Brooklyn's Las Rosas will release its sophomore LP, Shadow By Your Side, on May 11th via Greenway Records. A follow-up to last year's Everyone Gets Exactly What They Want, it showcases the band's lean, pop-infused mix of psych and garage rock and is currently available for pre-order.
Greenway released a special limited-edition flexi disc of album track "Tax Man" for Record Store Day this past weekend, and the single is now streaming online -- you can hear it where it premiered withSelf-Titled Magazine or on SoundCloud or Spotify. |
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Speaking about the new single, Las Rosas guitarist & lead singer Jose Boyer shares:
"I think this was the last one I wrote for the album. It starts out about being broke, but it's more about what it takes to make art in this current moment in history. Basically, creative autonomy and support from society, specifically in terms of money. You go to Europe and the arts in general are supported and well funded, even venues and bands themselves. It's different here. I question the assumption we all are supposed to be struggling to make art and music. We're lucky that our day jobs let us be creative in certain trades, but the time and energy left to create art and music winds up being pretty limited. I know tons of artists whose work deserves way more of their time. It's a legitimate complaint, but sometimes I still feel like a brat about it. In the studio, the music was the first thing that was born. It sounded almost whiny to us, which called to mind the whole money thing, and the question of whether it's bourgey to expect it: sure, we eat Whole Foods almost every day on tour, but we deserve it-- we work hard and our music runs on organic vegetables!"
Las Rosas will kick off of North American tour in support of their new release in May -- see below for a list of upcoming dates.
Las Rosas on Tour:
May 11: Montreal, QC - L'Esco
May 13: Windsor, ON - Phog Lounge
May 14: Cincinnati. OH - MOTR Pub
May 15: Detroit, MI - Marble Bar
May 18: Chicago, IL - Subterranean Downstairs
May 20: Ft Collins, CO - Surfside 7
May 21: Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
May 22: Salt Lake City, UT - Metro
May 24: Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 27: Portland, OR - Liquor Store
May 29: San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar
May 31: San Diego, CA - Blonde Bar
June 1: Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
June 3: El Paso, TX - Monarch
June 5: Dallas, TX - City Tavern
June 6: Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas
June 8: New Orleans, LA - Hi Ho Lounge
June 11: St Petersburg, FL - Paper Crane
June 12: Miami, FL - Las Rosas
June 14: Jacksonville, FL (w/ La Luz)
June 15: Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre (rooftop)
June 16: Nashville, TN - 5 Spot
June 17: Raleigh, NC - Slims
June 19: Asheville, NC - Lazy Diamond
June 20: Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
June 23: Brooklyn, NY - Alphaville |
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