SEN MORIMOTO RELEASES SURPRISE EP 'BONK!'

SEN MORIMOTO RELEASES SURPRISE EP BONK!; LISTEN 14-DATE EAST COAST TOUR SET FOR JUNE

Photo Credit Sammy Sutter  Chicago artist Sen Morimoto has released a surprise EP, BONK! via City Slang & Sooper Records, a collection of outtakes from his brilliant 2023 album Diagnosis. The five song EP also includes a live from WXPN version of Diagnosis, the title track of the 2023 album. Sen notes of the release:  Tasked with creating a radio friendly version of the title track to Diagnosis, I wound up censoring the only expletive on the whole album with the sound of a frying pan (the kind you might hear in an episode of Tom & Jerry). BONK! (the cops, the banks, the legislature) is a collection of songs from the Diagnosis sessions that didn’t make the final track list. I think I needed to tour the record and get to understand the album in another context to finish these. The final track on the EP is a live take from our radio session at WXPN in Philly. What joy it brought me to finally belt “Fuck the cops, the banks, the legislature” on the radio. The live take features my touring band: Ryan Person, Kaina Castillo, Kurt Shelby and Elijah Bradford.   Sen will be touring the East Coast this summer in support of Diagnosis. Kicking off June 20th in Milwaukee, the 14-date excursion will make stops in DC, Philadelphia, NYC, Boston, Detroit, and more (full dates below) before wrapping up July 7th in Paw Paw, MI. Tickets for the tour are on sale now and can be found HERE.  All Streaming to BONK!: SenMorimoto.lnk.to/Bonk  Watch the visualizer for American TV: SenMorimoto.lnk.to/ATV_Video Listen to Diagnosis: http://SenMorimoto.lnk.to/Diagnosis Released November 3rd, 2023 Diagnosis marked a fundamental shift both sonically and thematically for Morimoto. Exploring a wide range of genres and musical influences— alternative pop, dark rock, bright jazzy-infused pop, glistening orchestral soundscapes, and even subdued singer-songwriter sounds are detectable within the musical revelation of the album. The topical shift also brought exploration of childhood, American identity, nostalgia, and the insidious nature of late-stage capitalism— a notable change from his previous introspective works such as his 2018 debut Cannonball! and the 2021 self-titled follow-up. The release saw praise and support form the like of The New York Times, Pitchfork, NPR, i-D Magazine, FADER, and many more.

BONK! Tracklisting Empathize Or Die American TV My Soul The Cold Diagnosis (Live from WXPN) Sen Morimoto Tour Dates Thur June 20 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest Fri June 21 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café Sun June 23 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Mon June 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy Tue June 25 – NYC, NY @ TV Eye Thur June 27 – Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom Fri June 28 – Greenfield, MA @ Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center Sat June 29 – Portland, ME @ SPACE Tue July 2 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom Wed July 3 – Montreal, CAN @ Club Soda Fri July 5 – Toronto, CAN @ The Drake Sat July 6 – Detroit, MI @ New Dodge Lounge Sun July 7 – Paw Paw, MI @ Lucky Wolf FOR MORE ON SEN MORIMOTO Website Instagram Twitter