Thrill Jockey is proud to announce the signing of Black To Comm, the solo moniker of German sound artist Marc Richter. Black To Comm's Thrill Jockey debut will be out in early 2019.
 
A distinctive voice in the experimental music underground, Richter’s output is grounded in elements of ambient, drone and contemporary composition, but reaches far beyond the limits of those genres. Weaving together warped samples, found sounds, vintage synthesisers and acoustic instruments into dense, heavily textured compositions, his music is as ambitious and imaginative as it is succinct. Whirring tape hiss, radio interference and vinyl crackle blur the lines between organic sounds and digital manipulation, adding an unnerving, surrealist quality that underscores all of Richter’s work.
 
As well as being an acclaimed producer, sampled by the likes of Evian Christ, Richter is also a champion of other experimental acts, running the eclectic Dekorder record label.

On Jan 25th, 2019, guitarist Sarah Louise will be releasing her most fearless work to date, Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars. Louise broadens beyond folk forms on her latest offering, turning streams of raw electric guitar into entire oceans of aural texture. Her rich playing is warped beyond recognition through inventive synthesizing and digital manipulations. The innovative songs share warmth and compositional tendencies with Deeper Woods; however, remarkably, Sarah Louise’s stunning sophomore Thrill Jockey album breaks through the boundaries of solo guitar, bearing little resemblance to its predecessors.

Listen to Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars single "Chitin Flight":
http://open.spotify.com/album/0x1KYvj6A5NRgBwR2G3yuu

This coming February, Wrekmeister Harmonies will be touring throughout Europe and Russia in support of new album The Alone Rush. Earlier this year, Wrekmeister Harmonies (the duo of JR Robinson and Esther Shaw) performed at Roadburn Festival and Doom Over Leipzig.

Wrekmeister Harmonies tour dates
Feb. 1 - Buxelles, BE - Madame Moustache
Feb. 3 - Leeds, UK - Temple of Boom *
Feb. 4 - Newcastle, UK - Trillians *
Feb. 6 - Hull, UK - Adelphi Club *
Feb. 7 - London, UK - Elektrowerkz
Feb. 8 - Diksmuide, BE - 4AD *
Feb. 10 - Angers, FR - Jokers
Feb. 11 - San Sebastian, ES - Dabadaba
Feb. 13 - Sevilla, ES - Sala X
Feb. 14 - Lisbon, PT - ZDB
Feb. 20 - Utrecht, NL - dB’s
Feb. 21 - Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn
Feb. 22 - St. Petersburg, RU - Serdce
Feb. 23 - Moscow, RU - Model
Feb. 24 - Ekaterinburg, RU - Syndrome Bar

* w/ FVNERALS

After the release of their terrific new album Love In Shadow, SUMAC have announced they'll be heading out on a West Coast tour throughout the month of January in 2019, joined by Divide & Dissolve and Tashi Dorji! SUMAC also plan to tour Europe later this winter, including some very special guests.

Full list of dates and ticket links here: thrilljockey.com/artists/sumac

Tour Dates w/ Divide & Dissolve, Tashi Dorji
Jan. 11 - Vancouver, BC - The Astoria
Jan. 12 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
Jan. 13 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Jan. 15 - Chico, CA - Naked Lounge Coffee
Jan. 16 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s
Jan. 17 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
Jan. 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
Jan. 19 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
Jan. 20 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
Jan. 22 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar & Grill
Jan. 23 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
Jan. 24 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
Jan. 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister
Jan. 27 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

With just over a week to go until Holtkamp releases his sprawling new solo electonic album Ens  under the BEAST moniker, the producer has shared the hypnotic video for new single "Paprika Shorts".

Watch the video now 

Ens is out on November 9, and is available to pre-order now.

The powerhouse psych trio are hittin' the road again next March, with a string of European tour dates announced for March 2019, including a show with fellow Thrillers Wooden Shjips.

Another chance to lose yourself in the hypnotic grooves of their heady guitar workouts, here's where you can catch them:

Mar. 6 - Prague, CZ - Futurum *
Mar. 7 - Budapest, HU - Durer Kert *
Mar. 8 - Bratislava, SK - Fuga *
Mar. 9 - Verona, IT - Colorificio Kroen *
Mar. 10 - Torino, IT - Magazzino sul Po *
Mar. 11 - Rome, IT - Largo *
Mar. 12 - Milan, IT - Ohibo *
Mar. 13 - Ravenna, IT - Bronson ^
Mar. 14 - Lausanne, CH - Le Bourg
Mar. 15 - Winterthur, CH - Gaswerk
Mar. 16 - Dortmund, DE - Dietrich-Keuninghaus *
Mar. 17 - Munich, DE - Feierwerk *

* w/ So Low
^ w/ Wooden Shjips

Pontiak's latest collection of acid-scorched riffing Dialectic of Ignorance is out now.

A work of entrancing, effortless beauty, Basque multi-instrumentalist Elena Setién's Thrill Jockey debut Another Kind Of Revolution will be out on 15 February 2019.

Listen to the title track now

Another Kind of Revolution is available to pre-order now on red vinyl and CD from our online store. 

This weekend, Elena Setién plays the prestigious BIME Festival in Bilbao, performing alongside the likes of Aphex Twin, MGMT, Slowdive, Kurt Vile, and more.

Ahead of the kickoff of an extensive U.S. touring in support of new album Fighting Season this fall, Thalia Zedek has shared the video for "Bend Again," directed by Bernard Van Hecke. The video traverses expansive landscapes, mirroring the rugged beauty of Zedek's voice and the track's grandiose solo by J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.).

Watch the video here: thrilljockey.com/artists/thalia-zedek

Zedek is embarking on a Living Room tour with former Come bandmate Chris Brokaw, playing both solo songs and together in intimate, unconventional spaces. Following that tour, Zedek bring the full Thalia Zedek Band out for a few select dates around the U.S. and Canada.

Thalia Zedek tour dates
Oct. 12 - Brooklyn, NY * [Tickets]
Oct. 13 - Baltimore, MD * [Tickets]
Oct. 14 - Norfolk, VA - Charlie’s American Cafe +
Oct. 15 - Chapel Hill, NC * [Tickets]
Oct. 16 - Asheville, NC - Revolve * [Tickets]
Oct. 17 - Greenville, SC * [Tickets]
Oct. 18 - Athens, GA - Flicker Bar +
Oct. 19 - Atlanta, GA - Kavarna * [Tickets]
Oct. 20 - Gainesville, FL * [Tickets]
Oct. 21 - New Orleans, LA - Parker Barber * [Tickets]
Oct. 23 - Houston, TX * [Tickets]
Oct. 24 - Austin, TX * [Tickets]
Oct. 26 - Denton, TX * [Tickets]
Oct. 27 - Fort Worth, TX * [Tickets]
Oct. 30 - Nashville, TN *
Oct. 31 - Louisville, KY - Surface Noise Records * [Tickets]
Nov. 2 - Cleveland, OH * [Tickets]
Nov. 3 - Pittsburgh, PA * [Tickets]
Nov. 4 - Clearfield, PA * [Tickets]
Nov. 5 - Kingston, NY * [Tickets]
Nov. 16th - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY w/ Damon & Naomi
Nov. 17th - The Root Cellar, Greenfield, MA w/ Damon & Naomi
Dec. 11 - Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo #
Dec. 12 - Toronto, ON - The Monarch #
Dec. 13 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout $
Dec. 14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small’s Funhouse #
Dec. 15 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong #

*Living Room Shows tour w/ Chris Brokaw
+ Club show w/ Chris Brokaw
# full band show
$ full band w/ Helen Money

With just over a week to go until the release of their sophomore album Mars, Brooklyn trio Upper Wilds have shared new single "Wine Flies".

Listen to "Wine Flies"

Written from the perspective of the first earthlings in deep space, a collection of Russian wine flies and tortoises, vocalist Dan Friel wrestles with the sheer wonder of floating in space versus longing and homesickness, the sense of being displaced against your will. 

Mars is out on October 19, pre-order the album here.

Following the album release, Upper Wilds will be touring the east coast. Here's where you can catch em:

Oct. 27 - Cleveland, OH - The Happy Dog
Oct. 28 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout
Oct. 31 - Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
Nov. 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Ortlieb’s
Nov. 2 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong
Nov. 3 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool 
Nov. 9 - Greenfield, MA - The Wheelhouse
Nov. 10 - Boston, MA - Hassle Fest

Mere weeks after blazing a cosmic trail through Europe this fall, West Coast pysch mainstays Wooden Shjips have their return for March 2019, bringing their own brand of peaceful resistance to more cities on the mainland.

Here's where you can catch 'em:

Mar. 5 - Bergen, NO - Hulen
Mar. 6 - Oslo, NO - Blaa
Mar. 7 - Gothenburg, SE - Pusterviks
Mar. 8 - Stockholm, SE - Slaktkyrkan
Mar. 9 - Malmo, SE - Plan B
Mar. 10 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
Mar. 11 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow
Mar. 12 - Munich, DE - Import-Export
Mar. 13 - Ravenna, IT - Bronson
Mar. 14 - Rome, IT - Monk
Mar. 16 - Istanbul, TR - Salon

More info / tickets here. 

Following the release of their new album Any Day earlier this year, The Sea and Cake will be playing select midwest dates in November. Since the album's release, the band have toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, including a set at Primavera Sound festival. The trio, joined by bassist Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day) on the road, will also be performing in Japan ahead of their midwest run.

The Sea and Cake tour dates
Nov. 17 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Nov. 18 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
Nov. 19 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
Nov. 20 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop

Thrill Jockey is proud to announce the signing of San Sebastián, Spain-based musician Elena Setién. Her vivid songwriting and nuanced compositions breathe life into allegories, from the mundane to the mythical. Previously known for her work in the Scandinavian experimental duo Little Red Suitcase with Johanna Borchert, Setién's solo material is direct and adventurous, effecting and engaging.

This fall, Elena Setién will be a featured artist at the BIME Festival in Bilbao, on Oct. 26th-27th, performing alongside the likes of Aphex Twin, MGMT, Slowdive, Kurt Vile, and more.

Setién's Thrill Jockey debut will be out in early 2019, and features guest performances by Steve Gunn.

Ahead of the release of new album Fighting Season on September 21st, Thalia Zedek Band have shared the album's title track:

Listen to Fighting Season

The track exemplifies the album’s rebellious spirit with a steady, marching call to action against senseless conflict. 

Fighting Season is available to pre-order now.

Thalia Zedek Band will be playing an album release show in Boston with labelmate Helen Money, and later this fall, Thalia Zedek will be embarking on a solo Living Room tour throughout the U.S. with former Come bandmate Chris Brokaw:

Sep. 21 - Boston, MA - Midway Cafe #
Oct. 12 - Brooklyn, NY * 
Oct. 13 - Baltimore, MD * [
Oct. 14 - Norfolk, VA - Charlie’s American Cafe +
Oct. 15 - Durham, NC * 
Oct. 16 - Asheville, NC - Revolve * 
Oct. 17 - Greenville, SC * 
Oct. 18 - Athens, GA - Flicker Bar +
Oct. 19 - Atlanta, GA - Kavarna * 
Oct. 20 - Gainesville, FL * 
Oct. 21 - New Orleans, LA - Parker Barber * 
Oct. 23 - Houston, TX * 
Oct. 24 - Austin, TX * 
Oct. 26 - Denton, TX * 
Oct. 27 - Fort Worth, TX * 
Oct. 30 - Nashville, TN *
Oct. 31 - Louisville, KY - Surface Noise Records * 
Nov. 2 - Cleveland, OH * 
Nov. 3 - Pittsburgh, PA *
Nov. 4 - Clearfield, PA * 
Nov. 5 - Kingston, NY * 

# Thalia Zedek Band album release show w/ Helen Money, Sleepyhead
* Living Room Shows tour w/ Chris Brokaw
+ Club show w/ Chris Brokaw

On 9th November 2018, Koen Holkamp (of Mountains) will release his Thrill Jockey debut as BEAST, entitled Ens.

Listen to the first single "Color Feel"

Crafted leading up to and after the birth of Koen's first child, Ens is a profoundly intimate and heartfelt journey into the composer's psyche. BEAST reins in his sprawling sound with new resolve, crafting tightly constructed pieces of engaging and ecstatic beauty.

Ens is available to pre-order now.