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Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY RELEASES KISSES ON THE BOTTOM – COMPLETE KISSES EXCLUSIVELY ON THE iTUNES STORE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

Features McCartney’s acclaimed Kisses on The Bottom album plus the entire Live From Capitol Studios performance and four bonus tracks including “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)”

November 27th, 2012 – Paul McCartney announces a very special Christmas treat for fans with the release of Kisses on the Bottom – Complete Kisses exclusively available on the iTunes Store (Hear Music/Concord Music Group) today.

The album will feature all of McCartney’s hugely acclaimed 2012 album Kisses on the Bottom alongside the entire Live From Capitol Studios concert performance and four bonus tracks including a special festive recording of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)”, which Paul recorded at Avatar Studios in New York in September. The album will also feature a previously unreleased version of “My Valentine (Johnny Mandel original arrangement)” alongside the tracks “Baby’s Request” and “My One And Only Love”.

Kisses on the Bottom was previously released in February of this year to global critical acclaim and chart success. Recorded with the aid of Grammy-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall and her band, it is a collection of standards plus two brand new McCartney songs “My Valentine” and “Only Our Hearts” which feature guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder respectively. The album topped the Billboard Jazz Charts upon its release and has remained in the chart for 40 weeks. It also reached the Top 5 of the UK Albums Chart, Paul’s highest UK chart position in 15 years, and charted Top 5 all around the world.

Paul celebrated the album’s release with Live From Capitol Studios, a very special and intimate concert at the legendary studios in February which was the first and only time that multiple tracks from Kisses On The Bottom have been performed live. The stunning and unique show saw Paul reunited with the cast of all-star musicians who had joined him on the record as he performed behind the microphone without either his famous Höfner bass or any other instruments in hand. This magical once-in-a-lifetime performance is now included on the iTunes release Kisses On The Bottom – Complete Kisses.

Note to Editors:

–       Live From Capitol Studios was performed just hours after Paul brought LA’s Vine Street to a standstill as he was presented with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Capitol Records Building.

–       The night of the concert (February 9th) was the 48th anniversary of The Beatles’ U.S. TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

–       The week of the live show in LA saw Paul perform twice at the Grammys and pick up one of the prestigious awards himself, closing the show with a superstar jam alongside Joe Walsh, Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen. He was also honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at a gala featuring Coldplay, Neil Young, Katy Perry and Foo Fighters performing their favorite McCartney tracks.

Paul McCartney – Kisses on the Bottom – Complete Kisses TRACK LISTING:

Kisses on the Bottom:

01. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 02:36
02. Home (When Shadows Fall) 04:04
03. It’s Only A Paper Moon 02:35
04. More I Cannot Wish You 03:04
05. The Glory Of Love 03:46
06. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) 03:22
07. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 02:32
08. My Valentine 03:14
09. Always 03:49
10. My Very Good Friend The Milkman 03:04
11. Bye Bye Blackbird 04:26
12. Get Yourself Another Fool 04:42
13. The Inch Worm 03:43
14. Only Our Hearts 04:21

Bonus:

15. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 03:35
16. Baby’s Request 03:30
17. My One And Only Love 03:50
18. My Valentine (Johnny Mandel Original Arrangement) 03:12

Live From Capitol Studios:

19. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Live) 02:44
20. Home (When Shadows Fall) (Live) 04:26
21. It’s Only A Paper Moon (Live) 02:55
22. More I Cannot Wish You (Live) 03:28
23. The Glory Of Love (Live) 03:53
24. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (Live) 04:14
25. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Live) 02:51
26. My Valentine (Live) 03:31
27. Always (Live) 04:21
28. My Very Good Friend The Milkman (Live) 03:14
29. Bye Bye Blackbird (Live) 04:45
30. Get Yourself Another Fool (Live) 07:48
31.  My One And Only Love (Live) 04:16

US:

For iTunes: Lizzie Garlinghouse – Apple PR
garlinghouse@apple.com 408.974.0469

For Paul McCartney: Steve Martin – Nasty Little Man
Steve@nastylittleman.com 212- 343-0740

For Hear Music/Concord: Joel Amsterdam – Concord Music Group
Joel.Amsterdam@concordmusicgroup.com 310-385-4206

UK:

For Paul McCartney: Stuart Bell
Stuart.bell@dawbell.com + 44 207 484 5012

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Press Releases

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: PUSH THE SKY AWAY

19th FEBRUARY 2013

ALBUM TRAILER LIVE NOW: http://bzz.is/8k8

“Well, if I were to use that threadbare metaphor of albums being like children, then Push The Sky Away is the ghost-baby in the incubator and Warren’s loops are its tiny, trembling heart-beat.” Nick Cave

At the heart of Push the Sky Away is a naturalism and warmth that makes it the most subtly beautiful of all the Bad Seeds albums. The contemporary settings of myths, and the cultural references that have time-stamped Nick’s songs of the twenty-first century mist lightly through details drawn from the life he observed around his seaside home, through the tall windows on the album’s mysterious and ambiguous cover.

The songs on this album took form in a modest notebook with shellac covers over the course of almost a year. The notebook is a treasured analogue artefact but the internet is equally important to Nick: Googling curiosities, being entranced by exotic Wikipedia entries “whether they’re true or not”. These songs convey how on the internet profoundly significant events, momentary fads and mystically-tinged absurdities sit side-by-side and question how we might recognise and assign weight to what’s genuinely important.

Push the Sky Away was produced by Nick Launay and recorded at La Fabrique, a recording studio based in a 19th Century mansion in the South of France, where the walls of the main studio are lined with an immense collection of classical vinyl.

“I enter the studio with a handful of ideas, unformed and pupal; it’s the Bad Seeds that transform them into things of wonder. Ask anyone who has seen them at work. They are unlike any other band on earth for pure, instinctive inventiveness.” Nick Cave

On this album it’s not always apparent what instruments the band is playing: they may be traditional musical instruments but other sounds are clearly generated by objects unrelated to musical instruments. What’s being created is a collective musical language that’s rich and complex.

Push the Sky Away has a clarity and sweet strangeness that’s built upon the refusal to accept limitations, whether they be the traditional uses and sounds of musical instruments, lyric styles, or diminished spiritual horizons.

“I don’t know, this record just seems new, you know, but new in an old school kind of way” Nick Cave

Push the Sky Away, the fifteenth studio album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will be released in February 2013 on CD/ Ltd CD-DVD / Vinyl / Digital.

Track one “We No Who U R” is  available  from 3rd December. The track comes as a download with every pre-order album purchase via nickcave.com or iTunes. “We No Who U R” will also be available as a single download from all digital retailers.

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Tracklisting

We No Who U R
Wide Lovely Eyes
Water’s Edge
Jubilee Street
Mermaids
We Real Cool
Finishing Jubilee Street
Higgs Boson Blues
Push The Sky Away

Nick Cave – Vocals, piano, Rhodes, backing vocals
Warren Ellis – Violin, viola, flute, tenor guitar, synthesizer, loops, Rhodes, backing vocals
Martyn Casey – Bass
Thomas Wydler – Drums
Jim Sclavunos – Percussion
Conway Savage – Vocals

Press Releases, Third Man Records

THIRD MAN RECORDS NOVELTIES LOUNGE GRAND OPENING

SCOPTIONE AND MOLD-A-RAMA MACHINES & DIP N’ DUNK PHOTO BOOTH TO BE UNVEILED

BLACK FRIDAY RELEASES INCLUDING LIMITED RELEASES FROM JACK WHITE, THE WHITE STRIPES & TEMPEST STORM ZOETROPE FORMAT SINGLE

Third Man Records invites one and all to join them in Nashville the day after Thanksgiving a/k/a Black Friday for the Grand Opening of The Third Man Records Novelties Lounge: http://youtu.be/Y8YnmSbFoCs

What exactly is The Third Man Records Novelties Lounge, you ask? Well, Third Man has not only expanded its record shop space–it’s also styled it out with a dazzling array of coin-operated contraptions and attractions starting with the world’s ONLY Scopitone machine fully loaded with modern music! For the uninitiated, Scopitones were a type of jukebox that instead of playing records, played 16mm music videos! Visitors to the Third Man Novelties Lounge can choose from 36 different videos from theThird Man catalog, ALL on 16mm film with dynamic magnetic sound! Learn more about Scopitones and see some old films here: http://scopitones.blogs.com/

Third Man Records is also excited to unveil their very own custom Mold-a-Rama machine. Usually found at zoos or museums, these machines spit out brightly colored wax molds of everything from the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, a tyrannosaurus or a bust of President Kennedy. TMR’s machine is currently outfitted to pump out a fire-engine red miniature of Jack White’s classic Airline guitar and there are already plans underway for additional molds. Visit www.moldamania.comfor all kinds of history and classic photos of the Mold-a-Rama world.

And last but most certainly not least, you can now take a strip of film photographs as a memento of your visit to Third Man in the all analog Dip n’ Dunk full color Third Man Records Photo Booth.

As far as the Third Man Records’ release schedule goes, in the spirit of Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event, available at Third Man only will be 100 Tri Color 45s of Jack White’s I’m Shakin single. And for the first time anywhere, the world’s oldest burlesque dancer Tempest Storm will make her TMR debut with the Tempest Storm Green Series (TMR 129) single–released in an unprecedented new format: a picture disc when coupled with some household items (flashlight, drinking glass) and not-so-household items (magical Bolt-a-Trope disc… provided!) turns into a quick keyhole peek-a-boo glimpse at the wonderful Miss Storm performing her patented tease. The zoetrope effect truly needs to be seen to be believed.

And as if that’s not enough… a trio of singles from The White Stripes!  Along with the previously announced Limited Edition Opaque Red Vinyl re-issue singles from The White Stripes from the White Blood Cells album (listed below) some in-store Black Friday goodies will be made available in extremely limited quantities, including an authorized re-print of the first ever White Stripes silk-screened poster done by Von Munz (50 copies for sale on Friday), White Stripes Turntables… AND MORE.

Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground b/w Stop Breaking Down (TMR 170)
Hotel Yorba b/w Rated X (TMR 168)
Fell In Love With a Girl b/w I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (TMR 169)

So please join Third Man Records this brightest ever Black Friday for lots of fun, gizmos, records and a fantastic sale featuring Third Man, White Stripes and Raconteurs items and merchandise Bundle Deals going at a very NICE PRICE. You’ll surely give thanks for these awesome new toys.

Divine Fits, Press Releases

DIVINE FITS: LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN TONIGHT

CREATORS PROJECT PROFILE LIVE NOW

NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

(NEW YORK, NY–November 16, 2012) Having provided what Stereogum deemed “a shining example of a group of professionals seizing their televised moment and doing their goddam thing” with their network TV debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon back in September, Divine Fits return to slay yet another unsuspecting viewing audience tonight on The Late Show With David Letterman.

Today also marks the debut of a Divine Fits profile at TheCreatorsProject.com. Packed with engaging interviews, anecdotes and live footage, the 5-minute-and-change mini-doc recounts the tale of Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown coming together, discovering their chemistry and locking into the groove that resulted in this year’s insanely acclaimed A Thing Called Divine Fits (Merge) and an addictively enjoyable and ongoing tour. Watch The Creators Project video profile here: http://youtu.be/aoJt3zFl3fg

And speaking of live shows, the Divine Fits in the flesh experience that recently moved Time Out Chicago to rave “Every inch the exception to the myth of the bloated supergroup, the Fits proved to be a perfect mix of the two frontmen’s strengths… the group powered through their set to roaring response from the crowd with more than enough firepower to warrant a higher-profile return trip to Chicago in the near future” has extended its live agenda through early 2013. See below for a full list of upcoming shows.

Launched in 2010, The Creators Project is an ongoing global initiative by VICE and Intel dedicated to supporting artists in realizing their creative visions through technology. The project includes an online community and video channel, TheCreatorsProject.com, as well as an official YouTube Channel, youtube.com/thecreatorsproject, a content creation studio, and a global event series.

To date, there are more than 150 Creators involved, hailing mostly from seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil, South Korea and China) along with other artists from around the world. Participating Creators include such leading artists as Karen O, Hussein Chalayan, Anish Kapoor, Florence and the Machine, United Visual Artists, Feng Mengbo, Mark Ronson, Jonathan Glazer, Mick Rock, Barney Clay and David Bowie.

DIVINE FITS
On Tour

Dec 1     Buenos Aires, BR @ Personal Festival
Dec 12    Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
Dec 13    Vail, CO @ Ford Park   *w/ The Shins
Dec 14    Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre
Dec 30    Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel   * supporting The Black Keys
Dec 31    Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel    * supporting The Black Keys
Jan 26     Singapore @ Laneway Festival Singapore
Jan 28     Auckland, NZ @ Laneway Festival Auckland
Feb 1       Brisbane, AUS @ Laneway Festival Brisbane
Feb 2       Sydney, AUS @ Laneway Festival Sydney
Feb 3       Melbourne, AUS @ Laneway Festival Melbourne
Feb 4       Melbourne, AUS @ The Corner Hotel
Feb 6       Sydney, AUS @ Manning Bar
Feb 8       Adelaide, AUS @ Laneway Festival Adelaide
Feb 9       Perth, AUS @ Laneyway Festival Perth

Bob Mould, Press Releases

BOB MOULD: THE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL FILM

KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO FUND FILM OF LEGENDARY 2011 TRIBUTE SHOW UNDERWAY AT  http://kck.st/RPPY19

“Mould, after 25 years in the trenches performing his melodic, bloodletting  punk, finally got the retrospective he deserved at Disney Hall with See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould.” – The Los Angeles Times

Bob Mould has launched a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of bringing the now legendary See A Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould all-star tribute concert to an audience beyond the lucky 2300 attendees who made it into Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall on November 21, 2011.

Fortunately, filmmaker Justin Mitchell was on hand to document in high quality audio and video the amazing interpretations of Bob’s decades-spanning catalogue of  Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and solo classics  turned in by the likes of Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Britt Daniel (Spoon), Ryan Adams, No Age, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady), Margaret Cho with Grant Lee Phillips, and Jessica Dobson (The Shins, Deep Sea Diver)–as well as the rehearsals, preparations, interactions and lead-up to the night’s unforgettable performances (excerpts can be seen in the film’s trailer at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6UX57vjbDw)

The current Kickstarter campaign will fund the completion of this film–from editing and production to bandwidth, packaging, shipping and more–while offering Bob Mould fans exclusive collectibles including a limited edition 7-inch single, a commemorative T-Shirt, a set of prints, and more. For a full list and other information go to   http://kck.st/RPPY19.

The full cast of See A Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould is:

Bob Mould
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
Britt Daniel (Spoon)
Ryan Adams
No Age
Craig Finn and Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady)
Margaret Cho with Grant Lee Phillips
Jessica Dobson (The Shins, Deep Sea Diver)
Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould Band)
Jason Narducy (Spl:t S:ngle, Verbow, Bob Mould Band)
Matt Pinfield (Emcee)

Metric, Press Releases

METRIC: “BREATHING UNDERWATER” VIDEO PREMIERE LIVE NOW

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SYNTHETICA BONUS EDITION FEATURING FIVE ACOUSTIC TRACKS

OUT DIGITALLY NOVEMBER 20, PHYSICALLY DECEMBER 4

BAND NAMED VH1 “YOU OUGHTA KNOW” ARTIST FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER

“a phenomenal band”–HUFFINGTON POST

“Grim but catchy, dynamic but constrained, futuristic but created with vintage gear… Synthetica could easily serve as soundtrack to the end of the world”–TIME OUT NEW YORK

“sharp, no frills rocky electro-glam”–VICE

Metric has teamed with Tumblr to unveil the video for “Breathing Underwater,” the latest single from its acclaimed Synthetica (Metric Music International/mom+pop), at http://tumblr.ilovemetric.com

The world premiere of “Breathing Underwater” is accompanied by a SoundCloud set featuring three versions of the song: the original album version of the song, theSynthetica Reflections version, and an acoustic version.

The acoustic “Breathing Underwater” will be the first taste of the five extra songs onSynthetica Deluxe, being released digitally November 20 and physically December 4. The other all-acoustic bonus tracks are versions of “Youth Without Youth” and the album’s title track plus “Gimme Sympathy” from the band’s previous Fantasies and a rarely heard cover of Tom Waits’ “Strange Weather.”

Finally December will mark both Metric’s being named VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist of the month and the band’s final run of dates for 2012. Having slain crowds of all sizes from intimate club shows preceding Synthetica’s release to triumphant main stage sets at the likes of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits to headline appearances at such revered venues as Radio City Music Hall and the Greek Theater, Metric will follow up its current arena tour of Canada with the dates listed below.

12/03/12 – Portland, OR – KNRK 94.7 December to Remember @ Roseland Theater
12/04/12 – Seattle, WA – KNDD 107.7 The End’s Deck the Hall Ball 2012 @ KeyArena
12/07/12 — Oakland, CA – Live 105 NSSN 2012 @ Oracle Arena
12/08/12 — San Diego, CA – 91X’s Holiday Bonus @ House of Blues
12/09/12 – Pomona, CA –  Fox Theater
12/10/12 – Santa Barbara, CA – KJEE Winter Round-Up @ Arlington Theater
12/13/12 – Tulsa, OK – KMYZ The Edge’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Concert @ Brady Theater

Press Releases

Monotone, Inc. and Search Party Music form new music initiative, “The Combination Project”

There has never been a more opportune time for agile and alert music companies to create and channel music and music-driven content. That is the conclusion drawn by a pair of today’s most creative entertainment business executives, when film, television and advertising music supervisor Randall Poster’s Search Party Music and talent manager Ian Montone’s Monotone, Inc. announced the formation of The Combination Project; a one stop shop for joining great music to dynamic visuals.

The Combination Project will fully integrate Monotone’s artist roster with Search Party’s music supervision, commercial and integrated media clients. Under the new company, Monotone’s catalog of music will be centralized in one place so Search Party clients can easily access and license music for projects, as well as work with the new company to create original music and music driven content.

Search Party has its headquarters New York and in Portland, where Managing Director Sara Matarazzo will oversee the venture.

Poster, who has served as a music supervisor for all of director Wes Anderson’s films over his two-decade-long career, and counts directors Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, Todd Phillips and Sam Mendes among his regular confederates, has taken Search Party to the forefront of the commercial and branded arenas, providing music and creative on TV commercial campaigns for Nike, Google, Target, Old Navy, Budweiser and American Express, among others, looks to the partnership to create opportunities for both companies.

Says Montone “Our artists have always been inspired by Film and TV and have a deep respect for the creators who understand the art of great story telling. As a management company, we are always looking for opportunities to tie our artist’s music with great visual art. Over the last 5 years, Monotone and Search Party have built a great working relationship.  In a very crowded marketplace, partnering with Search Party creates one roof with a diverse catalog of exceptional music being handled by a company who intimately understands the vision of our artists and has proven to be the go-to agency for the greatest content creators and brands of our day.”

“This is the wave of the future” says Poster. “Getting artists involved in a much earlier phase of the creative process in a collaborative manner. Artist’s like Jack White and Danger Mouse have demonstrated an insight and genius for building visual imagery around music and we want to broaden the scope of their ingenuity.”

Search Party founder and Chief Creative Officer Randall Poster is the go-to soundtrack maestro for many of the world’s most creative and musically adventurous filmmakers. He started music supervising on Larry Clark’s hit 1996 film Kids and has since become a key collaborator for several high-profile directors working in both independent and commercial cinema. Poster has created acclaimed musical identities for all of director Wes Anderson’s films, including Fantastic Mr. Fox and the current Moonrise Kingdom, Todd Phillips’ The Hangover Part II, producer Martin Scorsese and creator Terrence Winter’s HBO series Boardwalk Empire and the Todd Haynes-directed miniseries Mildred Pierce. Poster produced the critically acclaimed Buddy Holly tribute, Rave On… and the recent Fleetwood Mac homage, Just Tell Me That You Want Me, both for Hear Music/Concord. He also recently co-produced the LCD Soundsystem documentary, Shut Up and Play the Hits. His commercial campaigns includes Nike’s “Find Your Greatness,” a Muppets spot for Google, Old Navy, Target, Reading is Fundamental PSAs, a Hyundai commercial directed by Wes Anderson, J Crew, American Express, Brooks Brothers and Budweiser, among others.

Ian Montone is the founder of the music management company Monotone, Inc. and co-founder of the media and production group LBI Entertainment. Monotone, Inc.’s clients include Jack White, The White Stripes, Foster the People, The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Danger Mouse, James Murphy, The Dead Weather, Ratatat, Broken Bells, The Raconteurs, Cold War Kids, Pete Yorn, among others. Under the aegis of LBI Entertainment, Montone, along with his partner Rick Yorn, manages the careers of Jude Law and Jamie Foxx. Before founding Monotone, Inc., Montone was a partner at the law firm of Davis, Shapiro, Lewit & Hayes, LLP, focusing on music and entertainment.

Electric Guest, Press Releases

ELECTRIC GUEST ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON NOVEMBER 14

HOLIDAY 7-INCH VINYL IN STORES TODAY

Electric Guest has confirmed a November 14 appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The band’s first ever Fallon performance marks the band’s return to New York weeks after its sold out show at NYC’s Irving Plaza and follows the November 6 traditional release of its three-song Holiday EP (Downtown), previously released digitally on October 22.

The Holiday EP now available on 7″ vinyl features the non-LP title track as well as acoustic versions of two tracks from Electric Guest’s acclaimed debut album Mondo: the smash single “This Head I Hold” and the anthemic “Awake”.

Electric Guest is comprised of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton plus a supporting cast of live players. The band began in earnest when Asa’s brother introduced him via phone to Danger Mouse, sparking a musical relationship that developed organically into Danger Mouse producing the 10 songs that were unveiled to the world this April as Mondo. Since then Electric Guest has toured relentlessly, been hailed by MTV as an Artist to Watch, been nominated for an MTVu Woodie, and had its praises sung by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (“Winking falsetto and retro swagger… the best new micro-genre of the season”), FILTER (“infectious”), NYLON (“for a quick Friday night pump-up… turn up the volume”),  TIME OUT NEW YORK (“exquisitely catchy retropop. The band is quickly moving toward mainstream status… catch them while you can”), BLACKBOOK (“it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great”), MTV BUZZWORTHY (“Electric Guest stormed out of L.A. this year with a sound that’s both Motown classic and electro fresh on their debut album… Clear off your desk, you’re going to need some room to move.”) and scores more.

Press Releases, Ultraísta

Ultraísta: Late Show With David Letterman November 2

U.S. Dates Begin Tonight in Los Angeles

“Our Song” Video Premiere Live Now at RollingStone.com

“Bad Insect” Remix Competition Winning Track To Be Mixed By Nigel Godrich

“sleek, bracing electropop with an impressive face and voice in Laura Bettinson”–TIME OUT NEW YORK

“like if Massive Attack had been signed to 4AD”–FILTER

Ultraísta has followed up the October 1 U.S. release of its self-titled debut album on Temporary Residence Ltd. with a slew of major announcements, the first of which being the band’s network TV debut November 2 on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Next up is the beginning of the band’s highly anticipated trio of Stateside dates, which begin tonight, Friday October 19, at the Echoplex in Los Angeles and proceed through October 22 at The Independent in San Francisco and October 24 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. The U.S. shows continue a series that began a few weeks ago with Ultraísta’s first ever official live shows, including appearances at Birthdays in London and a Parisian show at David Lynch’s Silencio, whose proprietor David Lynch has also remixed Ultraísta’s “Strange Formula,” the video for which can be seen at http://youtu.be/50MA0vp3Wxk

In other Ultraísta video and remix news, the trio’s brand new “Our Song” video has had its U.S. debut at RollingStone.com. The recent remix of the bands single “Smalltalk” by left-field legend Four Tet shot to the top of the Hype Machine charts, and the video for the original has received over 100,000 views online. http://youtu.be/1bMR83ZI7m8

The recently announced “Bad Insect” remix competition, in association with FACT and SoundCloud, is also well underway. The contestant who comes up with the most interesting creation using the stems available at  http://soundcloud.com/ultra1sta/sets/bad-insect-stems/ will see their remix mixed by Nigel Godrich and streamed across the band’s social networks, in addition to a free SoundCloud pro account. Full details can be found HERE.

Ultraísta is vocalist/artist Laura Bettinson and multi-instrumentalist/producers Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker. Ultraísta was founded in London in 2011 on a mutual love of Afrobeat, electronic and dance music, visual art and tequila.

Ultraísta
LIVE DATES
Friday 19th October – Echoplex – Los Angeles
Monday 22nd October – The Independent – San Francisco
Wednesday 24th October – Le Poisson Rouge – New York

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Press Releases, The Shins

THE SHINS: SWIFT SESSIONS BLACK FRIDAY RECORD STORE DAY 7-INCH OUT NOVEMBER 23

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS TV PERFORMANCE TO AIR OCTOBER 27

The Shins have confirmed the November 23 release of a limited edition 7-inch vinyl single, to be available exclusively at select retailers as part of this year’s Black Friday Record Store Day event.

The single will feature the Swift Sessions versions of “No Way Down” and “Fall of 82”–alternate versions of the tracks from The Shins’ current album, Port of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia) produced by Shins keyboard player Richard Swift.

“No Way Down (Swift Sessions)” and “Fall of 82 (Swift Sessions)” will be released via all digital outlets the following week on November 27.

Between wrapping another U.S. leg of touring later this month and continuing on to Mexico and additional U.S. dates in December, The Shins will appear on the October 27 episode of Austin City Limits. Check local listings and set your DVRs as you won’t want to miss a memorable evening combining highlights from this year’s acclaimed Port of Morrow interspersed with classics spanning The Shins’ canon of Oh, Inverted World, Chutes Too Narrow, and Wincing The Night Away.

THE SHINS

On Tour

10/25/12 – Kent, OH – Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
11/23/12 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Indio Emergente 2012
11/24/12 – Querétar, Mexico – Indio Emergente 2012
11/25/12 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Indio Emergente 2012
12/10/12 – Portland, OR – McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom
12/13/12 – Vail, CO – Vail Snow Daze
12/14/12 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen