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The MataBlog is edited by Matador Records’ co-moaner Gerard Cosloy and individual entries are the work of whoever’s name is next to them. If you enjoyed something in the MataBlog, thank you very much! If there was something you found particularly troubling, please be advised that a) maybe you should read it again and b) the contents of this blog do not necessarily represent the opinions of Matador Records, Beggars Group, the combined staff of either company, nor the Matador artist roster. Opinions are like friends — hardly anyone has one worth listening to.

Lifeguard - 'Live at Electrical Audio' + Summerstage NYC Tomorrow



Lifeguard's 'Live at Electrical Audio,' engineered by Steve Albini, is now available to watch in full via YouTube. The eight-song set features tracks from the trio's newly released double EP 'Crowd Can Talk' / 'Dressed in Trenches,' and standalone "CRATE."

stream / purchase 'Crowd Can Talk' / 'Dressed in Trenches'



Lifeguard - 'Live at Electrical Audio'
1. 17-18 Lovesong
2. CRATE
3. Fifty Seven
4. Ten Canisters (OFB)
5. I know I know
6. New age (I've got a)
7. Shutter Shutter/Tell Me When
8. Typecast





Lifeguard kick off their summer tour tomorrow at Central Park Summerstage NYC alongside Horsegirl, Water From Your Eyes, and Iceage. A limited number of free stickers and posters will be available for the first 200 attendees.

Lifeguard On Tour

Thursday July 20, Summerstage, Central Park NYC !
Friday, July 21 Ukie Club, Philadelphia PA ^
Saturday, July 22 House of Independents, Asbury Park NJ ^
Sunday, July 23 Ottobar, Baltimore MD ^
Tuesday, July 25 DC9, Washington DC ^
Thursday, July 27 The Pinhook, Durham NC ^
Friday, July 28 The Grey Eagle, Asheville NC ^
Saturday, July 29 Third Man Records, Nashville TN ^
Sunday, July 30 Masquerade, Atlanta GA ^
Tuesday, August 1 Saturn, Birmingham AL
Wednesday, August 2 Toulouse Theatre, New Orleans LA ^
Thursday, August 3 White Oak Music Hall, Houston TX ^
Friday, August 4 The Gremlin, McAllen TX
Saturday, August 5 Paper Tiger, San Antonio TX ^
Monday, August 7 Parish, Austin TX ^
Tuesday, August 8 Sons of Hermann Hall , Dallas TX ^
Wednesday, August 9 George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville AR ^
Friday, August 11 The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS ^
Sunday, August 13 Thalia Hall, Chicago IL ^

! w/ Horsegirl, Water From Your Eyes, Iceage
^ w/ Horsegirl

Lifeguard online :

Instagram
Twitter
Bandcamp

Interpol - "Something Changed" (Water From Your Eyes Interpolation), Water From Your Eyes - 'Live From Nate's Bedroom'







(photo by Ebru Yildiz)



photo by Miles Kalchik

stream/purchase 'Interpolations'

stream / purchase Interpol's 'The Other Side Of Make-Believe'

Water From Your Eyes have taken on recent touring companions Interpol’s track “Something Changed” as part of the latter’s ‘Interpolations’ project, which sees songs from Interpol’s latest album ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe’ reimagined by different artists.

Taking the original’s punch-drunk piano shuffle and brooding vocals and subjecting them to an expertly wielded sonic and rhythmic sledgehammer, the interpolation adds vocals from Water From Your Eyes vocalist Rachel Brown. “The idea was to invert the tone of the song, like a photo negative,” says Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos, “reframing change from something foreboding into something encouraging - as well as creating a conversation between Paul and Rachel in order to place the thoughts externally rather than internally.”



Water From Your Eyes recently performed three songs from their critically acclaimed new album ‘Everyone’s Crushed’ for Bandcamp Live. Joined by additional guitarist Al Nardo, the band shred through album highlights “Barley”, “Out There” and “True Life”. The performance is followed by a conversation with journalist Shaad D’Souza.

stream / purchase Water From Your Eyes' 'Everyone's Crushed'

Later today, Water From Your Eyes' Nate Amos and Interpol's Paul Banks will go live on their bands’ respective Instagram accounts tomorrow for a conversation at approximately 1pm ET.



Now thru July 15, get 25% off ‘Everyone’s Crushed’ and ‘The Other Side of Make-Believe’  at the Matador Webstore or Bandcamp.

Interpol on tour :
Thursday, July 20 MoM Sport, Budapest HU
Saturday, July 22 Colours of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Monday, July 24 Maximum Uniq, Istanbul, TR
Friday, July 28 2023 Low Festival, Benidorm ES
Friday, August 11 Outside Lands, San Francisco CA
Sunday, August 13 Isleta Amphitheater, Albuquerque NM *
Tuesday, August 15 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas TX *
Wednesday, August 16 Walmart AMP, Rogers AR *
Thursday, August 17 The Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville AL *
Saturday, August 19 iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach FL *
Sunday, August 20 MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa FL *
Tuesday, August 22 PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA *
Thursday, August 24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA *
Friday, August 25 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford NH *
Saturday August 26 College Street Music Hall, New Haven CT
Wednesday, August 30 Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh NY *
Thursday, August 31 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow VA *
Saturday, September 2 Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON *
Monday, September 3 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ON *
Tuesday September 4 MTelus, Montreal QC
Wednesday, September 6 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston MI *
Friday, September 8 FirstBank Amphitheater, Franklin TN *
Saturday, September 9 Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville IN *
Sunday, October 29 The Greek Theater, Los Angeles CA = (SOLD OUT)
Monday, October 30 The Greek Theater, Los Angeles CA ~

* with The Smashing Pumpkins
= w/ Jean Dawson and Mareux
~ w/ The Red Pears and DannyLux

Interpol Online

Official Site
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube Channel

Water From Your Eyes on Tour
Thursday, July 20 Central Park Summerstage, New York NY !
Friday, July 28 Real Love Summer Fest, Teulon MB
Saturday, August 12 Way Out West Festival, Gothenberg SE
Friday, August 18 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuisen NL
Saturday, August 19 Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons UK
Sunday, August 20 MS Dockville Festival, Hamburg DE
Saturday, September 30 L’Escogriffe Bar Spectacle, Montreal QC
Saturday, October 7 The Crocodile, Seattle WA +
Monday, October 9 Rev Hall, Portland OR +
Wednesday, October 11 The Independent, San Francisco CA +
Friday, November 3 Pitchfork Festival, Berlin DE
Friday, November 10 Pitchfork Festival, Paris FR
Saturday, November 11 Pitchfork Festival, London UK

! w/ Horsegirl, Lifeguard, Iceage
+ w/ Melody’s Echo Chamber

Water From Your Eyes Online
Instagram
TikTok
Twitter
Facebook
Bandcamp

 

Belle and Sebastian - 'The Boy With The Arab Strap' 25th Anniversary Blue LP



Stream / Pre-order Blue LP HERE

Belle and Sebastian’s beloved third album ‘The Boy With The Arab Strap’ returns on limited blue vinyl and blue tint cover this autumn to celebrate its 25th anniversary, available to pre-order now via the Matador Webstore in the United States / Canada and Jeepster Records in the rest of world. 



The announcement comes on the heels of a recent creative outpouring from the Scottish group: ‘A Bit of Previous’ (2022) and ‘Late Developers’ (2023) and a return to touring with three weeks of summer shows in the United Kingdom underway.

Belle and Sebastian on Tour
Wednesday, July 12 O2 Academy, Sheffield UK
Thursday, July 13 O2 Academy, Oxford UK
Friday, July 14 O2 Institute, Birmingham UK
Saturday, July 15 Great Hall, Cardiff UK
Monday, July 17 Roundhouse, London UK
Tuesday, July 18 Roundhouse, London UK
Wednesday, July 19 Brighton Dome, Brighton UK
Friday, July 21 Academy, Manchester UK
Saturday, July 22 Corn Exchange, Cambridge UK
Saturday, August 26 Victorious Festival, Portsmouth UK
Friday, September 1 Meo Kalorama, Lisboa PT
Saturday, September 2 Cala Mijas, Málaga ES

Belle and Sebastian online:
Official site
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

 

Coming Wednesday : Lifeguard - "Live At Electrical Audio" (Bandcamp Livestream)


Lifeguard's "Live At Electrical Audio" session, engineered by Steve Albini, premieres this Wednesday, July 13 at 5pm eastern.  The stream will be viewable for 48 hours following.

Lifeguard - Live At Electrical Audio (Bandcamp Live Stream)

(stream / purchase 'Dressed In Trenches' / 'Crowd Can Talk')

Lifeguard On Tour

Thursday July 20, Summerstage, Central Park NYC !
Friday, July 21 Ukie Club, Philadelphia PA ^
Saturday, July 22 House of Independents, Asbury Park NJ ^
Sunday, July 23 Ottobar, Baltimore MD ^
Tuesday, July 25 DC9, Washington DC ^
Thursday, July 27 The Pinhook, Durham NC ^
Friday, July 28 The Grey Eagle, Asheville NC ^
Saturday, July 29 Third Man Records, Nashville TN ^
Sunday, July 30 Masquerade, Atlanta GA ^
Tuesday, August 1 Saturn, Birmingham AL
Wednesday, August 2 Toulouse Theatre, New Orleans LA ^
Thursday, August 3 White Oak Music Hall, Houston TX ^
Friday, August 4 The Gremlin, McAllen TX
Saturday, August 5 Paper Tiger, San Antonio TX ^
Monday, August 7 Parish, Austin TX ^
Tuesday, August 8 Sons of Hermann Hall , Dallas TX ^
Wednesday, August 9 George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville AR ^
Friday, August 11 The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS ^
Sunday, August 13 Thalia Hall, Chicago IL ^

! w/ Horsegirl, Water From Your Eyes, Iceage
^ w/ Horsegirl

Lifeguard online :

Instagram
Twitter
Bandcamp

out today : Lifeguard - 'Dressed In Trenches'



"17-18 Lovesong" (Live At Electrical Audio)





photo by Mariana Belaval

Marking today's release of ‘Crowd Can Talk / Dressed in Trenches',Lifeguard have released a video performing lead single "17-18 Lovesong" live at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. The performance is culled from an 8-song session recorded by Steve Albini that will premier Thursday, July 13 on Bandcamp Live. The session also features recent single “Alarm”.

(stream / purchase 'Dressed In Trenches' / 'Crowd Can Talk')

Lifeguard play Central Park SummerStage in New York on July 20th with Horsegirl, Iceage and Water From Your Eyes, before joining Horsegirl on a summer US tour. . This weekend, the band will perform three in-stores in their hometown of Chicago at Reckless Records, Shuga Records and Record Breakers tomorrow. Full dates can be found below.

Chicago in-stores :

Friday, July 7 5pm - Reckless Records
Saturday, July 8 12pm - Shuga Records
Saturday, July 8 6pm - Record Breakers







Lifeguard on tour :

Thursday, July 20 Central Park Summerstage, New York NY (Free Show) !
Friday, July 21 Ukie Club, Philadelphia PA ^
Saturday, July 22 House of Independents, Asbury Park NJ ^
Sunday, July 23 Ottobar, Baltimore MD ^
Tuesday, July 25 DC9, Washington DC ^
Thursday, July 27 The Pinhook, Durham NC ^
Friday, July 28 The Grey Eagle, Asheville NC ^
Saturday, July 29 Third Man Records, Nashville TN ^
Sunday, July 30 Masquerade, Atlanta GA ^
Tuesday, August 1 Saturn, Birmingham AL
Wednesday, August 2 Toulouse Theatre, New Orleans LA ^
Thursday, August 3 White Oak Music Hall, Houston TX ^
Friday, August 4 The Gremlin, McAllen TX
Saturday, August 5 Paper Tiger, San Antonio TX ^
Monday, August 7 Parish, Austin TX ^
Tuesday, August 8 Sons of Hermann Hall , Dallas TX ^
Wednesday, August 9 George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville AR ^
Friday, August 11 The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS ^
Sunday, August 13 Thalia Hall, Chicago IL ^

! w/ Horsegirl, Water From Your Eyes, Iceage
^ w/ Horsegirl

Lifeguard online :

Instagram
Twitter
Bandcamp

Out Today: Bettie Serveert - 'Palomine' (30th Anniversary Edition) + Matador Revisionist History Podcast Ep. 09





(photo: Steve Gullick)

Purchase / Stream 'Palomine'

Earlier this year, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Bettie Serveert’s debut album, ‘Palomine,” first released via Matador in January of 1993. Today, we’re making a bit more noise, bringing you a Serveert-packed episode of the Matador Revisionist History Podcast. This ninth installment features the band’s own Carol van Dyk and Peter Visser in conversation with host Matt Sweeney (Chavez). They discuss Marcel Duchamp, Groningen’s much-loved Vera club, and their first-ever trip to NYC. Listen HERE.



Also worth a mention: Our limited-edition translucent orange vinyl reissue of ‘Palomine’ drops today and includes a reproduction of the “Brain Tag” 7” included with the original pressing. Find that HERE. A deluxe digital edition of the album is also available via streaming services and features three era-appropriate bonus songs (two of which are drawn from the ‘Brain-Tag’ 7”) – “Smile”, “Maggot”, and “Get The Bird.” Newly remastered versions of the music videos for “Kid’s Allright,” “Palomine,” and “Tom Boy” are available to watch on YouTube.






Bettie Serveert Plays Palomine and Other Favorites


Friday, September 22 Paradiso Amsterdam NL *SOLD OUT*


Friday, October 13 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht NL *SOLD OUT*

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