RIVER TIBER EMBRACES THE UNKNOWN IN NEW SINGLE, “NEVADA”

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"Narrowing the gap in the soul spectrum between Jodeci and Flying Lotus." – RBMA

“Sultry alt-R&B that falls somewhere between Jeff Buckley and Justin Timberlake.” - COMPLEX

“Toronto’s most valuable collaborator.” - FADER

“One of the best representations of a regional vernacular that keeps getting more and more interesting.” - PITCHFORK

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“Nevada” Single Art Work (By Maritza Campos) // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Today, River Tiber, the Toronto vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist also known as Tommy Paxton-Beesley, shares the new single “Nevada”, a song about “embracing the unknown, leaning into the feeling of being lost, finding love in the most unlikely of places,” says River Tiber. “The chords and melody came to me suddenly. I was listening to a lot of Marvin Gaye like always.”

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“Nevada” follows the release of “Taurus”, arguably River Tiber’s most serene work yet, and last year’s subdued but tension-laden single “Deep End”, both acting as mile markers on the road toward his sophomore full length, anticipated later this year.

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Like “Taurus”, “Nevada” continues River Tiber’s tradition of crafting nearly every element of the music himself - writing, recording, producing, as well as performing vocals, guitar, bass, synth, piano, and violin. His range of talents has kept him at the core of a group of collaborators that includes Daniel Caesar, BADBADNOTGOOD, Charlotte Day Wilson and producer Frank Dukes. Through extensive work with Dukes and others, River Tiber has appeared via feature or sample on releases by Travis Scott, SZA, Mac Miller, Usher, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Post Malone, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign, Kaytranada, BadBadNotGood, and many more. 

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Photo Credit : Maritza Campos //  DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

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PONDERCAST EPISODE 45 : SUMMER VACATION

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Put on your headphones for this one. Pondercast Episode 45 is the second instalment of summer-isms. Because we all can’t get enough of summer. We also can’t get enough time off to enjoy it. So here’s a free vacation day... for your head.

Shout out to sound artist Janna Graham for allowing us to use her field recordings of an east coast summer. You can find her on Twitter at @JannaGraham. Stay cool and think free....

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On September 14, Pondercast host Laurie Brown and JUNO Award Nominated electronic composer and musician Joshua Van Tassel will explore how city-dwellers merge with their natural surroundings during a live podcast recording that takes visitors on a virtual journey to the moon and back with Moon Merge. The evening will feature performances by Choir! Choir! Choir!, Bernice and a special silent disco set by Rich Aucoin.

The Bentway is an innovative public space project underneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway and have now announced its Fall 2019 programming calendar under the theme Second Nature. From September to November 2019, The Bentway will bring together artists, community activists, urbanists, scientists and innovators to explore ways urban dwellers can reconnect to the natural world. Tickets can be found here.

Pondercast is powered by listeners. If you’d like to share the musical love, you can start by sharing this episode. If you feel like that’s just not enough, please consider becoming a patron of the show via the Pondercast Patreon here. Patrons receive a behind the scenes look at Pondercast, first notice of new episodes, and access to monthly Ponder Playlists. 

And if you’ve ever wondered how Laurie, Joshua, and Ty actually make a Pondercast episode, they’ve given a peak behind the curtain with a new video.

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Of course, the best way to learn about new episodes and stay in touch while you are up in the clouds is through the Pondercast Newsletter. Sign up here. 

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Recently, Killbeat Music partnered with the team at Pondercast to bring you Ponderbeat, a series of special episodes featuring selections curated by Brown from some of Killbeat’s latest releases. The fourth episode of Ponderbeat is live now, featuring music from Ada Lea, Begonia, Close Talker, FET.NAT, River Tiber, Tamino and more.

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WINTERSLEEP ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SINGLES

“FREE FALL” & “FADING OUT” DUE SEP 6 VIA DINE ALONE RECORDS

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This September 6, Wintersleep will release two new singles “Free Fall” and “Fading Out” via Dine Alone Records. Originally released together on an exclusive 7” for Record Store Day – a release that became the #1 seller at the Canadian national event – they will be available digitally worldwide for the first time.



“Free Fall” and “Fading Out” mark the latest in a particularly fruitful release period for the band, having earlier this year put out their seventh full-length album In The Land Of – a longlisted album for the Polaris Music Prize. They also contributed a track, “The Twist”, to the recent Tiny Changes - A Celebration of The Midnight Organ Fight (Atlantic Records) release, a tribute to the late Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison, to whom the band had become close co-conspirators. They also worked with the award-winning director Christopher Mills on an incredible animated video for latest single “Forest Fire”, which you can watch here.

Like all Wintersleep records, In the Land Of encourages thought and introspection. The new record’s title is an incomplete thought, a blank that is filled in across the record with different places, words, and sounds. “Free Fall” and “Fading Out” mark themselves out as outstanding additions to the band’s canon – proud extensions to the album - all thoughtful anthemia and rousing, sky-high melodies.



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“Free Fall” / “Fading Out” artwork by Hayden Menzies
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The band says of them; "These are both songs we’re incredibly proud of recording and sharing with you. ‘Free Fall’ is a really exciting song for us. It taps into our love of progressive rock songwriting. We kept it off In the Land Of because it has such a strong identity on its own. ‘Fading Out’ is a sort of bridge from Great Detachment to In the Land Of era of songs, completed a bit too late to be included with Great Detachment but one of the first tracks we worked on when we started getting ready for In the Land Of. It’s interesting as it sort of gave In the Land Of a direction but ended up being a bit of an outlier. It has this neat guitar line that somehow ties in sonically with ‘Free Fall’ and feels like a really good accompanying track. Both songs centre around the idea of dissolution. ‘Fading Out’ starts as a sort of conversation about a dissolving relationship. ‘Free Fall’ around the idea of coming to terms with the death of a loved one, how to continue living with someone after they have passed, taking the relationship forward into the future."



In September, Wintersleep will take to the road with tour dates throughout Europe. Full tour dates can be found below. The JUNO Award winners have previously toured several continents and shared stages with Pearl Jam, Editors, MACABEES, Frightened Rabbit, Broken Social Scene and The Hold Steady, a performance on Late Night with David Letterman and even an opening slot for Sir Paul McCartney.



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TOUR DATES
10th Sept // Switzerland, Zurich // Bogen F

11th Sept // Germany, Munich // Milla Club

12th Sept // Germany, Berlin // Musik & Frieden

13th Sept // Germany, Hamburg // Molotow

14th Sept // Denmark, Odense // Kansas City

16th Sept // Germany, Bremen // Tower ** 

17th Sept // Germany, Cologne // YUCA ** 

18th Sept // Germany, Wiesbaden // Schlachthof **

19th Sept // Belgium, Antwerp // Trix Bar **

20th Sept // Netherlands, Amsterdam // Cinetol **

21st Sept // France, Paris //  Secret Show

23rd Sept // UK, Manchester // The Castle Hotel ^

24th Sept // UK, Glasgow // Venue TBA ^

25th Sept // Ireland, Dublin // Grand Social ^

27th Sept // UK, London // Omeara ^
3rd Oct // The Music Hall / Oshawa, ON
4th Oct // Midland Cultural Centre / Midland, ON
5th Oct // Cicada Music & Arts Festival / St.Catharines, ON
9th Nov // Underwater Sunshine Festival / NY, NY



** = Support from Cascade Lakes

^ = Support from FISKUR



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