-Wolf Gang’s Black River Streaming At Nylon Magazine
–Black River EP Out April 29 On Cherrytree Records
-Band Announces Headline Dates and Dates Supporting Bastille
“a massive new sound of epic proportions…every track on the EP is
sing-along worthy” – Nylon Magzine
“Sparkling indie-pop zinging with class, energy and potential” – NME
Nylon is streaming Wolf Gang’s new EP
Black River in full the week before street date. The EP will be released April 29 on Cherrytree Records, home to breakthrough British acts like
Ellie Goulding,
Disclosure and
La Roux.
Black River will be available at all digital retailers on April 29 with a limited physical quantity being sold at the band’s upcoming tour dates.
Nylon says, “the title number and thumping jam ‘Last Bayou’ really boast soundtrack status. It might be early to call, but who says that has to stop us from putting McElligott and co. into the running for songs of the summer?!”
Black River will give listeners the first taste of what is to come on the band’s upcoming sophomore record out later this year. Wolf Gang are currently recording their sophomore album with British music producer
Flood (
U2, Nine Inch Nails, PJ Harvey). Flood just won the award for UK producer of the year at the Brit awards for his work on
Foals’ album Holy Fire. The live shows reveal the musicians’ interest in stylistic aesthetics as well: the band has a long-standing connection with the fashion world, and have collaborated with brands like Armani and Burberry and performed at London’s Fashion Week.
Wolf Gang initially formed as a solo project by London musician Max McElligott, but has since evolved into a full-on collaborative effort between its four members. Wolf Gang’s debut album,Suego Faults, produced by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, The Flaming Lips) came out in 2011. Although those songs were a reflection of McElligott’s individual musical sensibility, as the band toured extensively on the songs, Wolf Gang transformed the songs into vibrant live collaborations, leading McElligott to officially make the band a four-piece. Inspired to work together, the musicians decamped to Berlin to write songs that fully encapsulated their live experience and contained the sort of energy the band was able to generate onstage, resulting in Black River. The songs reflect a true melding of all four musicians’ sensibilities, which is something you can hear throughout the EP. “It’s great to hear everyone’s personality and style on the record” McElligott says. “This is a real progression for us in that sense because it’s a full-bodied piece of work that reflects all our characters and emotions.”
Black River EP Track List:
1. Black River
2. Back To Life
3. Last Bayou
4. Black River (La’Reda Remix)
Wolf Gang On Tour
May 8 Dallas, TX @ Dada
May 9 Austin, TX @ The Parish
May 10 Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
May 12 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree
May 13 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz *
May 15 Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore *
May 16 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues *
May 17 Tampa, FL @ Local 662
May 19 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
May 20 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
May 21 Richmond, VA @ The National *
May 22 Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall
May 23 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 25 Toronto, ON @ The Drake
May 27 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion *
May 28 Cleveland, OH @ Masonic Auditorium *
May 30 Covington, KY @ Madison Theater *
June 1 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
June 2 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall *
June 4 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
June 5 Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
June 6 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
* Supporting Bastille
For more information:
http://wolf-gang.co.uk/all.htm
https://www.facebook.com/thisiswolfgang
https://twitter.com/wolfgang
http://bighassle.com/publicity/wolf-gang
http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/
