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It's Valtari Hour!
This evening at 7pm (local) you can join a worldwide Sigur Rós listening party we’ve dubbed ‘Valtari Hour’.
Sigur Ros fans around the globe will hear an exclusive one time stream of the album through the band’s website or at local record stores.
To participate on-line, just click on the link below. You can use the stream to organise your own events! invite friends over! listen together – Tweet or use instagram, tag your updates with #valtarihour to share your listening experience with other fans around the world. we want to see where and how you listen to Valtari for the first time!
If you attend Valtari Hour at one of the stores listed below you’ll also have a chance to win a limited edition Valtari print, and a Valtari vinyl test pressing.
Valtari is released on Tuesday, May 29th.
to match the global listening party,
Participating Record Stores
St. John’s
Fred’s
Halifax
Taz
Obsolete
Toronto
Sonic Boom
Soundscapes
Kops
Montreal
Atom Heart
L’Oblique
Ottawa
Vertigo
London
Grooves
Winnipeg
Music Trader
Into The Music
Saskatoon
Vinyl Diner
Edmonton
Blackbyrd
Listen
Calgary
Sloth
Vancouver
Red Cat
Zulu
Highlife
Victoria
Ditch
“Valtari Hour, Where Will You Listen”
TWIN SHADOW ANNOUNCES "TON UP TOUR"
Twin Shadow aka George Lewis Jr., is pleased to announce the “Ton Up” North American Tour in support of his sophomore album, Confess, due out July 10th via 4AD.
The tour includes five Canadian stops detailed below
The tour art designed by Gianmarco Magnani is available exclusively for purchase on twinshadow.net as a part of a limited edition tour t-shirt and ticket.
Twin Shadow recently previewed songs from Confess live at the Sweetlife Festival held at famed Maryland venue the Merriweather Post Pavilion, along with an intimate for-fans-only show at Brooklyn’s Glasslands, followed by a notable appearance at last week’s Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival.
Held at BAM, the festival which was curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, offered audience members a special treat- for a portion of his set, Twin Shadow was joined by the Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band who also play on the album!
In case you missed it, check out Five Seconds the insanely catchy first MP3 from the album, which basically took over the internet upon launch last
TWIN SHADOW – TON UP CANADIAN TOUR DATES
July 28th – Montreal Corona Theatre
July 30th – Toronto Lee’s Palace
August 8th – Winnipeg Pyramid Cabaret
August 10th – Calgary Saits The Gateway
August 11th – Vancouver VENUE
Five Seconds with Twin Shadow
Twin Shadow, the creative moniker of George Lewis Jr., will release his second album, Confess, on July 10th. Self-produced and with mixing duties handled by Michael H. Brauer (Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney), the follow-up to 2010’s Forget (“Impressive” The Sunday Times ****) finds Lewis Jr. doing what he does best; remembering and reinventing, and fashioning a soundtrack which sounds refreshingly and distinctly modern.
Talking about his inspiration behind Confess, New York-based George Lewis Jr. writes,
“One winter I crashed my motorcycle, with a friend on the back. I shouldn’t have been riding that day, but I was young and fearless of the black roads, fast and easy in my ways. As the bike slipped from under us my head filled with words. The slow motion moments of calm just after surprise and just before regret are bliss. I remember in that moment I wanted to say everything to him. How could I say everything in a split second? How could I bury my words in his heart?”
“I got a new bike and went to LA to record what is now called Confess. I took the bike out at 6am one morning after not having done much riding in the couple years between Forget and Confess. I noticed my head clearing as I came slowly down a hill where the road around a reservoir began. I pulled back slowly on the throttle with my right hand, and felt the bike start to come to life. My head was still crystal clear… nothing. As I kicked the bike into third, I pulled almost all the way back and jumped forward leaning in towards the gas tank, fighting the wind. I got up to 75 and saw that no one was out but the runners and their four legged friends, the sidewalks became a blur of barking dogs and heads all turning. My mind was empty. I put the bike in fourth and hit 90. The engine jackhammered under my legs. My mind was clear. I inched toward 100 on the speedometer and punch the last five. TON UP! My mind is filled with words. My heart is full of love. This is where I want to be. I want to stay here, and I want to tell you everything.
The first track to be taken from Confess is the anthemic ‘Five Seconds’, and can be downloaded below.
The Bravest Man In The Universe
XL Recordings is very pleased to present The Bravest Man In The Universe, the title track from Bobby Womack’s first album of original material since 1994.
The Bravest Man In The Universe is released by XL Recordings on 11(UK) / 12(US) June 2012.
Pre-order The Bravest Man In The Universe
Co-produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell, The Bravest Man In The Universe was recorded at Albarn’s ‘Studio 13’ in west London and New York’s Manhattan
Center between October and December 2011.
The album features vocal contributions from Fatoumata Diawara and Lana Del Rey.
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