MAJICAL CLOUDZ RELEASES PREVIOUSLY UNANNOUNCED FIVE SONG DIGITAL EP WAIT & SEE
LONG AWAITED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS TONIGHT IN TORONTO, STOPS IN VANCOUVER ON JANUARY 22 AND CONCLUDES IN MONTREAL ON MARCH 10
The Montreal musical-performance duo project Majical Cloudz has released a previously unannounced five song digital EP Wait & See via Arts & Crafts, a welcome addition to the recently released and critically acclaimed sophomore album Are You Alone? Announced via the band’s Tumblr this morning, the group’s vocalist Devon Welsh wrote: “We put together this EP of songs that we recorded when we were working on Are You Alone?, but which didn’t fit on that album for one reason or another. They aren’t more recent than the songs on AYA— they date from different periods of time, one of them is among the earliest songs written for AYA and others are more recent. Despite the fact that it’s a collection of songs that didn’t make the record, I think there is a feeling that links them all together (which is maybe why they didn’t fit on AYA). We hope you enjoy these songs!”
Majical Cloudz embarks on a tour of North America today, its first proper outing since the album’s release and the wave of accolades that followed in its wake (including yearend honors from Pitchfork, Exclaim!, USA Today, SPIN, Paste, Under the Radar, and many more. The duo is renowned for its incredible conceptual performances - at turns somber and silly (and occasionally both simultaneously) - once described by Lorde (who brought the group out as support on her 2014 North America tour) as "one of the most simple and moving things I have seen, ever". All tour dates are listed below and include a tour kick off performance in Toronto tonight at The Garrison, a stop in Vancouver on January 22 at Imperial and a just announced hometown performance in Montreal on March 10 at La Sala Rosa.
ACCLAIM FOR ARE YOU ALONE?
"Awkwardly intense but, if you steal a glance, completely beguiling” - The Guardian (4/5)
“A haunting, ethereal and intense listening experience, at once raw and polished, intimate and yet somehow unknowable.” - The Globe And Mail
"Stark, ethereal instrumentals buoyed by Welsh's unflinching voice" - Pitchfork (8/10)
"On Are You Alone?, Majical Cloudz are at the height of their powers, opening themselves up fully and inviting the listener in.” - Exclaim! (8/10)
"Give yourself over to Majical Cloudz’s music and the rewards might be endless” - Spin (8/10)
“Gutsy, bare-bones, emotionally charged synth hymns” - NOW Mag NNNN
"His ability to pack the simplest sentiments with layers of uncertainty makes him a pop act worth rooting for" -Rolling Stone
WATCH MAJICAL CLOUDZ CBC FIRST PLAY LIVE PERFORMANCE HERE
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “DOWNTOWN” HERE
WAIT AND SEE TRACK LISTING
1. Wait and See
2. Heaven
3. Let Me Lie
4. Pretty
5. My Heart Soaks Up Every Drop of Your Blood
MAJICAL CLOUDZ UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Jan. 15th - Toronto - The Garrison (sold out)*
Jan. 16th - Detroit - UFO Factory*
Jan. 18th - Chicago - Schubas Tavern (sold out)*
Jan. 19th - New York - Music Hall of Williamsburg*
Jan. 22nd - Vancouver - Imperial*
Jan. 23rd - Seattle - Barboza*
Jan. 24th - Portland - Mississippi Studios*
Jan. 26th - San Francisco - The Chapel*
Jan. 29th - Los Angeles - Hollywood Forever (sold out)*
Feb. 5th - Adelaide - Laneway Festival
Feb. 6th - Brisbane - Laneway Festival
Feb. 7th - Sydney - Laneway Festival
Feb. 8th - Sydney - Newtown Social Club
Feb. 11th - Melbourne - Forum Theatre (w/ Purity Ring)
Feb. 12th - Melbourne - The Toff
Feb. 13th - Melbourne - Laneway Festival
Feb. 14th - Perth - Laneway Festival
Mar. 10th – Montreal – La Sala Rosa
* = w/ She-Devils
MAJICAL CLOUDZ ONLINE
majicalcloudz.com/
facebook.com/majicalcloudz
twitter.com/majicalcloudz
instagram.com/majicalcloudz
soundcloud.com/majical-cloudz
ARTS & CRAFTS
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