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NEWS : TUE, OCT 22, 2019 at 7:00 AM

Weyes Blood’s Rough Trade Session is Now Available on All DSPs Worldwide Through Sub Pop

Titanic Rising named one of the “Best of the Decade” by PitchforkPASTE, and Uproxx.

[Photo credit: Eliot Lee Hazel]

Weyes Blood’s Rough Trade Session is available now on all DSPs worldwide through Sub Pop. The digital EP features Titanic Rising standout “Wild Time” along with alternate takes of singles “Everyday,” and “Something to Believe,” and album opener ‘A Lot Has Changed” (titled “A Lot’s Gonna Change” on the album). These versions were recorded with Ariel Rechtshaid and originally available as a bonus CD with the Rough Trade release of Titanic Rising. Listen here: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp.


Weyes Blood
Rough Trade Session EP

Tracklisting:
1. A Lot Has Changed
2. Everyday
3. Something to Believe
4. Wild Time

Weyes Blood Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Weyes Blood’s headlining international “Something To Believe Tour” in support of Titanic Rising resumes Friday, October 25th in London with an instore at Rough Trade East. Her entire UK tour, which runs October 26th-30th, is now sold out. Weyes Blood then heads to Europe November 1st-19th for a string of headlining dates and festival appearances which include Pitchfork Paris on November 1st, November 8th at the Primavera Weekender in Benidorm, Spain, and Ars Cameralis Festival in Katowice, Poland on November 19th.
 
Then, in early 2020, Weyes Blood will head to Australia beginning February 20th in Brisbane at the Zoo and ending March 8th in Victoria at the Golden Plains Festival. For more up to date ticket information please visit WeyesBlood.com.
 
Something to Believe Tour
Fall 2019/Europe
Oct. 25 - London, UK - Rough Trade East in-store (Solo)
Oct. 26 -  Dublin, IE - Button Factory  [Sold Out]*
Oct. 28 - Glasgow, UK - The Art School [Sold Out]*
Oct. 29 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy [Sold Out]*
Oct. 30 - London, UK - Electric Brixton [Sold Out]*
Nov. 01 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Paris
Nov. 02 - Nantes, FR - SOY Festival
Nov. 03 - Bordeaux, FR - IBOAT*
Nov. 05 -  Braga, PT - GNRation [Sold Out]*
Nov. 06 - Lisbon, PT - ZDB @ B.Leza [Sold Out]*
Nov. 07 - Madrid, ES - Sala 0 - Palacio de Prensa [Sold Out]*
Nov. 08 - Benidorm, ES - Primavera Weekender
Nov. 10 - Vevey, CH - Rocking Chair*
Nov. 11 - Zürich, CH - Bogen F*
Nov. 13 - Berlin, DE - Bi Nuu [Sold Out]*
Nov. 14 - Copenhagen, DK - DR Koncerthuset Studie 2 *
Nov. 15 - Stockholm, SE - Slaktkyrkan*
Nov. 16 - Gothenburg, SE - Oceanen  [Sold Out]*
Nov. 17 - Oslo, NO - Parkteatret*
Nov. 19 - Katowice, PL - Ars Cameralis Festival
* w/ Ana Roxane
 
Late Winter 2020/Australia
Feb. 25 - Brisbane, AU - The Zoo
Feb. 26 - Melbourne, AU - Melbourne Recital Hall
Feb. 28 - Melbourne, AU - The Zoo #
Feb. 29 - Wollongong, AU - Farmer & The Owl Festival
Mar. 03 - Sydney, AU - The Factory
Mar. 04 - Hobart, AU - Odeon Theatre
Mar. 07 - Castlemaine, AU - Theatre Royal
Mar. 08 - Victoria, AU - Golden Plains Festival
# w/ Julia Jacklin
 
Weyes Blood recently appeared with Lana Del Rey at the Hollywood Bowl (along with Zella Day) to perform a beautiful rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “For Free.”


 
Weyes Blood’s Titanic Rising was just named one of the “Best of the Decade” from the likes of PitchforkPASTE, and Uproxx. It is also one of the “Best Albums of 2019 (So Far),” having earned placement on mid-year lists from PASTE (#1), Uproxx (#1), The AV ClubConsequence of SoundFLOODGorilla vs BearThe IndependentThe Needle DropNMENPR MusicRolling StoneStereogumThrillist, Treble ZineUncutUSA Today, and Variety.
 
Weyes Blood’s Titanic Rising, which features the highlights  “Movies,” “Everyday,” “Andromeda,” “Something to Believe” and “Wild Time,” is available everywhere from Sub Pop.



Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : TUE, OCT 15, 2019 at 6:57 AM

Watch Knife Knights’ Psychedelic New Video for “Drag Race Legend” from ‘1 Time Mirage’

Knife Knights perform in Seattle on Wednesday, October 16th at Earshot Jazz Festival (at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute).

Today, Knife Knights (The Palaceer aka Ishmael Butler, Erik Blood, OCnotes and Marquetta Miller) share a dizzying new visual for “Drag Race Legend,” a psychedelic tale of wasted youth, directed by Joshua M. Johnson. The young man has a penchant for street racing, skipping school and getting high. He proclaims himself a legend, drinks spodie and parties with dorks like Billy Parker.”  




1 Time Mirage is out now on CD/LP/DL/CS worldwide from Sub Pop. The long-player features the aforementioned “Drag Race Legend,” with additional highlights “My Dreams Never Sleep”  “Give You Game,” “Seven Wheel Motion,” “Light Up Ahead (Time Mirage)” and “Low Key,” and was as produced by Ishmael Butler and Erik Blood at Protect and Exalt: A Black Space in Seattle.  1 Time Mirage includes guest appearances from labelmates Shabazz Palaces and Porter Ray, along with Stas THEE Boss, Thaddillac, El Mizell, Gerald Turner, and Darrius Willrich.


1 Time Mirage orders through megamart.subpop.comselect independent retailers and Knife Knights shows will receive the limited Loser edition on blue vinyl (while supplies last). The album cover also features gorgeous artwork from Robert Beatty.


What “The People” have said about Knife Knights 1 Time Mirage:
“[A] spellbinding fusion of rap, blessed funk, and tough soul” - London in Stereo
 
“The result is an album of eminently listenable sonic frontierism, and Butler’s most accessible work in years.” [4/5] - MOJO
 
 “[A] suite of sci-fi cosmic hip-hop that takes myriad turns and twists, none of them predictable, all of them compelling.”  - The Wire
 
“Like Butler’s frequent collaborator Flying Lotus, Knife Knights create a rich, fibrous world around each of the tracks on 1 Time Mirage. This is an album whose air you can breathe, whose fragrant musk seeps from each detail. Its production has an insomniac energy, oddly tranquil and unsettled at the same time, each dab of reverb and tickling delay sending ripples through the fug of warped beats and sardonic rhymes.”  [8/10] - Loud & Quiet
 
“1 Time Mirage leapfrogs across several different genres and subgenres, pulling hip-hop, psychedelic soul, and shoegaze into an 11-track set of chaotic noise. Between the woozy bounce of “Seven Wheel Motion,” the house-inflected stomp of “Can’t Draw The Line,” and the hazy pop of “Come On Let’s Go,” the album is easily as esoteric as anything created by Shabazz Palaces; but the music here feels lusher and more sophisticated.” - Bandcamp Daily


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : THU, OCT 10, 2019 at 7:00 AM

Marika Hackman North American Tour Begins Tomorrow, October 11th in Support of ‘Any Human Friend’

Plus, she’s shared a new acoustic EPNorth American tour features support from Hardly Art’s Girl Friday who also serves as her backing band.

[Photo Credit: Joost Vendebrug]

Marika Hackman’s North American tour in support of Any Human Friendher acclaimed new album, kicks-off tomorrow in Atlanta, GA at the Earl and ends November 6th in West Hollywood, CA at The Roxy. These shows will feature support from Hardly Art band Girl Friday, who will also act as her backing band for the tour.

Oct. 11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
Oct. 12 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook*
Oct. 13 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall*
Oct. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle*
Oct. 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere*
Oct. 18 - Allston, MA - Great Scott*
Oct. 19 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall*
Oct. 20 - Montréal, QC - Bar Le ‘Ritz’ P.D.B.*
Oct. 21 - Toronto, ON- The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern*
Oct. 23 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
Oct. 24 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig*
Oct. 25 - Chicago, IL- Sleeping Village*
Oct. 26 - Milwaukee, WI - Back Room at Colectivo Coffee*
Oct. 28 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry*
Nov. 01 - Seattle, WA - Neumos*
Nov. 04 - Oakland, CA - Starline Social Club*
Nov. 06 - West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy Theatre*
Dec. 08 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
Dec. 09 - Brussels, BE - Botanique-Rotonde
Dec. 11 - Hamburg, DE - Häkken
Dec. 12 - Berlin, DE - Privatclub
Dec. 13 - Cologne, DE - Artheater
Dec. 14 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
Mar. 05 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town
 
*w/ Girl Friday


In celebration of the tour, Marika has just released a new acoustic digital EP featuring alternate takes on Any Human Friend singles “hand solo” “i’m not where you are,” “the one,” and “blow.” (listen here).


Any Human Friend features the singles “hand solo” “i’m not where you are,” “the one,” and “blow,” and is out now on Sub Pop in North and South America and the rest of the world via AMF Records. The album was co-produced by David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The xx, Let’s Eat Grandma) and Marika herself, and shows off a sharper and more liberated sound than ever before.


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : WED, OCT 9, 2019 at 6:57 AM

Hear Corridor’s “Pow” From ‘Junior,’ Their Forthcoming New Album Out Next Friday October 18th

International tour dates run October 23rd - December 13th 2019.

You can now hear Corridor’s “Pow,” a new single and a standout from Junior, their forthcoming album. Hear here, and also here: Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp.
 
The Line of Best Fit premiered the track today, October 9th. They say of the track, “‘Pow’ has all the rhythmic impact that you would hope from such a title, from the jittery hi-hats that steadily drive the track to the booming tom-tom off beats that counter them at the turn of every line.”

Corridor Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Corridors international tour schedule in support of Junior, spans October 23rd in Philadelphia at Boot & Saddle and currently ends December 13th in Los Angeles at Morrocan Lounge. For more information on tickets, visit Corridor’s Sub Pop tour dates page.
 
Oct. 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
Oct. 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
Oct. 25 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong
Oct. 29 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso (Upstairs)
Oct. 31 - Nyon, CH - La Parenthese
Nov. 01 - Lyon, FR - Le Sonic
Nov. 02 - Nantes, FR - Soy Music Festival
Nov. 04 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
Nov. 06 - London, UK - The Waiting Room
Nov. 07 - Antwerp, BE - Trix (Free Show)
Nov. 08 - Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang
Nov. 09 - Berlin, DE - Westgermany
Nov. 10 - Kortrijk, BE - Sonic City Music Festival
Nov. 20 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison*
Nov. 22 - Montreal, QC - M for Montreal Festival (Le National) *
Nov. 28 - Quebec City, QC - l’Anti
Dec. 04 - San Francisco, CA - Milk Bar
Dec. 07 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar #
Dec. 08 - Vancouver, BC - Astoria ^
Dec. 10 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
Dec. 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
 
* w/ Absolutely Free
# w/ Woolen Men
^ w/ N0V3L

Corridor will release Junior, their Sub Pop debut, on CD/LP/DL/CS October 18th, 2019 worldwide through Sub Pop with the exception of Canada through Bonsound. The album features the singles “Topographe,” “Domino” “Grand Cheval,” the aforementioned “Pow,” and the title track, and was produced by Emmanuel Éthier, engineered by Samuel Gemme, mixed by Éthier and Gemme in Montreal at ReelRoad Studios, and mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering in New York.
 
Corridor’s Junior is now available to preorder through Sub Pop Mega Mart. Preorders of the LP through megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers in North America will receive the limited Loser edition on Soft-Boiled colored vinyl (while supplies last). Meanwhile, LP preorders of Junior throughout the UK and Europe from select independent retailers will receive the limited Loser edition on Egg Yolk colored vinyl (while supplies last).


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : TUE, OCT 8, 2019 at 6:57 AM

Watch Omni’s New Video for “Courtesy Call” off Their Sub Pop Debut ‘Networker’ Out November 1st

Omni will release their Sub Pop debut Networker on November 1st. The albums 11 tracks were written between tours and a handful of studio sessions, allowing Omni’s Frankie Broyles and Philip Frobos to push their songwriting boundaries while keeping the stage in mind, designing songs to enhance their tight, energetic performances. 
 
On the band’s latest offering, “Courtesy Call,” Omni successfully ride the line of being able to pleasantly reference influences without mimicking. They venture into experimental Haruomi Hosono territory while still managing to sound like Thin Lizzy. Flood premiered the band’s new video for the track today, and you can also listen on repeat via Spotify - Apple Music - Bandcamp.


 
Omni has announced a December run beginning on Dec. 03rd in New Orleans, with shows in Austin, Tucson, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. These dates are in addition to the previously announced 28 date world tour this fall in support of their Sub Pop debut Networker. The North American run will kick off on Oct. 23rd in Nashville, and find the group touring through Chicago, Brooklyn, DC, and Raleigh, ending in their home city of Atlanta on Nov. 4th. They will then head overseas beginning on Nov. 10th in Kortrijk, Belgium with shows in Hamburg, Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Lille, Brighton, Glasgow, and London. See below for a full list of shows. 


Networker is now available for preorder from Sub Pop. LP preorders of the album through megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers in North America, UK, and Europe will receive the limited Loser edition on opaque blue vinyl while supplies last.

Omni Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Oct. 23 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
Oct. 25 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Oct. 27 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
Oct. 28 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
Oct. 29 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right
Oct. 30 - Brooklyn, NY - Sultan Room
Nov. 2 - Washington, DC - Pie Shop Bar
Nov. 3 - Raliegh, NC - Kings Raleigh
Nov. 4 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Nov. 10 - Kortrijk, BE - Sonic City Festival
Nov. 11 - Hamburg, DE - Molotov (Sky Bar)
Nov. 12 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
Nov. 13 - Berlin, DE - BERGHAIN KANTINE
Nov. 14 - Utrecht, NL - Ekko
Nov. 15 - Le Havre, FR - Mc Daids
Nov. 18 - Paris, FR - La Boule Noire
Nov. 19 - Lille, FR - La Bulle
Nov. 20 - Brussels, BE - Le Botanique
Nov. 21 - Colmar, FR - Le Grillen 
Nov. 22 - St. Gallen, CH Palace St. Gallen
Nov. 23 - Lyon, FR - Sonic
Nov. 25 - Brighton, UK - The Hope & Ruin
Nov. 26 - Bristol, UK - Rough Trade Bristol
Nov. 27 - Manchester, UK - YES
Nov. 28 - Glasgow, UK - Mono (Glasgow)
Nov. 29 - Leeds, UK - The Brudenell Social Club
Nov. 30 - London, UK - Oslo
Dec. 03 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
Dec. 04 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
Dec. 05 - El Paso, TX - The Monarch
Dec. 06 - Tucson, AZ - Hotel Congress
Dec. 08 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Dec. 09 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
Dec. 10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Dec. 11 - Arcata, CA - The Miniplex
Dec. 14 - San Fransisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
Dec. 15 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
Dec. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : MON, OCT 7, 2019 at 6:57 AM

Watch Cartel Madras’ Official Video “Goonda Gold,” From ‘Age of the Goonda,’ Their Forthcoming Digital EP

The new track is available worldwide through all DSPs from Sub Pop, with the exception of Canada through Royal Mountain Records.

Cartel Madras (aka Eboshi and Contra) is sharing the official video for “Goonda Gold” the duo’s new single, directed by Bhaveek Makan and Jashan Makan (see CLASH premiere October 7th).
 
The “Goonda Gold” video integrates the Desi influence in the track, compelling visuals, and the fashion of the Goondas. There is tension throughout the video, but at the heart of the song, it is an anthemic party track. 




Eboshi says of the “Goonda Gold” video, “This is a song for the underdog. We are two queer, POC rappers that are actively creating space for ourselves and other artists like us. ‘Goonda Gold’ announces itself and demands your attention. We wanted a video that was true to the nature and the sound of the ‘Goonda.’ We wanted to convey how our audiences feel when they hear this song. ‘Goonda Gold’ captures the danger and excitement of Cartel Madras.” And Contra adds this, “We’ve always imagined the Goonda as someone from different walks of life moving through the world fiercely, readying themselves for a fight. Gold chains on, cut lip; this song is for the baddies.”


The “Goonda Gold” single is available now at all DSPs worldwide through Sub Pop with the exception of Canada through Royal Mountain Records. The track is from Age of The Goonda, the duo’s forthcoming EP, out November 1st, 2019.

Cartel Madras Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Cartel Madras has added a few new Canadian dates to its performance schedule for 2019, which now ends December 13th in Toronto at Danforth Music Hall (supporting Hollerado). New shows include: supporting Sub Pop labelmates Clipping at The Garrison in Toronto on October 11th; A show in Lethbridge, Alberta at Firehall No. 1 on October 26th; And opening for  Fetty Wap in Calgary at McMahon Stadium for the Fusion: Music + Grey Cup Show on November 22nd. There will be U.S. live dates announced soon.

Oct.  11 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison ^
Oct. 26 - Lethbridge, AB - Firehall No.1
Nov. 14 - Peterborough, ON - Red Dog Tavern*
Nov. 15 - London, ON - Rum Runners Music Hall*
Nov. 16 - Oshawa, ON - The Music Hall*
Nov. 22 - Calgary, AB - McMahon Stadium / Fusion: Music + Grey Cup Show **
Dec. 13 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall*
 
* w/ Hollerado
^ w/ Clipping
** w/ Fetty Wap


Posted by Rachel White