FIDLAR TO RELEASE SECOND ALBUM TOO ON SEPTEMBER 4TH VIA MOM + POP MUSIC
BAND REVEALS MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "40oz. ON REPEAT"
HEADLINING U.S. TOUR TO TAKE PLACE THIS FALL
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 2, 2015 - Los Angeles band FIDLAR today announced they will release their second full length album, Too, on September 4th via Mom + Pop Music. The album is available for pre-order today at iTunes and directly from the band at www.fidlarmusic.com with exclusive merchandise bundles.
Produced by Jay Joyce, Too was
recorded in Nashville over the span of just two weeks. The 12-song
collection of pop-infused garage rock expands on the band's 2013
self-titled album that put them at the forefront of modern punk music.
The new album showcases a band that continues to fine-tune its sonic
approach while also highlighting a more introspective and revelatory
approach to songwriting. It also marks the first time the band has
worked with a producer.
"We could have made record number one
again... but instead we decided to challenge ourselves and admit that we
don't know everything," said guitarist and lead vocalist Zac Carper.
"Up until this point we had recorded everything ourselves, so working
with a producer taught us so much. I didn't want to make a standard rock
record. The goal for this album was to think outside the box and I
think Jay really helped us do that."
Today the band is revealing the first taste of new music from Too
via a music video for the album's leading track and first single "40oz.
On Repeat". Directed by Ryan Baxley, the must-watch video is a
hilarious "Be Kind Rewind" tribute to past music video masterpieces,
sure to conjure loving nostalgia for anyone who came of age during the
glory years of MTV's afternoon video countdown show Total Request Live.
"In the late 90s and early 2000s, music videos were such a huge deal,"
adds Carper. "We decided that instead of making one overly slick music
video, we would nod to 15 of our favorite music videos that we grew up
with. Everyone in the band threw in their ideas." A complete list of
video masterpieces that inspired the "40oz. On Repeat" video can be
found below.
Additionally, FIDLAR have announced an extensive headlining U.S. tour to
take place in September and October. The live run will kick off in
Denver, CO on September 9th and wrap up on Halloween for a hometown show
at the Regent Theater. Tickets for all dates will be available for
purchase beginning this Friday, June 5th at 10:00 AM local time. See
below for a complete list of upcoming dates.
Too Tracklisting
1. 40oz. On Repeat
2. Punks
3. West Coast
4. Why Generation
5. Sober
6. Leave Me Alone
7. Drone
8. Overdose
9. Hey Johnny
10. Stupid Decisions
11. Bad Medicine
12. Bad Habits
"40oz. On Repeat" music video inspiration (in order):
Sugar Ray - Fly
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Devo - Jocko Homo
Weezer - Undone -- The Sweater Song
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
The Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
Oasis - Wonderwall
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Korn - Freak On A Leash
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
George Michael - Faith
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Upcoming Live Dates
09/09 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
09/10 - The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
09/12 - Riot Fest Chicago - Chicago, IL
09/14 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
09/15 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
09/16 - Rose Music Hall - Columbia, MO
09/18 - Thompson House - Newport, KY
09/19 - The Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI
09/20 - Riot Fest Toronto - Toronto, ON
09/22 - Theatre Fairmount - Montreal, QC
09/24 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
09/26 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
09/27 - Boston Calling Festival - Boston, MA
09/28 - The Black Cat - Washington, DC
09/29 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10/02 - The Masquerade - Hell Stage - Atlanta, GA
10/03 - High Dive - Gainesville, FL
10/05 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
10/06 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
10/9-11 - Austin City Limits Music Festival - Austin, TX
10/13 - 89th Street Collective - Oklahoma City, OK
10/15 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
10/16 - The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
10/17 - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
10/19 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
10/22 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
10/23 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA
10/28 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
10/30 - The Regent Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
10/31 - The Regent Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
FIDLAR
is Zac Carper (guitars/vocals), Elvis Kuehn (guitars/vocals), Brandon
Schwartzel (bass), and Max Kuehn (drums). Since forming in 2009, FIDLAR
quickly became one of the Los Angeles music scene's most celebrated
live acts thanks to their raucous live shows, which often concluded with
the majority of audience members joining the band on-stage. Since
formation, the band has toured the world and played with The Pixies, The
Hives, Black Lips, OFF!, Jeff The Brotherhood, The Orwells, Wavves, The
Delta Spirit, and more. Their debut self-titled full-length album was
released in the U.S. in January of 2013 and debuted at #5 on the
Billboard Heatseakers Chart, #2 on the Alternative News Artist Chart,
and was the #1 most added release at CMJ. Rolling Stone
immediately called FIDLAR "a band to watch", asserting, "FIDLAR
redefines the 'Golden State' skate/garage punk aesthetic for
contemporary tastes." The Los Angeles Times described their sound as "Bratty, amphetamine punk rock made to soundtrack the noise of crushing cans on ones forehead." Noisey
praised the band's "ever-growing catalog of readymade garage-punk
classics that draw omnivorously on a half century of bad-ass pop, from
Phil Spector to Nirvana to the late, great Jay Reatard." SPIN declared
"These risk-taking, SoCal pop-punks unleash true sounds of liberty."
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