The Avalanches have released a remix EP for their song “Because I’m Me.” The band have collaborated with a bunch of different artists to remix the Wildflower track, including Moor Mother, Dâm-Funk, Black Milk, Bondax, and more. Listen to them below. The band also announced last August via Instagram that they have begun work on the follow-up to 2016’s Wildflower.
The Avalanches released Wildflower last year, the long-awaited follow-up to Since I Left You from 2000. After playing a string of shows in April, including one at Coachella for their first U.S. show in 15 years, the band has announced additional North American tour dates. The Avalanches will perform a set at Brooklyn Bowl on June 3rd before their Governors Ball performance on June 4th. See the itinerary below. At the beginning of the year, they played a number of dates in their home of Australia.
The Avalanches:
06-03 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
06-04 New York, NY – Governors Ball
06-05 Washington, DC – 930 Club
06-07 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
06-09 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth
06-10 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre
06-12 Boston, MA – The Royale
07-16 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
Watch the music video for “Frankie Sinatra” below:
Empire of the Sun have announced a U.S. tour for 2017, including a couple of shows with the Avalanches in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Besides their previously announced Coachella dates, these shows are set to be the Avalanches’ first U.S. shows in 15 years, after their return with Wildflower last year. Empire of the Sun are touring in support of Two Vines.
Empire of the Sun:
04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-15 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
04-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino *
04-18 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
04-19 Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Exposition Hall
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
05-10 New York, NY – Terminal 5
05-11 Washington, D.C. – Echostage
05-12 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
05-13 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
* with the Avalanches
The Avalanches:
04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-15 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
04-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino *
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
06-02-04 Randall’s Island, NY – Governors Ball
* supporting Empire of the Sun
The Avalanches returned with Wildflower, earlier this year, marking it their first album in 15 years. It also has been as long since the outfit curated an “Essential Mix” for BBC Radio 1. However, that changed today as The Avalanches took over the radio with a 45-minute playlist that included music from Frank Zappa, Sun Ra, Ratatat, Nina Simone, Betty Everett, The Parliaments, Madlib, The Stooges, Bad Brains, and more. Listen to their mix on the BBC’s website. Their other one came out December 11th, 2001 and can be listened to below.
After getting back together this year, the Avalanches have released their first album in over a decade, Wildflower. They have played a few shows as well, including at Primavera Sound last month. But those were DJ sets, and for the first time in over a decade, the Avalanches played with their full live band. Robbie Chater played guitar, Tony Di Blasi was behind the boards, Paris Jeffree was on the drums, and vocals were contributed by rapper Spank Rock and singer Eliza Wolfgramm, according to Triple J.the set took place at Splendour in the Grass Festival. Watch a clip of their performance below via Stereogum.
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