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5/31/2012
The Hives "Lex Hives" Streaming
THE HIVES' UNIVERSALLY-HERALDED LEX HIVES
STREAMING IN FULL AT THE NEW YORKER
JOSH HOMME-PRODUCED BONUS TRACKS STREAMING NOW
AT ROLLING STONE & RCRD LBL
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF JUNE 19
The Hives' highly-anticipated new album Lex Hives is due out next week, and in celebration, the album is streaming in its entirety at The New Yorker as well as on the band's Facebook page. In addition, the band has unveiled two bonus tracks produced and recorded by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age): "Insane" is streaming at RollingStone, and "High School Shuffle" is streaming at RCRDLBL. Both tracks are available on the Deluxe Edition of Lex Hives, which is now available to pre-order on iTunes.
Watch The Hives discuss each track from Lex Hives at Paste Magazine:
Due out June 5 via the band's own Disques Hives, the album is receiving overwhelming worldwide acclaim. NME declares "Let it be said, Lex Hives is amazing," and Q Magazine's 4-star review asserts "Lex Hives fizzes with the energy of a debut album, the quintet emphatically back to what they do best." The Toronto Sun
praises "a mighty half-hour of slashing guitars, crashing drums - and
plenty of neo-Jagger swagger from Howlin' Pelle. Lex is more." The
Hives recently returned to Later...with Jools Holland where they performed their hit single "Go Right Ahead."
The band is gearing upfora
North American tour that kicks off June 19 in Washington, D.C. A more
extensive U.S. headlining tour is in the works for this Fall and
includes a stop in Denver on September 16 for a KTCL radio show at Red
Rocks alongside Silversun Pickups. Further details to come.
The Hives are Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Chris Dangerous, Dr. Matt Destruction, and Vigilante Carlstroem.
THE HIVES - JUNE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
June 19 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
June 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
June 22 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 23 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 25 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
June 26 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
June 27 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
June 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 30 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
June 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
June 22 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 23 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 25 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
June 26 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
June 27 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
June 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 30 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
The Hives' new album Lex Hives is available now for deluxe pre-order on iTunes.
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THE FLAMING LIPS AND HEADY FWENDS
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PIANO MAGIC "Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet"
ONE OF LONDON'S GREATEST UNDERGROUND BANDS, PIANO MAGIC, RELEASE
BRAND NEW ALBUM 'LIFE HAS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET'
JUNE 12TH THROUGH SAINT MARIE RECORDS
Photo: John Barrett
The 11th official album by Anglo-French popular underground oxymoron, Piano Magic, ‘Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet’,
sees the group emerging from beneath the wreckage of previous
guitar-heavy albums to re-investigate the darker, more electronic sonic
themes of their earlier work. Instant parallels will inevitably be
drawn with the ghostly chamber pop of 1999’s ‘Artists Rifles’ and the even earlier surreal romanticism of ‘Low Birth Weight’. At the core, once again, Glen Johnson’s
unashamedly nihilistic ruminations on the human condition, though now
shrouded in foggy analog synth washes, pulsing heart beats, cathedral
reverbs and Joe Meek-esque spectral vox. This is an album of
beautiful, indispensible baroque ghostliness, of disconnected hearts
and oceans. Touchstones would be the new, airless beauty of Regis and Raim, the timeless gravitas of Dead Can Dance and the urban, though melodic, isolationist output of late 70’s/early 80’s Factory records.
Listen to 'Slightest Of Threads' (click on image):
Since
1996, Piano Magic have established themselves as something of an
oxymoron: a popular underground band. Previously hailed as a secret
love amongst European darkwave enthusiasts, recent concerts in their
home city of London have revealed a confident foray into quieter, more
fragile, melodic material, eschewing the dynamic, cathartic guitar
barrages of recent albums, ‘Part Monster’ and ‘Ovations’ . Often cited
for their selective collaborations (with Vashti Bunyan, Low, Dead Can Dance), ‘Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet’ is the group stripped back to the core of Glen Johnson, Jerome Tcherneyan, Angele David Guillou, Franck Alba and Alasdair Streer, albeit with a small supporting orchestral cast. Josh Hight (of Irons) adds his voice to ‘Judas’ , ‘The Way We Treat Animals’ and ‘A Secret Never Told’.
‘”Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet’ is released June 12th through Saint Marie Records.
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5/30/2012
GARBAGE @ The Roxy tonight
GARBAGE'S NOT YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE
IS THE NUMBER ONE ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
IN THE COUNTRY
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LOS ANGELES, CA - May 30, 2012 - Garbage's first album in seven years, Not Your Kind of People,
is the #1 Alternative Album in the country this week and the #2
independent album. The band debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200
Chart last week selling 19,281 digital albums via iTunes where the
album was available exclusively for the week. This week the album
jumped up to #12 on the Top 200 Chart this week scanning over 22,000
units.
Garbage
just wound down a tour of the East Coast and returned to Los Angeles
where they will play a party tonight celebrating the music issue of
Nylon magazine featuring front-woman Shirley Manson on the cover.
Purchase Not Your Kind of People:
Amazon MP3 ( Standard Edition | Deluxe Edition)
CD (Standard Edition | Deluxe Edition)
Garbage 2012 Tour Dates
JUNE
1st - Santa Barbara, CA - KJEE Summer Round Up, Santa Barbara Bowl
2nd - Mountain View, CA - Live 105 BFD, Shoreline Ampitheater
3rd - San Diego, CA - 91x X-Fest
9th - Warsaw, Poland - Orange Warsaw Festival
11th - Samara, Russia - Rock on Volga Festival
12th - Odessa, Ukraine - Prosto Rock Festival
16th - Hultsfred, Sweden - Hultsfred Festival
17th - Aarhus, Denmark - Northside Festival
19th - Amsterdamn, Holland - Melkweg Max
22nd - Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
23rd - Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival, Red Stage
24th - Paris, France - Solidays Festival
27th - Luxemburg - Rockhal
28th - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter, Pyramid Marquee
29th - Arras, France - Main Square Festival
JULY
1st - London, UK - Brixton Academy
2nd - Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall
3rd - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy
4th - Glasgow, UK - Barrowlands
6th - Bucharest, Romania - B'Estfest
8th - Herouville St Clair, France - Festival Beauregard
11th - Vigevano, Italy - 10 Giorni Suoanti Festival
12th - Rome, Italy - Fiesta Campanelle Roma Rock
14th - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live Festival
15th - Aix-les-Bains, France - Musilac Festival
17th - Arles, France - Les Escales du Cargo Festival
19th - Oporto, Portugal - Mares Vivas Festival
21st - Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival
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Jesus and Mary Chain: west coast tour 2012
The Jesus and Mary Chain tour dates:
June 14: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA w/ Magic Wands
June 15: Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA, USA
June 16: House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV, USA
June 17: House of Blues, San Diego, CA, USA
Sept. 5: House of Blues, New Orleans, LA, USA
Sept. 7: Hopscotch Music Festival, Raleigh, N.C., USA
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NITE JEWEL @ KCRW
All photos by RACHEL ROBINSON. Nite Jewel will be playing on KCRW today May 30th 2012.
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TRASH TALK SIGNS TO ODD FUTURE RECORDS
TRASH TALK SIGNS TO ODD FUTURE RECORDS
NEW ALBUM 119 DUE THIS FALL
ANNOUNCE MASSIVE EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR
Odd Future Records has signed the hardcore punk bank Trash Talk. Their new album 119
will be released this fall in a partnership with the band's Trash Talk
Collective label. Trash Talk is currently on tour overseas. Below is
video for "Awake" from their Awake EP available now on iTunes as well as on their upcoming tour dates.
TRASH WANG. OFWGKTA.
TRASH WANG. OFWGKTA.
VIDEO: "Awake" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5YJvcbEl4
TOUR DATES
6/01 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
6/04 Segrate (Milan), Italy - Circolo Magnolia
6/05 Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo w/ OFF
6/07 Eindhoven, Holland - Area 51 Skate Park
6/08 Leisnig, Germany - Sucks and Summer Festival
6/10 Cologne, Germany - Underground
6/12 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
6/13 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
6/14 Stockholm, Sweden - Slussen
6/17 Birmingham, UK - The Rainbow
6/18 Brighton, UK - The Haunt
6/19 Bristol, UK - The Croft
6/20 London, UK - The Garage
6/21 Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
6/22 Newcastle, UK - Academy 2
6/23 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
6/24 Milton Keynes, UK - Craufurd Arms
6/25 Manchester, UK - Soundcontrol
6/26 Nottingham, UK - Rock City Basement
6/27 Brugge, Belgium - JH Thope
6/28 Lille, France - St Saveur
6/29 Tours, France - Canadian Cafe
6/30 Toulouse, France - Saint Des Seins
7/02 Berlin, Germany - Cassiopaia
7/03 Hanover, Germany - Bei Chez Heinz
7/05 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
6/07 Eindhoven, Holland - Area 51 Skate Park
6/08 Leisnig, Germany - Sucks and Summer Festival
6/10 Cologne, Germany - Underground
6/12 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
6/13 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
6/14 Stockholm, Sweden - Slussen
6/17 Birmingham, UK - The Rainbow
6/18 Brighton, UK - The Haunt
6/19 Bristol, UK - The Croft
6/20 London, UK - The Garage
6/21 Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
6/22 Newcastle, UK - Academy 2
6/23 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
6/24 Milton Keynes, UK - Craufurd Arms
6/25 Manchester, UK - Soundcontrol
6/26 Nottingham, UK - Rock City Basement
6/27 Brugge, Belgium - JH Thope
6/28 Lille, France - St Saveur
6/29 Tours, France - Canadian Cafe
6/30 Toulouse, France - Saint Des Seins
7/02 Berlin, Germany - Cassiopaia
7/03 Hanover, Germany - Bei Chez Heinz
7/05 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
Trash Talk photo by Brick Stowell
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The Henry Miller Library
THE HENRY MILLER LIBRARY
ANNOUNCE
JOANNA NEWSOM & PHILIP GLASS
25TH JUNE 2012 - WARFIELD THEATRE
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
"The Library isn't a remnant of what Big Sur was; it's the beating cultural heart of Big Sur right now" CNN (2011)
The
Henry Miller Library is the cultural heart of Big Sur; the magical
locale that Henry Miller himself attributes to being "the first place
(he) felt like home in America"; The Henry Miller Library is the
central gathering point for all local artist, writers, musicians and
poets. Widely hailed as a "must visit" in the area, the library
pulsates on an indescribably wonderful vibration that's often
characterized as the true spirit of Big Sur.
The
library is not only a literary abode but a host to many special events
and concerts, among those have graced the Henry Miller stage include;
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Arcade Fire and MGMT.
Subsisting
on it's own supremacy, The Henry Miller Library is a non-for-profit
organization that operates strictly on donations and they need to raise
$140,000 to build new bathrooms that meet regulation, to kick off the
fundraising drive the library will be throwing a series of big events
which will include such names as Jenny Lewis, Philip Glass and Joanna
Newsom.
Kicking
off the series in fine fair will be a double headliner - Philip Glass
will be performing with Joanna Newsom on Monday 25th June at the
Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.
May 24 - Big Big Big Sur Fashion Show
June 6 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Forest Theater in Carmel, CA)
June 7 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
June 13 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Forest Theater in Carmel, CA)
June 14 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
June 15 - Jenny Lewis
June 17 - Poetry reading with Carolyn Mary Kleefeld and Peter Thabit Jones
June 20 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Forest Theater in Carmel, CA)
June 21 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
June 23 - "Handmade Houses" booksigning with Richard Olsen
June 25 - Philip Glass and Joanna Newsom with Tim Fair (benefit concert at the Warfield in San Francisco)
June 27 - Levi Strom
June 27 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Forest Theater in Carmel, CA)
June 28 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
June 29 - Lucinda Williams
July 4 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
July 5 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
July 11 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
July 12 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
July 18 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
July 19 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
July 25 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
July 26 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
July 29 - Celebration of Woody Guthrie
August 1 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
August 2 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
August 4 - Woodsist Festival, Day 1
August 5 - Woodsist Festival, Day 2
August 8 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
August 9 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
August 15 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
August 16 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
August 22 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (at Museum of Monterey)
August 23 - Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
August 26 - Big Sur International Short Filn Screening Series Finale
Late August - Henry Miller Library Donor Thank-You Party
more info, dates and events HERE
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5/29/2012
The Mynabirds GENERALS
Team Coco Premieres Full Album Stream
of The Mynabirds, GENERALS
More Tour Dates Added To Summer Tour
We are ecstatic to announce that Late Night With Conan O'Brien's Team Coco premiered the full album stream of The Mynabirds' sophomore album, GENERALS, today (out June 5th on Saddle Creek). Click HERE to listen to the full album.
GENERALS is both a protest record and concept album. It's fueled by a full decade of Burhenn's political frustration and aimed at finding a revolutionary yet pacifist way in a world where, these days, it seems warring comes quick. Musically you can hear echoes of early PJ Harvey, politically-charged Nina Simone and Low-era David Bowie. It gets down and hip hop dirty, flirts with African melodies and rhythms, goes four-on-the-floor for all out dance jams and has plenty of percussion. Burhenn even plays drums herself on a couple of songs, and a 5-gallon bucket in homage to DC street Go-Go on another.
Lyrically, GENERALS sings the voice of the collective frustration, then moves beyond that. "It was important for me that this record made sense of my own anger and turned it into positive energy," Burhenn says. "I needed it to be transformative – of both the individual and the body politic. It's as much a meditation on Walt Whitman's hope for America as Gandhi's directive to 'be the change you want to see in the world.'"
The album's name comes from a Richard Avedon photo entitled "Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution." Looking at the portrait of upper class ladies in their pristine satin gowns, Burhenn considered her own supposed eligibility to be a member of DAR and thought about what true revolutionary American women look like. The lineage of women that have stood up to injustice for well over a hundred years – women like Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinem, Naomi Wolf – they get their hands dirty. And Burhenn wanted to pay tribute to that.
In conjunction with the release of the album, Burhenn is launching a portrait project called The New Revolutionists (www.thenewrevolutionists.org). In an election year when so much time, energy and money will be spent on political contests, Burhenn wanted to shine a light on women making a difference – often on shoestring or even nonexistent budgets – in their own communities all over America, whether they're making headlines or not.
The Mynabirds Tour Dates
* = Just Announced Tour Dates
06/08: Omaha, NE – Slowdown
06/15: Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
06/16: Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
06/17: Chicago, IL – Schuba's
06/19: Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
06/20: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
06/21: Harrisburg, PA – The Abbey Bar
06/22: New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
06/23: Washington, DC – Black Cat
06/24: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
06/25: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
06/27: Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
06/28: Atlanta, GA – The Earl
06/29: Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
06/30: Columbia, MO @ Mojo's
07/01: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
07/02: Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
07/20: Sioux City, IA @ Fridays on the Promenade *
07/25: Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe *
07/26: New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar *
07/27: Houston, TX @ Rudyard's *
07/28: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
07/30: Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom *
07/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Satellite Club *
08/01: San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord *
08/03: Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
08/04-08/05: Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
08/07: Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
08/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
08/09: Denver, CO @ Hi Dive *
08/11: Omaha, NE @ MAHA Music Festival
The single “Generals” is available NOW on iTunes HERE
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of The Mynabirds, GENERALS
More Tour Dates Added To Summer Tour
We are ecstatic to announce that Late Night With Conan O'Brien's Team Coco premiered the full album stream of The Mynabirds' sophomore album, GENERALS, today (out June 5th on Saddle Creek). Click HERE to listen to the full album.
GENERALS is both a protest record and concept album. It's fueled by a full decade of Burhenn's political frustration and aimed at finding a revolutionary yet pacifist way in a world where, these days, it seems warring comes quick. Musically you can hear echoes of early PJ Harvey, politically-charged Nina Simone and Low-era David Bowie. It gets down and hip hop dirty, flirts with African melodies and rhythms, goes four-on-the-floor for all out dance jams and has plenty of percussion. Burhenn even plays drums herself on a couple of songs, and a 5-gallon bucket in homage to DC street Go-Go on another.
Lyrically, GENERALS sings the voice of the collective frustration, then moves beyond that. "It was important for me that this record made sense of my own anger and turned it into positive energy," Burhenn says. "I needed it to be transformative – of both the individual and the body politic. It's as much a meditation on Walt Whitman's hope for America as Gandhi's directive to 'be the change you want to see in the world.'"
The album's name comes from a Richard Avedon photo entitled "Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution." Looking at the portrait of upper class ladies in their pristine satin gowns, Burhenn considered her own supposed eligibility to be a member of DAR and thought about what true revolutionary American women look like. The lineage of women that have stood up to injustice for well over a hundred years – women like Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinem, Naomi Wolf – they get their hands dirty. And Burhenn wanted to pay tribute to that.
In conjunction with the release of the album, Burhenn is launching a portrait project called The New Revolutionists (www.thenewrevolutionists.org). In an election year when so much time, energy and money will be spent on political contests, Burhenn wanted to shine a light on women making a difference – often on shoestring or even nonexistent budgets – in their own communities all over America, whether they're making headlines or not.
The Mynabirds Tour Dates
* = Just Announced Tour Dates
06/08: Omaha, NE – Slowdown
06/15: Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
06/16: Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
06/17: Chicago, IL – Schuba's
06/19: Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
06/20: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
06/21: Harrisburg, PA – The Abbey Bar
06/22: New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
06/23: Washington, DC – Black Cat
06/24: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
06/25: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
06/27: Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
06/28: Atlanta, GA – The Earl
06/29: Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
06/30: Columbia, MO @ Mojo's
07/01: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
07/02: Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
07/20: Sioux City, IA @ Fridays on the Promenade *
07/25: Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe *
07/26: New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar *
07/27: Houston, TX @ Rudyard's *
07/28: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
07/30: Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom *
07/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Satellite Club *
08/01: San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord *
08/03: Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
08/04-08/05: Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
08/07: Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
08/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
08/09: Denver, CO @ Hi Dive *
08/11: Omaha, NE @ MAHA Music Festival
The single “Generals” is available NOW on iTunes HERE
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LIARS: NPR STREAMS WIXIW IN ‘FIRST LISTEN’
“NO. 1 AGAINST THE RUSH” DIGITAL EP RELEASED TODAY
FEATURING REMIXES BY MATMOS & VINCE CLARKE
“WIXIW is Liars' "electronic" record, and a darn good one at that.”
-NPR
“Liars walked away with what may be the most enjoyable
album of their career.”
-SPIN
“In essence, it’s a dark pop masterpiece."
-KCRW
Photo Credit: Zen Sekizawa
NEW ALBUM – WIXIW – OUT JUNE 5TH
CD, VINYL & DIGITAL FORMAT
Liars
are Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross. In preparation for
their upcoming sixth studio release, Liars have partnered with NPR for a “First Listen” to premiere WIXIW. B
eing touted as “the best Radiohead album since Kid A,”
we are excited for you to hear the album in its’ entirety as the band
embraces whole new levels of anxiety, darkness and mystery.
In support of WIXIW ‘s release on June 5th, 2012
the band will be touring this summer commencing in New York City on
June 20th at Webster Hall. Oneohtrix Point Never has just been
announced as the opener for the New York City show.
All tour dates are currently ON SALE!
The band recently released a video for their first single “No. 1 Against The Rush.” In
traditional Liars fashion the plot is drenched in layers of creepy
madness, following each member of the band as they are abducted by a
shadowy figure in downtown LA.
Aaron Hemphill discusses collaboration behind the scenes with the Director, LA-based artist Todd Cole
(known for his films for the fashion king Rodarte): “Beginning with
Patrick Daughters' video for “Plaster Casts Of Everything,” we've
really enjoyed giving directors complete freedom in executing a visual
interpretation of a Liars song entirely based on their own
reaction…free from any factual references or creative input from us. We
were really won over by Todd Cole's enthusiasm for “No. 1 Against The
Rush”, as well as his very musical and rhythmic pacing in his
treatment. Despite being wrapped head to toe in plastic, being dragged
through broken glass, and being strangled to the ground, we ha d the
easiest job to do on the set and we eagerly look forward to any new
forms of punishment that can be inflicted upon us in making the next
video.”
The video was recently featured on the last episode of MTV’s Weird Vibes!
Watch it here: http://youtu.be/ggR6RuBh8I0
“No. 1 Against The Rush”is available via digital download on May 29th and on 12" in June preceding the 11-track album, WIXIW (pronounced “wish you”), out June 5th, 2012. The single will feature remixes of the title track from Vince Clarke (Erasure / VCMG / Yaz) and Matmos plus an exclusive b-side, “We’ll Never Learn."
This exclusive remix is by People Get Ready, and will unavailable elsewhere, so listen to it while you can!
Angus Andrew explains the album title WIXIW,
“’wish you’ is a familiar and universal sentiment of longing and hope,
but when misspelt becomes uniquely shrouded and difficult to interpret,
which in many ways is representative of our music and the songs we
wrote for this album."
WIXIW is Liars’ sixth studio album and the follow up to 2010’s critically lauded Sisterworld, which garnered an 8.1 Pitchfork rating and Best New Music distinction.
The
album, with artwork designed by John Wiese, will be available on CD,
deluxe vinyl (with CD) and limited edition vinyl with silk-screened
embossed covers hand dipped in black wax by the band. Pre-order is
available from http://liars.sandbag.uk.com where you can see images of the limited edition run being produced.
Recorded
in LA, self-produced by the band with additional production from Daniel
Miller and mixed by Tom Biller, the album is hard to shake, tough to
pin down, and impossible to get out of one’s head even after an initial
listen. Simultaneously the most accessible and most challenging release
from these iconoclasts, it is both a summation of Liars’ work up to
now, and a complete break from anything you’d ever heard the band do
previously.
“If we aren’t confusing people, it’s not us,” Andrew laughs. “If we aren’t confusing ourselves with what we do, then we’ve failed.”
Wednesday 6/20 – Webster Hall – New York City, NY*
Friday 6/22 – The Music Box – Los Angeles, CA
Thursday 7/5 - The Filmore – San Francisco, CA
Saturday 7/7 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
Sunday 7/8 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
Monday 7/9 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
Wednesday 7/11 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
Friday 7/13 – The Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
Saturday 7/14 – The Granada – Lawrence, KS
Sunday 7/15 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
Tuesday 7/17 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday 7/18 – Mad Planet – Milwaukee, WI
Thursday 7/19 – Metro – Chicago, IL
Friday 7/20 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
Saturday 7/21 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
Monday 7/23 - La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC
Tuesday 7/24 - Paradise – Boston, MA
Wednesday 7/25 - U Street Music Hall – Washington DC
Thursday 7/26 - Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
Friday 7/27 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH
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CocoRosie "We Are On Fire"
Here's the new single from CocoRosie, it's a stand-alone single on Touch & Go and produced by Dave Sitek.
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CocoRosie - We Are On Fire (Single)
Street Date, June 5th, 2012, Touch and Go
The
single was recorded with David Sitek in Los Angeles this past Winter.
CocoRosie also recorded early in the spring of 2012 with Antony Hegarty
at their home studio in Brooklyn. Antony Hegarty sings on "Tearz For
Animals."
CocoRosie's thoughts on the recording sessions:
"Working with Dave is a creative exorcism -musical kinship without boundary."
The "We Are On Fire" artwork marks the first collaboration between artist Jesse Hazelip and Bianca (aka Twin Rivers). The "Tearz For Animals" art work came from a prison exchange project; drawings from the inside, between friends, as a means to hope.
In the past couple of years since the release of Grey Oceans:
Sierra produced the skeleton for an industrial opera 2011-2012
Bianca developed the script for her ballet during 2011-2012
Bianca Casady appeared in the Moscow Biennale 2011
CocoRosie appeared in the Marrakech Biennale 2012
CocoRosie toured Asia 2011
Bianca lived in Japan for a period of time while she worked on an exhibition near the end of 2010
Tour Dates:
06/06 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom *
"Working with Dave is a creative exorcism -musical kinship without boundary."
The "We Are On Fire" artwork marks the first collaboration between artist Jesse Hazelip and Bianca (aka Twin Rivers). The "Tearz For Animals" art work came from a prison exchange project; drawings from the inside, between friends, as a means to hope.
In the past couple of years since the release of Grey Oceans:
Sierra produced the skeleton for an industrial opera 2011-2012
Bianca developed the script for her ballet during 2011-2012
Bianca Casady appeared in the Moscow Biennale 2011
CocoRosie appeared in the Marrakech Biennale 2012
CocoRosie toured Asia 2011
Bianca lived in Japan for a period of time while she worked on an exhibition near the end of 2010
Tour Dates:
06/06 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom *
06/07 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre *
06/08 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up *
06/09 Los Angeles, CA Luckman Fine Arts Complex *
06/12 New York, NY The Standard Hotel
* = w/ Sissy Nobby
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