New York, NY (Top40 Charts) NYC duo paris_monster is premiering a new song titled "Moles" off their upcoming debut album 'Lamplight' due out early next year.
Stream "Moles" on all digital platforms: https://smarturl.it/parismonster.
Stream "Moles" on PopMatters: https://www.popmatters.com/paris-monster-moles-premiere-2604607366.html.
The duo will perform tonight at NYC's Public Arts, with a UK/EUR tour to follow starting
September 19. Also confirmed are two Midwest dates supporting Louis Cole (Knower) on October 18 (Chicago) and 19 (Detroit). See routing below.
Check out the band's recent Paste Magazine session here: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/08/paris-monster-full-session2.html
About paris_monster:
Beat-driven. Employing heavy elements of funk and soul, paris_monster closes a gap between synthesized sound & garage; between modern detail and old-school grit. Solid earth. Soaring soundscapes. A mass of noise. Volatility. Vocal singularity.
In fall of 2017 paris_monster began recording their first full-length LP, set to be released in early 2019. The album solidifies their dirty, glitchy, lyric-centered, groove-based sound. It will be a milepost in their search for a focused and flexible musical approach. Elements of funk and soul join with lyrical themes of bygone eras in rural settings, characters lost, and mortality confronted. Love achieved, and denied. Americana. These themes stand in stark contrast to pounding grooves and electronic mayhem, creating depth and dimensions that could have been otherwise achieved only by dropping a modular synth in the corn fields of central New York or the woods of Connecticut.
Praise for paris_monster:
"A precise, complex and sophisticated mechanism" delivering a sound that "could be the new face of American roots rock". paris_monster showcases its prowess for hook writing/crafting a track that could stand without accompaniment as a blues-y, spiritual declaration, but is launched into another realm by its bed of synths and echoing choruses. An inspired take on bluesfolk that's both hypnotic and engaging." -The Deli NYC
"Each time I see them perform I'm dumbfounded at just how great they are". paris_monster's live show is something to behold. The challenge when seeing them live is getting past the fact that there are only two people creating all that sound. Two people. A drum set. A bass. A keyboard. A modular synthesizer. One microphone. And a massive sound. Beyond this visual impossibility is a careful and deliberate balance of frequencies, colors, and textures. Melodies to serve a story.
Chaos to destroy preciousness." -Pancakes & Whiskey
"paris_monster combines unexpected elements in its sound, fusions of garage rock and soul come together with the aggression of noise while the soothing sounds of synthesized pop hover somewhere in the distance."- PopMatters
Upcoming shows:
SEP 14 Public Arts New York, NY
SEP 15 BRYAC
Black Rock Bridgeport, CT
SEP 19 Old Blue Last London, United Kingdom
SEP 20
Prince Albert Brighton, United Kingdom
SEP 22 The Cube Great Malvern, United Kingdom
SEP 24 Rough Trade Bristol, United Kingdom
SEP 25 The Lantern Halifax, United Kingdom
SEP 26 Sound Food & Drink Liverpool, United Kingdom
SEP 27 The Hug and Pint Glasgow, United Kingdom
SEP 28 Newcastle Think Tank Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
SEP 29 Hyde Park Book Club Leeds, United Kingdom
OCT 3 La Machine - Place Saint Géry Brussels, Belgium
OCT 11 Jazz Dock Prague, Czech Republic
OCT 16 Chat Noir Club Carouge, Switzerland
OCT 18 Chop Shop-
Chicago (with Louis Cole/Knower)
OCT 19 El Club- Detroit, MI (with Louis Cole/Knower)
NOV 10 EJMA Auditorium Lausanne, Switzerland
NOV 14 Auster-Club LYA Berlin, Germany
NOV 16 FRI Paard The Hague, Netherlands
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