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Freelance Whales are named MTV PUSH Artist of The Week!
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After two years and over a dozen tours, Freelance Whales were feeling road-worn and eager to rediscover their creative process. They had been building on the grassroots appeal of their earthy debut, Weathervanes, for tens of thousands of miles. To tare the scale, the band embarked on a many faceted journey during which they found themselves isolated in West Kill, sprawled with their instruments in Hoboken, and packed into studios in Brooklyn and Manhattan. What resulted from nearly a year’s worth of creative productivity is the group’s second full-length, Diluvia (out October 9th on Mom+Pop/Frenchkiss).
Whereas Weathervanes was delivered from the perspective of a child infatuated with ayoung female ghost, Diluvia is a record about the possible survival – or peril – of space- faring humans and other arguably fantastical scenarios. Curiosity over these unknowns has evolved into notions of space exploration, ancient astronauts, dreams, and natural and artificial selection, with new songs building to expansive, atmospheric destinations. Working to evoke both prehistoric and pseudo-futuristic sensations, the record invites listeners to indulge in more elastic thought, perhaps, than it’s predecessor.
Diluvia, which was recorded over two months in New York City with producer Shane Stoneback, also finds Freelance Whales – Judah Dadone (vocals, guitar, banjo, synthesizers), Doris Cellar (bass, vocals), Chuck Criss (guitar, synthesizers, vocals), Jacob Hyman (drums, vocals), and Kevin Read (guitar, vocals) – exploring new instrumental experiences by blurring their trademark “organic” instruments with liberaluse of electronics and more aggressive rhythm. They may sound bigger, but Freelance Whales are no less committed to capturing intimacy though their music. Diluvia is an experiment in finding the confluence between science and emotion. Their hypothesis is that such a cathartic place exists, for both themselves and their fans, and it can be found somewhere in their new music.
Tour Dates
10/4 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10/5 Minneapolis, MI – 7th St Entry
10/6 Madison, WI – Redamte
10/7 Iowa City – Maintenance Shop
10/10 Dallas, TX – Trees
10/11 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
10/13 Mexico City, MX – Corona Festival
10/14 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/16 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
10/18 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
10/20 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
10/21 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
10/23 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
10/24 Denver, CO – Bluebird
10/26 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
10/27 Nashville, TN – The End
10/28 Atlanta, GA – The Loft
10/30 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
10/31 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11/1 New York, NY – Webster Hall
11/2 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11/3 Boston, MA – Paradise