Jordan Klassen Reveals 'Javelin' - Album Streaming /  by E

Photo Credit: Mandy-Lyn

Photo Credit: Mandy-Lyn

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

Fun Lovin' Criminals 20th Anniversary /  by E

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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Unpuzzle Me /  by E

There's a distinct purity to Kate Copeland's music and her latest single, "Unpuzzle Me", follows suit, but with its own fresh, stripped back acoustic sound that's so enchanting and dreamy we can't help but play it on loop.

Atmospheric and airy, "Unpuzzle Me" is decidedly light, though still holds onto this full, grounded sound and Kate's lyrics speak eloquently with a quiet confidence and charming ease of spirit that lends the track substance and an easy approachability.

Taken from her forthcoming Red and Blue EP, "Unpuzzle Me" is a snapshot of great things to come so head to the sites below and be sure to fall for Kate Copeland's truly beautiful sound now.

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Appetite /  by E

We want to preface this by saying we love everything Sophie and The Bom Boms put out. If you, your best friend, and your sister were to start a band, this is the style and sound you'd only strive to create: undeniably fun, honest to the core in a diary-esque sense, and an underlying because it just can't be helped geekiness to it all.

Nearly disarming in its popiness, Sophie and The Bom Boms latest single "Appetite" is an anthem for the fed-up with it's irrefutably fun indie tech pop senses. An easy flow, popping beats, and a melodic bridge to draw you in, all while these oh so great lyrics play out with an unforgiving honesty we love so much is enough to have you hooked, so head to the sites below to hear even more.

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