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NEWS : THU, OCT 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Alan Sparhawk of Low Begins World Tour on November 2nd

This weekend, Alan Sparhawk of Low will commence his first live dates in support of his acclaimed solo debut White Roses, My God. The first leg of dates begins on Saturday, November 2nd, in Dublin, IE, at Opium Room, and runs through November 6th, with SOLD OUT shows in Leeds and London for Pitchfork Music Festival with Jessica Pratt. He then returns to the US with a supporting run opening for Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Nov. 8th-24th) with a one-off headline show on Nov. 20th at the Ottobar in Baltimore. In 2025, he will headline dates in the US with Circuit des Yeux (Jan. 13th-Apr. 5th) with more European dates to follow. Please find a current list of dates below.
 
Today, Sparhawk has shared a new lyric video for the track “I Made This Beat,” which you can watch hereWhite Roses, My God has received praise from outlets such as StereogumPitchforkClashMOJOUncutThe Line of Best FitUnder The RadarBrooklyn Vegan, and The New York Times.
 
Fall 2024
Sat. Nov. 02 - Dublin, IE - Opium Room %
Mon. Nov. 04 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club (sold out)
Tue. Nov. 05 - Wales, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Wed. Nov. 06 - London, UK - the Barbican Centre, Pitchfork Music Festival # (sold out)
Fri. Nov. 08 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed *
Sat. Nov. 09 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre *
Mon. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall*
Tue. Nov. 12 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge * (sold out)
Wed. Nov. 13 -  Nashville, TN - Basement East (TN) * (sold out)
Thu. Nov. 14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater *
Fri. Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
Sat. Nov. 16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm *
Sun. Nov. 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom * (sold out)
Tue. Nov. 19 - Washington, DC - 930 Club * (sold out)
Wed. Nov. 20 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^
Fri. Nov. 22 - Norwalk, CT - District Music Hall *
Sat. Nov. 23 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner *
Sun. Nov. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
 
North America 2025
Mon. Jan. 13 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium ^
Wed. Jan. 15 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto ^
Fri. Jan. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile ^
Sat. Jan. 18 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ^
Mon. Jan. 20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
Fri. Jan. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^
Sat. Jan. 25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird ^
Fri. Apr. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere ^
 
EU/UK 2025
Fri. Feb 21 - Zurich, Switzerland - Bogen F
Mon. Feb 24 - Munich, Germany - Ampere
Tue. Feb 25 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
Thu. Feb 27 - Paris, France - Petit Bain
Fri. Feb 28 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Club
Sun. Mar 2 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje (Red Room)
Mon. Mar 3 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso - Tolhuistuin
Wed. Mar 5 - Brighton, United Kingdom - Chalk
Thu. Mar 6 - Bristol, United Kingdom - The Lantern (Bristol Beacon)
Fri. Mar 7 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Band on the Wall
Sat. Mar 8 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Room 2
Sat. Jun 7 - Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Festival
Wed. Jun 11 - Porto, Portugal,  Primavera Festival
 
% My Brightest Diamond
# w/ Jessica Pratt
                *w/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor
^ w/ Circuit des Yeux
 
What People Are Saying About
Alan Sparhawk’s White Roses, My God:

“‘Can U Hear,’ the album’s first single, is certainly an unconventional expression of grief, with its droning electronics, sputtering beat and eerie Auto-Tuned vocals. But that digitized wail is unmistakably mournful, and there is something admirably bold in the way Sparhawk, as ever, rejects the expected.” [“Can U Hear”] New York Times
 
“…this is a record that ultimately finds Sparhawk turning pain into a kind of spiritual beauty” - [Album of the Month] Uncut
 
“…viscerally inventive within its closed sound world: snaking, slurred, and often anarchically fun.” - Pitchfork
 
“Like almost everything Sparhawk creates, it is beautiful, but also very heavy, as you might expect, with grief at its core.” - Brooklyn Vegan
 
“White Roses, My God is a glance at Sparhawk’s musical sketchbook that’s somehow both unrehearsed and constructed with care, enjoyable and unknowable, as transient as it is profound. It may be somewhat unexpected in form, but its compelling content should come as no surprise” Under the Radar
 
“…minimalist and elegiac, at once teasing, fracturing, and stumbling upon emotions through the means of vocal manipulation and technological rigidity ” - Our Culture
 
“Made by Sparhawk entirely on his own, White Roses is the sound of someone searching for his voice, a new way to articulate the love they shared and all that is missed.” - The Quietus



Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : TUE, OCT 29, 2024 at 6:00 AM

TUNDE ADEBIMPE SHARES NEW SONG, “MAGNETIC” SIGNS TO SUB POP RECORDS

Tunde Adebimpe, the multi-hyphenate talent and enigmatic frontman for TV on the Radio, shared the single “Magnetic”, both his solo debut and first release at his new label home Sub Pop Records. “Magnetic” will be featured on his debut solo album coming in 2025. Accompanying the single is the official video, directed by Adebimpe. Watch HERE and listen to it HERE.
 
The label’s co-founder Jonathan Poneman says of the signing, “We heartily welcome Tunde Adebimpe to Sub Pop’s roster of artists. His inclusion makes the whole lot better – and a whole lot classier! We’ve waited 20-plus years for Sub Pop to earn the chance to be Tunde Adebimpe’s label.” Sub Pop Records is home to celebrated artists such as Suki Waterhouse, Father John Misty, Weyes Blood, and Beach House.

Outside of TV on the Radio, Tunde Adebimpe is a musician, actor (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Rachel Getting Married, Twisters), animator, director and visual artist (A Warm Weather Ghost, Plague Heroes). His prior solo work has been in collaborations with artists such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Massive Attack, and Run The Jewels, plus contributions to Grand Theft Auto V, Sleater Kinney’s covers album, and more.
 
TV on the Radio is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, with a string of sold-out shows this November and December in New York, Los Angeles, and London.



Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : TUE, OCT 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM

Father John Misty Shares “She Cleans Up” Official Video From Mahashmashana

Today, Father John Misty is releasing “She Cleans Up,” a new, official video from Mahashmashana, his forthcoming album. The video was co-directed by Father John Misty band member Chris Dixie Darley and filmmaker Aaron Caleb Eisenberg.
 
PASTE included the song in its “Best New Songs of the Week” column and said, “Feeling a little bit like a FJM-ified marriage between Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” and Viagra Boys’ “Punk Rock Loser,” or maybe just like Spoon at their funkiest, “She Cleans Up” is an amalgamation of rock homages and head-banging bass parts…a thoroughly weird and thoroughly enjoyable track that just begs to be blasted while speeding down a highway in some sick-ass shades.” FLOOD offers this, “A blues-leaning, scuzzy rock jam that sounds way more like Jack White than I think I’d ever expect from FJM. I feel like Father John Misty would make fun of me for coming to that conclusion.” Rolling Stone called it “a stomping glam-and-grit rocker driven by a chunky bass line, splashy baselines, and guitar riffs designed to be blown to rattle the casings of your speakers.” UPROXX notes it’s “A swaggering rocker…” concurring with NME, who goes further, “His distorted vocals are backed by an infectious electric guitar part and swaggering upbeat drums…”
 
Father John Misty’s previously announced headlining tour dates for 2025 in support of Mahashmashana, including his North America run with special guests Destroyer and UK dates with support from Butch Bastard, are on sale now.
 
Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana will be out Friday, November 22nd, 2024, worldwide from Sub Pop and in the UK and EU from Bella Union.



Father John Misty
Mahashmashana
 
1. Mahashmashana
2. She Cleans Up
3. Josh Tillman and The Accidental Dose
4. Mental Health
5. Screamland
6. Being You
7. I Guess Time Makes Fools of Us All
8. Summer’s Gone


Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : THU, OCT 17, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Girl and Girl Shares Lyric Video For New Song “The Cow”

Today, October 17th, Australian group Girl and Girl has shared a lyric video for their new song “The Cow.”
 
Frontman Kai James shares on the track, “All my friends call me ‘The Cow!’ Not really, but sometimes I think they should, because sometimes I let my cow brain speak louder than my cow heart, and of all of your cow parts, you should listen most to your cow heart.”
 
This new single follows the release of Call A Doctor, the band’s debut full-length. Known for their high-intensity live performance, they just concluded their second tour of the UK and EU and they supported Royel Otis on their sold-out US run earlier this year. Girl and Girl will tour Australia to celebrate the release of The Cow before joining the Laneway Festival national tour in February 2025.

 
What people are saying about Girl and Girl:
“A fantastic debut from a sparkly and singular new band.” [Call The DoctorNME
 
“Emotional mayhem that’s relatable, and very catchy.” Rolling Stone Australia
 
“A perfect dose of indie – punk rock at its best.” - [“Hello”] Happy Mag
 
“A warped mix of Talking Heads, Rolling Blackouts and bits of post-punk but led by a man with a mullet and one of their aunts plays drums in the band!” - [SXSW Review] BBC 6 Music
 
“Brisbane four-piece Girl and Girl are ones to watch in the world of sharp-tongued raucous-riffed garage rock…Girl and Girl’s all too rare multigenerational collaboration brings a fresh angle on the post-Strokes garage rock sound.” KUTX Radio
 
“Girl and Girl recall the stalwarts of 2010s garage rock, their affinity with jangly guitars and buoyant rhythms undercut by feverishly intense playing and a cloying sense of claustrophobia.” [Call The DoctorDIY
 
 “…every member of Girl and Girl is too young to have experienced the garage rock revivalism of Y2K firsthand, save Aunty Liss, the drummer who supports her nervy nephews in this band of Australian post-punk traditionalists. Fronted by the wiry Kai James — handsome and jittery, never reclusive — the group treated sacred post-punk texts as if they were a common language when they played the 13th Floor, giving their barbed hooks and sideways riffs real kick. They’re carrying a torch without succumbing to nostalgia or formalism, all because they’re intoxicated by the noise they make.” [Best of SXSW 2024] RollingStone



Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : MON, OCT 14, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Sub Pop To Release The Fluid’s Punch N Judy, Roadmouth, Clear Black Paper, Glue, Overflow, Candy (Live, from Nirvana split), and Tin Top Toy Available Worldwide December 6th.

On December 6th, Sub Pop will release seven titles – five on LP and digital, and two digital-only – by Denver punk legends The Fluid. These releases include the band’s entire Sub Pop output from 1988-1991, choice outtakes and rarities, and their debut album, Punch N Judy, which originally came out on RayOn Records in 1986. None of this material has been available on digital music services before, and the vinyl versions have been out of print for decades. It all sounds better than ever thanks to extensive mixing and remastering work by the band and Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire, Mudhoney).
 
The Fluid are arguably the great unsung band from the fertile underground rock scene of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The Denver five-piece - John Robinson (vocals), James Clower (guitar), Matt Bischoff (bass), Garrett Shavlik (drums), and the dear departed Rick Kulwicki (guitar) - fused the fire of ‘80s hardcore with crunching Detroit protopunk, ‘60s garage rock, and ‘70s rock swagger. Think MC5, Faces, ‘70s Stones, all cranked up and really high on Sex Pistols and Black Flag singles.


Photo Credit:  Charles Peterson

Rising from the ashes of early-’80s Denver bands Frantix (whose “My Dad’s a Fuckin’ Alcoholic” is a true gem of American punk) and White Trash, The Fluid were the first non-Seattle band to sign to Sub Pop, and Clear Black Paper was the second full-length album the label ever released. The label honchos were fans of Frantix, and happily got involved with The Fluid when the opportunity arose via the label’s European licensing partner, Glitterhouse, who handled The Fluid across the pond. Witnessing The Fluid’s dominant live presence helped - a particularly fiery early show at Seattle’s Central Tavern featured The Fluid, Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, and Soundgarden all trying to outdo one another on stage.
 
The band fit right in on Sub Pop’s nascent roster of acts who, wherever they stood on the spectrum of punk/rock/metal, shared a commitment to thunderous riffs and explosive live shows. Legendary for their ferocious stage presence, famously captured in vivid glory by grunge house photographer, Charles Peterson, The Fluid toured all over the US and Europe, holding their own and then some on bills with Mudhoney, Nirvana (when Nirvana were still the opening act), Soundgarden, Dinosaur Jr., and other powerhouses of the era. From 1986 to 1993, The Fluid put out four albums and a number of EPs and singles, including a split 7” with Nirvana in 1991, before disbanding after their sole major-label album, 1993’s Purplemetalflakemusic.
 
Yet, while their partners-in-crime bulldozed into the mainstream, The Fluid remained something of a cult band, their audience confined to those who got hip during the band’s existence, and crate diggers who nabbed original vinyl or CDs, which had quickly become rarities after selling through their original runs.
 
Why? Record industry machinations? The fickle finger of pop culture? Being from Denver, not Seattle? Who the hell knows… and who cares! The point is the band ripped, and the world deserves to hear them again. The Fluid took influences they shared with their contemporaries and ran in their own direction, focused on ass-shaking grooves more than misanthropic sludge. Rock anthems like “Cold Outside” sit alongside Stooge-oid rhythmic poundings (“Black Glove”), bluesy romps (“Leave It”), the occasional grungy dirge (“Wasted Time”), and raw punk bangers (“Is It Day I’m Seeing?” from the seminal 1988 Sub Pop 200 compilation). The band wasn’t shy about their inspiration, either: scattered through their catalog are covers of The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, MC5, Iggy Pop and James Williamson, and Rare Earth. Whether barrelling through others’ songs or their own, The Fluid stand out as champions of a feral, urgent, exuberant approach to rock ‘n roll. As it turns out, that wasn’t a recipe for stardom in the era of hyper-slick pop, boomer dinosaurs crying tears in heaven, and hair-metal power-ballads. But someone had to do it.
 
Maybe The Fluid were simply ahead of their time? The grungy riffs and raw, hooky rock that permeate their catalog were defining features of the Nevermind-induced cultural earthquake that hit five years after The Fluid’s debut, and of the early 2000s rock resurgence that spawned The White Stripes, The Hives, et al. Regardless, it’s criminal that The Fluid’s music has been so hard to find all these years.
 
To set things right, Sub Pop, The Fluid, and producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire, Mudhoney) teamed up to refresh and reissue The Fluid’s entire indie-label catalog: their 1986 debut, Punch N Judy; 1988’s Clear Black Paper; 1989’s Roadmouth; the 1990 Glue EP (produced by Butch Vig, shortly before he teamed up with Nirvana to make Nevermind); and a treasure trove of rarities and previously unreleased material. All the music has been remastered from original tapes by Endino and JJ Golden, and the bulk of it has been meticulously remixed by Endino and the band, righting some sonic quirks that diminished the impact of the original records. Now, with their definitive material sounding better than ever, it’s high time The Fluid get their due.


The Fluid’s catalog is now available to preorder from Sub Pop. Limited colored-vinyl preorders are available at the Sub Pop Mega Mart (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU) - including track listings - and at independent retailers worldwide.


Posted by Rachel White