Idiot Glee Announces US Fall Tour
Paddywhack LP Out NOW On Moshi Moshi/Hop Hop
"One of the best voices around in 2010.." - NME
"Idiot Glee lives somewhere between Jens Lekman’s thoughtful crooning and the classic auteur-pop of Brian Wilson or even Another Green World’s Brian Eno." - VICE
"This Kentucky lad's creepy ballads and twisted hymns provide a surreal soundtrack to Smallville USA" - Guardian
"Idiot Glee seems to specialize in the kinds of days that are both great for spontaneous-happy-go-lucky whistling and all-day-soakers-of-rains." - Daytrotter
"He’s out-and-out in love with music, possessing that weird, romantic longing that the best stuff brings out in even the steeliest soul." - Time Out New York
"...a modern day crooner whose voice recalls the time-tested standards of names like Sinatra, Crosby, and Bennett. He can tickle the ivories like Joel and his looping skills are on par with any of the animal collectives pushing pedals today." - Impose Magazine
Tour Dates
7/30 - Funny Farm - Electric Eclectic Festival - Meaford, Ontario
9/16 - DAAC - Grand Rapids, MI
9/19 - The Cause - Minneapolis, MN
9/16 - DAAC - Grand Rapids, MI
9/19 - The Cause - Minneapolis, MN
9/22 - Zoo City Apparel - Missoula, MT
9/23 - The Josephine - Seattle, WA
9/24 - Waldorf Hotel - Vancouver, BC
9/25 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
9/26 - The Alibi - Eureka, CA
9/27 - Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
9/29 - Continental Room - Fullerton, CA
9/23 - The Josephine - Seattle, WA
9/24 - Waldorf Hotel - Vancouver, BC
9/25 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
9/26 - The Alibi - Eureka, CA
9/27 - Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
9/29 - Continental Room - Fullerton, CA
9/30 - The Smell - North Hollywood, CA
10/1 - Tin Can Alehouse - San Diego, CA
10/2 - Yellow Canary Dancehall - Phoenix, AZ
10/4 - 29th St Ballroom - Austin, TX
10/5 - Canton Co-Op - Dallas, TX
10/6 - Outland Ballroom - Springield, MO
10/8 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
10/1 - Tin Can Alehouse - San Diego, CA
10/2 - Yellow Canary Dancehall - Phoenix, AZ
10/4 - 29th St Ballroom - Austin, TX
10/5 - Canton Co-Op - Dallas, TX
10/6 - Outland Ballroom - Springield, MO
10/8 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
| After the idyllic charm of last year’s debut single “All Packed Up / Don’t Drink The Water” Idiot Glee returns with his first album Paddywhack, which was released on June 7th on Moshi Moshi. 23-year-old James Friley trades in spectral transmissions: multi-layered vocal concoctions that sound like they are emitted from a radio in the past, or coming over an unknown satellite frequency from the future, telling stories about a more idyllic time. Mining an emotional territory between nostalgia and powerful sense of childlike wonder, his rustic arrangements belie a sophisticated sense of melody surrounded by palpable magic and mystery. Hypnotic looped vocal samples come into full bloom around beautifully cathartic, slow-burning choral interpretations, all the while retaining a graceful fragility. Having trained as a classical pianist from age 7, a teenage Friley found the designated hours of practice quickly gave way to writing and improvising his own solo piano compositions. Having more of a pop sensibility the songs didn’t fit the repertoire of budding rock band ‘Bedtime’ and hence Idiot Glee began to take shape. The discovery on cassette of Pet Sounds in a flea market in 2008 proved a pivotal point. “I listened to it probably 100 times over the span of a year” he says and it became the catalyst in making Idiot Glee a full time hobby. |
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