![]() ![]() Their breakthrough album ‘Tomorrow is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday is Stupid’ was the first album to include the other half of Crywank, Dan Watson. ![]() Despite not knowing how to play or record properly their early music gained much more attention online than expected and became more of a serious musical endeavour. Releasing eight albums in fourteen years and touring relentlessly around the world.Ĭrywank was formed by songwriter Jay Clayton in 2009 on the same day they first picked up a guitar. In spite of being self-managed and unsigned, Crywank have become one of the UK’s most renowned anti-folk acts. Tickets are available from on Friday, 22nd September at 9am Singular Artists proudly present anti-folk heroes, Crywank, live for their Irish National Tour, November 2023. “…one of anti-folk’s most underappreciated artists.” Sputnik Music Intriguing, baffling, challenging and, ultimately, endearing.”- PunkTastic “An album literally no-one else could’ve made or even attempted to replicate. ![]() Their newest single, “Closer To You,” arrives just as Sammy Rae & The Friends gear up for gigs this summer at SummerStage NYC and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, with a world tour scheduled for Fall 2023 Their sound is a mélange of Sammy’s influences, rooted in classic rock, folk, and funk and sprinkled with soul and jazz.Ĭomplete with a rhythm section, two saxophones, keyboards, and plenty of percussion, Sammy Rae & The Friends have delivered their high-energy, spirited and unrestrained shows to sold-out audiences around the US and Europe. Fronted by singer and songwriter Sammy Rae, the group flourishes in any spotlight with a combination of all-for-one and one-for-all camaraderie, palpable chemistry, deft virtuosity, and vocal fireworks. ![]() “Go put a smile on somebody’s face, go tell somebody they’ve got a place in this world, go tell somebody you wanna be friends with them.”įor as much as Sammy Rae & The Friends may be a band, this collective of dreamers and artists considers themselves a family first. Tickets are available now from The Mantra of the Friends? Singular Artists proudly presents Sammy Rae & The Friends live at The Button Factory, Dublin 22nd November 2023. Full dates are listed below with artist and Spotify pre-sales beginning Wednesday, April 5th at 10am local time, and general on-sale on Friday, April 7th at 10am local time. He’ll play music from his entire catalog. Powers’ tour of North America will include a performance at Pitchfork Music Festival, and include stops in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and more. This summer, Youth Lagoon will embark on a North American tour, marking his first tour here in eight years. “Prizefighter” is accompanied by a stunning black-and-white video directed by Tyler T. " Make it true." I finished the song in 2 days. I listened to that 30-second sketch called “Prizefighter.” It was like an angel fell from the sky to tell me how to finish it. so I tabled it.Ī couple weeks before leaving to make the record, I went through some old voice memos while watching a VHS of Drugstore Cowboy. That song I started those years ago meant too much to me to finish. 4 weirdos home all day who adored each other and hated each other and played baseball everyday in the backyard and threw rocks at each other's heads and laughed 'till we threw up. It was real joy - the kind you didn't have to look for cuz it smacked you in the face or pushed you off the bed into a file cabinet. Our love was strong and so was our barbarity. I grew up with 3 of them, so our house was doomsday but with more sugar cereal. Powers explains:Ĥ years ago, I started writing a song about brothers. Following lead single, “ Idaho Alien,” “ one of Powers’ best feats of songwriting to date”(Paste), “ Prizefighter” explores the bond between two brothers, leaving undefined what is fact and what is fiction. Today, the cherished project of Trevor Powers presents “ Prizefighter,” the new single/video from his forthcoming album (and Youth Lagoon’s first in eight years), Heaven Is a Junkyard, out June 9th on Fat Possum, and announces a massive tour of North America. Youth Lagoon is amidst “ a striking reclamation of artistic identity” (Pitchfork). Tickets are available from on 12th May at 9am. Singular Artists proudly presents Youth Lagoon live at Whelans, Dublin 16th November 2023. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |