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RIDE releases new album 'Interplay' via Wichita Recordings/PIAS

RIDE RELEASES NEW ALBUM INTERPLAY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES LAUNCHING IN MAY TOURING UK & IRE TOUR THIS SEPTEMBER

Ride by Cal McIntyre INTERPLAY http://ride.ffm.to/interplay TICKETS https://www.thebandride.com/ (March 29th, 2024) - Today, Ride releases their studio album Interplay via Wichita Recordings / PIAS. The 12-track LP is Ride’s third album since reforming in 2014, having now been together longer in their current second phase than their original iteration as 90’s shoegaze pioneers. They’ll be taking the album on the road following the launch of their North American tour this May before heading across the pond for the UK and Irish leg starting this September.  Interplay will follow 2017’s Weather Diaries and 2019’s This Is Not A Safe Place, which re-lit the Ride spark, both pleasing old diehards and introducing one of the most forward-thinking guitar bands of their generation to a whole new audience. Produced by the band with Richie Kennedy and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer, it connects all the dots from their career, taking the frenzied guitar attacks, hypnotic grooves, and dreamy melodic hooks of their early work and setting it to a more expansive sonic template, inspired by 80's pop gems like Tears For Fears, Talk Talk & early U2.  Thematically, it pairs classic Ride lyrical hallmarks such as escapism, dreams, and the dissatisfaction of modern life with a sense of resilience and perseverance that come from imploding, then reforming and finding a way forward to their second peak, as Andy explains: “This album has taken a long time to make, and has seen the band go through a lot of ups and downs; maybe the most of any Ride album. But it has seen us come through the process as a band in a good place, feeling able to shake off the past, and ready to celebrate the combined musical talents that brought us together in the first place.”  Made up of guitarist/vocalists Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, alongside drummer Laurence “Loz” Colbert and bassist Steve Queralt, Ride was formed in Oxford in 1988; four friends rooted in art-school aesthetics who combined 60s guitar-pop sensibilities with avalanches of noise and driving rhythms. It was a recalibration of indie-rock that would come to be defined as ‘shoegaze’ and with their seminal 1990 debut Nowhere came a run of critical and commercial success that eventually hit the skids in 1996, with intra-band turmoil prompting them to call it a day.   They reformed in 2014, finding a global scene full of bands indebted to Ride and their peers (Tame Impala, Beach House, et al.), and after a successful tour went into the studio with legendary producer Erol Alkan to create the critically acclaimed Weather Diaries and follow up This Is Not A Safe Place. Now, in 2024, shoegaze is one of music’s fastest-growing genres, having picked up a new wave of Gen-Z fans via TikTok, with artists converting millions of views into impressive streaming numbers and ticket sales. A quarter of a century since originally forming and with a new generation discovering their music, Interplay finds Ride hitting new creative heights and stronger than ever. Listen to Interplay above and find touring details below. Upcoming Tour Dates * = with support from Knifeplay  5/8 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace* 5/9 - Amherst, MA @ The Drake* 5/11 - Boston, MA @ Big Night Live* 5/13 - Montreal, QB @ Theatre Fairmount* 5/14 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall* 5/15 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre* 5/16 - Chicago, IL @ Metro* 5/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line* 5/19 - Denver, Colorado @ Gothic Theater* 5/22 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom* 5/23 - Portland, OR @ Mission Theater* 5/25 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox* 9/2 - Belfast, UK @ Limelight 9/3 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia  9/4 - Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Avenue  9/6 - Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill 9/7 - Newcastle, UK @ Boilershop 9/8 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG 3 TV Studio 9/10 - Liverpool, UK @ Invisible Wind Factory 9/12 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus  9/13 - Manchester, UK @ New Century  9/14 - Bristol, UK @ SWX 9/16 - Falmouth, UK @ Princess Pavilions 9/17 - Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall  9/18 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk  9/20 - London, UK @ Roundhouse 9/21 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Halls  9/22 - Cambridge, UK @ Junction

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album artwork Ride Interplay Wichita Recordings/PIAS March 29th, 2024 1. Peace Sign 2. Last Frontier 3. Light in a Quiet Room 4. Monaco 5. I Came to See the Wreck 6. Stay Free 7. Last Night I Came 8. Sunrise Chaser 9. Midnight Rider 10. Portland Rocks 11. Essaouira 12. Yesterday Is Just a Song Connect with RIDE: X (Twitter) | Facebook | Website | Youtube

POMME REVEALS "SAISONS, LE FILM: PRINTEMPS SHORT FILM + NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTS 6.9

POMME RELEASES HER ALBUM SAISONS HERE SHORT FILM SAISONS, LE FILM: PRINTEMPS HERE SHORT FILM SAISONS, LE FILM: HIVER HERE “_DEC CARTE DE NOËL” CO-WRITTEN WITH AARON DESSNER (THE NATIONAL, TAYLOR SWITFT etc) NORTH-AMERICAN TOUR STARTS JUNE 9TH IN QUEBEC (tour dates below)

Pomme on tour: https://linktr.ee/pommetour Sun 6.9 - Quebec, CAN @ Imperial Hall Mon 6.10 - Toronto, CAN @ Phoenix Concert Hall Wed 6.12 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair The 6.13 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage Sat 6.15 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall Tue 6.18 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall Wed 6.19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater Pomme unveils the entirety of her fourth album Saisons, conceived as a modern opera, is available in two parts: “autumn/winter” released last December and “spring-summer” is revealed to complete the cycle of Saisons. She revealed the Saisons, le film: hiver and Saisons, le film: printemps short films and the full Saisons short film will be released next month. The song “_dec carte de noël” was co-written with Aaron Dessner (The National, Taylor Swift, Justin Vernon etc).  June stands for the first of three summer tracks that Pomme has chosen to call "perseides", the famous shower of shooting stars that floods the summer sky. Consisting of 12 titles, three per season, each echoing a month of the year, the album is an ambitious and orchestral project that aims to surprise, and once again demonstrates the musician's unique artistic vision. Imagined as a journey beginning with spring, Saisons is an album that can be listened to in one go, and invites you to lie down on a thick carpet and imagine our dream cartoon. This musical continuity is put into images with a 36-minute film, co-directed by Pomme, Hugo Pillard and Nina Richard, to be revealed in its entirety next month. This new album follows on from A peu près, which made her a household name, Les Failles, certified platinum in France, and consolation gold certified in France, a particularly personal project written during the pandemic between France and Canada. This album Saisons, to be listened to in one go, invites us to lie down on a thick carpet and imagine our dream cartoon. This change of trajectory in Pomme's discography resonates with her desire to create a collective gesture within her new pieces, to relinquish total control of the project, collaborating with other artists on composition and production. The singer-composer thus invites Aaron Dessner (The National) for the winter movement and continues her collaboration with Flavien Berger for the autumn part. On the second half of the opus, “spring-summer”, Pomme is accompanied by an orchestration conducted by MALVINA. Pomme has won the hearts of an eclectic public, notably through exceptional concert productions, for which she was nominated at the Victoires de la Musique 2024 (the French GRAMMYs) in the Concert of the Year category.  Pomme - Saisons tracklist: 01 “_mar le temps des fleurs” 02 “_apr le temps des fleurs” 03 “_may le temps des fleurs” 04 “_jun perseides” 05 “_jul perseides” 06 “_aug perseides” 07 “_sept magie mauve” feat Flavien Berger 08 “_oct magie mauve” feat Flavien Berger 09 “_nov magie mauve” feat Flavien Berger 10 “_dec carte de noël” 11 “_jan carte de noël” 12 “_feb carte de noël” http://pommemusic.fr/ https://www.instagram.com/pommeofficial https://www.facebook.com/pommeofficial https://www.youtube.com/c/PommeMusic/videos https://www.tiktok.com/@tamere_enstringdeguerre

Paris Paloma Announces Debut Album 'Cacophony' Out 8/30; Makes National TV Debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show

PARIS PALOMA  CREATES AN UPROAR WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER ANTICIPATED  DEBUT ALBUM CACOPHONY OUT AUGUST 30TH (PRE-ORDER HERE)   MAKES NATIONAL TV DEBUT ON THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW WITH CHILLING RENDITION OF “LABOUR” (WATCH HERE)  + US HEADLINE TOUR SELLS OUT INSTANTLY

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“Exploring themes of womanhood, grief, love, death, and power, UK singer-songwriter Paris Paloma is truly a mystical force in the world of indie-folk” – Wonderland   “Paris Paloma breathes feminine fire with every hauntingly beautiful melody hummed in ‘labour.’” – Ones To Watch   “Paris Paloma’s breakout relationship lament ‘labour’ is resonating with women and men alike…” – Billboard “Chartbreaker”   “Evoking the vivid, quietly powerful lyricism of artists like Florence Welch and Hozier” – NME   “Soulful, dynamic, and impassioned, Paris Paloma’s fire roars to life in ‘as good a reason,’ a fiery feminist anthem of empowerment, inner strength, and liberation.” – Atwood Magazine   March 29, 2024 – Breakout UK sensation Paris Paloma weaponizes words with her fiery, vulnerable lyricism. Ranging from the tender and heartbreaking to the sublimely aggressive and vengeful, her ethereal sound takes influences from dark pop, folk, and indie, creating a discography that evokes something primal, powerful, and innately feminine. Today, she announces her momentous debut album Cacophony is set for release on August 30th. The 15-track album includes her previously released tracks “my mind (now)” “drywall,” “as good a reason,” “yeti,” and the viral Billboard charting single “labour.” Pre-order HERE.    “I love the feral, feminine aspects of my music,” says Paris. “Being unapologetically vulnerable feels wild – it's breaking down boundaries, a return to something primal.”   Kicking off the whirlwind album announcement, Paris performed a haunting rendition of “labour” on The Kelly Clarkson Show. The rallying cry, which struck a nerve with women around the globe, broke over 100 million streams on Spotify, cracked the Official UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Chart, and soundtracked tens of thousands of TikToks, takes on new wings in the performance. Accompanied by an all-female choir and cellists, Paris’ voice soars in the halls of Tate Britain, famously known for their landmark Women in Revolt! exhibition of feminist art. Watch HERE.   Armed with an evocative collection of songs, Paris is bringing her spell-binding live show to the U.S. for her debut headline tour, starting June 12 in San Francisco at The Chapel and wrapping June 26 in New York City at Bowery Ballroom. The tour sold out instantly, adding to her previous bout of successful sold-out UK headline shows and a European tour with Maisie Peters. All upcoming dates are listed below.    Earlier this month, on International Women’s Day, Paris caused an uproar with the announcement of LABOUR (the cacophony), a new EP celebrating the 1 year anniversary of “labour.” The post reignited fans' excitement, with over 6 million views on TikTok and 3 million views on Instagram. “LABOUR (the cacophony)” was born out of the symbiotic care between Paris and her devoted fanbase. She’s cultivated a community both online and off: on TikTok, her 500K followers send her videos (of thoughts, song snippets, and tour moments) into six-figure views. Fan-made art and videos analyzing her lyrics span social media.  These are roots laid deep, as Paris gains wider recognition from NME to Billboard, as YouTube’s Trending Artist on the Rise and a Breakthrough Artist to Watch 2024 by Amazon.   Watch “LABOUR (the cacophony)” HERE     Through her thoughtful and confident lyrics, Paris Paloma paints pictures and tells stories with her songs, drawing parallels between the past and present to bring her own perspective on themes of love, grief, death and power. With a Goldsmiths degree in Fine Arts, her songwriting and visuals are inspired by fantasy as much as real life, drawing inspiration from mythology, art history and the Romantics, alongside the human experience. Cacophony is inspired by Stephen Fry’s Mythos, ruminating on the creation myth. “From this chaotic cosmic yawn, creation sprang forth,” Paris explains, “so this is a collection that makes sense of the overwhelming space of my mind where my anxiety, my OCD, and trauma processing lives.”   Paris Paloma Tour Dates: U.K. headline shows May 1 - Birmingham, U.K. - Hare & Hounds - SOLD OUT May 2 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Caves - SOLD OUT May 3 - Manchester, U.K. - Yes - SOLD OUT May 5 - Bristol, U.K. - Exchange - SOLD OUT May 7 - London, U.K. - Islington Assembly Hall - SOLD OUT   U.S. headline shows June 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel - SOLD OUT June 14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge - SOLD OUT June 18 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall - SOLD OUT June 20 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East - SOLD OUT June 22 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair - SOLD OUT June 23 - Washington, D.C. - The Atlantis - SOLD OUT June 26 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom - SOLD OUT   Festivals June 9 - Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival* August 16 - Oslo, Norway - Langs Akerselva Festival* August 25 - Reading, U.K. - Reading and Leeds Festival* *festival dates

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