JAMES MERCER & DANGER MOUSE AT WORK ON THIRD BROKEN BELLS ALBUM
Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (of The Shins), collectively known as Broken Bells, have released their newest song “Good Luck.” The song is available now for purchase and streaming across all platforms through Danger Mouse’s 30th Century Records, via AWAL.
Much like last year’s “as adventurous as always” (Stereogum) standalone single “Shelter,” “Good Luck” bears the unmistakable sonic signature of Broken Bells unveiled on 2010’s eponymous debut and 2014’s After The Disco—in other words, the instantly recognizable audible fingerprints of both Mercer and Burton melded into something entirely other. As with neo-classic Broken Bells tracks including “The High Road” and “Holding On For Life,” “Good Luck” is completed by deceptively apocalyptic sonic and lyrical imagery that is actually more rooted in present day reality than any dystopian future.
In other news, it can now be confirmed that Mercer and Burton have reconvened in the studio and are hard at work on a third Broken Bells album. No release date has been set for this first collection of new Broken Bells material since 2014.
Contacted for comment, Broken Bells replied collectively: “As with ‘Shelter,’ we wanted to release ‘Good Luck’ while it felt timely and reflective of specific discussions between the two of us, questioning the state of things, as we do…
Both of us are constantly working on music at any given time, yet we always drift back to one another as Broken Bells. When it happens naturally, it happens—and right now it’s happened in the form of writing and recording sessions for the third Broken Bells album.”
PERFORMED BY JOSHUA HOMME, CARLA AZAR, MATT BERRY, LES CLAYPOOL, BILLY F. GIBBONS, LIBBY GRACE HACKFORD, TÖÔRNST HÜLPFT, MIKE KERR, STELLA MOGZAWA, JAKE SHEARS, MATT SWEENEY
OUT OCTOBER 25 ON MATADOR RECORDS PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW
Photo Credit: Andreas Neumann
“One of the project’s most impressive lineup of players” —THE NEW YORK TIMES
Ending a 16-year hiatus since its last installment, the most mythical, longest running rock n roll mixtape odyssey in existence, Desert Sessions will return this October with the most ambitious entries yet in its expansive and elusive catalog: Vols. 11 & 12 (a/k/a respectively as Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels) will be released October 25th on Matador Records. A limited edition first vinyl pressing will include a one of a kind custom mix & match body swap booklet. Exclusive merchandise bundles are available for pre-order now at: https://desertsessions.ffm.to/vols11and12
Vols. 11 & 12 were recorded mostly in a six-day span in December 2018 at Rancho De La Luna studios in Joshua Tree, CA, with Queens of the Stone Age founder and Desert Sessions ringleader/producer Joshua Homme enlisting a cast of players including:
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) Mike Kerr (Royal Blood) Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White) Les Claypool (Primus) Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Superwolf, Endless Boogie) Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, Toast of London) Libby Grace Töôrnst Hülpft
The results are eight new songs that embody the legacy of freedom from expectations and inhibitions that stretches back to 1997, when Homme led a first retreat to the Joshua Tree desert. What began as a casual writing and recording session amongst friends—isolated from daily distractions and comforts—has since become a possibly infinite body of work. Now spanning 12 volumes over the course of two decades (and a total of two documented live performances), The Desert Sessions has featured some of music’s most cherished icons—past players have included Polly Harvey, Mark Lanegan, Josh Freese, Dean Ween, among many others—deliberately removing themselves from their comfort zones and working together to create some of their most relaxed yet challenging work.
For a glimpse into the various players’ reactions to the completed work, check out a Liam Lynch-directed exclusive video interview with Homme at: https://desertsessions.ffm.to/voicemails.
The tracklist for Desert Sessions Vols. 11 & 12 (a/k/a Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels) is:
Move Together (lead vocal: Billy F. Gibbons) Noses in Roses Forever (lead vocal: Joshua Homme) Far East for the Trees If You Run (lead vocal: Libby Grace) Crucifire (lead vocal: Mike Kerr) Chic Tweetz (vocals: Töôrnst Hülpft, Matt Berry) Something You Can’t See (lead vocal: Jake Shears) Easier Said Than Done (lead vocal: Joshua Homme)
Ghosteen, the new two part album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, will be released globally across all digital platforms on Friday, October 4th.
Vinyl and CD will be released on Friday, November 8th, pre-order now at nickcave.com/ghosteen
Ghosteen will premiere in full on YouTube at 10pm GMT on Thursday, October 3rd, more info here, this will be the first chance to listen to the new album.
Track Listing: Part One
1 Spinning Song 4:44 2 Bright Horses 4:53 3 Waiting for You 3:55 4 Night Raid 5:08 5 Sun Forest 6:48 6 Galleon Ship 4:15 7 Ghosteen Speaks 4:03 8 Leviathan 4:48
Part Two
1 Ghosteen 12:11 2 Fireflies 3:23 3 Hollywood 14:13
‘The songs on the first album are the children. The songs on the second album are their parents. Ghosteen is a migrating spirit.’
Nick Cave
The album was recorded in 2018 and early 2019 at Woodshed in Malibu, Nightbird in Los Angeles, Retreat in Brighton and Candybomber in Berlin. It was mixed by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Lance Powell and Andrew Dominik at Conway in Los Angeles.
Nick Cave – vocals, piano, synthesizer, backing vocal Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals Thomas Wydler – drums Martyn Casey – bass Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion George Vjestica – guitar
Ghosteen is the seventeenth studio album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, following 2016’s Skeleton Tree, and will be released via Ghosteen Ltd.
NORTH AMERICAN DATES BEGIN THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th
Photo Credit: Daniel Boud
Following a short debut run on the east coast early last year, Nick Cave brings his evenings of talk and music back to North America for a full tour.
Having recently taken this special show to sold out venues across the world, Cave returns to North America this week. During this series of music and open discussion events, he will take questions direct from the audience on all manner of subjects and perform some of his most beloved songs on piano.
Described by Cave as “an exercise in connectivity”, no subject is sacred and audiences are encouraged to be bold and challenging, confrontational and unafraid.
The relationship between Cave and his audience has always been open and intense, but deepened during his recent shows with the Bad Seeds, inspiring these unconventional and unique evenings of unfiltered, unscripted and unmoderated Q&A. “I thought that a direct conversation with the audience might be valuable – in the recent live shows we have all shown a kind of willingness to open up.” – Nick Cave
Fri Sept 20th, The Lincoln Theatre – Washington, DC Sat Sept 21st, Rose Theater – New York, NY Mon Sept 23rd, Town Hall – New York, NY Wed Sept 25th, Sanders Theatre – Cambridge, MA Fri Sept 27th, Eglise Du Saint-Jean-Baptiste – Montreal, QC Sat Sept 28th, Convocation Hall – Toronto, ON Mon Sept 30th, Copernicus Center – Chicago, IL Tue Oct 1st, Pantages Theatre – Minneapolis, MN Thu Oct 3rd, James K. Polk Theater – Nashville, TN Sat Oct 5th, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX Sun Oct 6th, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX Tue Oct 8th, Revolution Hall – Portland, OR Thu Oct 10th, Massey Theatre – New Westminster, BC Fri Oct 11th, Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA Sun Oct 13th, Davies Symphony Hall – San Francisco, CA Tue Oct 15th, Walt Disney Concert Hall – Los Angeles, CA
Tickets on sale Friday May 10th, 10am (local time) Tickets available from www.nickcave.com
“Between stark, gorgeous performances of key songs like ‘Skeleton Tree’, ‘The Mercy Seat’ and ‘God Is In The House’, Cave was wry, genial and funny as hell.”Billboard
“This is a striking turnaround when you’re used to seeing icons in all their bombast and mythos. Here, you are getting them unmediated by journalists, you are getting them in an unfiltered and unedited form, you are getting them in a human state without the guise of stardom in full-force.”Stereogum
“Watching a legend in command of an audience, never quite knowing what would happen next, was a genuine thrill.”Sydney Morning Herald
“…tonight’s not about being right. It’s about being present, knowable, vulnerable and real. And funny. Always that.”The Guardian
“A complete dismantling of the barriers put in place thanks to his often mysterious image…Nick Cave’s intimate Conversations show is bold, enlightening and completely gripping.”ABC
LINDEMANN, the second coming: the German-Swedish power duo Till Lindemann (Rammstein frontman) and Peter Tägtgren (mastermind behind legendary metal bands Pain and Hypocrisy) are set to unleash the second LINDEMANN album on the 22nd of November. In this renewed collaboration, the duo takes some unfamiliar and sometimes unexpected paths.
Their first common effort “Skills In Pills“ reached Gold status in Germany and was entirely in English. On this second opus the rules have changed: German lyrics sung by Till Lindemann’s unmistakable voice are set in an intense and unique musical composition.
The starting point of these new LINDEMANN songs was a collaboration between Till Lindemann and the Hamburg Thalia Theater in the context of a modern adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Hänsel & Gretel”, which addresses topics such as fear, hope, poverty, abundance, cannibalism or death.
Five songs from this critically-acclaimed play have been supplemented with six brand new masterpieces to form the impressive new studio work from LINDEMANN.
The first single “Steh auf” was released on Friday, September 13th. The video for this spellbinding song was created by the renowned music video director Zoran Bihac (who worked on previous RAMMSTEIN and LINDEMANN videos). The film was shot in Kazakhstan and one of the main characters is played by a fellow countryman Tägtgrens, the Hollywood star Peter Stormare (“Fargo”).
The album “F & M“ contains 11 tracks and will be released on the following formats:
– Standard Edition (6-panel digipack) – Special Edition (deluxe hardcover book) – 2LP (180gr black vinyl) – Digital Formats
“F & M“ (Album) // Release Date: Nov 22nd 2019 1. Steh auf 2. Ich weiß es nicht 3. Allesfresser 4. Blut 5. Knebel 6. Frau & Mann 7. Ach so gern 8. Schlaf ein 9. Gummi 10. Platz Eins 11. Wer weiß das schon Only included on the special edition, 2LP and digital formats: 12. BONUS TRACK: Mathematik (Original Version) 13. BONUS TRACK: Ach so gern (Pain Version)
STEH AUF (Single) // Release Date: Sept 13th 2019 1. Steh auf – 2. Steh auf (Trivium Remix)
WATCH VAMPIRE WEEKEND ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
2020 TOUR DATES ON SALE TOMORROW
Last night Vampire Weekend performed “Sympathy” from their widely acclaimed album, Father of the Bride on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Having previously been guests of Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report, Vampire Weekend returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater for their first Late Show appearance since Colbert took the helm. The performance can be viewed here.
Fans who caught the live stream of Vampire Weekend’s triumphant SOLD OUT performance at Madison Square Garden on Friday night got an early tip-off from Ezra Koenig that the enthusiastically received Father of the Bride Tour would be extended through Spring/Summer 2020. Produced by Live Nation, the newly confirmed run of dates begins May 28th in Burlington, VT and will wrap up October 7th in Birmingham, AL.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning tomorrow, Friday, September 13th at LiveNation.com. See below for a full itinerary.Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride album and tour have seen the band in peak form, playing marathon sets to packed arenas and amphitheaters across North America since June 5th. Completely sold out shows have included those in Toronto, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Madison, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Charlotte, Houston, Austin, St. Augustine and most recently, New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. The tour continues through October 8th, with upcoming cities including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Denver and more. Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com.
VAMPIRE WEEKEND Father of the Bride Tour North America 2019-2020
09/25/2019 – Vancouver, BC – Festival Lawn at Deer Park 09/27/2019 – Seattle, WA – Wamu Theater 09/28/2019 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Edgefield 10/01/2019 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 10/02/2019 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl 10/03/2019 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU 10/06/2019 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex 10/08/2019 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre 10/09/2019 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre 05/28/2020 – Burlington, VT – Midway Lawn 05/29/2020 – Westbrook, ME – Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row 05/31/2020 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 06/02/2020 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Mainstage Theater 06/03/2020 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 06/12/2020 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel Outdoors 08/09/2020 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater 08/10/2020 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater 08/12/2020 – Missoula, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater 08/14/2020 – Calgary, AB – BMO Centre 08/15/2020 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre 09/23/2020 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! 09/24/2020 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill 09/26/2020 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre 09/27/2020 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater 09/29/2020 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre 09/30/2020 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center 10/06/2020 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre 10/07/2020 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall
Supergrass Announce Their Incredible Return.UK/Europe and U.S. Dates Announced Including:April 1st – Los Angeles – The Wiltern April 9th – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Details of Career Spanning ‘The Strange Ones 1994-2008’ Revealed. Previously Unheard Material Unveiled.
UK Tour Announced
Tickets on Sale This Friday 13th September at 09.00
Supergrass: The Strange Ones 1994 – 2008’ Career-Spanning ‘Best Of’ Released 24th January 2020
Limited Edition Super Deluxe Boxset // 1CD // 2LP // Digital Formats
Sold Out ‘Underplay’ Show at Oslo, Hackney Tonight
Supergrass have today announced they are reforming for a theatre tour of the UK, Europe and North America in 2020. The thirteen date tour will kick off in Paris on 4th February, before the UK leg culminates with a huge show at London’s Alexandra Palace on 6th March 2020. Tickets go on sale Friday 13th September from 9:00 am.
The seminal British group declared their improbable comeback on Friday night (6th September) in a suitably bold manner, taking to the stage unannounced at Glastonbury Pilton Party to rip through a mesmerizing Greatest Hits set, including Caught By The Fuzz, Moving, Pumping On Your Stereo and Alright.
Danny Goffey says: ‘Everything aligned for us to make this happen for 2020. It was the first time that we collectively felt the buzz to get back in a room together and play the songs. We’re extremely excited to get out there and bring a bit of Supergrass joy to all our fans… and their extended families.’
Tonight Supergrass will also play an intimate show at Oslo, Hackney. Announced on Saturday (7th September) in the aftermath of their electrifying Pilton set, the tiny underplay show sold out in a matter of seconds as fans scrambled for a chance to see the band in the most intimate of confines ahead of 2020’s tour.
A career spanning Best-of package ‘Supergrass: The Strange Ones 1994 – 2008’ is also unveiled today. This comprehensive box set, marking the 25th anniversary of I Should Coco, is a celebration of Supergrass’ incredible career and is released on BMG on 24th January. It contains their 6 original albums on picture disc LP and CD, bonus CDs of unreleased live material, B-sides, remixes, rarities, studio out-takes, demos, acoustic versions, oddities, new mixes, a deluxe book, posters and button badges. It also features over 6 hours of previously unreleased audio material. The boxset contains 5 previously unreleased instant grat tracks. The first, unveiled today is a cover of The Police’s ‘Next To You’, a gloriously kinetic trademark blast of howling vocals, harmonies and raucous guitars.
Formed in Oxford UK in 1993, the Brit, Q, NME and Ivor Novello-winning outfit released their Mercury-nominated No.1 debut album I Should Coco in 1995. Fourth single, ‘Alright’, was a pop masterpiece and became a massive hit, catapulting the band to global success. Supergrass subsequently released another five acclaimed studio albums: In It For The Money (1997), Supergrass (1999), Life On Other Planets (2002), Road To Rouen (2005), Diamond Hoo Ha (2008) as well as top 5 best of, Supergrass Is 10 (2004). Other top 20 singles include: ‘Lenny’, ‘Going Out’, ‘Richard III’, ‘Sun Hits The Sky’, ‘Pumping On Your Stereo’, ‘Moving’ and ‘Grace’. They scored an unbroken run of five Top 10 albums, among them three platinum sellers generating millions of worldwide sales spawning ten Top 20 singles, and scored the biggest-selling debut for Parlophone since The Beatles. Supergrass split in 2010, though the band members have gone on to lead successful solo careers: Gaz Coombes released solo albums ‘Here Come The Bombs’ in 2012, ‘Matador’, 2015 and ‘World’s Strongest Man’, 2018; Mick Quinn has been playing with his own group, DB Band, and been a member of Swervedriver since 2015, and Danny Goffey has released solo material including album ‘Schtick’ in 2018.
Supergrass are Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey, and Rob Coombes. They play the following live dates:
SEPTEMBER 2019 9th – Oslo, Hackney – SOLD OUT
FEBRUARY 2020 4th – Paris, France – Casino de Paris 5th – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique 7th – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso 14th – Dublin, Republic of Ireland – Olympia Theatre 17th – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Ulster Hall 20th – Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland Ballroom 24th – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England – O2 Academy Newcastle 26th – Manchester, England – O2 Victoria Warehouse 29th – Leeds, England – O2 Academy Leeds
MARCH 2020 3rd – Birmingham, England – O2 Academy Birmingham 6th – London, England – Alexandra Palace
APRIL 2020 1st – Los Angeles – Wiltern 9th – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Released 24th January 2020 (Produced in association with Supergrass)
FULL FORMAT INFORMATION:
DELUXE BOX SET
All 6 studio albums on heavyweight vinyl picture discs:
I Should Coco, In It For The Money, Supergrass, Life On Other Planets, Road To Rouen, Diamond Hoo Ha
13 CDs:
1 x 6CD set – All 6 original studio albums in new digipack
1 x 4CD set – Live: Over 5 hours of previously unreleased performances spanning their entire career. Includes radio sessions, full production live shows and acoustic sets
1 x 2CD set – Remixes, B-sides, non-album singles, acoustic versions and other rarities. Includes tracks previously unreleased digitally
1 x 1CD – Demos, out-takes and oddities. All previously unreleased
7” single:
‘Caught By The Fuzz’ / ‘Richard III’ 2020 Remixes
Deluxe book:
52 pages, containing unseen band photos and essays on the original albums by Everett True, Charles Shaar Murray, Sylvia Patterson, Andrew Male, Adam Sweeting, Paul Moody. Band quotes from interviews with Matt Everitt
Full colour posters x 4:
3 reproduced original tour posters and one band photo poster
Colour button badges x 8:
From the ‘Supergrass Is 10’ sleeve artwork – 4 x 2”, 4 x 1.5”
2LP
Compiled by Supergrass
Gatefold sleeve with heavyweight vinyl
26 career-spanning tracks: 9 top 20 hits, including 5 top 10s
12 page, 12” insert containing sleeve notes, band quotes, rare band photos
Tracklist (same as for the digital album):
Side 1 1 Diamond Hoo Ha Man 2 Bad Blood 3 Outside 4 Rebel In You 5 Tales Of Endurance (Parts 4, 5 & 6) 6 St. Petersburg
Side 2 1 Fin 2 Kiss Of Life 3 Brecon Beacons 4 Rush Hour Soul 5 Seen The Light 6 Grace 7 Moving
Side 3 1 Mary 2 Beautiful People 3 Pumping On Your Stereo 4 In It For The Money 5 Richard III 6 Late In The Day
Side 4 1 Sun Hits The Sky 2 She’s So Loose 3 Mansize Rooster 4 Strange Ones 5 Lenny 6 Alright 7 Caught By The Fuzz
1CD
Compiled by Supergrass
Gatefold sleeve softpack
22 career-spanning tracks: 9 top 20 hits, including 5 top 10s
Extended booklet containing sleevenotes with band quotes, rare band photos
Tracklist:
1 Diamond Hoo Ha Man 2 Outside 3 Rebel In You 4 Tales Of Endurance (Parts 4, 5 & 6) 5 St. Petersburg 6 Fin 7 Kiss Of Life 8 Brecon Beacons 9 Seen The Light 10 Grace 11 Moving 12 Mary 13 Beautiful People 14 Pumping On Your Stereo 15 In It For The Money 16 Richard III 17 Late In The Day 18 Sun Hits The Sky 19 Mansize Rooster 20 Lenny 21 Alright 22 Caught By The Fuzz
VAMPIRE WEEKEND TO LIVE STREAM SOLD-OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CONCERT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH
ON TWITTER AS PART OF THE LIVE NATION CONCERT SERIES
Vampire Weekend’s First-Ever Performance at Madison Square Garden to be Streamed in its Entirety
“one of the most ~important~ bands of the 21st century” -GQ
“Vampire Weekend proved that they’re one of the tightest bands touring at the moment.” -Billboard
“I’d witnessed something unforgettable. This was a truly transcendent experience” -Buffalo News
“a full-fledged rock spectacle…the most cathartic rock show of the summer…Koenig is a truly singular frontman… one of the most distinct and capable American rock bands currently active…Vampire Weekend has been reborn stronger than ever.” -Miami New Times
“(Vampire Weekend) reach a new peak at astounding ‘Father of the Bride’ tour stop in Milwaukee…Vampire Weekend is better than they’ve ever been — by miles — and in the early stages of a bold, legacy-redefining era.” -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“stellar…a cathartic live show, full of songs that felt as open-ended as anything else in this life.” -Austin American Statesman
“a dazzling, kinetic showcase.” -Dallas Observer
NEW YORK, NY – September 6th, 2019 – GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed band, Vampire Weekend today announced it’s sold-out concert from Madison Square Garden will be live-streamed on Twitter via The Live Nation Concert Series TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 6th 8:30pm ET from New York, NY. The concert will mark the band’s first-ever performance at the historic arena. Fans should also tune in to the live stream for a major announcement from the band.
The band is currently on the road as part of their “Father of the Bride Tour” in support of their critically acclaimed Father of the Bride album. The North American outing kicked off June 5th with the band performing sold out shows in Toronto, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Madison, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Charlotte, Houston, Austin and St. Augustine. The tour continues through October 8th, seeing them play in upcoming cities including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Denver and more. Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com.
VAMPIRE WEEKEND Upcoming 2019 North American Father of the Bride Tour Dates:
with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram September 06, 2019 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden+ / sold out September 08, 2019 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS / sold out
with Soccer Mommy September 25, 2019 — Vancouver, BC — Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park September 27, 2019 — Seattle, WA — WaMu Theater / sold out September 28, 2019 — Portland, OR — McMenamins Edgefield / sold out October 01, 2019 — San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium / sold out October 02, 2019 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl^ October 03, 2019 — San Diego, CA — CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU / sold out October 06, 2019 — Salt Lake City, UT— The Complex October 08, 2019 — Denver, CO— Red Rocks Amphitheatre / sold out October 09, 2019 — Denver, CO— Red Rocks Amphitheatre
+Christone “Kingfish” Ingram not performing, Angélique Kidjo and Despot supporting ^Soccer Mommy not performing, Tinariwen and Richard Pictures supporting
APPEARING SEPTEMBER 11 ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON & IN CONVERSATION WITH JIM JARMUSCH AT 92Y
“Iggy Pop’s ‘Free’ is brief, atmospheric and elusive. Amid sustained electronic tones from the guitarist Noveller and ghostly overdubbed Miles Davis-tinged trumpet lines from Leron Thomas, Pop’s voice appears only a few times, intoning, ‘I wanna be free’… it could lead anywhere.”—THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Free is a liberating collection that unshackles the star from his past and his insecurities, and slowly cracks open a door to version of the future that will inevitably arrive when he’s ready. Wherever that journey takes him in this phase of his career, it’ll be an honour to witness.”—NME
“Pop has delivered one of the most singular and interesting records of his long career.”—CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
Preceded by its title track, “James Bond” and “Sonali,” Iggy Pop’s new album Free is out now on Loma Vista Recordings.
Iggy will be swinging through New York City the week following Free’s release. On September 11 he will appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon accompanied by Free collaborators trumpet player Leron Thomas and guitar player Noveller. That same evening, Iggy will join longtime friend Jim Jarmusch at the 92Y for a wide-ranging conversation on the release of Free. Tickets for the 92Y Talks event are available at https://www.92y.org/event/iggy-pop-and-jim-jarmusch.
While Free follows the highest charting album of Iggy’s career, 2016’s GRAMMY-nominated Post Pop Depression, it has virtually nothing in common sonically with its predecessor—or with any other Iggy Pop album.
“This is an album in which other artists speak for me, but I lend my voice,” Iggy says of Free. “By the end of the tours following Post Pop Depression, I felt sure that I had rid myself of the problem of chronic insecurity that had dogged my life and career for too long. But I also felt drained. And I felt like I wanted to put on shades, turn my back, and walk away. I wanted to be free. I know that’s an illusion, and that freedom is only something you feel, but I have lived my life thus far in the belief that that feeling is all that is worth pursuing; all that you need—not happiness or love necessarily, but the feeling of being free. So this album just kind of happened to me, and I let it happen.”
The track listing for Free is as follows:
1) Free 2) Loves Missing 3) Sonali 4) James Bond 5) Dirty Sanchez 6) Glow In The Dark 7) Page 8) We Are The People 9) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 10) The Dawn
Trafalgar Releasing today released the second trailer for the forthcoming concert film Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M² coming to cinemas worldwide on October 9. This new extended trailer features scenes cut from the original 1999 Metallica and San Francisco Symphony show at the Berkeley Community Theatre, gearing fans up for this must-see celebration of the 20th anniversary of Metallica’s groundbreaking S&M concerts and album.
This new trailer releases today as fans prepare for this weekend’s sold out shows which will see Metallica reunite with the San Francisco Symphony, with performances led in-part by legendary conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. The film Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M² will be recorded live during the September 6th and 8th Chase Center concerts, in advance of its release in theaters around the globe this October.
Featuring the first live performances of original S&M arrangements since 1999 as well as symphonic versions of several songs released since then, this theatrical release gives millions of fans around the world the chance to experience S&M2. Fans can find tickets for this one-night-only cinema event at metallica.film.
LINKS & DETAILS: Global theatrical release date: October 9 Website: metallica.film
