CLOSE TALKER ANNOUNCE 3D IMMERSIVE AUDIO TOUR

3D-360 SILENT HEADPHONE PERFORMANCE TOUR DATES BEGIN JUL 27

TICKETS ON SALE MAY 15

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NEW LP, HOW DO WE STAY HERE?, OUT AUGUST 30 VIA SLOW WEATHER

“sinuous guitar layers and smatterings of melodic synths…soothingly plays the soundtrack to your mind.” - Earmilk (on “The Change It Brings”)

“...moody, sweetly impeccable gem” - NPR (on “Half Past Nine”)

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Close Talker has always strived to push their craft toward new uncharted territories. This summer, they are inviting the audience to join them and take part in pioneering a new, innovative form of live music consumption - a 3D-360 Silent Headphone Concert. The audience’s headphone mix will utilize cutting edge binaural mixing technology, live in real time. The sound will fully immerse the audience with instrumentation and voices orbiting and swirling around them on all axis, increasing the impact and depth of the band’s already acclaimed live show. Close Talker will be performing their new unreleased album How Do We Stay Here? from front to back. To heighten the experience even further, each performance will showcase a local visual artist who will offer their interpretation of the music and manipulate their craft live offering a multi sensational immersive experience. The objective is to take part and invest in the power that music and art can offer, both on a personal and communal level. The goal is to create an environment where one can truly let go, if only for a moment. Full tour dates can be found below.

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IMMERSION Dates: June 27 - Saskatoon - Bessborough Terrace - SOLD OUT August 2 - Vancouver - Western Front August 6 - Edmonton - AGA August 7 - Calgary - Broken City (Rooftop) August 8 - Regina - Local Market YQR August 10 - Winnipeg - Burton Cummings Theatre August

Close Talker is an indie rock band from Saskatoon, Canada. The band has toured throughout North America and Europe, and has gained the attention and praise of notable publications such as NPR, Billboard, Clash, Spin, Q Magazine, COS etc. Having recently won Alternative Artist of The Year at the Saskatchewan Music Awards, the band is poised for a breakthrough 2019. Beyond Close Talker’s recordings and videos, the music comes alive with the band’s iconic live show, leaving audiences around the world satisfied, having left all inhibitions behind. The band works tirelessly on evolving every aspect of their craft, which has led to their strongest and most confident album to date: How Do We Stay Here? Available worldwide August 30 via Slow Weather.

LISTEN AND SHARE “THE CHANGE IT BRINGS” HERE

In so many ways How Do We Stay Here? marks a new chapter for the band. The three members leaned into the trust and foundation built over countless years of friendship to pursue a record that would be sustainable and timeless for them. Choosing to self-produce allowed the band to hold this album close to their chest while it developed organically over the course of 2018 at RMS Labs in Regina, SK. At its core, the album is laced with a quiet confidence that invites the listener to dig in, finding new appreciation with each spin. Close Talker, now more than ever, is interested in music that is timeless - music that won’t force the listener into feeling a certain way. To achieve this, the band approached each song following a code of instincts and honesty, including a list of 10 commandments by which all decisions were filtered through. Some were practical like: “Start with what you know” while others were more attitude checks or wholistic like: “No ego” All catering to the music coming first. How Do We Stay Here? is a testament to the band’s integrity and a desire to produce music that is original and pure. It is an album the band wrote for themselves, in hopes that the songs would carry the same meaning in 10 years, as they do today.

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CLOSE TALKER ON TOUR

May 25 – Amsterdam, NL – London Calling Festival
Jun 27 – Saskatoon, SK – Sask Jazz Festival Special Performance* SOLD OUT
Jul 5 – Prince Albert, SK – Chester Fest
Jul 6 – Rabbit Creek, SK – Napatak Ramble Festival
Jul 27 – Saskatoon, SK – Bessborough Theatre % (EVENT) SOLD OUT
Aug 2 – Vancouver, BC – Western Front % (EVENT) (TICKETS)
Aug 6 – Edmonton, AB – Art Gallery Of Alberta % (EVENT) (TICKETS)
Aug 7 – Calgary, AB – Broken City Rooftop % (EVENT)
Aug 8 – Regina, SK – Local Market YQR % (EVENT)
Aug 10 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre % (EVENT)
Aug 13 –  Ottawa, ON – Saw Gallery % (EVENT)
Aug 14 –  Sarnia, ON – Refined Fool Brewing % (EVENT)
Aug 15 – Toronto, ON – Roland Inspiration Centre % (EVENT) (TICKETS)
Aug 16 – Hamilton, ON – Collective Brewing % (EVENT)
Aug 17 –- Montreal, QC – TBA % (EVENT)

% 3D Audio Performances

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HOW DO WE STAY HERE? TRACKLIST
Void
Wait
The Change It Brings
Arm’s Length
Pace
Wandering
Half Past Nine
Carefully In The Dark
The Lake By The Hotel
All-Time
Refuge

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JEREMY DUTCHER PARTNERS WITH CANADIAN ORCHESTRAS FOR NATIONWIDE TOUR

JEREMY DUTCHER PARTNERS WITH ORCHESTRAS IN CITIES ACROSS CANADA TO PERFORM HIS AWARD WINNING LP, WOLASTOQIYIK LINTUWAKONAWA

ORCHESTRA TOUR DATES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 27

DUTCHER PAIRS WITH SPOTIFY TO LAUNCH INDIGENOUS PLAYLIST

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STREAM / BUY WOLASTOQIYIK LINTUWAKONAWA HERE

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Today, Jeremy Dutcher announces his upcoming nation wide tour, partnering with orchestras in cities across Canada to present his JUNO Award and Polaris Music Prize winning album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa in a special symphony format. Arranged by Lucas Waldin, the performance premiered with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the Carlu Hall in Toronto in April. “This orchestra tour means so much to me,” says Dutcher. “It sews together two musical halves of myself. A tour like this would not have been possible just one generation ago, and I am honoured to bring our sounds into the concert hall and give them the treatment their beauty commands.” Full tour route, including orchestra dates and solo performances throughout Europe and North America, can be found below.

Dutcher has also paired up with Spotify to launch the official Indigenous playlist on the platform! Entitled "Indigenous. Music by us, for us", it is a guest curated playlist showcasing the large variety of indigenous talent from Canada and abroad. Jeremy's personal choices includes songs by Tanya Tagaq, Elisapie. Nehiyawak and Buffy St-Marie.

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A classically trained operatic tenor and composer who takes every opportunity to blend his Wolastoq First Nation roots into the music he creates, Dutcher blends his distinct musical aesthetics that shape-shift between classical, traditional, and pop to form something entirely new. Dutcher’s debut release, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, involves the rearrangement of early 1900s wax cylinder field recordings from his community. “Many of the songs were lost because our musical tradition was suppressed by the Canadian government. I'm doing this work as there's only about a hundred Wolastoqey speakers left. It's crucial that we're using our language because, if you lose the language, you're losing an entire distinct way of experiencing the world.”

WATCH JEREMY DUTCHER’S PERFORMANCE OF “SAKOWAMIT”
AT THE 2019 JUNO AWARDS

WATCH JEREMY DUTCHER’S CBC MUSIC FIRST PLAY LIVE

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JEREMY DUTCHER TOUR DATES
05/24: Burlington, ON - Art Gallery of Burlington
06/14: Toronto, ON - Luminato
06/29: San Francisco, CA - Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
07/03: Montreal, QC - MTL Jazz Fest
07/06: Los Angeles, CA - Grand Avenue
07/10: Amsterdam, NL - Amsterdam Roots Festival
07/12-15: Gáivuotna, NO - Riddu Riddu Festival
07/26: Indian River Festival, PEI - St. Mary's Church
07/27: Canso, NS - Stan Rogers Folk Fest
08/01: Campbellford, ON - Westben
08/03: Huntsville, ON - Huntsville Festival of the Arts
08/08: Reese, DE - Haldern Pop Festival
08/15: Moncton, NB  - Congres Mondial Acadien  
08/17-18: Woody Point, NL  - Woody Point Heritage Theatre
09/25: Ottawa, ON - NAC
09/27: Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square %
09/28: Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square %
10/03: St. Catharines, ON - FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
10/09: Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre %
10/17: Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium %
10/19: Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre %
10/23: Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom
10/24: Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden Performance Hall
10/26: Edmonds, WA - Edmonds Center for the Arts
11/08: Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Concert %
11/09: Saskatoon, SK - TCU Place %

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SCATTERED CLOUDS ANNOUNCES TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER

NEW ALBUM OUT JUNE 27 ON BOILED RECORDS

SINGLE & VIDEO FOR “DON’T QUESTION ME” OUT TODAY

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PRE-ORDER TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER HERE

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Scattered Clouds announces its new record TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER, a futuristic broken romance set amidst a burning dystopian landscape. Inspired by the dichotomous terrain of their hometown of Hull, Québec, the experimental outfit of Philippe Charbonneau and Jamie Kronick explores themes of political conspiracy, post-capitalism, police brutality and nihilism on their second full-length, set against a romantic backdrop of auto-fictional narratives told in both English and French prose. With a sonic palette that calls to mind late 70s / early 80s soundtracks like Vangelis’ Blade Runner, John Carpenter’s Escape From New York, Brad Fiedel’s The Terminator, and Tangerine Dream’s The Sorcerer, TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER walks the razor thin line between cacophony and delight, balancing the uneasy ecstasy of Suicide and the thundering underbelly or Liars.

Today the band shares the album’s first single and video, “Don’t Question Me” – its brooding but restrained rhythm, oddly melodic synth threads, and distant echoic vocals setting the stage for the album’s terse retro-synthetic soundscapes. Lyrics about police interrogation and not answering to authority are articulated in a found footage collage video directed and edited by Michael John Dubue – who also contributes musically to all nine songs of the album – repurposing scenes from 1971 drug awareness film The 16 Floor to create the song’s unsettling neo-noir universe.

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'Don't Question Me' is the first single from Scattered Clouds' second full length album TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER out on Boiled Records June 27th 2019. 12" vinyl and digital pre-orders available on Bandcamp at http://scatteredclouds.bandcamp.com Found footage collage directed and edited by Michael John Dubue from the film "The 16 Floor", a 1971 drug awareness film by Ted MacGillivray, sponsored by Uniroyal.

“‘Don’t Question Me’ is about breaking duality and embracing singularity,” says frontman Charbonneau. “With themes that focus on the micro-personal version of macro-collective experience, the song is about running when the voices in your head telling you to stay where you are and obey orders. The video is a familiar thriller arc inspired by Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Travis Bickle’s descent into madness.”

TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER was written and performed by Philippe Charbonneau, Michael John Dubue, and Jamie Kronick in Hull, Québec, with Grammy-nominated Ottawa engineer/mixer Philip Shaw Bova. Featuring artwork based on a photo of a quietly burning dépanneur seen by Charbonneau one summer night, the album imagery captures the ominous yet seductive confines of the band’s all-too-vivid anti-utopia. The album will be released on vinyl and digital formats by Boiled Records, the Toronto & Philadelphia-based experimental record that released fellow Hull band FET.NAT’s acclaimed Le Mal LP earlier this year.

PRE-ORDER TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER HERE

Scattered Clouds recently completed a tour supporting SUUNS through Europe, having previously shared the stage with artists like Andy Shauf, Timber Timbre, Jerusalem In My Heart, and others. The band has announced a run of Ontario and Québec shows to mark the album’s release. See itinerary below.

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TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER TRACK LISTING
1. Justice
2. La politique, concours pseudo-érotique
3. Don’t Question Me
4. Days On End
5. Broken Spirits
6. Hors-la-loi
7. Morning After
8. Danger!
9. Intruder

TAKE AWAY YOUR SUMMER TOUR DATES
July 6 - Québec, QC - Festival OFF
July 12 - Kingston, ON - 12Cat
July 13 - Toronto, ON - Baby G w/ Badge Époque
July 19 - Montréal, QC - l’Escogriffe w/ Orchids
July 20 - Hull, QC - Minotaure w/ Orchidae

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