Notes from Left of the Dial: June 11

Release Date: July 22
Bill (at) teamclermont (dot) com 

Label: S/R
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25-year-old Johanna Samuels broadens the definition of pop music. The melodically and lyrically focused singer-songwriter sings about the depths and dualities of life with her unique bell-like voice. Standing on the shoulders of the great musicians of the 1960's and 70's she manages to create a sound and sense of musical place that is completely her own. The native New Yorker grew up in Los Angeles, where from a young age she sang in school choirs and obsessively learned to play the songs of her musical heroes by ear.

After moving back to New York at the age of 18, Samuels began writing her own songs alone in her bedroom. Soon after, she was playing solo shows at small downtown music venues like East Village’s Sidewalk Café.

In 2012 she recorded and self-released a six-track EP, Giant Fantasy Life and assembled a 4-piece backing band. With her rapidly growing audience and her delightfully authentic performing style, she is one of most promising acts to spring from the New York independent music scene.

In early spring of 2012 she set out to record her first full-length album, titled Double Bind. After recording basic tracks with the band at a quilt factory-turned-studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Samuels and drummer Fen Ikner, who produced Double Bind, finished recording wherever they could get the chance. 

The songs on Double Bind were written in Johanna’s apartment in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and all share a sentiment of necessary separation or as Samuels puts it “…attempting to own myself and stand on my two feet.” She explains, “While recording the album, a good friend had described the term Double Bind: a dynamic wherein two emotional demands are met but consequently negate each other, leaving one person to feel trapped. For some reason that struck a deep chord in me. It is from that place that many of these songs grew.”

With her feet firmly planted, Johanna plans to stick around the only ways she knows how: earnestly pouring out her heart, soul and creativity in the form of ear candy for us all. Double Bind is expected for release July 2014.  


Johanna Samuels - "Real Tragedies"

Neil Holyoak - vocals, guitars
Tamara Sandor - harmonies
Todd Macdonald - mandolin
Jamie Thompson - drums, programming
Charlotte Loseth - harmonies
Steven Balgoh - bass guitar
Joe Grass - pedal steel

Recorded by Dave Smith at Breakglass Studio in Montreal
Mastered by Harris Newman

All songs by Neil Holyoak, except "Only Him or Me", written by Townes Van Zandt

Neil Holyoak - Red Queen Of Autumn

In the spring of 2013, Baltimore-based art-pop band New God, lead by brothers Kenny and Curt Tompkins, began crafting songs for their sophomore LP, Firework. After a family of skunks invaded and sprayed their studio in the mountains of western Maryland, the brothers jumped ship and headed downstate, where cheap recording space proved much harder to come by.

One warm night in June, while exploring their new surroundings, they stumbled upon an abandoned racquetball court, where they sat and sang in harmony for several hours. With the long-booming decay and natural reverb that only an empty gymnasium or stone room can provide (think Mountain Man‘s Made the Harbor), the space naturally shaped songs like the album-opening title track and “Dumb.” For several weeks they returned to the court each night to write and record, occasionally retreating to a near-by soccer field to work out ideas under the stars.

Sessions continued in Baltimore throughout the summer of 2013, and by early fall they had completed a large collection of songs that would eventually be boiled down to the lean eight tracks found on Firework. The album is a slight departure from the sugar-rush fuzz-pop of their debut, 2012’s polished lo-fi Motorcar, but maintains the stylized production values, thick harmony vocals and sun-soaked melodies that originally won them so many Beach Boys comparisons. New God is currently planning a tour in support of Firework, which will be released digitally and on vinyl and CD by Yellow K Records on July 29, 2014.

New God - "Summer Girl"

Taken from "Persona", available now. 
http://www.poshisolation.net

Puce Mary - Courses

'Tame' is THOAP's exciting first cut from their second LP out this Fall.

PRE-ORDER

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/THOAP-Feel-Something  
LP/CD: http://www.smarturl.it/THOAP-FS-RECORD

‘Feel Something’, the follow up to last year’s ‘Out Of View’ debut, features ten brand new tracks and was recorded over the last few months at Sublime Studios in London. Like it’s predecessor, the album was again produced and engineered by the band’s Jerome Watson with additional engineering by Joshua Third of The Horrors and Charles Reeves.

Formed three years ago, The History Of Apple Pie line up is centered around the songwriting partnership of Stephanie Min (Vocals) and Jerome Watson (Guitar) together with James Thomas (Drums), Aslam Ghauri (Guitar) and new recruit to the band Joanna Curwood (bass).

The band, who played last year’s CMJ Festival in New York, are set to announce UK and European Tours to coincide with the album release, in the very near future.

The History Of Apple Pie - Tame

READ THE LYRICS AT TITUSANDRONICUS.NET

The first new original song released by +@ for the #SEVENSEVENINCHES 7x7" subscription series, available to order now at TITUSANDRONICUS.BIGCARTEL.COM

Produced and mixed by Kevin McMahon for Muff Langsley
Additional engineering by Charlie DeChants and RJ Gordon

Recorded at Excello Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording at Marcata Recording, New Paltz, NY
Additional recording at The Bakery, Brooklyn, NY

Mastered by Josh Bonati for Bonati Mastering, Brooklyn, NY


RJ Gordon - vocals
Eric Harm – drums, tambourine, vocal
Jonah Maurer – guitar
Kevin McMahon - vocals
Isabella Mingione - vocals
Adam Reich – lead guitar
Patrick Stickles – vocals, guitar
Julian Veronesi – the bass guitar, vocals

+@ TITUS ANDRONICUS +@ " STRANDED ( ON MY OWN )"

The 3rd & deluxe edition vinyl repress of Ontario Gothic will be available August 27th, 2021. 

Pre-order a copy here: https://shop.orchidtapes.com/product/foxes-in-fiction-ontario-gothic-third-press

Shadow's Song

Foxes in Fiction - Shadow's Song

http://deathfromabove1979.com

The Physical World
9.9.14
Pre-order CD/LP: http://smarturl.it/DFAPreOrder
Pre-order on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/DFAiTunes



Tour On Sale Friday July 11th

European dates: 
10/7 Koln, Germany @ Luxor
10/8 Paris, France @ adaboum
10/9-10 Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique                                  
10/11 Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg
10/12 Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
10/13-14 Berlin, Germany @ Cassiopeia         
10/15 Vienna, Austria @ Flex
10/16 Munich, Germany @ Orangehouse
10/18-19 Zurich, Switzerland @ Mascotte                                  
10/20 London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
10/21 Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
10/22 Glasgow, UK @ The Garage


North American dates:
9/6-7 Toronto, ONT, CAN @ Riot Fest Toronto
11/01 New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
11/03 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
11/04 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
11/06 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
11/07 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun
11/08 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11/10 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
11/12 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/13 Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
11/15 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/17 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/18 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/19 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/21 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
11/22 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
11/24 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/25 Chicago, IL @ Rivera Theatre
11/26 Detroit, MI @ Crofoot
11/28 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
12/01 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12/02 Boston, MA @ House of Blues

Trainwreck 1979

Trainwreck 1979 (Moulder Mix with in/out fades)

Save Me

First single from Cookies' debut album 'Music For Touching'

Own the album (vinyl + digital) at Bandcamp [http://bit.ly/cks_touch]
and iTunes [http://bit.ly/cks_itunes]

http://www.cookiesltd.com

OWN ME

Music For Touching

from the debut self-titled album by High Tides (Warren Kroll & Steve Lutes), out summer 2015 on Rad Cult

High Tides' remix of "Eruption" originally from the 2014 TOBACCO album "Ultima II Massage" out on Ghostly.  

High Tides at http://www.facebook.com/hightidesvibes

High Tides - Eruption (High Tides Version)

The title track off of her forthcoming LP, The Voyager.
Purchase the song here: bit.ly/S0KPGr 
Pre-order the album on iTunes: smarturl.it/thevoyager on Amazon: smarturl.it/thevoyageramzn 
www.jennylewis.com

The Voyager

The beautiful second single from Jerry Paper's forthcoming BIG POP FOR CHAMELEON WORLD is "Real. Now. Love." 

Look for the LP 8/20/14

Notes from Left of the Dial: June 11

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