PRAISES shares their new video for “A World On Fire,” directed by Jordan Allen, and announce details of a new four-track body of work titled EP4 set for release via Hand Drawn Dracula on August 5, 2021. Pre-order EP4 : here.
“Toronto’s Praises Delivers EP of Woozy, Introspective Electronica” – XLR8R
“With ominous, pulsing instrumentals and shoegazey vocal lines, this ambient tune is definitely a must-listen” – INDIE88
On EP4, Praises pushes beyond their recent industrial synth-based offerings, incorporating the intensity of their highly regarded live performances with an intimate, collaborative, and distanced songwriting process. EP4 was composed as a combination of two songs that never felt like they had a home until they were met with two new tracks formed in collaboration with producer, DJ, and performer Shortbloom (aka Sachin Mohindra). In this “grueling time of human reckoning,” the songs on EP4 grew slowly and reflective. This first single, “A World On Fire” digs into themes of mortality, identity and love with Crowe fusing these ideas with his brand of dark, introspective electronica.
Additional distanced players of the EP4 project include members of Chandra, Sauna, Blonde Elvis, For Jane, and Beliefs. The new tracks were mixed by long-time musical partner Josh Korody (BELIEFS, BREEZE) at Toronto’s Candle Studio and mastered by Heather Kirby at Dreamlands.
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Today, NO JOY, the genre-defying project of Jasamine White-Gluz, is releasing their new EP, Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven. The EP features orchestral reimaginings of 4 songs from No Joy’s critically acclaimed 2020 album Motherhood and a cover of Deftones’ “Teenager.”
A close listen to the 5 songs that comprise Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven will reveal the absurdist influences behind the EP: Disney’s 1986 DTV Valentine special, which set tracks like Eurythmics’ “There Must Be An Angel” to classic animation, live reimaginations of ‘90s alt-favorites like Bjork performing “Isobel” with a live orchestra, and inventive instrument expressions of the same era, like steel drums and acoustic guitars on Jane’s Addiction’s “Jane Says.” “Some of those late 90s electronica trip-hop acts involved strings in their live performance. I was interested in that, and with some of them, I was like, ‘Let’s go full Little Mermaid,” White-Gluz says.
Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out today via Hand Drawn Dracula in Canada. Order: bandcamp / streaming
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NO JOY the genre-defying project of Jasamine White-Gluz, has shared a video for their cover of Deftones‘ “Teenager (From Heaven)” from their upcoming release, Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven.
“I have never been shy about my love for Deftones,” says White-Gluz. “White Pony is one of my favorite records of all time and the track Teenager was proof to me that they were a band bigger than any nu-metal confines they were trapped in. It’s such a sensitive and delicate song sequenced right in the center of a very heavy album. We recorded our version completely remotely. Nailah’s harp, Tara’s lapsteel, and Ouri’s experimental cello really capture the emotional feeling I had when I first heard the song as a teenager.”
As a companion & contrast to themes presented on both 2020’s Motherhood and upcoming EP, White-Gluz was interested in the aesthetic tradition of cinema-verite? & youth-directed expression. While the video for the previously released single “Kidder (From Heaven)” was created from the perspective 7-year-old director Sloan, the video for “Teenager (From Heaven)” was directed & shot by 15-year-old Kevin in Arizona.
“I took the videos cause I want something to remember when I grow up. It’s always the small moments like skating around with your friends or walking around your high school campus that means the most,” says the video’s director. “It’s gonna be really cool when I get older and see these old videos with all my old classmates and friends.’
Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out May 19th via Hand Drawn Dracula (Canada) and Joyful Noise (ROW).
Available for pre-order : bandcamp / smartlink
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NO JOY, the genre-defying project of Jasamine White-Gluz, has announced Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven, a new album of orchestral re-imaginings of songs from their critically acclaimed 2020 LP Motherhood. The first single “Kidder (from Heaven)” is out now, video directed by 7 year old Sloan.
Of the song, White-Gluz says “for me, Kidder evokes duality; youth & aging, happy & sad, bright & dark. I’ve sat with this song for such a long time that for this video I wanted to give full creative control over to someone else to see what imagery the music evoked for them. I couldn’t think of anyone better suited than Sloan- her mind works in wondrous ways and it was an honor to soundtrack her vision.” The video’s director Sloan adds “I wanted to imitate the sparkliness of a dream.”
Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out May 19th via Hand Drawn Dracula (Canada) and Joyful Noise (ROW).
Available for pre-order : bandcamp / smartlink
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VALLENS Performs Songs From IN ERA
Thursday March 18th 9pm EST
Album Release / Free Performance / Youtube Premiere
Tune into THE STROMBO SHOW March 14th for Vallens “Difference Repeating” premiere at 10:30pm EST via CBC MUSIC. (photo by Shelby Fenlon)
IN ERA is out March 19th digitally and on a limited run of 300 silver vinyl available at your local indie shop worldwide April 16 (Canada) and May 14th (World). PRE-ORDER LP VIA HDD / PRE-SAVE DIGITAL
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NEW! VALLENS share “While You Are Still Waiting” ahead of their new album IN ERA.
Out March 19th in a limited edition of 300 Silver Vinyl worldwide! PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE
SELECTS PLAYLIST – “13 Songs You Should Listen To Now” – PITCHFORK
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY! KYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY‘s ON ARRIVAL digitally available now on all streaming platforms! Pre-Order Limited Edition Teal Blue Vinyl via HDD & from your local retailer worldwide! STREAM / PRE-ORDER LP
“not the first to blend indie rock and country music, but he may just be one of the best – a timeless quality reminiscent of George Harrison or Gram Parsons” – EXCLAIM!
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““Get Me Tomorrow” is a vibrant and warm embodiment of the modern folk-rock sound. Built over a poppy backbeat, the blend of strummed-acoustics, piano fills and twangy guitar licks serves as the perfect backdrop for Connolly’s fuzzy, Dylan-esque vocals.” – AMERICAN SONGWRITER
“On Arrival” digital release February 26th, 2021, as well as a limited edition of 300 teal blue vinyl worldwide set for April 14th, 2021. PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE
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NEW! VALLENS announce their second full length album IN ERA, alongside a haunting Allison Johnston-directed music video for “If I Don’t.” IN ERA is out March 19th, 2021 on limited edition SILVER VINYL via Hand Drawn Dracula Records. PRE-SAVE HERE / PRE-ORDER HERE
“If I had to pick one song to show to someone and say ‘This is how we sound now,’ I think that encapsulates it best.” – Robyn Phillips
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PRAISES // EP4 & A WORLD ON FIRE (VIDEO) EXCLAIM, INDIE88, THE STROMBO SHOW, ET CANADA, XLR8R
NEWSPRAISES shares their new video for “A World On Fire,” directed by Jordan Allen, and announce details of a new four-track body of work titled EP4 set for release via Hand Drawn Dracula on August 5, 2021. Pre-order EP4 : here.
“Toronto’s Praises Delivers EP of Woozy, Introspective Electronica” – XLR8R
“With ominous, pulsing instrumentals and shoegazey vocal lines, this ambient tune is definitely a must-listen” – INDIE88
Radio premiere via THE STROMBO SHOW // Video via: EXCLAIM, AUTUMN ROSES, VANYALAND, INDIE MACHINE, CIRCUIT SWEET, WRSZW, NICHE MUSIC, PHOTOGMUSIC, THE MOST RADICALIST, ET CANADA, GET IN HER EARS, XLR8R
On EP4, Praises pushes beyond their recent industrial synth-based offerings, incorporating the intensity of their highly regarded live performances with an intimate, collaborative, and distanced songwriting process. EP4 was composed as a combination of two songs that never felt like they had a home until they were met with two new tracks formed in collaboration with producer, DJ, and performer Shortbloom (aka Sachin Mohindra). In this “grueling time of human reckoning,” the songs on EP4 grew slowly and reflective. This first single, “A World On Fire” digs into themes of mortality, identity and love with Crowe fusing these ideas with his brand of dark, introspective electronica.
Additional distanced players of the EP4 project include members of Chandra, Sauna, Blonde Elvis, For Jane, and Beliefs. The new tracks were mixed by long-time musical partner Josh Korody (BELIEFS, BREEZE) at Toronto’s Candle Studio and mastered by Heather Kirby at Dreamlands.
July 02 2021 / NYC NY / The New Colossus Sessions (5pm ET) w/ Bonnie Trash
NO JOY // CAN MY DAUGHTER SEE ME FROM HEAVEN EP, TALKHOUSE, BROOKLYN VEGAN, FLOOD, FILTER, GORILLA VS BEAR, BANDCAMP NEW & NOTABLE
NEWSToday, NO JOY, the genre-defying project of Jasamine White-Gluz, is releasing their new EP, Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven. The EP features orchestral reimaginings of 4 songs from No Joy’s critically acclaimed 2020 album Motherhood and a cover of Deftones’ “Teenager.”
A close listen to the 5 songs that comprise Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven will reveal the absurdist influences behind the EP: Disney’s 1986 DTV Valentine special, which set tracks like Eurythmics’ “There Must Be An Angel” to classic animation, live reimaginations of ‘90s alt-favorites like Bjork performing “Isobel” with a live orchestra, and inventive instrument expressions of the same era, like steel drums and acoustic guitars on Jane’s Addiction’s “Jane Says.” “Some of those late 90s electronica trip-hop acts involved strings in their live performance. I was interested in that, and with some of them, I was like, ‘Let’s go full Little Mermaid,” White-Gluz says.
To commemorate the release White-Gluz chatted with the multi-instrumentalist Ouri (of Hildegard), who plays on the EP, for TALKHOUSE. She also put together a playlist of influences for BROOKLYN VEGAN, and penned a track by track breakdown of the EP for FLOOD Magazine. Feature: BANDCAMP NEW & NOTABLE, BV INDIE BASEMENT, FILTER, JOURNAL METRO, GORILLA VS BEAR
Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out today via Hand Drawn Dracula in Canada. Order: bandcamp / streaming
NO JOY // TEENAGER – FROM HEAVEN (DEFTONES COVER) (VIDEO) STROMBO SHOW, THE LINE OF BEST FIT, BROOKLYN VEGAN, STEREOGUM, INDIE88, EXCLAIM, UNDER THE RADAR, NPR
NEWSNO JOY the genre-defying project of Jasamine White-Gluz, has shared a video for their cover of Deftones‘ “Teenager (From Heaven)” from their upcoming release, Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven.
Radio premiere via THE STROMBO SHOW
Video via THE LINE OF BEST FIT, BROOKLYN VEGAN, STEREOGUM, BIZZARRE MAGAZINE, THE PRP, EXCLAIM!, INDIE88, UNDER THE RADAR, NPR
“I have never been shy about my love for Deftones,” says White-Gluz. “White Pony is one of my favorite records of all time and the track Teenager was proof to me that they were a band bigger than any nu-metal confines they were trapped in. It’s such a sensitive and delicate song sequenced right in the center of a very heavy album. We recorded our version completely remotely. Nailah’s harp, Tara’s lapsteel, and Ouri’s experimental cello really capture the emotional feeling I had when I first heard the song as a teenager.”
As a companion & contrast to themes presented on both 2020’s Motherhood and upcoming EP, White-Gluz was interested in the aesthetic tradition of cinema-verite? & youth-directed expression. While the video for the previously released single “Kidder (From Heaven)” was created from the perspective 7-year-old director Sloan, the video for “Teenager (From Heaven)” was directed & shot by 15-year-old Kevin in Arizona.
“I took the videos cause I want something to remember when I grow up. It’s always the small moments like skating around with your friends or walking around your high school campus that means the most,” says the video’s director. “It’s gonna be really cool when I get older and see these old videos with all my old classmates and friends.’
Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out May 19th via Hand Drawn Dracula (Canada) and Joyful Noise (ROW).
Available for pre-order : bandcamp / smartlink
NO JOY // KIDDER – FROM HEAVEN (VIDEO) THE LINE OF BEST FIT, UNDER THE RADAR, BROOKLYN VEGAN, INDIE 88, NPR
NEWSNO JOY, the genre-defying project of Jasamine White-Gluz, has announced Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven, a new album of orchestral re-imaginings of songs from their critically acclaimed 2020 LP Motherhood. The first single “Kidder (from Heaven)” is out now, video directed by 7 year old Sloan.
Of the song, White-Gluz says “for me, Kidder evokes duality; youth & aging, happy & sad, bright & dark. I’ve sat with this song for such a long time that for this video I wanted to give full creative control over to someone else to see what imagery the music evoked for them. I couldn’t think of anyone better suited than Sloan- her mind works in wondrous ways and it was an honor to soundtrack her vision.” The video’s director Sloan adds “I wanted to imitate the sparkliness of a dream.”
THE LINE OF BEST FIT / UNDER THE RADAR / BROOKLYN VEGAN / INDIE 88 / NPR
Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out May 19th via Hand Drawn Dracula (Canada) and Joyful Noise (ROW).
Available for pre-order : bandcamp / smartlink
VALLENS // PERFORMS ‘IN ERA’ (VIDEO) & THE STROMBO SHOW
NEWSVALLENS Performs Songs From IN ERA
Thursday March 18th 9pm EST
Album Release / Free Performance / Youtube Premiere
Tune into THE STROMBO SHOW March 14th for Vallens “Difference Repeating” premiere at 10:30pm EST via CBC MUSIC. (photo by Shelby Fenlon)
IN ERA is out March 19th digitally and on a limited run of 300 silver vinyl available at your local indie shop worldwide April 16 (Canada) and May 14th (World). PRE-ORDER LP VIA HDD / PRE-SAVE DIGITAL
KYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY // QUICK THOUGHT (VIDEO) & ROUGH TRADE EXCLUSIVE VINYL
NEWSKYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY shares Quick Thought video (directed by Justis Krar) from his debut album ON ARRIVAL.
Also BTR Today’s ARTIST OF THE WEEK and takes the top spot on their BTR TOP 10 with host Emily Smith!
JUST ANNOUNCED! Exclusive ROUGH TRADE UK/USA release on Limited Clear Vinyl out May 28th.
PRE-ORDER now via ROUGH TRADE UK / ROUGH TRADE USA
Limited Edition Teal Blue Vinyl edition via HDD or from your local indie shop worldwide on May 28th!
PRE-ORDER BLUE VINYL / STREAM NOW
VALLENS // WHILE YOU ARE STILL WAITING (STREAM) PITCHFORK
NEWSNEW! VALLENS share “While You Are Still Waiting” ahead of their new album IN ERA.
Out March 19th in a limited edition of 300 Silver Vinyl worldwide! PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE
SELECTS PLAYLIST – “13 Songs You Should Listen To Now” – PITCHFORK
KYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY // ON ARRIVAL (ALBUM)
NEWSHAPPY RELEASE DAY! KYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY‘s ON ARRIVAL digitally available now on all streaming platforms! Pre-Order Limited Edition Teal Blue Vinyl via HDD & from your local retailer worldwide! STREAM / PRE-ORDER LP
“not the first to blend indie rock and country music, but he may just be one of the best – a timeless quality reminiscent of George Harrison or Gram Parsons” – EXCLAIM!
KYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY // GET ME TOMORROW (VIDEO)
NEWSHand Drawn Dracula is pleased to release the debut solo album, ON ARRIVAL, by KYLE EDWARD CONNOLLY. “Get Me Tomorrow” radio premiere on FEBRUARY 14th via THE STROMBO SHOW / CBC MUSIC. The video, directed by Jordan Allen, premiere via AMERICAN SONGWRITER and EXCLAIM!
““Get Me Tomorrow” is a vibrant and warm embodiment of the modern folk-rock sound. Built over a poppy backbeat, the blend of strummed-acoustics, piano fills and twangy guitar licks serves as the perfect backdrop for Connolly’s fuzzy, Dylan-esque vocals.” – AMERICAN SONGWRITER
“On Arrival” digital release February 26th, 2021, as well as a limited edition of 300 teal blue vinyl worldwide set for April 14th, 2021. PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE
VALLENS // IN ERA (ALBUM) & IF I DON’T (VIDEO)
NEWSNEW! VALLENS announce their second full length album IN ERA, alongside a haunting Allison Johnston-directed music video for “If I Don’t.” IN ERA is out March 19th, 2021 on limited edition SILVER VINYL via Hand Drawn Dracula Records. PRE-SAVE HERE / PRE-ORDER HERE
“If I had to pick one song to show to someone and say ‘This is how we sound now,’ I think that encapsulates it best.” – Robyn Phillips