Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Early Morning Rebel’s “Shallow Breath” inspired by The Smiths, ‘Goodbye Horses,’ and great American murder ballads.

See the L.A.-based band’s self-produced video starring a beautiful girl and a skeleton via Esquire. “Life Boat” EP out now.

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Early Morning Rebel (L-R): Dustin Bath, Nathan Blumenfeld-James | Photo Credit: Jonathan Belda

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See and hear “Shallow Breath” courtesy of Esquire and  Nylon Guys

See and hear “War On Love” courtesy of Diffuser.fm and  Buzzbands.LA

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“Shallow Breath” is taken from the “Life Boat EP” by Early Morning Rebel

 




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“The melodies are infectious and we can’t wait to hear the rest of the EP.” – Nylon Guys

The dark pop of Los Angeles-based trio Early Morning Rebel generated lots of attention in 2013 after its single “Life Boat” was featured on “Grey’s Anatomy” the previous year.  “It’s easy to hear why this LA band’s aching ballad has provided a salve on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” said People Magazine at the time.  Immersed in fashion, art, and music in L.A., producers and musicians Nathan Blumenfeld-James, Dustin Bath and Joshua Mervin are also filmmakers who produce, directed, and edit their own music videos.

“Dustin and I have been working in TV, film, photography, fashion, and music simultaneously for our entire career,” says Early Morning Rebel vocalist Nathan Blumenfeld-James.  Growing up in L.A., we began making short films and shooting videos  in high school. We have accumulated so much gear over the years that we have the freedom to shoot what we want, when we want.  If we have an idea for a video, we shoot it. We don’t have to bounce our ideas off of suits.”  One example of this kind of quick turnaround on inspiration is “Shallow Breath,” taken from Early Morning Rebel’s just-released EP. 

It’s “a forbidden love song inspired by The Smiths, ‘Goodbye Horses,’ and great American murder ballads,” explains Blumenfeld-James.  The video, recently premiered via Esquire, is even more beguiling.  “It’s a love story between a girl and a skeleton.  It reveals how this girl experiences intimacy. The skeleton singing to her is a look into what she fantasizes about.”  Blumenfeld-James confesses that he hopes a singing skeleton adds a quirky element to the clip as well.

Referred to as “A track of hopeless beauty” by USA Today, “Life Boat” is the title track of the new EP by Early Morning Rebel.  Following the use of the song on “Grey’s Anatomy,” the band became a go-to group in the fashion world when it was discovered that their style extended beyond their sound.  Early Morning Rebel was soon invited to perform at fashion weeks in New York, London and Paris, making fans of celebrities such as Drew Barrymore, Orlando Bloom, and Kirsten Dunst along the way, and racking up press from the likes of Details, BlackBook, and Vogue Italia among others.

The “Life Boat” EP is out now.  Early Morning Rebel is available for interviews.  Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Early Morning Rebel
“Life Boat” EP
(Baby Bird Records, Out Now)
  

01. Life Boat
02. Shallow Breath (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3 | VIDEO)
03. Howl At The Moon
04. War On Love (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3 | VIDEO)
05. Burn Us Down
06. Four Letter Word
07. Life Boat (TC Spitfire Remix)

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Early Morning Rebel Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

Monday, April 28, 2014

Midnight Faces to release “The Fire Is Gone” May 13th, Hear new single now via The Onion’s A.V. Club.

“Crisp, synth-lined pop drama” says SPIN of the L.A.-based band, the latest from Saxon Shore’s Matt Doty.

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Midnight Faces (L-R): Matthew Doty, Philip Stancil. Photo Credit: Greer K. Bratschie.

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“Crisp, synth-lined pop drama.” – SPIN

“Full of air and catchiness.” – The Onion A.V. Club

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“This Time” is the latest single from the upcoming The Fire Is Gone by Midnight Faces



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Midnight Faces Live

05/01 Hollywood, CA @ Spare Room @ Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
05/10 San Francisco, CA @ Milk Bar w/ We Will Be Lions, Owenstone
05/13 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ New Young Pony Club, We Are Sirens
05/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater Record Release Show

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The Fire Is Gone is the second album by Los Angeles-based duo Midnight Faces, comprised of vocalist Philip Stancil and composer Matthew Doty of Saxon Shore, the pioneering instrumental post-rock band founded by Doty and Josh Tillman aka Father John Misty.

Scheduled for release on May 13th, the album is the follow-up to 2013’s debut Midnight Faces release Fornication, which despite Doty’s astute reminder that “‘Indie’ and ‘80’s’ are not genres,” reminded folks fondly enough of those sounds to draw the attention of MTV Buzzworthy and MTV Hive along with popular and influential music discovery websites such as Under The Radar, My Old Kentucky Blog, Earmilk, and Baeblemusic among others.

To better understand what The Fire Is Gone is, please understand what it isn’t: No fancy producers, no big name special guests, no one wearing robot costumes, no all-analog studio, and no songs recorded live to tape.

“We made this album by ourselves and for ourselves,” Doty says. “We made it in my apartment on a computer one track at a time. If you dig the tunes, cool. If you don’t, that’s cool, too.”  Fair enough, but there’s a damn good chance you’ll be landing in the camp of the former.

Still, Doty asserts, “Just what L.A. needs –another fucking 80’s new wave band, right?” Well, no. But when the songs are as good as what Midnight Faces is cranking out, perhaps the listener should be the ultimate judge of that? In fact, The Fire Is Gone is an even more evolved take on the sound that Doty and Stancil already had pretty damn near perfect.

“We laid the drum and bass line fairly quickly, but were unsure where to go next for a while,” Doty explains of “This Time,” the latest track from The Fire Is Gone recently premiered via The Onion A.V. Club. “And when I say a while, I mean like 30 minutes.  I think we took a break to go watch ‘Shark Tank’ or something.  Uhh, I mean have a beer and a cigarette.  When we came back, Phil started whistling with a bunch of reverb on it.  It just seemed to hit the spot.”

The Fire Is Gone by Midnight Faces arrives on May 13th, 2014.  Matthew Doty and Philip Stancil are available for interviews.  Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Midnight Faces
The Fire Is Gone
(Broken Factory, May 13th, 2014)


1. Wake Me
2. Over Again (STREAM)
3. Shadows
4. Hold Tight
5. This Time (STREAM)
6. Give It Up
7. Animal
8. The Fire Is Gone

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Red Wanting Blue announces upcoming new release “Little America,” arriving July 1st.

Hear the exclusive premiere of album cut “Black Canyon” via American Songwriter now.

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Red Wanting Blue (L-R): Mark McCullough, Greg Rahm, Scott Terry, Dean Anshutz, Eric Hall. Photo Credit: Jeff Kane.

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“Midwestern rock heroes” – American Songwriter

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“Black Canyon” is taken from the upcoming Red Wanting Blue album Little America





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Hear “Black Canyon” by Red Wanting Blue exclusively via American Songwriter

Columbus, Ohio-based band Red Wanting Blue returns this summer on July 1st with Little America, it’s most personal and promising album to date. “Black Canyon,” an album cut from the new record, is available via an exclusive premiere courtesy of American Songwriter now.

In the years since vocalist and songwriter Scott Terry formed Red Wanting Blue, the band has gone on to establish itself as a quintessential example of American perseverance and hard work, building an exceedingly loyal fanbase based on non-stop touring, all without any industry support.

Known for making instant fans of the uninitiated with one of the most engaging and passionate live shows on the road today, Red Wanting Blue found even bigger audiences after the release of its 2012 From The Vanishing Point album, which landed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and at #1 for the band’s home region.

Appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live,” and NPR’s “Mountain Stage” followed, and while Red Wanting Blue continues to reach new and bigger career milestones, the band is also staying true to its roots.

About “Black Canyon,” Terry explains, “I wanted the song to have the youthful confidence of ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’ by Tears For Fears and the power of Bob Mould’s Hoover Dam’ off of Sugar’s Copper Blue.”

As for the song’s theme, he says, “I was taken by the ending of Tim Burton’s ‘Big Fish’ where the father is carried to the river’s edge, smiling and waving to all that have gathered for his final moments. What a stunning and magnificent end to a life! ‘Black Canyon’ is my way of saying, ‘We will not go softly into that good night.’”

The new Red Wanting Blue album Little America arrives on July 1st.  The band will announce a full U.S. tour later this month.

Scott Terry of Red Wanting Blue is available for interviews.  Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic or Brady Brock at GoldVE for more information.

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Red Wanting Blue
Little America
(Fanatic Records, July 1st, 2014)


01. Hallelujah
02. Dumb Love
03. The Rest of Our Lives
04. Leaving New York
05. Black Canyon (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3)
06. Keep Love Alive
07. Drawing Board
08. It’s All Happening
09. Bumpy Ride
10. Hotel Oblivion
11. Don’t Lose Faith In Me Now
12. Little America
13. You Are My Las Vegas

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Red Wanting Blue Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion