Tancred has a new album coming out at the beginning of June entitled, "Nightstand". The debut single was recently released and Tancred is about to go on tour. On Wednesday, April 4th Tancred will be playing at The Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri. The supporting acts are Westerners and also Mess. The doors open at 7:00 pm and the show begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 day of show. This event is 21 and up only. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook.
The following evening 102.3 BXR presents Julien Baker with Tancred on
Thursday, April 5th in Columbia, MO at The Blue Note. The doors open at 7:30 pm and the show starts at 8:30 pm and goes until midnight. Tickets are $15.00.
Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below to visit the artists online and to check out their music. Follow on for more about the artists.
- Julien Baker:
https://www.julienbaker.com
Google Julien Baker: https://g.co/kgs/5YUu4K
- Tancred:
Genre: Pop Rock
https://tancredmusic.com
Google Tancred: https://g.co/kgs/S4RxrB
- Westerners: (Lawrence, KS)
Genre: Indie, Garage, Psych Rock
https://www.facebook.com/westernersband
https://www.westerners.bandcamp.com
- Mess: (Kansas City, MO.)
Genre: Alternative, Indie
https://www.heartswithholes.tumblr.com
https://www.facebook.com/heartswithholes/
https://heartswithholes.bandcamp.com
Julien Rose Baker (born September 29, 1995) American singer and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, United States. She is a member of the alternative rock band Forrister, formerly known as The Star Killers.[2]She released a studio album, Sprained Ankle, on 6131 Records in 2015, and a second full length release, Turn Out the Lights, on Matador Records in 2017.
Baker has met critical acclaim for her performance and songwriting, described as emotively cathartic, as well as a fresh take on folk music.[9] Her album Sprained Ankle has been described as featuring pared-back fragile songs, while Turn Out the Lightsfeatures more developed song structures while retaining the raw emotion of its predecessor.[by whom?]
In 2010, Baker cofounded a band called The Star Killers, which renamed itself Forrister in 2015.[10][11][12] During her freshman year at MTSU, Baker began writing songs on her own, often in the university practice rooms late at night.[13][5] With a friend, Michael Hegner, she recorded an EP at Spacebomb Studios, which she self-released in the winter of 2014 on Bandcamp[14] which became the studio album Sprained Ankle, in October 2015.[12] Sprained Ankle topped many 2015 end-of-the-year lists and its success led to features in The New Yorker and The New York Times.[15][16]
On March 7, 2016 she performed on an NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert.[17] During that set she referenced a new song called Sad Song #11 which was later titled "Funeral Pyre" and released with "Distant Solar Systems" as the b-side.[18] Baker contributed a song titled "Decorated Lawns" to the Punk Talks winter compilation called Jingle Yay which released December 1, 2016.[19]
Baker has opened for bands including Death Cab for Cutie, Conor Oberst, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, and Paramore. In 2017 she signed to Matador Records,[20] releasing a 7" of the songs "Funeral Pyre" and "Distant Solar Systems". An LP, Turn Out the Lights, recorded at Tennessee's Ardent Studios with help from Sorority Noise's Cameron Boucher, was released on October 27, 2017.
On October 28, 2017, Baker made her national television debut on CBS This Morning and on January 3, 2018, she made her late night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
** About Tancred **
TANCRED ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM NIGHTSTAND
OUT JUNE 1ST ON POLYVINYL RECORD CO.
HEAR THE FIRST SINGLE “REVIEWS” DEBUTED ON NPR MUSIC
ON TOUR WITH JULIEN BAKER - DATES START NEXT WEEK
Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez
Tancred is proud to announce the forthcoming release of the new album Nightstand, out June 1st on Polyvinyl Record Co. Produced by Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Generationals), Nightstand is the follow up to Tancred’s (aka Maine based musician Jess Abbott) well received 2016 release Out of The Garden, which won praise from Stereogum, The FADER, Rookie, and many others while leading to tours with the likes of Speedy Ortiz and Weaves. NPR Music shared the first single “Reviews,” praising Abbott for her ability to “write a booming melody that cuts through a wash of guitars, screaming her insecurities to the beat of a chugging drum kit,” going on to applaud how she “has polished her songwriting into a resplendent pop shine.” This April Tancred will hit the road with Julien Baker for dates across the Midwest and East Coast.
* Stream “Reviews” via NPR Music and YouTube
* (Pre Order Nightstand http://plyvnyl.co/nightstand)
“This new album takes a step back from the energy of my last album to bring in a little more vulnerability,” Abbott tells NPR Music. “‘Reviews’ felt like the right first single because it holds some of that same propulsion the last album had, but also opens a secret door into a more introspective vibe present throughout Nightstand.”
Nightstand is an album born out of an unexpected revelation Abbott experienced following her transformation into a more confident person, one full-throatedly declared on 2016’s plucky Out of the Garden. “After I became comfortable in this new skin, in truly being myself, I was immediately hit with loneliness,” she reveals. “I realized that human connection is really important to me.” And so Abbott began a new journey of personal exploration, one that involved connecting with other people just as much as connecting with herself. “I was reading a lot of books, learning a lot of new hobbies, meeting so many new people -- just taking in as much information as possible to try and figure out what it really meant to me to be alive,” she recalls.
As with her previous work, the writing process for what would become Nightstand consisted of Abbott alone in her room with just a guitar, strumming chords and singing words until gradually songs began to coalesce -- though this time around she made it a point to devote three days a week for an entire year to only playing music.
As a result, when the recording process began with Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Generationals) at his home studio in LA, the focus was less on finishing songs and more on perfecting them. Working with Pesacov offered new approaches – and gear – previously undiscovered by Abbott, affording her avenues of exploration that dialed in the production and tone on each and every song. “My favorite part of each day was sitting down to decide which guitar we needed to use for the song we were recording,” recalls Abbott. “It sounds so simple and I know most records are made this way, but it was my first time actually being able to do that and I loved it.”
The positive effects of this nourishing environment are evident throughout Nightstand, as on propulsive first single “Reviews,” showcasing Abbott’s strong melodic sensibilities balanced with purposeful, well-placed instrumentation. Or “Queen of New York,” which captures the feelings of fleeting lust set against a metropolitan backdrop, all within an effervescent three-minute bop.
Of course, it wouldn’t truly be a Tancred album if the upbeat melodies didn’t also serve to sugarcoat Abbott’s often somber lyrics about the experience of being a woman and being queer in today’s society. But even she is quick to emphasize that there is still comfort to be found during times of isolation or alienation: “Ultimately, we are all feeling these things together, and that can be enough to feel less alone. There’s a hopefulness in the loneliness.”
** About Westerners and Mess **
Balancing dark, intelligent lyrics with upbeat, catchy instrumentals fit to air on the radio, Westerners create a unique intensity. Recorded and produced by Joel Nanos at Element Recordings (Kansas City), their latest four-song EP release has gained praise in the Midwest, building their fan base and showcasing their folky appeal with words drenched in sadness, while maintaining psych-rock soaring guitar solos that are bound to fill you with
superficial elation. It translates into a fiery performance, one that will likely get
you stomping your feet in approval.
- Nadia Imafidon, LJWorld.com
* For more press quotes and info. on Westerners visit HERE. Be sure to check out the latest release on Bandcamp by Mess.
