Acoustic session version of ‘Thrown Over The Wall’
ELECTRIC TRIM – OUT 15 SEPTEMBER
WATCH AN ACOUSTIC SESSION VERSION OF ‘THROWN OVER THE WALL’
“We smuggle facts inside a magazine
Interpret sadness as shame
We swung a hammer to teach them to believe
Bury the lede behind the frame”
LEE RANALDOhas shared an acoustic session version of ‘Thrown Over The Wall’, the third track to be taken from his brand new album, Electric Trim, out on 15 September 2017.
Ranaldo explains, “This is a song for the resistance: We use a telescope to measure great distances, a micrometer or microscope to explore minutia. The scale is vast, from infinite to infinitesimal; we humans but a momentary blip on the cosmic timeline. Last of your kind? RESIST / Eyes Ahead / Inclusion not Exclusion / RESIST.”
The acoustic version ‘Thrown Over The Wall’ was recorded in Prague and Rome during Ranaldo’s 2016 tour, and edited by Lee Ranaldo. Lyrics for the track were written by the author Jonathan Lethemand Lee Ranaldo.
Watch the session video here: http://po.st/LRTOTWVideo
Electric Trimwas recorded in New York City and Barcelona in collaboration with producerRaül ‘Refree’ Fernandezandextends the work of Ranaldo’s solo canon, the most recent being his 2013 album,Last Night On Earth.
Through his collaboration with Fernandez, Ranaldo moves into some rich new sonic territories and production techniques, experimenting with electronic beats and samples alongside live players.
Ranaldo is a co-founder of Sonic Youth, a visual artist, producer and writer. In addition to Fernandez, he worked with several special guests onElectric Trim, includingSharon Van Ettenwho sings on six of the tracks and duets on ‘Last Looks’ andKid Millions(aka Man Forever) as well as longtime friend and collaboratorNels Cline(Wilco). In addition, the album features Ranaldo’s band The Dust (fellow Sonic Youth memberSteve Shelley, guitaristAlan Licht, and bassistTim Luntzel).
Ranaldo collaborated with award winning New York authorJonathan Lethem(Motherless Brooklyn / The Fortress of Solitude) for lyrics on six of the songs, including ‘Thrown Over The Wall’, and the American artist,Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 albumSonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
PLAYERS:
Lee Ranaldo – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, electronics, drums, marimba
Raül Refree – acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, electronics and programming, bass, drums, backing vocals
Sharon Van Etten – vocals
Alan Licht – electric guitar
Tim Luntzel – bajo
Nels Cline – electric guitar
Steve Shelley – drums
Kid Millions – drums
Xavi de la Salud – trumpets and flugelhorns
Cody Ranaldo – electronics
Mar Girona – backing vocals
Lee Ranaldo embarks on a US tour in October / November, European dates will follow. Further details below and at http://po.st/LRWebsite
LEE RANALDO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
24 Oct – Los Angeles, CA / Zebulon
25 Oct – San Francisco, CA / The Chapel
27 Oct – Portland, OR / Bunk Bar
28 Oct – Seattle, WA / Barboza
29 Oct – Vancouver, BC / The Cobalt
1 Nov – Burlington, VT / ArtsRiot
2 Nov – Montreal, QUE / La Sala Rossa
3 Nov – Toronto, ONT / Great Hall
4 Nov – Detroit, MI / El Club
5 Nov – Chicago, IL / Subterranean
8 Nov – Boston, MA / ONCE Ballroom
9 Nov – Brooklyn, NY / Bell House
10 Nov – Philadelphia, PA / Johnny Brenda’s
11 Nov – Washington, DC / Black Cat
A feature length documentary,HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM, on the year-long making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Friedwill be touring select film festivals in Europe and the US in 2017. Confirmed festivals include the New Jersey Film Festival on album release day, 15 September, Fonomo Music and Film Festival in Poland and Gig Harbor Film Festival in Seattle in October and London Doc ‘n Roll festival in Nov. Further details to follow.
Watch the trailer for Hello Hello Hello here: http://po.st/LRHelloTrailer
PRE ORDER ELECTRIC TRIM: http://po.st/LRET
Listen to ‘Circular (Right As Rain)’ here:http://po.st/LRCircularVideo
Watch the video for ‘New Thing’ here: http://po.st/LRNewThingYT
RECENT DISCOGRAPHY:
Acoustic Dust • Lee Ranaldo & The Dust [El Segell, 2014]
Last Night on Earth • Lee Ranaldo & The Dust [Matador, 2013]
Between The Times and The Tides • Lee Ranaldo [Matador, 2012]
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