New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media & Marketing) Following their tour last year with French pop trio Yelle, and the critically acclaimed release of the debut album Alesia on Kitsune/ Cooperative/ Downtown Records, French duo Housse de Racket announce a month-long North American
Spring tour that kicked off very succesfully at Austin's SXSW, and ends with their first ever performance at Coachella Festival.
"…we've decided Housse De Racket are the best of the French acts we've done since this column was born"- The Guardian
" funeral majesty that could stop the traffic"- NME
"The video for "Chateau" shows fitting fascination for geometry, as the band deals in the same angular music as fellow countrymenPhoenix" - Spinner
"Album of the month"- Mix Mag
HOUSSE DE RACKET LIVE DATES:
3/21: Cambridge, NJ @ TT The Bears
3/22: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
3/23: Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
3/24: Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
3/25: Washington D.C. @ 9:30 Club
3/26: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
3/28: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge
3/29: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
3/30: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
3/31: Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
4/02: Calgary, AB @ The Gateway Bar
4/03: Edmonton, BC @ The
Haven Social Club
4/05: Vancouver, CA @ Electric Owl
4/06: Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
4/07: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/12: Tucson, AZ @ Opti Club
4/15: Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/16: Pamona, CA @ The Glass House ** w/ The
Rapture + Hives
4/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex ** w/ Neon Indian
4/19: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
4/22: Indio, CA @ Coachella
For their sophomore album Alesia, the French synth-rock duo Housse de Racket has teamed up with French super-producer, Phillipe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, The Rapture) to create a collection of eleven electro-pop songs in the vein of the bands' own wide range of musical influences; from Ennio Morricone to
David Bowie. The result is a unique compilation of tracks that embody the sound Housse de Racket has made famous, both through their first album and their live show. Recorded half in French and half in English, Alesia is an evolution of sound; a bold new direction for the bands' follow up album to their wildly successful debut, Forty Love. Housse de Racket, which translates in English to 'tennis racket cover,' are Victor Le Masne and
Pierre Leroux. The two are highly sought-after musical collaborators with impressive resumes; they've worked with the likes of Chilly Gonzales, Phoenix, and Air.
Housse De Racket - Alesia (Deluxe Edition) track list:
01. Human Nature
02. Roman
03. Chateau
04. Apocalypso
05. Chorus
06. Alesia
07. Ariane
08. Les Hommes et les Femmes
09. TGV
10. Aquarium
11. Empire
11. Chateau (demo)
12. Les Hommes & let Femmes (demo)
13. Roman (Oliver Remix)
14. Chateau (Punks Jump Up Remix)
15. Chateau (Mickey Remix)
Housse De Racket "
Roman" - Live on French
National TV here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZeCDYP504
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