Today, Bret McKenzie is sharing two new tracks titled “If You Wanna Go” and “Tomorrow Today,” from Songs Without Jokes, his forthcoming new album. Uncut says of the album, “Baroque-pop delight. Evocative of Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman at their most extroverted. McKenzie’s songs provide great warmth (8/10).”
Written mostly during the quieter moments of 2019, with his life split between work in Los Angeles and his family in Wellington, the songs of Songs focus on themes of escape, the perpetual search for peace, and navigating a life being pulled in multiple directions at once. There are also simple meditations on driving through a city and the weather. McKenzie was inspired by the path his aforementioned idols like Newman and Nilsson had paved, where a silly or playful number could be sandwiched directly between a song about heartbreak or an earnest redemption and a scathing satire or character commentary. He threw a bit of everything into the mix, recording ideas on his phone at home in New Zealand after the kids had gone to sleep. Upon returning to LA, he would play the sketches for his longtime producer and collaborator, Mickey Petralia, who helped McKenzie identify the best moments, then together they would add parts and shape the songs. From there, longtime film collaborator Chris Caswell created charts for that same ensemble of session players with whom they’d recorded so many pieces for film. The majority of songs were then recorded at United Studio in Los Angeles in just a few takes.
Songs Without Jokes is available to preorder now from Sub Pop. LP preorders through megamart.subpop.com, select independent retailers in North America, UK and Europe will received the limited Loser Edition on blue vinyl (while supplies last).
Songs Without Jokes, which features the aforementioned “If You Wanna Go” and “Tomorrow Today” along with “Dave’s Place,” and “A Little Tune,” was produced by Mickey Petralia and McKenzie, mixed by Darrell Thorpe, with songs recorded at East West Studios and United Recordings, and mastered by Dave Ives at 101 Mastering in Los Angeles.
Bret McKenzie Songs Without Jokes
Tracklisting: 1. This World 2. If You Wanna Go 3. Dave’s Place 4. Here for You 5. That’s L.A. 6. Up in Smoke 7. Carry On 8. A Little Tune 9. America Goodbye 10. Tomorrow Today 11. Crazy Times
Father John Misty will begin his headlining North American tour in support of Chloë and The Next 20th Century, his acclaimed album of 2022, this Sunday, July 31st at Red Rocks Amphitheater. The summer and fall tour will feature support from Sub Pop label mate Suki Waterhouse (Jul. 31st-Oct. 8th, select dates), and includes a stop at Radio City Music Hall with The New York Pops on September 22nd, 2022. See a full list of dates below.
Father John Misty is announcing a live bootleg series featuring recordings of select performances from the tour that will be available every Tuesday beginning August 9th, 2022. The shows will be available for download and streaming via Father John Misty’s Bandcamp page. The first installment of the bootleg series is one from the archives and available now, a blistering set from the I Love You, Honeybear tour at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels during the fall of 2015.
Father John Misty will also be live-streaming three dates from his upcoming tour - New Orleans’s Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, August 13th; Asheville’s Rabbit Rabbit Saturday, September 17th; And Nashville’s The Ryman Auditorium on Thursday, October 6th. Each performance will be a multi-camera concert special and directed by longtime Father John Misty collaborator Grant James. Three show passes are available for $20, a single show ticket is $10 (buy here).
2022: Summer/Fall (North America + South America) Sun. Jul. 31 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ The Colorado Symphony * Wed. Aug. 03 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts By The Bay * [Sold Out] Thu. Aug. 04 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts By The Bay * Fri. Aug. 05 - Las Vegas, NV - The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas * Sat. Aug. 06 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren * Mon. Aug. 08 - Oklahoma City, OK- The Criterion * Tue. Aug. 09 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland * Thu. Aug. 11 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall * Fri. Aug. 12 - Austin, TX - Moody Amphitheater * Sat. Aug. 13 - New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater * Sun. Aug. 14 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum * Thu. Aug. 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Forever Cemetery * [Sold Out] Fri. Aug. 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Sold Out] Sat. Aug. 20 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater * Tue. Aug. 23 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre * Thu. Aug. 25 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum * Fri. Aug. 26 - Port Townsend, WA - THING Festival Sat. Aug. 27 - Portland, OR - Pioneer Square * Mon. Sep. 12 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! * Tue. Sep. 13 - Philadelphia, PA- The Met Philadelphia * Thu. Sep. 15 - Louisville, KY - Bourbon & Beyond Festival Fri. Sep. 16 - Richmond, VA - Brown’s Island * Sat. Sep. 17 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit * Mon. Sep. 19 - Charleston, SC - The Riviera Theater * [Sold Out] Tue. Sep. 20 - Washington, DC - The Anthem * Thu. Sep. 22 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall w/ The New York Pops * Fri. Sep. 23 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion * Sat. Sep. 24 - Bridgeport, CT - Sound on Sound Festival Mon. Sep. 26 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS * Tue. Sep. 27 - Toronto, ON - Roy Thomson Hall * Thu. Sep. 29 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre * Fri. Sep. 30 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre * Sat. Oct. 01 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre * Mon. Oct. 03 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater * Tue. Oct. 04 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall * Thu. Oct. 06 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium * Fri. Oct. 07 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern * Sat. Oct. 08 - Durham, NC - DPAC * Sun. Nov. 06 - Sao Paolo, BR - Primavera Sound Sat. Nov. 12 - Buenos Aires, AR - Primavera Sound Sun. Nov. 13 - Santiago, CL - Primavera Sound Thu. Nov. 17 - Bogotá, CO - Coliseo Live ^ Sun. Nov. 20 - Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital
* w/ Suki Waterhouse ^ w/ Arctic Monkeys
Father John Misty’s Chloë and The Next 20th Century and its singles are earning “Best Albums” and “Songs of 2022 (So Far)” placement from the likes of Variety,NPR Music, Stereogum, The Guardian, Consequence, PopMatters, The Current, Uproxx (Steve Hyden), and more.
Chloë and The Next 20th Century is out now worldwide from Sub Pop and in Europe from Bella Union.
Father John Misty Chloë and The Next 20th Century
Tracklisting: 1. Chloë 2. Goodbye Mr. Blue 3. Kiss Me (I Loved You) 4. (Everything But) Her Love 5. Buddy’s Rendezvous 6. Q4 7. Olvidado (Otro Momento) 8. Funny Girl 9. Only a Fool 10. We Could Be Strangers 11. The Next 20th Century
You can now hear Built to Spill’s “Spiderweb,” a classic-sounding, guitar-driven jam reminiscent of early REM and Dinosaur Jr., and a stellar new offering from Built to Spill’s When The Wind Forgets Your Name.
When the Wind Forgets Your Name featuring the aforementioned “Spiderweb,” along with “Gonna Lose,” “Fool’s Gold,” “Understood,” and “Rocksteady,” was produced by Doug Martsch, mixed by Martsch, Lê Almeida, João Casaes, and Josh Lewis, and mastered by Mell Dettmer. When the Wind Forgets Your Name is the first new Built to Spill album since the release of 2015’s Untethered Moon.
Built to Spill’s headlining and festival shows for the summer and fall of 2022 resume Saturday, July 30th in Stanley, Idaho at Sawtooth Family Gathering. The tour currently runs through Friday, October 7th with a new appearance at Reno, Nevada’s Off Beat Music Fest.5k The tour will feature songs from When the Wind Forgets Your Name along with fan favorites from the band’s catalog.
Support for these shows (select dates) will come from Oruã (the Brazilian band featuring When the Wind… collaborators Almeida and Casaes), along with Prism Bitch, Wetface, Blood Lemon, The French Tips, and Braided Waves. The live band for these Built to Spill tour dates will consist of Martsch, bassist Melanie Radford, and drummer Teresa Esguerra. For updated information on tickets, please visit builttospill.com.
Sat. Jul. 30 - Stanley, ID - Sawtooth Family Gathering Sat. Aug. 06 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Sun. Aug. 07 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Thu. Aug. 11 - Spokane, WA - Lucky You Lounge ^ @ Fri. Aug. 12 - Bozeman, MT - The ELM ^ @ Sat. Aug. 13 - Billings, MT - The Pub Station ^ @ Mon. Aug. 15 - Fargo, ND - The Hall @ FBC ^ @ Tue. Aug. 16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^ @ Wed. Aug. 17 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theater ^ @ Thu. Aug. 18 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall ^ @ Fri. Aug. 19 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall ^ @ Sat. Aug. 20 - Louisville, KY - Headliner’s Music Hall ^ @ Mon. Aug. 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theater ^ @ Tue. Aug. 23 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop ^ @ Wed. Aug. 24 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall % Thu. Aug. 25 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre # % Fri. Aug. 26 - Portland, ME - State Theatre # % Sat. Aug. 27 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall # % Mon. Aug. 29 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground # % Tue. Aug. 30 - Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts # % Thu. Sep. 01 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony # % Fri. Sep. 02 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live # % Sat. Sep. 03 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza # % Sun. Sep. 04 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest # % Tue. Sep. 06 - Columbus, OH - The Athenaeum Theatre * = Wed. Sep. 07 - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine * = Thu. Sep. 08 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater * = Fri. Sep. 09 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall * = Sat. Sep. 10 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live * = Sun. Sep. 11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room * = Tue. Sep. 13 - Orlando, FL - The Social * = Wed. Sep. 14 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits * = Thu. Sep. 15 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall * = Fri. Sep. 16 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn Birmingham * = Sat. Sep. 17 - Memphis, TN - Growler’s * = Sun. Sep. 18 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom * = Mon. Sep. 19 - St. Louis, MO - Red Flag * = Tue. Sep. 20 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note * = Wed. Sep. 21 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater * = Fri. Sep. 23 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater * = Sat. Sep. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall * = Fri. Oct. 07 - Reno, NV - Off Beat Music Fest
When the Wind Forgets Your Name is now available for preorder on CD/LP/CS/DSPs through Sub Pop. LPs purchased through megamart.subpop.com, and select independent retailers in North America will receive the limited Loser Edition on Rainforest Green vinyl (while supplies last). Meanwhile, LP preorders in the U.K. and Europe through select independent retailers will receive the album on Misty Kiwi Fruit Green vinyl (while supplies last).
When the Wind Forgets Your Name’s cover art was designed by comic artist Alex Graham (Dog Biscuits; Fantagraphics Books), who also illustrated the fifty-panel comic strip for the album’s gatefold (available with the CD, LP, and cassette editions of the album).
Built to Spill When the Wind Forgets Your Name
Tracklisting: 1. Gonna Lose 2. Fool’s Gold 3. Understood 4. Elements 5. Rock Steady 6. Spiderweb 7. Never Alright 8. Alright 9. Comes a Day
International Tour Dates September 21st-November 29th, 2022
Today, Friday, July 22nd marks the release of Clipping’s CLBBNG Vol. 1, the first collection of remixes produced by the group, which is available worldwide on all DSPs from Sub Pop.
CLBBNG features four remixes including “Nothing Is Safe,” from There Existed An Addiction To Blood, the group’s horrorcore album of 2019, which has a dance remix, and an instrumental rework (titled “Drop Low”); Meanwhile, remixes of “Get Up” (titled “Get Mine”), and “Dominoes” (titled “Drop That”) from CLPPNG, the group’s Sub Pop debut of 2014, round out the tracklisting.
Clipping has wanted to make a record of dance remixes for some time, and inspiration struck when they performed what has to be the all time tiniest desk concert (see for yourself!) for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert. Jonathan Snipes elaborated further, “I had come up with the name CLBBNG mostly as a joke when we made the first album for Sub Pop (titled CLPPNG). I made a couple of remixes back then (none of the tracks released in this volume), but some combination of losing interest and getting distracted by other projects meant that we didn’t release them at the time. When we recorded drums with Chukwudi Hodge for “Say the Name” in 2019, we also had him play a four-on-the-floor disco beat over the top of the “Nothing is Safe” instrumental with the idea that someday we’d make a sprawling dark-disco Moroder-esque version of the song. When we were asked to do “Tiny Desk” I thought maybe it was the time to finally make that track. Soon after we were asked to do another virtual performance inside Minecraft, and I thought it would be fun to make more dance remixes and create an entire “CLBBNG” club/rave set. It’s versions of these edits and remixes that have made it on to this, the first CLBBNG EP. I have a deep love and appreciation for dance music, and I relish any excuse to make it myself. It’s a lot of fun to bring those sensibilities to clipping songs, and I’m excited to continue making CLBBNG releases in the future.”
Additionally, four of Clipping’s songs, including the “Nothing Is Safe” remix, are being featured on a new app developed with Modify Music which also launches today on iOS and Android app stores. This is a real time mixing app, that has each song separated into four “stems” that can be mixed on the fly. Alongside the original stems, the listener will have the option to switch out and mix in alternative stems that Jonathan Snipes produced just for the app. The app can be found here: https://modifymusic.com/artists/clipping/
Clipping will kick-off its first round of international touring for the fall of 2022, with a short run of shows in the UK and EU beginning on Wednesday, September 21st in Glasgow at SWG3 Warehouse and ending Sunday, September 25th in Brussels at Atelier. Following those shows, Clipping will return to the states for an appearance at Southern California’s Desert Daze Festival Friday, September 30th through Sunday, October 2nd (performance date TBA)
Then from Thursday, November 10th through November 29th, 2022, Clipping will tour the UK and EU again for a 14-date run. Highlights include a performance and curation duties at the Le Guess Who? Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands (Nov. 11th), a performance at Fabric London (Nov. 17th), and shows in France (Paris, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, Nantes), Poland (Warsaw), Czech Republic (Prague), Belgium (Brussels), UK (Leeds), Switzerland (La Chaux-de-Fonds), and Denmark (Copenhagen, Aarhus). Please find a current list of dates below.
Wed. Sep. 21 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Warehouse
Thu. Sep. 22 - Helsinki, FI - Kudos Ninja
Sat. Sep. 24 - Riga, LV - Skaņu Mežs Festival (@Hanzas Perons)
Sun. Sep. 25 - Brussels, BE - Atelier
Fri. Sep. 30 - Perris, CA - Desert Days
Sat. Oct. 01 - Perris, CA - Desert Days
Sun. Oct. 02 - Perris, CA - Desert Days
Fri. Nov. 11 - Utrecht, NL - Le Guess Who? Festival
Sat. Nov. 12 - La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH - Bikini Test
TV Priest’s My Other People, the group’s acclaimed new album and follow up to Uppers, is out now worldwide on Sub Pop. The album features the standouts “One Easy Thing”, “It Was Beautiful,”“It Was A Gift,”“Bury Me In My Shoes,” and “Limehouse Cut”, was produced by band member/multi-instrumentalist Nic Bueth at Studio East in London. At radio this week, My Other People is currently no. 6 on the NACC 200 College chart, after three weeks on the chart.
TV Priest’s first-ever live shows in North America will begin next Tuesday, July 26th in Brooklyn, NY at Baby’s All Right, and end Sunday, August 7th in Seattle at Clock-Out Lounge. This run of dates will include stops in Philadelphia (PA), Montreal (QC), Toronto (ON), Chicago (IL),Vancouver (BC), and a festival appearance at Pickathon in Happy Valley, Oregon August 4th-5th, 2022. For up to date information on the band’s international touring schedule, please visit TV Priest.com.
North America Tue. Jul. 26 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right* Wed. Jul. 27 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA Fri. Jul. 29 - Montréal, QC - Bar le Ritz PDB Sat. Jul. 30 - Toronto, ON - Monarch Tavern Sun. Jul. 31 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen Thu. Aug. 04 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Fri. Aug. 05 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Sat. Aug. 06 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret Sun. Aug. 07 - Seattle, WA - Clock-Out Lounge (*all tickets from Union Pool show will be honored). UK/EU Fri. Jul. 22 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival Sun. Jul. 24 - Sienna, IT - TVSpenta Festival Fri. Sep. 03 - Salisbury, UK - End of the Road Festival Fri. Sep. 09 - Heusden, NL - Misty Fields Festival Sat. Sep. 17 - Leicester, UK - Wide Eyed Festival Mon. Oct. 24 - Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn Tue. Oct. 25 - Groningen, NL - Vera Tue. Oct. 26 - Rotterdam, NL - Rotown Fri. Oct. 28 - Amsterdam, NL - London Calling Festival Sun. Oct. 30 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana Mon. Oct. 31 - Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds Tue. Nov. 01 - Dublin, IE - The Workman’s Cellar Thu. Nov. 03 - Manchester, UK - Yes (Pink Room) Fri. Nov. 04 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast Sat. Nov. 05 - Leeds, UK - Belgrave Music Hall Mon. Nov. 07 - Cambridge, UK - Portland Arms Tue. Nov. 08 - Leicester, UK - Firebug Bar Thu. Nov. 10 - London, UK - Scala Fri. Nov. 11 - Reading, UK -The Face Bar Sat. Nov. 12 - Southampton, UK - The Joiners Sun. Nov. 13 - Brighton, UK - Green Door Store Tue. Nov. 15 - Paris, FR - TBC Wed. Nov. 16 - Le Havre, FR - Le Tetris Fri. Nov. 18 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux Sat. Nov. 19 - Lille, FR - L’Aeronef Sun. Nov. 20 - Brussels, BE - Botanique Tue. Nov. 22 - Zurich, CH - Bogen F Thu. Nov. 24 - Berlin, DE - Privatvclub Fri. Nov. 25 - Cologne, DE - Artheater
TV Priest has also scheduled a live session with 90.3 KEXP in Seattle on Tuesday, August 9th at 9 am PT/Noon ET. At radio this week, My Other People is currently no. 6 on the NACC 200 College chart, after three weeks on the chart.
My Other People is available worldwide on CD/LP/CS/All DSPs from Sub Pop. LPs purchased through megamart.subpop.com, select independent retailers in North America, and the band’s live shows will receive the opaque pink w/ white smoke vinyl version (while supplies last).
What People Are Saying About TV Priest: “A record that exposes a new element of vulnerability that makes no sacrifice to their gritty, unshackled punk sound. TV Priest’s hearts are not just on their sleeves but served up on a platter for us to enjoy.” ★★★★ - DORK
“Flare-ups of vibrant noise… taut rhythms and brief but potent guitar flashes are occasionally reminiscent of Jon Spencer or J. Mascis. My Other People sees TV Priest continue to map out their own increasingly intriguing identity.” - Kerrang!
“Post-punk propulsion from the London four-piece, with a vocal like a prolonged howl of pain, rage and love.” - The Sunday Times
“The harsh, jagged guitar figures of Alex Sprogis and the heavyweight rhythm section of Nic Bueth (bass) and Ed Kelland (drums) once again create a wall of sound that vocalist Charlie Drinkwater plows through with his powerful voice and blank-verse lyrics, just as they did on their first long-player. That’s not all they can do, though, and My Other People sees the band adding additional levels to their game…They’re growing into a more accomplished and interesting band; their obvious talent makes them an act only a fool would ignore.” - All Music
“Dynamically, musically and sonically, everything hits harder and TV Priest show that they have clear staying power that transcends the current scene they come from.” - Birthday Cake For Breakfast
“This is an accomplished work that digs not from the catalogue of Joe Talbot, more Nick Cave, Jon Spencer and a small portion of The Smiths with the angst of the lyrics taking a bit of the old cantankerous Mark E Smith. All brewed in one pot they have created their own little gap and who am I to steal their glory of writing some seriously good angular post punk nuggets?” - Louder Than War
“There’s big band style vocals with a blue collar delivery, there are rhythmic structures and there’s an intense display of sonic brilliance. You can’t say TV Priest is just a post-punk or an indie rock band after listening to this album. They push the envelope while keeping it genuine to themselves and their audience. (8.5/10)” - Northern Transmissions
“There’s a strong crackle of big-collared ’90s nylon shirting – Tindersticks, Pulp, Nick Cave, Morphine – as singer Charlie Drinkwater darkens the corners: “Off that map there are monsters / off that map there are madmen.” [“Limehouse Cut”] - MOJO
“On these new tracks, vocalist Charlie Drinkwater continues to resemble Joe Talbot, but I can just as easily hear Nick Cave, Jim Morrison, and Protomartyr’s Joe Casey in those bellows. His bandmates sound spry and adventurous, brimming with ideas and kinetic energy.” [“Bury Me In My Shoes”] - Stereogum
“The music has a real wielding tone throughout buzzing guitars and yelled vocals offering itself up with plenty of on the side feels.” [“Bury Me In My Shoes”] - Closed Captioned
“Frontman Charlie Drinkwater makes a startling statement. “I’m going to take these clothes off now,” he sings, offering up an image that seems to reveal the very core of this stunning new offering.” [“One Easy Thing”] - Far Out
“Charlie Drinkwater’s vulnerable side comes to the fore in ‘One Easy Thing’, with a voice that lends itself as capably to emotive ballads as it does to hook-heavy punk” [“One Easy Thing”] - Riot Mag
“Thoughtful and metronomic in equal measure, the plucking guitar chords at the forefront of the sonics with a mesmeric rhythm which is almost hypnotic in its delivery.” - [“Limehouse Cut”] -Backseat Mafia
“Stark and sinister, this track is a Nick Cave-esque lament on urban displacement and a longing for beautiful landscapes.” - [“Limehouse Cut”] - The Times
“Beautifully sparse in it’s opening refrain, the track points to a change of direction for the band. Sonically, the new single seems lighter than their previous output, aligning more with the booming British Post-Punk scene than with their krautrock inspired roots.” [“One Easy Thing”] - When The Horn Blows
“The song is dark, a rock with a riff that is pleasant, Charlie Drinkwater’s vocals over the top are reminiscent of Johnny Cash. The song evokes the feeling of exhaustion without being exhausting to listen to.” [“One Easy Thing”] - ASBO Magazine
TV Priest My Other People
Tracklisting 1. One Easy Thing 2. Bury Me In My Shoes 3. Limehouse Cut 4. I Have Learnt Nothing 5. It Was Beautiful 6. The Happiest Place On Earth 7. My Other People 8. The Breakers 9. Unraveling 10. It Was A Gift 11. I Am Safe Here 12. Sunland
