I Break Horses
Allow us to introduce you to the beguiling world of I BREAK
HORSES, the nom de plume of Maria Lindén and her musical partner Fredrik Balck.
Residing in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, the duo have been meticulously
crafting the nine incredible tracks that make up debut album Hearts throughout
stolen moments gathered up over the past two years.
The task of capturing the sonic density of Lindén's
compositions was painstaking, while Balck's lyrics, constantly teasing the
senses, are at times insular and cold to the touch. It's only when interpreted
by Maria's gorgeous vocals that a warmth is added, like the first rays of sun
on a winters morning.
Although heavily (and openly) influenced by My Bloody
Valentine, Slowdive, Jesus & Mary Chain et al - Hearts is
far from an exercise in typical shoegaze fayre. Maria, waif-like and unassuming
in person, is transformed on record to sound 10 feet tall. And, perhaps where
certain contemporaries would hypnotize the listener into their world by sheer
volume alone, I Break Horses lock firmly onto the very thing that makes each
and every one of us 'tick': our pulse. Our Hearts. The common
thread that links the nine songs together; always present, always beating - the
album's strength and presence guided entirely by it.
Coupled with with Lindén's vocal, a seductive Scandinavian
croon that's bathed in an ocean of reverb and tremelo, Hearts is quite the
sonic experience. It can't be defined via a few meagre adjectives or genre
classifications; you have to live it, live inside it. It will soak you up,
embrace you and give back what you put in... Welcome to the most bewitching
debut of the year.
I BREAK HORSES
SU 22-Apr San Francisco, CA Fillmore *
W 25-Apr Portland, OR Roseland *
TH 26-Apr Seattle, WA Neptune *
F 27-Apr Vancouver, BC Vogue *
SU 29-Apr Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue *
M 30-Apr Denver, CO Ogden *
TU 1-May Lawrence, KS Granada *
W 2-May St Louis, MO Pageant *
F 4-May Chicago, IL Vic *
SA 5-May Detroit, MI Majestic *
SU 6-May Toronto, ON Sound Academy *
M 7-May Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom *
W 9-May Boston, MA House Of Blues *
TH 10-May New York, NY Terminal 5 *
F 11-May Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *
SA 12-May Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
M 14-May Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theater *
TU 15-May Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works *
TH 17-May Houston, TX House of Blues *
F 18-May Austin, TX Stubb's *
SA 19-May Dallas, TX Granada *
M 21-May Phoenix, AZ Crescent
W 23-May Los Angeles, CA Echo
* = w/ M83
I Break Horses
Hearts
(I Kill Love / Bella Union)
Street Date: Aug. 23, 2011
1. Winter Beats
2. Hearts
3. Wired
4. I Kill Your Love, Baby!
5. Pulse
6. Cancer
7. Load Your Eyes
8. Empty Bottles
9. No Way Outro
I BREAK HORSES LINKS:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/ibreakhorses
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ibreakhorses
Official Site - http://www.ibreakhorses.se/
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