New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) 'Psychic', the debut album by DARKSIDE (Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington) was released last week via Other People/Matador.
On the heels on their sold-out shows in London, Berlin and Brussels, the band announce the "Psychic Tour"; DARKSIDE's first headlining North American tour including dates at LA's
Music Box and NYC's Terminal 5 (see schedule below).
DARKSIDE recently previewed their live show with a performance of "Paper Trails" for Resident Advisor. Watch it here:
Over the weekend, The NY Times Magazine ran a feature on DARKSIDE, including a behind-the-scenes rehearsal photo, and NPR Weekend Edition aired an interview with Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, calling the album, "scary meets catchy." Listen to the NPR interview here: https://shorefi.re/1enZQc6
Pitchfork gave the 'immense and immersive' 'Psychic' a 9.0 "Best New Music," making it one of their five highest-rated new albums this year. See below for what others are saying.
"['Psychic'] tests the limits of dance music " - NY Times Magazine
"Fascinating" - Stereogum
"Subtly emotive, restrained yet expansive" - Billboard
"Absorbing... like the soundtrack to a sci-fi cowboy movie" - Mojo
"Synth flares up, traditional drums march forth, guitar enters the equation and the wasteland soundscape gradually flirts with Italo-disco excellence." - SPIN
"The blindingly bright future of electronic music" - Top40-Charts.com
DARKSIDE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
1/14/2014 - Montreal, QC -
Corona Theatre
1/15/2014 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
1/16/2014 - Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick
1/17/2014 - Chicago, IL - Metro
1/18/2014 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
1/21/2014 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
1/22/2014 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
1/23/2014 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
1/24/2014 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium
1/25/2014 - Los Angeles, CA -
Music Box (Henry Fonda)
1/26/2014 -
Santa Ana, CA - Observatory
1/28/2014 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
1/30/2014 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
1/31/2014 - Austin, TX - Emo's
2/1/2014 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
2/2/2014 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues - New Orleans
2/3/2014 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
2/5/2014 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
2/6/2014 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
2/7/2014 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
2/8/2014 - New York, NY - Terminal 5.
