Blonde Redhead’s Barragán Released

BLONDE REDHEAD’S NEW ONE OUT

NYC’s critically acclaimed trio, Blonde Redhead, released their new album, Barragán, on Kobalt Music today. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Drew Brown (Beck, Radiohead). Barragán, one of the freshest albums in their acclaimed catalogue, takes Blonde Redhead down yet another new sonic path nine records into their career. This is a band whose name has been built on the endless evolution of their own aural dynamics, and in that respect, Barragán does not disappoint. It is the most stark, elemental, stripped back album Blonde Redhead has ever made, relying on shivers of analogue keyboard twists and the off-kilter, slinky rhythms of drummer Simone Pace to carry the voices of singers/guitarists Kazu Makino and Amadeo Pace, two of the most distinct voices in independent music. Since the start of their career, Blonde Redhead has always been known for theirs incendiary, visceral live show. They will be embarking on their first dates to support Barragán in September. See below for North American tour dates.

Praise for Blonde Redhead:
“Plenty of bands are weirder than Blonde Redhead 21 years into its career, but you’ll have a tough time finding one that’s subtler about it. As a result, on both Barragán and its 2010 predecessor Penny Sparkle, the band makes music that’s both peaceful and endlessly adventurous — a rare combination worth emulating, both in music and in life.” –NPR Music, First Listen

“On their ninth album, this New York trio- once swathed in moody synth layers and art-house dance beats – have pared down to their delicate, creaky bones… This record is the sound of what’s left after a breakup: the push and pull of fragile and forceful, with all the veneers stripped completely away.- Rolling Stone

“…this downtown trio’s first album in four years continues their move away from their more jagged earlier material toward a fuller, dreamier aesthetic.” – New York Magazine

Tour Dates:

11/1/14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
11/3/14 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
11/4/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
11/8/14 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/9/14 Portland, OR @ Doug Fit
11/11/14 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
11/12/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
11/13/14 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
11/15/14 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/17/14 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
11/18/14 Dallas, TX @ Granada
11/20/14 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
11/21/14 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
11/22/14 Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
11/24/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/26/14 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/29/14 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
12/1/14 Boston, MA @ Sinclair
12/2/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg