July 2016

Recorded by Raymond Richards (Local Natives)
Additional Production and Mixing by
Dave Trumfio (Wilco, Snowmine)
Mastered by Howie Weinberg 
Written and Produced by BRAEVES
Photography by Danielle Guelbart

Bitter Sea

We Can Still Hang Out (If You Want)

'Mixtape 2003' - OUT August 12th  www.theacademic.net

Jul 3rd    Barn on The Farm Festival, Gloucester UK
Jul 4th    Groove Festival, Wicklow, Ireland
Jul 8th    Iveagh Gardends, Dublin, Ireland
Aug 19th  Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Netherlands
Aug 20th Lowlands Festival, Biddinghulzen, Netherlands
Aug 22nd w/Cage The Elephant, Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 23rd w/Cage The Elephant,Hamburg, Germany
Oct 5th    The Garage (Attic), Glasgow
Oct 6th    Rainbow, Birmingham
Oct 10th  The Waiting Room ,London

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Mixtape 2003

All We'll Ever Have

Silver & Gold

Kids

Freetime

Asking For It - Swimming Girls
Stream: http://yucatan.io/SGaskingforit

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Produced by Richard Woodcraft & Swimming Girls
Mixed by Duncan Mills
Mastered by Kevin Tuffy
Track written by Swimming Girls.
Artwork by Swimming Girls

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Asking For It

In the late summer of 2014, Alex Mason wrote the first song to be included on Boy From School’s first full length album, White Hot Light, while he was combating insomnia strolling through his neighborhood in the middle of the night.  Since that night, the band underwent multiple lineup, sound, and perspective changes until reaching the indie rock/pop/electronic fusion that it is today,  balancing shiny synth sounds and gritty guitar solos with dance-worthy bass riffs, and drawing on influences of the 70s and 80s rock and pop they grew listening to with their parents. 

Boy From School as it stands before you today is a power trio consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Mason, lead vocalist, synthesizerist, and flautist Erin Dickson, and bassist and recording engineer Beniah Dickson.  

Mostly self produced, White Hot Light is the result of months and months of songwriting, countless demos, and way too much coffee.  While the album maintains the fun summertime vibes present in their EP Northern Cities Shift, it delves deeper lyrically, covering topics such as self-doubt, learning to let go, how to love, and finding a balance between dreams and reality in a world saturated with social media. The result is an eclectic yet curated collection of songs that make you want to dance in the car and maybe even sing along.

 For booking info, email boyfromschoolmusic@gmail.com.

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