“She is a singular creative influence on us, our scene, and our generation.” — Robert Schneider of The Apples In Stereo, Elephant 6 Recording Co.
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Azalia Snail as photographed by Dan West
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Azalia Snail
POWERLOVER
Out Now
(Cloud Recordings)
Streaming Link:
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Track Listing:
01. Take Away His Power
04. Destroy It For No Reason
05. Trek Lite
06. Expert Outlier
07. Still Hanging On
08. Lovers Rising
09. Can’t Wait Til This is Through
10. Save Your Savior
11. Higher Hopes
12. It Becomes Clear To Them
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Azalia Snail | “Don't Get Too Close To Me”
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See the video for “Don’t Get Too
Close To Me” starring Azalia Snail
and musical
and life partner Dan West of LoveyDove via V13 here
or at the link above.
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“‘Don’t Get Too
Close To Me’ is an instrumental that conveys the feeling of the ‘impending
doom’ of living in a world gone topsy-turvy, initially by a worldwide pandemic,
and which continues on as humans must deal with the threat of potentially
alienating factors such as AI, the increasingly competitive nature of modern
society, and useless and violent man made wars, not to mention the looming
climate war.
“In the video, the isolated couple are forced to
acknowledge that the world is becoming increasingly cold, both in climate and
human relationships. The disco ball represents the joy and the live
entertainment associations from a not too distant past, as it is passed from
one person to the other and scrutinized. The couple considers the possibility
of connecting, but in the end, decide to stay in their isolation, as it is too
risky to do so. ‘Don’t Get Too Close To
Me’ is the conclusion of the experiment.” — Azalia Snail
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Azalia Snail | Live
Azalia Snail |
POWERLOVER
Record Release Show
Sun., April 14: Pasadena, CA @ Healing
Force (1200 E Walnut St.)
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Azalia Snail | “Zap You of
That Hate”
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See the video for “Zap You of
That Hate,” featuring longtime Azalia
Snail friend Alan Sparhawk of Low on guitar, and musical and life
partner Dan West of LoveyDove on bass via Brooklyn Vegan here or
listen via the “Weirder Together”
podcast hosted by Ben Lee and Ione Skye here.
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“If I had only one wish, it would be to zap away the
hate with some kind of magic wand,” Azalia
Snail says of her current single “Zap
You of That Hate,” taken from her 15th album POWERLOVER,
out now via Cloud Recordings.
“Confronted and confounded by feelings of deep
distress about the uneasy state of the world and the impending doom that comes
with that, ‘Zap You of That Hate’
evokes an urgent plea for humanity to be kinder. The piece begins with a simple
yet determined riff and builds tension as it turns into a layered, transcendent
hymn.
“The video is a collage of uplifting, pleasing images
spun through a kaleidoscopic psychedelic dreamscape lens. A kind of utopia we
can only imagine if not for the negative, occasional hateful aspects of
humanity.”
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Azalia Snail | About
Azalia Snail has toured with notable artists such as Sebadoh, Low, and The Grifters.
She has also played supporting sets with Marianne
Faithful, Beck, Stereolab, Tindersticks, Olivia Tremor
Control, The Apples in Stereo, Pavement, Sonic Youth, The Butthole
Surfers, and many more.
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POWERLOVER is the 15th solo album by American
avant-garde musician, Azalia Snail. The
all-instrumental album is described by Snail
as “an ode to Brian Eno’s ambient
soundscapes.”
Snail continues, “I wanted to make an album that would reflect my feelings
about the state of the world at this time. Although I’m a huge lover of poetry
and usually use lyrics to accentuate those feelings, I felt that these
instrumentals represent a feeling that I wanted to convey; uneasiness, anxiety,
intensity, reservation. As the album progresses, I wanted to enforce a more
positive feeling; hope, beauty, resonance, reflection.”
The album features Snail on Omnichord, Drums, Synths, and Effects. Alan Sparhawk of Low plays ethereal guitar and Dan
West plays bass.
“I was also lucky enough to connect with Adam Lasus from Studio Red who has a great history of recording so many wonderful
bands from the 90s until now, including Gigolo
Aunts, Helium, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Yo La Tengo. He is such a delight to
work with! Not only very encouraging, but technically proficient.”
POWERLOVER is out now via Cloud
Recordings (Circulatory System, Tall Dwarfs, New Sound of Numbers). The lead single “Zap You of That Hate” is streaming now.
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Promotion | Contact
