THE ANALOG BODY : The Collected Poems by Alexander Laurence

This is the first major book of poems by Alexander Laurence. Many of his poems have been published in magazines and newspapers over the years. There are so many to recount. This collection brings together the best 200 poems over the last 40 years. It's been a ten-year project. There are eight books of 25 poems each. Only one book has been published before as a limited-edition chapbook. In the 1990s, Alexander Laurence spent more time writing fiction and doing journalism. Poetry took a back seat for a while. From the earliest work, which is a response to late Victorian poetry, and Modernism and Surrealism, to the middle work which highlights the New York School of poets, Language Poetry, Jack Spicer, and Michael Palmer, to the later work in which Alexander Laurence looks to his own work over the past forty years, for inspiration. It is definitely a look backwards, to the digital present, and to the future where poetry might disappear at some point.

Alexander Laurence was born in Los Angeles. He attended CSULB and San Francisco Art Institute. He has contributed to the books The Hipster Handbook (2004), Reefer Movie Madness (2010), Degenerative Prose (1995), and books about the history of Grove Press. He is also the author of a book of short stories: Five Fingers Make A Fist (2007). He has recently written a chapbook of poems The New Spain. He presently works as a tour manager and has traveled the world with indie bands. He is the founder of the website The Portable Infinite, and has a weekly internet radio show New Noise on Radio KAJW. 

THE ANALOG BODY is OUT NOW!

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Tindersticks Release New Album 'Soft Tissue' + Announce First US Tour in 16 Years

Tindersticks Release New Album Soft Tissue via City Slang Announce First US Tour in 16 Years, Making Stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Big Ears Festival

Artwork by Sidonie Osborne Staples “From 70s soul to glowing strings, the cult outfit continue to illuminate the fringes of pop music, celebrating the beauty in small things” – The Guardian ★★★★ “Album Of The Week”

September 13, 2024: Today, UK-based, “sophisticated indie vets” (BrooklyVegan) Tindersticks released their 14th studio album Soft Tissue via City Slang. The band has also announced their first US tour in 16 years next year that will make stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN from March 27-30.  Soft Tissue received early acclaim from outlets like BrooklynVegan, KCRW, Stereogum, Under The Radar and Vogue, who deemed frontman Stuart Staples “the consummate baroque pop singer.” In their 4 star review, Mojo proclaimed, "Soft Tissue is a magnificent reminder that few people know better how to arrange life’s broken pieces, how to orchestrate the chaos,” while Uncut declared the collection is “Stuart Staples’ crew at their best.” Last month, the band released the official video for “Always A Stranger” that was directed by Stuart Staples and shot by guitarist Neil Fraser.  Soft Tissue is the band’s first release of original material following their original soundtrack to Claire Denis’ 2022 film The Stars At Noon, starring Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn and released in the US via A24. Since her 1996 feature Nénette and Boni, Denis (High Life, Beau Travail) has worked in some capacity with Stuart Staples of Tindersticks on the distinctive music in her films. About Soft Tissue, Staples adds: “Musically, it seemed that since 2016’s 'The Waiting Room', the band's output had been reactionary. The last two Tindersticks have been so opposed to each other - 2019’s 'No Treasure But Hope’ was an extremely naturalistic recording process - due in part as a reaction to the previous few years of experimental projects (High Life, Minute Bodies) and in turn as a reaction to this purity 2021’s 'Distractions’ became one of the bands most dense, experimental albums. It felt like time to stop lurching to these extremes and to find a way to marry the rigor of the songwriting and the joy of the band playing together with a more hard-nosed experimental approach.” “In this band, I think that there’s so much… I was going to say talent but it’s got nothing to do with talent, really, it’s about that desire, that need to reach for something and to go to places you haven’t been. And I feel that comes from everybody. I didn’t feel as though there was any kind of restriction about, or any dogma about, what this record could be, beyond where it takes us and what excites us.” 2024: 09.30 – CZ Prague – Hybernia Theatre 10.02-04 – AT Vienna – Akzent 10.05 – DE Munich – Prinzregententheater 10.06 – DE Leipzig – Schauspiel 10.07 – DE Berlin – Theater des Westens 10.09 – SE Stockholm – Göta Lejon 10.10 – NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene 10.11 – DK Gothenburg – Pustervik 10.12 – DK Copenhagen – Konservatoriets Koncertsal 10.13 – DE Hamburg – Kampnagel 10.15 – NL Eindhoven – Muziekgebouw 10.16 – NL Utrecht – Tivoli 10.17 – BE Brussels – Cirque Royale 10.21 – UK Brighton – Dome 10.23 – UK Manchester – New Century 10.24 – UK Bristol – Beacon 10.25 – UK Birmingham – Town Hall 10.26 – UK Sheffield – The Octagon 10.29 – ISL Reykjavik – Háskólabíó 10.31 – IT Parma – Teatro Al Parco 11.02 – GR Athens – Christmas Theatre 11.04 – ES Madrid – Colliseum 11.06 – ES Barcelona – Palau de la Musica 11.08 – PT Covilhã – Teatro Municipal da Covilhã 11.09 – PT Leiria – Teatro José Lúcio Da Silva 11.10 – PT Aveiro – Teatro Aveirense 11.11 – PT Porto – Casa da Música 11.12 – PT Lisbon – Aula Magna 11.15 – FR Biarritz – L’Atabal 11.16 – FR Toulouse – Halle aux Grains 11.17 – FR Lyon – L’Opera 11.18 – FR Annecy – Bonlieu 11.20 – FR Merignac – Le Pin Galant 11.21 – FR La Rochelle – L’Espace Encan 11.23 – FR Cherbourg – Le Trident 11.26 – FR Rouen – Théâtre Des Arts 11.27-28 – FR Nantes – Le Lieu Unique 11.29 – FR Rennes – Le Théâtre National de Bretagne 11.30 – FR Brest – Le Quartz 2025: 03.06 – DE Bremen – Die Glocke 03.07 – DK Arhus – Musik Huset 03.09 – DE Dortmund – Konzerthaus 03.10 – BE Antwerp – Koningin Elisabethzaal 03.11 – NL Amsterdam – Le Carré 03.12 – FR Paris – Salle Pleyel 03.14 – UK Glasgow – Pavilion Theatre 03.15 – IRL Dublin – 3Olympia 03.17 – UK London – Royal Albert Hall USA & CANADA 03.27 – New York, NY – Sony Hall - Tickets 03.28 – New York, NY – Sony Hall - Tickets 03.27-30 – Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival - Tickets 04.01 – Montreal, QC – Outremont Theatre - Tickets 04.02 – Montreal, QC – Outremont Theatre - Tickets 04.04 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Tickets 04.06 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theatre - Tickets 04.08 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore - Tickets 04.10 – Chicago, IL – Athenaeum Center - Tickets

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FRIEDBERG "Hardcore Workout Queen" New Single and Music Video Out Now

FRIEDBERG  SHARE NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO ‘HARDCORE WORKOUT QUEEN’ STREAM HERE| WATCH HERE

Photo credit: Lewis Vorn DEBUT ALBUM ‘HARDCORE WORKOUT QUEEN’ OUT 8TH NOVEMBER THE BAND PLAY THEIR FIRST UK HEADLINE SHOW AT THE 100 CLUB IN LONDON ON NOVEMBER 4 Today, Friedberg share vigorous new single "Hardcore Workout Queen", the title track of their upcoming debut album of the same name’, stream here and pre-order the album here. The track comes alongside an absurdly fun, stylish 80s-inspired music video, directed by the Nüesch Sisters, where fitness magazine covers spring to life and their stars break free from their glossy pages -watch here. Friedberg will also be performing their first UK headline show to celebrate their album release on 4th November at The 100 Club in London, buy tickets here.  The album’s title track is a thrilling example of the band’s live spark, with it’s driving bass line, dreamy production and Anna’s clear-cut vocals, it’s a track that both evokes festival legends like Wolf Alice or Wet Leg, as well as being classically Friedberg. Written by Annaof Friedberg when she was in“a wake and bake mood”, she says“It’s about being the Champion of the slobs, whilst cheering for the Hardcore Workout Queens, who run past your bedroom window early morning, when you’re just tucking into your second breakfast. It’s kind of you do you and I do me and maybe one day we’ll switch. It’s the perfect song to listen to whether you’ve got a protein shake or a beer in your hand, whether you’ve got a popcorn machine or a rowing machine in your home, whether you’re a wake and baker or a record breaker.” Following up on their previous work for the band for "My Best Friend", the Nüesch Sisters have outdone themselves with the new music video for Hardcore Workout Queen. This time, the band takes the spotlight on the covers of fitness and health magazines, but with a twist -they’re showing off workout routines that involve doing absolutely nothing. “The idea was that it’s muscle beach without the muscle. It’s a fitness video for lazy people”, explain Kim and Florine Nüesch.“The only problem? There’s one real Hardcore Workout Queen in the bunch, and as she starts to flex her actual workout skills, the other cover stars get a little... jealous. They start breaking free from their magazine prisons, hopping from one cover to another, causing absolute comedic mayhem.” The band returned on the scene earlier this yearand have had a jam-packed year already, including a performance at this year’s SXSW, Great Escape Festival, a support slot with German indie rock band Giant Rookson their month-long U.S tour and recently supporting rising Black Country duo Big Specialin May. As well as supporting British alt-rock band Placebo at a handful of their UK shows in June. They finished the summer playing Lost Village Festival in Lincolnshire alongside acts like Royel Otis and Floating Points. The band will also be playing a headline show at London’s 100 Clubon 4th November. Friedberg have garnered widespread support so far this year from the likes of The Observer, DORK, DIY, and 6 Music with Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, Chris Hawkins, Jess Izsatt at BBC Introducingandplaylist on Radio X. Formed in 2019 by the Austrian-born Anna Friedberg (writer, vocals, guitar, cowbells and percussion), the line up is completed by London/Berlin-based Emily Linden (guitar, vocals), Cheryl Pinero (bass, vocals) and Fifi Dewey (drums). Friedberg’s early success came from single ‘Go Wild’ –a runaway hit that featured on the FIFA 2020 soundtrack, and in BBC's Normal People –and their stellar debut EP ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’, a razor-sharp collection of belters designed for the live stage.  The band has made major waves in Europe with performances at Eurosonic (Holland), Open Air St. Gallen (Switzerland), headlined Popfest (Austria), Haldern Pop (Germany), U.S tour with Hot Chipand support at their x3 Brixton Academy shows in London, supports with Placebo and high profile stadium support shows with AnnenMayKantereitin Germany last Summer. 'Hardcore Workout Queen' TRACKLIST: 100 Times The Greatest Venice 142 Hardcore Workout Queen So Dope I Sometimes Do (But Mostly Might) My Best Friend Better Than We Are Hello Pull Me Of The Passing Line London Show 2024 4th November- 100 Club, London

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Glixen share crushing new single "sick silent"

GLIXEN SHARE IMMENSE NEW SINGLE “SICK SILENT” - LISTEN CAPTURES AN AMBITIOUS SONIC HEAVINESS  PAIRED WITH CARESSING VOCALS AND LYRICISM, PREMIERING WITH VISUALIZER - WATCH SUPPORTING TURNOVER, TANUKICHAN  AND GLARE ON TOUR THIS FALL

Photo credit: Jocelyn Pacheco  "A crucial contributor to the ongoing American shoegaze renaissance." - STEREOGUM “Listening to the guitars is akin to the feeling of being squeezed from above, a slow dreamlike compression.” - THE FADER “A plush yet dark soundscape that crashes over you in emotive and powerful waves.” - COMPLEX “Towering, sensual shoegaze.” - ALTERNATIVE PRESS “Pummeling, breakdown-esque riffs.” - FLOOD MAGAZINE “Intertwines shoegaze tropes with spurts of spiritual jazz.” - GLIDE MAGAZINE  “Few bands have a more immediate, arresting appeal than Glixen.” - Q MAGAZINE

Phoenix, Arizona shoegazers Glixen are thrilled to share their new single “sick silent,” out everywhere now via AWAL. Continuing down the path of massive noise-laden melodic rock, today’s track sees the band descend even deeper into heavy shoegaze with additional vocals from guitarist Esteban Santana. With deliriously intense guitar riffs and bracing drums, “sick silent” feels like a warm embrace on an island of noise.  “We recorded ‘sick silent’ with Sonny Diperri in Juniper Hills, CA,” says lead vocalist Aislinn Ritchie. “‘sick silent’ is like a meadow in a dark forest, evoking feelings of temporality. There are currents of distortion and reverse reverb enveloped in adrenaline-inducing percussion and hard-hitting bass lines with vocals that shine through piercing layers of guitars giving a glimpse of the world that Glixen lives in.” LISTEN TO “SICK SILENT” WATCH THE OFFICIAL "SICK SILENT" VISUALIZER This year, the band released “lust” and “foreversoon,” beginning to preview what the upcoming Sonny DiPerri (My Bloody Valentine, DIIV) produced EP will sound like. Today’s song is a step forward within their sound; atmospheric and drenched in distortion, continuing a sonic evolvement that feels fresh and completely locked in. LISTEN TO “LUST” LISTEN TO “FOREVERSOON” WATCH THE OFFICIAL “FOREVERSOON” MUSIC VIDEO

Glixen has had a massive year of touring. From playing SXSW (see Rolling Stone) and Treefort Festival to supporting genre stalwarts like Interpol, DIIV, Nothing., Glitterer, Softcult and Fish Narc, they’ve played to packed crowds across the country. The run continues this fall with tours supporting Tanukichan, Turnover and Glare. For more information, see below for a complete list of Glixen’s upcoming shows. ### GLIXEN LIVE SEPTEMBER 27 - Sister - Albuquerque, New Mexico # 29 - Church and State Chapel - Salt Lake City, UT # 30 - Treefort Music Hall - Boise, ID #@ OCTOBER 2 - The Coast - Ft. Collins, CO #@ 3 - The Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO #@ 4 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE #@ 5 - The Blue Note - Columbia, MO #@  6 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN #@  7 - The Loud - Huntington, WV #@  8 - Mag Bar - Louisville, KY #  9 - Sticky Fingerz - Little Rock, AR # 10 - Resonant Head - Oklahoma City, OK # 14 - House of Blues Voodoo Room - San Diego, CA # 15 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ  # 19 - Viva PHX 2024 - Phoenix, AZ †  27 - The Catalyst Atrium - Santa Cruz, CA*  28 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA*  29 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA*  31 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR*  NOVEMBER 1 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA # - w/ Glare @ - w/ Turnover * - w/ Tanukichan †  - Festival Appearance

Arriving as a standout group in the current American shoegaze renaissance, Phoenix four-piece Glixen transcend all expectations of what the genre should currently look and sound like. The band creates a profoundly heavy sonic experience with their music, paying respects to their predecessors but resulting in something completely modern. An amalgamation of influences like Björk, My Bloody Valentine, Godflesh, t.A.T.u, and Hum, their sound crawls with intensity and introspection to contrast lead singer Aislinn Ritchie’s lulling vocals. Ritchie, began the project in 2020 enlisting guitarist Esteban Santana, drummer Keire Johnson, and bassist Sonia Garcia. Their approach to music has landed them on expansive tours and shows with rock music titans and contemporaries alike, supporting acts like Interpol, DIIV, Narrow Head and Nothing. Glixen has released a steady stream of music since their inception, with one EP and a handful of singles under their belt. She Only Said, was released last summer with tastemaking Philly tape label Julia’s War Records, bringing them to the attention of the national DIY scene. Working with producers like Jack Endino (Nirvana) and Sonny DiPerri (My Bloody Valentine, DIIV) for recent releases, this year has seen them take their sound to the next level, previewing a continuous sonic evolution.

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