September 12, 2014

Son Lux’s “Lost It To Trying…” From Alternate Worlds Premieres

SON LUX REVEALS VIDEO FOR “LOST IT TO TRYING (MOUTHS ONLY LYING)”

TOURING NORTH AMERICA THIS FALL
EXTENDS EUROPEAN DATES

“There’s no question Lott is a gifted composer and
Lanterns is his most arresting album to date.” – NPR

“[Son Lux’s] music encompasses pinpoint orchestral arrangements as well as electronics that can be glitchy, glossy and dizzying.” – The New York Times

“Brainy and muscular, propulsive and complicated, mournful and celebratory” – Pitchfork

Son Lux is sharing its new video for “Lost It To Trying (Mouths Only Lying)” off its recent Alternate Worlds EP, out now via Joyful Noise Recordings. Director Imogen Murphy noted that “the lush musical production and beautifully layered melody merited an intense narrative. The song is full of melancholy emotion so the treatment had to go deep and dark. The film shows a couple in a disintegrating relationship, unable to move on because of the weight of mutual negativity they carry.”

Son Lux will soon embark on west coast US tour starting on September 19 at The Roxy in Los Angeles and concluding on September 24 at the Decibel Festival in Seattle. Throughout these dates, Helado Negro will open in support of his new album Double Youth. Following those shows, the group will start a string of European dates, including shows with White Hinterland and Cloud Boat. The current list of tour dates can be found below.

The tour follows the recent release of the Alternate Worlds EP, which featured reimagined versions of the tracks from Lanterns. In addition to “Lost It To Trying (Mouths Only Lying),”Alternate Worlds features a collaboration with Lorde on “Easy (Switch Screens),” which came to be after the New Zealand breakout star began covering the original version live.

Beyond releasing Alternate Worlds and worldwide touring, Son Lux recently produced and mixed Balance Problems, the upcoming album from acclaimed chamber ensemble yMusic, due September 30th via New Amsterdam. He also released an album with Sisyphus, his collaborative project with Sufjan Stevens and rapper Serengeti, whose self-titled debut was released on March 18th via Joyful Noise / Asthmatic Kitty. Additionally, Lott is a featured songwriter, producer and performer on “Troubled World” off WinterSpringSummerFall, the new mixtape from Beyonce producer BOOTS. Son Lux also recently scored the upcoming film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, due this month. Lott, equal parts producer and composer, has been delving into further collaborations as Son Lux, with more details to be unveiled in the coming months.
Alternate Worlds tracklist:
1. Alternate World (Alternate Age)
2. Easy (Switch Screens) feat. Lorde
3. Build A Pyre (Begin Again)
4. Lost It To Trying (Mouths Only Lying)

Son Lux tour dates:
9/19 – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA %
9/20 – Independent – San Francisco, CA %
9/22 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR %
9/23 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC %
9/24 – Decibel Festival @ The Crocodile – Seattle, WA ^
10/29 – Soy Festival (Stereolux) – Nantes, FR
10/30 – Rockomotives Festival (Le Minotaure) – Vendome, FR
10/31 – Pitchfork Festival (Grande Halle de la Villette) – Paris, FR
11/1 – B Sides Festival – Lucerne, CH
11/2 – Beautés Soniques Festival – Namur, BE
11/4 – Meet Factory – Prague, CZ #
11/5 – Pod Minoga Club – Poznan, PL #
11/6 – Basen – Warsaw, PL #
11/8 – Iceland Airwaves – Reykjavik, IS
11/22 – Le Guess Who Festival – Utrecht, NL
11/23 – Nochtspeicher – Hamburg, DE *
11/24 – Schwutz – Berlin, DE *
11/25 – Gebäude 9 – Cologne, DE *
11/26 – Ground Zero Festival (Le Grand Mix) – Lille, FR
11/27 – La Cartonnerie – Reims, FR *
11/28 – Le Consortium – Dijon, FR *
11/29 – PULS Festival – Munich, DE
12/1 – Arena – Vienna, AT *
12/2 – Miela Theatre – Trieste, IT *
12/3 – Circolo Degli Artisti – Rome, IT *
12/4 – Winter Plissken Festival (Gazi Music Hall) – Athens, GR
12/5 – Winter Plissken Festival (Block 33) – Thessaloniki, GR

% – with Helado Negro
^ – with Helado Negro, Braids and Manatee Commune
# – with Cloud Boat
* – with White Hinterland

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