THE C.I.A.
(Denée & Ty Segall, Emmett Kelly)
Release “Bubble” Single / Video
New Album Surgery Channel
Out This Friday, January 20 via In The Red
Spring Live Dates: LA, PDX, SEA, NYC, CHI
Photo By Joshua Erkman
The C.I.A.’s Surgery Channel is ripe with straightforward conviction. The trio made up of Denée & Ty Segall and Emmett Kelly have constructed a world where everything is piercing and pinpointed. Every word brings confrontation – The C.I.A. make you question what could be happening here…or what they’re after.
Just ahead of its Friday release, they reveal a new video and single “Bubble” — a story of anxious desire. We will be consumed by what we must consume. Restraint backfires and drives a person to madness. Or maybe that’s just what they want you to think. It feels as though Denée (vocals, lyrics) is whispering directly in your ear, amplified by the suspense of tick-tocking drum machine beats. Ty (bass, percussion, back up vocals) and Emmett (bass, synth, back up vocals) paint a jarring and dissonant landscape behind Denée’s story. Words are rhythm at The C.I.A.
Watch / Share “Bubble” via YouTube - Directed By Joshua Erkman
Listen / Playlist / Share: Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music
The C.I.A. is communicating from an electrified, pulsating, metallic playpen that wants you to strut. Surgery Channel shows punks a new way to move while remaining loyal to the traditions of catharsis and social commentary.
Ty and Emmett’s basses could easily be swapped for bone drills and you might not be able to tell the difference. Emmett’s modular synth envisions an environment reminiscent of the instrument itself, a mess of wires and pulsing red lights. Ty’s subtle use of electronic and analog percussion fluctuates between the sound of a metal tray hitting the floor, and the swish of an ultrasound scan. At times, it projects the feeling of being probed and investigated. You could assume this reality has been lived by those at The C.I.A., though most listeners could only fear it. So... just how little of this portrayal is solely a work of imagination?
Surgery Channel is an astute observation and blunt critique. Both inward and outward. It is an exploration into how harshly intimate that process can be. The album was written in 2021 and was recorded by Mike Kriebel at Segall’s own Harmonizer Studios.
The C.I.A. perform Surgery Channel in the flesh this Spring. Portland, Seattle, NYC and Chicago are confirmed. See below for a full list of dates.
Surgery Channel Track Listing:
1 - Introduction
2 - Better
3 - Inhale Exhale
4 - Impersonator (Official Music Video)
5 - Surgery Channel Pt. I
6 - Surgery Channel Pt. II
7 - Bubble (Official Music Video)
8 - You Can Be Here
9 - The Wait
10 - Construct
11 - Under
12 - Over
The C.I.A Live Dates:
Mar 23: Portland, OR - Star Theater (Tickets)
Mar 24: Seattle, WA - Barboza (Tickets)
Mar 26: Ridgewood, NY - TV Eye (Tickets)
Mar 28: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Tickets)
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