5/21/2013

The Black Angels @ The Mayan


photo: Angel Ceballos

The Black Angels are playing the Mayan tonight, Tuesday, May 21st 2013.
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The Thermals' "The Sunset" Video

Watch The Thermals' "The Sunset" Video At Noisey 
Desperate Ground Out Now On Saddle Creek 
Catch The Thermals On Tour Now
  
Watch: "The Sunset" via Noisey 

Noisey has premiered The Thermals new video for "The Sunset" from the band's new album Desperate Ground out now on Saddle Creek. The video is a bright, colorful and uplifting three minutes of film.  The video stars Thermals bassist Kathy Foster as "The Boxer", in an obvious ode to classic boxing films such as "Rocky" and "Raging Bull".  Much of the video is an homage to the opening credits of Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing", with Foster channeling Rosie Perez.  "The Sunset" features many classic Portland, OR locales (like many Thermals videos) and was co-directed by Portland filmmaker Jeffrey Rowles and The Thermals themselves.

The Thermals' sixth LP and debut for Saddle Creek was produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth) in Hoboken, NJ. Agnello and The Thermals completed the record and evacuated the studio just hours before Hurricane Sandy ravaged New Jersey, a fate quite fitting when you consider the product. Desperate Ground is a true scrappy and scratchy return-to-form for The Thermals, with all the raw power and unhinged adolescent energy that made their early LP's so insanely enjoyable. Paste Magazine said, "Desperate Ground is easily the best Thermals record since The Body, The Blood, The Machine," while PopMatters stated "this 26-minute concept album is confirmation of the power and enduring brilliance of the Thermals as they show no signs of slowing up--no signs of any erosion in their quality--and for that, we should be thankful."

Lyrically, Desperate Ground is a brash and irresponsible ode to human violence, a black celebration of the inevitability of war and death. A dark and yet joyous affair, Desperate Ground tells the (murky) tale of a lone rogue in the night. One man, one path, one sword. An unceasing urge to destroy. A never-ending battle against the forces of nature. A destiny impossible to avoid.

The Thermals Tour Dates

05.21 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe
05.22 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
05.23 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair
05.24 - New Haven, CT @ Space
05.25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05.28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05.29 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05.30 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05.31 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
06.01 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
06.02 - Nashville, TN @ Exit In           
06.03 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree           
06.05 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
06.06 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds           
06.07 - McAllen, TX @ Thirsty Monkey
06.08 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk           
06.09 - Dallas, TX @ Dada           
06.11 - El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace
06.12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent
06.13 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06.14 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
06.15 - Oakland, CA @ The New Parish

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Heliotropes - A Constant Sea

Heliotropes - A Constant Sea

Street Date, June 18th, 2013, Manimal Vinyl


Heliotropes is the musical vehicle of four Brooklyn women that hail from places as wildly divergent as West Virginia, New Jersey, and California. The band formed in 2009 when vocalists Jessica Numsuwankijkul and Amber Myers posted an ad on Craigslist, seeking like-minded Brooklyn musicians to play Brian Eno covers with, and ultimately turned into a much heavier rock band, with "impressive range, shifting easily from vintage-girl group harmonies to rugged stoner rock powered by chugging riff-heavy guitars and banshee vocals," [Rolling Stone].

In 2011, Heliotropes realized the release of their first 7", "Ribbons", followed by the digital releases of "Moonlite" and "The Dove," offering heavy psych numbers steeped in dark magic and new-romantic leanings with a formidable lyrical presence.

The following year, Heliotropes signed to LA's Manimal Vinyl (Bat For Lashes, Warpaint, Sister Crayon), and began work on their debut album, A Constant Sea.

So far in 2013, Heliotropes have recorded at Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn, been featured prominently at SXSW as an official Red Bull Sound Select artist, and embarked on their first national tour of the United States with Esben and the Witch. The current lineup consists of Jessica Numsuwankijkul on lead guitar and vocals, Amber Myers on vocals and percussion, Cici Harrison on drums, and Nya Abudu on bass. A Constant Sea comes out on June 18th through Manimal Vinyl.

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Hunter Hunted Announce Upcoming Tour Dates

Hunter Hunted Announce Upcoming Tour Dates
Band To Tour With FUN. In the Fall and The Mowgli's This Summer
Thursday Show at The Roxy in Los Angeles Almost Sold Out

 

Los Angeles-based band Hunter Hunted are excited to announce details of their upcoming tour dates, including a run of dates supporting FUN. this October. The band will also be supporting The Mowgli's throughout the rest of May and June. They'll be bringing their upbeat songs to a number of markets on the west coast as well as the central US; for a full itinerary, please see below.

The band's show this Thursday, May 23, in their hometown of Los Angeles at the Roxy Theater is put on by 98.7 FM and is nearly sold out. To purchase tickets, please follow the link below:


To say that Hunter Hunted have accomplished a lot in a short amount of time would be an understatement. Since the bands inception in January of 2013, they've been included in Nylon Magazine's "Bands to look out for", Teen Vogue's "Jam's of the year", Billboard Magazines "Scouting Report", KCRW's "Bands we Love", and most recently as an MTV "Artist To Watch." With standout track "Keep Together" making the rounds on TV shows like The Vampire Diaries and The Real World, the band has performed everywhere from The Conan O'Brien show to SXSW.

Hunter Hunted's self-released EP is currently streaming on SoundCloud. Listen HERE.

The unsigned Hunter Hunted were guests on Conan earlier this year. Check out the
band's performance by clicking HERE.


HUNTER HUNTED ON TOUR
May 22 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones*
May 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy*
May 24 - San Diego, CA @ UCSD*
June 7 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory*
June 22 - Denver, CO @ Westword Music Festival*
June 24 - Iowa City @ Gabe's*
June 25 - Minneapolis @ 7th Street Entry*
June 26 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon*
June 27 - Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre*
June 30 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache*
July 1  - Chicago, IL [Venue TBA]
July 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The rickshaw (Popscene)
July 25 - KROQ OC show @ Mile Square Regional Park
October 5 - New Orleans, LA @ Champions Square^
October 6 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^
October 8 - Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater^
October 9 - Starkville, MS @ Humphrey Coliseum^

*w/ The Mowgli's
^w/ FUN.

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Crocodiles Announce New LP, Premiere "Cockroach"

Crocodiles Announce New LP, Premiere "Cockroach" Track On Stereogum

Announce Tour Dates With Japandroids + European Tour
Crimes Of Passion LP Out August 20th On Frenchkiss Records (August 19th in UK/EU via 
Zoo Music)



Click Here To Listen To "Cockroach" On Stereogum


Tour Dates

6/7/13 Music Hall Of Williamsburg -  Brooklyn NY *

6/8/13 Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY
6/10/13 Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH

6/11/13 Metro - Chicago, IL *
6/12/13 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH *
6/14/13 MOTR Pub - Cincinnati, OH
6/15/13 Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY *
6/16/13 Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA *
6/17/13 Adelaide Hall - Toronto, ON *
6/20/13 Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA *
6/21/13 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD *
6/29/13  – MIV Festivals – Pordenone, Italy
8/24/13 – Broadcast – Glasgow, UK
8/25/13  – Sneaky Petes – Edinburgh, UK
8/27/13  – Brudnell Social Club – Leeds, UK
8/28/13  – The Ruby Lounge – Manchester, UK
8/31/13  – End of the Road – Larmer Tree, UK
9/2/13  – Sticky Mike’s – Brighton, UK
9/3/13  – Le Nouveau Casino – Paris, France
9/5/13  – Music Hall – Barcelona, Spain
9/7/13  – Kutxa Kultur Festibala @ Igeldo Amusement Park – San Sebastian, Spain
9/10/13  – Indie Summer Party @ Magnolia – Milan, Italy
9/11/13  – Blah Blah – Turin, Italy
9/12/13  – Block Out Rock ClubVia Casilina – Rome, Italy
9/13/13  – Looop – Padova, Italy
9/14/13  – Hana Bi – Marina di Ravenna
9/16/13  – Arena / Dreiraum – Vienna, Austria
* w/ Japandroids









For me, Crocodiles represent everything I love about life-affirming Rock'n'Roll:  they bring light out of darkness; they match reckless noise with the most beautiful melodies; they catch you off guard whilst sounding like the most perfect kind of right for the right here, right now.
They remind me of all the things I've loved but they also make me hungry for what I've not yet tasted.  The claustrophobia and pain of the recent past is dealt with bravely and the road ahead is wide and open.  It is all my favorite records playing at once; the trick to it being the truth; the truth being that great, life-affirming music must be bittersweet; anger is an energy that can be churned to positive.
We who face the demons of derailment out to destroy dreams must harness the hate and turn it back on itself -- it is from this that great art is begat.  And so these songs rage and chime at once, in organized chaos, like life.
Charles and Brandon have been making music together since they were 18.  They met in the dirty glow of San Diego sun and now split their lives between New York City and London.  Their music has grown up over the last decade just as they have. New blood in the form of producer Sune Rose Wagner of Raveonettes fame oversaw this recent endeavor and it was a quick, natural Los Angeles creation. Duncan Mills mixed for the third time, to maintain their catalogue lifeline.
Crimes Of Passion kicks off with "I Like It In The Dark," which could be their best to date; a joyous hymn to atheism and closes with the aching beauty of "Un Chant D'Amour," a simple and direct ode to heartbreak. These songs bookmark an album bursting with sounds inspired by the likes of the Soft Boys, Street Hassle era Lou Reed, the Notorious Byrd Brothers, the Jackson 5 and even Glenn Branca. This is certainly the most fully realised Crocodiles album to date.
It is a sadly accepted impression that life is cooler in song, on screen, in art, or in poetry, but it is far superior when the creative process is fed back into real life and an album like Crimes Of Passion is born.
Tracklisting
1. I Like It In The Dark
2. Marquis De Sade
3. Cockroach
4. Heavy Metal Clouds
5. Teardrop Guitar
6. She Splits Me Up
7. Me and My Machine Gun
8. Gimme Some Annihilation
9. Virgin
10. Un Chant D'Amour


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LISTEN TO WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE'S INFINITY POOL

LISTEN TO WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE'S
INFINITY POOL
AND WATCH NEW VIDEO FOR "IODINE"

INFINITY POOL OUT MAY 28 ON !K7 RECORDS
 
As May 28th nears, the release of When Saints Go Machine's forthcoming album on !K7 Records, Infinity Pool, is just around the corner. Now, anyone can listen to the record in its entirety via "Pitchfork Advance" and hear why the four-piece from Copenhagen are receiving accolades across the globe for their very distinct sound. It's an album offering more to discover and appreciate with each repeat listen. From "Infinity Killer," which pitches skittering sound effects against a low-end drone, to "Yard Heads," a song that perfectly represents that When Saints Go Machine signature longing feeling, to "Degeneration," where the band strips back rave elements and twists them into new shapes, to "Dead Boy," which sees Vonsild's tremulous falsetto floated over a semi-ambient soundscape, Infinity Pool shows the band creating outside of their comfort zone. The band challenges themselves and their listeners resulting in a complex and rewarding album from beginning to end. After listening to the record, watch the brand new video for Infinity Pool's "Iodine," created by Kristian Nordentoft and William Reynish.

LISTEN TO WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE'S INFINITY POOL - 

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE'S "IODINE" - 
"The idea for creating this video came when we heard about the song title, 'Iodine.' We found these wild gorgeous pictures of iodine crystals that we wanted to work with and expanded the universe that we had previously worked on with the teaser video we did for Infinity Pool. We used a technique called 'Camera Mapping,' where you project an image onto a surface and move the camera towards the image to reach a depth effect. The film's frozen pace we think fits the song's hypnotic universe." - Kristian Nordentoft & William Reynish

"Iodine" stream - http://snd.sc/13ex3Pr
"Love and Respect" ft. Killer Mike video - http://youtu.be/KCML7xquDX4
"Love and Respect" ft. Killer Mike (Unkwon Remix) - http://snd.sc/ZTQgYw
"Love and Respect" ft. Killer Mike (Teengirl Fantasy Remix) - http://snd.sc/12huziF

WHAT'S BEEN SAID ABOUT WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE:

"'Iodine' blends soulful, warped vocals with an off-kilter, cinematic groove" - SPIN

"When Saints Go Machine's general prerogative of making filmic music fronted with Arthur Russell-redolent vocals is entirely upheld here, though the presets and sounds on 'Iodine's' electronic production are particularly well-crafted, and the flip from minor key to major for the hook is thereby particularly sublime. Recommended listening . . " - Stereogum

"[Iodine] is filled with hooks and rhythmic echoes that send you into a shadowy daydream you may never want to leave." - The FADER

" . . . the first single from the forthcoming Infinity Pool defies expectations again. Curiously, Killer Mike plays the lead performer here, riding the blend of beats and soft tones with commanding ease. But then vocalist Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild brings his sweet voice to the break, almost a guest on his band's work for once but providing the key central anchor nonetheless." - Pitchfork
  
"The selection of Killer Mike as guest MC on this, the lead single from the band's upcoming sophomore album, 'Infinity Pool,' is both beguiling and the best thing ever." - Billboard

"Weaving together a deep, bumpin' groove and cool, tingly vocals, 'Iodine' is a slick, yet booming and serpentine number that quickly wraps itself tightly around the listener with no intention of easing its grip." - Consequence of Sound

Infinity Pool pre-order - http://bit.ly/13GrHTd
Download hi-res album art and band images - http://pitchperfectpr.com/a_wsgm.html

When Saints Go Machine online:


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5/20/2013

RIP Ray Manzarek 1939-2013

RIP Ray Manzarek 1939-2013 (The Doors)
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THE BLACK ANGELS @ CONAN tonight

Set Your DVRs!!
THE BLACK ANGELS
on Conan 
Tonight, May 20th
The Black Angels

The band will be playing "Don't Play With Guns"
off their latest album Indigo Meadow
"Their fourth album is modern psychedelia, true to the earlier form, with all the weird, hypnotic, fuzzy guitar sounds and dirgelike keyboards, only really well produced."
Associated Press

"Hyperinventive when it counts, the Angels aren't just mimicking a late '60s garage sound - they're bending, stretching and molding it in their own image." 
Relix

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CASE STUDIES SHARES NEW SINGLE “EVERYTHING”

CASE STUDIES SHARES NEW SINGLE “EVERYTHING”

NEW ALBUM THIS IS ANOTHER LIFE OUT JUNE 11 ON SACRED BONES



PHOTO: Angel Ceballos
 
Today Case Studies has shared his new single “Everything” which premiered on SPIN who described it as, “…the guitar glistens toward the end, and our host's voice rings with the truth of having been there and done that — the wisdom of standing on the other side of some untold heaviness.Case Studies is Jesse Lortz, a prolific Seattle based musician and his new album This Is Another Life comes out June 11 on Sacred Bones Records.  His lyrics wax and wane with truth and bare tales from his life. Melodies surface as lines hummed in the in-between times. These easy melodies coat the heavy subject matter of suicide, heartbreak, grief and regret. As with his previous project, The Dutchess and the Duke, listening to Case Studies feels like taking part in an exploration of sentimental landscapes.  Check out his second single “Everything” on Souncloud HERE (please post and share).

This Is Another Life is Lortz’s second full-length solo release on Sacred Bones. It is the follow-up album to 2011’s highly acclaimed The World is Just a Shape to Fill the Night. This is Another Life features guest vocals by Marissa Nadler on “Villain” and was produced and engineered by Greg Ashley of the band Gris Gris. Ashley also plays percussion, organ and adds additional vocals & guitar. Lortz is also helped out by Jon Parker (guitar / piano), Oscar Michel (bass), Joe Haener (per- cussion), Carey Lamprecht (violin) and Shawn Alpay (cello).

LIVE DATES

6.22 @ Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA


CASE STUDIES
THIS IS ANOTHER LIFE
(SACRED BONES RECORDS)
JUNE 11th, 2013


1. In a Suit Made of Ash
2. Passage / Me in the Dark
3. Everything
4. Villain
5. Driving East, and Through Her
6. House of Silk, House of Stone
7. You Say to Me, You Never Have to Ask
8. From Richard Brautigan
9. A Beast I Have Yet to Find
10. This is Another Life
11. Like The Sea (digital only)

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QUADRON REVEAL TRACK-LISTING FOR NEW ALBUM AVALANCHE


QUADRON REVEAL TRACK-LISTING FOR NEW ALBUM AVALANCHE
DUE JUNE 4 TH ON VESTED IN CULTURE/EPIC

SOULFUL LOS ANGELES-BASED DUO ATTRACTING BUZZ FROM 
NEW YORK TIMES, PITCHFORK, BILLBOARD, FILTER, AND OTHERS

SINGER COCO O. FEATURED ON STAR-STUDDED SOUNDTRACK 
TO MOTION PICTURE THE GREAT GATSBY

CATCH QUADRON ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN JUNE 17TH

Quadron - Avalanche  

May 13th, 2013 - New York, NY - Danish-born, Los Angeles-based duo Quadron, which is vocalist Coco O. and multi-instrumentalist/producer Robin Hannibal, have revealed the track-listing for their upcoming new album, Avalanche, which will be released on June 4th by Vested in Culture/Epic Records. A funky, soulful affair characterized by Coco's gleaming voice and Robin's meticulous, modern production, Avalanche is available for pre-order via Quadron's website (www.quadronmusic.com) and via iTunes now. Those who pre-order on iTunes will receive the album track "Favorite Star" as an instant download. Other album tracks include the well-received first single "Hey Love," which MTV.com has praised for its "soulful throwback sound with a quirky indie/electronic edge in the production," and "Better Off," which features rapper Kendrick Lamar.
  
Like "Hey Love," Avalanche is already attracting early critical praise. Upon hearing it, Billboard remarked: "Filled with luxe string arrangements, sunny synths and above all Coco's shimmering, carefully controlled vocals, the album's a sonic step up from the duo's self-titled 2009 debut." (Read more here.) Filter had this to say: "Quadron's sophomore record is an intoxicating cocktail of electro-dance, funk, and R&B, tailor-made to be imbibed again and again" and that the album "enjoys an embarrassment of melodic riches. The luminous release blows up the fragile soul heard on the duo's self-titled debut to heroic proportions."

In its review of Quadron's April 25th show at Le Poisson Rouge, The New York Times said of the sound: "Musically, it's full of hard bass thump, soothing keyboards and a hint of brassy ornamentation: it moves with the smooth eroticism of the 1970s, deliciously languorous. But Coco O is a singer steeped in 1990s R&B - there are flickers of the early, looser Mary J. Blige in her voice and inflections. She sings with attitude, but not aggression. Even when she's angry, she comes off as sweet. ... The contrast of Mr. Hannibal's slow, lush production and her nimble, impactful singing makes for a powerful and often surprising match." (Read the full review here.)
In other Quadron news, Coco is included on the star-studded soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's remake of The Great Gatsby, on "Where the Wind Blows," written and produced by Andrea Martin. Quadron also recently won MTVu's Freshman contest, which sends the video for "Hey Love" into rotation. (Watch it here.)

And finally, Quadron will make its U.S. television debut on The Late Show With David Letterman on June 17th
  
The track-listing for Avalanche is as follows:
  
1. LFT
2. Favorite Star
4. Crush
5. Befriend
6. Neverland
7. It's Gonna Get You
8. Better Off (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
9. Sea Salt
10. Avalanche

Be sure to catch Quadron during their upcoming live appearances, including several dates with Swedish band Junip.

6/03   Los Angeles, CA         Echo
6/05   Los Angeles, CA         The Masonic Lodge at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery

With Junip:
6/12   Boston, MA                Brighton Music Hall
6/13   New York, NY            Highline Ballroom
6/15   Washington, DC         9:30 Club
6/16   Philadelphia, PA        Union Transfer
6/23   San Francisco, CA      Stern Grove

7/27   New York, NY            Central Park Summer Stage (w/ Lianne La Havas)

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PURE BATHING CULTURE PREMIERE SINGLE "PENDULUM"

PURE BATHING CULTURE PREMIERE SINGLE "PENDULUM"  

SIGN TO PARTISAN RECORDS FOR AUGUST 20 RELEASE OF MOON TIDES

TOURING WITH FATHER JOHN MISTY


"The swaying, smoldering lead single / opening track from their lovely forthcoming debut... sets the record's emotional tone... as Sarah Versprille's warmly glowing voice and disarming way with words never fail to tug at our heartstrings." -Gorilla Vs Bear
 
It's a rare and beautiful thing when a band emerges fully formed, but it makes perfect sense in the case of guitarist Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille's Pure Bathing Culture, who today share single "Pendulum," off their forthcoming full-length debut, Moon Tides, via Gorilla Vs Bear. "Pendulum" is a perfect mid-tempo album opener that pulses and shines, and other standout tracks from the album -- "Dream The Dare", "Twins", "Scotty," and "Golden Girl" -- are slices of reverb-drenched, soulful, danceable electro-pop, that musically and lyrically tap into an introspective worship of the natural and psychic mysteries that surround us. Partisan Records will release Moon Tides on August 20th and the band will share songs from the forthcoming album on tour with Father John Misty this summer.

Having backed folk rock revisionist Andy Cabic in Vetiver, the New Yorkers partnered up and moved West in 2011, settling in Portland, Oregon. Building off their past experiences as musical collaborators, in a short time the duo have created a sound that is undeniably their own: soaring synths, chiming keyboards, and shimmering electric guitars move in lockstep with bouncing drum machines. Sarah's crystalline voice floats on top of it all with divine purpose. It's a sound that looks back momentarily for inspiration -- Talk Talk, Prefab Sprout, Cocteau Twins -- but then fixes its gaze firmly on the present.

Further developing the sound of their acclaimed four song, self-titled 2012 EP, at the start of 2013 they set out to record Moon Tides, their first full length album. Again, they chose to work with producer Richard Swift at his National Freedom studio in rural Cottage Grove, Oregon. Throughout 2012 Swift had called on the duo to help him with other studio projects (Versprille sings on Foxygen's latest LP and Hindman adds his sprawling guitar work to Damien Jurado's excellent Marqopa), which only helped to cement the threesome's musical partnership. For Moon Tides they continued where the previous EP left off, bolstered by Swift's belief in the duo's artistic vision and their unique sound.

Like the earlier sessions for the EP, they worked quickly in the studio and improvised parts around the basic song structures that they'd carefully composed up in Portland. Dan explains, "Pretty much all tracks (vocals and instruments) are all first or very early takes. Richard is kind of a stickler about this and I actually don't go in with a clean, pristine idea of what I'm going to play on guitar or any other instrument for that matter, so there's actually a lot of improvisation as far as performances in the studio go." The results, like the earlier EP, are astounding: the arrangements feel fresh and imaginative, the melodies are unforgettable and the finished songs, most importantly, feel intensely human and deeply spiritual.

It's this compassion and warmth in Pure Bathing Culture that set them apart. The music is uplifting. It invites self-reflection. It never feels alienating. This, confirms the band, is no accident: "Concepts of spirituality, self actualization, mysticism, new age symbolism and pretty much anything that has to do with humans making sense of why we're all here are all deep, deep muses for us." To that point, even the album title Moon Tides alludes to self-discovery: "We are deeply inspired by the relationship between the moon and the tides. Particularly in the sense that the tides and the ocean are comprised of water and the element water is often associated with human emotion." While these heady themes can be difficult to explore in a pop song, Pure Bathing Culture makes it feel effortless.

 

Tracklisting:
1. Pendulum
2. Dream The Dare
3. Ever Greener
4. Twins
5. Only Lonely Lovers
6. Scotty
7. Seven to One
8. Golden Girl
9. Temples Of The Moon

Tour Dates:
5/25 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom*
6/3 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
6/4 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
6/6 - Allston, MA - Great Scott
6/7 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
6/8 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
6/9 - Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar*
6/11 - Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theatre*
6/12 - Louisville, KY - Headliners*
6/13 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
6/14 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird*
6/15 - Columbia, MD - The Blue Note*
6/16 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada*
6/18 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre*
6/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge*
6/22 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
7/2 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar Music Hall
7/27 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
8/2 - 8/4 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon

*denotes w/ Father John Misty


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THE JET AGE OF TOMORROW SHARES "ON!"


 
ANNOUNCES FREE ALBUM DUE 5/24 VIA ODDFUTURE.COM


THE JELLYFISH MENTALITY FEATURES EARL SWEATSHIRT, MAC MILLER, KILO KISH, CASEY VEGGIES, SBTRKT, SYD THE KYD, MIDTOWN PAT, SPEAK, JESSE BOYKINS III, MIKE G, HODGY BEATS, DOMO GENESIS, VINCE STAPLES, AND THE STEPKIDS


Artwork by Matt Martians


The Odd Future-affiliated project The Jet Age Of Tomorrow is a production duo consisting of original Odd Future and The Internet member Matt Martians alongside Pyramid Vritra's Hal Williams. Today, they have taken to oddfuture.tumblr.com to announce a new album, The JellyFish Mentality, which will be available for free download on Friday, May 24th via OddFuture.com. Additionally, they are sharing the first single from the album, "ON!", which can be heard above.
The JellyFish Mentality is the third album to be released by The Jet Age Of Tomorrow and follows previous releases Voyager and Journey To The 5th Echelon. The bulk of the record was produced by Matt Martians and Hal Williams with additional production coming from The Internet's Syd The Kyd, SBTRKT, and Midtown Pat. Matt Martians and Hal Williams also contribute vocals on the record along with featured vocalists Mac Miller, Speak, Earl Sweatshirt, Casey Veggies, Kilo Kish, The Stepkids, Mike G, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Vince Staples, and Jesse Boykins III.

The Jet Age Of Tomorrow
The JellyFish Mentality
(May 24th, Odd Future Records)

1. Warping Walls
2. Special K (Wombat)
3. Desert N' The Dark ft. The Stepkids (JAOT Dub)
4. ON!
5. Juney Jones ft. Mac Miller * Speak
6. Panic On Pluto (interlude)
7. Not So Scary ft. Kilo Kish
8. Love In Water
9. Lily Pads
10. A Place Where Lovers Go ft. Jesse Boykins III
11. Machines Machines (interlude)
12. One Take ft. Earl Sweatshirt and Casey Veggies
13. SuperFine
14. Mushy
15. The Door's Door
16. Asia ft. Mike G
17. Squares
18. Wonderful World ft. Domo Genesis & Vince Staples
19. Naked ft. Hodgy Beats
20. Airport (interlude)
21. Telephones


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