Beam says of ‘Milky Way”: “It was the first song we started working on together and it’s my very favorite melody of the bunch.”
[Photo Credit: Josh Wool]
Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop will embark on a European tour in support of Love Letter For Fire and the new single which begins August 28th in Edinburgh, UK with an appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival and ends September 11th in Amsterdam, NL at De Duif. (Dates below.)
The duo recently visited NPR Music to perform a Tiny Desk Concert including Love Letter For Fire tracks “Sailor To Siren,” “Every Songbird Says,” and “Know The Wild That Wants You.” [watch here].
Love Letter for Fire is currently available on CD / LP / DL / CASS worldwide from Sub Pop/Black Cricket Recording Co. [link here].
Aug. 28 - Edinburgh, UK - The Hub, Edinburgh International Festival Aug. 29 - Bangor, UK - Marine Court Hotel, Open House Festival Aug. 30 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre Aug. 31 - Manchester, UK - Royal Northern College of Music Sep. 01 - London, UK - Union Chapel Sep. 03 - Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK - End of the Road Festival Sep. 04 - Birmingham, UK - Moseley Folk Festival Sep. 07 - Berlin, DE - Passionskirche Sep. 08 - Cologne, DE - Kulturkirche Sep. 09 - Brussels, BE - Botanique-Orangerie Sep. 10 - Groningen, NL - Take Root Festival Sep. 11 - Amsterdam, NL - De Duif
Set sail on the sonic seas of brand new music from German electro-wizards, The Notwist!
We (Sub Pop, that is) are pleased to share release details on behalf of Superheroes, Ghostvillains & Stuff, their new live album which features 16 tracks from The Notwist’s extensive catalog, and was recorded on December 16, 2015 on the second of three consecutive, sold-out nights at UT Connewitz in Leipzig, Germany.
If The Notwist are a new band to you, get to know them! On this page, you can read up on their rich history - over the years, the band has been involved in very notable and sonically awesome side projects like Ms. John Soda and Lali Puna, among others. In the meantime, you can listen to the live version of The Notwist classic, “Pick Up the Phone,” via the good people of Flood Magazine [link here].
Superheroes, Ghostvillains & Stuff will be available as a digital only release in North America from Sub Pop [here] and in Europe on 2xCD/3xLP/DL through Alien Transistor [here].
The Notwist have a European tour scheduled in 2016-17, and if they happen to be playing near you, do yourself a favor and join them for the night. They’re pretty magical live. (Dates below.)
[Photo Credit: Patrick Morarescu]
Tour Dates 2016 Nov. 05 - Weissenhaeuser Strand, DE - Rolling Stone Weekender Nov. 06 - Berlin, DE - Lido Dec. 12 - Düsseldorf, DE - Zakk Dec. 13 - Luxembourg, LX - Atelier
2017 Feb. 02 - Zurich, DE - Rote Fabrik Feb. 13 - Leipzig, DE - Conne Island Feb. 14 - Hamburg, DE - Rosse Freiheit Feb. 15 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Feb. 16 - Gent, DE - Vooruit Feb. 18- Reutlingen, DE - Franz K Feb. 19 - Frankfurt, DE - Batschkapp
This coming Bumbershoot weekend, September 2nd-4th, Sub Pop Records is fairly well-prepared, and entirely thrilled, to host the above-mentioned Art Installation, Pop-up Store & Immersive Experience - aka Bumberstore - providing a rare glimpse of the unique art, design, culture, and (of course…) merchandise associated with the label.
You are right in identifying this as another conveniently located Sub Pop retail experience you have to buy a ticket to get into! (See also Sub Pop’s Airport Store.)
And you may (or may not) now be wondering: Exactly what sort of hocus pocus does it take to turn this…
Into this?
Like the other seven wonders of the world, we began with coffee and donuts (obvs.) Also cold pizza: breakfast of champions and losers alike!
Next, gather your brightest minds, your most idea-ful artists and designers, your typically fairly shiftless staffers. Then, sacrifice one toe. Anyone’s toe will do, however the toe of a department director is sure to stack the deck in your favor.
It takes a village. And also roughly that many pillows…
And the hearts of an entire company.
Add merch…
And we’re also hoping to sell some records.
Three days won’t be nearly enough time, but it’ll have to do. And we’re super stoked to see you there.
Find the Sub Pop Bumberstore at the International Fountain Pavilion. (there’s a map over here.)
Southern gentlemen Arbor Labor Union share the stage with notorious knuckleheads The Gotobeds for the rest of this week (July 19-23), as they shred their way through the sultry South. What could go wrong?
Shows begin tonight, July 19th at Cats Cradle in Carrboro, NC and wrap Saturday, July 23rd in Nashville, TN at Foobar.
The Gotobeds fans can also catch them in the daylight hours; they’ve got TWO live in-store performances coming up 7/23 at Grimey’s in Nashville and 7/24 at Shake It Records in Cincinnati. And in that meantime, Arbor Labor Union continue on the road supporting the one and only Dinosaur Jr.!
Mass Gothic’s brand new 5-song Sup Goth digital EP is available today, and was recorded in New York this past spring, shortly after the release of their superb Sub Pop debut, Mass Gothic.
Where the group’s self-titled debut chronicled the depths of depression, Sup Goth is the resulting catharsis. The EP is a collaboration between Noel Heroux and partner / bandmate Jessica Zambri, and marks the first Mass Gothic recording the pair have completed together [Listen to the full EP here].
[Photo Credit : Shawn Brackbill]
Mass Gothic have extended their 2016 tour schedule supporting Sup Goth and their self-titled LP. The dates begin August 10th in Allston, MA at Great Scott and now end September 24th in Brooklyn, NY at Baby’s All Right. Along the way, Mass Gothic will support label mates Kyle Craft (August 10-13) and Morgan Delt (September 14th-24th). (Dates below.)
Mass Gothic also recently delivered a stark visual for the song “Nice Night,” (see here) from their self-titled debut, directed by returning director Addison Post (“Every Night You’ve Got To Save Me”).
Mass Gothic is currently available on CD / LP / DL / CASS everywhere fine records are sold, and right over here.
Tour Dates + Ticket Links Aug. 10 - Allston, MA - Great Scott* Aug. 11 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge* Aug. 12 - Washington, DC - DC9* Aug. 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle* Sep. 14 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle** Sep. 15 - Detroit, MI - UFO Factory** Sep. 16 - Toronto, ON - Silver Dollar Room ** Sep. 17 - Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz ** Sep. 20 - Washington, DC - DC9** Sep. 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle** Sep. 23 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East ** Sep. 24 - Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY ** * w/ Kyle Craft ** w/ Morgan Delt
Great news! “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour” has expanded, with the group scheduling new shows in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and a return to Los Angeles, this October. (Tickets for all October shows go on sale Friday, August 12th at 10am local time.) These dates are hot on the heels of Flight of the Conchords sold-out summer run, playing to over 100k fans in amphitheaters across the country, this past June, and July.
Newly added performances include Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion in Houston on October 25th, Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie in Dallas on October 26th, and a rescheduled Phoenix show at Comerica Theatre on October 28th (tickets purchased for the July 3rd show will be honored). October dates can be found below.
In further exciting news, Flight of the Conchords will also headline Tenacious D’s fourth annual Festival Supreme in Los Angeles on October 29th performing alongside Weird Al Yankovic, Sarah Silverman, Mac De Marco, Patton Oswalt, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, and Will Forte.
The “Flight of the Conchords sing Flight of the Conchords Tour,” is their first since co-headlining 2013’s “Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour.” The Grammy Award-winning folk comedy duo has new material in the works, which they’ll showcase exclusively at these performances.
The duo was also the subject of a recent New York Times “Sunday Arts Feature,” which you can read in full here.
Tour Dates Oct. 25 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion Oct. 26 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie Oct. 28 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Festival Supreme (Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds)
