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Faye Webster’s “Right Side of My Neck” might be the sexiest single you’ll hear this month.

“In classic Webster style, the spring-appropriate song, titled ‘Flowers,’ effortlessly blends healthy doses of both Americana and hip-hop influence for a final product that can be summarized with two words: Atlanta excellence.” – Paste

“Faye Webster has a golden voice, projected in ‘Flowers’ through a prism of crystal-clear production.” – Consequence of Sound

“Webster’s songs can be disarmingly direct and sorrowful.” – Pitchfork

(“Rising”) “The 21-year-old singer has a natural ability to fuse indie-folk with laid-back R&B.” – Rolling Stone

Faye Webster – 21-year-old Atlanta-based singer-songwriter and decorated photographer – shares a new single, “Right Side of My Neck,” from her forthcoming album, Atlanta Millionaires Club, due May 24th via Secretly Canadian. Following previously released “Flowers,” “Room Temperature,” and “Kingston,” “Right Side of My Neck” is gorgeously built by brass and strings, and zeros in on the lingering scent and uncertainty of new love. “For me I find that sometimes the best songs come out from the exact moment,” says Webster. “This song I didn’t think about writing or what I was doing, I was fresh from a feeling and that’s when I get some of my most honest and relatable songs.“

Listen to “Right Side of My Neck”– https://youtu.be/UwHI4MMM_DI

Atlanta Millionaires Club is a genre-bending collection of songs, bringing together Webster’s feather-light vocals, intimate songwriting, and her acumen for being strikingly vulnerable and brave. Pulling from a familial lineage of folk storytelling and time spent in Atlanta’s hip-hop scene, Webster’s work is a study of duality, weaving through her own introversion and heartbreak; it’s an idiosyncratic sadness punctuated by fleeting observations and an unexpected, sly sense of humor.

“Everything is way personal. I’ve never been that kind of person who can read a book and then write a song about the book,” Webster says. “I have to write about very personal things for me to even want to write.”

Faye Webster will headline a North American tour this month. Additionally, she will appear at Bonnaroo later this summer.

Listen to “Right Side of My Neck”–
https://youtu.be/UwHI4MMM_DI

Watch the video for “Flowers” –
https://youtu.be/qq_Jm_QC4go

Watch the video for “Room Temperature” –
https://youtu.be/nMybE4Ge6hM

Watch the video for “Kingston” –
https://youtu.be/-5_tGEao_GQ

Pre-order Atlanta Millionaires Club –
https://fayewebster.ffm.to/atlantamillionairesclub

Faye Webster Tour Dates
Fri. May 24 – Manchester, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
Sat. May 25 – Bristol, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
Sun. May 26 – Nottingham, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
Tue. May 28 – London, UK @ Bermondsey Social Club
Wed. May 29 – London, UK @ Bermondsey Social Club
Fri. May 31 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
Mon. Jun 03 – Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
Sun. June 16 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Tue. June 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Wed. June 19 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
Fri. June 21 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake
Sat. June 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
Sun. June 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Mon. June 24 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Wed. June 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Thu. June 27 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Fri. June 28 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
Sat. June 29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

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Bleached’s new single, “Hard to Kill,” is among the best of the year so far.

Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough? is what Jennifer Clavin asked herself when she hit a turning point in her life. It’s also the title of the new Bleached record, out July 12th via Dead Oceans, and Jessie and Jennifer Clavin’s first LP written from a place of sobriety. That newfound perspective serves as the guiding force in every corner of its sound, yielding a courageous, honest, and sonically ambitious album. Throughout, the Clavins radiate the power and bravery of facing addiction, of letting go of the past and becoming open to a radically different future of self-love, acceptance, and newfound honesty. Today, the sisters present its lead single, the defiant, yet playful “Hard to Kill” and its accompanying video, and announce a North American headline tour (all upcoming dates are listed below). Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough? follows 2016’s Welcome the Worms and 2017’s “Can You Deal?” EP. The sisters began writing the album in early 2018 in a Los Angeles practice space and with friends and co-writers in Nashville. “Writing these songs while sober became somewhat of a spiritual experience,” Jennifer says. “I had to let go, trust the process, and allow an energy beyond my control to be present.” In writing and recording, Jessie handled the bulk of the instrumentation and Jennifer handled the lyrics and melodies — it was important to the Clavins that the entire record return to their dynamic as sisters.

Producer Shane Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Sleigh Bells) helped open every door to experimentation, wanting to be exploratory while keeping the sound singularly Bleached. The resulting LP is explosive, grappling with the past; its twelve tracks mark some of the sisters’ most visceral, rawest songwriting to date — and some of their best. The album glimmers with inspiration found in touring with the likes of The Damned and Paramore whose arena-ready, incisively catchy pop was a palpable influence helping to push Bleached’s sound in a new realm.

This new direction is clear with “Hard To Kill” and previously released “Shitty Ballet.” As described by Jennifer, “Hard to Kill” is about “staring down the road towards death and realizing I needed to wake up and get out of my selfish patterns of self destruction.” The video, directed by another sister team, Juliana and Nicky Giraffe, depicts the Clavin sisters in defiance of the shadows of their past, utilizing their talent and wit to set themselves free into a liberated new beginning.

The exclusive Dead Oceans preorder bundle includes limited edition black/red/brown tri-colored LP (only available through this bundle), cassette, and a getaway car accessory pack with a “Valley To LA” bumper sticker, “Somebody Dial 911” air freshener and Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough? metal keychain.
Watch the Video for “Hard To Kill” –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQYgcc02m5c

Pre-order Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough? –
bleached.ffm.to/dontyouthink

Watch “Shitty Ballet” Video –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8pGMcSylH4

Don’t You Think You Have Enough?Tracklist
1. Heartbeat Away
2. Hard to Kill
3. Daydream
4. I Get What I Need
5. Somebody Dial 911
6. Kiss You Goodbye
7. Rebound City
8. Silly Girl
9. Valley to LA
10. Real Life
11. Awkward Phase
12. Shitty Ballet

Bleached Tour Dates:
Mon. May 20 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theater *
Tue. May 21 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
Wed. May 22 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall *
Fri. May 24 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Hall *
Sat. May 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Events Center *
Tue. May 28 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater *
Fri. May 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park *
Thu. July 11 – Los Angeles, Ca @ Moroccan Lounge
Thu. Aug. 22 – London, UK @ The Lexington
Sat. Aug. 24 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
Sun. Aug. 25 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
Sat. Sept. 7 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Mon. Sept. 9 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
Tue. Sept. 10 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Wed. Sept. 11 – Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar
Fri. Sept. 13 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Sat. Sept. 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)
Sun. Sept. 15 – Raleigh, NC @ Motorco
Tue. Sept. 17 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
Thu. Sept. 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
Fri. Sept. 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
Sat. Sept. 21 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Mon. Sept. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Tue. Sept. 24 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Wed. Sept. 25 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In
Fri. Sept. 27 – Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
Sat. Sept. 28 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Sun. Sept. 29 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Tue. Oct. 1 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room (Outdoors)
Thu. Oct. 3 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Sat. Oct. 5 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic
Mon. Oct. 7 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
Tue. Oct. 8 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Wed. Oct. 9 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater
Fri. Oct. 11 – Oakland, CA @ New Parish

*= w/ Refused and The Hives

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L7’s new single, “Stadium West,” is some seriously dangerous rock.

L7’s highly anticipated and long-awaited new album, Scatter the Rats, will hit us like a boot to the face on May 3rd. They’ve already announced a U.S. tour for this summer, and now they’ve released another single to make us hungrier for the full album – “Stadium West.” It’s a solid cut covered in menace and danger. You can check out the video here.

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Ty Segall announces residencies in New York, LA, London, Paris, and more cities starting in July.

Ty Segall is pleased to announce special 2019 residencies in Los Angeles, New York City and different European cities. Joined by the Freedom Band, each night of the residency, Segall will perform select albums from his catalogue in full, including Melted, Goodbye Bread, Emotional Mugger, and Manipulator, plus a to be announced set.

Segall will bring his fervent live show to the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles every Friday from July 26 – September 27. The first 500 people to purchase 3 or more tickets to different LA shows will receive a limited 7” of new, unreleased music. Next, he will play five consecutive nights at New York’s Warsaw October 1 – October 5. The first 500 people who buy 3 or more tickets to different NYC shows will get an exclusive, limited poster created and signed by Segall in New York. Following New York, Segall and the Freedom Band will head overseas to play Paris, London, Berlin and Haarlem, NL.

Ty Segall & Freedom Band Tour Dates: Fri. July 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Fri Aug. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Fri. Aug. 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Fri. Aug. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Goodbye Bread) Fri. Aug. 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Goodbye Bread) Fri. Aug. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Emotional Mugger) Fri. Sept. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Emotional Mugger) Fri. Sept. 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator) Fri. Sept. 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator) Fri. Sept. 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator) Tues. Oct. 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Wed. Oct. 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Thurs. Oct. 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw (Ty Segall plays ??? + Goodbye Bread) Fri. Oct. 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw (Ty Segall plays ??? + Emotional Mugger) Sat. Oct. 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator) Wed. Oct. 9 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Thu. Oct. 10 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator) Fri. Oct. 11 – London, UK @ Oval Space (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Sat. Oct. 12 – London, UK @ Oval Space (Ty Segall plays ??? + Goodbye Bread) Sun. Oct. 13 – London, UK @ Oval Space (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator) Tue. Oct. 15 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Thu. Oct. 17 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat (Ty Segall plays ??? + Melted) Fri. Oct. 18 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat (Ty Segall plays ??? + Manipulator)

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Levitation Austin 2019 releases first lineup announcement.

Tickets are on sale for the first announced shows at the Austin, Texas Levitation Music Festival. Powerhouses like Russian Circles, John Cale, the Black Angels, Chelsea Wolfe, Red Fang, Warish, Here Lies Man, Kurt Vile, Dinosaur, Jr., Black Moth Super Rainbow, A Place to Bury Strangers, and the KVB are already scheduled.

Weekend general admission passes are $395.00, but they have tickets for individual shows if you’d rather not drop that much cash. Don’t wait too long to get your tickets. Many shows sold out last year.

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Andre Bratten releases funky new single, “HS,” ahead of full album due June 28th.

Norwegian producer André Bratten is pleased to announce his new album, Pax Americana, out June28th via Smalltown Supersound. Additionally, Bratten shares the funk-beat driven lead single, “HS.”

Listen to “HS” —
https://soundcloud.com/smalltownsupersound/andre-bratten-hs/s-GKRBI

In just five years, Bratten has established himself as a mercurial and uncompromising figure in modern-day electronics. After earning a reputation as a serious performer with a dark, cavalier side through his live shows and DJ sets on the European club scene, Bratten moved from the center of Oslo to the suburbs. The change of scenery had a positive effect on every aspect of his life, allowing him to focus on his young family and studio work. It took him a year to build his new studio in his garden, and then another year to patch all the hardware together again and relearn his music-making process. The first tracks to emerge from his suburban base surfaced last year on Smalltown Supersound as a series of three 12-inches. These are lush, driving funk cuts swaddled in curdled synthesis that find Bratten exploring a new way to conjure the spirit of the acts he loved in his early teens: Boards of Canada, Autechre, and the late Drexciya producer James Stinson’s The Other People Place and Transllusion projects.

Pax Americana presents three of the series’ softer tracks, alongside three new numbers which add a shade of menace to the record. Following his debut LP Be a Man You Ant released on Oslo label FullPupp and his previous Smalltown Supersound releases “Math Ilium Ion” EP and Gode, Pax Americanapresents Bratten using a pragmatic approach. He deliberately produced these track in an old-fashioned, analogue fashion, restricting himself to an 808, an old sequencer, a reel-to-reel tape and a vintage mixer that once belonged to ABBA in the 1980s. Bratten bought the desk from a rockabilly musician in Norway who’d acquired it from a Swedish TV station. Describing the bubblebath boogie of Pax Americana, he says: “I was trying to make a steady dance record without being swooshy. When I started listening to techno as a kid there wasn’t this melodic stuff, so the record is more of a vibe, a feeling.”

Across a handful of sketches, Bratten has sketched out an enchanted vision of the world – a kind of psychedelic dystopia – as he seeks to fuel his lifelong obsession with sound. “I’ve always been fascinated by how a sound can make you feel, without being something you can touch,” he says. “I’ve always been more interested in sounds than music.”

Pax Americana Tracklist:
01. HS
02. Pax Americana
03. 426
04. Commonwealth
05. Ranx
06. Recreation 26B

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http://smarturl.it/sts356-preorder

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Bleached return with new single ahead of U.S. tour with Refused and the Hives.

Bleached – the Los Angeles-based rock duo of sisters Jessica and Jennifer Clavin – return with a new single, “Shitty Ballet,” and an accompanying video. “Shitty Ballet” is the first taste of new music from the band since 2016’s “highly melodic and often sunny” (Los Angeles Times) Welcome the Worms and 2017’s Can You Deal? EP.

“Shitty Ballet” is the first studio work from the Clavins relying heavily on acoustic guitars. Written in just a few hours in a deluge of heartbreak, the striking emotion of the demo stuck. They stayed true to its stripped-down original, starting off with minimal instrumentation before bursting through with a full band. The accompanying one shot video, directed by Giraffe Studios, shows the Clavins awash in soft, violet-tinted light, performing as masked ballet dancers, young and old, twirl alongside them.

“Bleached has always been a pretty loud rock band so we felt it was time to explore a more stripped down style of playing,” says Jennifer. “With the vulnerability of the lyrics we decided to carry that into the instruments as well for the first time recording with just an acoustic guitar and vocals. Sonic change is important to us right now. More of that coming soon.”

Bleached will be supporting Refused on the road this May. The band have scheduled an intimate underplay in their hometown of Los Angeles on July 11th at the Moroccan Lounge. More Bleached announcements are on the horizon.

Watch “Shitty Ballet” Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8pGMcSylH4

Bleached Tour Dates: Mon. May 20 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theater * Tue. May 21 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant * Wed. May 22 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall * Fri. May 24 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Hall * Sat. May 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Events Center * Tue. May 28 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater * Fri. May 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park * Thu. July 11 – Los Angeles, Ca @ Moroccan Lounge *= w/ Refused and The Hives

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Lust for Youth debuts bright new Eurobeat track – “By No Means.”

Lust For Youth – the Scandinavian duo of Hannes Norrvide and Malthe Fischer – shares their new single “By No Means” with an accompanying video shot and edited by the band itself. “The video is a tribute to Mexico City and the beautiful people we met on our first trip there earlier this year,” they explain.

The band returns to North America in October for a string of shows beginning at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, NY, and wrapping up at Sleeping Village in Chicago, IL. The tour will mark the first time Lust For Youth perform many of the songs from their new album, a self-titled collection of eight songs, being released June 7th on Sacred Bones. They sound brighter than they ever have before, taking tips from some of the flirtiest Eurobeat to aid their new direction.

Watch “By No Means” Video – https://youtu.be/ThUsUME78Os

Stream “Great Concerns” – https://youtu.be/2hyODRH_TLQ

Pre-order Lust For Youth – https://lustforyouth.bandcamp.com/album/lust-for-youth

Lust For Youth Live: Thu. Oct. 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Fri. Oct. 18 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall Tue. Oct. 22 – Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom Wed. Oct. 23 – Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola Thu. Oct. 24 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison Fri. Oct. 25 – Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory Sat. Oct. 26 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

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The Well unleash “This Is How (the World Ends)” from their new album, “Death and Consolation,” our next week.

“Their most intimate, darkly personal record yet… Taking them out of the doom corner and giving it a raw, post-punk feel. “Raven” sounds like a Satanic, downtuned Steppenwolf, and frankly we can’t get enough.” — Kerrang!

“An intoxicating mix of stoner metal and occultist rock — it’s dark n’ doomy, sure, but it’s also as catchy as fly paper coated in industrial strength glue.” — Metal Sucks

Austin trio The Well share a new track from their forthcoming third album Death and Consolation via Metal Injection. Hear and share “This Is How The World Ends” HERE.

Kerrang Magazine also recently launched lead single “Raven” HERE. Metal Sucks hosted the crushing album opener “Sabbah” HERE.

Death and Consolation is without a doubt a weighty album title, and The Well is among the heaviest heavy psych bands in existence. So when we say that there’s even more darkness and intensity to the band’s third album than previous efforts, take heed. It’s a deep sea diving bell of enveloping heaviness and longing. “This one is a little more personal,” says guitarist/vocalist Ian Graham. “2018 was a strange, dark year. A lot of change going on in my life, there was a lot of depression and coming out of it over the last year. I wanted to call this Death and Consolation, because in life that’s a constant.”

While The Well continue to walk an intriguing line between authentic early 70s doom/heavy psych and frayed weirdness of dark folk – especially with their haunting unison male/female vocals – the new album also adds the stark vibe of post-punk acts like Joy Division and early The Cure. “I feel like this album is almost more gothic. We’re big fans of post-punk,” Graham says. There’s also much less jamming, the songs are tight and concise. And, did we mention, heavy? The band tuned down a full step to C-standard tuning for this album, which gives the proceedings its monstrous sound. Sonically, Death and Consolation picks up where The Well — Graham, bassist/vocalist Lisa Alley and drummer Jason Sullivan — left off with their widely heralded 2016 RidingEasy album Pagan Science.

The band once again recorded with longtime producer/engineer Chico Jones at Estuary Studio in 2018, who has turned the knobs for all three of their albums (Jones engineered the band’s debut album Samsara with producer Mark Deutrom [Melvins, Sunn0)))] in 2013.) Samsara, released late September 2014 was ranked the #1 debut album of 2014 by The Obelisk and Pagan Science among the Best of 2016 from the Doom Charts collective. Likewise, the band’s intense — some even say “possessed” — live performances have earned them featured slots at Austin’s Levitation Fest, as well as tours with Kadavar, All Them Witches, Black Tusk and more. “This album might be a little less produced, because I didn’t want to push technical stuff as much,” Graham says. “I’m so scared of getting too complicated when getting better at guitar. This is still kind of punk rock.”

Death and Consolation will be available on LP, CD and download on April 26th, 2019 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

THE WELL TOUR 2019: 04/24 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada * 04/25 Austin, TX @ Barracuda * – album release party 04/27 Austin, TX @ Independence Brewery 04/28 Austin, TX @ Waterloo Records 04/29 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger 05/01 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown * 05/02 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive * 05/03 Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room 05/04 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Machines 05/05 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar 05/06 Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp 05/07 Nevada City, CA @ Cooper’s 05/08 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room 05/09 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark 05/10 Seattle, WA @ Substation 05/11 Vancouver, BC @ Static Jupiter 05/12 Calgary, AB @ Palomino 05/13 Edmonton, AB @ Temple 05/14 Winnipeg, MB @ The Windsor 05/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze 05/16 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews 05/17 Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickle 05/18 Taos, NM @ Monolith on the Mesa Fest 05/19 El Paso, TX @ Monarch * w/ Monolord

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Black Belt Eagle Scout releases shimmering new single – “Loss & Relax.”

“. . . a compact reflection on loss, queer desire, and the endurance of sacred native traditions. Though Mother of My Children captures a specific moment in Paul’s life, it has the power to stick around for a long time.” — Pitchfork, Best Rock Albums of 2018

“There’s a universality to Paul’s soul-searching, a yearning that transcends the boundaries between people and speaks to the human condition in general.” — Stereogum, 40 Best New Bands of 2018

“Paul has a knack for making very specific, personal anecdotes feel universal.” – Paste, 20 Best New Artist of 2018

Black Belt Eagle Scout, the project of Portland-based multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul, will release the “Loss & Relax b/w Half Colored Hair” 7” single April 26th via Saddle Creek.

“Loss & Relax” is an ode to Paul’s ancestors, past, present, and future, and informed by the experience of traveling home. It was first written in Anacortes following the recording of 2018’s Mother of My Children when Paul was particularly full of emotion and pride. The song was held off Mother of My Children for further exploration and continued to evolve as it was performed live by various members of Paul’s band.

WATCH “LOSS & RELAX” – https://youtu.be/zzFqcstGfPE

As described by Paul: “As I was writing the guitar line, I kept seeing the water of the Salish Sea and the local ferries drifting people in and out of place. Ferries are such a beautiful part of my childhood and served as a major form of transportation. Thinking about my home and how canoes have turned into ferries is a sad, but also beautiful thought. Nowadays with Canoe Journeys, canoes are alongside ferries, roaming our waters to lands, sharing customs and culture. That is what I think about now when I listen to the fully recorded version of the song. I see a strong and fierce community of my people continuing to thrive in whatever comes our way. That is how I feel about myself, a survivor and thriver of this land, a water protector, a womxn, the future.”

The record’s B-side, “Half Colored Hair”, is a love song that explores the preciousness of moments we share with others. Together, the two songs display the next-step in what Black Belt Eagle Scout first instigated last year on Mother of My Children, while also providing an intriguing glimpse into what we have to look forward to in the years to come. As previously announced, Black Belt Eagle Scout will tour North American extensively, including dates supporting Julia Jacklin. All dates are below.

Thu. April 18 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag Records Fri. April 19 – Madison, WI @ Communication # Sat. April 20 – Bloomington, IN @ Culture Shock ^ Mon. April 22 – Athens, OH @ Union Bar and Grill Tue. April 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade * Wed. April 24 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * Thu. April 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s * Fri. April 26 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott * Sat. April 27 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB * Sun. April 28 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern * Tue. April 30 – Washington, DC @ DC9 * Wed. May 1 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter * Thu. May 2 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle – Back Room * Thu. May 3 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor * Sat. May 4 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club * Mon. May 6 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records * Tue. May 7 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups Wed. May 8 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s * Thu. May 9 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry * Fri. May 10 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge * Sat. May 11 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar * Mon. May 13 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * Tue. May 14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge * Fri. May 17 – Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret * Sat. May 18 – Everett, WA @ Fisherman’s Village Music Festival * Sat. May 18 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern * Sun. May 19 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios * Tue. May 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall * Wed. May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy * Thu. May 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom * Mon. June 3 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada * Tue. June 4 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda * Wed. June 5 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall * Thu. June 6 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa * Thu. Aug. 1 – Sun. Aug. 4 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon # = w/ Disq ^ = w/ Lala Lala *= w/ Julia Jacklin

Pre-order Loss & Relax b/w Half Colored Hair 7” – https://BBES.lnk.to/LossRelax

Watch/Listen/Share: Mother of My Children – https://bbes.lnk.to/MOMC

“Indians Never Die” video – https://youtu.be/aInrLRdBJuU

“Soft Stud” – https://youtu.be/LXsfiYigeg4

“Just Lie Down” – https://youtu.be/MfWHZSS6ZLg

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