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Press Releases, Spoon, The Shins

THE SHINS & SPOON: Together for Four Nights Only

THE SHINS with very special guest SPOON
 Together for Four Nights Only
Tickets On Sale Friday, April 14 at 10am Local Time

Hot off the back to back release of two of the most acclaimed albums of the year—The Shins’ Heartworms (Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records) and Spoon’s Hot Thoughts (Matador)—two pioneering acts whose singular styles defined the sounds of the early aughts and mid-90s respectively will join forces for four once-in-a-lifetime dates.
The Shins and Spoon bill will hit the following cities on the following dates:
Sept. 30 – Berkeley CA – Greek Theater
Oct. 1 – San Diego CA – Cal Coast Credit Union (OAT)
Oct. 3 – Phoenix AZ – Comerica Theater
Oct. 5 – Denver CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
Tickets will be on sale to the public beginning Friday, April 14 at 10am local time.
Produced by James Mercer, The Shins’ fifth album, Heartworms, was released March 10 to a wave of critical acclaim: Entertainment Weekly called Heartworms the “band’s boldest album yet” and “a rewarding and singular addition to the Shins’ catalog,” Rolling Stone lauded its “home-brewed feel, heavy on Beach Boys grandeur, New Wave kicks, squiggly synth-pop and warm-weather soft rock – with lyrics tenderly balanced between midlife malaise and youthful romanticism. The result is some of the most charming music he’s ever made,” while Time magazine opined “Heartworms works on a grander scale, with ornate sonic tableaux.” Mercer and crew celebrated the release of Heartworms by launching a competition to win the band’s original touring vehicle, the same sweet 1990 Ford 350 Clubwagon in which they gave Stephen Colbert a ride during their week of release Late Show appearance.  To date, 100+ aspiring artists have entered #ShinsVanContest, each submitting a cover version of one of Heartworms’ instant classics. To enter, visit theshins.com/van and submit a video of you or your band covering a track from Heartworms using the hashtag #ShinsVanContest.
Spoon’s ninth album and fourth in a row to crack the U.S. Top 10, Hot Thoughts, landed the following week to yet another cavalcade of critical ecstasy: Rolling Stone awarding it a 4-star rating, New York magazine hailing Spoon as “incapable of releasing a bad record” and Entertainment Weekly agreeing the band “couldn’t make a bad record if they tried,” while The Ringer cited “a case to be made for Spoon being the greatest rock band of the 21st century.”  Spoon commemorated Hot Thoughts’ release week with a trio of shows in their hometown of Austin TX that were the talk of this year’s SXSW festival. The band managed to sneak a film crew past the fire marshalls fighting back the droves at the jam packed SXSW gigs, and the resultant video for the album’s “fascinating” (Stereogum) “scorcher” (Vulture) of a title track captures Spoon in all its raw power and glory. See the “Hot Thoughts” video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrLVAQYfeZ4&feature=youtu.be. These four shows with The Shins are sure to be highlights of an ongoing world tour taking Hot Thoughts‘ “after-dark explorations undertaken in thrilling ways” (Time Magazine) to all corners of the globe, as the new album has achieved the highest chart positions of the band’s 20+ year career in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, Austria and Switzerland.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Press Releases

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASE

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
One More Time With Feeling
DVD/Blu-Ray Release
OUT NOW
North American and European Tour Dates On Sale
Nick Cave © Sam Barker

“Stunning” NME

“Film of The Year” MOJO

“Extraordinary” Evening Standard

“A deeply personal film” Time Out

“Moving documentary delving into the artistry of a dark soul” Uncut

“An undeniably moving contemplation of shattering loss” The Guardian

“Dominik’s experimental collaboration finds the rock-umentary reborn. Experience it”  Empire

One More Time Feeling, the feature film about the making of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ acclaimed album Skeleton Tree, is released today on DVD and 2D and 3D Blu-ray.

A new excerpt from One More Time With Feeling has been made available.
View Steve McQueen here: http://smarturl.it/OMTWFSteveMcQueen

Directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford), One More Time With Feeling is a stark, fragile and raw documentary. Shot in 3D, colour and black & white, this visually unique film probes the deeply personal circumstances surrounding the making of Skeleton Tree (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 16th studio album) and features live-in-studio performances by the band.

Originally conceived as a one-night-only screening event in 950 cinemas (across 30 countries simultaneously) on 8th September last year, this extraordinary film has now screened over 1700 times at over 1000 cinemas world-wide, and its initial run was extended over several days as cinemas sold out around the world.

One More Time With Feeling is the first ever non-animated B&W film shot in 3D. On 31st March 2017, this filmic milestone will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and a Limited Edition 3D Blu-ray. All formats of One More Time With Feeling come as two-disc editions, with additional previously unseen footage.

Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, was released on 9th September 2016, the day after the global premiere of One More Time With Feeling. Skeleton Tree charted at number 1 in 8 countries, has been certified Silver in the UK (BPI), and, according to Metacritic, was the best-reviewed album of 2016.

Recently nominated for a 2017 BRIT Award, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds remain one of the most critically extolled acts working today and have sold over 5 million albums worldwide. Their influence has been profound and far-reaching and they are one of the most powerful and exciting live acts in the world.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ eight piece touring line up features Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos, Conway Savage, George Vjestica and Larry Mullins.

2017 TOUR DATES

May
26th    Brooklyn, NY         USA        Kings Theatre (Sold Out)
27th     Brooklyn, NY         USA        Kings Theatre
29th     Montreal, Quebec     Canada        Metropolis (Sold Out
31st    Toronto, Ontario     Canada        Massey Hall (Sold Out)

June
1st     Toronto, Ontario     Canada        Massey Hall (Sold Out)
3rd    Detroit, MI         USA        Masonic Temple Theatre
5th    Philadelphia, PA     USA        Electric Factory
7th     Asheville, NC         USA        Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Sold Out)
8th     Pittsburgh, PA         USA    The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall (Sold Out)
10th     Boston, MA         USA        Wang Theatre (Sold Out)
13th     New York, NY        USA        Beacon Theatre  (Sold Out)
14th     New York, NY        USA        Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
16th     Chicago, IL         USA        Auditorium Theatre
18th     Denver, CO         USA        Paramount Theatre (Sold Out)
19th     Salt Lake City, UT     USA        Kingsbury Hall
21st      Portland, OR         USA        Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
22nd     Vancouver, BC        Canada        Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Sold Out)
24th     Berkeley, CA         USA        Greek Theatre
26th     San Diego, CA         USA        Civic Theatre
28th     Los Angeles, CA    USA        The Theatre at Ace Hotel (Sold Out)
29th     Los Angeles, CA    USA        Greek Theatre

September
24th    Bournemouth    UK        Bournemouth International Centre (Sold Out)
25th    Manchester    UK        Arena                         
27th    Glasgow    UK        The SSE Hydro
28th     Nottingham    UK        Motorpoint Arena
30th     London        UK        The O2 (Sold Out)

October
3rd     Paris        France        Zénith
4th      Paris        France        Zénith
6th     Amsterdam    Netherlands    Ziggo Dome (Sold Out)
7th     Frankfurt    Germany    Jahrhunderthalle (Sold Out)                          
9th     Hamburg    Germany    Sporthalle                    
10th     Luxembourg            Rockhal                       
12th     Düsseldorf    Germany    Mitsubishi Electric Halle
13th     Antwerp    Belgium    Sportpaleis (Sold Out)                          
16th     Oslo        Norway        Spektrum
18th     Stockholm    Sweden    Ericsson Globe                                              
20th     Copenhagen    Denmark    Royal Arena (Sold Out)                          
22nd     Berlin        Germany    Max-Schmeling Halle (Sold Out)
24th     Warsaw    Poland        Torwar                        
26th     Prague        Czech Rep.    O2 Arena                         
28th     Belgrade    Serbia        Kombank Arena
30th     Ljubljana    Slovenia    Dvorana Tivoli

November
1st     Vienna        Austria        Stadthalle                    
2nd     Munich        Germany    Zenith (Sold Out)                          
4th     Padova        Italy        Kioene Arena
6th     Milan        Italy        Forum                         
8th     Rome        Italy        PalaLottomatica               
12th     Zurich        Switzerland    Hallenstadion                 
13th     Geneva        Switzerland    Arena
16th     Athens        Greece        Faliro Sports Arena (Tae Kwon Do)
19th     Tel Aviv        Israel        Menorah Arena (Sold Out)
20th     Tel Aviv        Israel        Menorah Arena

Tickets available via nickcave.com.

Formats as follows:

One More Time With Feeling 2 Disc DVD: BS011DVD 
This 2 disc DVD edition includes 3 exclusive short films from Andrew Dominik.

Disc 1:
One More Time With Feeling
(2D Film)

Disc 2:
Boredom
Do You Pray?
Snowman

(2D Extras)

One More Time With Feeling 2 Disc 2D Blu-Ray: BS011DVD
This 2 disc 2D Blu-Ray edition includes 3 exclusive short films from Andrew Dominik.

Disc 1:
One More Time With Feeling
(2D Film)

Disc 2:
Boredom
Do You Pray?
Snowman
(2D Extras)

One More Time With Feeling 2 Disc 3D Blu-Ray – BS011BLURAY3D
This 2 disc 3D Blu-Ray edition includes 3 exclusive short films from Andrew Dominik.

Disc 1:
One More Time With Feeling
(3D Blu-ray Film)

Disc 2:
Boredom
Do You Pray?
Snowman
(3D Blu-ray Extras)

Press Releases, Spoon

SPOON: DOZENS OF NORTH AMERICAN DATES ADDED

SPOON
HOT THOUGHTS OUT NOW ON MATADOR RECORDS
DOZENS OF NORTH AMERICAN DATES ADDED

 

Following the release of their ninth studio album Hot Thoughts (Matador Records), Spoon has added dozens of tour dates to the North American leg of their tour. Tickets for all dates except Savannah are on sale Friday at 10am local time.

SPOON 2017 TOUR DATES
New dates in bold

6/17/17 – Berlin, Germany – Festaal Kreuzburg
6/18/17 – Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby Festival
6/19/17 – Munich, Germany – Technikum
6/20/17 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich
6/22/17 – Oslo, Norway – Piknik i Parken
6/24/17 – Copenhagen South, Denmark – Amager Bio
6/27/17 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
6/28/17 – Glasgow, UK – The Arts School
6/30/17 – London, UK – O2 Forum
7/03/17 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria Theater
7/05/17 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
7/07/17 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival
7/08/17 – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
7/14-16/17 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
7/15-16/17 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival
7/18/17 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union* 
7/19/17 – Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion* 
7/21/17 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 
7/22/17 – Portland, ME – State Theatre*  
7/23/17 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis*
7/25/17 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall** 
7/26/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Indoors*
7/28/17 – New York, NY – Panorama Festival 
7/29/17 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavillion (XPoNential Music Festival)
7/30/17 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion^
8/01/17 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore**
8/06/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl+
8/08/17 – Apsen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
8/09/17 – Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheater
8/19/17 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues 
8/20/17 – Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks 
8/22/17 – Savannah, GA – Lucas Theater for the Arts 
8/23/17 – Columbia, SC – Music Farm 
8/28/17 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory 
8/30/17 – Edmonton, AB – Windspear Centre 
8/31/17 – Calgary, AB – Macewan Hall 
9/02/17 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl 
9/05/17 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory 
9/06/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot 
9/08/17 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium 
9/13/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
9/14/17 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre 
9/15/17 – Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theater 

* with New Pornographers
** with Cherry Glazerr
*** with Tennis
^ with Belle and Sebastian & Andrew Bird
+ with Belle and Sebastian
Press Releases, Spoon

SPOON – NEW SINGLE “CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU” OUT NOW

SPOON

NEW SINGLE “CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU” OUT NOW

VIDEO DIRECTED BY MARCEL DZAMA

ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

HOT THOUGHTS OUT MARCH 17 ON MATADOR RECORDS 

Special Preorder Merch Bundles Available at spoontheband.com

© Zackery Michael

“Hot Thoughts finds Spoon at the peak of their considerable powers …cementing their place in the firmament of undeniably great rock bands.”-UNCUT

“Spoon never fails to hit its mark – delivered forcefully, and with hooks for days.”-NPR

“the title track from their ninth album… rises and falls like an orchestral disco opus, with singer Britt Daniel first unleashing a mechanized croon over a simple beat and trembling strings that bursts with a flourish of guitars. ‘Hot Thoughts’ grows vibrant with each peak and closes with Daniel wailing over a euphoric vamp.”-ROLLING STONE

If the new Spoon single “Can I Sit Next To You” feels eerily familiar, like something that’s been playing in the background of your life for the last few months, there’s actually a good chance it has: For the last few months, a campaign of subliminal placements of “Can I Sit Next To You” has seen the unreleased, unidentifiable track being played at various clubs and venues, as American Airlines boarding music, even by the house bands of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The mystery is solved today, as the song has been revealed and released as the second single from Spoon’s upcoming ninth album Hot Thoughts, out March 17 on Matador Records.

“Can I Sit Next To You” follows on the album’s first single and title track-and its mystical Aura Reader –with a sleek, steady-paced groove, as eerie bits of synth skitter around the chorus. “Can I Sit Next To You” is available now at http://smarturl.it/Stream_Can_I_Sit.

To accompany the new single, Spoon has unveiled a new video, directed by Marcel Dzama, the acclaimed contemporary artist whose previous musical collaborators have included the likes of Beck and Bob Dylan, not to mention last year’s costume and stage design for the New York City Ballet’s The Most Incredible Thing. The “Can I Sit Next To You” video can be seen here.

Spoon has added several dates to the recently announced world tour that kicks off February 27 with an intimate one-off at London’s legendary 100 Club and includes a marquee date at the Hollywood Bowl. After a pair of dates in Australia during the week of the album release, Spoon will be bringing Hot Thoughts to the South with stops in Tampa, Orlando, Charleston, Raleigh and more, marking the beginning of a busy year of touring for the band. Pre-sales for the new dates (in bold below) begin February 22 at local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public on February 24 at 10am local time.

Don’t forget-for those heading to SXSW, be sure to catch the band’s three-night release week SXSW residency at “The Main”, where Spoon will be curating an individual line up each night March 14-16. See below for a full list of dates and keep up with Spoon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and of course spoontheband.com.

SPOON
Live 2017
New dates in bold
6/17/17 – Berlin, GER – Festsaal Kreuzberg
6/18/17 – Mannheim, GER – Maifeld Derby Festival
6/19/17 – Munich, GER – Technikum
6/27/17 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla – http://bit.ly/2m6ttIM
6/28/17 – Glasgow, UK – The Arts School – http://bit.ly/2lAT0fuhttp://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Spoon-tickets/artist/772074?tm_link=artist_artistvenue_module
6/30/17 – London, UK – O2 Forum – http://bit.ly/2m6ttIM
7/07/17 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival – http://bit.ly/2ghbMEs
7/08/17 – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive – http://bit.ly/296JlWw
7/14-16/17 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival – http://bit.ly/OXaejV
7/15-16/17 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival – http://bit.ly/1EEK3AD
7/28/17 – New York, NY – Panorama Festival – http://bit.ly/1QJ4uC3
7/30/17 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion** – http://ticketf.ly/2lgugbD
8/06/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl*
8/8/14 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up – http://fgtix.to/2mgLJOO
8/9/14 — Bellevue, CO – Mishwaka Amphitheater – http://bit.ly/2kT5nPY

** with Belle and Sebastian & Andrew Bird
* with Belle and Sebastian

Press Releases, Ryan Adams

RYAN ADAMS: PRISONER OUT TODAY

RYAN ADAMS
PRISONER
OUT TODAY ON PAX-AM/BLUE NOTE
RELEASE DAY APPEARANCE ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
BEATS 1 SHOW THE MIDNIGHT WAVE PREMIERES MIDNIGHT PST FEBRUARY 19th; PREVIEW CLIP HERE 
NEW PRISONER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED: BEACON THEATRE, MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, GREEK THEATRE (LOS ANGELES & BERKELEY), RED ROCKS & MORE

Coming off an action-packed week including a sold out performance at the esteemed Apollo theater, the day has finally arrived—Ryan Adams’ Prisoner has been released, free to be yours and now available at your local record store or your other preferred method: http://ryanadams.lnk.to/Prisoner

Reviews are already abuzz with some of the highest accolades of Ryan’s career:

“Genius…the best thing he’s put out in a decade.”—NEW YORK MAGAZINE

“Personal and urgent…close to the magnum opus of his dreams.”—ROLLING STONE

“surprising melodies with brilliant arrangements and affecting, urgent lyrics… a craftsman who turns just about everything he touches into gold… a songwriter at the peak of his evocative power”—ASSOCIATED PRESS

“the poet laureate of unadulterated heartbreak, a master chronicler of the endless shapes and colors of romantic pain…quite possibly his finest record of the past decade.”—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“a stunning scrapbook that captures heartbreak in an intimate array of snapshots, a collection that marks his most accomplished record since Heartbreaker.”—CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND

In honor of the momentous day, Ryan will be stopping by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to celebrate the release with a performance backed by his trusty band…not to mention a special glimpse at the highly sought-after Prisoner: END OF WORLD Edition box set (which you can still get here for a limited time: http://smarturl.it/paxamstore). Be sure to tune in tonight!

Ryan is also pleased to announce that he has teamed up with Beats 1 for his own show, The MidnightWave, which will debut at midnight PST on February 19th and air every other week. To tune in, head on over to http://apple.co/Beats1OnAir. Get a sneak peek at what’s in store via this preview clip.

With the Prisoner tour-kick off quickly approaching, tour dates are cropping up faster than you can say…well, you get it. Ryan and the band have confirmed a slew of new shows, including stops at New York’s Beacon Theatre, Washington D.C.’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, The Greek Theatres (in both Berkeley and Los Angeles) and Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado—plus MORE. Pre-sale for the newly added dates (in bold) begins Wednesday, February 22nd at 9am local time, while general on-sale begins Friday, February 24th at 10am local time EXCEPT for Milwaukee, which will begin at 12pm local time on those pre-sale and general on-sale dates.

See below for all confirmed tour dates.

PRISONER TOUR 2017
New dates in bold
5/20/17 – Auckland, NZ – Civic Theatre
5/23/17 – Brisbane, AU – The Tivoli
5/26/17 – Melbourne, AU – Margaret Court Arena
5/27/17 – Sydney, AU – Hordern Pavilion
6/1/17 – Santa Barbara, CA – Granada Theater
6/2/17 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
6/3/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
6/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theater
6/20/17 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/22/17 – Calgary, AB – Jubilee
6/23/17 – Edmonton, AB – Jubilee
6/25/17 – Victoria, BC – Alix Goolden Hall
6/27/17 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theater
6/28/17 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
6/29/17 – Portland, OR – Edgefield
7/6/17 – Castro Daire, PT – Nos Alive
7/7/17 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival
7/8/17 – Barcelona, ES – Festival Cruilla
7/29/17 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
7/30/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
8/1/17 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
8/4/17 – Saint Charles, IA – Hinterland Festival
8/10/17 – Oslo, NO – Oya Fesival
8/17/17 – Brecon, GB – Green Man Festival
9/8/17 – Belfast, IRE – Ulster Hall
9/9/17 – Cork, IRE – Opera House
9/11/17 – Dublin, IRE – Olympia Theater
9/14/17 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
9/15/17 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
9/17/17 – Gateshead, UK – Sage One
9/18/17 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
9/22/17 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall

+ Phoebe Bridgers supports
++ Jenny Lewis supports

Press Releases, Ryan Adams

RYAN ADAMS WANTS TO HOLD YOU…

RYAN ADAMS WANTS  TO HOLD YOU…
… PRISONER
ALBUM RELEASE WEEK ASSAULT ON YOUR HEART:
PRISONER UP ON NPR FIRST LISTEN NOW
ALL SONGS CONSIDERED VALENTINES DAY GUEST DJ SET
Weeklong St. Valentines Massacre To Include Apollo Theater Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Intimate In-Store Appearance

 

Just as the songs on his anxiously awaited new album Prisoner (out this Friday, February 17 on PAX AM/Blue Note) gave him no choice but to be their vessel, Ryan Adams will not be deterred from making you his Valentine this week.

Having just appeared on Monday’s episode of WTF with Marc Maron, Ryan’s full frontal assault on your heart will escalate with a Valentines Day twofer: Ryan will be your very own Valentines Day guest DJ on NPR’s ALL SONGS CONSIDERED, the same day that NPR FIRST LISTEN will preview in full the album that NEW YORK Magazine hailed as “the best thing he’s put out in a decade,”  ROLLING STONE called “close to the magnum opus of his dreams” and STEREOGUM just cautioned “you might find yourself unable to stop listening to.”

Thursday, February 16 Ryan will return to the Apollo Theater. His first appearance at the iconic Harlem venue in nearly 10 years, Ryan and his Band’s show sold out instantly, but don’t be heartbroken: Ryan will be there on your TV screen the very next night, asking if you still love him February 17 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

And if you’re not busy Saturday, February 18 and somehow managed to score a ticket to possibly the most intimate engagement he has played in the NYC area since people have cared, Ryan Adams will be playing a sold out electric set and recently announced 6pm acoustic set at Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn (Acoustic show sales begin February 17 with Prisoner purchases at the store; 1 wristband per album, 2 wristbands maximum–names will be on wristbands).

Ryan will then re-direct his affections to the west coast for two more in-store appearances–February 20 at Fingerprints in Long Beach, CA  (sold out) and February 22 at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles (admission requires album purchase in store at Hollywood Amoeba Music starting February 17-before appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on February 23.

David Bowie, Press Releases

DAVID BOWIE ★ CERTIFIED GOLD

DAVID BOWIE ★ CERTIFIED GOLD

Bowie’s 28th and Final Album Wins GRAMMY Awards for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Package, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

 

David Bowie’s 28th and final album, ★ (ISO/Columbia), has been certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units.

Additionally, ★ won in every one of the five categories in which it was nominated at this weekend’s 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Package, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

Bowie and ★ have also garnered two Brit Awards nominations: British Male Solo Artist and British Album of the Year.

Released January 8, 2016, Bowie’s 69th birthday and two days before his death, ★ has only grown in stature, establishing itself as a critical and commercial high point of Bowie’s immortal catalogue alongside the likes of Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Low, “Heroes,” Station To Station, Scary Monsters…, Let’s Dance, Heathen, Reality and The Next Day, to name but a few.

Hitting #1 in more than 20 countries (including Bowie’s first #1 in the U.S.), ★ closed out 2016 dominating critics’ year-end best of lists: The album was rated #1 by the AV Club, Flavorwire, The Los Angeles Times, MOJO, Newsweek, Now, Paste, Q, The Wire, Uncut and more, with #2 spots including the BBC, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, NPR and Rolling Stone, and more Best of 2016 placements in major publications than any album released last year.

http://smarturl.it/BlackstarAlbum
http://smarturl.it/NoPlanEP

Press Releases, Spoon

SPOON: “HOT THOUGHTS” AURA READER

SPOON
HOT THOUGHTS AURA READER
CREATE YOUR CUSTOM HOT THOUGHTS AVATAR
Hollywood Bowl and Merriweather Post Pavilion Shows Confirmed
New Album Out March 17 on Matador Records

 

© Zackery Michael

In anticipation of its forthcoming ninth album heralded by a title track that “rises and falls like an orchestral disco opus” (Rolling Stone), Spoon has launched the “Hot Thoughts” Aura Reader app.

While the Aura Reader name may sound intimidating, the way the web app works is actually quite simple: A fan creates a Spoon Spotify playlist, the Aura Reader analyzes that playlist then creates a individualized version of the Hot Thoughts album cover with different colors in the artwork’s signature watercolor skull, creating a reflection of each fan’s own… wait for it… hot thoughts.

The customized Hot Thoughts skulls can then be used by fans as avatars on Twitter, Instagram, and various other social media.

To use the Spoon Hot Thoughts Aura Reader, go to http://aura.spoontheband.com

To pre-save the album on Spotify, go here: http://bit.ly/2lhcqTo

Spoon will release Hot Thoughts March 17 on Matador Records. Reuniting the band with the label that released their 1996 debut, Telephono, and following on Spoon’s streak of three consecutive Top 10 albums – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010) and They Want My Soul (2014) – Hot Thoughts is nothing short of an epic. Co-produced by Spoon and Dave Fridmann, the quartet has created the bravest, most sonically inventive work of the catalogue that has made it the most critically acclaimed act of the first decade of the new millennium (http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-music-of-the-decade). Within the space of 10 songs, Hot Thoughts creates a musical universe of its own, with individual worlds ranging from the kaleidoscopic opening title track-available to stream here or as an instant download with all pre-orders placed at http://smarturl.it/Spoon_Hot_Thoughts – through the gargantuan stomp of “Do I Have To Talk You Into It” and ubiquitous wiry hooks of “Can I Sit Next To You” to the bittersweetness of “I Ain’t The One” (which recently received a surprise reveal in the penultimate episode of the current season of Showtime’s Shameless) and beyond.

Those in search of new Spoon vinyl can celebrate Valentines Day by pre-ordering exclusive heart-red vinyl at local indie record stores. Exclusive purple vinyl is available at the Matador online store, while various merch bundles featuring vinyl LPs are available directly from Spoon. Details on all vinyl options can be found at http://www.spoontheband.com/.

Spoon has also confirmed a three-night release week SXSW residency for which the band will resurrect the original, classic Austin venue Emo’s location, currently referred to as “The Main,” on March 14, 15 and 16. The band will curate a unique line up each night and will stubbornly be referring to the venue as “Eno’s.”

Spoon has also confirmed additional dates of the impending Hot Thoughts world tour, including a just announced pair of shows with Belle and Sebastian July 30th at Merriweather Post Pavilion (tickets on sale February 17 at Ticketmaster.com) and August 6th at the Hollywood Bowl (http://bit.ly/2lwPJvm for more info). Please continue to check Spoontheband.com for updates.

SPOON
Live 2017
6/27/17 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
6/28/17 – Glasgow, UK – The Arts School
6/30/17 – London, UK – O2 Forum
7/07/17 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival
7/14-16/17 – Louisville, KY — Forecastle Festival
7/15-16/17 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival
7/28/17 – New York, NY – Panorama Festival
7/30/17 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion**
8/06/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl*

** with Belle and Sebastian & Andrew Bird
* with Belle and Sebastian

David Bowie, Press Releases

DAVID BOWIE: “NO PLAN” EP PHYSICAL RELEASE AVAILABLE ON CD FEBRUARY 24 & VINYL APRIL 21

DAVID BOWIE NO PLAN EP PHYSICAL RELEASE
AVAILABLE ON CD FEBRUARY 24 & VINYL APRIL 21
LIMITED EDITION MADE-TO-ORDER DIE-CUT VINYL WITH EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK LITHOGRAPH OUT MAY 26
PRE-ORDERS FOR ALL VERSIONS LIVE NOW

Featuring the three final David Bowie studio recordings during the sessions for his 28th and final album, ★, the No Plan EP is now being made available on CD and special vinyl formats including a limited edition made-to-order numbered die-cut package with White Vinyl and an exclusive artwork lithograph that will be available to pre-order for a limited time only.

Previously released as the No Plan digital EP (and before that, available exclusively on the Lazarus Cast Album), those songs – “No Plan,” “Killing A Little Time” and “When I Met You”— along with ★ single and Cast Album title track “Lazarus”–are now available for pre-order on special physical formats.  All vinyl configurations of the No Plan EP feature a special laser etching on side B.  The No Plan EP artwork has been designed by longtime Bowie collaborator Jonathan Barnbrook.  Earlier this month, the No Plan digital EP reached #1 on the iTunes charts of 11 countries including the UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Finland and Sweden, and broke the Top 20 in more than 30 territories.

PRE-ORDER NO PLAN CD (OUT FEBRUARY 24)

PRE-ORDER NO PLAN VINYL (OUT APRIL 21)

PRE-ORDER LIMITED EDITION NO PLAN DIE-CUT VINYL WITH ARTWORK LITHOGRAPH (OUT MAY 26)

One minute past midnight on January 8th, the day that would have been David Bowie’s 70th birthday, a subtly stunning video for the song “No Plan” surfaced quietly at http://smarturl.it/noplanvideo.  The “No Plan” video has amassed over 2,000,000 views since it’s January 8th premiere.  The “No Plan” clip was directed by Tom Hingston, whose previous collaborations with Bowie include the award-winning visual interpretation of the original version of “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)” from the Nothing Has Changed compilation. The “No Plan” video features a sparse, compelling narrative that reinforces the hypnotic pull of the ballad hailed by Rolling Stone—who ranked it #4 in their 50 Best Songs of 2016–as “a magnificent coda… one last transmission from the Bowie universe.”

In the 12 months since the release of ★, the album has only grown in stature, establishing itself as a critical and commercial high point of David Bowie’s peerless catalogue. Having hit #1 in more than 20 countries (including Bowie’s first #1 in the U.S.), ★ closed out 2016 with five Grammy nominations—Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Package, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical— as well as two Brit Awards nominations – British Male Solo Artist and British Album of the Year (★) – and top honors in critics’ best of 2016 lists including #1 positions in the AV Club, Flavorwire, The Los Angeles Times, MOJO, Newsweek, Now, Paste, Q, The Wire, Uncut and more, #2 spots including the BBC, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, NPR and Rolling Stone, ultimately placing in the year-end lists of more major publications than any album released in 2016.

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

Previously unreleased demo of Paul McCartney’s ‘Twenty Fine Fingers’ available on Vevo

Previously unreleased demo of Paul McCartney’s ‘Twenty Fine Fingers’ available on Vevo
Co-written and performed with Elvis Costello – Rarity is taken from the forthcoming reissue of Paul’s 1989 Flowers In The Dirt album – Available March 24th
Paul McCartney rehearsing for his 1989/90 ‘World Tour’ taken from the artwork for the Flowers In The Dirt single ‘Figure of Eight’.
© 1989 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: Bill Bernstein

One of the most critically acclaimed albums of the eighties, nominated for both BRIT and Grammy Awards, Flowers In The Dirt saw McCartney team up with Elvis Costello to co-write a third of the album (My Brave Face, You Want Her Too, Don’t Be Careless Love and That Day is Done) as well as boasting production credits from producers such as Mitchell Froom, Trevor Horn, David Foster, Steve Lipson, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney himself. Pink Floyd guitar legend David Gilmour makes an appearance on We Got Married and George Martin’s string arrangement on Put It There is amongst the many album highlights.

The reissue of Flowers In The Dirt is available from March 24th. Formats include a deluxe boxset which contains previously unreleased demos, unseen archival video, notebook of Paul’s handwritten lyrics and notes, Linda McCartney Flowers In The Dirt exhibition catalogue, 112-page hardcover book documenting the making of album and more. Watch the previously unreleased demo of “Twenty Fine Fingers” here: http://vevo.ly/QeXRBQ.

For further information visit PaulMcCartney.com

 

Paul McCartney with his touring band. Left-to-Right: Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens, Chris Whitten, Linda McCartney, Paul, Robbie McIntosh, Hamish Stuart. Promotional shoot for the 1989/90 ‘World Tour’, 1989
© 1989 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: Kim Knott