Seattle trio The
Blakes return with their highly anticipated new album, Art
of Losses next week but over at PureVolume you
can spin its exclusive premiere right now, one week before it
officially drops on July 24.
Alyssa Coluccio from PV hails, “From the
jangling soul-rock of ‘Paralysis’ to the tambourine-dream, 60s-leaning melodies
of ‘New Friends’, this is an album built on diversity and heart, reflection and
acceptance.” Emily Zemler at RCRD
LBL called Art of Losses, “A terse collection of
alt-pop numbers. The title track is a swaggering rocker that pairs grungy
guitars with pensively mopey vocals, throwing back to ‘60s-style rock.” Download
the track “Art of Losses” from RCRDLBL here.
The Blakes will be at Pianos on Thurs, July 26 for
an early show at 7pm and The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ on Fri, July 27th.
Leading to the performances, The Blakes will be live-on-air for an interview
with John Richards and performance at KEXP from their New York
Studio. This session will air LIVE on 90.3-FM KEXP in Seattle and
worldwide at http://kexp.org at
12noon Eastern on Thursday, July 26th.
In 34 minutes, Art of Losses zips through
dreamy pop, electro-tinged rock, moody post-punk and lo-fi guitars mixed with
big harmonies. Snow recently discussed the
influence of the Rolling Stones on The Blakes withPaste Magazine.
"The Blakes return with yet another stellar record
proving they're one of the best rock bands out there today."
– John Richards, KEXP
– John Richards, KEXP
“Soak the Kinks in cheap booze, reignite the Stooges’ strut
and add some modern Strokes of ambition, and you have the Blakes.”
– SPIN
“Dandy Warhols-ish swampy guitars, twitchy Strokes rhythms,
and power-pop vocal harmonies, offering an energetic and unmannered romp through modern rock radio.”
– PITCHFORK
“Innocent and raunchy, wide-eyed and tunnel-visioned, all at once.”
– NPR
– PITCHFORK
“Innocent and raunchy, wide-eyed and tunnel-visioned, all at once.”
– NPR
Thurs, July 26 – 7pm
The Blakes @ Pianos
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 505-3733
(212) 505-3733
21+
$8
Fri, July 27 – 8pm
The Blakes @ The Saint
601 Main Street Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 775-9144
(732) 775-9144
21+
$12.00
$12.00
The Blakes have performed at numerous festivals through
their career including Lollapalooza, Sasquatch, SxSW, Bumbershoot and CMJ and
their music has been placed on a variety of different TV shows and movies
including, “How I Met Your Mother,” “Royal Pains,” “Beverly Hills 90210” and
countless MTV shows.
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