PORTLAND DUO NICE NICE ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR DATES, PLAY SXSW, RELEASE NEW ALBUM EXTRA WOW ON APRIL 6
Nice Nice is set to release a new LP on April 6 called Extra Wow via Warp Records. Nice Nice will make their first SXSW appearances this March, leading them up to tour dates in April.
Extra Wow is an extremely apt title for an album that presents itself as a constantly unfolding collection of kaleidoscopic musical sediments. Each song effectively builds on the one before it to create the effect of an album-length crescendo that encompasses everything from forward-reaching psychedelia and neo-primitive electronic experiments to dub rhythms and learned lessons from the pillars of krautrock. From the acid-punk opening of One Hit it s apparent that establishing your equilibrium within the world of Nice Nice will not be easy.
Nice Nice is from Portland, Oregon. Jason Buehler and Mark Shirazi have been using their guitars, drums, voices, electronics and lots of other stuff to create their post-everything modern music for nearly a decade. By playing countless kinetic live shows around the US, they ve honed their unorthodox craft.
With precision motorik propulsion and synesthesistic textures, tracks like Everything Falling Apart and A Vibration drive Extra Wow along at a pace that demands a commitment from the listener. A rewarding and mindbending journey, this album should be the first step in building a legion of fans for these future heroes.
TRACK LIST
1. Set and Setting
2. One Hit
3. A Way We Glow
4. On and On
5. Everything Falling Apart
6. Big Bounce
7. See Waves
8. A Vibration
9. A Little Love
10. Double Head
11. Make It Gold
12. New Cascade
13. It s Here
TOUR DATES
03.17 SXSW 2 PM – Music Gym
03.17 SXSW – Warp showcase 8 PM – The Phoenix
03.18 SXSW – Hype Machine/Lose Control Party 12 PM – Vice House
03.21 El Paso, TX – Black Market
03.22 Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space
03.23 Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
03.24 San Diego, CA – Casbah &
03.26 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine %
04.15 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel *
04.16 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brendas *
04.17 New York, NY – Santos Partyhouse *
04.18 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel *
04.19 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs *
04.20 Montreal, CANADA – La Sala Rosa *
04.21 Toronto, CANADA – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern *
04.22 Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom – Pike Room *
04.23 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle *
04.24 Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern *
& w/ Tobacco
% w/ Neon Indian, Nite Jewel
* w/ Trans Am
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