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Even voorstellen – White Denim – announce new album ‘12’

WHITE DENIM announce new album ‘12’ out December 6th

First track ‘Light On’ is available
White Denim 'Light On' Official music video (youtube.com)

One of the most dynamic rock bands to emerge this millennium, White Denim have opened an exciting new chapter with their twelfth studio album, aptly titled 12, due out 6th December via Bella Union and available to pre-order here. To accompany the announcement White Denim have shared infectious lead single “Light On”, a track which muses on the struggle required to keep the faith in dark times.
Commenting on the track White Denim’s James Petralli says: “‘Light On’ is the first song I wrote for this new collection. It mostly took shape while I played my son's guitar, both of us crammed onto his twin mattress with my partner reading for all of us from my daughter’s bed on the other side of the room. It is as influenced by Shel Silverstein as Elvin Jones. Over the years I spent creating this work this particular song served as an encouragement and a consistent reminder to focus on the positive and to continue creating with little regard for potential outcomes.”

It’s always been hard to keep pace with James Petralli’s group, ever since they first exploded out of Austin, Texas in ’08 with hyper-kinetic post-punk bangers like Shake Shake Shake and I Start To Run. There was delicious romance in the original trio’s MO, as they hatched intrepid sounds together in a 1940s Spartan trailer parked up in woodland outside the city. Petralli duly raced on through shifting line-ups and kaleidoscopic shades of soul, jazz and Southern rock, always with a feel of in-the-moment authenticity.

As for so many musicians, the pandemic forced Petralli into a radical rethink in both life and creative process. Going into White Denim’s twelfth long-player, he relocated his family to Los Angeles, and, barred from the usual workouts “on the floor” under COVID, he plunged deep into the science of assembling tracks digitally, with contributions from players he’d sometimes never even meet. The results on 12 are intricate, hi-tech and forward-facing, yet also somehow still of a piece with the questing ambition, rootsy swing and uplifting way with melody we’ve come to adore about Petralli’s music.

“It was out of the window with even the idea of a band,” says Petralli. “On this record, there are many bands, sometimes in the room with me, sometimes miles away in a remote collaboration, and that process opened up a lot of possibility for me.” By way of example, he explains how he heard a track by Chicago’s Finom (aka Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham), then speculatively reached out to them, and soon had them voicing on ‘12’’s sun-kissed soul smash, ‘Swinging Door’.

“This is the first White Denim record where I’ve engineered and been the main producer,” he proudly states. “I’ve touched every sound that’s on there.”

If ‘12’ is the thrilling sound of Petralli vacating his low-tech comfort zone, it also documents a turbulent and sometimes painful period for his family. Back in Austin, he and his partner Elaine were caring for her father, who passed in spring ’21, and once they’d moved to LA, it fell to James to home-school his kids. His lyrics are his response to some of these “difficult things”, but refracted through the glass-half-full sunshine prism of Petralli’s worldview.

As ever, Petralli takes inspiration, if not specific techniques, from right across popular music’s history. For this project, Scritti Politti’s avant-pop masterpiece from 1985, ‘Cupid & Psyche’, was an influence for its densely detailed sonic texturing, but Petralli says he equally binged on YouTube clips of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Dennis Bovell dubbing it up on the fly. In terms of actual songwriting, James has been vibing on Nick Lowe, Jonathan Richman, Doug Sahm and Joe Jackson – “these guys who make very energetic, intentional music that’s sophisticated but also willing to have a good time.”

By opening up to different methods of composition and production on ‘12’, James Petralli has succeeded in rejuvenating White Denim, while keeping continuity at its core.

12 tracklist

1. Light On

2. Econolining
3. Flash Bare Ass
4. Cat City #2
5. Look Good
6. Second Dimension
7. I Still Exist
8. Your Future As God
9. Swinging Door
10. We Can Move Along
11. Hand Out Giving
12. Precious Child

Even voorstellen – Charlotte & Reinhard – ‘my love’, single release
CHARLOTTE & REINHARD (BE)
MY LOVE (SINGLE RELEASE 06.09.2024)
Label Music For Dreams
BIO
You might know Charlotte Caluwaerts from Rheinzand, The Happy or Tundra. Reinhard Vanbergen is familiar from Das Pop, Rheinzand, and The Happy. Together, they have been partners in life and work for over a decade. In addition to their own bands, Rheinzand and The Happy, they've toured as the backing band for Hercules & Love Affair. This dynamic duo has released more than twenty solo albums in the past four years.

Caluwaerts is not only a seasoned songwriter but also a wordsmith who writes and sings in seven languages - English, Spanish, Italian, French, Danish, Portuguese, and Dutch. Vanbergen is a producer, mixer, arranger, and composer, as well as a multi-instrumentalist who showcases his virtuosity on more than twenty instruments.

The couple is taking on the challenge of refining and merging all these talents as a duo in a new band called Charlotte & Reinhard. This new project comes with a debut album set to be released on October 18, 2024. On this album, Charlotte & Reinhard blend electronic and acoustic instruments, dancefloor and bedroom vibes, day and night, beats and ballads, all with lush arrangements supported by Charlotte's velvety voice.

"My Love" is the second single the duo is releasing ahead of their upcoming debut album. It follows their debut track "Guardian of Sleep," which received airplay on Radio 1, among other outlets.

Charlotte & Reinhard - My Love (radio edit) (youtube.com)

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Even voorstellen – The Magician – ‘Melodic avenue’, new single

THE MAGICIAN releases new single ‘Melodic Avenue’
MELODIC AVENUE (youtube.com)
New album ‘Voyage’ out November 8th

"Melodic Avenue" evokes a mesmerising nocturnal urban vibe, where music is the perfect accompaniment to a stroll through the illuminated streets of New York City. The idea of a "feel good" mid-tempo loop evokes a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, where the melody unfolds in a repetitive but captivating way, inviting the listener to let themselves be carried away by its rhythm. This feeling of walking down a busy avenue at night, surrounded by lights and sounds, creates a mesmerising atmosphere. If there's one avenue missing from New York, it's the Avenue of Melody. Listening to this track, you feel like you're walking at night on this huge avenue lined with very tall buildings

The Magician wanted to call this album Voyage because it represents for him an invitation to travel on earth and beyond. And also, the fact that traveling has been an integral part of his life for quite a few years. We discover, we learn, we recharge our batteries while travelling. He didn't want to make an album for clubs but rather to listen to: on a plane, in a car, on a boat, on foot... The sensations take you when you are on the move and moreover with a panorama. "Voyage" is therefore a simple yet evocative title that reflects the diversity of experiences that can be had through music, whether it is a physical journey through the stars or an emotional journey through sounds and rhythms. It is an album that invites listeners to embark on an unforgettable sonic journey. This album suggests an atmosphere conducive to discovery, exploration, and escape.