BEATEN BY THEM: PEOPLE START LISTENING EP SET FOR 11/22 US RELEASE
“Creativity is hard to come by and for many, music has gone stale
and old: far too old to conjure up any kind of fighting spirit. Whilst
many still wonder where all the new music has gone, Beaten By Them are
continuing to relentlessly pound away with a desire and heart that goes
beyond your basic genre role call.”
- Bryan Sanchez
BEATEN BY THEM is a multi-national quintet consisting
of guitarist Andrew Harris, guitarist and keyboardist Max McCormick,
cellist Boima Tucker, bassist Spencer Murray and drummer Jeff
Ardziejewski. The group has previously released two albums and one EP,
and has set their creative ambitions to write and perform rock music
that transcends stylistic barriers.
People Start Listening (described as an "EP")
represents a significant progression for the group. While maintaining
the sonic elements of the previous release Invisible Origins(tribal
drums, synthesizers and earthshaking bass, to name a few) this new
release is an altogether different proposition. It isn’t a stretch to
describe it as an ambient record.
Where in previous Beaten by Them recordings you can clearly hear a band at work, the sounds in People Start Listening are
often hard to identify. It’s a weird and wonderful world, where
musical structures appear suddenly and then collapse into nothingness
before having the chance to gather any momentum. This could be
frustrating, but instead it feels like watching a strange, but cool
movie.
It could be Beaten by Them’s most accessible record yet. And as is usual with this group, the sound is top notch. People Start Listening should appeal to fans of progressive or experimental rock music, indeed anyrock fan who has lost their appetite for the bland and unimaginative fare being served up these days.
Twitter: @beatenbythem
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaten_by_Them
The future: the band is recording a full-length album in January and touring in Summer 2012.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Stockholm’s Serenades Release EP, Announce First American Tour Dates!
Stockholm’s Serenades Release EP, New Video, Announce First American Tour Dates!
SERENADES
COME HOME EP
11/15/11
America, we’d like to introduce you to an amazing new band called Serenades. Based in Stockholm,
Sweden, Serenades are the dynamic duo of Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Markus Krunegard,
two of Sweden’s most highly-regarded songwriters. Serenades’ debut album will be available next year
thanks to Cherrytree Records. In the meantime, however, you can get a very special taste of what’s to
come via the band’s first EP, titled Come Home. Released through all digital service providers and indie
retail on November 15th, Come Home is the perfect introduction to a band whose name you’ll be hearing
throughout 2012.
A free download of the song “Oceans,” which will appear on the Come Home EP, is available now.
“Oceans” is a stunning three minutes of indie pop bliss. Its accompanying video, made up entirely of
oceanic stock footage and up now on theserenades.com, echoes the song’s vibe of sonic submersion.
Woozy, bleached out and full of sunny harmonies, “Oceans” is the perfect summer throwback to keep you
warm throughout winter’s chill.
Serenades will also be coming to America for their first Stateside shows. The band has already played
throughout Sweden in a number of ways – sometimes as a duo, sometimes as an eleven-piece – so
these shows are already guaranteed to be the stuff of legends.
Tour Dates:
12/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot (School Night!)
12/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg
12/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
12/16 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Tasseomancy celebrates Halloween with a new mixtape and video for their new song "Black Milk" - Currently on tour with Austra and "Ulalume" out now!
While on tour with Austra, Tasseomancy crafted the perfect mix for your Halloween festivities! Also, the band captured a live performance of a new song, "Black Milk," while they were in Iceland earlier this month
Ulalume is out now on Out of This Spark!
On Ulalume
(out now on Out Of This Spark), Tasseomancy expanded its scope to move
beyond earlier acoustic arrangements, combining the rhythmic soundscapes
of Popol Vuh and Comus with the dream-like state of Julee Cruise. The
outcome is both terse and expansive, haunting and resonant in the manner
of early soul music, with a smoke ribbon shape and full peal all its
own. The band couldn't be more excited about their upcoming debut
performances in the US when they open for Austra in November. On tour,
Sari and Romy Lightman's live performance as a trio will be rounded out
with the help of the highly talented, multi-instrumentalist Maya
Postepski (of TRUST and Austra).Ulalume is out now on Out of This Spark!
Download and share Tasseomancy's Halloween Mixtape using this Soundcloud link:
Tour Dates:
11.14.11 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
11.16.11 - Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
11.17.11 - Kamloops, BC @ Cactus Jack's
11.18.11 - Edmonton, AB @ Brixx
11.19.11 - Calgary, AB @ Hi Fi
11.20.11 - Lethbridge, AB @ Tongue & Groove
11.22.11 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's
11.23.11 - Regina, SK @ Exchange
11.24.11 - Winnepeg, MB @ WECC
11.25.11 - Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
11.26.11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11.28.11 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11.29.11 - Detroit, MI @ Crookfoot
12.01.11 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
12.02.11 - Montreal, QC @ Caberet Mile End
12.03.11 - Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
12.04.11 - Waterloo, ON @ Starlight
(all dates above with Austra)
What the press is saying about Ulalume:
"On Ulalume, they offer down-tempo dirges and detailed ethereal lyrics that put this record in a sonic space somewhere between Cass McCombs latest album, Wit’s End, and Nico’s classic The Marble Index." VICE
"Tasseomancy's upcoming sophomore album, Ulalume (recorded with and produced by Timber Timbre), is dark, eerie, and a little bit off-kilter, so it becomes more intriguing the more times you press play." NYLON
"You may recognize the voices of Sari and Romy Lightman as the haunting backup singers for Toronto synth-poppers Austra. They are also the forces behind their own, equally dark but folkier group Tasseomancy." Brooklyn Vegan
"Toronto twins Sara and Romy Lightman exist on a different plane of sound, mating ethereal voices with a playground of haunting and lush melodies." RCRD LBL
"Who said psych-folk is dead? Here, we see all it’s tennets in glorious detail - gorgeous witchy women, death, lace, ghosts, bad dreams made beautiful… set to a stunning number fit for a seance. I’m in love." yvynyl
"I'm just now getting into the whole album, but this new video for one of its tracks, "Heavy Sleep," should give you a pretty good idea of how ethereal it sounds." NPR Music
"The
Lightman twins have really fined tuned how to meld their whispery,
eerie harmonies into a fuller sound than what they introduced in their
previous outfit, Ghost Bees. Songs like "Diana" and "The Darkness of
Things" truly come across as otherworldly." BUST
"There’s an aura of soft dissonance that surrounds the entire release, bathing Ulalume in a sinister light, even when it’s at its most cheerful..." The Line Of Best Fit
"They seem to occupy a completely different universe from the one I'm living in. The songs are old-sounding, like some sort of forgotten relic from another time." Diamond Rings on his favorite new artist at Pitchfork
"There’s an aura of soft dissonance that surrounds the entire release, bathing Ulalume in a sinister light, even when it’s at its most cheerful..." The Line Of Best Fit
"They seem to occupy a completely different universe from the one I'm living in. The songs are old-sounding, like some sort of forgotten relic from another time." Diamond Rings on his favorite new artist at Pitchfork
Oxnard's Sea Lions preps debut LP for Slumberland
Oxnard's Sea Lions preps debut LP for Slumberland
STREAM: "Grown Up" -
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2011/10/kcrw-premiere-sea-lions-grown-up/
STREAM: "Grown Up" -
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2011/10/kcrw-premiere-sea-lions-grown-up/
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Sea Lions
When
Adrian Pillado formed Sea Lions in 2007, he wasn't really sure what it
would be. His influences were something of a musical snowstorm,
involving Crass, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Orange
Juice, and K Records' flagship band Beat Happening. In the beginning, it
was just Adrian singing and playing guitar, with his best friend Pat
playing drums. Both had a history in Oxnard's D.I.Y. punk scene, but
something new was starting to happen in that town. A group of young kids
had been listening to a lot of K, Postcard, Sarah, Creation, and
(naturally) Slumberland records; new bands started forming, and bands
that were previously more into punk and noise started working in these
new influences. Maria's Eric Bellow started YAY! records to document the
Sound of Young Oxnard, and Sea Lions fit right in on the roster. The
early days of Sea Lions were a learning curve, Adrian and Pat crashing
and bashing their way through songs, often stumbling upon something
beautiful in the process. Still, something was missing; a full band?
more time to woodshed? They were always just teetering on the edge of
something great, but when would it come?
That
greatness came one night at the cooler than cool L.A. indie club Part
Time Punks. They had recently added a second guitarist, and a bass
player... and they killed. Adrian had really grown as a songwriter, the
songs were still shambolic, but they were also assertive and direct.
They were in a race to the end of each song, and were running that race
with swagger. They thrilled the full time punks in the crowd with a
cover of Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown," and wowed us Northern Soul
junkies with a downright saucy cover of the Freda Payne classic, "Band
of Gold." There was the exact point at which you could say, "Ladies and
gentlemen, Sea Lions!"
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions, But Were Afraid to Ask
is without question the next giant step forward for the band. A brief
instrumental intro gracefully leads you into the galloping proper album
opener, "I Should be Sleeping." The production throughout is
shimmering, and assured. Something as simple as the backing "oohs" on
the song "Grown Up," become transcendent. The use of toy piano at the
beginning of the song could easily be cloying, but instead feels
tasteful and necessary. And while that song talks about the familiar
indiepop theme of not wanting to grow up, elsewhere on the album they
reveal some very mature new facets of the band. Nowhere is this more
evident than what may be the album's strongest track "As Times Change."
While they do a wonderful job dabbling in minor keys and retro sounds
that seem perfect for a haunted sock hop throughout Everything...
, "As Times Change" reveals a confident band that knows how to mine
their record collections (particularly their 13th Floor Elevators, and
Love records) and turn all of those sounds into something entirely
their own. The much-noted Calvin Johnson-like flavor of Adrian's voice
is a great contrast to what has become a quite virtuosic band. Second
guitarist Matt, and drummer Javier come from the punk scene of Adrian's
youth, while bassist Kyle is a fervent Britpop fan, and often wears a
button with an image of Radiohead's Thom Yorke.
All
of this adds to the unique yet familiar sound that Sea Lions have
cleverly cultivated. Bustling with nervous energy and the desire to
communicate, Sea Lions share a sense of urgency with great pop
forebears like Subway Sect and Television Personalities -- earnestness
combined with pop knowledge and punk suss. What Sea Lions capture, where
so many young bands try and fail, is not simply the sound of young
Oxnard, it's the sound of youth everywhere. Bored, underemployed, and
wishing your life was something else. If there is any justice in this
world it will take them far.
Sea Lions
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid To Ask
(Slumberland)
Street Date: Nov. 22, 2011
1. Intro
2. I Should Be Sleeping
3. Grown Up
4. Tell You
5. A Cloud
6. Look
7. Rainfall
8. I Don't Wanna Go Out
9. I Loved Her So Much
10. What's The Point?
11. Running In Circles
12. Untitled (Guitar)
13. My Girl
14. As Times Change
15. A Song For Your Smile
SEA LIONS LINKS:
Forest Fire premieres music video for "The News"
Forest Fire premieres music video for
"The News"
VIDEO: "The News" (Dir. by Sophia Peer) -
MP3: "Mtns are Mtns" -
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Forest Fire
Pitchfork
has premiered the Sophia Peer-directed video (short film, really) for
"The News," the first single from Forest Fire's FatCat debut, Staring At The X, which was released Oct. 18.
This gorgeous, strange clip finds the band members in hot water when a find from a field expedition turns into a party-threatening monster. A combination of beautifully-staged live action group shots and intercut animation make a great match for the track's mix of infectious hooks and curious sonic textures.
Sophia Peer's CV includes music videos for Yeasayer, Woods, Delicate Steve, and others, as well as graphic video design for MTV and Pitchfork TV.
This gorgeous, strange clip finds the band members in hot water when a find from a field expedition turns into a party-threatening monster. A combination of beautifully-staged live action group shots and intercut animation make a great match for the track's mix of infectious hooks and curious sonic textures.
Sophia Peer's CV includes music videos for Yeasayer, Woods, Delicate Steve, and others, as well as graphic video design for MTV and Pitchfork TV.
Forest Fire will be touring Europe in November/December and plan on crossing the US early in 2012.
Bio:
With
their sophomore record, Forest Fire - songwriter/vocalist Mark
Thresher, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Delffs,
bassist/multi-instrumentalist Natalie Stormann, drummer Robert Pounding,
and producer/keyboardist Adam Spittler - reject the what's next-next
attitude plaguing so many of the NYC/Brooklyn scene, innovating
sonically at their own pace while maintaining a traditionalist's focus
on songwriting. Staring At The X is an electrifying leap
forward from the "cosmic Americana" of their lauded debut, Survival,
which was named one of 2009's top ten albums by Rough Trade Shops, and
album of the year by La Blogotheque.
For
their latest, self-recorded effort, Forest Fire renew the focus on
instant-classic hooks and lyrics that have earned them favorable
comparisons with contemporaries like the Walkmen or occasional tourmates
Phosphorescent, but bring a new complexity to their sound. As Thresher
explains, "This record is our attempt to be more of an ambitious
songwriter/rock band, rather than a weird folk band."
This new ambition pays dividends. Staring At The X
brings together swaggering, guitar-led breakdowns that recall NYC
forebears VU or Television (the band's recent live performances,
especially, bring to mind the Velvets with long-form, restless "Sister
Ray"-style extended jams) with romantic, darkly insistent British
new-wave-styled pop; even Floyd-worthy extended space-outs make an
appearance, particularly in sinister, doom-motorik album centerpiece
"They Pray Execution Style."
From
album opener "Born Into" with its insinuating buildup and fuzzed
melodic counterpoints, through the infectious, sharp-as-a-knife chorus
of first single "The News" ("you won't get far/with that look in your
eyes"); from ghosty Buddy Holly rave-down "Blank Appeal," which cuts
guitar buzzwalls into its last-slowdance pacing, through
post-apocalyptic lament "Visions In Plastic," which closes the record - Staring At The X
is tied together by Thresher's soulful, world-weary drawl, backed at
times by guest vocalist Shilpa Ray, as well as Stormann (who takes over
lead vocal responsibilities once, to haunting effect, on "They Pray
Execution Style").
First
preview track "Future Shadows" foregrounds a driving mix of organic and
electronic percussion and bass pop alongside Thresher's vocal,
delivering death-reflective lyrics like the eerie, knowing "like
shadows, we'll leave/when the time comes," bolstered by a thrumming
float of synth and searing guitar punctuations.
Forest
Fire were originally discovered by tastemaking blogger Ryan Catbird
after he randomly downloaded some of their music on a filesharing site
because he liked the band name. He released their debut album, Survival,
on his own label in 2008; Infinite Best reissued it in the US in 2009
(with Broken Sound and Talitres handling Europe). La Blogotheque
declared Survival its top record of the year in 2008, calling it "raw
and powerful... like a drug-hazed stroll through the history of song."
Upon its 2009 reissue, Rough Trade Shops declared Survival one of the
top ten records of the year, along with the likes of The xx, Grizzly
Bear, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Animal Collective; in their
writeup, the indie shop giant called the record "an absolute
revelation." FatCat plan to reissue Survival in early 2012.
Forest
Fire has spent much of the years between releases touring, crossing
Europe three times last year - once supporting Phosphorescent, and twice
headlining their own shows and playing festival dates, including the
UK's End Of The Road and France's Route Du Rock. They've shared stages
with the likes of Sharon Van Etten (who contributed guest vocals to
Survival), Xiu Xiu, Papercuts, Gang Gang Dance, Psychedelic Horseshit,
Anna Calvi, Julianna Barwick and Cass McCombs, among others.
What the press is saying about Forest Fire:
"suggests
Sparklehorse doing a slow turn on a haunted dance floor with Melvins,
while Roy Orbison and Bolan applaud from the sidelines. Too good." -
Time Out London
**** - "A complex and meaty second album" - Artrocker
"It's
a headphone album, yes, but there's so much joy here that you'll want
to experience it with others, too." - L Magazine ("The 10 Best Things
Right Now")
"There's
a looming darkness in the middle of all of those interests that hints
at a compelling underside you'll keep coming back to." - Stereogum
Forest Fire
Staring At The X
(FatCat)
Street Date: Oct. 18, 2011
1. Born Into (3:04)
2. Future Shadows (4:10)
3. The News (2:32)
4. They Pray Execution Style (6:26)
5. Staring At The X (3:00)
6. Blank Appeal (4:17)
7. Mtns Are Mtns (2:42)
8. Visions In Plastic (8:28)
3. The News (2:32)
4. They Pray Execution Style (6:26)
5. Staring At The X (3:00)
6. Blank Appeal (4:17)
7. Mtns Are Mtns (2:42)
8. Visions In Plastic (8:28)
FOREST FIRE LINKS:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Forest-Fire/121908997824950
Twitter - http://twitter.com/fuckforestfire
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fuckforestfire
Sermons Announce Debut Album "An Augury" Out Digitally Today and LP Format on January 10th, 2012
Announce Debut Album "An Augury" Out on Physical Vinyl Format January 10th, 2012
Digital Release Available Today at iTunes and Amazon.com!
New Jersey and Philadelphia-based rock quartet Sermons have announced the details of their upcoming debut full-length album "An Augury" out today through all digital retail outlets, and available nationwide January 10th, 2012 on physical vinyl format.
Sermons formed in 2010 when friends Jesse, Quinn, Vinny and Tim (who formerly manned the light show and part of the fire breathing duties for the Dillinger Escape Plan) put themselves to work on what became their new project. Featuring a collection of songs that march forward with a Hammond & Rhodes in the lead, their debut album, sidesteps the popular use of guitar without sacrificing aggression or straight forwardness.
Representing devilry in the spirit of the Birthday Party/Bad Seeds/late 90's San Diego, Sermons best orchestrate their brand of epic on songs "Poseidon's Tears," allowing a condemned sailor the last word on blasphemy before being thrown overboard. "Red Shift" mates mad science with dirty rock & roll, while "Holy Water" ends in a sardonic fit of Jesus talk. Heavy bass rolls thick and thunderous, while drums punctuate and gavel in the portentous theater/church that is Sermons.
* Purchase "An Augury" on iTunes and Amazon now!
"An Augury" Track List:
1. Teach Me Alchemy
2. Poseidon's Tears
3. I Sing Trouble
4. Throne
5. You're My Favorite Madonna
6. I Don't Scare Crows
7. Red Shift
8. Holy Water
9. The Museum of Dim Lit Affairs
For more information, visit:
Sermons on Facebook
Sermons on Bandcamp
Twitter.com/sermonsmmx
Digital Release Available Today at iTunes and Amazon.com!
New Jersey and Philadelphia-based rock quartet Sermons have announced the details of their upcoming debut full-length album "An Augury" out today through all digital retail outlets, and available nationwide January 10th, 2012 on physical vinyl format.
Sermons formed in 2010 when friends Jesse, Quinn, Vinny and Tim (who formerly manned the light show and part of the fire breathing duties for the Dillinger Escape Plan) put themselves to work on what became their new project. Featuring a collection of songs that march forward with a Hammond & Rhodes in the lead, their debut album, sidesteps the popular use of guitar without sacrificing aggression or straight forwardness.
Representing devilry in the spirit of the Birthday Party/Bad Seeds/late 90's San Diego, Sermons best orchestrate their brand of epic on songs "Poseidon's Tears," allowing a condemned sailor the last word on blasphemy before being thrown overboard. "Red Shift" mates mad science with dirty rock & roll, while "Holy Water" ends in a sardonic fit of Jesus talk. Heavy bass rolls thick and thunderous, while drums punctuate and gavel in the portentous theater/church that is Sermons.
* Purchase "An Augury" on iTunes and Amazon now!
"An Augury" Track List:
1. Teach Me Alchemy
2. Poseidon's Tears
3. I Sing Trouble
4. Throne
5. You're My Favorite Madonna
6. I Don't Scare Crows
7. Red Shift
8. Holy Water
9. The Museum of Dim Lit Affairs
For more information, visit:
Sermons on Facebook
Sermons on Bandcamp
Twitter.com/sermonsmmx
Gem Club premieres unsettling music video for "252" at Spin.com
VIDEO: "252" (NSFW) (Dir. by Matthew Salton) -
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Gem Club photo by Jared Graves
Today, SPIN premiered the new video for "252," the latest single from Gem Club's spare, haunting full-length debut, Breakers.
The clip, directed by New York-based filmmaker Matthew Salton, ably
captures the devestating, vulnerable beauty of Christopher Barnes,
Kristen Drymala, and Ieva Berberian's music. Melancholic, disturbing,
and wholly appropriate for this sinister holiday, Salton's video gives
"252" the big-screen, high-definition treatment that it richly deserves,
expertly underscoring Breakers' palpable cinematic qualities. In the
tradition of cartoonist Charles Burns (or "body horror" master David
Cronenberg), "252" features a cast of attractive young people succumbing
to corporeal tragedies--falling into seizures, weeping, and leaking
mysterious filth from their bodies. It's a dark ride, but also one of
the most beautiful and unforgettable music videos you're likely to see
all year.
Bio:
Glink!
A rare stone dropped in the ocean. It sinks away from the light, and
its gleam begins to wane, it darkens against the depth. Sinking into
vastness, it looks almost like outer space, it could be floating, to the
ocean's ceiling floor. Here, there is no rising, there is no sinking,
they are the same, growing and dying look identical.
Gem
Club exists in this space. They float up to floors and live until the
day they're born. Gem Club is music, made by Christopher Barnes and his
collaborators, cellist Kristen Drymala, and vocalist Ieva Berberian.
Currently, they live in Massachusetts.
Following their self-released six-song EP, Acid and Everything, Gem Club have made Breakers,
a debut full-length released through Hardly Art. If the album were a
place, it would be home, strewn remnants of a party. If it were a color,
it would be deep, rich, and full. If it were a glance, most definitely
goodbye.
Breakers is
like a story that finds myth in the mundane. Like finding a tape,
under a tree, before it's about to rain. The tape is marked with a
muddied label: "STYX (the river, not the band)" and when it plays, the
piano seems to whisper, to speak, to cry. No matter how low the volume
is set, it plays loud. It rings like church bells, it sings like
angels, it hums like heaven, and it's the beginning of a journey, in
water.
Breakers seems
to wander, rowed slowly on a passage, secreting a message it only
half-understands. Amidst the fog, however, the dim lanterns, and the
specters on the banks, Gem Club maintains a clear vision, a clear voice,
protective of its precious charge. Held crooked under its arm is a
record of the kind of expression that can only ever be mostly
understood, the way that hearts speak in codes unknown.
Part
sadness, part elegy, part smiling kiss, the truth is delivered
sparingly, in notes written and played with great love. Scenes of loss
and hope, of coming together and coming apart, play themselves out on
shore, while slowly, like the long, haunted stroke of a cello, the boat
moves on. Perhaps actual memories, perhaps places unknown, still the
message, written on dark paper, in light greys and whites, is safe.
Gem Club are a special find, a sparkling rarity. Breakers is deep and wide, and quickly robs you of the ability to tell up from down. Breakers is many kinds of breakers, like what breaks the tide, what breaks the wind, and what breaks the heart.
GEM CLUB
11/02 Boston, MA PA's Lounge
11/17 Cambridge, MA TT The Bears +
# - w/ Tiger Saw
+ - w/ Youth Lagoon and Young Magic
Gem Club
Breakers
(Hardly Art)
Street date: Sept. 27, 2011
1. Twins
2. Breakers
3. Lands
4. Red Arrow (John)
5. I Heard the Party
6. Black Ships
7. Tanager
8. 252
9. In Wavelengths
GEM CLUB LINKS:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gemclub
Band page: http://www.hardlyart.com/gemclub.html
Twitter: http://twitter.com/iamgemclub
Official site: http://www.iamgemclub.com/
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HE IS WE forced to cancel rest of their dates on All Time Low tour
New York, NY-
Due to circumstances beyond their control, HE IS WE
has canceled the remainder of their dates supporting
All Time Low. The band will be pulling off the tour effective
immediately in order for vocalist Rachel Taylor to be treated
for medical reasons. “First and foremost, our main concern
is for Rachel to get the treatment that she needs to get back
in 100% health so she can get back on the road and play for
fans again,” said manager Jeff Levin.
Last night’s performance in Iowa City,
IA was the band’s final show on the All Time Low tour.
# # #
Friday, October 28, 2011
Architecture in Helsinki Premiere Video for "W.O.W." & Begin US Tour Wednesday
Architecture in Helsinki Release Video for “W.O.W.”
and Kick Off US Tour on Wednesday
Click HERE for the Premiere at Interview.com
or Click HERE to Watch it on Vimeo
(feel free to post and share!)
Before embarking on their current European Tour, Architecture in Helsinki snuck off to Australia’s Gold Coast with their good friends and fellow Melburnians Krozm (http://www.krozm.com/), who had mentioned to them earlier in the year that they'd met a Pyrotechnician who had offered them use of his Animatronic Dolphins.
As the band recount, “This sounded to good to be true, so we pinky swore that we'd make our dolphin dream a reality. We later found out that said dolphins were used in the 90's version of Flipper, featuring Jessica Alba (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVK7rUfQ2SM), which only made the prospect of this clip more exciting.”
They add that “In a nutshell, W.O.W acts the soundtrack to a film about one man's quest to find answers and in turn his place in the natural universe. Somewhere along the line we convinced Cameron to make his acting debut, which included him swimming fully clothed in freezing water for a whole day.”
You can watch the video here:
http://vimeo.com/30531985
Next week AIH embark on their final US Tour for the Aria-nominated (for Best Pop Release) “Moment Bends,” so be sure not to miss the last opportunity to see them for quite a while.
Tour Dates:
02 Nov 2011 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
03 Nov 2011 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
04 Nov 2011 - Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
05 Nov 2011 - Mexico City, MX @ El Plaza Condesa
06 Nov 2011 - Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
07 Nov 2011 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
09 Nov 2011 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
10 Nov 2011 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
11 Nov 2011 - Miami, FL @ Grand Central
12 Nov 2011 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
14 Nov 2011 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
15 Nov 2011 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
16 Nov 2011 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
17 Nov 2011 - Boston, MA @ Royale
18 Nov 2011 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
19 Nov 2011 - Alfred, NY @ Alfred University
20 Nov 2011 - Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
21 Nov 2011 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
22 Nov 2011 - St. Paul, MN @ Macalester College
Additional Festival shows:
26 Nov 2011 - Canberra, AU @ Foreshore Festival
03 Dec 2011 - Sydney, AU @ Homebake / The Domain
29 Dec 2011 –Gisborne, NZ – Rhythm & Vines Festival
22 Jan 2012 - Gold Coast, AU @ Big Day Out / Gold Coast Parklands
26 Jan 2012 - Sydney, AU @ Big Day Out / Sydney Showground
29 Jan 2012 - Melbourne, AU @ Big Day Out / Flemington Racecourse
03 Feb 2012 - Adelaide, AU @ Big Day Out / Adelaide Showground
05 Feb 2012 - Perth, AU @ Big Day Out / Claremont Showground
and Kick Off US Tour on Wednesday
Click HERE for the Premiere at Interview.com
or Click HERE to Watch it on Vimeo
(feel free to post and share!)
Before embarking on their current European Tour, Architecture in Helsinki snuck off to Australia’s Gold Coast with their good friends and fellow Melburnians Krozm (http://www.krozm.com/), who had mentioned to them earlier in the year that they'd met a Pyrotechnician who had offered them use of his Animatronic Dolphins.
As the band recount, “This sounded to good to be true, so we pinky swore that we'd make our dolphin dream a reality. We later found out that said dolphins were used in the 90's version of Flipper, featuring Jessica Alba (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVK7rUfQ2SM), which only made the prospect of this clip more exciting.”
They add that “In a nutshell, W.O.W acts the soundtrack to a film about one man's quest to find answers and in turn his place in the natural universe. Somewhere along the line we convinced Cameron to make his acting debut, which included him swimming fully clothed in freezing water for a whole day.”
You can watch the video here:
http://vimeo.com/30531985
Next week AIH embark on their final US Tour for the Aria-nominated (for Best Pop Release) “Moment Bends,” so be sure not to miss the last opportunity to see them for quite a while.
Tour Dates:
02 Nov 2011 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
03 Nov 2011 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
04 Nov 2011 - Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
05 Nov 2011 - Mexico City, MX @ El Plaza Condesa
06 Nov 2011 - Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
07 Nov 2011 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
09 Nov 2011 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
10 Nov 2011 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
11 Nov 2011 - Miami, FL @ Grand Central
12 Nov 2011 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
14 Nov 2011 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
15 Nov 2011 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
16 Nov 2011 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
17 Nov 2011 - Boston, MA @ Royale
18 Nov 2011 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
19 Nov 2011 - Alfred, NY @ Alfred University
20 Nov 2011 - Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
21 Nov 2011 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
22 Nov 2011 - St. Paul, MN @ Macalester College
Additional Festival shows:
26 Nov 2011 - Canberra, AU @ Foreshore Festival
03 Dec 2011 - Sydney, AU @ Homebake / The Domain
29 Dec 2011 –Gisborne, NZ – Rhythm & Vines Festival
22 Jan 2012 - Gold Coast, AU @ Big Day Out / Gold Coast Parklands
26 Jan 2012 - Sydney, AU @ Big Day Out / Sydney Showground
29 Jan 2012 - Melbourne, AU @ Big Day Out / Flemington Racecourse
03 Feb 2012 - Adelaide, AU @ Big Day Out / Adelaide Showground
05 Feb 2012 - Perth, AU @ Big Day Out / Claremont Showground
The Soft Moon streams new EP, drops "Total Decay" video and FACT Mix just in time for Halloween
THE SOFT MOON STREAMS TOTAL DECAY IN FULL AT SPIN.COM
BAND SHARES "TOTAL DECAY" VIDEO AND FACT MIX IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN
TOTAL DECAY EP DUE HALLOWEEN DAY FROM CAPTURED TRACKS
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Coming up on a year since their debut self-titled LP release, The Soft Moon presents Total Decay.
Luis Vasquez continues to conjure a sound fueled tempest that
intoxicates with its own post-apocalyptic dust in this new EP, which
will be released on Halloween, fittingly. What began as a side-project
has quickly gathered a cult following that has culled a spotlight in its
own right, no longer in a cloaked corner.
"It's claustrophobic. It's hypnotic and exhilarating." - David Bevan, Spin Magazine
STREAM: TOTAL DECAY - http://www.spin.com/articles/first-spin-listen-soft-moons-total-decay-ep
WATCH: "TOTAL DECAY" - http://pitchfork.com/tv/musicvideos/1543-total-decay/
"Honestly, if you're into goth, post-punk, cold wave, industrial - any morbid music of the night, in fact - you need to get your teeth into this; it's a spotless, tip-top selection, and you can take that from people who really care about this stuff." - Fact Magazine
STREAM: FACT MIX 295 - http://www.factmag.com/2011/10/28/fact-mix-295-the-soft-moon/
THE SOFT MOON TOUR DATES
10/30 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (Part Time Punks) # ^
10/31 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (Halloween EP release show!) # *
# = w/ Led Er Est
^ = w/ Frank Alpine
* = w/ Chelsea Wolfe
THE SOFT MOON
TOTAL DECAY
(CAPTURED TRACKS)
Oct. 31, 2011
1. Repetition
2. Alive
3. Total Decay
4. Visions
NEW CASSETTES release "Silent Guns Deluxe EP" on Nov 8, 2011 via MTV's HYPE MUSIC
NEW CASSETTES
SILENT GUNS DELUXE EP OUT NOVEMBER 8, 2011
VIA MTV’s HYPE MUSIC
PUREVOLUME FREE DOWNLOAD PREMIERE OF “SILENT GUNS”
“SILENT GUNS” VIDEO CURRENTLY IN ROTATION ON mtvU
New York, NY (October 28, 2011) - NEW CASSETTES
is a five-piece band from Northampton, England who delivers a fresh
blast of modern rock that is artful, edgy and infectious. The quintet
originally released the Silent Guns EP in early 2011 and now MTV’s HYPE MUSIC will release Silent Guns Deluxe EP digitally on November 8, 2011. Originally a three track EP, Silent Guns Deluxe EP contains thee new tracks featured in MTV programming.
PureVolume is currently premiering a FREE DOWNLOAD and hosting the video of the title track, “Silent Guns.”
“New Cassettes
have perfected the art of indie-rock cool with the awesomely infectious
‘Silent Guns’," commends Alyssa Coluccio of PV. Check them both out here. A band directed video of the title track is out now and currently in rotation on mtvU.
While
in the states working on new material last year, the band took a break
from the studio to do a special ASCAP-hosted showcase for TV and movie
executives at the Gibson Showroom in Los Angeles. Blown away by the
performance and immediate fans of the band, MTV asked them to join the new HYPE MUSIC venture between MTV and Extreme Music.
Now
headed up by industry tastemaker Nic Harcourt, MTV’s HYPE Music
considers New Cassettes a flagship artist for the program. Last month,
New Cassettes performed an acoustic set and were interviewed before the
London Hype Music Launch party at the famed Abbey Road Studios.
The
band worked with Russell Emanuelle from Extreme/HYPE to rework three
songs from their HYPE catalogue into stripped back acoustic versions,
adding more emphasis to the feel of the lyrics and show off anther side
to the songs and band. The session was recorded in infamous Studio 2,
appropriately dubbed: The Beatles Studio. Keep an eye out for footage
to come shortly.
Evoking a fascinating blend of classic indie rock (R.E.M.), pop (XTC) and new wave (New Order), yet thoroughly 21st
Century with spiky guitars that go head to head with propulsive rhythms
and hook-filled choruses, New Cassettes is fast-gaining critical
acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. The band have been leaving
audiences swooning since 2005, from supporting the Strokes to playing
Glastonbury, Latitude and Wireless Festivals, releasing three singles
and their debut album The Art Of... in the UK and Japan.
New Cassettes have gained critical acclaim from plays on Radio 1, BBC6 and XFM, and have been a MySpace featured artist as well as the Radio 1 front-page profile. The band been featured on the "The Inbetweeners” (UK) Soundtrack and completed a successful headlining tour in Japan.
Additional placements include “Bite Your Lip” in the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy in September and multiple songs on MTV hit Jersey Shore.
New
Cassettes will be touring the U.S. in early 2012, leading to the
release of their debut full-length at SXSW in March. Please reach out
if you’d like more info on New Cassettes, a copy of Silent Guns Deluxe EP or to speak to the band.
New Cassettes - Silent Guns Deluxe EP Tracklist:
1 - Silent Guns
2 - You Are A Slow Wave
3 - You Won't Stop
4 - I'm Always Right
5 - Munich and Berlin
6 - Televise This
Stream Silent Guns Deluxe EP at http://www.purevolume.com/new/NewCassettes
New Cassettes is:
Dan Battison - bass
Nik Gray - guitar/vocals
Tom Stubbs - vocals
Tommy Francis - drums/vocals
Owen Reed - guitar/vocals
Nik Gray - guitar/vocals
Tom Stubbs - vocals
Tommy Francis - drums/vocals
Owen Reed - guitar/vocals
Every Last Drop Counts in Yukon Blonde's New Video for "Water" Single off "Fire//Water" EP. Band Tour Through North America Including A Movember NYC Halloween Set
Every Last Drop Counts in Yukon Blonde's New Video for "Water" Single off Fire//Water EP, Out Now
Band Tour Extensively Through North America
Including A Movember NYC Halloween Set
Watch the video for "Water" at the Paste Premiere or YouTube
Including A Movember NYC Halloween Set
Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde have debuted a brand new video for their single "Water" with Paste taken from their recently released Fire//Water EP on Dine Alone Records (Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian). Directed by Amazing Factory Productions
the video for "Water" was shot on the plains of their native Vancouver,
and features the band out of luck, time, and their most vital resource.
The quartet continues to support the EP on an extensive North American
fall tour including over 60 dates where fans can purchase a vinyl copy
in either fire orange or water blue.
Performing
their way down to the states this weekend, Yukon Blonde will appear in
NYC for a special one-off Halloween set before returning to Canada for
early November dates. The band will be transforming their beards into
waxed and groomed mustaches in support this year's Movember
campaign. Catch their new Movember look and rumored Village People
attire as they celebrated the holiday and raise general awareness for
men's wellness and prostate health.
Produced by Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, Ladyhawk) the four song follow up to the quartet's Polaris and WCMA
award nominated debut LP was written partially while on the road, and
partially while off the road at a cottage in the Comox Valley (BC). The
band recorded a total of 15 songs over the course of the summer, and
the remaining 11 tracks will be featured on their sophomore LP in early
2012.
Yukon Blonde's career has so far been marked by their on-the-road ethic. Last fall they embarked on a 30+ date tour supporting Good Old War, as well as several headlining runs down each coast. This summer the young B.C. band played at Milwaukee Summerfest with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
and the last year and a half has seen them rack up nonstop tour mileage
both in North America, and Europe, including festivals such as SXSW, CMJ and Popkomm Festival in Berlin along the way. Make sure to check them out this fall as they wind through the entire country.
Yukon Blonde Fire//Water Tour Dates
27 Oct -Charlottetown, PE @ Hunters Ale House
28-Oct - Fredericton, NB @ The Capitol
29 Oct - Quebec City, QC @ Le Scanner
31 Oct - Brooklyn, NY @ Rock Shop
28-Oct - Fredericton, NB @ The Capitol
29 Oct - Quebec City, QC @ Le Scanner
05 Nov - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
07 Nov - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
10 Nov - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
11 Nov - Victoria, BC @ Sugar
15 Nov -Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
16 Nov - Nashvile, TN @ 3rd & Lindly *
17 Nov -St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *
18 Nov - Louisville, KY @ Zanza Bar *
19 Nov - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café *
20 Nov - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern*
22 Nov - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café *
23 Nov - East Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar *
25 Nov - Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge *
26 Nov -Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club *
28 Nov -Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Ave Entry *
30 Nov - Rockisland, IL @ Huckleberry Pizza *
01 Dec - Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop *
02 Dec - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr *
03 Dec - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room *
04 Dec - Oklahoma city, OK @ The Conservatory *
06 Dec - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Cantina *
07 Dec - Dallas, TX @ Double Wide *
08 Dec - Houston, TX @ Fitz Downstairs *
09 Dec - Austin, TX @ Emo's Inside *
11 Dec - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
13 Dec - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
14 Dec -Boise, ID @ Neurolox *
16 Dec - Spokane, WA @ A Club *
17 Dec - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile *
18 Dec - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir *
21 Dec - San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall *
22 Dec - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar *
23 Dec - Los Angeles @ The Echo
29 Dec - New South Wales, Australia- Peats Ridge Festival Glenworth Valley
* All US shows after Nov 15 co-headline w/ The Fling
For more information, please visit:
http://www.yukonblonde.comhttp://www.dinealonerecords.com
http://www.facebook.com/yukonblonde
http://www.twitter.com/yukonblonde
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