Shamir’s Ratchet Coming

SHAMIR ANNOUNCES JUNE TOUR DATES

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

Just a week after his breakout SXSW performances, Shamir has announced his first tour of the east coast – coming this June. The tour will see Shamir playing shows for the first time in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia (full list of dates below). These dates will be in support of Shamir’s debut release Ratchet out May 18 (UK)/ 19 (US) on XL Recordings.

Shamir “dominated the scene at SXSW,” according to Billboard. He and his new backing band performed brand-new material at the NPR, Pitchfork, and Fader showcases, then capped it off with a massive show at the YouTube Music Awards. Stereogum praised Shamir’s performances at SXSW explaining: “His effortless diva energy surges through the crowd regardless of stage size, venue or hour of the day…further proof that Shamir is ready for full-blown star status.”

Additionally, Shamir’s fantastic video for new single “Call It Off” premiered as part of the YouTube Music Awards last week. He was one of only ten artists to participate, alongside artists like Migos and Charli XCX. The video stars real Shamir alongside a puppet Shamir, and has already reached over a million views.

In celebration of the tour announcement, Shamir has released a new dance remix of “I Know It’s A Good Thing,” a highlight from last year’s Northtown EP. The song was remixed by the New York duo Negative Supply, and is available as part of the new “American Music” compilation, out today on GODMODE. Hear it here.

For more on Shamir, listen to his NPR Weekend Edition interview with Scott Simon here.

SHAMIR on tour:

Wed-April-8 Los Angeles, CA The Echo

Thur-April-9 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Shop

Thu-Jun-11 Boston, MA Great Scott

Fri-Jun-12 Montreal, QC Bar le Ritz

Sat-Jun-13 Toronto, ON Bestival

Tue-Jun-16 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall

Thu-Jun-18 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

Fri-Jun-19 Philadelphia, PA Voyeur

To Pre-order ‘Ratchet’ please choose your desired method from the below:

XL Store: http://smarturl.it/ShamirRatchet_LP