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Jeffrey Lewis
Friday 17th January at Banquet Records, 6:00pm
Following on from the release of Bad Wiring, Jeffrey Lewis plays in the shop. Jeffrey has received jaw-dropping praise from practically every major news and music outlet over the years, as well as awed testimonials from the likes of David (Silver Jews) Berman, Jarvis (Pulp) Cocker, Ben (Death Cab For Cutie) Gibbard, Will Oldham and others… and this new album “Bad Wiring” makes it completely clear why. In all of indie rock there is no force like Jeffrey Lewis. Although mostly recognized for his lyrical skills (as well as his illustration/comic book skills), the secret weapon in Lewis’s arsenal has been his slow evolution from DIY folkie in the late 90s to barn-burning indie-rock live sensation. New band name The Voltage is a bit of a slight-of-hand, as the musicians are the same bassist, Mem Pahl, and same drummer, Brent Cole (also of the Moldy Peaches), that Jeffrey has been touring the world with for the past four years as “Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts.” But Jeffrey continues his tradition of using a new band name for each release… and as Jeffrey says, “everybody knows most good bands have a ‘v’ in their name… Velvets, Nirvana, Pavement, Vaselines, Violent Femmes, Camper Van Beethoven, Modern Lovers, etc!” Recent Jeffrey Lewis band names like “The Rain”, “Los Bolts” and “The Voltage” are also in reference to the fact that Jeffrey’s middle name is Lightning, the result of being born on the Lower East Side in the 1970s to hippie parents. It was almost his first name but got moved to the middle name when he was born! The album was recorded and produced in Nashville by Roger Moutenot, the man responsible for producing all of the classic Yo La Tengo albums. Moutenot, who also worked on Lou Reed’s “Magic and Loss” album, and Sleater Kinney’s “Hot Rock” album was definitely the right man to capture these twelve new Lewis songs in the studio. As Lewis explains, “As an experience of working with a producer, it was a dream come true. I obviously worship a number of the records Roger had produced in the past, so I specifically sought him out. The fact that he’s in Nashville was just accidental, we would have traveled to record with him anywhere. Now when people hear we made our album in Nashville, everybody’s like, oh, I guess this is your country album…” In-store Grade B. Priority will be given to anyone who orders a copy of Bad Wiring from us. Albums will be posted unless you select 'Collect In Shop' when checking out, tickets are for collection from the shop on the day of the in-store, please bring your order number with you.
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Thursday 19th December at No Bands Just Prancing, 11:00pm (18+)
Just a few nights before the big day, New Slangta is having an indie-Christmas party. No Bands, Just Prancing.
Come and work up an appetite for your Christmas holidays by partying with us. We'll be playing all the usual classics from the likes of The Cribsmas, Sleigh Bells, The Crackerbees, Courtreeners, Reindeer Alice, We Three Kings Of Leon, Frankincense Turner, Miles Candy Cane, Metro-Snowmy, I'm Dreaming Of A Jack White Christmas and many many more.
Pryzm is an 18+ venue. A valid Passport or Drivers License MUST BE SHOWN.
New Slang is held at Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP
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Pinegrove
Friday 24th January at Banquet Records, 6:00pm
Just after the release of their third full length album titled Marigold, Evan from the folky-emo outfit Pinegrove returns to the shop for a solo acoustic set.
Pinegrove’s new album begins with a breath and ends with a shimmering exhalation. In between is Marigold, an urgent, multivalent meditation—and an expanded take on the blend of alt-country, indie rock and cerebral humanism that’s inspired the band’s ardent fan community. Marigold marks their Rough Trade Records debut, offering what songwriter Evan Stephens Hall calls a “heart-first” perspective.
Those familiar with Pinegrove will recognize signature elements of the band’s sound: literary yet conversational lyrics, geometrically interlocking guitars, the dynamic shifting shadows of rhythm and structure. But this effort marks the most spacious, bold, and well defined iteration of the project yet.
In-store Grade B.
Priority will be given to anyone who orders a copy of Marigold from us.
Albums will be posted unless you select 'Collect In Shop' when checking out, tickets are for collection from the shop on the day of the in-store, please bring your order number with you.
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Mura Masa
Saturday 18th January at Pryzm, 7:00pm
Celebrating the release of his second full length album titled R.Y.C, the alt-producer / songwriter Mura Masa visits Kingston to play at Pryzm for the first time.
An ambitious and exciting left-turn from an artist and producer whose ability to always surprise is matched only by his remarkably consistent, singular vision. Breathing new life into - amongst other things - New Wave, Emo, Folk and 90s Rave – tracks like ‘No Hope Generation’ reinvent Mura Masa's sound whilst also paying tribute to the alternative roots which shaped him when he first became a genuine musical outsider, growing up in the remote island of Guernsey. And it’s this fondness for the music of adolescence - reworked in thoroughly modern, bedroom-pop fashion - that became an analogue for the theme of the album as a whole…
CD/ticket is £17 post-paid, and other formats and combos are available.
Pryzm is all ages for this show - under 14s must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult (18+). Over 18s should bring PHOTO ID (driving license / passport).
PLEASE NOTE: If you choose Collect In-store as your delivery option your full order will need to be collected from our shop rather than from the venue.
Pryzm, 154 Clarence Street, Kingston Upon Thames (KT1 1QP)
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