9/07/2022

Secret Machines Announce Tour with Metric, Tickets On Sale Now | Self-Titled LP Digital Reissue Due 9/23

Secret Machines Announce Tour with Metric,
Tickets On Sale Now

Self-Titled LP Digital Reissue Due 9/23
Photo credit: Lindsay Nustra Karnats
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"The larger-than-life, 11-minute song layers cosmic-psychedelic sonic elements onto mighty, masterful drumming by Josh Garza"
Cool Hunting

"Sludgy guitars stomp and roar, while rumbling percussion threatens to tear away the skin and muscle from your bones. A doom metal track in prog clothing, it’s loud and volatile and harnesses a ferocious energy few bands could hope to contain. Prepare to lose yourself within its mesmerizing thunder all over again."
Beats Per Minute

"Awake in the Brain Chamber is best when Curtis is at his most vulnerable—giving himself a pep talk in the call-and-response chorus of 'Everything Starts,' muttering 'I want to give up' all too believably throughout the chorus of 'Talos’ Corpse,' before amending himself—'I want to give up, but don’t.' They sound like they have much more to give."
Pitchfork

"Secret Machines stood out with their entrancing combination of propulsive rock ’n’ roll, droning textures and winding arrangements"
The New York Times

"A spacey rock album that feels like a mash-up of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Amon Düül II, with just enough progressive influences to stand out a little"
Beats Per Minute

A stylish return for one of the underground’s most cherished acts.
Under the Radar

"Monolithic space-rock sound from the primal thud of drummer Josh Garza and the hypnotic instrumental textures of brothers Brandon and Benjamin Curtis [...] Falls snuggly in that psychedelic space between the jamband and guitar-rock scenes"
Relix

"The result is a deeply felt production informed by the group's long-standing love of ambient music, psych-pop, and kinetic, '70s-style Krautrock."
All Music

"A surprising reunion, The Secret Machines have successfully opened a new decade with Awake in the Brain Chamber, a comeback album that sounds right at home with their past releases while painting a way forward if the band continues to explore their rock cosmos."
Glide Magazine

"Featuring the experimental, space rock sounds that are revered and beloved by fans and critics alike, Awake in the Brain Chamber is an album that has been through many versions and incarnations. It has become a symbol of rebirth, presenting a new narrative and territory for the stories left unsaid."
XSNOIZE
This fall, Secret Machines is heading out on a US tour with Metric, beginning with a date in Asheville on 9/24, and ending with a stop in Brooklyn on 10/27. This is the band's first time touring together in over 12 years.

Tickets are on sale on now and can be purchased HERE.

SECRET MACHINES LIVES
* All Dates with Metric *

9/24 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
9/25 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
9/26 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
9/28 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas
9/29 - Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston
9/30 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater
10/2 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
10/3 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
10/5 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Anaheim
10/6 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
10/7 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/8 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/10 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
10/11 - Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/12 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
10/14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
10/15 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Detroit
10/17 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis
10/18 - Chicago, IL - The Chicago Theatre
10/19 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
10/21 - Richmond, VA - The National
10/25 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
10/26 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
10/27 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
Secret Machines recently announced a digital reissue of their highly acclaimed self-titled record (due September 23), remastered by Simon Scott (Slowdive) and originally released on October 14, 2008 via TSM Recordings with original members Brandon Curtis (vocals, bass, keys) and Josh Garza (drums), with Phil Karnats (guitar). With this release, these tracks are available via all DSPS for the very first time.

Recently, the band also shared a new double EP featuring a reissue of their Dreaming of Dreaming EP and an EP of new content entitled Day 21. The new release includes their recently released singles: "Day 21” (off the latter) and “Dreaming of Dreaming (Mavrogeorgis and Sclavunos version)” (off the former), which was recorded/engineered by Jim Sclavunos, drummer/percussionist for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Jim Sclavunos said of Secret Machines:

“Secret Machines were one of the absolute coolest live bands from this wonderful era of the NY scene. Getting to work with them in the studio was a thrill & a downright pleasure.”
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