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Out Today : bar italia - 'The Twits'



The new bar italia album --- their second of 2023 --- 'The Twits' is in stores everywhere today and streaming worldwide.

'The Twits' Tracklisting
01. my little tony
02. Real house wibes (desperate house vibes)
03. twist
04. worlds greatest emoter
05. calm down with me
06. Shoo
07. que suprise
08. Hi fiver
09. Brush w Faith
10. glory hunter
11. sounds like you had to be there
12. Jelsy
13. bibs

  • Steve Gullick photo prints signed by the band will be available with every order of ‘The Twits’ exclusively via the Matador Store / bar italia Bandcamp while supplies last.

  • “worlds greatest emoter” t-shirt is available exclusively on the Matador Store / bar italia Bandcamp.

  • ‘The Twits’ limited clear LP will be available exclusively on the Matador webstore, limited silver LP will be available at record stores in UK/EU.






bar italia On Tour :

Friday, November 3 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK
Saturday, November 4 Room 2, Glasgow UK
Sunday, November 5 Rough Trade, Nottingham UK
Monday, November 6 Rough Trade East, London UK (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, November 7 Village Underground, London UK (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, November 9 Antipode, Rennes FR
Saturday, November 11 Pitchfork Festival, Paris FR
Sunday, November 12 Le Ciel, Grenoble FR
Monday, November 13 Palace, St. Gallen CH
Wednesday, November 15 B72, Vienna AT
Thursday, November 16 Manufaktur, Schorndorf DE
Friday, November 17 TransCentury Update 2023, Leipzig DE
Saturday, November 18 Molotow Skybar, Hamburg DE
Sunday, November 19 Lido, Berlin DE (SOLD OUT)
Monday, November 20 VEGA, Copenhagen DK
Wednesday, November 22 Tanzhaus West, Frankfurt DE
Thursday, November 23 Rotown, Rotterdam NL
Friday, November 24 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, November 25 Trix, Antwerp BE
Sunday, November 26 Botanique, Brussels BE
Friday, December 1 Songbyrd, Washington DC
Saturday, December 2 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
Sunday, December 3 Elsewhere, Brooklyn NY (SOLD OUT)
Monday, December 4 Bowery Ballroom, New York NY (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, December 5 Brighton Music Hall, Boston MA
Wednesday, December 6 Sala Rossa, Montreal QC
Friday, December 8 Velvet Underground, Toronto ON
Saturday, December 9 The Loving Touch, Ferndale MI
Sunday, December 10 Empty Bottle, Chicago IL (SOLD OUT)
Monday, December 11 Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
Tuesday, December 12 Turf Club, St. Paul MN
Wednesday, December 13 High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
Friday, December 15 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Saturday, December 16 Mahall’s, Cleveland, OH
Sunday, December 17 Club Café, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, March 20 The Earl, Atlanta GA
Thursday, March 21 Motorco Music Hall, Durham NC
Friday, March 22 Eulogy, Asheville NC
Monday, March 25 The Blue Room at Third Man Records, Nashville TN
Wednesday, March 27 Toulouse Theatre, New Orleans LA
Thursday, March 28 The Secret Group, Houston TX
Friday, March 29 Mohawk, Austin TX
Saturday, March 30 Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas TX
Monday, April 1 Sister, Albuquerque NM
Monday, April 8 Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
Tuesday, April 9 Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver BC
Wednesday, April 10 Neumos, Seattle WA
Thursday, May 2 Electric Brixton, London UK

bar italia Online
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Out Today: Pretty Girls Make Graves - 'The New Romance' (20th Anniversary Edition)







Pretty Girls Make Graves (2003) photographed by Michael Lavine

stream / purchase ‘The New Romance’

Originally released in September 2003, Pretty Girls Make Graves' Matador debut 'The New Romance' is back in print today on limited white vinyl for the album's 20th anniversary. The LP is accompanied by two music videos from the album newly remastered and available on YouTube, plus two extra tracks on streaming “C-30 C-60 C-90 Go!” and "Magic Lights." Singer Andrea Zollo and guitarist J. Clark guest on the latest installment of our Matador Revisionist History podcast series alongside producer Phil Ek and our host, Matt Sweeney.

‘The New Romance (20th Anniversary Edition)’ Tracklist
01. Something Bigger, Something Brighter
02. The Grandmother Wolf
03. Mr. Club
04. All Medicated Geniuses
05. Blue Lights
06. Chemical, Chemical
07. 7
08. The Teeth Collector
09. Holy Names
10. The New Romance
11. This is Our Emergency
12. A Certain Cemetery
13. C-30 C-60 C-90 Go! (Digital Only)
14. Magic Lights (Digital Only)

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boygenius - 5th Anniversary Gatefold Yellow EP



Stream / Pre-order boygenius EP

On December 8th boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus) will release a limited fifth anniversary edition of their debut EP on yellow vinyl with a gatefold sleeve featuring the six songs’ lyrics. Available to pre-order today from the Matador webstore, boygenius site, Bandcamp, and your local record store.





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bar italia - "worlds greatest emoter"







(Photo: Simon Mercer)

Stream "worlds greatest emoter"

Pre-order 'The Twits'

bar italia have released new single and video “worlds greatest emoter”, a driving and ascending standout from their forthcoming second full length of 2023, ‘The Twits’, out November 3rd.



‘worlds greatest emoter’ follows singles “my little tony” which is currently on the BBC 6 Music playlist and “Jelsy”, which The Times described as “slow-burning eerie bluesy rock with a hint of bossa nova from the celebrated trio”, while The Guardian said, “this mordant cowboy strum becomes hypnotic thanks to the London band's trifecta of vocalists, each sounding nihilistic and freshly released from a dark cupboard".

bar italia will host ‘drawings by bar italia’ on October 27th at the Frieze exhibition space at No.9 Cork Street, London. The public view will be at 6pm-8pm.



The band kick off their UK tour October 31st in Manchester, culminating in sold out shows at Rough Trade East on November 6th and Village Underground on November 7th, followed by European headline and festival shows. They play their their first full North American tour in December, including sold out New York shows at Bowery Ballroom and Elsewhere. A full list of dates can be found below.

bar italia on Tour

 All dates on sale now via baritaliaa.com

Tuesday, October 31 YES, Manchester UK
Wednesday, November 1 The Fleece, Bristol UK
Thursday, November 2 Mutations Festival, Brighton UK
Friday, November 3 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK
Saturday, November 4 Room 2, Glasgow UK
Sunday, November 5 Rough Trade, Nottingham UK
Monday, November 6 Rough Trade East, London UK
Tuesday, November 7 Village Underground, London UK (SOLD OUT) &
Thursday, November 9 Antipode, Rennes FR
Saturday, November 11 Pitchfork Festival, Paris FR
Sunday, November 12 Le Ciel, Grenoble FR
Monday, November 13 Palace, St. Gallen CH
Wednesday, November 15 B72, Vienna AT
Thursday, November 16 Manufaktur, Schorndorf DE
Friday, November 17 TransCentury Update 2023, Leipzig DE
Saturday, November 18 Molotow Skybar, Hamburg DE
Sunday, November 19 Lido, Berlin DE
Monday, November 20 VEGA, Copenhagen DK
Wednesday, November 22 Tanzhaus West, Frankfurt DE
Thursday, November 23 Rotown, Rotterdam NL
Friday, November 24 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL
Saturday, November 25 Trix, Antwerp BE
Sunday, November 26 Botanique, Brussels BE
Friday, December 1 Songbyrd, Washington DC
Saturday, December 2 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
Sunday, December 3 Elsewhere, Brooklyn NY
Monday, December 4 Bowery Ballroom, New York NY (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, December 5 Brighton Music Hall, Boston MA
Wednesday, December 6 Theatre Fairmount, Montreal QC
Friday, December 8 Velvet Underground, Toronto ON
Saturday, December 9 The Loving Touch, Ferndale MI
Sunday, December 10 Empty Bottle, Chicago IL (SOLD OUT)
Monday, December 11 Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
Tuesday, December 12 Turf Club, St. Paul MN
Wednesday, December 13 High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
Friday, December 15 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Saturday, December 16 Mahall’s, Cleveland, OH
Sunday, December 17 Club Café, Pittsburgh PA
Friday, March 15 Warsaw, Brooklyn NY
Wednesday, March 20 The Earl, Atlanta GA
Thursday, March 21 Motorco Music Hall, Durham NC
Friday, March 22 Eulogy, Asheville NC
Monday, March 25 The Blue Room at Third Man Records, Nashville TN
Wednesday, March 27 Toulouse Theatre, New Orleans LA
Thursday, March 28 The Secret Group, Houston TX
Friday, March 29 Mohawk, Austin TX
Saturday, March 30 Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas TX
Monday, April 1 Sister, Albuquerque NM
Monday, April 8 Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
Tuesday, April 9 Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver BC
Wednesday, April 10 Neumos, Seattle WA
Thursday, May 2 Electric Brixton, London UK

& w/ Water From Your Eyes

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Coming November 17: Water From Your Eyes - 'Crushed by Everyone'





(photo: Nik Soelter)

Pre-save 'Crushed by Everyone' / Stream 'Crushed Barley'

Stream / Purchase 'Everyone's Crushed'

On November 17, Water From Your Eyes will release 'Crushed by Everyone,' a song-by-song rework of the duo’s critically-adored Matador debut, 'Everyone’s Crushed.'



Curated by band members Rachel Brown and Nate Amos, the album dips heavily into WFYE’s personal rolodex with contributions that map the group’s rapidly expanding community – friends, tourmates, and peers. It’s the rare “remix” record where everybody has met in person (or at least shared some DMs).



“It’s amazing to live at a time in which so many incredible musicians have the ability not only to inspire us, but to envision our existing works in their own unique practices,” writes Water From Your Eyes. “We are so grateful that all of these talented artists spent their invaluable time and energy on this project. We hope that you enjoy listening to these remixes as much as we have.”



Today, you can hear four tracks including Mandy, Indiana’s spaced-out deconstruction of “Remember Not My Name,” Sword II’s electro-tinged pass at “Open,” and fantasy of a broken heart’s chopped and spliced take on “Buy My Product.” This batch also finds Water From Your Eyes reinterpreting themselves, with Nate dialing Nu Metal grind and microtonal drone into an undeniably epic update on “Barley.” Listen HERE.



This week, Water From Your Eyes will perform at the Levitation Festival in Austin, TX. In November, the band will return to the UK and Europe for a run of headline shows, appearances at Pitchfork (Paris, London, and Berlin) and the Mutations, Sonic City, and Primavera Weekender festivals.

'Crushed by Everyone' Tracklist
1. Structure (The Cradle Version)
2. Crushed Barley
3. Out There (The Dare Version)
4. Open (Sword II Version)
5. Everyone’s Crushed (Kassie Krut Version)
6. True Life (Nourished by Time Version)
7. Remember Not My Name (Mandy, Indiana Version)
8. 14 (Jute Gyte Version)
9. Buy My Product (fantasy of a broken heart Version)

Water From Your Eyes on Tour
October 25-26 Levitation, Austin TX
Monday, October 30 The Deaf Institute, Manchester UK
Tuesday, October 31 The Hug and Pint, Glasgow UK
Wednesday, November 1 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK
Friday, November 3 Pitchfork Berlin, Berlin DE
Sunday, November 5 Where Else, Margate UK
Tuesday, November 7 The Village Underground, LondonUK #
Wednesday, November 8 Dareshack, Bristol UK
Friday November 10 Pitchfork Paris, Paris FR
Saturday, November 11 Pitchfork London, London UK
Sunday, November 12 Sonic City, Kortrijk BE
Monday, November 13 Rotondes, Luxembourg LU
Wednesday, November 15 PAARD, Den Haag NL
Thursday, November 16 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL
Friday November 17 Primavera Weekender, Benidorm ES

# w/ bar italia

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Tour Announce: Queens of The Stone Age - Australia and New Zealand 2024



Queens of The Stone Age announce 'The End Is Nero' tour of Australia and New Zealand for February & March next year.

Tickets go on general sale this Monday, October 30th at 13:00 local times.

More information available here - qotsa.ffm.to/tour

Stream / purchase 'In Times New Roman' here

Saturday, 10 Feb - Perth Red Hill Auditorium, Australia
Tuesday, 13 Feb - Adelaide The Drive, Australia
Friday 16 Feb - Hobart Mona Lawns, Australia
Sunday, 18 Feb - Torquay Torquay Commons - Lookout, Australia
Monday, 19 Feb - Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Australia
Wednesday, 21 Feb - Sydney Hordern Pavilion, Australia
Saturday, 24 Feb - Gold Coast Broadwater Parklands - Lookout, Australia
Sunday, 25 Feb - Brisbane Fortitude Music Hall, Australia
Monday, 26 Feb - Brisbane Fortitude Music Hall, Australia
Thursday, 29 Feb - Auckland Spark Arena, New Zealand
Friday, 1 Mar - Wellington TSB Arena, New Zealand
Sunday, 3 Mar - Christchurch Wolfbrook Arena, New Zealand

All Tour Dates

Saturday, November 4 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam NL & (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, November 5 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette LU &
Tuesday, November 7 Accor Arena, Paris FR &
Wednesday, November 8 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt DE & (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, November 9 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin DE & (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, November 11 Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Dusseldorf DE & (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, November 12 Sportpaleis, Antwerp BE &
Tuesday, November 14 AO Arena, Manchester UK &
Wednesday, November 15 The O2, London UK &
Saturday, November 18 OVO Hydro, Glasgow UK &
Sunday, November 19 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham UK &
Monday, November 20 Globe Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees UK & (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday, November 22 3Arena, Dublin IE &
Tuesday, December 5 Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix AZ **
Wednesday, December 6 Abraham Chavez Theatre, El Paso TX **
Friday, December 8 Moody Center, Austin TX **
Saturday, December 9 713 Music Hall, Houston TX **
Sunday, December 10 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving TX **
Tuesday, December 12 Revel, Albuquerque NM **
Friday, December 15 Viejas Arena, San Diego CA **
Saturday, December 16 Kia Forum, Los Angeles CA **
Saturday, 10 Feb - Perth Red Hill Auditorium, Australia
Tuesday, 13 Feb - Adelaide The Drive, Australia
Friday 16 Feb - Hobart Mona Lawns, Australia
Sunday, 18 Feb - Torquay Torquay Commons - Lookout, Australia
Monday, 19 Feb - Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Australia
Wednesday, 21 Feb - Sydney Hordern Pavilion, Australia
Saturday, 24 Feb - Gold Coast Broadwater Parklands - Lookout, Australia
Sunday, 25 Feb - Brisbane Fortitude Music Hall, Australia
Monday, 26 Feb - Brisbane Fortitude Music Hall, Australia
Thursday, 29 Feb - Auckland Spark Arena, New Zealand
Friday, 1 Mar - Wellington TSB Arena, New Zealand
Sunday, 3 Mar - Christchurch Wolfbrook Arena, New Zealand

*Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth support
& The Chats and Deep Tan
** Spirtualized support

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