BY DIVINE RIGHT // ORGANIZED ACCIDENTS

BY DIVINE RIGHT are pleased to announce the release of their 9th album, Organized Accidents, scheduled to be released June 4, 2013. Organized Accidents is the culmination of José Contreras’ songwriting and production pursuits. Written and recorded in a forest just outside of Toronto, Contreras has continued his explorations of ambience and deconstruction with a tight knit group of friends, including current BDR members Geordie Dynes (Mark Inside) and Alysha Haugen (Sheezer).

Listen to ORGANIZED ACCIDENTS now via Exclaim!, CBC Music, or AUX TV!

LP, CD, DIGITAL // June 4th 2013 // ORDER NOW

ON TOUR
06.14 · Toronto ON, NXNE @ St James Park
07.04 · Sault Ste Marie ON, Loplops
07.05 · Thunder Bay ON, Crocks
07.06 · Winnipeg MB, The Pyramid
07.09 · Regina SK, O’Hanlons
07.10 · Edmonton AB, Wunderbar
07.12 · Kelowna BC, Habitat
07.14 · Vancouver BC, The Cobalt
07.18 · Calgary AB, The Palomino
07.19 · Ness Creek SK, Ness Creek Festival
07.20 · Saskatoon SK, Vangelis
08.03 · Toronto ON, Lee’s Palace

DUSTED // BRUISES (Video)

DUSTED have a new video for “Bruises” off their critically acclaimed album Total Dust. The shimmering flares of sunlight and soft focus of the video pairs perfectly with Dusted’s fuzzed out guitars and haunting vocals. Director Benjamin Portas, a friend and collaborator of Hand Drawn Dracula (Beliefs’ “Lilly” and “Carousel” videos) and Production Assistant Erica Beyea shot the video in remote Australia, taking advantage of their surroundings to craft a beautiful visual interpretation of the song.

Total Dust was described as a “dewy lo-fi pop ramble, with sweetly multi-tracked vocals, cavernous layers of melancholy guitar strums, and galloping, off-kilter percussion” by Spin Magazine. Total Dust is available on limited maroon-coloured vinyl.

DUSTED TOUR DATES
08/02/13 Montreal, PQ – Osheaga
08/01/13 Montreal, PQ – Théâtre Corona Virgin Mobile w/ Valleys, Besnard Lakes
06/15/13 Toronto, ON – NXNE Hand Drawn Dracula showcase

COUSINS // WHAT’S YOUR NAME? (VIDEO) VIA DIY

HDD’s been working closely this past year with Cousins on their new record “The Halls of Wickwire” and it’s a good one! The album was recorded with HDD collaborators Graham Walsh (HOLY FUCK) and engineer Josh Korody (BELIEFS). More news, dates, and a proper press release with all the info soon! In the meantime, watch the UK premiere of their new video “What’s Your Name?” from the forthcoming digital single and full length LP. UK/EU/CAN Tour Dates listed HERE and below:

06/22/13 Calgary AB : Sled Island
06/21/13 Calgary AB : Sled Island
06/15/13 Toronto ON : NXNE ~ Hand Drawn Dracula Showcase
06/07/13 Halifax NS : Obey Convention ~ Bus Stop Theatre
05/31/13 Osnabruck DE : Kleine Freiheit
05/30/13 Hamburg DE : Molotow
05/29/13 Berlin DE : Crystal
05/24/13 Amsterdam NL : Delicatessen Zeeburg
05/18/13 Brighton UK : The Great Escape ~ The Hope Artrocker Stage (7:45 pm)
05/17/13 Brighton UK : The Great Escape ~ Blind Tiger Club (2:45 pm)
05/15/13 London UK : Lock Tavern
05/15/13 London UK : Shacklewell Arms

DREAM AFFAIR // FROM NOW ON (VIDEO)

DREAM AFFAIR | From Now On | from: From Now On EP | directed by Jeremy Jansen

“The clip’s dark tone befits the song’s noisy, goth tinged electro-rock mood. We see flashing lights and and a disorienting quick edits while barely recognizable hands and faces emerge from behind some sort of translucent screen, making the whole thing resemble a shadowy nightmare.” ~ EXCLAIM!

DUSTED // UNRELEASED TRACKS & TOUR


 

DUSTED shares two early, unreleased tracks… “No Trouble” (the never-before-heard track is available as a free download via Soundcloud) and “In Yr Skull” (originally available at CMJ as an extremely limited edition flexidisc split with METZ).

Both tracks feature HOLY FUCK as backing band, with BRIAN BORCHERDT on vocals and guitar, Brad Kilpatrick on drums, Matt McQuaid on bass and Graham Walsh also on guitar. Anna Edwards provides background vocals on “No Trouble”.

TOUR DATES
March 14 Austin, TX – SXSW Polyvinyl Records Showcase @ Red Eyed Fly – 9 pm
March 15 Austin, TX – SXSW Halifax Pop Explosion Party @ Friends – 1:45 pm
March 15 Austin, TX – SXSW Under The Radar Party @ Flamingo Cantina – 3:15 pm
March 16 Austin, TX – SXSW Halifax Pop Explosion @ Friends – 11 pm
April 5 Guelph, ON – Kazoo Fest *
April 7 Hamilton, ON – This Aint Hollywood *%
April 11 Kitchener – Waterloo, ON – Starlight *#
April 12 Ottawa, ON – Pressed *^
April 13 Montreal, ON – TBA ^
April 20 Kingston, ON – Grad Club *
April 26 London, ON – APK
April 27 Toronto, ON – Parkdale Library *
August 2-4 Montreal, PQ – Osheaga, Parc Jean-Drapeau
# Absolutely Free, % Blackburn, ^ Ell V Gore, * Rituals

BELIEFS // LP STREAM VIA DAZED, EXCLAIM, THE GUARDIAN UK

BELIEFS SELF TITLED on smokey vinyl / premium digital (BUY HERE)

“First Look: Prepare to get hooked on the glistening new album from fuzzy dream-pop band, Beliefs” – DAZED

“using their seminal influences as a catalyst rather than template, “their self-titled debut album is a frighteningly assured and expansive effort, recalls last decade’s High Water Marks, Women or Deerhunter” – ROUGH TRADE

“Layers of dreamy barely-there vocals, thick crunchy guitar chords, feedback overtones and urgent drums propel this addictive, rousing shoe-gaze anthem.” ~ THE GUARDIAN UK

“The album will please fuzz-lovers with distortion-filled amp-melters like “Catch My Breath,” while seven-and-a-half minute closer “Gallows Bird” begins with contemplative arpeggios before exploding into a cinematic epic” – EXCLAIM!

DREAM AFFAIR // FROM NOW ON

DREAM AFFAIR ‘FROM NOW ON’
1. From Now On
2. All I Want
3. Torn Apart
4. The Porter
5. Over and Over
6. Jasper

Excited about the first release from Hand Drawn Dracula label division ARTIFICIAL RECORDS! DREAM AFFAIR ‘From Now On‘ is a post-punk, synth-laden, stark and industrial statement already earning attention from PITCHFORK and interview/feature track premiere via NOISEY. Out February 26th and 12″ EP (digital) & April 9th, 2013.

01/26/13 Brooklyn, NY : 131 Chrystie Street
03/01/13 Montreal, PQ : Katacombes
03/02/13 Toronto, ON : Double Double Land
03/15/13 Austin, TX : SXSW – Soho Lounge

BELIEFS // BELIEFS (ALBUM) NME – #1 BUZZ

BELIEFS #1 BUZZ in this week’s issue of NME MAGAZINE!

Beamed up from the same Canadian hype scene that made good with Grimes and Doldrums, Toronto duo Beliefs are, in a musical sense, the blissed-out siblings of their freaky Montreal buddies. Clinging to the shaky shoegaze train, they manage to not be totally boring – unlike 99.9 per cent of their genre compatriots. Songs like ‘Catch My Breath’ give a serotonin injection to soaring dreampop that’s every bit as spiritual as their name suggests. What’s more, singer-guitarist Jesse Crowe used to have a hairdressing salon called – ahem – Grateful Head.

Their self-titled debut LP – out March 4 on No Pain In Pop [March 5th on Hand Drawn Dracula & Manimal] – promises nifty cuts of the sonic variety.
 
BELIEFS SELF TITLED (BUY HERE)
 
photo by Laura Lynn-Petrick

BELIEFS // VIOLETS (VIDEO) VIA NYLON, CHARTATTACK, EXCLAIM, MUCH MUSIC THE WEDGE

BELIEFS new video for bonus digital single “Violets“, directed by Adam Christopher Seward, premiered on MUCH MUSIC’s THE WEDGE, EXCLAIM, CHARTATTACK, & NYLON. (photo by Laura Lynn-Petrick)

BELIEFS Self Titled LP on Limited Smokey Vinyl (BUY HERE)

BY DIVINE RIGHT // ORGANIZED ACCIDENTS TOUR

BY DIVINE RIGHT return with a brand new album this spring and are prepping by hitting the road with Halifax duo Cousins and Shotgun Jimmie! BDR Organized Accidents out May 7th 2013!   (tour poster by Maryanna Hardy)

Win an EXCLAIM! prize pack ~ tickets, t-shirt, limited edition Daps/HDD LP, Good Morning Beautiful CD, & BDR buttons! Enter here: EXCLAIM! CONTESTS

02/23/13 Montreal PQ : TBA w/ Cousins
02/22/13 Kingston ON : The Mansion w/ Cousins
02/21/13 Ottawa ON : Zaphods
02/17/13 Hamilton ON : Casbah w/ Cousins
02/16/13 Toronto ON : Lee’s Palace w/ Shotgun Jimmie, Cousins
02/13/13 Waterloo ON : The Starlight w/ Shotgun Jimmie
02/09/13 Windsor : The Phog w/ Shotgun Jimmie
02/08/13 Chatam ON : Cultural Centre Studio A w/ Shotgun Jimmie
02/07/13 London ON : Call The Office w/ Shotgun Jimmie

BELIEFS // GALLOWS BIRD (STREAM) PITCHFORK, STEREOGUM

BELIEFS‘ new track Gallows Bird premiered on PITCHFORK today and on STEREOGUM!
PRE-ORDER BELIEFS “Self Titled” LP available in a limited run of 300 Clear Smokey Vinyl.

BELIEFS // SELF TITLED
HDD021 (BUY HERE)
01. Iron Streams
02. Catch My Breath
03. Strangers
04. Waiting For The World To End
05. Dead Water
06. Mitte
07. Lilly
08. She Comes Alive
09. Carousel
10. Gallows Bird
11. Violets (digital bonus)