“Le Bon’s days as a farmgirl in West Wales may be long behind her, but she’s clearly held on to certain agricultural principles: namely, that the right amounts of patience and nurturing can produce glorious yields.” Pitchfork

Turnstile are excited to announce the release date for Cate Le Bons album, CYRK on OVNI (Turnstile), April 30, 2012.

“How would I describe the album?” muses Cate Le Bon. “Cut a remote island in two and place one half to your ear…”

“CYRK is like a time travel travelogue which continually returns the sea,” says Le Bon, who took the album’s title from the Polish word for Circus and took inspiration from a trip to the Isle Of Eigg. “I mostly write about the sea, matters of the heart and animals – or a mish-mash of all three.”

Recorded with producer Krissie Jenkins in Cardiff and set for release on Gruff Rhys’s Ovni imprint, CYRK found Le Bon raiding Super Furry Animals’s collection of synths, pedals and guitars. “We spent days plugging different things into one another – it was so much fun,” she says.

Players include Le Bon’s “trusty” backing band (Andy Fung on drums, Steve Black on bass and  Niwl’s Sion Glyn on guitar) plus H. Hawkline on synths and Meilyr and Gwion from Racehorses playing brass on Great. “If you listen very carefully,” says Le Bon, “you can hear Gruff Rhys wailing backing vocals on Falcon Eyed too.”

The completed album is a 35-minute blast of colour, ever-changing as it whizzes from the garage pop opener Falcon Eyed to piano-led Puts Me To Work and the psychedelic title track. Elsewhere, the delights of Fold The Cloth, The Man I Wanted (“The only time that I have put a recorder track down and not been ridiculed for it. Result.”), the proggy Through The Mill and closing number Ploughing Out, a track so epic it demanded to be split into two parts. “The song ends with a cacophony of instruments, a mixture of everything that has appeared on the album,” says Le Bon. “It’s the finale. I make my saxophone debut; it will also be the last time I ever play saxophone. I very nearly ruptured my cheeks.”

Watch the video for ‘Fold The Cloth’ here -

www.Catelebon.com

To celebrate the release of their debut album ‘Illuminated People’ last week, Islet are delighted to announce their first live tour for 2012, and if that’s not enough for you they’re also giving away a free MP3 of ‘This Fortune’ remixed by Tidal Barrage…GET IT HERE .

MAY//

25 // LIVERPOOL, Kazimier

26 // GLASGOW, Captains Rest 

27 // NEWCASTLE, Cluny 2

28 // LEEDS, Brudenell Social Club

29 // SHEFFIELD, The Harley

30 // LONDON, Cargo 

31 // CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach

“Illuminated People overflows with ideas and adventurism” Q

“they’re a model of how a left leaning rock band ought to conduct themselves in 2012″ NME

“’Iluminated People’ is a shining triumph” Clash

“beautifully beguiling” The Fly

Get your copy of ‘Illuminated People” now

CD

VINYL

I TUNES

”I’ve been listening to the new Perfume Genius record all last week in Mexico, it is a beautiful and amazing record and a stunning 2nd album and achievement. But in trying to advertise the record and first video, this short clip has been banned by YouTube. For YouTube to deem this advertisement as “non family safe” is dumbheaded discrimination; I find their actions in doing so disgraceful and cowardly. YouTube, shame on you. You were born of the 21st Century, now act like it. Read more about this here: http://www.queerty.com/watch-the-perfume-genius-clip-that-got-booted-from-youtube-for-adult-content-20120125/ watch the clip here: http://vimeo.com/35522448 ”

Glad you like it Michael .

And got this in response from the Google/YouTube folks:

“The ad has been disapproved because it violates our Adult Image/Video Content policy. Per this policy, video content, audio, static imagery, and site content must be family safe. Any ads that contain non family safe material are disapproved. I noted to the team that the people in the video are not entirely unclothed, but the overall feeling of the video is one of a more adult nature, including promoting mature sexual themes and what appears to be nude content. As such, the video is non family safe. In order to have this video ad approved, you will need to bring it into compliance with our policy.”

Matador asked twice for clarification about which part(s) were problematic and what edits they would require to bring it into compliance, they never received a response.

Directed by Ewan Morris Jones

A Bear on His Own taken from Islets debut album ”Illuminated People” out now on Shape (Turnstile)

Listen to full album stream here

“Illuminated People overflows with ideas and adventurism” /Q/

“they’re a model of how a left leaning rock band ought to conduct themselves in 2012″/ NME /

“’Iluminated People’ is a shining triumph” /Clash /

“beautifully beguiling”/ The Fly /

Order CD/Vinyl HERE

I Tunes HERE

Girls are pleased to announce US tour dates this March with Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Girls played a sold out show this past Saturday at Terminal 5 in New York City.

GIRLS TOUR DATES
Mar 01 Santa Cruz CA – Coconut Grove*
Mar 02 San Diego CA – Birch North Park Theatre*
Mar 03 Phoenix AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Mar 05 Albuquerque NM – Launchpad*
Mar 07 San Antonio TX – White Rabbit*
Mar 08 Austin TX – La Zona Rosa*
Mar 09 Dallas TX – Granada Theatre*
Mar 12 New Orleans LA – One Eyed Jacks*
Mar 13 Houston TX – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs *
Mar 16 Englewood CO – Gothic Theatre*
Mar 17 Salt Lake City UT – In The Venue*
Mar 18 Reno NV – Cargo At CommRow*
*With Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Father, Son, Holy Ghost is out now, order HERE.

“Father, Son, Holy Ghost is brimming with confidence and fearlessness, as Girls tackle tough subject matters– fading romance, spiritual emptiness, reconciling with family– with the weightiness they deserve.” – Pitchfork, #5 Album of the Year

“Crisp boppers and winsome ballads glow with genius melodies. Even when things stretch out…they move true — the only way Girls know how.” – Spin, #5 Album of the Year

“It’s a chilling, hair-raising ride, a heartbreaking listen that channels genuine emotions; full of sadness, self-loathing and real anger, it doesn’t pull any punches, and somewhere in that morass, it also stumbles across true beauty too.” – MTV, #1 Album of the Year

Listen to Islets debut album ”Illuminated People” HERE.
Out Monday Jan 23 on Shape (Turnstile) , pre-order here.

The tracklisting for ‘Illuminated People’ is as follows:

‘Libra Man’
‘This Fortune’
‘Entwined Pines’
‘What We Done Wrong’
‘A Warrior Who Longs To’
‘Grow Herbs’
‘We Bow’
‘Filia’
‘Funicular’
‘Shores’
‘A Bear On His Own’

Mar 20 – PHOENIX, EXETER (14+)
Mar 21 – THEKLA, BRISTOL (14+)
Mar 22 – ELECTRIC BALLROOM, LONDON (14+)
Mar 23 – 02 ACADEMY, OXFORD (14+)
Mar 24 – RAINBOW WAREHOUSE, BIRMINGHAM (16+)
Mar 26 – ACADEMY 3, MANCHESTER (14+)
Mar 27 – O2 ACADEMY 2, LIVERPOOL (14+)
Mar 28 – CABARET VOLTAIRE, EDINBURGH (14+)
Mar 29 – ACADEMY 2, NEWCASTLE (14+)
Mar 30 – WATERFRONT, NORWICH (14+)
Mar 31 – LEADMILL, SHEFFIELD (14+)

Tickets are available now, from the “Gigs” link on LC!’s site and will be on general sale from Wednesday.

In support of the February 20 release of Put Your Back N 2 It Perfume Genius will be hitting the US & Canadian road this March and April.

See below for all tour dates and ticketing information.
And be sure to check out Put Your Back N 2 It track, “All Waters” below. You can pre-order the new album here, and check out Perfume Genius on Facebook.

Wed 3/21 – Cafe Du Nord – San Francisco, CA – Tickets

Thu 3/22 – Bootleg Theater – Los Angeles, CA – Tickets (on-sale Jan 9)

Fri, 3/23 – Casbah – San Diego, CA – Tickets (on-sale Jan 13)

Sat 3/24 – Solar Culture – Tucson, AZ (no advance tickets)

Mon, 3/26 – Dan’s Silverleaf – Denton, TX – Tickets

Tue, 3/27 – Lambert’s – Austin, TX – Tickets (on-sale Jan 11)

Fri, 3/29 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA – Tickets (on-sale Jan 09)

Fri, 3/30 – The Garage at Motorco – Durham, NC

Sat, 3/31 – IOTA Club & Cafe – Arlington, VA (no advance tickets)

Mon, 4/2 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA – Tickets (on-sale1/13)

Tue, 4/3 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY – Tickets (on-sale 1/13)

Thu, 4/5 – Glasslands Gallery – Brooklyn, NY – Tickets

Fri, 4/6 – Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA

Sat, 4/7 – Le Divan Orange – Montreal, QC

Sun, 4/8 – The Drake Hotel – Toronto, ON – Tickets (on-sale 1/13)

Tue, 4/10 – Schubas – Chicago, IL – Tickets

Wed, 4/11 – Cedar Cultural Centre – Minneapolis, MN – Tickets

Fri, 4/13 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO – Tickets (on-sale 1/11)

Sat, 4/14 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT – Tickets (on-sale 1/11)

Tue, 4/17 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR – Tickets

Wed, 4/18 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC

Thu, 4/19 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA – Tickets (on-sale 1/13)