'NO GEOGRAPHY,' THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS’ NEW ALBUM, SET FOR APRIL 12 RELEASE ON ASTRALWERKS

NO GEOGRAPHY, THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS’ NEW ALBUM, SET FOR APRIL 12 RELEASE ON ASTRALWERKS New Single, “Got To Keep On,” Out Today World Tour Includes May Shows In Mexico, Los Angeles And San Francisco

Listen To “Got To Keep On” Here: https://thechemicalbrothers.lnk.to/KeepOnUS   Pre-Order No Geography Here: https://TheChemicalBrothers.lnk.to/NoGeography

Today, The Chemical Brothers shared their euphoric new single, “Got To Keep On,” along with the cover art and track listing for their forthcoming album, No Geography, which will be released on April 12 by Astralwerks. Listen to “Got To Keep On” HERE.  The album pre-order is underway now at https://TheChemicalBrothers.lnk.to/NoGeography. Fans who pre-order No Geography in digital format will instantly receive “Got To Keep On” plus the previously released tracks “MAH” and “Free Yourself.” No Geography will also be available on vinyl. A limited edition 12’’ vinyl of “Free Yourself” / “MAH” vinyl is now available for pre-order at the Astralwerks store. The British duo will take their deeply psychedelic live show across the globe in a series of arena shows and festival headlines following the album’s release. In North America, they will headline the Corona Capital Guadalajara Festival on May 11 and play a sold-out May 12 concert at Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City. Limited tickets remain for the two Los Angeles dates – May 15 at Shrine Expo Hall and May 16 at the Greek Theatre – and their May 17 show at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The Black Madonna will join as special guest for the U.S. shows. See below for full itinerary and tickets, including international dates. At some point during the recording of No Geography, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons pushed the reset button. It began with the construction of a studio within a studio – a tiny makeshift room that housed the kind of kit they had previously used to record the bulk of their first two albums; equipment that had sat gathering (freestyle) dust in Tom’s attic for the last 20 years. That experimental space offered a freedom, inspiring them to create music and tell their own story in a way they hadn’t done for years. Wherever possible, things were done differently. Randomness and jagged edges were encouraged, and songs were built around vocal samples; voices were wound tightly into music that Tom and Ed found themselves following wherever it led them. Snatches of dialogue from the late ’60s experimental Dial-A-Poem project were chosen that reflected the mood in the studio. Songs were road tested in front of audiences as part of their 2018 live set and honed in regular DJ sets the world over. The resulting album hurtles from righteous rage to wide-eyed wonder, from half-speed acid to jacking house and dreamy analog noise. No Geography stands alongside the duo’s classic debutExit Planet Dust and the rabbit-hole psychedelia of 2010’s Further – albums that respectively wrote the rules and then reimagined them entirely. Several tracks feature vocals by Norwegian singer/songwriter Aurora, who wrote and recorded parts in their studio in close collaboration with the band. Japanese rapper Nene features on the opening track, “Eve of Destruction.” No Geography also features the previously released tracks“Free Yourself” and “MAH,” which have already racked up more than 7.5 million combined global streams across all platforms. Rolling Stone praised “Free Yourself” as “a euphoric, multi-faceted odyssey of blistering synths and deep grooves” while The Guardian hailed “MAH” as “a short & bloody ride into our modern media psychosis.” No Geography is The Chemical Brothers’ ninth studio album. It follows their GRAMMY®-nominated 2015 album, Born In the Echoes, which Pitchfork praised as “some of the best pure pop songs Rowlands and Simons have ever made.” The Chemical Brothers have sold more than 12 million albums and six million singles worldwide. They have had six No. 1 albums in the U.K. and were the first electronic act ever to receive a GRAMMY®, winning in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for “Block Rockin’ Beats” – the first of their four GRAMMY wins.

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers       Photo Credit: Hamish Brown Track Listing – No Geography 1.            Eve Of Destruction 2.            Bango 3.            No Geography 4.            Got To Keep On 5.            Gravity Drops 6.            The Universe Sent Me 7.            We’ve Got To Try 8.            Free Yourself 9.            MAH 10.        Catch Me I’m Falling The Chemical Brothers 2019 North American Tour Dates: May 11           Guadalajara, MX – headlining Corona Capital Guadalajara Festival TICKETS May 12           Mexico City, MX – Pepsi Center WTC SOLD OUT May 15           Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Expo Hall * TICKETS May 16           Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre * TICKETS May 17           San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium * TICKETS *With The Black Madonna The Chemical Brothers 2019 International Tour Dates: May 24          Headline slot All Points East Festival, Victoria Park, London, UK TICKETS July 11          Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain TICKETS July 13           NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal TICKETS      July 21          Deichbrand Festival, Cuxhaven, Germany TICKETS November 21 Leeds First Direct Arena TICKETS November 22 Manchester Arena TICKETS November 23 Glasgow The SSE Hydro TICKETS November 28 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena TICKETS November 29 Birmingham Arena TICKETS

PARCELS || Daft Punk Collaborators Share Alex Metric Remix; Coachella, Governors Ball & Sold Out Tour This Spring

PARCELS Share "Lightenup (Alex Metric Remix)" North American Tour Dates Kick Off February 20 Including Sold Out Shows in NYC, Chicago, Boston & More; Festival Appearances at Coachella & Governors Ball Watch Their Version Of "I Will Always Love You" HERE Self-Titled Debut Album From Daft Punk Collaborators Out Now on Kitsuné / Because Music / Caroline

Parcels - "Lightenup (Alex Metric Remix)"

"A debut Album that's cheeky, timeless and devilishly catchy" - NME, 5/5 "One of the year's finest records" - Paste "Joyful...the kind of song you'd be happy to live through forever" - The Guardian "Style AND substance" - Q Magazine "highly impressive musicianship" - Mixmag   Parcels ended 2018 on an incredible high. They released their widely acclaimed self-titled debut album via Kitsuné / Because Music / Caroline to a torrent of unanimous praise, surpassing 75 million streams globally to-date--including over 8 million views of their gorgeous, cinematic music videos. The band also embarked on a monumental global headline tour including sold out dates throughout Europe, Australia, Japan and more. The Berlin-based Australian group is set to return to North America in 2019 in support of Parcels, including festival performances at Coachella and Governors Ball and a headline tour that includes sold out shows in NYC, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Minneapolis and more. See full tour routing below and grab tickets via https://www.parcelsmusic.com. Now, just when you thought your winter blues were reaching paramount levels, Parcels have shared a perfect remedy with a new remix of album track "Lightenup" by the legendary Alex Metric--the hugely celebrated, Grammy Award winning British musician, DJ and producer. The result is a totally euphoric and soaring disco-trip that breathes new life into an already exceptional track. Listen to Alex Metric's remix of 'Lightenup' http://smarturl.it/LightenupAlexMetric The band also recently performed the Dolly Parton / Whitney Houston classic, "I Will Always Love You" for Australia's triple j, as part of their "Like A Version" series. Watch the performance here: https://youtu.be/-YE6HfTWJQ0. Ambitious, infectious, and marking the arrival of a genre-crossing new band, Parcels' debut album is the brainchild of five young guys--Louie Swain (synth), Patrick Hetherington (synth), Noah Hill (bass), Anatole Serret (drums) and Jules Crommelin (guitar)--who have appeared as if beamed from another planet. Parcels follow an eclectic thread from The Beach Boys and Chic through to heroes like Steely Dan, all the while blending elements of electronica, funk and tirelessly-drilled live musicianship into classic but contemporary pop. The group also has a maniacal taste for perfection when it comes to production, composition and arrangement, with a live show so accomplished that Daft Punk offered to work with them on the spot--the first time the legendary duo have chosen an emerging act to add to their list of collaborators, which also includes the likes of Kanye, The Weeknd and Pharrell.     The twelve tracks on Parcels were self-produced and written by the band in Berlin. The album's singles include "Tieduprightnow" which mixes crate-digging disco grooves, a taut indie sensibility and effortlessly uplifting harmonies into immaculate modern pop;  the disco and funk-infused "Lightenup"; and "beach party jam" (Stereogum) "Bemyself." Parcels most recently released "Withorwithout" along with a video that celebrates the American slasher film genre and stars Milla Jovovich. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/JUelBEuz258.     2019 TOUR DATES 02.20 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall 02.21 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle *SOLD OUT 02.22 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *SOLD OUT 02.23 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair *SOLD OUT 02.25 Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount *SOLD OUT 02.26 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *SOLD OUT 02.28 Detroit, MI - El Club 03.01 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *SOLD OUT 03.02 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry *SOLD OUT 03.05 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club 03.06 Seattle, WA - the Crocodile 03.07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *SOLD OUT 03.29 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Lollapalooza 03.29 Santiago, Chile - Lollapalooza 04.06 Mexico City, Mexico - Ceremonia 04.08 Austin, TX - Mohawk 04.09 Dallas, TX - Trees 04.11 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom 04.13 Indio, CA - Coachella 04.16 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom 04.17 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst 04.20 Indio, CA - Coachella 06.02 New York, NY - Governors Ball 06.14 Mannheim, Germany - Maifeld Derby 06.21 Paris, FR - Solidays 07.06 Chemnitz, Germany - Kosmonaut Festival 07.19 Henham Park, UK - Latitude 08.11 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival 08.14 Paredes De Coura, Portugal - Paredes de Coura Festival 08.18 Biddinghuizen, NL - Lowlands

John Medeski's Mad Skillet in LA | Sat. Feb. 23 at Lodge Room

JOHN MEDESKI'S MAD SKILLET
Featuring WILL BERNARD, KIRK JOSEPH & TERENCE HIGGINS
To Headline THE LODGE ROOM In LOS ANGELES, CA
On SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM Out Now

Hear/Share "INVINCIBLE BUBBLE" | Hear/Share "ADELE"  

"[Mad Skillet] was slamming and quite danceable while Medeski showed himself to be the most inventive, playful and creative keyboard player on the scene since the late, great Sun Ra." - Variety Magazine

"John Medeski's final reckoning may be as one of the seminal collaborators and musical catalysts of our time." - Austin Chronicle


Who:
JOHN MEDESKI'S MAD SKILLET
featuring Will Bernard, Kirk Joseph & Terence Higgins

When:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Doors: 8pm

Where:
THE LODGE ROOM
104 N. Ave 56, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 509-2861

Tickets:
$25 ADV // $30 DOS
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About:

John Medeski's Mad Skillet will headline The Lodge Room in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, February 23. The date is part of a U.S. winter tour in support of their self-titled, debut album on Indirecto Records. Led by the hugely influential keyboardist John Medeski and featuring guitarist Will Bernard and the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band rhythm section of sousaphonist Kirk Joseph and drummer Terence Higgins, Mad Skillet is first and foremost a product of New Orleans. The band's inception can be traced back to the late-night sets that go down every year during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. For years during that annual festival-after-the-festival, Medeski would seek out gigs with Bernard, a New York-based guitarist rooted in jazz, but adept across genres. After traversing various players and configurations, the tandem hooked up with Joseph and Higgins, both of whom Medeski had met when he produced the Dirty Dozen’s 1999 record, Buck Jump. Fiery after-hours shows at spots like the Little Gem Saloon firmed up the band’s profoundly intuitive rapport.

"Something happens there. There's something in the air, the water, the food," says Medeski. "Every time we play, it really is magical. We get together and this thing lifts. It has a life of its own, beyond any of us. There's a lot of ESP in New Orleans music. There’s a certain feel that New Orleans guys have that you can’t get anywhere else."

Indeed, Mad Skillet has an X factor that sets it apart from the rest of Medeski's remarkable discography. Throughout the 9-track effort, Higgins finds that elusive space shared among second-line, swing, funk, Afro-Cuban rhythms and hip-hop. Joseph, the scion of the late New Orleans lion Waldren "Frog" Joseph, holds down the low end with a power Medeski calls the “reality factor that comes through with the sousaphone: heart, mind, ears, breath.” As for Bernard, there's "just something that happens to Will in New Orleans that is unexplainable," Medeski says. Recorded at the Living Room, a studio housed in a Depression-era church straight across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans, Mad Skillet finds the guitarist showcasing the scope of his abilities and tones like never before. Medeski's longtime friend and collaborator Scotty Hardprovides invaluable sonic guidance at the mixing board.

While Medeski's name is out front, the album reflects a spirit of interplay and equality among members. Bernard contributes the sauntering soul of "Man About Town" and the rocking, Meters-esque workout "Little Miss Piggy." Joseph offers "Adele," whose gorgeous melodica melody evokes desert vistas and Ennio Morriconescores. Two spontaneous group compositions, "Tuna in a Can" and "Psychedelic Rhino," present an engaging variation on the avant-garde. Sun Ra's "The Golden Lady" is marked by atmospheric use of Medeski's Mellotron bass-clarinet timbre and killer spy-movie guitar. The keyboardist's tunes include "Invincible Bubble," (hear/share) a cathartic, open-hearted tribute to his step-daughter; "Piri Piri," with its hip, rapid-fire unison lines; and "The Heart of Soul," for MMW's late booking agent Chip Hooper, featuring masterful slide guitar and hard-grooving R&B piano.

But more than a collection of tunes, Mad Skillet is about an energy and a city. "The hang before you play is just as important as the session," Medeski concludes. "You have to really be open to get to that place, to get to that vibration where it's all coming together."

John Medeski's Mad Skillet 
Tour Dates

February 15 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
February 16 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
February 17 - Bend, OR - The Domino Room
February 19 - Chico, CA - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
February 20 - Crystal Bay, NC - Crystal Bay Club Crown Room
February 21 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s
February 22 - Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre
February 23 - Los Angeles, CA - The Lodge Room
March 30 - Savannah, GA - Savannah Music Festival 
April 19 - Atlanta, GA - Sweetwater 420 Festival
April 20 - Black Mountain, NC - Pisgah Brewing Company
April 26 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
April 27 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues

Girlpool's 'What Chaos Is Imaginary' out now via ANTI- Records

GIRLPOOL'S 

WHAT CHAOS IS IMAGINARY

OUT TODAY VIA ANTI- RECORDS

FULL US TOUR WITH HATCHIE KICKS OFF APRIL 4TH

Photo Credit: Gina Canavan (download hi-res)

LISTEN TO 

WHAT CHAOS IS IMAGINARY

"A meditative and expansive album that showcases Girlpool's restless desire for growth... What has remained at the heart of Girlpool's music is Tucker and Tividad's shared resolve to simultaneously revel in and make sense of the chaos of being alive." 

-NPR

"The gravitas in their voice accompanies a newly embodied confidence; where Tucker once sang tentatively, now they sound rooted and sure. Their lyrics remain in the present tense, but their delivery suggests a retrospective candor, an indexing of past selves in order to make room for the self that's still becoming."
-Pitchfork

"Nobody can stop Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad right now."

-The FADER

"Overwhelming and undeniable... Girlpool have more going on musically on What Chaos Is Imaginary than on any of their previous albums."

-Stereogum

"One of the greatest modern day indie rock bands." 

-Jezebel

"Viscerally personal music... A compelling record of transition and triumph." 

-i-D

"Ever-evolving as songwriters has led to each album being a snapshot of a band in the midst of evolution, and What Chaos Is Imaginary is Girlpool's biggest leap yet."
-Consequence of Sound

TOUR DATES:

4/4 - Tustin, CA @ Marty's On Newport *

4/5 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *

4/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater *

4/9 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *

4/11 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *

4/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *

4/13 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *

4/16 - St Paul, MN @ Turf Club *

4/17 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *

4/18 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *

4/19 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig *

4/20 - Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall *

4/21 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz *

4/23 - Boston, MA @ Royale *

4/24 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *

4/25 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

4/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *

4/27 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes *

4/28 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat *

4/30 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *

5/1 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt *

5/2 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn *

5/3 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon *

5/4 - Houston, TX @ Satellite *

5/5 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *

5/7 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk *

5/8 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *

5/9 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Coop *

5/10 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *

5/11 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole *

* w/ Hatchie