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ST. VINCENT AN INTIMATE PERFORMANCE — NOVEMBER 20th AT BAM HARVEY THEATER IN BROOKLYN

ST. VINCENT

AN INTIMATE PERFORMANCE — NOVEMBER 20th AT BAM HARVEY THEATER IN BROOKLYN

Tickets On Sale Friday, October 19th at 10am EST
http://bam.org/stvincent

MassEducation: Reimagining of MASSEDUCTION Out Now on Loma Vista

Photo Credit: Pamela Neal

Following the release of her new album MassEducation, as well as her stunning performance during Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Brooklyn week—accompanied only by piano player Thomas Bartlett—St. Vincent confirms an intimate evening at Brooklyn’s esteemed BAM Harvey Theater on November 20th.

Audiences fortunate enough to have beheld the inspiring duo of Annie Clarke’s vocals and Bartlett’s mercurial playing live have been left dazzled, with critics praising the recent date at The Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles:

“She’s always defied expectations, and this show was no exception…it was a concert as powerful, rocking, compelling and strident as anything she’s ever done…she’s a versatile and powerful singer who can leap vocally, not unlike Bowie…she hasn’t reinvented songs — but has breathed new fire into them… to create new possibilities.”—AMERICAN SONGWRITER

“Her stage presence is a piece of art in its own right…in St. Vincent’s hands, nothing feels minor… It’s not just that she can do anything she tries, it’s that she does it well enough to make you reconsider everything you know about her… one of the most important contemporary musicians we have.”—UPROXX

Tickets to the BAM Harvey Theater performance will go on sale this Friday, October 19th at 10am EST, available here: http://bam.org/stvincent

St. Vincent’s new album MassEducation is out now on Loma Vista. Heralded by Entertainment Weekly as “riveting reinterpretations…exposed and unadorned, her pipes shine like never before — and infuse these old songs with fresh intensity, at times imbuing them with entirely new character…a testament to her versatile songwriting and remarkable vocal strength,” MassEducation is in fact another dimension of last year’s universally acclaimed MASSEDUCTION. Recorded live in the studio over two nights in 2017, MassEducation lays bare the exquisite songcraft of its other half. Performed entirely by Annie Clark on vocals and Thomas Bartlett on piano, the new album renders songs like “Young Lover” and “Fear The Future” and their subjects in vivid, vulnerable new light. Clark herself describes the album as “two dear friends playing songs together with the kind of secret understanding one can only get through endless nights in New York City.”

For further information, go to http://ilovestvincent.com/ or see the itinerary below:

10/19/18 – Guadalajara, MX – Tecate Coordenada
10/20/18 – Monterrey, MX – Tecate Live Out
10/29/18 — Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
11/20/118 — Brooklyn, NY — BAM Harvey Theater

ST. VINCENT MassEducation: Reimagining of MASSEDUCTION Out Today on Loma Vista

ST. VINCENT
MassEducation: Reimagining of MASSEDUCTION Out Today on Loma Vista

“Savior” Live at the Belasco Theater Video Live Now

Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn Week Appearance October 16

St. Vincent’s new album MassEducation is available as of today, October 12, on Loma Vista Recordings (incidentally, the one year anniversary of the release of her previous MASSEDUCTION).

A stunning standalone work in its own right, MassEducation is in fact another dimension of last year’s universally acclaimed MASSEDUCTION. Recorded live in the studio over two nights in 2017, MassEducation lays bare the exquisite songcraft of its other half. Performed entirely by Annie Clark on vocals and Thomas Bartlett on piano, the new album renders songs like “Young Lover” and “Fear The Future” and their subjects in vivid, vulnerable new light. Clark herself describes the album as “two dear friends playing songs together with the kind of secret understanding one can only get through endless nights in New York City.”

At the same time that MassEducation was released, a live video of the new album’s arrangement of “Savior” premiered. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and mixed by Adam Jackson, the “Savior” clip features Clark and Bartlett in an intimate and arresting performance shot live at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles—a night that moved UPROXX to comment “with a new version of MASSEDUCTION on the horizon, those songs will instantly find their place as more essential work. It’s not just that she can do anything she tries, it’s that she does it well enough to make you reconsider everything you know about her.”

The duo of Clark and Bartlett will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Tuesday, October 16, playing a selection of MassEducation material as part of the show’s annual Brooklyn week event.

St. Vincent and her band—Toko Yasuda (bass, background vocals), Daniel Mintseris (keyboard) and Matt Johnson (drums)—will continue playing full-band shows including a Sunday, October 14 Austin City Limits Festival second weekend, as well as an October 29 headline engagement at the Hollywood Palladium.

For further information, go to http://ilovestvincent.com/ or see the itinerary below:

10/14/18 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/19/18 – Guadalajara, MX – Tecate Coordenada
10/20/18 – Monterrey, MX – Tecate Live Out
10/29/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

THOM YORKE “VOLK” THIRD TRACK RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)

THOM YORKE
“VOLK”
THIRD TRACK RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)

ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 26 ON XL RECORDINGS

Animated Video by Ruff Mercy Live Now 

Last night saw the release of the haunting instrumental “Volk,” the third song to be released in advance of Thom Yorke’s Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film).  The unveiling of “Volk” follows the release of “unsettling” (NPR) second track “Has Ended” and first single “Suspirium”—described by The New York Times as “sweetly chilling” and Rolling Stone as “peak Yorke, and scary good.”

Watch ‘Volk’ visual here – https://youtu.be/vpULWBT1WEg

Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) will be released October 26 on XL Recordings.

Suspiria… consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom’s vocals including the previously released “Suspirium,” which features the melodic theme that recurs throughout the film and its score.

As scoring a horror film presented Thom with altogether new challenges and opportunities, Suspiria stands apart from any of his other work. Piano/vocal ballads, Krautrock-esque modular synth work inspired by the film’s Berlin 1977 setting, multilayered vocals, and melodies that convey terror, longing and melancholy combine to create a chaotic yet cohesive musical spell.

Suspiria was written and arranged by Thom Yorke, recorded and produced by Thom and Sam Petts-Davies. The album also features the London Contemporary Orchestra and Choir, Noah Yorke on drums on “Volk” and “Has Ended,” and Pasha Mansurov on solo flute on “Suspirium.”

Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) will be available across digital platforms, as well as 2-LP gatefold package pink vinyl and 2-CD physical versions. For further information go to http://x-l-r.co/suspiria

PAUL MCCARTNEY: NEW VIDEO FOR ‘COME ON TO ME’ IS OUT NOW

PAUL’S NEW VIDEO FOR ‘COME ON TO ME’ IS OUT NOW 
Featuring Fred “Little Freddie” Maxwell

WATCH IT HERE:
https://PaulMcCartney.lnk.to/COTMTeamFredEm
and try to stop yourself falling in love with his moves

Do you think you can do a better dance than Freddie? Prove it!

Film yourself dancing to ‘Come On To Me’ and post a video to Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #COTMChallenge

Stay tuned for videos from #TeamAli and #TeamElsa and highlights from fans in the #COTMChallenge tag!

And if you can’t get enough of Fred’s moves, you can enjoy them in all their infinitely looping glory on Paul’s GIPHY channel

ST. VINCENT MassEducation Reimagining of MASSEDUCTION Out October 12 on Loma Vista

ST. VINCENT

MassEducation

Reimagining of MASSEDUCTION Out October 12 on Loma Vista

Heralded by the release of “Slow Slow Disco” and the out of thin air appearance of new instant grat track “Savior,” St. Vincent’s new album MassEducation is now available for pre-order in advance of its October 12 release on Loma Vista Recordings.

A stunning standalone work in its own right, MassEducation is in fact another dimension of last year’s universally acclaimed MASSEDUCTION. Recorded live in the studio over two nights in August 2017 while at Reservoir Studios NYC mixing MASSEDUCTION, MassEducation lays bare the exquisite songcraft of its other half. Performed entirely by Annie Clark on vocals and Thomas Bartlett on piano, the new album renders songs like “Young Lover” and “Fear The Future” and their subjects in vivid, vulnerable new light. Clark herself describes the album as “two dear friends playing songs together with the kind of secret understanding one can only get through endless nights in New York City.”

MassEducation’s arrangements were debuted to the public over the course of two intimate evenings with Clark and Bartlett October 2 at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles and September 4 at London’s Cadogan Hall—the latter moving Q magazine to state “… a showcase of both straightforward songcraft and unmediated stage presence, this evening was undoubtedly a victory.”

The complete track listing for MassEducation is:

  1. Slow Disco
  2. Savior
  3. Masseduction
  4. Sugarboy
  5. Fear The Future
  6. Smoking Section
  7. Los Ageless
  8. New York
  9. Young Lover
  10. Happy Birthday, Johnny
  11. Pills
  12. Hang On Me

St. Vincent and her band—Toko Yasuda (bass, background vocals), Daniel Mintseris (keyboard) and Matt Johnson (drums)—will reconvene for a run of full-band shows beginning with an October 5 late night headline show ringing in this year’s Austin City Limits Festival’s opening weekend.

St. Vincent and band will also appear on the season premiere of Austin City Limits television on PBS October 6.

For further information, go to http://ilovestvincent.com/ or see the itinerary below:

10/05/18 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/06/18 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/14/18 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/19/18 – Guadalajara, MX – Tecate Coordenada
10/20/18 – Monterrey, MX – Tecate Live Out
10/29/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

THOM YORKE “HAS ENDED” NEW TRACK OUT NOW FROM SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)

THOM YORKE
“HAS ENDED”
NEW TRACK OUT NOW FROM SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)

ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 26 ON XL RECORDINGS

Animated Video by Ruff Mercy Live Now

Photo Credit: Greg Williams

Following the release of first single “Suspirium”—described by The New York Times as “sweetly chilling” and Rolling Stone as “peak Yorke, and scary good”—a second track, “Has Ended,” has been released in advance of Thom Yorke’s Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film). The album will be released October 26 on XL Recordings.

Suspiria consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom’s vocals including the previously released “Suspirium,” which features the melodic theme that recurs throughout the film and its score.

As scoring a horror film presented Thom with altogether new challenges and opportunities, Suspiria stands apart from any of his other work. Piano/vocal ballads, Krautrock-esque modular synth work inspired by the film’s Berlin 1977 setting, multilayered vocals, and melodies that convey terror, longing and melancholy combine to create a chaotic yet cohesive musical spell.

Suspiria was written and arranged by Thom Yorke, recorded and produced by Thom and Sam Petts-Davies. The album also features the London Contemporary Orchestra and Choir, Noah Yorke on drums on “Volk” and “Has Ended,” and Pasha Mansurov on solo flute on “Suspirium.”

Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) will be available across digital platforms, as well as 2-LP gatefold package pink vinyl and 2-CD physical versions. For further information go to http://x-l-r.co/suspiria

ST. VINCENT AN INTIMATE PERFORMANCE — OCTOBER 2 AT THE BELASCO THEATER A FULL BAND SHOW — OCTOBER 29 AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM

ST. VINCENT

AN INTIMATE PERFORMANCE — OCTOBER 2 AT THE BELASCO THEATER
A FULL BAND SHOW — OCTOBER 29 AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM

Tickets On Sale—Including Limited Two-Show Packages—Today at 10 am PT

NEW TRACK “SLOW SLOW DISCO” OUT NOW

ST. VICIOUS DJ SET TONIGHT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

St. Vincent has confirmed an intimate evening unlike any of her previous public performances in the U.S., taking place October 2 in Los Angeles.

For one night only the musician also known as Annie Clark will sing a full set at the intimate Belasco Theater accompanied only by piano player Thomas Bartlett.

The Belasco engagement follows St. Vincent’s up close and personal September 4 show at London’s Cadogan Hall—an achievement that highlights another new dimension of this multifaceted artist, and that moved Q magazine to state “… a showcase of both straightforward songcraft and unmediated stage presence, this evening was undoubtedly a victory.”

In addition to the announcement of the Belasco Theater show, St. Vincent and her band—Toko Yasuda (bass, background vocals), Daniel Mintseris (keyboard) and Matt Johnson (drums)—will headline the Hollywood Palladium on October 29.

Fans who wish to attend the two unique performances will be able to purchase a specially priced ticket bundle while supplies last.

Ticket bundles that include entrance to both shows are available here by selecting “General Admission Bundle – Belasco & Palladium”: https://found.ee/STV_Palladium

Tickets to the Belasco Theater performance are available here: https://found.ee/STV_Belasco

Tickets to the Hollywood Palladium show are available here: https://found.ee/STV_Palladium

Today also sees the release of the new St. Vincent song “Slow Slow Disco,” available now on all streaming and digital platforms. Of this latest identity of “Slow Disco” from last year’s acclaimed Masseduction, St. Vincent says, “Songs are living things. They grow, they evolve, they change their moods and personalities over time.”

Finally, Annie Clark will celebrate her birthday with a DJ set under her St. Vicious alias as special guest of Beck at the Hollywood Bowl.

For further information, go to http://ilovestvincent.com/ or see the itinerary below:

09/28/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl (ST. VICIOUS DJ Set supporting BECK)
10/02/18 — Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
10/05/18 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/06/18 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/14/18 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/19/18 – Guadalajara, MX – Tecate Coordenada
10/20/18 – Monterrey, MX – Tecate Live Out
10/29/18 — Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

GORILLAZ DROP ‘TRANZ’ REMIX BY POTÉ

GORILLAZ

DROP ‘TRANZ’ REMIX BY POTÉ

WATCH VISUALISER HERE

Today, Gorillaz share the remix for ‘Tranz’ by Poté. The track, taken from their acclaimed album ‘The Now Now’, has been reworked by the St. Lucian-born, London-bred artist. It is transformed into a club ready jam, touched with his culture-merging sound and love for drum and percussion work.

LISTEN HERE

The Poté Remix follows the release of the transformative ‘Tranz’ clip directed by Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett. The eye-popping visual that combines classic hand-drawn animation and Claymation marks the character’s first ever live performance video and only live performance since 2010’s unforgettable MTV EMA performance, watch here.

Dave Grohl to Launch “PLAY” Music Gear Auction on Reverb

Dave Grohl to Launch “PLAY” Music Gear Auction on Reverb

Proceeds Will Benefit Organizations That Help Budding Musicians ‘Just Play’;

Limited Edition “PLAY” Vinyl Out NOW
Photo Credit: Andrew Stuart

Friday, September 28, 2018—After having unleashed his unprecedented and immersive project “PLAY,” Dave Grohl today announced The Dave Grohl “PLAY” Reverb Auction in partnership with Reverb.com, the leading online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling musical instruments. The auction launches on Tuesday, October 9, and will feature guitars, drums, and more signed by the musician. Proceeds from the auction will go to organizations that help young generations of musicians “just PLAY.”

In August, Grohl released “PLAY,” a two-part mini-documentary that celebrates the rewards and challenges of dedicating one’s life to mastering a musical instrument and culminates in a 23-minute, one-man-band instrumental song performed live by Grohl on seven different instruments. In conjunction with the project, recording studios around the country donated session time to young musicians. In support of musicians like these, Grohl is auctioning a collection of signed instruments that mirror the musical equipment used to create “PLAY.”

“When I take my kids to their music lessons, I see these rooms full of children that are really pushing themselves to figure this out. I’m inspired by watching that process,” Grohl said. “Even now, as a 49-year-old man, I’m still trying to figure it out. It’s not something that you ever truly master. You’re always chasing the next challenge, and you’re always trying to find a way to improve what you’ve learned.”

Beginning on Tuesday, October 9, fans can bid on music gear donated by DW Drums, Fender, Gibson Gretsch, Ludwig, Made By Maple, and Zildjian — all signed by Grohl. Proceeds from the auction will benefit several organizations that make it possible for young musicians to learn and grow.

“Seeing my own kids start to play music and take lessons brings me back to the time when I was their age, chipping away at it and learning from my mistakes,” Grohl said. “ It’s a lifelong obsession, but at the end of the day—just like any kid—the reward is just to play.”

The auction will begin on Tuesday, October 9, and end in the evening on Sunday, October 21. Note that Reverb only hosts auctions on the rare occasion that the team deems items truly one-of-a-kind. To preview the items that will be available in The Dave Grohl “PLAY” Reverb Auction and a video of Grohl talking about the initiative, visit http://Reverb.com/DaveGrohlPLAY.

And at long last, the limited edition vinyl release for “PLAY” is available now. The LP features a 180 gram, single-sided vinyl with Grohl’s studio floor plan that was used for the recording of “PLAY” etched on the B-side.  The intricate packaging is a reverse gatefold that opens up diagonally and includes an insert of the mic input list from the recording session. Available for purchase now at your local record store or https://shop.foofighters.com/collections/dave-grohl-play.

Very special thanks to the manufacturers and studios who graciously donated gear and session time.

About Reverb

Reverb.com is the online marketplace to buy and sell new, used, and vintage music gear. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into the most popular music gear website in the world, with total sales on the platform surpassing $1 billion and more than 10 million musicians and music lovers around the world visiting the website each month. A portion of each sale on Reverb goes to Reverb Gives, which provides teachers, instructors, and leaders of music programs across the nation with the instruments they need. Reverb also recently launched Reverb LP, an online marketplace for buying and selling records and other physical music. Visit www.reverb.com or download the mobile app: https://reverb.com/page/reverb-app.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Distant Sky – Live In Copenhagen EP – OUT NOW ON 12” VINYL AND DIGITAL

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Distant Sky – Live In Copenhagen
EP – OUT NOW ON 12” VINYL AND DIGITAL

Watch and share new videos from the EP here:
https://ncandtbs.lnk.to/DistantSkyvideosPR

Buy the EP here:
ncandtbs.lnk.to/DistantSkyEPPR

For one night only in April of this year, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds shared a show from their celebrated 2017 world tour on cinema screens worldwide.

Today, they release a special EP of audio from that extraordinary show, Distant Sky – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Copenhagen, available on Digital and 12” vinyl.

The tracklisting of the EP (released on Bad Seed Ltd) is as follows:

Side A:
Jubilee Street
Distant Sky

Side B:
From Her to Eternity
The Mercy Seat

Filmed at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captured an extraordinary and triumphant live concert from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Performing new album Skeleton Tree’s beautiful compositions alongside songs from their essential catalogue.

One of the most intense and exciting live acts on the planet, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds headlined festivals across Europe this summer and are about to cross continents to Latin and North America for 10 dates in October.

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Reviews for the film Distant Sky – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Copenhagen:

“Cave and his cohorts full tilt.” Uncut

“It’s raucous and emotional, filmed with a decidedly human touch. ***** “ Time Out

“…capturing a triumphant live concert from Nick Cave and his very good Bad Seeds.” i-D

“‘Distant Sky’ – a concert film so powerful that it’s probably unfair to class it as simply a concert film.” Dork

“…captures the energy of their latest album Skeleton Tree and the electrifying response from the crowd.” GQ

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ touring line-up features Nick Cave (vocals, piano), Warren Ellis (violin, mandolin, guitar & samples) Martyn Casey (bass), Larry Mullins (drums, percussion), Jim Sclavunos(drums, percussion), George Vjestica (guitar) and Dave Sherman (keyboard).

Latin/North America Tour:
2 Oct – Pepsi Center WTC – Mexico City, Mexico
5 Oct – Teatro Caupolicán – Santiago, Chile
8 Oct – Teatro de Verano – Montevideo, Uruguay
10 Oct – Estadio Malvinas Argentinas – Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 Oct – Espaço das Américas – São Paulo, Brazil
21 Oct – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA*
23 Oct – The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
25 Oct – The Anthem – Washington DC*
26 Oct – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
28 Oct – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, Canada*

*With special guest Cigarettes After Sex.

www.nickcave.com