Merleyn - Nijmegen, Netherlands5.27.16 - La Maison Des Musiques - Brussels, Belgium5.28.16 - London Calling Festival 2016 - Amsterdam, Netherlands6.1 - 6.5.16 - Primavera Sound Festival 2016 - Barcelona, Spain6.25 - 7.2.16 - Roskilde Festival 2016 - Roskilde, Denmark7.14 - 7.17.16 - Latitude Festival 2016 - Southwold, UK7.22 - 7.24.16 - Splendor In The Grass Festival 2016 - Byron Bay, NSW, Australia7.28 - 7.31.16 - UMS - The Underground Music Showcase - Denver, CO8.5 - 8.7.16 - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival - San Francisco, CA9.2 - 9.4.16 - End of the Road Festival - Salisbury, UK
Debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle out now on 4AD
Watch/share "Twilight Driving"
Today, Methyl Ethel have released the official music video for their single "Twilight Driving" in celebration of the global release of their debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle.
Hailing from the remote fringes of Perth, Western Australia, linchpin Jake Webb started Methyl Ethel in 2013 as a way of getting his bedroom recordings out in the public domain. Like 4AD peers Grimes and Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound), Oh Inhuman Spectacle was crafted in isolation where Webb wrote, played and recorded everything, with fellow Perth residents Thom Stewart (bass) and Chris Wright (drums) recruited to bring the songs to life on stage.
Interview Magazine recently caught up with the band to discuss their album, influences, touring and more. You can read the full interview right here. Methyl Ethel are currently playing a run of dates and festivals across the UK and Europe. The band will make their way back to the US in August to play Outside Lands in San Francisco and The Underground Music Showcase in Denver. A full rundown of dates can be found below.
Acclaim for Oh Inhuman Spectacle:
"Methyl Ethel makes dream-pop for insomniacs - shadowy, nocturnal music whose surface shimmer barely conceals the fidgety, restless soul lurking underneath." - Pitchfork
"Plays like a brain chemistry experiment gone horribly right." Rolling Stone
"The group's debut is so meticulously crafted, sweet, and palatable for anyone with good feelings towards the indie pop and rock of the last decade. Whether you're into dream pop, chillwave, or psych, Jake Webb and co. have something for you." Consequence of Sound
"Oh Inhuman Spectacle came together brilliantly." Stereogum
"Methyl Ethel's Jake Webb is a one-man studio band with a gift for psychedelic melodies. The cavernous acoustics at an 8th Street church enhanced his trio's spacy mix, with reverberating guitar and programmed textures undergirding the rhythm section's drive. Webb's high-pitched vocals added to the sense of airiness, with a melancholy undertow." Chicago Tribune
METHYL ETHEL - OH INHUMAN SPECTACLECAD3641 [CD/LP/DL]1. Idée Fixe2. Shadowboxing3. Rogues4. To Swim5. Twilight Driving6. Depth Perception7. Unbalancing Acts8. Also Gesellschaft9. Obscura10. Artificial Limb11. Sweet Waste12. Everything Is As It Should BeMETHYL ETHEL TOUR DATES5.21.16 - The Great Escape - Brighton, UK5.22.16 - Aussie BBQ 2016 - London UK5.23.16 - The Old Blue Last - London, UK5.25.16 - La Flèche D'or - Paris, France5.26.16 - Merleyn - Nijmegen, Netherlands5.27.16 - La Maison Des Musiques - Brussels, Belgium5.28.16 - London Calling Festival 2016 - Amsterdam, Netherlands6.1 - 6.5.16 - Primavera Sound Festival 2016 - Barcelona, Spain6.25 - 7.2.16 - Roskilde Festival 2016 - Roskilde, Denmark7.14 - 7.17.16 - Latitude Festival 2016 - Southwold, UK7.22 - 7.24.16 - Splendor In The Grass Festival 2016 - Byron Bay, NSW, Australia7.28 - 7.31.16 - UMS - The Underground Music Showcase - Denver, CO8.5 - 8.7.16 - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival - San Francisco, CA9.2 - 9.4.16 - End of the Road Festival - Salisbury, UK
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