{"id":35801,"date":"2021-03-04T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35801"},"modified":"2021-02-27T10:58:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T15:58:44","slug":"karate-guns-tanning-share-new-single-video-artifacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35801","title":{"rendered":"Karate, Guns &#038; Tanning share new single + video \u2018Artifacts\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experimental, riot grrrl-influenced post-punk\/shoegaze\/dreamy psych alchemists Karate, Guns &amp; Tanning have shared their latest single and video for <em>Artifacts<\/em>. It\u2019s the second official single lifted from their debut album,\u00a0\u2018Concrete Beach\u2019\u00a0(out\u00a03\/26,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkarategunsandtanning.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fconcrete-beach&amp;i=3&amp;d=ZOIXwfr5R5i72v-PYgZvqA&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=lrMeAusEQ2iQhyq5py2R-A&amp;s=SSs6oHAg7qs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fqrates.com%2Fprojects%2F22384-limited-edition-first-pressing-concrete-beach&amp;i=4&amp;d=ZOIXwfr5R5i72v-PYgZvqA&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=lrMeAusEQ2iQhyq5py2R-A&amp;s=Oy1qHxShSo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vinyl pre-order<\/a>).\u00a0<em>Artifacts<\/em> is the most pop-forward track yet from the fast-rising Louisville\/Indianapolis-based LGBTQIA-inclusive outfit, and comes complete with an official visual from LA&#8217;s avant-garde, surrealist motion designer Andrew Knives. In fact, KG&amp;T was so blown away by the thrilling, mind-bending visuals he initially delivered for\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/karate-guns-tanning-announce-debut-album-share-surrealist-music-video-for-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Karate, Guns &amp; Tanning announce debut album + share surrealist music video for \u2018Fire\u2019\">Fire<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkarategunsandtanning.fanlink.to%2Fgraffitichildren&amp;i=7&amp;d=ZOIXwfr5R5i72v-PYgZvqA&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=lrMeAusEQ2iQhyq5py2R-A&amp;s=bN0teAM1mKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graffiti Children<\/a><\/em> that they are now announcing an official creative partnership with Knives to create visuals for every song on\u00a0\u2018Concrete Beach\u2019.\u00a0The end\u00a0result will be\u00a0an animated album component that we\u2019ll be trickling out track by track next month in the lead-up to its release<em>,\u00a0<\/em>utilizing Knives&#8217; innovative, cutting-edge motion design and production techniques<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video for <em>Artifacts<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y6QVC76CQEU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also buy\/stream <em>Artifacts<\/em> here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkarategunsandtanning.fanlink.to%2Fartifacts&amp;i=8&amp;d=ZOIXwfr5R5i72v-PYgZvqA&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=lrMeAusEQ2iQhyq5py2R-A&amp;s=NaHPDSMUJbg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/karategunsandtanning.fanlink.to\/artifacts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roaring to life with pounding, Bonham-sized drums and mesmerizing, otherworldly electronic synth textures,&nbsp;<em>Artifacts<\/em> was meant to evoke the unsettling feeling of being trapped by something not quite tangible.&nbsp;Meanwhile, similarly hypnotic, fuzzed-out basslines and haunting vocals maneuver around intricate riffs, creating an electrifying, ghostly atmosphere unto itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about Karate, Guns &amp; Tanning<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Named after a sign above a strip mall in&nbsp;rural Indiana, Karate, Guns &amp; Tanning&nbsp;is the culmination of a 15-year collaboration between&nbsp;two intuitive experimental songwriting witches, Valerie Green (Indianapolis) and Paige Shedletsky (Louisville), who initially met&nbsp;in Colorado in 2005 while waitressing together at a creepy diner fit for a David Lynch set.&nbsp;Now rounded out by the Indianapolis-based&nbsp;guitarist Joy Caroline Mills and drummer Daniel Guajardo, the fierce energy is palpable on the bands\u2019 stand-out debut,&nbsp;\u2018Concrete Beach\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Experimental, riot grrrl-influenced post-punk\/shoegaze\/dreamy psych alchemists Karate, Guns &amp; Tanning have shared their latest single and video for Artifacts. 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