LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) Pop singer, songwriter and musician TODD CAREY is back with his new single "Nintendo" out today (9/30) . "Nintendo," an infectious modern love song with throwback lyrics-name checking
Captain Crunch, Battleship, and shoes with pumps, marks the first single off CAREY 's forthcoming full-length album FUTURE THROWBACK , to be released early 2014 on Blaster Records . CAREY recently shot a music video for the track in downtown Los Angeles , set to debut later in October.
CAREY is also gearing up to hit the road for the '8 Bit Heartbeat' U.S. tour alongside Curtis Peoples . CAREY will kick off the tour Saturday, October 19 , performing as the sole headliner in Atlanta , Nashville and Raleigh, NC before linking up with Peoples on October 24 for the remainder of the tour. The two will hit up CAREY 's current hometown of New York City on Monday, October 28 and wrap up in his childhood hometown of Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 9 . All tour dates are listed below.
TODD set out to make a career-defining album with FUTURE THROWBACK . His quest spanned three years, tracking in four states, shelving three records and feverishly writing 70 songs. The outcome is a euphoric pop record that's playfully irreverent and brimming with sleek urban beats and swaggering pop hooks.
"Nintendo" is the invitation to the party. On it, TODD flows sugary rhymes and, with 1980s retro whimsy, name checks
Captain Crunch, Battleship, and shoes with pumps. "We wanted to keep things sexy with the grooves and beats and fun with those throwback lyrics," he says of the tune's intent. "Those references, mixed with the modern sensibility of the track, create a really cool modern/retro juxtaposition that lives throughout the record."
Overall, it's an assured and expansive album. CAREY emancipates himself from genre confines and applies his refined songcraft to a mix of beat-driven pop, brawny rock riffage, intimate singer-songwriter moments and a potpourri of urban-flavored blends. He smolders on the R&B-flavored mid tempo "Dead and Gone," eases back with balmy reggaeton on "Light Her Up" and swanks on the stadium rocker "Forget Ya."
"Nintendo" is available now at iTunes: https://smarturl.it/tc_nintendo
Catch TODD CAREY in the following cities:
Todd Carey Solo:
Sat 10/19 Atlanta, GA Smith's Olde Bar
Mon 10/21 Nashville, TN The Rutledge
Wed 10/23 Raleigh, NC The Pour House
w/ Curtis Peoples:
Thu 10/24 Wilmington, DE World Café Live
Fri 10/25 Philadelphia, PA Tin Angel
Sun 10/27 Teaneck, NJ Mexicali Live
Mon 10/28 New York City, NY Studio @ Webster Hall
Wed 10/30 Boston, MA Café 939
Fri 11/1 Cleveland, OH Wilbert's
Sat 11/2 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
Sun 11/3 Indianapolis, IN Birdy's
Mon 11/4
Spring Lakes, MI
Seven Steps Up
Tue 11/5 Marshfield, WI Vox
Music Series
Wed 11/6 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
Thu 11/7 Madison, WI Redamte Coffee House
Sat 11/9 Chicago, IL Martyrs
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