July Talk Release New Track ‘Strange Habit’, album out September 9th
BRAND NEW TRACK ‘STRANGE HABIT’ SINGLE ‘PUSH + PULL’ SPENDS A MONTH AT #1 ON ALTERNATIVE CHART NEW ALBUM TOUCH RELEASED SEPTEMBER 9TH AVAILABLE FOR PRE ORDER NOW LIVE SHOWS ANNOUNCED ACROSS UK, EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING DATES WITH NOTHING BUT THIEVES WATCH THE UK TOUR TRAILER HERE
– Nylon "Canadian rockers give disco a deadly edge in new song, 'Push + Pull'." – Consequence of Sound "The contrast between Dreimanis' Tom Waits-ish growl and Fay's soprano is remarkable; it just works" – NPR
Toronto’s indie-rock stalwarts, July Talk have released the new track ‘Strange Habit’, taken from their upcoming album TOUCH due for release on September 9th. Dynamically soothing, sombre and swaying, ‘Strange Habit’ follows lead single 'Push + Pull’, which has spent a month at the top on the Alternative Radio Chart in Canada. The band recently performed the track live on TV at the iheartradio/MMVA broadcast in Toronto, with the group showing solidarity with the LGBT community post-Orlando in an electrifying performance that featured Leah Fay in rainbow eye make-up, weeping glitter tears.
WATCH THE FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE HERE
‘Push + Pull’ is a sonic tug of war between lead singer Pete Dreimanis’ husky vocals and co-vocalist Leah Fay’s traditional pop tones, with the song’s inspiration about Western excess and our never-ending appetite for more. The band have gained a reputation for their provocative videos and 'Push + Pull’ is no exception. It was premiered on Billboard and keeps in line with the band’s aesthetic of black and white imagery. July Talk’s new album TOUCH is a gloriously emotive and stirring collection. The universally relatable themes of human connection weighed heavily on the band during its creation. “Thematically, TOUCH has been inspired by our human experience over the past few years, just as much as our time spent as a band on the road,” notes songwriter and vocalist, Leah Fay. “Touring constantly provides a strange view of the world because you’re in transit more often than you’re still. We became sensitive to the varying reactions we’d get from any given audience depending on the cultural norms and politics of a place. We became drawn to the idea of what it actually means to be a living breathing human. It’s messy and visceral and unpredictable.” July Talk are a phenomenal live band and will be embarking on live shows across North America, Europe and the UK, including supporting Nothing But Thieves on selected dates in the U.S. They will thrill UK audiences with shows in Glasgow, Manchester and London in September, the week after the album Touch is released. Further updates on the new album will be announced soon.
TOUCH – TRACK LIST
JULY TALK – WORLD TOUR 2016 CANADA July 24 Rock The Shores – Colwood, Vancouver Island, Canada July 29 Osheaga – Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, Canada July 31 Area 506 Festival – Saint John, Canada August 18 Brooklyn, NYC - Rough Trade August 28 Palmer, AK - Alaska State Fair September 3 Sonic Boom Festival – Edmonton, Canada September 4 XFest – Calgary, Canada
September 7 Paradiso (upstairs room) – Amsterdam, Netherlands September 8 Vera – Groningen, Netherlands September 9 Applepop – Tiel, Netherlands September 10 Atak (Saxion Hall) – Enschede, Netherlands September 11 Rotown – Rotterdamn, Netherlands September 13 King Tuts - Glasgow, United Kingdom September 14 Sound Control Bar – Manchester, United Kingdom September 15 Boston Music Rooms – London, United Kingdom September 17 Gleis 22 – Munster, Germany September 19 Lido – Berlin, Germany September 20 Strom – Munich, Germany September 21 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, Germany September 22 Underground – Cologne, Germany September 23 Reeperbahn Festival – Hamburg, Germany
September 26 Angeles, CA - Fonda - supporting Nothing But Thieves September 27 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar - supporting Nothing But Thieves September 29 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre - supporting Nothing But Thieves October 2 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits October 3 Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room October 7 Houston, TX - Bronze Peacock October 9 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits October 10 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar - supporting Nothing But Thieves October 11 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line - supporting Nothing But Thieves October 12 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave - supporting Nothing But Thieves October 13 Grand Rapids, MI - Founders Brewing Co. October 15 Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe - supporting Nothing But Thieves October 17 Columbus, OH - A&R Bar - supporting Nothing But Thieves
October 25 Waterloo, ON - Maxwell’s October 26 London, ON - London Music Hall October 28 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall October 29 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall October 30 Montreal, QC - Café Campus October 31 Ottawa, ON - Algonquin Theatre November 25 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom December 6 Saskatoon, SK - Louis’ December 7 Winnipeg, MB - Garrick Centre
For more information contact Chris Dean or William Luff at Wilful Publicity chris.dean@wilfulpublicity.co.uk / william.luff@wilfulpublicity.co.uk
July 20, 2016 11:29am ET by Wilful Publicity
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