Slim Twig’s Maintain The Charade” Video Debuts

WATCH SLIM TWIG’S “MAINTAIN THE CHARADE” VIDEO

A HOUND AT THE HEM OUT TODAY ON DFA RECORDS

“How does one describe music so off-kilter and alluring that it was once written off by a world too stupid to know better – but later discovered by the aesthetes at DFA, Slim Twig? If Scott Walker had gotten as weird as Climate of Hunter – and no weirder – and was still making cracking tunes that Marc Almond could fully get behind, he would be Slim Twig. No, wait; if Bryan Ferry had just gotten stranger instead of retreating into standards, he would be Slim Twig. No, hold on, I’ve got it: if this world was better and the term ‘art-pop’ hadn’t been utterly diminished by late capitalism pouring liquid boring on top of beats, Slim Twig would be the king…or at least the prince in the shadows, plotting.” – Noisey

Slim Twig’s DFA Records debut, A Hound At The Hem, has been streaming in full via Flavorwire since last week and gets its official release today. Earlier this week, Noisey premiered the spooky new Meg Remy-directed video for “Maintain The Charade” just in time for Halloween. Need a costume idea? Peep the video below because Slim Twig has you covered.

“The project has an outsider art feel to it, yet there’s a twisted professionalism about ‘Clerical Collar,’ a queasy psych-pop epic that matches Twig’s baritone crooning with a jaunty rhythm… The stomping piano rocker ‘All This Wanting’ is a fantastic voyage in its own right, like Spoon on a Serge Gainsbourg kick in another dimension.”
– Stereogum

“. . . a wholly satisfactory solution for those [Scott] Walker fans who find themselves torn between the full-bodied melodrama of his earliest solo work and the often impenetrable soundscapes of the post-Climate Of Hunter years. It’s this balance of accessibility and experimentation that makes Hound – and indeed Twig himself – such an intriguing prospect. For every chunk of Zombies-esque pop-psych riffage, there’s a muffled hip-hop beat buried deep in the mix; for every elegant orchestral flourish, there’s a vocal that sounds like it’s been dubbed in Lee Perry’s echo chamber.”
– The Quietus

“A Hound at the Hem is a deeply weird album that draws from rock’s past without retreading much ground. At times I’m reminded of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, but that doesn’t account for the grandiosity of Twig’s ambitions and reference points. That much is clear from the album’s orchestral elements, choir of voices, and patchwork of synths and feedback-laden guitars. Owen Pallett arranged the strings, and they’re nothing short of stunning – and unnerving.”
– Flavorwire

“A Hound at the Hem has the chance to gain the fervent cult following deserving of its hypnotizing layers of analog bass, fuzz bomb riffs, pensive organs, soaring strings, nostalgic harpsichords and creepy lyrics.”
– Exclaim! (9/10)

Purchase A Hound At The Hem: http://store.dfarecords.com/products/dfa2393
“Clerical Collar” stream: https://soundcloud.com/dfa-records/slim-twig-clerical-collar
“All This Wanting” video: http://youtu.be/5K16FacbIi4
Download hi-res images: http://pitchperfectpr.com/a_slim.html

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