New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Vagabon (aka Lætitia Tamko) has released a Maegan Houang-directed video for "Water Me Down," the latest from her self-titled sophomore album, due October 18 via Nonesuch Records. You can watch it below. Vagabon is available for pre-order now with an instant download of the track as well as the previously released track "Flood"; Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include an exclusive, limited-edition print autographed by Tamko.
"With the 'Water Me Down' video, I knew I wanted to make a visual with striking vignettes," says Tamko, "I wanted the colors to reflect those that illuminate my album cover, I worked with film again, as I have with all my videos so far, this time we went with 16mm. And I wanted to flex a muscle I haven't shared yet, dancing. Derek Nemecheck, my choreographer, and I worked together on movement. We never strayed from the dancing that felt natural in my body and it was so rewarding.
Director Maegan Houang executed these ideas beautifully."
"We worked with Derek Nemechek to choreograph movement that went from feeling rigid and structured to something more free form," says Houang. "Lighting, camera movement, costume design, color and set changes then served to accentuate the transformation Laetitia undergoes, finally allowing herself to be free and alone from people that hold her back."
Vagabon has also announced an event at the Sonos Store at 101 Greene Street in Manhattan to take place on October 9 at 7:30 PM. The event will feature an advance listening of Vagabon's upcoming album and a discussion between Tamko and Pitchfork's executive editor, Matthew Schnipper. You can RSVP here.
Vagabon is hitting the road this fall on a tour that includes headlining shows in New York, Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Berlin, and Paris and a run supporting
Angel Olsen. See below for dates or visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
VAGABON ON TOUR
Oct 9 Sonos Store New York, NY
Oct 15 National Sawdust Brooklyn, NY
Oct 17 Pico Union Project Los Angeles, CA
Oct 21 St. Pancras Old Church London, UNITED KINGDOM
Oct 22 Botanique/Rotonde Brussels, BELGIUM
Oct 23 Kastine am Berghain Berlin, GERMANY
Oct 24 Hasard Ludique Paris, FRANCE
Oct 30 Asbury Lanes* Asbury Park, NJ
Oct 31 Franklin
Music Hall* Philadelphia, PA
Nov 1 Lincoln Theatre* Washington, DC
Nov 4 Variety Playhouse* Atlanta, GA
Nov 5 Civic Theatre* New Orleans, LA
Nov 7 Levitation Festival* Austin, TX
Nov 8 Granada Theater* Dallas, TX
Nov 9 The Criterion* Oklahoma City, OK
Nov 10 The Granada* Lawrence, KS
Nov 12 First Avenue* Minneapolis, MN
Nov 13 The Sylvee* Madison, WI
Nov 14 The Riviera Theatre* Chicago, IL
Nov 15 Royal Oak
Music Theatre* Detroit, MI
Nov 16 Queen
Elizabeth Theatre* Toronto, ON
Nov 18 mTelus* Montreal, QC
Nov 19 Royale* Boston, MA
Nov 22 Brooklyn Steel* Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2 The Van Buren* Phoenix, AZ
Dec 3 The Observatory North Park* San Diego, CA
Dec 5 Palace Theater* Los Angeles, CA
Dec 7 Fox Theater* Oakland, CA
Dec 9 Roseland* Portland, OR
Dec 10 The Orpheum Theatre* Vancouver, BC
Dec 11 Moore Theatre* Seattle, WA
Dec 13 The Depot* Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 14 The Gothic Theatre* Denver, CO
Dec 15 The Gothic Theatre* Denver, CO
* w/Angel Olsen.
