Download: "Glowing Mouth" (via Kill Rock Stars)
Download: "Here To Stay" (via Village Voice)
Watch: "Lost In The Dark" (via Big Ugly Yellow Couch)
Kill Rock Stars will release Brooklyn-based Milagres second album Glowing Mouth on September 13. Milagres have just announced a fall tour with Peter Wolf Crier in support of the record.
New York was wearing on Kyle Wilson, lead singer & songwriter for the Brooklyn-based quintet Milagres. So he took off, away from the city and his band and his issues… all the way to the coldest, most remote part of British Columbia where he could get some space and breathe. As so often happens in life, he got a little more space than he bargained for – during a rock climbing trip he fell and ended up spending months bedridden with a back injury. Before he left New York, Wilson had thought he might leave the band behind entirely. But during the long days of his recovery he found himself writing songs again, and he realized he wanted to go back.
Upon his return to NYC, Wilson drafted Fraser McCulloch (bass, backing vocals, keys) into his new vision of Milagres, sharing with him the arrangements that he dreamt of while recovering from his injury. These demos were then refined with the addition of Eric Schwortz (guitar, backing vocals, percussion), Chris Brazee (piano/keys) and Steven Leventhal (drums, percussion), evolving into what would become the new group’s first LP, Glowing Mouth out September 13 on Kill Rock Stars.
The musical scope of the album is big and due to the piano-based melodies and soaring falsettos, early press has compared the band to artists as diverse as Grizzly Bear and Prince, demonstrating the wide breadth of Milagres material. The first single, "Glowing Mouth", is a slow-burner made for dancing close on a hot summer night, whereas "Here To Stay" has a keyboard hook that won’t let you sleep. Kyle Wilson has a knack for writing dreamy story songs that also pack a punch in both chorus and melody. Songs like "Gentle Beast" and "Gone" suck you in and then haunt you for days afterwards – this is an album that stays with you.
"The band's sound is something like a spiritual experience: lo-fi and heartfelt. With influences ranging from Prince to Peter Gabriel, the band could just as easily be compared to Radiohead, Grizzly Bear, or Bon Iver." - Interview Magazine
"'Glowing Mouth' is a studious song, carefully measured with piping organ notes, a heavy synth line, and ghostly, beautiful falsetto vocals singing a fluid, heart-melting melody." - Seattle Weekly
"KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley tells me he predicts big things for this band" - KCRW Music Blog
"...a big, beautiful, mesmerizing sound you’re going to want to hear more of." - My Old Kentucky Blog
Milagres Tour Dates
07.16 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
08.10 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park (L Magazine Summerscreen Series)
09.27 Boston, MA @ Middle East *
09.28 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie *
09.30 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
10.03 Raleigh, NC @ Local 506 *
10.04 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *
10.07 Austin, TX @ Lamberts *
10.08 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf *
10.10 Norman, OK @ Opolis *
10.11 Columbia, MO @ Mojos *
10.12 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop *
10.15 Madison, WI @ UW Madison - The Sett *
# with Wild Beasts
* with Peter Wolf Crier
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