BONNIE TRASH announce details of their new album, ‘Mourning You’, which is set for release on February 28th on Hand Drawn Dracula. Along with the announcement they have shared the first single and video from the album, entitled “Veil of Greed”.
Bonnie Trash is the project of twin sisters Emmalia & Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor, wedding post-punk’s steely-eyed austerity to goth rock’s brooding grandeur. Emboldened by the addition of Emma Howarth-Withers on bass and Dana Bellamy on drums – whose thunderous rhythms sharpened 2024’s ‘My Love Remains the Same’ EP into a fine-edged blade – ‘Mourning You’ is less a post-mortem fantasia than a sudden, swift dagger to the heart. This is sorrow not as a lingering bruise, but a gushing wound.
Bonnie Trash unveil their new project with this first single “Veil of Greed”. Emmalia’s gripping and unyielding guitar riff with all the icy malice of Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine introduces the urgency of the uncomfortably ordinary horror story that unfurls across the record. The song’s gruesome imagery – feasting on hearts with rotten teeth – finds Sarafina worshipping at the altar of her agony. “I bow down before you and I know / You feed.”
‘Mourning You’ is out February 28, 2025 on Hand Drawn Dracula Records. In mourning, all is lost.
“Bonnie Trash Detail Sophomore – share stony new ripper Veil of Greed” – EXCLAIM
ROBERT ASCROFT announces his upcoming album Echo Still Remains and shares “Where Did You Go” featuring Britta Phillips of Luna and Dean & Britta.
On Echo Still Remains Ascroft draws from a diverse array of talented friends, curating a mesmerizing ensemble of vocal performances from Christopher Owens (Girls), Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, Gun Club), Tess Parks, Ruth Radelet (Chromatics), Guy Blakeslee (The Entrance Band), Ora Cogan and Zumi Rosow (Black Lips).
The album takes on a further rich and dynamic sound with the recording contributions of Grammy Award winning audio engineer Ted Young (Rolling Stones, Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth), the mixing of Larry Crane (Elliott Smith, The Shins, She & Him), and mastering by Josh Bonati (Mac DeMarco, Wild Nothing, Slowdive).
With “Where Did You Go” vocalist and actress Britta Phillips (Luna, Dean & Britta) channels the allure of 1960s Film Noir with the dark and surreal beauty of David Lynch’s Lost Highway in sound and cinema. The track also boasts Ascroft’s ethereal guitar interplay with Roger Brogan’s rhythmic mode drumming to conjure a haunting vintage charm with a whip-smart modern allure.
Emerging as a prominent photographer in the 2000s, Ascroft forged his path through collaborations with luminaries of the Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, and Emmys from Cate Blanchett, Ryan Gosling, to The Killers, Mark Ronson and A$AP Rocky. With an innate ability to capture the essence of his subjects through his camera lens, he redefines photography, infusing it with depth, emotion, and narrative. A classically trained guitarist turned music producer, Ascroft weaves intricate melodies and evocative songwriting with cinematic narratives.
Echo Still Remains out February 14th 2025 via Hand Drawn Dracula.
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Canada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS‘ recently released her third solo album, ‘Pomegranate’, via Hand Drawn Dracula and is today sharing a video for “Running Home To Sing”.
On the video, Tess Parks said “I guess subconsciously, through working with Joe Bressler on this video and his interpretation of the lyrics, this song is about anything you feel an unhealthy attachment to, and having the courage to change the things that you can and finding the inner strength to set yourself free. There is such a happier life waiting for you. The things that are right for you will remain, but the right people and the right circumstances will always reveal themselves once you make the space. I promise you. Thank you for all the love for this album so far – it means a lot a lot.”
Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
“ALBUMS OF THE YEAR – A sense of escape lines the seams of each track – like sitting in the passenger seat and having the wind blow through your fingers.” – Selecetd by Amy Lamé / BBC RADIO6 MUSIC
“#1 : BEST ALBUMS OF 2024 – deeply introspective lyrics are elevated by lush instrumentation including fuzzy guitars, angelic vocals, and hints of psychedelic experimentation” – BEARDED GENTLEMAN
“#55 : UNDER THE RADAR’S TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2024 – Pomegranate” – UNDER THE RADAR
“#26 : TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2024 – her compositions growing in stature, her voice in delivery, and the experience more vibrant than ever” – LOUDER THAN WAR
“#13 : TOP 20 TRACKS OF 2024 – California’s Dreaming” – LOUDER THAN WAR
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BONNIE TRASH share the video for their doomy, atmospheric cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ classic track “Red Right Hand”, paying homage to John Carpenter with the accompanying visuals. The track is taken from their new EP, ‘My Love Remains the Same’ – out now on Hand Drawn Dracula.
Bonnie Trash is the darkened shoegaze/post-punk drone project led by twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor. If your high-school MP3 player featured tracks from Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, doom metal legends Pentagram, or even shoegazey soft-rockers Slowdive, you’ll enjoy their unique flavour of rock. The recent addition of longtime friends Emma Howarth-Withers (bass) and Dana Bellamy (drums) gives the group a new lavish and layered sound, with this expanded lineup featured on the forthcoming EP.
‘My Love Remains the Same’EP explores the impossibly heavy subject of love and loss and was announced with the ethereal single “Kisses Goodbye.” Today, however, they share the EP’s cacophonous closing track, “Red Right Hand”. Taking on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds‘ most loved track is an ambitious move, but the Ontario band show they’re up to it with this contrasting and powerful take. Chugging guitars and echoing squalls of feedback accentuate the original song’s foreboding mood, while Sarafina’s evocative vocal delivery weaves an air of perilous suspense.
Speaking on the track and accompanying video, Emmalia and Sarafina comment: “A minimalist doom take on Red Right Hand, This rendition is an homage to John Carpenter–invoking a monster that inflicts its dark and divine, desirable vengeance on the listener. Anger and resentment is readily accessible when feeling the loss of love. This is our demon.”
“Bonnie Trash release video for Nick Cave cover” – PUNKNEWS
“Bonnie Trash Cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds” – BACKSEAT MAFIA
“reinterpret iconic tracks with their own chilling artistry” – THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION
“Bonnie Trash Share Haunting New Cover of Nick Cave’s Red Right Hand” – LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
“Uncut’s New Music Playlist for October” – UNCUT MAGAZINE
“CJLO TOP 100 OF 2024 – #3 MY LOVE REMAINS THE SAME EP” – CJLO
‘My Love Remains the Same‘ released Friday September 13th.
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Oct 30 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison w/ TRAITRS, Dermabrasion
Nov 08 – Hamilton, ON – Mills Hardware w/ Capitol
Nov 22 – Montreal, QC – M for Montréal w/ Dermabrasion, Breeze
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Canada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS‘ Pomegranate album is out today via Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula. Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
“Pomegranate is sharp and vibrant, like a pulled pin it explodes lofty ideas and ideals.” 8/10 – EXCLAIM!
“a slow burn worth every moment. Lush, experimental, and abundant… ‘Pomegranate’ embodies the pinnacle of Parks’ creative imaginations.” 8/10 – CLASH
“Parks’ trademark tranquilised drawl piloting slow-burning psych daydreams. Whatever flow is, she has it” 8/10 – MOJO
“The expansive Pomegranate sees Parks explore a swirling, neo-psychedelic landscape… great, imaginative songwriting. a sunny slice of organ-drenched indie-pop” 7/10 – UNCUT
“psychedelic auteur reintegrates with the wider world” – THE ARTS DESK
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Canada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS is today revealing “California’s Dreaming”, the third and final single to be lifted from the incoming Pomegranate album out October 25th via Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula. The new single also follows her recent inclusion on the official ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice‘ soundtrack with her 2013 track ‘Somedays‘.
Now trailed by “California’s Dreaming” and recent singles “Crown Shy” and “Koalas”, ‘Pomegranate’ is the follow-up to Parks’ long-awaited solo return after nearly a decade with ‘And Those Who Were Seen Dancing‘, which arrived in 2022 to critical acclaim. In support of Pomegranate, Parks and her band will play three intimate record store release shows in London and Brighton.
Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
Out today, “California’s Dreaming” is a piece of hypnotic, organ-soaked psych-pop reminiscent of her cult collaborative albums with The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe. On the underlying message behind the song, Parks says: “I believe people are innately good and everything that happens and everyone that comes into your life is a great teacher. EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY.”
See Tess Parks live:
Oct 26 – London – Rough Trade East (Full Band)
Oct 27 – Brighton – Resident (Stripped Back)
Oct 30 – London – Rough Trade West (Stripped Back)
Tickets HERE
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Toronto death rockers DERMABRASION video for album standout track “Grim Sister” from the band’s debut full-length Pain Behaviour, produced with Josh Korody (Fucked Up, Breeze, Beliefs, Traitrs), released worldwide via Hand Drawn Dracula.
“BEST ALBUMS OF 2024 – when an absolute heater of darkness comes out of nowhere, it’s time to bend the knee and kiss the ring” – RANGE MAGAZINE
“NEW FAVES – strong contender for album of the year” – EXCLAIM! MAGAZINE
“4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear (SEPT)” – METAL HAMMER
“NEW NOISE – Sounds Like: An industrial disco held at the witching hour during a full moon (AUG)” – METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE
Dermabrasion:
09.25 Toronto – Corona Oasis Stage – Spiritbox, Gojira, KORN official pre-show
10.03 Toronto – Garrison, Project Nowhere w/ OLGA, Patriarchy
10.30 Toronto – Garrison w/ Bonnie Trash,TRAITRS
11.22 Montreal – M for Montreal w/ Bonnie Trash, Breeze
BONNIE TRASH emerge from the shadows to declare love from beyond the grave, with an expanded lineup and a brand-new EP, ‘My Love Remains the Same‘ – to be released this Friday the 13th via Hand Drawn Dracula. Today they share a first taste of the EP with new single and video “Kisses Goodbye”.
Bonnie Trash is the darkened shoegaze/post-punk drone project led by twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor. If your high-school MP3 player featured tracks from Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, doom metal legends Pentagram, or even shoegaze-y soft-rockers Slowdive, you’ll enjoy their unique flavour of rock. The recent addition of longtime friends Emma Howarth-Withers (bass) and Dana Bellamy (drums) gives the group a new lavish and layered sound.
In addition to “Kisses Goodbye”, ‘My Love Remains the Same‘ offers two further tracks. Emmalia’s impressive guitar playing especially stands out on “What Have You Become,” a heavy selection in which Sarafina’s lyrics explore themes of life beyond death and self-reflection. The EP’s final track sees Bonnie Trash return to their roots as a duo, with Sarafina and Emmalia putting their own dark, doom metal spin on the beloved Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds hit, “Red Right Hand.”
‘My Love Remains the Same‘ to be released Friday September 13th.
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“get a taste of their newly robust energy” – EXCLAIM!
“A haunting, heavyweight anthem – whirling and narcotic” THE AUTUMN ROSES
“Back with a ferocious bang – Bonnie Trash produces such stirring ensembles that cultivate this timeless feel through the ferocious textures and whirling formation of their vision” – CIRCUIT SWEET
“gets under your skin within 10 seconds and takes you on an entrancing trip” – TURN UP THE VOLUME
“a fantastic little reminder that Bonnie Trash rip” – CUPS N CAKES
Bonnie Trash live dates:
Sep 12 – London, ON – STOMPFEST – Poacher’s Arms w/ Feura, Thunder Queens
Sep 28 – Montréal, QC – POP Montréal – Quai des Brumes w/ Population II
Oct 05 – Guelph, ON – Tabu w/ Gloin, Burner
Oct 18 – Sarnia, ON – Maud’s Variety w/ Burner
Oct 19 – Windsor, ON – Meteor w/ Burner
Oct 30 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison w/ TRAITRS, Dermabrasion
Nov 08 – Hamilton, ON – Mills Hardware w/ Capitol
Nov 22 – Montreal, QC – M for Montréal w/ Dermabrasion, Breeze
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Renowned for his visionary directing, photography, and music production, ROBERT ASCROFT emerged as a prominent figure in the 2000s, forging his path through collaborations with luminaries of the Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, and Emmys.
Ascroft’s collaborative track and video “Faded Photograph” with Ruth Radelet of Chromatics turned heads earlier this year with its dreamy backdrop, and today the renowned photographer and musician shares “Empty Pages,” featuring Zumi Rosow of Black Lips.
“Empty Pages,” features vocals from Rosow and drumming from Derek James. The latter aimed to channel Mo Tucker — a shared favorite of his and Ascroft’s — as a percussionist, and Rosow’s vocal melody soars atop guitar fuzz straight out of the Lower East Side in the ’70s. At once mesmerizing and energetic, the song leaves room for interpretation. Ascroft’s flair beams through the music video (and film set photographs), which draws from ’90s Italian Vogue.
“the latest gothic masterpiece from the ever-enigmatic Zumi Rosow – an immersive experience that blends music, film, and high fashion into one dark, moody package.” – IRK MAGAZINE
TESS PARKS is today revealing her latest single ‘Crown Shy’ – the second to be lifted from her newly-announced solo album, ‘Pomegranate’, out October 25th via Fuzz Club and Hand Drawn Dracula. Alongside the new single, Parks is also announcing a string of intimate record store release shows in London and Brighton.
Now trailed by ‘Crown Shy’ and recent lead single ‘Koalas’, ‘Pomegranate’ is the follow-up to Parks’ long-awaited solo return after nearly a decade with ‘And Those Who Were Seen Dancing’, which arrived in 2022 to critical acclaim following a string of collaborative albums with The Brian Jonestown Massacre‘s Anton Newcombe.
Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, ‘Pomegranate’ finds Parks teaming up with long-term band member and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside Grammy-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate’ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
This is the most ambitious and cinematic Parks’ music has ever sounded. ‘Crown Shy’s smouldering psych-pop, for example, is elevated to pristine new heights with the addition of soaring strings. Out today alongside a music video by Adam Carr, Parks says of the new single:
“This was the only song on the album that we didn’t write from far apart and inspired us to finish the album in person. Ruari sent me this song in early July 2023, literally seconds after I had said goodbye to my sister, Isabella, who was travelling that summer to Paris from King’s Cross Station. As always, Ruari’s timing was perfect and the music sounded exactly like how I was feeling.
This song is my gratitude to my family – and my sister especially – for being the main reason for my sobriety from alcohol, and the happiness I felt reconnecting with my sister after a fractured few years. In a broader sense, though, it’s important to remember that everyone in the world is related. We are all family. We can all always be on the same team. When we realise our commonalities instead of our differences, when we realise and own our piece in every situation and understand that we are co-creators of our realities, our worlds can really shift and it will feel like a miracle.”
“Tess Parks delivers this sensational woozy wonderment” – CIRCUIT SWEET
“Warm and woozy in a halcyon haze – swirling and soothingly-psychedelic” – THE AUTUMN ROSES
“TESS PARKS shares video for new single ‘Crown Shy’ from upcoming album ‘Pomegranate’” – XS NOISE
“Tess Parks Shares Video for New Song Crown Shy” – UNDER THE RADAR
“12 Best Songs of the Week: 1. The WAEVE, 2. Sunflower Bean, 3. The Smile, 4. Primal Scream, 5. Tess Parks” – UNDER THE RADAR
RECORD STORE RELEASE SHOWS
Oct 26 – London – Rough Trade East (Full Band)
Oct 27 – Brighton – Resident (Stripped Back)
Oct 30 – London – Rough Trade West (Stripped Back)
Tickets HERE
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BONNIE TRASH // VEIL OF GREED (VIDEO) ANNOUNCE MOURNING YOU (ALBUM) PUNKNEWS, EXCLAIM, BROOKLYN VEGAN
NEWSBONNIE TRASH announce details of their new album, ‘Mourning You’, which is set for release on February 28th on Hand Drawn Dracula. Along with the announcement they have shared the first single and video from the album, entitled “Veil of Greed”.
Bonnie Trash is the project of twin sisters Emmalia & Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor, wedding post-punk’s steely-eyed austerity to goth rock’s brooding grandeur. Emboldened by the addition of Emma Howarth-Withers on bass and Dana Bellamy on drums – whose thunderous rhythms sharpened 2024’s ‘My Love Remains the Same’ EP into a fine-edged blade – ‘Mourning You’ is less a post-mortem fantasia than a sudden, swift dagger to the heart. This is sorrow not as a lingering bruise, but a gushing wound.
Bonnie Trash unveil their new project with this first single “Veil of Greed”. Emmalia’s gripping and unyielding guitar riff with all the icy malice of Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine introduces the urgency of the uncomfortably ordinary horror story that unfurls across the record. The song’s gruesome imagery – feasting on hearts with rotten teeth – finds Sarafina worshipping at the altar of her agony. “I bow down before you and I know / You feed.”
‘Mourning You’ is out February 28, 2025 on Hand Drawn Dracula Records. In mourning, all is lost.
“Bonnie Trash Detail Sophomore – share stony new ripper Veil of Greed” – EXCLAIM
“11 New Songs” – BROOKLYN VEGAN
“Bonnie Trash announce new album Mourning You” – BIZZARRE MAGAZINE
“Bonnie Trash announce their new album” – ORGAN ZINE
“Bonnie Trash to release new album, share Veil Of Greed video” – PUNKNEWS
“Bonnie Trash announce new album Mourning You” – SHE MAKES MUSIC
“Bonnie Trash are just going from strength to strength. Everything the band touches is pure gothic gold.” – BACKSEAT MAFIA
“one of the highlights of M for Montreal 2024 – “Veil of Greed” [is] a hard-hitting, flinty, heavy ripper” – BROOKLYN VEGAN
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ROBERT ASCROFT AND BRITTA PHILLIPS (LUNA, DEAN & BRITTA) // WHERE DID YOU GO (VIDEO) & ECHO STILL REMAINS (ALBUM)
NEWSROBERT ASCROFT announces his upcoming album Echo Still Remains and shares “Where Did You Go” featuring Britta Phillips of Luna and Dean & Britta.
On Echo Still Remains Ascroft draws from a diverse array of talented friends, curating a mesmerizing ensemble of vocal performances from Christopher Owens (Girls), Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, Gun Club), Tess Parks, Ruth Radelet (Chromatics), Guy Blakeslee (The Entrance Band), Ora Cogan and Zumi Rosow (Black Lips).
The album takes on a further rich and dynamic sound with the recording contributions of Grammy Award winning audio engineer Ted Young (Rolling Stones, Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth), the mixing of Larry Crane (Elliott Smith, The Shins, She & Him), and mastering by Josh Bonati (Mac DeMarco, Wild Nothing, Slowdive).
With “Where Did You Go” vocalist and actress Britta Phillips (Luna, Dean & Britta) channels the allure of 1960s Film Noir with the dark and surreal beauty of David Lynch’s Lost Highway in sound and cinema. The track also boasts Ascroft’s ethereal guitar interplay with Roger Brogan’s rhythmic mode drumming to conjure a haunting vintage charm with a whip-smart modern allure.
Emerging as a prominent photographer in the 2000s, Ascroft forged his path through collaborations with luminaries of the Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, and Emmys from Cate Blanchett, Ryan Gosling, to The Killers, Mark Ronson and A$AP Rocky. With an innate ability to capture the essence of his subjects through his camera lens, he redefines photography, infusing it with depth, emotion, and narrative. A classically trained guitarist turned music producer, Ascroft weaves intricate melodies and evocative songwriting with cinematic narratives.
Echo Still Remains out February 14th 2025 via Hand Drawn Dracula.
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TESS PARKS // RUNNING HOME TO SING (VIDEO) // PERFORMS AT MARK LANEGAN TRIBUTE (DEC 5) ALONGSIDE DAVE GAHAN, JOSH HOMME, CHRISSIE HYNDE, BOBBY GILLESPIE AND MORE // NME, BROOKLYN VEGAN, BBC6 MUSIC
NEWSCanada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS‘ recently released her third solo album, ‘Pomegranate’, via Hand Drawn Dracula and is today sharing a video for “Running Home To Sing”.
On the video, Tess Parks said “I guess subconsciously, through working with Joe Bressler on this video and his interpretation of the lyrics, this song is about anything you feel an unhealthy attachment to, and having the courage to change the things that you can and finding the inner strength to set yourself free. There is such a happier life waiting for you. The things that are right for you will remain, but the right people and the right circumstances will always reveal themselves once you make the space. I promise you. Thank you for all the love for this album so far – it means a lot a lot.”
Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
“ALBUMS OF THE YEAR – A sense of escape lines the seams of each track – like sitting in the passenger seat and having the wind blow through your fingers.” – Selecetd by Amy Lamé / BBC RADIO6 MUSIC
“#1 : BEST ALBUMS OF 2024 – deeply introspective lyrics are elevated by lush instrumentation including fuzzy guitars, angelic vocals, and hints of psychedelic experimentation” – BEARDED GENTLEMAN
“#55 : UNDER THE RADAR’S TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2024 – Pomegranate” – UNDER THE RADAR
“#26 : TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2024 – her compositions growing in stature, her voice in delivery, and the experience more vibrant than ever” – LOUDER THAN WAR
“#13 : TOP 20 TRACKS OF 2024 – California’s Dreaming” – LOUDER THAN WAR
“we are in for extraordinary future work from an incredible artist” – WMNF 88.5FM / LIFE ELSWHERE
“Greg Dulli, Josh Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Gahan & more play Mark Lanegan tribute in London” – BROOKLYN VEGAN
“Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Chrissie Hynde, Bobby Gillespie and more perform at Mark Lanegan London tribute show” – NME
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BONNIE TRASH // RED RIGHT HAND (VIDEO) PUNKNEWS, WHOOOSH, UNCUT MAGAZINE
NEWSBONNIE TRASH share the video for their doomy, atmospheric cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ classic track “Red Right Hand”, paying homage to John Carpenter with the accompanying visuals. The track is taken from their new EP, ‘My Love Remains the Same’ – out now on Hand Drawn Dracula.
Bonnie Trash is the darkened shoegaze/post-punk drone project led by twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor. If your high-school MP3 player featured tracks from Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, doom metal legends Pentagram, or even shoegazey soft-rockers Slowdive, you’ll enjoy their unique flavour of rock. The recent addition of longtime friends Emma Howarth-Withers (bass) and Dana Bellamy (drums) gives the group a new lavish and layered sound, with this expanded lineup featured on the forthcoming EP.
‘My Love Remains the Same’ EP explores the impossibly heavy subject of love and loss and was announced with the ethereal single “Kisses Goodbye.” Today, however, they share the EP’s cacophonous closing track, “Red Right Hand”. Taking on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds‘ most loved track is an ambitious move, but the Ontario band show they’re up to it with this contrasting and powerful take. Chugging guitars and echoing squalls of feedback accentuate the original song’s foreboding mood, while Sarafina’s evocative vocal delivery weaves an air of perilous suspense.
Speaking on the track and accompanying video, Emmalia and Sarafina comment: “A minimalist doom take on Red Right Hand, This rendition is an homage to John Carpenter–invoking a monster that inflicts its dark and divine, desirable vengeance on the listener. Anger and resentment is readily accessible when feeling the loss of love. This is our demon.”
“Bonnie Trash release video for Nick Cave cover” – PUNKNEWS
“Bonnie Trash Cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds” – BACKSEAT MAFIA
“reinterpret iconic tracks with their own chilling artistry” – THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION
“Bonnie Trash Share Haunting New Cover of Nick Cave’s Red Right Hand” – LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
“a fabulous cover of ‘Red Right Hand’” – DECLUNK
“You really do have to play this one loudly, you have to let it wrap around you, engulf you” – ORGAN ZINE
“a fantastic little reminder that Bonnie Trash rip” – CUPS N CAKES
“expertly crafted to not only highlight Bonnie Trash’s power and talent but also to reverberate deep within your very being” – DOMINIONATED
“Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) & co-host Katy Krassner spin Kisses Goodbye” – WHOOOSH! RADIO
“Best Songs of 2024” – (p.114) MUSICOLOGY MAGAZINE
“Uncut’s New Music Playlist for October” – UNCUT MAGAZINE
“CJLO TOP 100 OF 2024 – #3 MY LOVE REMAINS THE SAME EP” – CJLO
‘My Love Remains the Same‘ released Friday September 13th.
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Oct 30 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison w/ TRAITRS, Dermabrasion
Nov 08 – Hamilton, ON – Mills Hardware w/ Capitol
Nov 22 – Montreal, QC – M for Montréal w/ Dermabrasion, Breeze
TESS PARKS // POMEGRANATE (ALBUM) BROOKLY VEGAN, RECORD COLLECTOR, FAR OUT MAGAZINE, MOJO, UNCUT, CLASH, EXCLAIM!
NEWSCanada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS‘ Pomegranate album is out today via Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula. Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
“Pomegranate is sharp and vibrant, like a pulled pin it explodes lofty ideas and ideals.” 8/10 – EXCLAIM!
“a slow burn worth every moment. Lush, experimental, and abundant… ‘Pomegranate’ embodies the pinnacle of Parks’ creative imaginations.” 8/10 – CLASH
“Parks’ trademark tranquilised drawl piloting slow-burning psych daydreams. Whatever flow is, she has it” 8/10 – MOJO
“something original and exciting” 8/10 – RECORD COLLECTOR
“The expansive Pomegranate sees Parks explore a swirling, neo-psychedelic landscape… great, imaginative songwriting. a sunny slice of organ-drenched indie-pop” 7/10 – UNCUT
“psychedelic auteur reintegrates with the wider world” – THE ARTS DESK
“a combination of ethereal beauty and pain” – BEARDED GENTLEMAN
“Parks has forged her own musical path… a smile-inducing trippy experience of the highest order.” 8/10 – SHINDIG
“surpassing all expectations to release her most accomplished album to date” – 9/10 LOUDER THEN WAR
“Her most fully realized record yet” – BROOKLY VEGAN
“Parks finds new light… and a sense of triumph.” – HERO MAGAZINE
“Profound and life-affirming.” – FAR OUT MAGAZINE
“The album is a testament to the transformative power of music.” – WHEN THE HORN BLOWS
Oct 26 – London – Rough Trade East (Full Band)
Oct 27 – Brighton – Resident (Stripped Back)
Oct 30 – London – Rough Trade West (Stripped Back)
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TESS PARKS // CALIFORNIA’s DREAMING (VIDEO) BROOKLYN VEGAN, NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS, THE LINE OF BEST FIT, UNDER THE RADAR, ROLLING STONE
NEWSCanada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS is today revealing “California’s Dreaming”, the third and final single to be lifted from the incoming Pomegranate album out October 25th via Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula. The new single also follows her recent inclusion on the official ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice‘ soundtrack with her 2013 track ‘Somedays‘.
Now trailed by “California’s Dreaming” and recent singles “Crown Shy” and “Koalas”, ‘Pomegranate’ is the follow-up to Parks’ long-awaited solo return after nearly a decade with ‘And Those Who Were Seen Dancing‘, which arrived in 2022 to critical acclaim. In support of Pomegranate, Parks and her band will play three intimate record store release shows in London and Brighton.
Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
Out today, “California’s Dreaming” is a piece of hypnotic, organ-soaked psych-pop reminiscent of her cult collaborative albums with The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe. On the underlying message behind the song, Parks says: “I believe people are innately good and everything that happens and everyone that comes into your life is a great teacher. EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY.”
“21 New Songs” – BROOKLYN VEGAN
“Tess Parks debuts California’s Dreaming” – NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS
“Tess Parks Shares New Single California’s Dreaming” – OUR CULTURE
“Tess Parks – Pomegranate” – PSYCHEDELIC UNDERGROUND
“Tess Parks Shared New Single And Video California’s Dreaming” – THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION
“a rather beautifully refined album – laced with gorgeous moment after gorgeous moment” – ORGANZINE
“Tess Parks shares final album preview, California’s Dreaming” – THE LINE OF BEST FIT
“Best Songs of the Week” – UNDER THE RADAR
” les envolées oniriques et l’ambiance ensoleillée” – ROLLING STONE
“A warm and analog-soft embrace” – THE AUTUMN ROSES
See Tess Parks live:
Oct 26 – London – Rough Trade East (Full Band)
Oct 27 – Brighton – Resident (Stripped Back)
Oct 30 – London – Rough Trade West (Stripped Back)
Tickets HERE
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DERMABRASION // GRIM SISTER (VIDEO) METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE, OFFICIAL SPIRITBOX, GOJIRA, KORN PRE-SHOW
NEWSToronto death rockers DERMABRASION video for album standout track “Grim Sister” from the band’s debut full-length Pain Behaviour, produced with Josh Korody (Fucked Up, Breeze, Beliefs, Traitrs), released worldwide via Hand Drawn Dracula.
“BEST ALBUMS OF 2024 – when an absolute heater of darkness comes out of nowhere, it’s time to bend the knee and kiss the ring” – RANGE MAGAZINE
“NEW FAVES – strong contender for album of the year” – EXCLAIM! MAGAZINE
“4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear (SEPT)” – METAL HAMMER
“NEW NOISE – Sounds Like: An industrial disco held at the witching hour during a full moon (AUG)” – METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE
EXCLAIM! // LOUDER THAN WAR // THE ORGAN ZINE // OUT OUT // GET IN HER EARS
Dermabrasion:
09.25 Toronto – Corona Oasis Stage – Spiritbox, Gojira, KORN official pre-show
10.03 Toronto – Garrison, Project Nowhere w/ OLGA, Patriarchy
10.30 Toronto – Garrison w/ Bonnie Trash,TRAITRS
11.22 Montreal – M for Montreal w/ Bonnie Trash, Breeze
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BONNIE TRASH // KISSES GOODBYE (VIDEO) MY LOVE REMAINS THE SAME (EP) PAN M 360, CIRCUIT SWEET, PUNK NEWS, EXCLAIM!
NEWSBONNIE TRASH emerge from the shadows to declare love from beyond the grave, with an expanded lineup and a brand-new EP, ‘My Love Remains the Same‘ – to be released this Friday the 13th via Hand Drawn Dracula. Today they share a first taste of the EP with new single and video “Kisses Goodbye”.
Bonnie Trash is the darkened shoegaze/post-punk drone project led by twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor. If your high-school MP3 player featured tracks from Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, doom metal legends Pentagram, or even shoegaze-y soft-rockers Slowdive, you’ll enjoy their unique flavour of rock. The recent addition of longtime friends Emma Howarth-Withers (bass) and Dana Bellamy (drums) gives the group a new lavish and layered sound.
In addition to “Kisses Goodbye”, ‘My Love Remains the Same‘ offers two further tracks. Emmalia’s impressive guitar playing especially stands out on “What Have You Become,” a heavy selection in which Sarafina’s lyrics explore themes of life beyond death and self-reflection. The EP’s final track sees Bonnie Trash return to their roots as a duo, with Sarafina and Emmalia putting their own dark, doom metal spin on the beloved Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds hit, “Red Right Hand.”
‘My Love Remains the Same‘ to be released Friday September 13th.
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“get a taste of their newly robust energy” – EXCLAIM!
“A haunting, heavyweight anthem – whirling and narcotic” THE AUTUMN ROSES
“Back with a ferocious bang – Bonnie Trash produces such stirring ensembles that cultivate this timeless feel through the ferocious textures and whirling formation of their vision” – CIRCUIT SWEET
“Bonnie Trash: Kisses Goodbye” – PUNKNEWS.ORG
“Bonnie Trash Announce EP My Love Remains the Same” – BACKSEAT MAFIA
“up dà il meglio e il sound delle Bonnie Trash diventa più melodico e intrigante” – INDIEFORBUNNIES
“Bonnie Trash announce new EP and share new single” – SHE MAKES MUSIC
“C’est sombre, c’est bruyant et quand même assez lourd” – LE CANAL AUDITIF
“PLAYLIST: September 2024” – GET IN HER EARS
“Guelph’s Bonnie Trash is back” – GUELPH TODAY
“pure candy for any audiophile” – PAN M 360
“gets under your skin within 10 seconds and takes you on an entrancing trip” – TURN UP THE VOLUME
“a fantastic little reminder that Bonnie Trash rip” – CUPS N CAKES
Bonnie Trash live dates:
Sep 12 – London, ON – STOMPFEST – Poacher’s Arms w/ Feura, Thunder Queens
Sep 28 – Montréal, QC – POP Montréal – Quai des Brumes w/ Population II
Oct 05 – Guelph, ON – Tabu w/ Gloin, Burner
Oct 18 – Sarnia, ON – Maud’s Variety w/ Burner
Oct 19 – Windsor, ON – Meteor w/ Burner
Oct 30 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison w/ TRAITRS, Dermabrasion
Nov 08 – Hamilton, ON – Mills Hardware w/ Capitol
Nov 22 – Montreal, QC – M for Montréal w/ Dermabrasion, Breeze
ROBERT ASCROFT AND BLACK LIPS’ ZUMI ROSOW // EMPTY PAGES (VIDEO) FEATURE INTERVIEW & EDITORIAL VIA IRK MAGAZINE
NEWSRenowned for his visionary directing, photography, and music production, ROBERT ASCROFT emerged as a prominent figure in the 2000s, forging his path through collaborations with luminaries of the Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, and Emmys.
Ascroft’s collaborative track and video “Faded Photograph” with Ruth Radelet of Chromatics turned heads earlier this year with its dreamy backdrop, and today the renowned photographer and musician shares “Empty Pages,” featuring Zumi Rosow of Black Lips.
“Empty Pages,” features vocals from Rosow and drumming from Derek James. The latter aimed to channel Mo Tucker — a shared favorite of his and Ascroft’s — as a percussionist, and Rosow’s vocal melody soars atop guitar fuzz straight out of the Lower East Side in the ’70s. At once mesmerizing and energetic, the song leaves room for interpretation. Ascroft’s flair beams through the music video (and film set photographs), which draws from ’90s Italian Vogue.
“the latest gothic masterpiece from the ever-enigmatic Zumi Rosow – an immersive experience that blends music, film, and high fashion into one dark, moody package.” – IRK MAGAZINE
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TESS PARKS // CROWN SHY (VIDEO) CIRCUIT SWEET, THE LINE OF BEST FIT, NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS, UNDER THE RADAR
NEWSTESS PARKS is today revealing her latest single ‘Crown Shy’ – the second to be lifted from her newly-announced solo album, ‘Pomegranate’, out October 25th via Fuzz Club and Hand Drawn Dracula. Alongside the new single, Parks is also announcing a string of intimate record store release shows in London and Brighton.
Now trailed by ‘Crown Shy’ and recent lead single ‘Koalas’, ‘Pomegranate’ is the follow-up to Parks’ long-awaited solo return after nearly a decade with ‘And Those Who Were Seen Dancing’, which arrived in 2022 to critical acclaim following a string of collaborative albums with The Brian Jonestown Massacre‘s Anton Newcombe.
Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, ‘Pomegranate’ finds Parks teaming up with long-term band member and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside Grammy-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate’ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
This is the most ambitious and cinematic Parks’ music has ever sounded. ‘Crown Shy’s smouldering psych-pop, for example, is elevated to pristine new heights with the addition of soaring strings. Out today alongside a music video by Adam Carr, Parks says of the new single:
“This was the only song on the album that we didn’t write from far apart and inspired us to finish the album in person. Ruari sent me this song in early July 2023, literally seconds after I had said goodbye to my sister, Isabella, who was travelling that summer to Paris from King’s Cross Station. As always, Ruari’s timing was perfect and the music sounded exactly like how I was feeling.
This song is my gratitude to my family – and my sister especially – for being the main reason for my sobriety from alcohol, and the happiness I felt reconnecting with my sister after a fractured few years. In a broader sense, though, it’s important to remember that everyone in the world is related. We are all family. We can all always be on the same team. When we realise our commonalities instead of our differences, when we realise and own our piece in every situation and understand that we are co-creators of our realities, our worlds can really shift and it will feel like a miracle.”
“Tess Parks delivers this sensational woozy wonderment” – CIRCUIT SWEET
“Warm and woozy in a halcyon haze – swirling and soothingly-psychedelic” – THE AUTUMN ROSES
“TESS PARKS shares video for new single ‘Crown Shy’ from upcoming album ‘Pomegranate’” – XS NOISE
“Tess Parks Releases Video For ‘Crown Shy’ Ahead Of New LP” – THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION
“Tess Parks teases forthcoming album with new single” – THE LINE OF BEST FIT
“Tess Parks Shares New Single Crown Shy” – NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS
“Tess Parks Shares Video for New Song Crown Shy” – UNDER THE RADAR
“12 Best Songs of the Week: 1. The WAEVE, 2. Sunflower Bean, 3. The Smile, 4. Primal Scream, 5. Tess Parks” – UNDER THE RADAR
RECORD STORE RELEASE SHOWS
Oct 26 – London – Rough Trade East (Full Band)
Oct 27 – Brighton – Resident (Stripped Back)
Oct 30 – London – Rough Trade West (Stripped Back)
Tickets HERE
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