Combo Chimbita Release Mystical New Album 'Ahomale' Today, On Nationwide Tour Now

TROPICAL FUTURISTS COMBO CHIMBITA RELEASE MYSTICAL NEW ALBUM ‘AHOMALE’ TODAY

ON NATIONWIDE HEADLINING TOUR NOW

LISTEN TO FIERY NEW TRACK “Revelación (Candela)” HERE

Photo Credit: Stephanie Orentas


“From Bogotá to Brooklyn, this adventurous four-piece has mapped a
tropical futurist’s dream of spacey electronics, new-wave cumbia and good
old-fashioned garage rock.” - Relix

“The quartet, fronted by lead singer Carolina Oliveros, puts on a transcendent, incredibly fun show. Oliveros, energetic and unstoppable, alternately belts and chants, displaying a full range from priestess to hype woman.” — The Daily Beast


Based in New York City by way of Colombia, the visionary quartet Combo Chimbita has released their new album Ahomale today; listen to it HERE. Ahomale is not only the album’s title but its ancestral muse, fusing folkloric mystique, otherworldly psychedelia and a dash of enigmatic punk; the record is Combo Chimbita’s sophomore effort and first for ANTI- Records.

“Ahomale resurges from the visions that we’ve been having via our music and life, and the lyrics reflect a manifestation passed on through our ancestors and the gods,” lead singer Carolina Oliveros explains. “I wanted the album to convey the search for spiritual awareness, which ultimately serves as a revelation.”

Combo Chimbita is comprised of Oliveros’ mesmeric contralto, illuminating storytelling and fierce guacharaca rhythms, Prince of Queens’ hypnotic synth stabs and grooving bass lines, Niño Lento’s imaginative guitar licks, and Dilemastronauta’s powerful drumming. It is with these sonic elements that the lure and lore of Combo Chimbita comes into existence.

With the help of producer Daniel Schlett (The War on Drugs, Modest Mouse), the group’s rootsy experimental alchemy and metal strangeness take centerfold. Oliveros howls, yowls and chirps with gut-wrenching emotion; whether rock raw and soulful or bewitching like a shaman in a spiritual ceremony, her voice is always a multifaceted wonder.

Ultimately, Ahomale fuses the perennial rhythms of the Afro-Latinx diaspora with a modern-day consciousness, while tracing the prophetic traditions of our ancestry. “Our spirit and energy have passed through multiple generations,” says Prince of Queens. “We might not be open or allowed to explore it because of Western society’s conditions. But the idea is that we are receiving messages from the past, and from our ancestors that each one of us carries.”

In nearly 40 minutes of eye-opening thrills and chills, the listener experiences the pedagogy of Ahomale, journeying through her epiphanies and enlightenment. “Ahomale is a warrior, not the sword and shield type, but a woman who is ready to listen to her heart, follow her intuition and connect with her ancestors,” Oliveros avows.


TOUR DATES
5/2 – New Haven, CT – State House
5/3 – Winooski, VT – Waking Windows
5/4 – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere Hall
5/5 – Washington DC – DC9
5/6 – Raleigh, NC – Pour House
5/7 – Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
5/8 – Atlanta, GA – 529
5/10 – Houston, TX – Satellite
5/11 – San Antonio, TX – The Rustic
5/12 – Austin, TX – Barracuda
5/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
5/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo
5/16 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation
5/17 – San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
5/21 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
5/22 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
5/23 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
5/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
5/25 – Denver, CO – Hi Dive
5/27 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
5/28 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
5/30 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
5/31 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café
6/1 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
7/3 – Easthampton, MA – New City Brewery
7/4 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
7/5 – Toronto, ON – The Rec Room
7/6 – Detroit, MI – UFO Factory
7/7 – Chicago, IL – West Fest
7/8 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
7/9 – Madison, WI – U of Wisconsin
7/10 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
7/11 – 7/14 – Winnipeg, Canada – Winnepeg Folk Festival
7/16 – Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern
7/17 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
7/18 – Buffalo, NY – 9th Ward
7/19 – Kingston, NY – BSP Kingston
7/25 – 7/28 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Fest

Simon Bonney Releases "Past, Present, Future"; Tour With Mark Lanegan Begins Sunday

SIMON BONNEY RELEASES PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE ALBUM TODAY WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “DON’T WALK AWAY FROM LOVE” TOUR DATES WITH MARK LANEGAN BEGIN SUNDAY

Credit: Jeff Andersen (hi-res)

"Bonney’s songs of existential woe, institutional ruination and personal anguish are presented with the dusty heat of a Morricone soundtrack or Dylan’s creaking abstractions from the ‘70s." – PASTE “Simon Bonney is to me one of the greatest artists of our time. His lyrics, melodies, phrasing and songs are beautiful, mysterious, powerful and lovely. His records have been a constant inspiration and companion to me for years and years. One of my favorite singers ever. Thank god he's back.” - Mark Lanegan Simon Bonney has released his compilation album Past, Present, Future today on Mute.  Past, Present, Future includes songs from his last two albums, Forever (1992) and Everyman (1994), as well as six new tracks for an unreleased album titled Eyes of Blue. Simon has also released the re-mastered video for his song “Don't Walk Away From Love.” Watch and share the video here. Stream and purchase Past, Present, Future here. Reflecting on the message found in “Don’t Walk Away From Love,” Bonney says, “In a relationship you can focus on the positive or you can focus on the negative. The one you feed the most will define that relationship. ‘Don’t Walk Away From Love’ is about embracing the positive.” Beginning Sunday in Nashville, Bonney will embark on a tour of the Eastern United States alongside Mark Lanegan. See below for a full itinerary and purchase tickets here. Past, Present, Future is the beautiful amalgamation of songs taken from two of Bonney’s previously released albums: 1992’s Forever, a deeply personal and intimate record, and 1994’s Everyman, his socio-political opus that has grown in relevance as rapid change and social dislocation has increased. Rounding out Past, Present, Future are a number of songs unearthed from Bonney’s lost album, Eyes of Blue. Forever and Everyman were recorded during Bonney’s time living in the US while his band Crime & the City Solution remained on hiatus. At this time, he turned to the melancholy and plaintive sounds of dobro and lap steel of 1970s country music. In these sounds he found a feeling of longing for the familiar, for security and stability, songs about family and belonging, memories of a childhood farm in Tasmania. The result was two country-tinged, compassionate and prescient portraits of life in late 20th Century America through Tasmanian eyes. Bonney’s path led him into outback Australia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Bangladesh – a life rich in extremes of color and conflict, of trauma, of humanity and inhumanity, of power and powerlessness. It was not always easy to witness and eventually, as happens with all that walk this road, he had seen too much and it was time to stop. It was time to re-embrace something simple, something personal – his music. He pulled tapes from shoeboxes and listened to the old albums as well as tracks that were destined for an unreleased album, Eyes of Blue, which was recorded in Detroit with a band featuring Matt Smith(Outrageous Cherry, the Volbeats), Troy Gregory (the Dirtbombs, Electric Six, Killing Joke) and a guest appearance by Chuck Prophet. As he revisited these earlier recordings, Bonney found that they sounded fresh and every bit as relevant – if not more relevant –  than when he had recorded them. Past, Present, Future Tracklisting 1. Ravenswood (from Forever) 2. Don't Walk Away From Love (from Everyman) 3. There Can Only Be One (from Forever) 4. Where Trouble Is Easier To Find (from Everyman) 5. A Sweeter Kind Of Pain 6, Everyman (unedited) (from Everyman) 7. Duchess 8. The Great Survivor 9. Forever (from Forever) 10. Annabelle Lee 11. Eyes Of Blue 12. Can’t Believe Anymore Simon Bonney US Tour May 5 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge * May 7 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge * May 8 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter * May 11 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar * May 13 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair * May 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw * May 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts * May 16 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony * * with Mark Lanegan SIMON BONNEY: WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC MUTE: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

Sebadoh Share Video for New Song "sunshine" from 'Act Surprised' out May 24 via Dangerbird Records

Sebadoh Release Video For New Song "sunshine"   First Album in Six Years Act Surprised out May 24 via Dangerbird Records   Tour Kicks off May 22

May 3, 2019: Indie-rock pioneers Sebadoh will release their first new studio album in more than six years Act Surprised on May 24th via Dangerbird Records. Today, the band shared the video for their new song "sunshine," the fourth song to be released from their forthcoming album.   Watch the video for "sunshine" via YouTube: https://youtu.be/I_KDYTprXCg   Lou Barlow explains, "'sunshine' is about going inside. Giving up, for the moment, on finding answers in nature or social rituals. Going inside, where I feel safe, and finding strength in intimacy."   Act Surprised continues the soulful collaboration that's defined the band since 1991's Sebadoh III and 1994's Bakesale. The new batch of songs reaffirms how vital the creative partnership is between members Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein, and Bob D'Amico.   When Barlow recently moved back to his home state of Massachusetts following a series of personal changes, he pressed the restart button and, in time, felt the incentive to reach out to Jason and Bob again to reunite and start work on a new album. The trio convened and began recording in their original stomping grounds in western Massachusetts where they first formed back in 1988. Along with producer/sound engineer Justin Pizzoferrato, Sebadoh have delivered one of the best records of their career. Act Surprised is a 15-song collection that's as dynamic and visceral as anything the band has ever committed to tape.   Sebadoh shared the news of their new album with the release of lead single "celebrate the void" which received acclaim from Pitchfork, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, who called it called it "a brooding head-nodder." The FADER called "stunned" a "...scuzzy, paranoid-sounding song, underpinned by Jason Loewenstein's weary snarl."   Act Surprised is available for pre-save/pre-order and includes an instant download of "raging river," "stunned," and "celebrate the void."   Tracklist: 01) phantom 02) celebrate the void 03) follow the breath 04) medicate 05) see-saw 06) vacation 07) stunned 08) fool 09) raging river 10) sunshine 11) act surprised 12) battery 13) belief 14) leap year 15) Reykjavik   Tour Dates: 05/22: Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls 05/23: Columbus, OH - Rumba Café 05/24: Evanston, IL - Space 05/25: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club 05/26: Omaha, NE - Reverb 05/28: Denver, CO - Globe Hall 05/29: Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 05/31: Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 06/01: Vancouver, BC - Fox Caberet 06/02: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern 06/05: San Francisco, CA - Slims 06/06: Los Angeles, CA - Roxy 06/07: San Diego, CA - Casbah 06/08: Santa Ana, CA - La Santa 06/09: Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar 06/10: Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad 06/12: Austin, TX - Parish 06/13: Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (upstairs) 06/14: New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks 06/15: Atlanta, GA - The Earl 06/16: Asheville, NC - Mothlight 06/18: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 06/19: Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery 06/20: Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom 06/21: Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts Center 06/22: Boston, MA - The Sinclair 07/11: Montreal, PQ - Ritz* 07/12: Toronto, ON - Horsehoe Tavern* 07/13: Detroit, MI - Shelter* 07/14: Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop* 07/16: Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theatre* 07/17: St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room* 07/18: Nashville, TN - Exit/In* 07/19: Birmingham, AL - Saturn* 07/20: Charlotte, NC - The Underground* 07/22: Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall* 07/23: Washington, DC - Black Cat* 07/24: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts* 07/26: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom* 07/27: Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes* 09/20: Koln, DE - Stadtgarten 09/21: Hamburg, DE - Reeperbahn Festival 09/22: Berlin, DE - Musik & Frieden / Blue Room 09/24: Groningen, NL - Vera 09/25: Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje 09/26: Rotterdam, NL - Rotown 09/27: Antwerp, BE - Trix 09/28: Brighton, UK - Patterns 09/29: London, UK - Scala 10/01: Bristol, UK - Fleece 10/02: Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy 2 10/03: Leeds, UK - Brudenell 10/04: Glasgow, UK - Broadcast 10/05: Manchester, UK - O2 Academy 2 10/07: Paris, FR - Le petit Bain 10/09: Bilbao, ES - Kafe Antzoki 10/10: Barcelona, ES - Razz 2 10/11: Madrid, ES - Sala 10/12: Valencia, ES - 16 Toneladas 10/13: Majorca, ES- Fabric Ramis 10/14: Cadiz, ES - Edificia Constitucion 1812 10/16: Vigo, ES - La Iguana   * w/ Eleanor Friedberger

Holy Ghost! Take On Diplo, Drop New Single "Do This", Add 2nd NYC Album Release Show + 2 Nights in LA + SF

Holy Ghost!  “Do This”  New Single Out Today, Off The Forthcoming LP Work Out June 21, 2019 via West End Records Ft. “Escape From Los Angeles”, “Anxious”, & "Epton On Broadway (Part I & Part II)”  The Band’s First LP in Five Years Is The First Album of Original Music To Come Out on the Iconic Label in More Than Three Decades “Captures the sequined, cinematic sound of disco that the vanguard label helped define.” - Stereogum   NYC ALBUM RELEASE SHOW SOLD OUT, 2nd NYC BOWERY BALLROOM SHOW ADDED + NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED INCL. DC, LA, AND SF (SEE BELOW)

New York, NY, May 3, 2019: Following a triumphant west coast run this week which saw Holy Ghost!play to sold-out crowds in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the NYC-based duo of  Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser share“Do This” (out today) off their upcoming album Work out June 21st on West End Records and announce select North American tour dates including adding a 2nd night in NYC at Bowery Ballroom for album release. “Do This”, a buoyant, sun-infused jam, is the fourth track revealed off the band’s first new album in five years - and first full-length LP to come out on the iconic West End Records label in more than 30-years. "This song is about sticking to our guns, going after what we always have, and believing that music fans still want more than Diplo's latest cultural co-opt," says Holy Ghost! frontman Alex Frankel. "There's a data epidemic in the music industry. Everyone is obsessed with likes, stream counts, "the algorithm" etc... For a band like us, who like to take our time in the studio  and perform with a live band and make actual records from scratch, it starts to really bum you out when people around you are more  focused on Instagram stats and ‘reactions’ than the music. At certain times it can feel like: what’s the point of doing this anymore? Thank god we have a small group of people we love and trust that we work with and really great fans that keep us motivated." The new single follows previously released album tracks including breakout tune "Epton On Broadway (Part I & Part II)”, “Anxious” (which Earmilk dubbed “glorious”), and “Escape From Los Angeles”  (“Shiny keys and energetic disco vibes… profound, even at its most wild.” says Consequence of Sound). A return to the heady ethos that drove Holy Ghost!’s earliest releases, Work (available for pre-order now) sees New York City natives Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser revisit the freedom from expectations that suffused their 2011 self-titled debut full-length. Featuring the talents of musical peers including Sinkane’s Ahmed Gallab, Juan Maclean and LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang, Rob Moose (Bon Iver, Paul Simon, David Bowie) and Alex Epton (Neon Indian, David Byrne), Work transcends its physical constraints to capture a spectrum of vibes that remain true to Holy Ghost!’s reverence for the art and craft of dance music. In addition to the tracks noted above, the 12-song collection includes standouts such as“Nicky Buckingham”  with Fleetwood Mac-inspired riffs and swelling strings and “Heaven Knows What” - the band’s slowest track to date - which showcases an emotional depth and range only hinted at in past releases. The juxtaposition of organic and metropolitan is embodied in the album’s cover image  Wheatfield - A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – The Harvest, 1982 by renowned conceptual artist Agnes Denes.

Credit Harry McNally   Holy Ghost! Pictured above - Nick Millhiser (left) and Alex Frankel (right)   Live Photo (Above), Credit Jake Wallace  WORK LP COVER ART  Wheatfield - A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan – The Harvest, 1982.  Copyright Agnes Denes, Courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York\   Upcoming Holy Ghost! Live Shows: 05-09: Guadalajara, México - Corona Capital at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 06-21: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Album Release Show / SOLD OUT) 06-22: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Just Added!) 06-29: Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall 10-31: San Francisco, CA - The Independent 11-1: San Francisco, CA - The Independent 11-2: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom 11-3: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom

La Dispute - Glasshouse - 05-01-2019

                                      All photos taken in POMONA CA by Bradley Dupray

Watch Tacocat's Music Video for "New World"

Tacocat’s new full-length This Mess Is a Place out tomorrow Watch the music video for "New World"

Seattle band Tacocat will release This Mess Is a Place, their new full-length album on LP/CD/Digital and Cassette tomorrow, Friday, May 3rd. The album is their first for Sub Pop, and heralds a more pop-driven and ebullient direction in their sound. Critics are calling it "as effervescent as ever" (Paste) and "the band’s most polished record to date" ( The Seattle Times). Today, NYLON premiered the band's trippy music video for "New World" alongside an interview with the band's lead singer Emily Nokes. This Mess Is a Place can be purchased from https://u.subpop.com/thismess. Tacocat will be touring the US this summer. See below for a full list of performances. Tickets for all shows are on sale now and availablehere.  May 09 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club May 10 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club May 11 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall May 12 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme May 13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe May 15 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair May 17 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg  May 18 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle May 19 - Washington, D.C. - U Street Music Hall May 21 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook May 22 - Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn May 23 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt May 24 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway May 25 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar Jun. 08 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox at the Market Jun. 12 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett Jun. 13 - Boise, ID - Neurolux Jun. 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court Jun. 15 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge Jun. 17 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada Jun. 18 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Jun. 19 - Austin, TX - Barracuda Jun. 21 - Sante Fe, NM - Meow Wolf Jun. 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar Jun. 23 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah Jun. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bootleg Theater Jun. 26 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel Jun. 28 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater

Maps Shares New Song/Video "Surveil"; New Album Out May 10

SHARES NEW SONG “SURVEIL” WATCH THE VIDEO HERE NEW ALBUM COLOURS. REFLECT. TIME. LOSS. RELEASED MAY 10 ON MUTE

Photo: Phil Sharp (hi-res)

Mercury Prize-nominated composer/producer Maps today shares “Surveil,” the last in his series of tracks before the release of his anticipated new album Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. The album will be released May 10 via Mute. Watch the video for “Surveil” and pre-order Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. here. The first track on the album, “Surveil” marks Maps’s ambition for this record. It is an uplifting song enveloping the listener from the start with a warm opening section of layered harmonies, choral vocals, and the brass and strings of Echo Collective. It then builds into a joyous, anthemic blend of soaring orchestral and electronic sounds, as Chapman sings “You never hear them sing. You never hear them scream. There’s no one listening.” Commenting on “Surveil,” Maps reveals: “The opening of the track is resonant of a simpler time - as the song progresses I was pushing for a euphoric escape with the music, with an undercurrent of uncertainty from the lyrics. It gives a taste of the overall sound and themes of the album.” Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. is a career-defining, ambitious album that sees the bedroom producer step out of the bedroom with his most collaborative project to date. The stunning, immersive and impressionistic songs – scored and produced by Maps himself – are inspired by an orchestral approach and by the peaceful, isolated Northamptonshire countryside beyond the window of his studio. Three years in the making, Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. is informed by the richness of life experience. It is an album he could only have made now and one that represents a creative reinvention for Maps. Maps 2019 Tour May 24 – Totnes, England – Sea Change Festival June 1 – Milton Keynes, England – MK Gallery June 27 – Hebden Bridge, England – Hebden Bridge Arts Festival July 3 – London, England – Southbank Centre Purcell Room   Listen to “Both Sides (Thematic Variation)” Watch the video for “Just Reflecting” Watch the video for “Both Sides” MAPS: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC MUTE: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM