ZANE LOWE PREMIERES OVERCOATS’ BOLD NEW SONG “LEAVE THE LIGHT ON” FROM DEBUT ALBUM YOUNG, OUT APRIL 21 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES SUPPORTING TENNIS AND MAGGIE ROGERS BEGIN THIS MONTH, ALONG WITH HEADLINING DATES ON THE WEST COAST
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“...a fresh approach to a time-tested formula, presenting sentimental songwriting over electronic beats, both hearty and sparse.” - NPR, All Songs Considered
This afternoon, Zane Lowe premiered the new single from Overcoats on his Beats 1 show. The club-ready, brass-heavy song “Leave The Light On” is the latest cut from Overcoats’ debut album YOUNG, out April 21 via Arts & Crafts. “We wrote it after a long winter in NYC, after feeling monumental changes in our social lives, our everyday existence and realizing what it means to be far from our parents,” Overcoats’ Hana Elion tells Nylon. “The song, for us, is about realizing that you are changing and transforming – everybody always is – and that you can embrace the ways in which you are moving forward.”
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Earlier this year the duo released “Hold Me Close” which has spent the last few weeks in CBC Radio 2’s Top 20. NPR’s All Songs Considered called the song “...a fresh approach to a time-tested formula, presenting sentimental songwriting over electronic beats, both hearty and sparse.”
Beginning tomorrow, Overcoats will spend a number of dates opening for Tennis and Maggie Rogers, along with more headlining dates on the west coast in June. The band will also perform at SXSW before embarking on their tour in support of YOUNG in April. Full tour routing below.
YOUNG has earned early praise from Gorilla vs. Bear and NPR. Co-produced by Nicolas Vernhes (The War On Drugs, Dirty Projectors) and Autre Ne Veut, YOUNG is a story about growing up told through the lens of two women who are wise beyond their years.
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Overcoats is comprised of former college roommates Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell, who co-wrote all twelve songs on YOUNG. The two were drawn to each other when they first met as teenagers in 2011, finding connection in a love of diverse musical styles, and forging a closeness that verges on sisterhood. Both members of Overcoats describe the first time hearing each other sing as an epiphany: the harmony of their voices leading to personal, individual discovery.
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OVERCOATS TOUR DATES
Mar 7 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club*
Mar 8 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon*
Mar 9 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall*
Mar 10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag*
Mar 11 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern*
Mar 16 – Austin, TX – Twix/Collide at Bar 96 ^
Mar 17 – Austin, TX – Record Machine/Tito’s at Shangri La ^
Mar 17 – Austin, TX – Wild Honey Pie at Weather Up ^
Mar 17 – Austin, TX – High Road Touring at Lambert’s ^
Mar 18 – Austin, TX – Lil Big Fest at the Tiniest Bar in Texas ^
Mar 20 – San Diego, CA – The Irenic +
Mar 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour +
Mar 26 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door +
Mar 27 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge +
Mar 30 – Denver, CO – Larimar Lounge +
Apr 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
Apr 26 - Washington, DC - DC9
Apr 27 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
Apr 28 - Boston, MA - Cafe 939
Apr 29 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Apr 30 - Montreal, QC - Divan Orange
May 3 - Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College
May 8 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo
May 9 - Indianapolis, IN - White Rabbit Cabaret
May 10 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
May 12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
May 13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café
May 24 – London, UK – St. Pancras Old Church
May 26 – Manchester, UK – Dot to Dot Festival
May 27 – Bristol, UK – Dot to Dot Festival
May 28 – Nottingham, UK – Dot to Dot Festival
Jun 4 - Toronto, ON - Field Trip
Jun 8 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Jun 9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Jun 10 – San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
Jun 12 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Jun 13 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
Jun 14 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
*with Tennis
+with Maggie Rogers
^SXSW
YOUNG TRACK LIST
01 Father
02 Smaller Than My Mother
03 23
04 Leave The Light On
05 Hold Me Close
06 The Fog
07 Walk On
08 Little Memory
09 Siren
10 Nighttime Hunger
11 Kai's Song
12 Mother
