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‘Horizons’ out now via Polyvinyl

VIDEO: “Refractor”
YouTube / Billboard

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“Recaptures that sad-eyed, happy-footed disco-Beatlemania that made of Montreal’s mid-aughts electronic renaissance so satisfying.” – Stereogum

“…channels a bit of Primal Scream’s Screamadelica the same way Jaqwar Ma have and also wouldn’t sound out of place on a mix next to Cut Copy.” – Under The Radar

“A brain-warpingly awesome cut of tripped-out pop.” – Noisey

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Painted Palms’ second full-length album Horizons is out now via Polyvinyl. This week the band shares the music video for album standout “Refractor.” Directed by the production teamOurs&Yours, the video combines traditional hand animation with digital video. The scenes were shot using practical light (i.e. streetlights, headlights, the occasional cigarette cherry). Stream it over atBillboard and on YouTube.

Though vocalist Chris Prudhomme and producer Reese Donohue chose to collaborate on their second full-length by sending song ideas back and forth over e-mail, just as they did when crafting their 2014 debut Forever, Horizons marks the first time the duo has expanded their sound beyond the bedroom by stepping into the studio.

Mixed by former DFA house engineer Eric Broucek (LCD Soundsystem, Classixx), Horizonsengages with a diverse sonic palette on each track: ’60s psych-pop, ’80s synths, hypnotic vibes of the kind induced by Bjork and early ’90s Creation Records bands, and the trunk-rattling minimalism of Southern hip-hop.

Horizons is a meditation on achieving balance in a place where things are always changing, and there are no real ends. As a result, Painted Palms refines and executes their best work to date.

Tour Dates:

10/28 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile *
10/29 – Boise, ID – Neurolux *
10/30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *
10/31 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
11/02 – Kansas City, MO – The Tank Room *
11/03 – Iowa City, IA – The Mill *
11/04 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry *
11/06 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
11/07 – Detroit, MI – UFO Factory *
11/08 – Toronto, Ontario – The Garrison *
11/10 – Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa *
11/11 – Burlington, VT – Signal Kitchen *
11/12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall *

* = w/ Small Black

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Painted Palms
Horizons
[Polyvinyl] Release Date: September 4, 2015
Purchase link:
http://polyvinylrecords.com/horizons

1. Refractor
2. Contact
3. Gemini
4. Glaciers
5. Echoes
6. Control
7. Disintegrate
8. Waterfall
9. Painkiller
10. Tracers

PAINTED PALMS LINKS:

Official: http://www.paintedpalms.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paintedpalms
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paintedpalms
Label: https://www.polyvinylrecords.com