REUBEN AND THE DARK SHARE “DANCER” FROM UPCOMING LP

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UN | LOVE OUT OCTOBER 25 ON ARTS & CRAFTS

REUBEN BULLOCK PERFORMS “WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD” IN TRAILER FOR DOLITTLE STARING ROBERT DOWNEY JR., ANTONIO BANDERAS, EMMA THOMPSON, RAMI MALEK, RALPH FIENNES AND MORE

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TOUR DATES CONTINUE THIS WEEK

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“Compelling and evocative”  - Exclaim!
“Bright Eyes meets Mumford & Sons” - American Songwriter
“Earnest, anthemic” – WXPN
“Distinct and dynamic” – Radio.com 

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With the release of Reuben and the Dark’s upcoming album, un | love, only a few days, the spirited alt-folk outfit is today releasing another new song from the album. “dancer” is one of those tracks that songwriter Reuben Bullock isn’t sure how to talk about yet. “It’s so sensitive...including this song on the record was a pivotal moment in deciding just how open I was willing to be with an audience,” says Bullock. “‘dancer’ ended up setting a tone for un | love. It is vulnerability’s lullaby. It is honest. It is soft. It is empathy and also an apology. An attempt at shining a light into a very dark place.”

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Recently, Reuben and the Dark’s track “Black Water” from their debut album was featured in the long-anticipated trailer for Netflix’s El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Now Bullock is lending his voice to another block-buster trailer, performing “What A Wonderful World” on the trailer for the upcoming film Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Ralph Fiennes, and more.

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un | love is Reuben’s most honest and captivating album to date, opening a window into one of the most dramatic times in Bullock’s life. The spirited band’s third record – following 2018’s Arms of a Dream, and 2014’s debut Funeral Sky – tells Reuben’s story of endings and hope for the future. The forthcoming collection is a bare, cathartic exploration of life’s undeniable crossroads, and the fateful depths that await there. As Reuben sings on “rising”:

to fall in love 
and blow away
come what may
my mind is made

Produced by Reuben and the Dark with Marcus Paquin (The National, Timber Timbre, Local Natives) and Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene), un | love evokes the raw emotion of the songs with anthemic, atmospheric sound. In comparison to the polished songs of Arms of a Dream, the new album shows a drastic turn in Reuben’s ease as a writer and freedom as a recording artist. His voice is at once unbridled and fallible. Through the dense imagery of his poetry shines a light shot straight from Reuben’s soul.

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Reuben and the Dark continue on the road this month with a run of dates in Canada and will embark on a Winter Tour in 2020 beginning February 8. Full dates can be round below. The band has shared stages with the likes of Vance Joy, Serena Ryder, The Strumbellas, Boy & Bear, and The Paper Kites. Reuben and the Dark's music has been heard in Handmaid’s Tale, The HIghwaymen, A Million Little Things, American Gods, Grey’s Anatomy, Ray Donovan and more. 

For more information visit reubenandthedark.com and connect with Reuben on social media. 

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UN | LOVE TRACKLIST
01 rising
02 faultline
03 welcome home
04 weightlessness
05 breathe
06 underground
07 inner river
08 unlove
09 outrun the rain
10 wisemen
11 dancer

TOUR DATES
Oct 22 - Red Deer AB - Bo’s
Oct 23 - Jasper AB - Jasper Legion
Oct 25 - Camrose AB - Bailey Theatre
Oct 26 - Moose Jaw SK - Mae Wilson Theatre
Oct 28 - Invermere BC - Pynelogs Cultural Centre
Oct 29 - St. Albert AB - Arden Theatre
Feb 8 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
Feb 10 - Quebec, QC - L’Anti
Feb 12 - Montreal, QC - Le Petit Campus
Feb 13 - Paris ON - Dominion Telegraph
Feb 14 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
Feb 18 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
Feb 19 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
Feb 22 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
Feb 25 - Swift Current, SK - Lyric Theatre
Feb 28 - Calgary, AB - Palace Theatre
Feb 29 - Lethbridge, AB - Southminster United Church
Mar 2 - Kamloops, BC - Pavilion Theatre
Mar 4 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
Mar 5 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial
Mar 7 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Mar 8 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
Mar 10 - Nelson, BC - Hume Hotel Spirit Bar

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TAMINO CELEBRATES DELUXE EDITION RELEASE WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “INDIGO NIGHT”

TAMINO RELEASES SPECIAL DELUXE EDITION OF HIS BREATHTAKING DEBUT ALBUM AMIR OUT TODAY ON ARTS & CRAFTS

WATCH TAMINO’S NEW VIDEO FOR “INDIGO NIGHT” SHOT IN CAIRO HERE

“[a voice] which soars from a throaty croon to a glass-shattering
falsetto in a single breath” – BBC

“The promise was bigger than we ever imagined” – NPR

“22 year old musician Tamino-Amir Moharam Fouad’s effortless and inherent talent has gained him quick notoriety among not only his fans in Europe but leaps and bounds beyond continental borders with the release of his debut album Amir” - Northern Transmissions

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Today, Tamino releases the deluxe edition of Amir, his breathtaking debut album for Arts & Crafts. Amir deluxe features new songs, never-before-released demos, and live performances with Nagham Zikrayat, the Brussels-based orchestra of Syrian and Iraqi refugees that played on the original album. 

Tamino also shares the visually stunning live video for “Indigo Night”. Directed by Bastiaan Lochsand and Tamino’s brother Ramy Moharam Fouad, and shot in Cairo over two days this past summer, the “Indigo Night” video pays homage to Tamino’s Egyptian lineage (his grandfather was legendary Egyptian singer/actor Muharram Fouad). V Magazine calls the video “an absolutely gorgeous, visually stunning work of art.”

WATCH TAMINO’S NEW VIDEO FOR “INDIGO NIGHT” SHOT IN CAIRO HERE

“It was a wonderful experience making a video in the country of my father,” says Tamino, who cites the mid-20th century Cairo art movement “Art & Liberté” as inspiration. “I love Cairo, a city of many contrasts and complex, incredible history. I hope this video can serve as a small ode to the city.”

NPR’s Bob Boilen dubbed Tamino "one of the most remarkable and memorable voices to ever grace the NPR Tiny Desk." Watch his recent Tiny Desk performance featuring Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on bass here.

At just 22 years old, Tamino possesses an effortless and other-worldy 3-octave vocal range that has drawn comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Thom Yorke, but with Arabic tonal inflections. Though he grew up in Antwerp, Tamino is deeply connected to his Egyptian and Lebanese heritage, and his music combines contemporary influences with the traditions of his ancestors. 

PRAISE FOR TAMINO

"One of the most remarkable and memorable voices to ever grace the Tiny Desk." -Bob Boilen, NPR Music

“Heavenly.” -NPR World Cafe

“There is a certain intensity to his performance...” -KCRW

“He has mastered the dynamic of being both soft and strong...When Tamino performs, his captivating voice sends everyone to their own moment of euphoria.”  -Flaunt

“His voice is like velvet.” -MilkXYX

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AMIR DELUXE TRACKLISTING
Disc 1
1.  Habibi
2.  Sun May Shine
3.  Tummy
4.  Chambers
5.  So It Goes
6.  Indigo Night
7.  Cigar
8.  Each Time
9.  Verses
10. W.o.t.h
11. Intervals
12. Persephone

Disc 2 (Bonus) 

1. Crocodile
2. Every Pore
3. Chambers – Demo
4. Tummy – Demo
5. Intervals - Live at Jet Studio ft. Nagham Zikrayat Orchestra
6. Every Pore - Live at Jet Studio ft. Nagham Zikrayat Orchestra
7. w.o.t.h - Live at La Cigale
8. Intro (La Javanaise) - Live at La Cigale
9. Verses - Live at La Cigale

TAMINO LIVE DATES

Oct 17 - Ankara, TR - Milyon Performance Hall
Oct 18 - Istanbul, TR - Zorlu Center for Performing Arts
Oct 19 - Izmir, TR - Soldout Performance Hall
Oct 25 - Casablanca, MA – Rialto Cinema
Nov 12 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
Nov 14 - Maastricht, NL - Muziekgieterij
Nov 16 - Antwerp, BE - Lotto Arena
Nov 19 - Paris, FR - Olympia
Nov 20 - Luxembourg, BE - den Atelier
Nov 29 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green
Dec 2 - Dublin, IR - Button Factory
Dec 3 - Manchester, UK - YES (Pink Room)
Dec 4 - London, UK – Scala
Dec 8 - Lausanne, CH - Les Docks 
Dec 9 - Milan, IT - Santeria Toscana 31
Dec 10 - Rome, IT - Monk
Dec 13 - Barcelona, ES - Festival Mil.Lenni – La (2) de Apolo
Dec 14 - Madrid, ES -  Café Berlin
Dec 15 - Toulouse, FR - Metronum
Mar 9 – New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom
Mar 11 – Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Mar 14 – Portland, OR - The Old Church
Mar 15  - Seattle, WA - Barboza
Mar 18 – Minneapolis, MN - Icehouse
Mar 20 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
Mar 21 – Montreal, QC - Le Gesu
Mar 22 – Boston, MA - Institute of the Contemporary Art Boston
Mar 23 – Washington, DC - Miracle Theater
Mar 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
Mar 28 – Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Music & Arts Festival at St. John’s Cathedral

Visit www.taminomusic.com for more details and for remaining tickets.

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BASEMENT REVOLVER CELEBRATE EP RELEASE WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “HAVE I BEEN DECEIVED”

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WAX AND DIGITAL EP OUT TODAY VIA SONIC UNYON

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“Basement Revolver's new EP, Wax and Digital, is a wonderful playground of contradictions. It's a worthy and textured successor to their beautiful 2018 debut LP, Heavy Eyes.” - 9/10 Exclaim!

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Today, Hamilton’s Basement Revolver release their new EP Wax and Digital via Sonic Unyon. In addition to the album, the indie rock act has shared a video for the second single, “Have I Been Deceived”.

Looking back at the religious upbringing that guitarist/vocalist Chrisy Hurn has – for the most part – since left behind, and gazing ahead at the person she hopes to become, “Have I Been Deceived” finds her further questioning ‘the shit I’ve held on to’ in a dreamy country-rock sway.

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Speaking on the new track, Hurn says:

“Think about “Have I Been Deceived” as an open letter to God. This past year, I have been feeling like I was brainwashed. I was taught to think in a particular manner, taught to love in a specific way, taught to think about my body and sexuality in a specific (ahem oppressive) way, and quite honestly at the time, I ate that shit up. I was the girl in highschool trying to convert all my friends, telling everyone to stay abstinent, listening to every Christian band that sounded almost as good as the real thing. That was my entire identity. Throughout my twenties, this identity fell apart.

I’ve become increasingly uncomfortable with who I was, so much that being around any type of Christian culture, makes me feel nauseous, or worse. 

I want to let that go, I want to think clearly about faith, but I am afraid that I am not able to. I am afraid that I was gaslighted into loving something that is wrong or an ugly version of something that could be good. I don’t know who I am without my past. I don’t know who I am moving forward. I wish I had a more clear answer but I don’t; I am just here.”

Recorded with Toronto-based producer Ian Gomes (Greys, Frigs, Odonis Odonis), Wax and Digital expands on the bedroom-y sound of the band’s previous releases while losing none of its intimacy. Guitars oscillate between soaring riffs and shimmering shoegaze ambience while the rhythm section propels like a well-oiled machine, and Hurn’s vocals ring out in crystal clarity. In the past, she has earned comparisons to The Cranberries’ late Dolores O'Riordan, but here she proves her depth with stunning performances in the style of Mitski, Alvvays’ Molly Rankin, or fellow Hamiltonian Ellis.

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WAX AND DIGITAL TRACKLIST
Wax and Digital
Master’s Degree
Concussion Pt. 2
Have I Been Deceived
Romantic At Heart
What Are You Waiting For

PRAISE FOR BASEMENT REVOLVER

"Alvvays goes shoegaze. Dreamily drift between featherlight fizz and gutting,
rueful riffing."  - Total Guitar 

"A patchwork quilt of The Maccabees' softly stummed builds and
the melodic force of Alvvays." - DIY

"Wonderfully tender compositions full of weight." - Gold Flake Paint

"Fuzzy dream-pop melodies." - The Line Of Best Fit

"Lush with dulcet reverb." - The Fader

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