Sextile announce new album 'yes, please.' release new single "Freak Eyes"
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Los Angeles post-punk act Sextile will deliver their fourth studio album in May.
Revealed today, yes, please. is set for a May 2 release on Sacred Bones. Pre-orders for the record can be made here. A new single from the record titled “Freak Eyes” has been unveiled alongside an accompanying music video from director Alfredo Lopez. Sextile vocalist Brady Keehn said this about the single:
""Freak Eyes" is about the pressures of making art, living, and aspiring. The sound was inspired by house parties we went to in NY, where certain tracks had the conversation stopping power. If you were in the middle of convo with a friend and heard certain songs, it didn't matter what you were talking about, you stopped and joined the party in the collective release of emotion, singing, dancing, and drinks flying everywhere. It was like in that moment, nothing else mattered but that energy that we all collectively felt. And I felt like I hadn't seen that at a party, or anywhere in a while, and wanted to try to bring that feeling back into the world again."
Lopez said this about working on the music video, which can be seen here:
"A few months ago I heard an early version of the album at Brady's place, I was floored. We mentioned maybe collaborating on something back then and that's how the concept began. Fast forward to December and our schedules almost didn't align to make the video for "Freak Eyes," we fast tracked production and shot the video a day before I flew to Paris, shortly after that the band was heading on tour until March. Everything thankfully came together and we decided to shoot this video with vintage lenses, subconsciously I was pulling from Darius Khondji's late 90's-early 2000's shooting style when narrowing down the look. Most of the post-production for the music video was done in Paris and by the time I came back to LA we almost had picture lock. During the editing process I was repeatedly listening to the new album while walking the Paris streets and taking the Metro, I really connected to it on these extended walks and I genuinely feel it's their best work."
Sextile are currently on tour alongside Molchat Doma, which concludes with a sold-out show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium on March 7. The band will embark on a trek across the U.K. and Europe this spring. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
yes, please. tracklisting
1. Intro
2. Women Respond to Bass
3. Freak Eyes
4. Penny Rose
5. Push Ups
6. Kids
7. 99 Bongos
8. S is For
9. Rearrange
10. Resist
11. Kiss
12. Hospital
13. Soggy Newports
Sextile tour dates
Feb 20 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit*
Feb 21 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed*
Feb 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (SOLD OUT)*
Feb 24 - Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha*
Feb 25 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom*
Feb 28 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo (SOLD OUT)*
Mar 01 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile (DJ SET ONLY)*
Mar 02 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
Mar 05 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
Mar 07 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)*
May 23 - London, UK @ Wide Awake Festival
May 24 - Bristol, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
May 25 - Nottingham, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
May 27 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
May 28 - Manchester, UK @ White Hotel
May 29 - London, UK @ Rough Trade East Instore
May 20 - Brighton, UK @ Dust
May 31 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
June 01 - Margate, UK @ Where Else?
June 03 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
June 04 - Paris, FR @ Trabendo
June 05 - Le Havre, FR @ Le Tetris
June 06 - Saint Point, FR @ Les Mouillotins Festival
June 07 - Saint Brieuc, FR @ Art Rock Festival
June 10 - Eindhoven, NL @ Altstadt
June 11 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Upstairs
June 12 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
June 16 - Vienna, AT @ B72
June 17 - Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert
June 19 - Istanbul, TR @ Blind
June 23 - Munich, DE @ Zirka
June 24 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
June 26 - Berlin, DE @ Modus
June 28 - Warsaw, PL @ VooDoo
June 30 - Krakow, PL @ Gwarek
July 03 - BE @ Rock Wertcher
*supporting Molchat Doma
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