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Smokey Brights Release "72" Video
“72”, the new single by Smokey Brights from their upcoming album ‘I Love You But Damn’ is out NOW.
“72”, the new single by Smokey Brights from their upcoming album ‘I Love You But Damn’ is out NOW on Spotify, Apple Music & all digital outlets.
Bullies by Acid Tongue Out Now
Stream on all digital platforms or pick up a copy of the new LP on vinyl!
KEXP: Throwaway Style - You Have an Acid Tongue
In this month's edition, Martin Douglas talks with the band Acid Tongue ahead of their sophomore record Bullies.
Throwaway Style is a monthly column dedicated to examining all aspects of the Northwest music scene. Whether it’s a new artist making waves, headlines affecting local talent, or reflecting on some of the music that’s been a foundation in our region; this space celebrates everything happening in the Northwest region, (mostly) the first Thursday of every new month on KEXP.org.
In this month's edition, Martin Douglas talks with the band Acid Tongue ahead of their sophomore record Bullies.
Acid Tongue by Jake Hanson
The Grizzled Mighty Releases "Rewind" Single & Music Video
REWIND—the debut single from The Grizzled Mighty’s new album ‘Confetti Teeth’ (June 5) is out NOW!
KEXP Song of the Day is "Bullies" by Acid Tongue
A huge thank you to DJ John Richards for showing this tune so much love & support. 🙏
Bullies is KEXP ‘Song of the Day’ — a huge thank you to DJ John Richards for showing this tune so much love & support. 🙏
Subscribe to SOTD in Apple Podcasts.
Bullies (LP) by Acid Tongue out March 13
Pre-order Bullies on 12” limited-edition milky/pink vinyl from the Freakout Records online store—out March 13—HERE
Pre-order Bullies on 12” limited-edition milky/pink vinyl from the Freakout Records online store—out March 13.
Acid Tongue - Humpty Dumpty: NYLON Premiere
'Humpty Dumpty,' the second single from Acid Tongue's forthcoming album 'Babies' (10/13), premiered today on NYOLON: https://nylon.com/articles/acid-tongue-humpty-dumpty-song
'Humpty Dumpty,' the second single from Acid Tongue's forthcoming album 'Babies' (10/13), premiered today on NYOLON: https://nylon.com/articles/acid-tongue-humpty-dumpty-song
On the concept of the song, singer Guy Keltner says...
"Sometimes love is a rock, and sometimes love is an egg. We criticize, whine, cheat, yell and nag until we have our partner sizzling on high heat over an open flame. I think most couples have this vision of growing old side-by-side and being all things to one another. The truth is, we're all Tinder-loving, wine gurgling, lonesome, depressed animals chasing what flees. We buy the first car that fits us, run the thing into the ground, and sell it off to the nearest teenager with a learner's permit. Oh, to be young and in love!"
Babies comes out October 13 via Freakout Records. Pre-order the album on CD or vinyl HERE.
New Release: Roadkill Ghost Choir - False Youth Etcetera, Out Oct 27th
Cinematic, indie-rockers ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR have announced their return with a new album entitled False Youth Etcetera, out October 27 via Freakout Records.
Cinematic, indie-rockers ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR have announced their return with a new album entitled False Youth Etcetera, out October 27 via Freakout Records.
Stream the first single ‘Classics (Die Young)’ HERE
“'Classics (Die Young)' is my tribute to Dylan & The Boss and a reminder to myself to keep on moving forward through the dark days. The tone of the song was inspired by one of my favorite Springsteen tracks ‘Tougher Than The Rest’ and I wanted to chase down that feeling I got from it.” – Andy Shepard (lead singer)
For more information about Roadkill Ghost Choir & False Youth Etcetera, visit Freakout Records website. Additionally, the band has announced an extensive North American tour which goes on sale Friday. Full dates below.
TOUR DATES
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11.02 – Nashville. TN – The Basement East
11.03– Athens. GA – Caledonia Lounge
11.07 – Houston. TX – White Oak Music Hall
11.08 – Austin. TX – Stubbs Jr
11.10 – Tuscon. AZ – 191 Toole
11.11 – San Diego. CA – Soda Bar
11.13 – Los Angeles. CA – Moroccan Lounge
11.14 – San Francisco. CA – Rickshaw
11.16– Portland. OR– The Liquor Store
11.17– Seattle. WA– Freakout Festival
11.18– Boise. ID – Neurolux
11.20– Denver. CO– The Globe
Acid Tongue Announce Europe Tour
ACID TONGUE is excited to be returning to their friends at Failure By Design Records for a month-long tour of 8 European countries!
ACID TONGUE is excited to be returning to their friends at Failure By Design Records for a third tour of the UK & first trip to the European mainland!
Thanks to Zuma Booking, Bad Vibrations UK, Acid Box Promotions, & Portsmouth Psych for their assistance.
Stream the premiere single from Babies, "If I Really Loved Her" & pre-order the album available October 13 via Freakout Records (US) & Failure By Design (UK).
UK:
09/27 - Brighton, UK - Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar (TICKETS)
09/28 - Hull, UK - ADELPHI (TICKETS)
09/29 - London, UK - The Shackwell Arms (TICKETS)
09/30 - Portsmouth, UK - The Birdcage (TICKETS)
10/01 - Cambridge, UK - Blue Moon (TICKETS)
EU:
10/02 - Bruxelles, BE - Le Chaff
10/03 - Mannheim, DE - Kurzbar
10/04 - Paris, FR - Espace B (TICKETS)
10/05 - Olten, CH - Le Coq d’Or
10/06 - Toulouse, FR - Obohem
10/07 - Biarritz, FR - Savsage Festival
10/10 - San Sebastian, ES - DabaDaba
10/12 - Lisbon, PT - Damas
10/13 - Fafe, PT - Cafe Avenida*
10/14 - Sevilla, ES - Sala X
10/16 - Toulouse, FR - La Cave a Rock
10/17 - Imperia, IT - Arci Camalli
10/18 - Firenze, IT - Annibale Night @ NOF
10/19 - Roma, IT - Fanfulla 5/A
10/20 - Ravenna, IT - Circolo Abajur
10/21 - San Salvo, IT - Beat Cafe
* Babies LP Release Party
Acid Tongue Announces 'Babies' Debut LP - Single Released for "If I Really Loved Her"
Acid Tongue have released the first single from their forthcoming full-length, Babies. All Things Go premiered "If I Really Loved Her," saying, "Catchy to the core, 'If I Really Loved Her' is the perfect cut from the dreamlike, almost sci-fi masterpiece."
Acid Tongue have released the first single from their forthcoming full-length, Babies. All Things Go premiered "If I Really Loved Her," saying, "Catchy to the core, 'If I Really Loved Her' is the perfect cut from the dreamlike, almost sci-fi masterpiece."
The Brooklyn-by-way-of-Seattle project blends fuzzing garage with buzzing psychedelia to create irresistible indie rock. Lyrically, Acid Tongue confront the overwhelming senselessness, resulting confusion and more recently realized doom associated with an "American condition." Acid Tongue will release their debut album Babies on October 13 via Freakout Records.
STREAM "IF I REALLY LOVED HER"
Guy Keltner, songwriter and frontman for Acid Tongue, said of the song, ""I wrote 'If I Really Loved Her' in one sitting, on a patio in the woods outside of Spokane, WA. I was in the process of uprooting my life in Seattle and moving to Brooklyn. I lost my job, I lost a lot of my friends, and I was flat broke. I'm still flat broke. But I was with someone who believed in what I was doing and stuck it out with me during a really difficult period of my life. This song is a love note to that kind of loyalty. We don't choose who we love, but we do choose who we stick with when things get rough."
Acid Tongue have released two EPs up to this point, the second of which charted on CMJ's Top 100 and earned critical enthusiasm. The band will kick off tour with a string of East Coast dates, before heading to Europe. They'll return to the US in November, to play festivals such as Off Beat in Reno and Freakout in Seattle. Dates are listed below. More to be announced.
"[Acid Tongue] find the sweet spot between psych-rock and garage, and ride that wave as far as they can take it ... a smooth journey that sometimes dips into heaviness, indicating that Acid Tongue could pull off being a doom band if they wanted to take it there." - CLRVYNT
"Sweltering and hazy-as-hell, Acid Tongue’s scorched indie-pop sounds plucked straight from a desert’s watering hole." - DIY Mag
"Woozy but never falling down, 'Beautiful Disaster’ sounds like an escape but is eager to stick around. Luckily the hypnotic hooks (which would make The Cribs proud) aren’t going to be leaving your head anytime soon." - DORK
New Release: The Bumps - 50th Anniversary Reissue: 'Please Come Down / Baby Blue' (1967)
Freakout Records is proud to present our first reissue: The Bumps - 50th Anniversary: "Please Come Down / Baby Blue" (1967) in partnership with Mike McCready & Hockeytalker Records - Available AUG 25
Freakout Records is proud to present our first reissue...
The Bumps - 50th Anniversary: "Please Come Down / Baby Blue" (1967)
Available AUGUST 25 on limited-edition 7" vinyl, in partnership with our friends Mike McCready & Hockeytalkter Records
For fans of: The Sonics, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts
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Exclusive Stream: Neu Yeuth 'Make A Move'
We've been waiting awhile for this one! Freakout is so excited to finally welcome Neu Yeuth to the family! We have an exclusive stream of their single 'Make A Move' available now.
Photo by Una Blue
We've been waiting awhile for this one! Freakout is so excited to finally welcome Neu Yeuthto the family! We have an exclusive stream of their single 'Make A Move' available below.
Pre-order their debut self-titled EP, available July 14, on either physical CD or digitally.
Neu Yeuth was born from a Craigslist ad.
When Huntington Filson and Claire Grayson first connect in 2015, they could have never guessed they would become so creatively conjoined at the hip. In the year since, they've spent long Sunday mornings writing and making sweet beats now available to you and your little earbuds via Apple Music & Spotify.
Huntington, a student of Cornish College of the Arts, and Claire, a Salt Lake transplant, create a style of electronic pop perfectly apropos to modern youth culture. Pulling from influences such as CHVRCHES, Purity Ring, MØ, & Grimes, a style that might sound familiar coming from the lofts of Los Angeles or Brooklyn neighborhoods, is now blasting out of the Pacific Northwest.
Maiah Manser featured in Vogue Met Gala Instagram for Katy Perry, Frank Ocean, & Giselle Bundchen
Tracks from Maiah Manser's Second Skin EP were used by Vogue for the Met Gala 2017.
Her songs were featured for Katy Perry, Giselle Bundchen, and Frank Ocean, by director Gordon von Steiner, at the Instagram booth.
Tracks from Maiah Manser's Second Skin EP were used by Vogue for the Met Gala 2017.
Her songs were featured for Katy Perry, Giselle Bundchen, and Frank Ocean, by director Gordon von Steiner, at the Instagram booth.
Now Available: Maiah Manser - 'Second Skin' (EP)
The debut EP by noir/pop songstress Maiah Manser is now available digitally everywhere! Read the premiere on Pigeons & Planes and order a copy on CD from the Freakout store.
Stream the EP on Spotify, Apple Music, & all other digital outlets.
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The debut EP by noir/pop songstress Maiah Manser is now available digitally everywhere! Read the premiere on Pigeons & Planes and order a copy on CD from the Freakout store.
Stream the EP on Spotify, Apple Music, & all other digital outlets.
Smokey Brights to perform at Bumbershoot 2017
Smokey Bright join Solange, Lorde, Gucci Mane, Haim, White Reaper & more for Bumbershoot 2017, Labor Day weekend in Seattle!
For more information visit: https://www.bumbershoot.com/
Smokey Bright join Solange, Lorde, Gucci Mane, Haim, White Reaper & more for Bumbershoot 2017, Labor Day weekend in Seattle!
For more information visit: https://www.bumbershoot.com/
Maiah Manser 'Top of My Lungs' premiere on The FADER
Maiah Manser premiered her new track "Top of My Lungs" with producer Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean) on The FADER. Stream TOML on Spotify, Apple Music, & all other digital outlets now!
Maiah's full Second Skip - EP available Fri. April 28 on Freakout Records.
Maiah Manser premiered her new track "Top of My Lungs" with producer Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean) on The FADER.
Stream TOML on Spotify, Apple Music, & all other digital outlets now!
Full Second Skip - EP available Fri. April 28.
FKL Releases Two New Singles – On the Water/Elliott – available on 7” Vinyl
London-based artist FKL hits the US with the vinyl release of their debut singles ‘On the Water’ & ‘Elliott’. As heard on Fader, Dazed, KEXP, Clash Magazine, Dummy Magazine & VICE.
Freakout is excited to release 'On the Water'/'Elliott' on 7" vinyl in partnership with Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) & Hockeytalkter Records
London-based artist FKL hits the US with the vinyl release of their debut singles ‘On the Water’ & ‘Elliott’. As heard on Fader, Dazed, KEXP, Clash Magazine, Dummy Magazine & VICE.
Freakout is excited to release 'On the Water'/'Elliott' on 7" vinyl in partnership with Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) & Hockeytalkter Records
Maiah Manser premieres conceptual film of 'Second Skin' on Atwood Magazine
Maiah Manser has debuted a new conceptual video for her single “Second Skin” over at Atwood Magazine. Watch: http://atwoodmagazine.com/second-skin-maiah-manser-premiere/
Maiah Manser has debuted a new conceptual video for her single “Second Skin” over at Atwood Magazine. Watch: http://atwoodmagazine.com/second-skin-maiah-manser-premiere/
The video, produced by Kevin Shea Adams, is a fashion-based exploration of the high desert.
My Goodness - Scavengers (LP) Released on Freakout
Available June 2, 2017: Freakout Records is excited to add Seattle pop rock My Goodness to our roster. Pre-Order Scavengers on 12" vinyl
Freakout Records is excited to add Seattle pop rock My Goodness to our roster. Pre-Order Scavengers on 12" vinyl - available June 2, 2017
LISTEN TO THE SINGLE "SCAVENGERS"
Smokey Brights to headline Bread & Butter Release Show
Smokey Brights will headline the Tractor Tavern (Seattle) on April 15 for the Bread & Butter album release show (Killroom Records) with Great Spiders. #KEXPpresents
Smokey Brights will headline the Tractor Tavern (Seattle) on April 15 for the Bread & Butter album release show (Killroom Records) with Great Spiders. #KEXPpresents
Tickets: http://m.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=7191045&pl=tractor
Photo by Boone Sommerfeld