WATCH CHVRCHES VIDEO FOR "CLEAREST BLUE" - Press Release

CHVRCHES debuted the video for their single "Clearest Blue" with MTV on Friday evening. The video was directed by Warren Fu (Daft Punk, Haim, The Killers).

"Clearest Blue" is on CHVRCHES' sophomore album Every Open Eye, which was released in the Fall of last year. The album debuted on the charts as the #1 Alternative Album,  #8 overall album on the Billboard 200, #7 Current Album, and the #1 Rock Album.

Late last year Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and Lauren Mayberry returned to their own Alucard Studios - a converted flat on the southside of Glasgow where their stunning debut was conceived - and began developing ideas they had recorded in venues during their time on the road. The band found riffs, loops and melodies they wanted to develop or started from scratch on the synths, pads and machines they had been gathering in their basement to create the instrumentals of the songs. Vocal melodies were developed as the songs took shape with the lyrics added last, developed from words and sentences from notebooks Mayberry had kept on tour.

The band will be back in North America this Spring, continuing their massive world tour supporting the album. They tour kicks off on the ParAhoy! cruise hosted by their good friends Paramore in early March. They'll then make appearances at Buku Music & Arts Project in New Orleans, Coachella, Governor's Ball, Bonnaroo, and Firefly Music Festival, with a string of headlining dates in between. See all tour dates below.

CHVRCHES Tour Dates

3/5-9 - The High Seas - ParAhoy! Cruise

3/11 - New Orleans, LA - BUKU Music & Art Project

3/13 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre SOLD OUT

3/14 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre SOLD OUT

4/13 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park SOLD OUT

4/14 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory SOLD OUT

4/16 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

4/18 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre SOLD OUT

4/19 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre SOLD OUT

4/21 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl

4/23 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

4/24 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

4/27 - Austin, TX - Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater SOLD OUT

4/28 - Austin, TX - Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater

4/29 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall

4/30 - Frisco, TX - Toyota Stadium (KDGE Edgiest)

6/3 - Boston, MA - House of Blues SOLD OUT

6/4 - Boston, MA - House of Blues SOLD OUT

6/5 - New York, NY - Governor's Ball

6/9-12 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival

7/22-23 - Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music & Arts Festival

7/24 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party

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Jordan Klassen Reveals 'Javelin' - Album Streaming

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Jordan Klassen's gorgeous new album Javelin is out today on Nevado Music and you can hear it streaming now.

The follow up to 2013's acclaimed Repentance, Javelin sees Klassen depart from the eloquently spare folk of its predecessor, adding ambient and rhythmic elements to vivid Technicolor arrangements in what is his most vibrant and vital album to date.

Klassen recorded Javelin at Sonic Ranch studio in Tornillo, just outside El Paso in Texas. He produced the album himself and plays almost all the instruments. The songs on Javelin spring from hard experiences-namely, from Klassen's struggle with depression and his mother's diagnosis with breast cancer, now thankfully in remission. Despite the fears and despairs that motivated these songs, there is always a kernel of hope illuminating the music from the inside.

Jordan Klassen has also announced his first string of North American tour dates in support of the album, with a full US tour to be announced soon. All dates can be found below. 

Javelin Tracklisting

1. Glory B
2. Gargoyles
3. No Salesman
4. Baby Moses
5. Miles
6. We Got Married
7. St Fraser
8. Delilah
9. Light In The Evening
10. Smoking Too Long

World Tour Dates

• Feb 19 - Zaragoza - Las Armas
• Feb 20 - San Sebastian - Le Bukowski
• Feb 29 - Munich - Milla
• Mar 01 - Cologne - Studio 672
• Mar 02 - Hamburg - Kukuun
• Mar 26 Regina, SK - The Exchange
• Mar 27 Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre
• Mar 29 Cedar Rapids, MI - Legion Arts
• Apr 02 Toronto, ON - Adelaide Hall
• Apr 03 Wakefield, QC - Black Sheep Inn
• Apr 04 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
• Apr 06 New York, NY - Indie Shuffle Showcase at Our Wicked Lady
• Apr 12 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's
• Apr 13 Edmonton, AB - The Almanac
• Apr 14 Calgary, AB - The Gateway
• Apr 27 Vancouver, BC - The Imperial

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Fun Lovin' Criminals 20th Anniversary

The third interview clip unveiled from Fun Lovin' Criminals' 20th Anniversary Edition is a nice introduction to what you can expect on the band's current tour continuing in Exeter, London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow over the next few days.

Fun Lovin' Criminals are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Come Find Yourself today, February 19th, with the deluxe edition re-issue of the album on Edsel label through Demon Music Group. Available as a 3CD expanded edition and collectors’ Deluxe Edition box set, the release features a plethora of rarities, live recordings, alternate mixes, and much more from the vaults of this landmark record.

Catch the group on their remaining tour dates, listed below, and pre-order your copy of Fun Lovin' Criminals 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition Come Find Yourself here.

Friday 19 LIVE: Exeter Great Hall

Saturday 20 LIVE: London 02 Forum Kentish Town

Thursday 25 LIVE: Birmingham The Institute

Friday 26 LIVE: Manchester Cathedral

Saturday 27 LIVE: Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom

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Essaie Pas - Demain Est Une Autre Nuit - Press Release

Montreal-based electronic duo Essaie pas have unveiled the full stream of their upcoming debut Demain est une autre nuit (Tomorrow Is Another Night) on DFA Records.

Essaie pas is Marie Davidson and Pierre Guerineau. Both are respected musicians in their own right - Marie having released two acclaimed solo records, with Pierre being best known for production work on underground Canadian musicians such as Dirty Beaches and Femminielli.

Their music cannot be tied to a specific genre. It is a document of the encounter of two human beings mutually experimenting with music and sounds, and eventually falling in love while doing so. Their musical language is vibrant and varied - comparisons range from Film Soundtracks, Electronic Body Music, Disco, and Techno, with sensually-delivered lyrics exploring the themes of fantasies, obsessions, and the feeling of "The Void". 

Demain est une autre nuit will be released on limited edition orange sunrise colored vinyl, CD, and digitally. You can pre-order it here.

Demain est une autre nuit

Side A
1. Demain est une autre nuit
2. Dépassée par le fantasme
3. Retox
4. Carcajou 3

Side B
1. Le port du masque est de rigueur
2. Facing The Music
3. Lights Out
4. La chute

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