Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: "Searching for a New Day" Video, 'Soul of a Woman' Out Now on Daptone

Praise for Soul of a Woman:

"The mere existence of Soul of a Woman, to say nothing of its excellence, is a testament to the fortitude of all involved... Throughout their career, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings gave listeners something to feel with every recording and every performance. That's still true here, at the very end." -NPR

"Jones may not have caught a break in her career until later in her life. But Soul of a Woman, like her previous records, shows just how much greatness can be achieved in a short amount of time." - TIME

"Ms. Jones summoned all her expressive power for this album, with all the strength, longing, hurt and improvisational command that were still hers." -The New York Times

On November 17th, Soul of A Woman became available across all platforms via Daptone Records. The final studio album from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings has received year-end accolades from outlets such as Rolling Stone (50 Best Albums of 2017), NPR ("Call On God": Best Songs of 2017), and Paste (The Best Albums of The Year 2017). Recorded before Sharon's passing last November, Soul of a Woman captures the legendary performer's mesmerizing energy and a band at the peak of their power.

The celebration of the Soul of a Woman release continues with a new video for"Searching For A New Day." The video takes place in a bar where clips of Sharon performing live play in the background as onlookers mingle, and a storyline unfolds as Sharon's legacy inspires a new generation of creative performers.

Watch the Video for 'Searching For A New Day'

Stream/Buy Soul of a Woman:

Physical/Digital: http://dapt.one/soulofawoman

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Socials:

Website: http://sharonjonesandthedapkings.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings/

Twitter: @sharonjones @the_dapkings

Instagram: @sharonjones @the_dapkings

Praise for Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings:

"Starting at age 40, [Sharon Jones] began to realize the dream of every kid who ever saw a mic and thought 'One day...' She went on to forge a 20-year career of incomparable performances and influential recordings that'd be the envy of any artist out there. And in those final, difficult years, her dedication to her band and fans, her ineffable presence on stage, reminded me that there is still a beauty and grace in this world that even the specter of death cannot diminish." - NPR

"In venues filled with people half her age, [Sharon] Jones was the most dynamic person in the room, bolting onstage and commanding the crowd... respecting the soul and funk elders that defined the genres while displaying seemingly boundless vitality. Jones' power was the ability to straddle the line between thankful humility, born out of late-in-life success, and boastful performer." - Rolling Stone

Panda Bear Announces Worldwide Tour Dates, 'A Day With The Homies' out 1/12 on Domino

Panda Bear today announces tour dates for April / May 2018. The shows come on the heels of the forthcoming 12" EP, entitled A Day With The Homies, to be released on January 12, 2018 via Domino. Tickets for the shows also go on sale this Friday, January 12. See full tour schedule below; US dates will feature Geologist as a special guest.

A Day With The Homies, the first Panda Bear release since 2015's Crosswords EP, has appeared on "Most Anticipated Albums" lists from Pitchfork, Stereogum, W Magazine, and more.

The limited 12" is now available to pre-order at the Animal Collective store. It is also available topre-order at these select retailers and will be available physically in-stores on January 12, 2018. PRE-ORDER HERE.

Recently, Panda Bear and Avey Tare performed seminal Animal Collective album Sung Tongs live for the first time ever at Pitchfork’s 21st Anniversary show. Watch the performance HERE.

Noah Lennox, a.k.a Panda Bear, on A Day With The Homies:

"It's been my perception that these things tend to homogenize experience so I hope you'll forgive me if I don't outline, in any specific way, the many choices involved in its creation. I appreciate your role as filter or translator, and by withholding my own blueprints for the album, I mean to encourage and cultivate your part in its trip.

The songs aren't lyrically linear or narrative as such, though I did scatter pieces of longer-chewed themes across the tracks. I find they still work satisfactorily alone, but strengthen each other’s messages when combined.

I hoped to make something without frills or much embellishment, principally because I've found more fluff tends to equal less power. Since the juiciest action is entirely focused in the deeper zones of the frequency spectrum (at least from where I've sat), power was key.

It's not often anymore I find something specific to my life that feels worthwhile setting to song for others to consume. It's a tough sell convincing myself that my own troubles warrant as much attention as those we all share. The strokes of the messages themselves are broad enough, then, that I think anybody can find a familiar face, if they care to look. 

The lion's share of the noise is centered, or nearly, so both speakers get a taste. This is another nod towards power, but it also means HOMIES doesn't work in the same way through headphones as it does out in the air.My greatest hope with this stuff is for it to live like my favorite songs do, which is to say like comforts or companions. Thank you very much for listening and I hope A Day With the Homies can mean something to you."

A Day With The Homies 12" EP tracklisting

Side A

A1. Flight

A2. Part of the Math

Side B

B1. Shepard Tone

B2. Nod to the Folks

B3. Sunset

Tour Dates

MON 4/02 MANCHESTER, UK - Gorilla

TUE 4/03 LONDON, UK - Village Underground

THU 4/05 PARIS, FR - Trabendo

FRI 4/06 BRUGES, BELGIUM - More Music Festival

THU 4/26 DALLAS, TX - Canton Hall *

FRI 4/27 AUSTIN, TX - Levitation @ Mohawk *

MON 4/30 CHICAGO, IL - Thalia Hall *

TUE 5/01 DETROIT, MI - Majestic Theatre *

WED 5/02 TORONTO, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *

FRI 5/04 BOSTON, MA - Paradise Rock Club *

SAT 5/05 BROOKLYN, NY - Brooklyn Steel *

SUN 5/06 PHILADELPHIA, PA - Union Transfer *

MON 5/07 WASHINGTON DC - 9:30 Club *

WED 5/09 CHAPEL HILL, NC - Cat's Cradle *

THU 5/10 ATLANTA, GA - Variety Playhouse *

* w/ Geologist as special guest

DREAM WIFE Shares New Single + Animated Video via i-D

"Dream Wife is a perfect example of what makes SXSW special, the discovery and excitement of seeing something real that has feeling and meat to it, and makes you grateful you were there to witness it." - NPR Music

"Punk rock trio Dream Wife make music that flips a middle finger to convention." - The FADER

"Dream Wife's most recent singles are two of the most urgent, empowering, and subversive rock jams of 2017" -Gorilla vs. Bear

"a well-oiled machine worthy of the Strokes but performed with the righteous indignation of Bikini Kill...snappy, punk-informed rock 'n' roll." - Stereogum

"why they rule: Astounding musical precision, addictive melodies, and plenty of heart." - Entertainment Weekly

"Dream Wife offer a soundtrack ripe for a punk Sofia Coppola movie soundtrack" - NYLON

London-based and British/Icelandic born punk rock trio Dream Wife are gearing up to release their long-awaited self-titled debut album later this month. Today they share a new single "Hey Heartbreaker" alongside an incredible video animated and directed by Joe Prytherch, more widely known by his moniker Mason London and his role as the former art director of Boiler Room. Envisioning a dystopian near-future depicting the band as robot performers held in a sleazy bar against their will, Prytherch's imaginative direction and distinct art style in "Hey Heartbreaker" is stunning. Taking loose inspiration from Anime, and the acclaimed Akira, the Robo-Dream Wife's performance and breakneck escape offers a substantive and cinematic music video. Watch now viai-D.

Dream Wife on the new video:

"We were super excited to work with Mason London to bring the world of 'Hey! Heartbreaker' to life. Collaboration is integral in our approach to Dream Wife, and we encourage different creative ideas and paths to mix with our own vision. 

"It's uncanny to watch these mechanical, parallel versions of ourselves rock out and then break out. We like to think that in another reality our robot versions are continuing their adventures; perhaps in the forest, perhaps plotting for a robot revolution, perhaps playing wild, secret rock shows to other robos."

(Video still)

Since forming in 2015 as a college art school project, Dream Wife - a name chosen as commentary on society's objectification of women - have become one of the foremost up-and-coming bands out of the U.K. They have garnered praise for their early releases and their ferocious live shows, which saw them sell out venues across U.K. and Europe, tour the U.S. with the Kills, and play festival stages all over the world. Now the band are gearing up to release Dream Wife on January 26th, 2018 via Lucky Number. Pre-order Dream Wife physically here or digitally here.

Dream Wife are known for their ferocious live shows, and will play two Brooklyn gigs later this month that are not to be missed. They will also tour throughout UK, Europe, and Australia over the next few months. See below to find a show near you, and get your tickets HERE.

Dream Wife are: Rakel Mjöll (lead vocals), Alice Go (guitar and vocals) and Bella Podpadec (bass and vocals).

Tour dates

1/22/2018     Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere

1/23/2018     Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade *

1/26/2018       London, UK @ Sebright Arms

1/29/2018       London, UK @ Rough Trade East

2/2/2018        Adelaide, Aus @ Laneway Festival
2/3/2018        Melbourne, Aus @ Laneway Festival
2/4/2018        Sydney, Aus @ Laneway Festival
2/6/2018        Sydney, Aus @ The Landsdowne
2/7/2018        Melbourne, Aus @ The Tote
2/10/2018      Brisbane, Aus @ Laneway Festival
2/11/2018       Perth, Aus @ Laneway Festival
3/7/2018        Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Sugar Factory
3/8/2018        Hasselt, Belgium @ Café Café
3/9/2018        Berlin, Germany @ Badehaus Szimpla
3/10/2018      Copenhagen, Denmark @ Ideal Bar

3/11/2018       Malmo, Sweden @ Plan B
3/12/2018       Stockholm, Sweden @ Obaren
3/14/2018       Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow Sky Bar
3/15/2018       Koln, Germany @ Blue Shell

3/17/2018       Rotterdam, Holland @ Roodkapje
3/20/2018      Bristol, UK @ The Exchange
3/21/2018       London, UK @ Heaven
3/23/2018      Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
3/24/2018      Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
3/25/2018      Dublin, Ireland @ Workmans Club

* with Sleigh Bells

Raphael Saadiq Earns Golden Globe Nomination for "Mighty River" from 'Mudbound'

RAPHAEL SAADIQ

Grammy-Winning Musician & Producer Receives First Golden Globe Award Nomination

For “Mighty River” From Mudbound with co-songwriters Mary J Blige & Taura Stinson

Photo by Derrell Todd

http://raphaelsaadiqofficial.com

Award-winning musician and producer Raphael Saadiq has received his first Golden Globe nomination this week for co-writing the song “Mighty River” from Mudbound. The Grammy-winner was nominated along with co-songwriters Mary J. Blige—one of the film’s stars—and his frequent collaborator, Taura Stinson. Saadiqnotes, “The nomination really caught me off guard. I guess I like surprises after all. It’s great to share this withTaura & Mary J.” Additionally, the song has also been nominated for a Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards and Soul Train Award.

Currently, Saadiq is the composer for HBO’s hit series Insecure (see him on the show’s ‘Wine Down’ here) and executive produced the soundtrack to, and co-composed the music for, the Sundance documentary STEP.Other recent high profile projects include executive producing Solange’s critically lauded 2016 album A Seat at the Table, which also netted him another Grammy win; producing the recent Little Dragon track “Peace of Mind (feat. Faith Evans)” and co-wroting / appeared on the Rick Ross single “Apple of My Eye.” This year, he also headlined Afropunk Brooklyn in August; performed select dates with Maxwell including a show at the Hollywood Bowl; made an appearance with A Tribe Called Quest at FYF Fest this summer; and joined Metallica, Dead & Co and more for Band Together, a benefit concert for North Bay Wildfire Relief last month.

His first foray into the international music scene came as a teenager when he performed as part of Sheila E.’s backing band and toured with Prince. Saadiq has also released critically acclaimed solo albums including his five-time Grammy-nominated debut album Instant Vintage and 2004’s Ray Ray. For the last two decades, Saadiq has also worked behind the scenes as a celebrated producer and song writer for major artists including D’Angelo (Grammy-winner for “How Does It Feel”), John Legend, Miguel, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, The Isley Brothers, TLC, Whitney Houston, the Bee Gees, Joss Stone, and more. He was also a founding member of the multiplatinum-selling group Tony! Toni! Toné!

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Destroyer North American Tour Starts 1/10, Performing Live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic 1/12

Destroyer North American Tour Starts January 10th

Performing Live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic January 12th

New Album ken Out Now via Merge Records

Praise for ken:

"Rich and ornate, the music of Dan Bejar with Destroyer is hardly simple but always fabulous." - Pitchfork

"Bejar is a uniquely beguiling songwriter: personal but not confessional, political but not propagandistic, psychedelic but not a dope about it." - Spin

“Destroyer is a one-man indie band designed to pleasantly disorient people... His lyrics are collages of everyday language.” - New York Times Magazine

"[ken] finds Bejar going full synth-pop, though still being thoroughly Destroyer. These songs might shimmer and glisten, but they aren't romantic throwbacks; Bejar still sings like the kind of guy who always travels with two packs of smokes and a flask of whiskey in his pocket. It's an addicting record that features some of Bejar's sharpest writing." - Stereogum

Beginning January 10th, Destroyer will tour North America to perform songs from the new album ken, which was released October 20th on Merge Records. Stops will include Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. While in Los Angeles on January 12th, Destroyer will perform live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Of his 12th studio album and its enigmatic title, Destroyer's Dan Bejar offers the following:

Sometime last year, I discovered that the original name for "The Wild Ones" (one of the great English-language ballads of the last 100 years or so) was "Ken." I had an epiphany, I was physically struck by this information. In an attempt to hold on to this feeling, I decided to lift the original title of that song and use it for my own purposes. It's unclear to me what that purpose is, or what the connection is. I was not thinking about Suede when making this record. I was thinking about the last few years of the Thatcher era. Those were the years when music first really came at me like a sickness, I had it bad. Maybe "The Wild Ones" speaks to that feeling, probably why Suede made no sense in America. I think "ken" also means "to know."

ken Is Available on All Digital Streaming Platforms

North American Tour Dates

Jan 10 Portland, OR – The Wonder Ballroom

Jan 11 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

Jan 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater

Jan 13 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom

Jan 15 Austin, TX – The Mohawk

Jan 16 Dallas, TX – Club Dada

Jan 17 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar

Jan 18 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe

Jan 19 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon

Jan 20 Chicago, IL – Metro

Jan 21 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick

Jan 22 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

Jan 23 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount

Jan 24 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

Jan 26 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts

Jan 27 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

Jan 28 Washington, DC – Black Cat

Jan 29 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle

Jan 30 Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle

Jan 31 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West

Feb 01 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge

Feb 02 St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill

Feb 03 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room

Feb 05 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater

Feb 06 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

Feb 07 Boise, ID – Olympic Venue

Feb 08 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre

Feb 09 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom