One of the things that Hunters has going for them is the alternating male/family vocals, in that some songs will have heading it, other times Isabel Almeida will take it on. When they sing together or alternate within the same song, it creates a nice balance, a bit of teamwork between the group and that unity is celebrated throughout their 10-track self-titled album. What also works is how hook-ridden their songs are, whether it is contained within something hard and aggressive or something with nice pop touches. I hope they’ll continue with what they’re doing, but I also hope they’re not afraid to tinker with the formula in the future, just to throw people off every now and then, as Hunters come off like the kind of band who would do this without a problem.
The audio and visuals in “Are We Friends” is straight out of the 1980’s, when you could harden up your sound with mechanical beats and create a video by fooling around with your cable box. Dean Tzenos, Denholm Whale and Jarod Gibson know exactly what they’re doing, and as Odonis Odonis they’re going to take those things to CMJ next week. They’ll hit the road in Canada for a small handful of shows in late November:
October 17… New York, NY (Shea Stadium) (IMPOSE + Terroreyes + The Needle Drop showcase) ~
October 18… New York, NY (Santos Party House) (Rice and Cheese showcase) ^
October 19… New York, NY (2 Havemeyer St.) (My Social List day party) *
November 29… Hamilton, ON (Baltimore House) #
November 30… London, ON (APT) #
December 1… Kitchener, ON (NEW FWEST) #
October 11… Brooklyn, NY (Death By Audio (Release Show) ✂
October 16-20… New York, NY (CMJ)
October 19… Baltimore, MD (U+N Fest)
November 5… Nashville, TN (The Stone Fox)
November 6… Little Rock, AR (White Water Tavern)
November 7… Denton, TX (Rubber Glove Rehearsal Studios)
November 9… Austin, TX (FFF Nites) ^
November 10… Marfa, TX (Padres) ^
November 11… Phoenix, AZ (Trunkspace) ^
November 12… San Diego, CA (VOID) ^
November 13… Fullerton, CA (The Continental Room) ^
November 14… Los Angeles, CA (Pehrspace) ^
November 15… San Francisco, CA (Hotel Utah) ^
November 17… Portland, OR (Mississippi Studios) ^
November 18… Seattle, WA (The Comet) ^
November 19… Vancouver, WA (Electric Owl) ^ *
November 20… Boise, ID (The Crux) ^
November 22… Denver, CO (Lake Lounge) ^
November 23… Omaha, NE (O’ Leavers) ^
November 24… Iowa City, IA (Gabe’s Oasis) ^
November 25… Chicago, IL (The Empty Bottle) ^
November 26… Cleveland, OH (Happy Dog) ^
November 27… Pittsburgh, PA (Smiling Moose) ^
November 29… Philadelphia, PA (Golden Tea House) ^
November 30… New York, NY (Glasslands) ^
This duo from NYC are called Hunters. Not Hunters & Collectors, just Hunters. All I know right now is that they have an album on Mom + Pop due out this call, and you are now able to hear their song called “Seizure”. Will you get a seizure upon listening? I do not feel that you will, but please proceed with caution.
If you’d like to hear other songs they’ve made in the last two years, click to their Soundcloud page, but “Seizure” is fresh and new. Have a listen.
They will be doing a number of shows next month, so plan accordingly, head out and show some support: August 9… Philadelphia, PA (PhilaMoca) @/$
August 10… Washington, DC (Comet Ping Pong) @/$
August 11… Baltimore, MD (Ottobar) @/$
August 13… Jacksonville, FL (Jack Rabbits) @
August 14… Orlando, FL (The Social) @
August 15… Birmingham, AL (The Bottletree) @
August 16… Atlanta, GA (Drunken Unicorn) @
August 17… Nashville, TN (Exit Inn) @/#
August 19… Milwaukee, WI (Cactus Club) @
August 20… Chicago, IL (Subterranean) @
August 21… Detroit, MI (Magic Stick Lounge) @
August 22… Toronto, ON (Hard Luck Bar) @
August 23… Boston, MA (Brighton Music Hall) @
@ w/ Hunx & His Punx
$ w/ Chain & The Gang
# w/ So So Glos, Diarrhea Planet
The band are called Shellshag. Their forthcoming album on Don Giovanni is called Shellshag Forever. There’s a song on it called “Forever” so technically, the video for said song cannot be a title track. But it rocks, and you may view their garage nastiness now.
While the band can’t be on the road forever (some people have lives, you know), they will be hitting the road next month: April 13… Brooklyn, NY (Union Pool) *
April 19… Hoboken, NJ (Maxwells) !
May 9… Boston, MA (Middle East) ! @
May 10… Brooklyn, NY (Death By Audio) @ $
May 18… Manhattan, NY (Mercury Lounge) #
May 25… Brooklyn, NY (Party Expo) &
June 5… Brooklyn, NY (Death By Audio) ^
June 8… Kingston, NY (BSP Lounge) ^
June 21-23… Chattanooga, TN (Do Ya Hear We Fest)
* = w/ RVIVR
! = w/ Screaming Females
@ = w/ Black Wine
$ = w/ Swearin’ & comedians Dave Hill and Chris Gethard
# = w/ JEFF The Brotherhood and Hunters
^ = w/ Apogee Sound Club
& = w/ Moira Scara
Director Lana Kim shot the new video for Bleached called “Next Stop” as a means to promote their forthcoming album on Dead Oceans called Ride Your Heart. The song is one of those “haul ass”-ers that will make you not think twice about going down a road so you can go down on it. The road, that is.
If you like what you hear and see, you will be able to witness them in a live setting as they head towards this year’s SWSW shenanigans. Have a look at their tour stops:
March 9… El Paso, TX (Lowbrow Palace) $
March 11… McAllen, TX (Cine El Rey, Galax Z Fair II) *
March 14… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 15… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 16… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 17… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 22… Santa Ana, CA (The Observatory) **
April 12… Austin, TX (Red 7) !
April 13… Dallas, TX (Club Dada) !
April 14… New Orleans, LA (Circle Bar) !
April 15… Birmingham, AL (The Bottletree) !
April 16… Atlanta, GA (The Earl) !
April 17… Durham, NC (The Pinhook) !
April 18… Washington, DC (DC9) !
April 19… Gambier, OH (Kenyon College) !
April 20… Philadelphia, PA (Haverford College) !
April 20… Philadelphia, PA (The Fire) !
April 21… Cambridge, MA (TT & the Bear’s) !
April 23… New York, NY (Bowery Ballroom) !
April 24… Montreal, QC (Il Motore) !
April 25… Toronto, ON (The Silver Dollar) !
April 26… Detroit, MI (Metro Times Festival)
April 27… Chicago, IL (Subterranean) #
April 28… St. Paul, MN (Turf Club) ^
April 30… Missoula, MT (Ole Beck VFW Post 209) ^
May 1… Seattle, WA (Chop Suey) ^
May 2… Vancouver, BC (Fortune Sound Club) ^
May 3… Portland, OR (Star Theatre) ^
May 4… San Jose, CA (Blank Club) ^
May 5… San Francisco, CA (Independent) ^
May 7… San Diego, CA (Casbah) ^
May 8… Los Angeles, CA (Troubadour) ^
$ with White Lung
* with Cloud Nothings
** with Black Lips, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and more
! w/ Hunters
# w/ Hunters & Ex-cops
^ w/ Ex-cops
Dead Oceans Records will be releasing Blached’s new album on April 2nd, called Ride Your Heart, and they will be going on tour in support of it. As they head towards the spring, they’ll make a stop at this year’s SXSW. Check them out by all means:
March 11… McAllen, TX (Cine El Rey, Galax Z Fair II) *
March 14… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 15… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 16… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 17… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 22… Santa Ana, CA (The Observatory)**
April 12… Austin, TX (Red 7) !
April 13… Dallas, TX (Club Dada) !
April 14… New Orleans, LA (Circle Bar) !
April 15… Birmingham, AL (The Bottletree) !
April 16… Atlanta, GA (The Earl) !
April 17… Durham, NC (The Pinhook) !
April 18… Washington DC (DC9) !
April 19… Gambier OH (Kenyon College) !
April 20… Philadelphia, PA (Haverford College) !
April 20… Philadelphia, PA (The Fire)
April 21… Cambridge, MA (TT & the Bear’s) !
April 23… New York, NY (Bowery Ballroom) !
April 24… Montreal, QC (Il Motore) !
April 25… Toronto, CANADA (The Silver Dollar) !
April 26… Detroit, MI (Metro Times Festival)
April 27… Chicago, IL (Subterranean) #
April 28… St, Paul, MN (Turf Club) ^
May 1… Seattle, WA (Chop Suey) ^
May 2… Vancouver, BC (Fortune Sound Club) ^
May 3… Portland, OR (Star Theatre) ^
May 4… San Jose, CA (Blank Club) ^
May 5… San Francisco, CA (Independent) ^
May 8… Los Angeles, CA (Troubadour) ^_ !
$ with White Lung
* with Cloud Nothings
** with Black Lips, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and more
! w/ Hunters
# w/ Hunters & Ex-Cops
^ w/ Ex-Cops
New York City is the place where Hunters calls their headquarters. They are on tour in support of their Hands on Fire, and while I could say “they made a video to support the tour, that’s not what it is. This video looks like what would happen if someone smuggled Zbigniew Rybczyński into a random room used for making weird public access shows, fed him corned beef hash and hashish, and said “here, this is what we want for you to do.” It’s a very trippy video that is one part low-budget mid to late 80’s, with a shovels worth of snow, snot, and a box of Snuggles. The music sounds like something that would’ve lead to massive pit action, and when I say pit action, I mean not only the mosh pit, but waiting outside as someone has armpit sex with your significant other. Sick? This “Acid Head” video might give you a seizure, and that can’t be good so if you are unable to cop with rapid images and flickering, turn your head away.
You will not be able to turn your head if you plan on seeing them in the following cities: January 21… Kansas City, MO (Midland)
January 23… Houston, TX (Granada)
January 25… Austin, TX (Stubbs)
January 26… New Orleans, LA (House Of Blues)
January 28… Ft Lauderdale, FL (Revolution)
January 29… Lake Buena Vista, FL (House Of Blues)
January 30… Tampa, FL (The Ritz)
February 1… Atlanta, GA (The Masquerade)
February 2… Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
February 3… Boston, MA (Royale Boston)
February 5… Montreal, Que (L’Olympia)
February 7… Toronto, ON (Kool Haus)
February 11… New York, NY (Terminal 5)
Not sure if there will be as many lines in their stage show as their is in their video, so wear 3D glasses, just in case.
One of the things that Hunters has going for them is the alternating male/family vocals, in that some songs will have heading it, other times Isabel Almeida will take it on. When they sing together or alternate within the same song, it creates a nice balance, a bit of teamwork between the group and that unity is celebrated throughout their 10-track self-titled album. What also works is how hook-ridden their songs are, whether it is contained within something hard and aggressive or something with nice pop touches. I hope they’ll continue with what they’re doing, but I also hope they’re not afraid to tinker with the formula in the future, just to throw people off every now and then, as Hunters come off like the kind of band who would do this without a problem.
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