As well as the great music, some cool merch will be on offer too
LA’s art-pop supremo ARIEL PINK is set to bring his Haunted Graffiti project to the UK and Europe this summer. Hailing from the same Paw Tracks stable as Animal Collective, Pink signed to the label when Animal Collective discovered him on a 2003 West Coast tour, ending years of relative seclusion spent recording in the LA hills. One for fans of Animal Collective and Of Montreal, Pink’s output is improvisational, experimental, defiantly unconventional even, but a pop heart beats within.
A true individual, Pink’s early releases were recorded at home with just a guitar, keyboard and 8-track, with the drum sounds unbelievably created using nothing more than his mouth and – occasionally – his armpits. With over 500 tracks under his belt, Paw Tracks are playing catch-up: they’ve released three of Pink’s albums so far: The Doldrums, Worn Copy and House Arrest.
Haunted Graffiti is Pink’s five-piece band, featuring members of Beachwood Sparks, Lilys, White Magic and The Samps. On the forthcoming tour, they’ll be playing a mix of both new and familiar material ranging from recent EPs to his three Paw Tracks albums (including "Worn Copy" which has made Amazon's top 100 indie albums of all time list!) and some of that expansive, unreleased archive material. Get in touch to hear a selection of Pink’s best bits, and expect the next new album of Pink’s twisted genius early 2010.
MAY
Thu 14th - BELFAST, The Menagerie
Fri 15th - DUBLIN, Whelans
Sat 16th - MANCHESTER, Urbis, Futuresonic Festival
Sun 17th - BRISTOL, The Attic
Tue 19th - BRIGHTON, The Freebutt
Wed 20th - LONDON, Luminaire
Fri 22nd - ATHENS, Technopolis
Sat 23rd - COLOGNE, Werft
Sun 24th - MUNICH, 59:1
Mon 25th - BERLIN, West Germany
Tue 26th - HAMBURG, Prinzenbar
Thur 28th - PARIS, La Villette Sonique
Fri 29th - TOULON, Théâtre arts et culture
Sat 30th - BARCELONA, Primavera Sound Festival
Sun 31st - MADRID, Wulritzer Ballroom
JUNE
Mon 1st - LISBON, Lux (+ Deerhunter)
Tue 2nd - COIMBRA, Via Club
Sat 6th - ISTANBUL, URAM
Mon 8th - ROTTERDAM, Worm
Tue 9th - AARHUS, Musikcafeen
Thur 11th - OSLO, Bla
Fri 12th - STOCKHOLM, Strand
Sat 13th - HELSINKI, Korjaamo
Sun 14th - TALLINN, Tapper
Tue 16th - WARSAW, Kamieniolomy
Wed 17th - LEIPZIG, UT Connewitz
Thur 18th - NURNBERG, Muz Club
Fri 19th - PRAGUE, Club 007 Strahov
Sat 20th - ZAGREB, TEATAR ITD
Sun 21st - FERARRA, Zune
Mon 22nd - GENEVE, CAVE12
Thur 25th - LYON, Grrnd Zero
Fri 26th - TOULOUSE, Les Siestes Electroniques
On the tour there will be 3 tour-exclusive items for sale; Cooler Cat 7" EP: 4 new songs, recorded in 2009 with Haunted Graffiti, the inaugural release of the band's label, Cooler Cat Records, limited to 1000. Oddities Sodomies Vol. 1 LP: 2nd pressing of Oddities Sodomies, a 2008 collection of material recorded between 1997 and 2004, limited to 500. Lover Boy LP: Lover Boy was originally released in 2003 as a companion to House Arrest. This is the first vinyl pressing and it's exclusive to the 2009 European tour, limited to 1000.
A true individual, Pink’s early releases were recorded at home with just a guitar, keyboard and 8-track, with the drum sounds unbelievably created using nothing more than his mouth and – occasionally – his armpits. With over 500 tracks under his belt, Paw Tracks are playing catch-up: they’ve released three of Pink’s albums so far: The Doldrums, Worn Copy and House Arrest.
Haunted Graffiti is Pink’s five-piece band, featuring members of Beachwood Sparks, Lilys, White Magic and The Samps. On the forthcoming tour, they’ll be playing a mix of both new and familiar material ranging from recent EPs to his three Paw Tracks albums (including "Worn Copy" which has made Amazon's top 100 indie albums of all time list!) and some of that expansive, unreleased archive material. Get in touch to hear a selection of Pink’s best bits, and expect the next new album of Pink’s twisted genius early 2010.
MAY
Thu 14th - BELFAST, The Menagerie
Fri 15th - DUBLIN, Whelans
Sat 16th - MANCHESTER, Urbis, Futuresonic Festival
Sun 17th - BRISTOL, The Attic
Tue 19th - BRIGHTON, The Freebutt
Wed 20th - LONDON, Luminaire
Fri 22nd - ATHENS, Technopolis
Sat 23rd - COLOGNE, Werft
Sun 24th - MUNICH, 59:1
Mon 25th - BERLIN, West Germany
Tue 26th - HAMBURG, Prinzenbar
Thur 28th - PARIS, La Villette Sonique
Fri 29th - TOULON, Théâtre arts et culture
Sat 30th - BARCELONA, Primavera Sound Festival
Sun 31st - MADRID, Wulritzer Ballroom
JUNE
Mon 1st - LISBON, Lux (+ Deerhunter)
Tue 2nd - COIMBRA, Via Club
Sat 6th - ISTANBUL, URAM
Mon 8th - ROTTERDAM, Worm
Tue 9th - AARHUS, Musikcafeen
Thur 11th - OSLO, Bla
Fri 12th - STOCKHOLM, Strand
Sat 13th - HELSINKI, Korjaamo
Sun 14th - TALLINN, Tapper
Tue 16th - WARSAW, Kamieniolomy
Wed 17th - LEIPZIG, UT Connewitz
Thur 18th - NURNBERG, Muz Club
Fri 19th - PRAGUE, Club 007 Strahov
Sat 20th - ZAGREB, TEATAR ITD
Sun 21st - FERARRA, Zune
Mon 22nd - GENEVE, CAVE12
Thur 25th - LYON, Grrnd Zero
Fri 26th - TOULOUSE, Les Siestes Electroniques
On the tour there will be 3 tour-exclusive items for sale; Cooler Cat 7" EP: 4 new songs, recorded in 2009 with Haunted Graffiti, the inaugural release of the band's label, Cooler Cat Records, limited to 1000. Oddities Sodomies Vol. 1 LP: 2nd pressing of Oddities Sodomies, a 2008 collection of material recorded between 1997 and 2004, limited to 500. Lover Boy LP: Lover Boy was originally released in 2003 as a companion to House Arrest. This is the first vinyl pressing and it's exclusive to the 2009 European tour, limited to 1000.
