LA's Warpaint weaves majestic guitars, hypnotic vocals, and driving post-punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between the soundscapes of psychedelia/shoegaze, the haunting intimacy of folk, and rock's primal heaviness. At the core of the band are Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman and Jenny Lee Lindberg.
In early 2009, their self-released debut EP Exquisite Corpse soared straight to #1 on the Amoeba local artists chart. This September, Manimal Vinyl (Bat For Lashes) will reissue Exquisite Corpse on CD and vinyl, complete with a new bonus track. Mixed by John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), the EP successfully captures the band's sonic textures and playful dynamism that they're notorious for creating in a live setting. With a buzz already in the LA air, Warpaint is now beginning to stir the masses with praise in the US and abroad. Dazed and Confused calls Exquisite Corpse "a collection of magical psychedelia drifting over sublime moments of raw melody courtesy of the three free ethereal vocalists," while London's The Independent adds, "They make a quite lovely sound with dreamy vocals, off-kilter hazy guitars."
Onstage, Warpaint's disarmingly authentic package can shake a room into a dance frenzy, while simultaneously holding it in a trance-like dreamworld. Playing to many captivated audiences in LA, Warpaint has opened for Flea, Black Heart Procession, Little Joy, and The Slits to name a few. This October, Warpaint will take to the road opening 10 shows for Brooklyn-based trio School of Seven Bells, with numerous performances at CMJ to follow. With a busy schedule in the works to close out 2009, Warpaint is poised to win over those willing to join them on their complex, melodic, dark odyssey.
TOUR DATES
Oct 4 Pioneertown (Joshua Tree), CA @ Manimal Fest
Oct 5 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour #
Oct 6 San Francisco @ Slim's #
Oct 7 Eugene, OR @ Sam Bond's Garage
Oct 8 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #
Oct 9 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret #
Oct 10 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's #
Oct 13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry #
Oct 14 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle #
Oct 15 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace #
Oct 16 Northhampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub #
Oct 17 Boston, MA @ Paradise #
Oct 18 Providence, RI @ Jerky's Music Hall
Oct 21 New York, NY @ Cakeshop (Terrorbird CMJ Party)
Oct 23 New York, NY @ Webster Hall w/ The xx, SVIIB
Oct 24 Philadephia, PA @ The Black Lodge ^^
Oct 26 Chapel Hill, NC @ Players ^^
Oct 27 @ Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall ^^
Oct 28 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon ^^
Oct 29 Austin, TX @ Emo's ^^
Oct 30 Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprocks ^^
Nov 1 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture ^^
Nov 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland ^^
# w/ School Of Seven Bells
^^w/ Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
"If you're feeling bold, you might point out the possibility of Warpaint usurping Chan Marshall's throne."
Pitchfork Media
"Warpaint is the storm brewing off at sea causing ill weather on land many miles ashore."
LA Record
"We emailed LA mystics Warpaint after listening to all the songs on their MySpace page and having a psychic revelation that they ruled. We were like, Yo, what's you guyses [sic] deal? And they were like, We are collectively a libran cancerian lioness with a bit of geminiacal insanity and scorpionic fire. Seriously they did, how awesome is that?" The FADER
""Exquisite Corpse" is the debut release from Los Angeles fuzzy, cosmic heartbreak quartet Warpaint...a collection of magical psychedelia drifting over sublime moments of raw melody courtesy of the three free ethereal vocalists...Kinda Sonic Youth and Cat Power with more Los Angeles nightfall." Dazed and Confused
"They make a quite lovely sound with dreamy vocals, off-kilter hazy guitars and elements of psychedelia" Independent UK
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