Austin, TX experimental, psychedelic quartet Boyfrndz have premiered an animated music video for the track “Make Believe” via Metal Sucks at this location. The video, which Metal Sucks described as “one of the creepiest, crawliest, shiver-inducing videos we’ve seen of late” was animated and directed by Joshua Mahesh Kost and the song comes from their sophomore full-length Breeder which was released last year via Brutal Panda Records.
The group recently toured with the Chino Moreno led supergroup Palms (also featuring members of Isis) and has now announced two upcoming tours with Caddywhompus and Future Death. A complete listing of dates can be seen below.
Breeder can be streamed via the band’s official Bandcamp page HERE while a music video for the track “Shapeshifter” can be viewed HERE.
Breeder was recorded in late 2013 at Cacophony Recorders with producer / engineer Erik Wofford (THE BLACK ANGELS, WHITE DENIM) and is available on vinyl HERE and digitally HERE. BOYFRNDZ formed in 2011 and have released one prior full-length and a series of EPs.
Please contact info@brutalpandarecords.com for any BOYFRNDZ related press inquiries.
BOYFRNDZ Tour Dates:
February 3 – San Antonio, TX @ 502^
February 4 – Austin, TX @ RED7^
February 5 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live^
February 6 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon^
February 7 – Talahassee, FL @ TV Land^
February 8 – Gainesville, FL @ 1982^
February 9 – St. Augustine, FL @ Planet Sarbez^
February 10 – Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub^
February 11 – Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar^
February 12 – Atlanta, GA @ 529^
February 13 – Nashville, TN @ Elberta Mansion^
February 14 – Birmingham, AL @ The Nick^
February 15 – Lafayette, LA @ The Wild Salmon^
March 19-22 – Austin, TX @ SXSW Festival
March 24 – Marfa, TX @ The Lost Horse*
March 25 – Albuquerque, NM @ TBA*
March 26 – Denver, CO @ The Walnut Room*
March 27 – Salt Lake City @ Bar Deluxe*
March 28 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival*
March 29 – Seattle, WA @ TBA*
March 31 – Portland, OR @ The Know*
April 1 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill*
April 2 – Oakland, CA @ TBA*
April 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bigfoot Lodge*
April 5 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar*
April 7 – Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit*
April 8 – El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace*
^ dates with Caddywhompus
* dates with Future Death
Press Quotes:
“celestial spacey rock a la The Mars Volta” – Noisey
“A uniquely soaring sound that traverses everything from Drive Like Jehu’s wiry guitars, Sigur Ros’ ethereal beauty, early Jane’s Addiction’s outer-space hard rock and myriad others.” – Exploding In Sound
“excellent proggy post-hardcore in the vein of bands like At the Drive-In and Glassjaw, though a bit on the spacier side.” – Brooklyn Vegan
“A noisy and energetic breath of fresh air” – Sputnik Music
“Their modus operandi is a paradox that works off tension and release, exhaustion and redemption- producing songs that are satisfying but also exciting…Boyfrndz stands out amongst the rest of the crowd.” – Prefix Magazine
“Features propulsive rhythms and atmospheric shredding …, while evoking the progressive math-core tendencies of like-minded artists Omar Rodríguez-López and Bosnian Rainbows.” – Exclaim!
“Meticulously crafted and with serious cajonnes, Austin, Texas quartet BOYFRNDZ deliver a sophomore effort that exists at some shangri-la like crossroads between Afghan Whigs, Mars Volta (when they aren’t being unnecessarily wanky), and perhaps Coheed and Cambria” – Ghettoblaster Magazine
Boyfrndz Online:
Boyfrndz on Bandcamp
Boyfrndz on Facebook
Brutal Panda Records on Bandcamp
