crazy that such a song is that unknown...

would like to hear a shorter version to top the charts...be your manager.  no shit!!!

Taken from the 12"/digital EP "The Next LIfe"
Out now on Slumberland Records/Tough Love Records.

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expanded digital edition from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/gntnl-itunes

Belfast four-piece Girls Names released their critically acclaimed second album, "The New Life," in February and it marked a new direction for the band altogether. That directional shift is emphasized even further by a new limited edition 12" EP, entitled The Next Life.

With the artwork making a playful nod to Bowie's latest record, it's not surprising that the EP should see the band experiment with the sonic make up of their last album. Leading is "Visions," a spooked tune from the album sessions, seeing wide release here for the first time. Also of note is a cover version of Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle.' Recorded in August of this year, it is the first recorded Girls Names track to feature new drummer Gib Cassidy and offers a telling glimpse at what creative steps the band may next take.

Following are a series incredible remixes of tracks taken from the sister record. The first is by producer/composer/dance don legend David Holmes, who lends a somewhat European elan to the titular track. The second sees Gabe Gurnsey from Factory Floor add his band's characteristic dance floor focus to Girls Names' motorik groove, turning in something that jitters and pulses in a manner befitting of any track attributed the Factory Floor moniker. JD Twitch from the Optimo DJ/production team turns in a suitably grooving take on "The New Life," while Locust/Seefeel/Black Hearted Brother member Mark Van Hoen strips down and tracks out "Drawing Lines." The EP wraps up with a spectral take on "Occultation" by bedroom psych/ambient genius The Soft Walls.

All in all, it's an enlightening series of interpretations that sheds new light on Girls Names source material and points way to new avenues of exploration.

Girls Names - The New Life (David Holmes Remix)

Autumn is the opening song on the forthcoming Bear In Heaven record; Time Is Over One Day Old.
Released on August 5th (4th in the UK) on Dead Oceans / Hometapes.

Pre-order the album at: bit.ly/BIHmerch

On tour (buy tickets at: bit.ly/BIHshows)
Mon. Aug. 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade (record release show)
Wed. Aug. 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
Thu. Aug. 21 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Fri. Aug. 22 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Sat. Aug. 23 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (Back Room)
Sun. Aug. 24 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Tue. Aug. 26 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
Wed. Aug. 27 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues (Bronze Peacock)
Thu. Aug. 28 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
Tue. Sept. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
Wed. Sept. 3 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Fri. Sept. 5 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sat. Sept. 6 - Spokane, WA @ Bartfest
Sun. Sept. 7 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Wed. Sept. 10 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Thu. Sept. 11 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Fri. Sept. 12 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
Sat. Sept. 13 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Sun. Sept. 14 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Tue. Sept. 16 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Wed. Sept. 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu. Oct. 2 - London, UK @ XOYO
Fri. Oct. 3 - Brussels, BE @ Beursschouwburg
Sat. Oct. 4 - Paris, FR @ Espace B
Sun. Oct. 5 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Mon. Oct. 6 - Cologne, DE @ Club 672
Tue. Oct. 7 - Berlin, DE @ Berghain
Thu. Oct. 9 - Copenhagen, DK @ Ideal Bar
Fri. Oct. 10 - Lund, SE @ Mejeriet
Sat. Oct. 11 - Stockholm, SE @ Kagelbanan
Sun. Oct. 12 - Goteborg, SE @ Pustervik
Mon. Oct. 13 - Oslo, NO @ John Dee
Tue. Oct. 14 - Bergen, NO @ Landmark
Thu. Oct. 16 - Aarhus, DK @ Atlas
Fri. Oct. 17 - Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus

BIH Merch

Bear In Heaven - Autumn

Ramona Falls "I Say Fever" (from Intuit)

Je sais bien que tout est cassé
Entres nous peut-être pour l'éternité
Mais jamais oh grand jamais
Je ne t'ai manqué de respect

C'est ce que tu croyais au début
Mais au fond tu étais déçue
Ce n'est pas moi mon grand soleil
Qui me suis criblé d'une douleur pareille


Veux-tu bien me parler de toi
Sans rien dire qui ne sert à rien
Veux-tu bien me répondre 
Et arrêter tous ces mensonges


Il est clair que nous avons fautés
Non pas que l'un mais l'autre aussi
Nous savons bien que tu as fait
Autant de mal que moi aussi



Veux-tu bien me parler de toi
Sans rien dire qui ne sert à rien
Veux-tu bien me répondre 
Et arrêter tous ces mensonges


Veux-tu bien me parler de toi
Sans rien dire qui ne sert à rien
Veux-tu bien me répondre 
Et arrêter tous ces mensonges

Me Parler De Toi

I Follow Rivers (Lykke Li | Marika Hackman Cover)

In The Shade of The Sun

You're So Cool

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2017’s equal parts somnambulant and sultry Sleeprydr 7” was aptly described as “psychedelic rock that hits like a dream despite undoubtedly seeking to soundtrack nightmares” (-Stereogum). Thankfully, Slow Sundown, Holy Motors’ debut full length release, finds the Estonian dreamcatchers utilizing a similar sonic palette ranging from dark psychedelic pop to shoegaze-inflected western music. But while Sleeprydr, much like 2015’s Heavenly Creatures 7”, provided only a fleeting glimpse into the dreamscape that their music evokes, Slow Sundown’s eight tracks offer a more immersive experience for those brave enough to take the ride. While the guitar lines from lonely cowboy ballads like “Honeymooning” could easily serve as the central themes for unwritten Morriccone scores, dystopian anthems like the rhythmically propelled “Signs” break new ground for the band and demonstrate that Holy Motors are not bound by their influences. Thematically the album is comprised primarily of sad love songs centered around the idea of motion – the motion of a satellite orbiting a planet, the motion of a passenger riding shotgun in a car – as it relates to stellar-scale and existential isolation. Produced by Merchandise’s Carson Cox and recorded at Brooklyn’s Kutch1 Studios when the band was visiting the US on tourist visas, Slow Sundown is a beautiful alien artifact that definitively delivers on everything we have been promised by Holy Motors’ work to date.

About Holy Motors

Hailing from Estonia, Holy Motors is a five-piece twang and reverb band featuring three guitarists. They are cowboys at heart who come off as shoegazers by their presence and dreamcatchers in their music. In their time, Holy Motors have played alongside bands such as Kaleidoscope, Craft Spells, Sic Alps, Dirty Fences, and Rips. They will appear at South by Southwest in 2018 and are currently organizing a series of US tour dates centered around the festival.

STEREOGUM
Hits like a dream despite undoubtedly seeking to soundtrack nightmares
THE FADER
HOLY MOTORS makes shoegaze that sounds like the old west
ADHOC
Alluring in their delivery, entrapping in their substance

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Holy Motors - Honeymooning

B-Side from 'Miami'. Also features on the deluxe iTunes LP version of 'Total Life Forever'.

In The Shade of The Sun

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