Leopold and His Fiction Release New Single Waves (Golden) Today + Leonard Cohen Cover

Leopold and His Fiction Release New Single “Waves (Golden)” Today



U.S. Tour Dates Announced
 
Watch + Share Cover of Leonard Cohen’s
“Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”

New Album Darling Destroyer Coming January 27, 2017

 
The Austin-based Leopold and His Fiction have released their latest single “Waves (Golden)” via Allmusic. Allmusic praises its "hard-edged, stomping psychedelic garage sound, with some Motown energy mixed in for good measure." The song appears on their new album Darling Destroyer coming out January 27, 2017. Preorder Darling Destroyer and receive “Waves (Golden)” here.
 
Daniel Leopold speaks of the inspiration behind “Waves (Golden)”: "Don't sell yourself short. You're more valuable than you recognize just yet. A nod to the weight it takes to believe in yourself." Watch Daniel talk more about the making of “Waves (Golden)” here.
 
Leopold and His Fiction have also released their cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye,” done in tribute after his recent passing. Watch the video and read Daniel’s thoughts on the song here.
 
Throughout Darling Destroyer, Leopold and His Fiction reveal their gritty ingenuity by merging delicately crafted lyrics with blistering guitar work. Co-produced by Daniel,Vance Powell and Chris “Frenchie” Smith (...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Ringo Deathstarr, Jet), Darling Destroyer proves Daniel’s easy prowess as a frontman, his vocals endlessly shifting from brutal wail to tender serenade.
 
Leopold and His Fiction will support the release of Darling Destroyer with a U.S. tour this winter. See below for announced dates with more to come.



Preorder Darling Destroyer Here
 
Tour Dates
12/31 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre w/ Bob Schneider
1/7 - Austin, TX - Spiderhouse Ballroom
1/19 - Dallas, TX - Sundown at Granada Theatre
1/20 - Waco, TX - Truelove
1/21 - San Antonio, TX - Limelight
1/25 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
1/26 - Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock
1/27 - San Angelo, TX - Deadhorse
1/28 - El Paso, TX - Low Brow Palace
1/29 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
1/30 - Las Vegas, NV - Bunkhouse
1/31 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
2/1 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent 
2/3 - Portland, OR - Analog Lounge
2/4 - Seattle, WA - The Central Saloon
2/7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
2/9 - Denver, CO - Cervantes' Other Side
2/10 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
2/11 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
2/12 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Hall
2/14 - Maquoketa, IA - Codfish Hollow Barnstormers (Indoors)
2/15 - St. Louis, MO - TBD
2/16 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
2/17 - Madison, WI - Mickey's Tavern
2/18 - Chicago, IL - Dunn Dunn Festival @ Beat Kitchen Supporting Steepwater
2/19 - Ferndale, MI - Loving Touch
2/21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
2/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy
2/23 - New York, NY - Bowery Electric
2/24 - Boston, MA - PA's Lounge
2/25 - Asbury Park, NJ - Wonder Bar
2/26 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
3/2 - Charlotte, NC - Petra's
3/4 - Nashville, TN - The End
3/5 - Atlanta, GA -  Vinyl
3/7 - New Orleans, LA - Siberian
3/9 - Little Rock, AR - Stickeyz Rock n Roll Chicken Shack
3/10 - Memphis, TN - Young Ave Deli
3/14 - 3/19 - Austin, TX - SXSW
 

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The Molochs Premiere "You And Me" Video Via Noisey

The Molochs Premiere "You And Me" Video Via Noisey, Top Spot On Hype Machine's Stack 120 Playing Primavera Sound Festival, Add Dates To 2017 Tour New Album 'America's Velvet Glory' Out 1/13 Via Innovative Leisure

Photo Cred: Jeff Fribourgh   WATCH & SHARE: The Molochs - "You And Me"     Today The Molochs premiered the video to their second single "You And Me" on Noisey. When talking about the video director Laura Lynn Patrick said, "You & Me parodies modern romance, through home video clips of a young woman on her honeymoon filmed by her love in Niagara Falls.  We see the happy moments and the sheer innocence of young love, but deep down there is a sadness in her, an unescapable void in the romance. She escapes, and slips away into the rapid and powerful falls of Niagara. Inspired by the 50's Marilyn Monroe film Niagara.". "You And Me" was also featured as the top pick on Hype Machine's Stack 120. It is the second single from the band, following their first single "No More Cryin'". Both tracks will be featured on 'America's Velvet Glory' out 1/13/17 via Innovative Leisure. First, let’s meet Moloch. You remember him, right? The ancient god, the child eater, the demander of sacrifice, the villain in Ginsberg’s Howl(and also real life) and now the personal antagonist of singer and songwriter Lucas Fitzsimons, who named his band the Molochs because he knew he’d have to make sacrifices to get what he needed, and because he always wanted a reminder of the Ginsbergian monster he’d be fighting against. And so this is how you make a record right now: you fight for every piece, and when Moloch takes apart your relationships and career potential and leaves you sleeping on couches or living in terrifying apartments and just about depleted from awful people involving you in their awful decisions, you grab a bottle of wine (and laugh at the cliché) and put together another song. And once you do that eleven hard-won times in total, you get a record like America’s Velvet Glory: honest, urgent, desperate and fearless because of it.   Fitzsimons came to his calling in an appropriately mythic way, born in a historic city not far from Buenos Aires and raised in L.A.’s South Bay—just outside of Inglewood—where he was immersed in the hip-hop hits on local radio. (Westside Connection!) The summer d before he started middle school, a close friend got an electric guitar, and Fitzsimons felt an enirresistible inexplicable power: “I'd go back home and I’d look up guitar chords on the internet—even though I had no guitar—and just imagine how I WOULD play them. I was slowly getting obsessed.” When he was 12, his parents took him back to Argentina, and on the first night, he discovered a long-forgotten almost-broken classical guitar in the basement of his ancestral home: “It sounds made-up, but it’s true,” he says. “I didn't put the guitar down once that whole trip—took it with me everywhere and played and played. When I got back to L.A., I bought my first guitar practically as the plane was landing.”   This started a long line of bands and a long experience of learning to perform in public, as Fitzsimons honed intentions and ideas and tried to figure out why that guitar seemed so important. After a trip to India in 2012, he returned renewed and ready to start again, scrapping his band to lead something new and uncompromising. This was the true start of the Molochs: “It didn't make any sense to not do everything exactly the way I wanted to do it,” he says. “I was so shy and introverted that singing publicly sounded like a nightmare come true. But I didn't have a choice—I heard something inside of me and I needed to be the one to express it.”   The first album Forgetter Blues was released with Fitzsimons’ guitarist/organist and longtime bandmate Ryan Foster in early 2013 on his own label—named after a slightly infamous intersection in their then-home of Long Beach—and was twelve songs of anxious garage-y proto-punk-y folk-y rock, Modern Lovers demos and Velvet Underground arcana as fuel and foundation both. It deserved to go farther than it did, which sadly wasn’t very far. But it sharpened Fitzsimons and his songwriting, and after three pent-up years of creativity, he was ready to burst. So he decided to record a new album in the spirit of the first, and in the spirit of everything that the Molochs made so far: “I wanted to spend less time figuring out HOW we were gonna do something and just actually do it.”   The result is America’s Velvet Glory, recorded with engineer Jonny Bell at effortless (says Fitzsimons) sessions at Long Beach’s JazzCats studio. (Also incubator for Molochs’ new labelmates Wall of Death and Hanni El Khatib.) It starts with an anxious electric minor-key melody and ends on a last lonesome unresolved organ riff, and in between comes beauty, doubt, loss, hate and even a moments or two of peace. There are flashes of 60s garage rock—like the Sunset Strip ’66 stormer “No More Cryin’” or the “Little Black Egg”-style heartwarmer-slash-breaker “The One I Love”—but like one of Foster’s and Fitzsimons’ favorites the Jacobites, the Molochs are taking the past apart, not trying to recreate it.   You can hear where songs bend, where voices break, where guitars start to shiver and when strings are about to snap; on “You And Me,” you can almost hear Lou Reed’s ghost call for a solo, and on “I Don’t Love You,” you get that subway-sound guitar and find out what happens when Jonathan Richman’s G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N goes wrong. And of course there’s the charismatic chaos of bootleg basement-tape Dylan—always Dylan, says Fitzsimons—and the locked-room psychedelia of Syd Barrett, especially on “Charlie’s Lips,” Fitzsimons’ ode to—or antidote to—those times when he felt the bleakness completely: “Then a bird lands on a branch nearby, you hear leaves fluttering, you hear a child laughing … all of a sudden things don't seem so bad anymore.” So Moloch might still be out there, devouring his sacrifices, but the Molochs are still fighting, too. And that’s why Fitzsimons picked the band name—it’s so he remembers what he’s up against. He’s not celebrating the destroyer of youth and individuality and creativity, he says: “I’m just keeping him in sight so that he doesn't win.” – Christopher Ziegler TOUR DATES 12/9 - Pappy & Harriets - Pioneertown, CA 1/9 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA 1/16 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA 1/23 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA 1/30 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA 2/9 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA 2/10 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA 2/24 - Noise Pop Festival - San Francisco, CA 2/25 - The Crepe Place - Santa Cruz, CA 3/13 - 3/20 - SXSW - Austin, TX 5/22 - The Shacklewell Arms - London UK 5/23 - The Montague Arms - London, UK 5/31 - 6/4 - Primavera Sound Festival - Barcelona, SP America's Velvet Glory - TRACKLISTING 01. Ten Thousand 02. No Control 03. Charlie's Lips 04. That's the Trouble with You 05. The One I Love 06. Little Stars 07. No More Cryin 08. You and Me 09. New York 10. I Don't Love You 11. You Never Learn   LINKS Facebook - Twitter - Soundcloud - Bandcamp - Instagram

Sarah Bethe Nelson announces new album for Burger Records

SARAH BETHE NELSON
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM OH, EVOLUTION

SHARES ALBUM OPENER "HAZY" 

PREMIERED VIA CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND

OH, EVOLUTION DUE FEBRUARY 24, 2017

ON BURGER RECORDS

Credit: Justin Frahm

STREAM // EMBED "HAZY"

"The point of [Fast Moving Clouds] is in the ways Ms. Nelson makes the songs 

gradually move from one definition to another, drawing your attention to its repetition or simplicity, 

then expanding the context or otherwise defying your expectations." - The New York Times

"Fast-Moving Clouds benefits immensely from its mid-fi, almost homemade sound,

which lends weight to her inventive pop flourishes." - Pitchfork

"Fast-Moving Clouds is... full of striking realizations and vignettes
painted in expert strokes." - Stereogum

Burger Records is excited to announce Oh, Evolution, the sophomore album from San Francisco singer-songwriter Sarah Bethe Nelson. Her second full-length for the venerated Orange County label,Oh, Evolution will see a release on February 24, 2017. The first taste of the music comes in the form of album opener "Hazy," about which Consequence of Sound noted, "If Nelson doesn't seem much like the self-aggrandizing type in person, she's even more modest on record, preferring to let the listener search for the jewel of a melody at the center of each song. With "Hazy", that search is a pleasure." The track is available to stream or embed HERE, and Oh, Evolution is available for pre-order HERE.

The poet Frank O'Hara wrote, "Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous." Think of the eight songs on Oh, Evolution, then, as the catchy beat from a '60s AM radio, driving along the sun-kissed California coast, where all sadness melts away into the ocean. You're on a road trip with Sarah Bethe Nelson, who's at the wheel, meditating on her adventures with Mission District drag queens, DIY garage rockers, beer-logged poets, and romantics. The top's down, you're feeling the warm wind across your face as you escape the claustrophobic anxiety of cosmopolitan life. It changes you; the vibrations give you clarity. 

Since releasing her debut Fast-Moving Clouds on Burger Records last year, Nelson's kept her job as Mission District bartender. She's also been on the road with her band writing Oh, Evolution with her self-referential Polaroids of a local Bay Area "Sugar Factory" (a fuzzy romantic allegory, perhaps), or resolving existential turmoil with bratty simplicity, "I Don't Care," which deliciously blends '70s adult-contemporary with glossy indie-pop. Nelson's clear alto is the guiding light on the album's first track, the lead single, "Hazy," where her gorgeously detached vocals flicker over jangling guitars that sparkle as she says, "You were lying. And I was crying." The track showcases Nelson in her natural state on this record, where melancholic lyrics are glued onto a notebook covered in glitter and primary colors. It's a departure from Fast-Moving Clouds, where the songs were reminiscent of '90s "slowcore." There's the opposite effect, too, on the track "Sugar Factory," where the sweet nostalgia in her words are clouded by fuzzed-out guitars and a brooding beat.

Juxtapositions aside, thematically, Oh, Evolution is centered on pulling back the shades on the regularity and stagnation of adulthood. It's a musical exhale by Nelson who casts the light in different directions, from the Midwestern rootsiness of Sheryl Crow on "Bright Thing," to '60s girl-group elements on "Hazy." The two ballads, "Face the Waves" and "Deadbolt" are both intensely emotional songs that deal with loss and decaying romance. It's Nelson in her preferred state on a record that's both self-aware bubblegum, and a fistful of crumbled love letters. Oh, Evolution was recorded at San Francisco's El Studio and engineered by Phil Manley.

 

     

Oh, Evolution tracklist:

1. Hazy

2. Evolution

3. I Don't Care

4. Sugar Factory

5. Bright Thing

6. Face The Waves

7. Out Of My Reach

8. Deadbolt

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Tim Presley "Clue" video plus tour

THE WiNK OUT NOW!

The teen pop-pusher of the century, Tim Presley, keeps on pushing with a bouncy new video for "Clue"! September saw the release of Tim's first solo effort under his given name, and with Cate Le Bon on production duty, The WiNK drew eyes and ears to its solid, metallic brilliance the world over! The unbreakable musical tension sharpens and slacks when coupled with the imagery provided by director Matt Grote. Shot entirely in black and white, Timfreely sways and struts while singing upon a maze of high, wild mercury stings, prompting a state of post-pop psychosis. Oh and did we mention the nuns? Watch the video for "Clue" via Stereogum's premire below, and be sure to attend all of the upcoming Tim Presley/ Cate Le Bon tour dates in January!

WATCH "CLUE" HERE

Flyer by Gabriel Alcala (From the Jacuzzi Boys)

TIM PRESLEY/CATE LE BON TOUR DATES 12-Jan in Los Angeles at Highland Park Ebell* 13-Jan in Los Angeles at Highland Park Ebell^ 14-Jan in San Francisco at The Chapel 16-Jan in Vancouver at Fox Cabaret 17-Jan in Seattle at Chop Suey 18-Jan in Portland at Mississippi Studios 21-Jan in Visalia at Cellar Door 25-Jan in Hudson, NY at The Half Moon 26-Jan in New York City at Bowery Ballroom 27-Jan in Philadelphia at Black Box in Underground Arts 28-Jan in Washington, DC at U Street Music Hall 30-Jan in Providence at Aurora 31-Jan in Cambridge at Middle East Upstairs 1-Feb in Montreal at Bar Le "Ritz" P.D.B. 2-Feb in Toronto at Velvet Underground 3-Feb in Detroit at El Club 4-Feb in Chicago at Lincoln Hall 5-Feb in Cleveland at Happy Dog *Cate Le Bon only ^ Tim Presley only

Tim Presley Online:  Order- http://www.dragcity.com/products/the-wink Drag City- http://www.dragcity.com/artists/tim-presley iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1129368317

Japanese Breakfast and Eskimeaux embark on Winter solo tour

JAPANESE BREAKFAST AND ESKIMEAUX

EMBARK ON WINTER SOLO TOUR

  

      Photo Credit: Phobymo                                                    Photo Credit: Richard Gin      

Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast and Gabrielle Smith of Eskimeaux have announced a joint solo tour. The east coast Winter tour kicks off next week at Rock N Roll Hotel in Washington DC.

TOUR DATES:

12/14 Washington DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel

12/15 Philadelphia PA @ First Unitarian Church (Chapel) *SOLD OUT*

12/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium *SOLD OUT*

12/17 Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater

12/18 Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs (Matinée)

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ABOUT JAPANESE BREAKFAST:

A side project from her work as front woman of Philadelphia indie punk band Little Big League, Michelle Zauner released a tape in June 2013 under the solo moniker Japanese Breakfast. The tape was titled June and boasted thirty tracks written and recorded every day of the month. A stark deviation from Little Big League's guitar- based indie rock, it showcased Zauner's dark lyrics, unique vocals and inherent knack for pop melody.

Two bedroom pop cassettes later, Japanese Breakfast returns with its first full- fledged LP and vinyl release, Psychopomp. The album explores Zauner's experimental interests and hosts a wide range of sound: jarring anime samples, minimalist ballads, rhythms and synths reminiscent of Tango in the Night-era Fleetwood Mac paired with the moody intimacy of Mount Eerie. After the foundation of the album was built, Zauner enlisted Ned Eisenberg to coproduce and embellish the record. Eisenberg helped with the mixing and production of the album. Psychopomp revisits and revamps lo-fi tracks and adds chilling new songs to fall in love with. 

ABOUT ESKIMEAUX:

Eskimeaux is the recording project of songwriter and producer Gabrielle Smith. The project began in 2007 as an outlet for Smith's experimental and noisy home-recordings. In 2011, Smith formed The Epoch collective with several other Brooklyn-based songwriters and artists, and began developing her sound over the years into the realm of more structured pop songwriting. Smith released her full-length album, O.K., on Double Double Whammy in 2015. O.K. received wide critical acclaim, being called the #1 record of the year by the U.K. blog GoldFlakePaint, and was featured in NPR's All Songs Considered's Top 10 albums of 2015.

Eskimeaux's latest recording, Year of the Rabbit, advances Smith's sound further; the collection of songs was recorded mostly live by Emily Sprague and Felix Walworth, two fellow members of the Epoch, in their home studio in Brooklyn. The record is the first to showcase the sound of Eskimeaux's live band as its primary sonic touchstone, replacing the highly produced and overdubbed sound of Smith's earlier records with a more immediate, naturally produced sound. 

JAPANESE BREAKFAST

ESKIMEAUX