Shamir Gets “Darker”

SHAMIR PREMIERES VIDEO FOR NEW SONG “DARKER”

RATCHET OUT MAY 18 (UK) / 19 (US) ON

Today Shamir has shared a new music video for “Darker,” a song taken from his upcoming debut release Ratchet. It’s a change of pace from his bouncy singles “On The Regular” and “Call It Off,” and showcases the Las Vegas native’s more spiritual side: “It doesn’t get darker, unless you expect it to.” In the music video, Shamir is alone in the Joshua Tree desert, singing as night magically turns into day into night again. Anthony Sylvester, who directed the video, used high-flying drones to film the entire performance.

Last week Shamir launched his very own relationship hotline: 1-844-4SHAMIR. Inspired by his most recent single “Call It Off,” a song about busting yourself out of a bad relationship, Shamir will provide free advice for all your relationship needs. Watch the hotline’s official promotional video here: http://x-l.co/hotlineyt

Meanwhile, Shamir is getting ready to head-out on his biggest run of live shows to date. This month he’ll head to Europe and the UK for a run of shows around his album release. In June he’ll return to North American for an east coast run of shows (full list below). You will not want to miss Shamir live, Stereogum raved of his performances at SXSW: “I haven’t been this enthralled with a live performance for a while…The new material displays a Robyn-like irreverence for pop craft, thumping with an urgency and freneticism that’s intoxicating.”

SHAMIR on tour:

May-11 Leeds, UK Belgrave Music Hall *

May-12 Glasgow, UK Stereo *

May-13 Nottingham, UK The Bodega Social Club *

May-14-16 Brighton, UK The Great Escape Festival

May-19 Manchester, UK The Deaf Institute *

May-20 London, UK XOYO *

May-22-23 Saint Brieuc, FR Art Rock Festival

May-24 Saint Brieuc, FR La Passerelle

May-25 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique

May-27 Paris, FR Villette Sonique

May-29 Nimes, FR This Is Not A Long Song