SEE ART LIVE: Tickets
LISTEN/PURCHASE & SHARE: Art d'Ecco - After The Head Rush LP
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LISTEN & SHARE: Art d'Ecco - "Run Away"
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LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Art d'Ecco - "Midlife Crisis"
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LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Art d'Ecco - "Only Ones"
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LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Art d'Ecco - "Palm Slave"
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LISTEN/PURCHASE & SHARE: Art d'Ecco - In Standard Definition LP
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"['Run Away' is] equal parts road trip song and bright dance-floor bop [...] Through each advanced listen of the forthcoming LP, d’Ecco teased retro influences, playful production and enough charisma to amassed plenty of anticipation."
- Cool Hunting
“Art d’Ecco is the kind of artist who’s able to find the past, package it in familiar sounds and tones, all without providing a sense of facsimile or redundant pastiche. Instead he brings a genuine homage.”
- The Line of Best Fit
"Contrasting with the playfully cynical themes of the song and the record it appears upon, 'Midlife Crisis' itself is an energetic blast of new wave with its pop song structure unraveling halfway through its six-minute runtime in favor of an instrumental jam session."
- FLOOD
"Armed with a plethora of great hooks balanced with a pulsating bass line throughout the song, 'Midlife Crisis' finds Art exploring the complexities of growing up and still finding time to dance away the worries."
- CHORUS.FM
"Clad in a leather shirt and trousers, the icon-in-the-making brings his approach to the foot-stomping, attitude-swilling rock that snarls as much as it winks, the enchanted crowd packed into every square inch of the crumbling venue speaks for the charm and potential of Art d’Ecco’s future."
- The Line of Best Fit
"A big, glammy stomper of a track with a mile-wide chorus"
- Brooklyn Vegan
"Vibrating through fuzzed guitars, 'Only Ones' is a slinky rock and roll love story that keeps tripping head over heels"
- American Songwriter
"The glam-infused, art-rock track boils retro influences down into a dance-rock anthem."
- Cool Hunting
"Introduces a new, leaner sound, while retaining the colorful streak and swaggering style that has always run through his music [...] With 'Only Ones,' Art d’Ecco’s trademark glam rock stylings meet stomping pop heights, and the results are simply spellbinding."
- Under the Radar
"..Art d'Ecco does fully possess that sort of 80's art pop D.N.A....a full embodying of a particular art form. It doesn't feel like a reinvention as much as a reincarnation. That integrity is what makes his musical artwork so stellar."
- American Pancake
"On the track, Art d’Ecco channels his signature glam rock sound. With wailing guitar riffs, rollicking percussion, and catchy, airy vocals, you’re sure to find yourself stomping along to the tune."
- Indie88
"Accompanied by a static-infused music video that begins by simply the icy blonde singer-songwriter as a floating head, the trippy and foreboding vibes of 'Palm Slave,' is given an extra of punch of eeriness."
- EARMILK
"Reminiscent of the sounds of David Bowie, Art d’Ecco submerges his listeners into an enigmatic soundscape, offering the perfect track to kick-start a night of mystery and debauchery."
- Wonderland
"Digging ['Palm Slave'] a lot - it's groovy, it's driving. It's got almost a classic proto-punk feel to it, but then there's a lot of interesting electronic fusions going on in the mix, and that saxophone kicks fucking ass."
- Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop)
"With a pulsing piano line and killer saxophone riffs, the track is an enigmatic This shimmering anthem is sure to get you dancing, with a retro, guitar-driven instrumental."
- Indie88
"Full of seductive vocals, slick guitar riffs, and big horns, it’s a timeless sounding track that feels ready-made to soundtrack Richard Linklater’s next film."
- We All Want Someone to Shout For
"Borrows significantly from the playbook of glam legends Roxy Music and Marc Bolan but with a modern twist, peppered throughout with heavily processed and manipulated saxophone and atonal electronic squeals before evolving into an ominous threat by the end."
- Exclaim! "Art d’Ecco’s latest album reminds me why I love music"
- NARC (5 stars)
"It’s a beautiful mashup of the weird and exotic styles of the 1980s mixed with the best and most promising indie/alternative sounds of today."
- Beats Per Minute
"Art d'Ecco may just be the alien star we all need"
- Wire
"Art d’Ecco is a band with a Swarovski heart pumping sequins and Red Bull round their systems."
- Joyzine
"Dips into the glam rock cauldron to produce a compellingly vivid montage of erotic joie de vivre and postmodern ennui. Frothing fountains of bejewelled synth and kick drum embellish the glamorous ballads and provocatively hammy anthems, offering escapism from the lumpen brutishness so beloved by the colourless modern day indie rock scene."
- Music OMH (4 1/2 stars)
"... I was blown away by the authenticity of the glam rock sound that forms the core of ‘In Standard Definition’. But it’s really a lot more than just a homage to glam rock, the elements of ‘70s disco, ‘80s synth and more really add to the sound to create something well worth listening to. I asked the question earlier whether the album title would prove to be an understatement, and I can safely say that it is. Hell, this is easily 1080p quality for sure!"
- Uber Rock
"It’s a shame that a ritzy gentlemen’s club now occupies the original Soho site of Blitz, since Art d’Ecco was born to be a belle of the New Romantic ball [...] d'Ecco has become marvellously proficient at channelling the spirits of Bowie, Bolan and Jobriath into riff-forward dance-rock numbers and In Standard Definition is irresistible...”
- Uncut (8/10)
"The fog machines, slow fades and d'Ecco's sparkling threads help bolster the song's retro rock flair, which recalls the best and boldest of David Bowie and T. Rex thanks to sultry background vocals and plenty of percussive flourishes."
- Exclaim!
"He has that intangible thing separating the pros from the pretenders."
- The Georgia Straight
"Magnificent Anthem"
- Simon Le Bon, SiriusXM show Whooosh (Head Rush) |
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Today, Canadian glam rock artist/producer Art d'Ecco shares "Run Away," the final single off his brand new album, After The Head Rush (out today via Paper Bag Records).
Speaking on his new single, Art wrote:
"'Run Away' is a road trip song. I was trying to capture that feeling of autonomy and freedom one feels when they buy their first car and a whole new world opens up. Pile in, fill it up and skip town. It is a rite of passage for many, and a defining moment in my life came when I could finally break free and crank up that stereo."
An unapologetic ode to the audacity and playful cynicism of growing up, After The Head Rush emerges like the shadow of a sundial cast between two time zones - one in the past, and one in the present. Infused with belated coming-of-age wisdom it sparks the dawn of a new era - inspired by a move to his hometown and the thrill of rediscovering the music of his youth.
"After The Head Rush is an album that was inspired by a recent move back to my home town of Victoria BC," Art explains. "It’s a place where I spent most of my formative years - discovering music, learning an instrument, and falling in love with rock and roll. The album explores a dual timeline - the younger, youthful one that’s hopeful, curious, adventurous; and the current one - that’s age-worn and playfully cynical. As the album progresses, we flip-flop between the past and present, co-mingling perspectives and points-of-view, until learn that sometimes - things only seem better in the edited versions of memories."
Art d'Ecco's last album, In Standard Definition, came out last year via Paper Bag Records.
This month, Art returns to the states for new dates on the West Coast. Art recently played New Colossus Festival in New York, SXSW in Austin, TX, and The Great Escape abroad. At SXSW Rolling Stone's Griffin Lotz declared that Art was one of the "Coolest Things [They] Saw" at the festival. At The Great Escape, The Line of Best Fit called Art an "icon in the making."
Tickets for Art's upcoming dates can be purchased here.
ART D'ECCO LIVE
^ supporting L'Eclair
June 24 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
June 25 - Gold Diggers - Los Angeles, CA ^
June 26 - Whistle Stop Bar - San Diego, CA
June 28 - The Loving Cup - Reno, NV
June 30 - The Fixin To - Portland, OR
September 1 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
September 2-3 - The Loose Your Mind Fest - Portland, OR
Sept 17 - Rifflandia Festival - Victoria, BC
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