WATCH MINI MANSIONS’ NEW VIDEO FOR “FREAKOUT!”
THE GREAT PRETENDERS IN STORES MARCH 24
ON TOUR WITH ROYAL BLOOD THIS WINTER
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February 18, 2015 – Mini Mansions debut the music video for their latest single “Freakout!” HERE. The song paves the way for their forthcoming full-length The Great Pretenders, out March 24, 2015. This is the first signing and release on T Bone Burnett’s recently launched Electromagnetic Recordings. The 7” single is available for purchase here.
“Freakout!” directed by Mount Elmut aka Matthew Newman [Pixies] sees the Los Angeles trio pair majestic melodies and psychedelically potent piano-punctuated instrumentation with a crafty cut-out narrative. Mini Mansions are no strangers to tripped-out visuals, as evidenced by last month’s clip for “Any Emotions” feat. Brian Wilson, which starred Colin Hanks, and the neo–noir-sex-death-psych-interrogation “Death Is A Girl.”
Noisey delightfully describes the band’s sound as “a serpentine, synth-assisted psych-pop groove with echoed canned beats recalling Prince‘s “Raspberry Beret” (tune!).” “Any Emotions” was also a BBC Radio 1 Single of the Week, and Spin dubbed Mini Mansions an “artists to watch” writing, “this psych-rock trio pounds out all of the right notes.” DIY Magazine summed up the year ahead for the band simply proclaiming, “2015 belongs to Mini Mansions.”
Live, they can’t be touched, says NME. Recently, the band’s collaborator Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys guested on stage, with NME claiming, “the Arctic Monkeys frontman hasn’t been on a stage this size for years, but even he can’t overshadow a rampant Mini Mansions performance. (9 out of 10).” US tour dates announced below!
Photo by Neil Krug
Mini Mansions were formed in 2009 by Zach Dawes (a multi-instrumentalist who has also worked with Kimbra and long-time mentor T Bone Burnett), drummer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Michael Shuman (currently the bassist in Queens of the Stone Age), and vocalist/keyboardist Tyler Parkford (who releases music under his solo moniker Mister Goodnite).
TOUR DATES WITH ROYAL BLOOD:
May 23 – Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 25 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR, USA
May 27 – Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, UT, USA
May 28 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO, USA
May 30 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA, USA
May 31 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI, USA
Jun 10 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC, USA
Jun 11 – Amos’ Southend – Charlotte, NC, USA
Jun 13 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA, USA
Currently heading to the UK with Royal Blood:
Feb 22 – Glasgow, Barrowlands
Feb 27 – Plymouth, Pavilions
Feb 28 – Bridlington, Spa
March 2 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
March 3 – Newport, Newport Centre
March 5 – Norwich, UEA
March 6 – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
March 8 – Belfast, Ulster Hall
March 9 – Dublin, Olympia
March 11- Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
March 13 – London, Brixton Academy
March 14 – Nottingham, Rock City
Official Sites:
http://www.minimansionsmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theminimansions
https://twitter.com/minimansions
