Weaves have released their new track Candy, which is lifted from self-titled debut LP. Take a listen to the track via Soundcloud below.
Encapsulating the band’s high-wire approach to pop songwriting the track is, according to singer Jasmyn Burke, one of her earliest collaborations with guitarist Morgan Waters and remains one of her favourites. “Candy is one of the first tracks that we worked on and I remember there was an immediate excitement that came after demoing it with just Morgan and myself in his room” she says. “It’s impulsive and almost too much, but definitely one we’re most proud of as a band. It feels really sweet tasting in my brain. Like a bright pink piece of cake. Very rambunctious in a way. Living life just like a pie, sweeter in the seams, ya know? Life is sometimes rough but you can hit that sweet spot and I wanted to try and write that down. Fantasizing about a way to live and behave and hoping everyone is on board to join in the fruitful haze.”
Weaves have been working on their debut LP for almost as long as they have been a band, tracking with Leon Taheny (Dilly Dally, Owen Pallett, Austra) in sessions that span most of the last two years. Mixed by Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, Melvins, At The Drive In) and mastered by John Greenham (Death Grips, Sky Ferreira), the result is an album that traverses the band’s history, exploring every facet of their always adventurous approach to pop music and leaving no idea unexplored. Filled beyond bursting with hooks and possibilities, it’s the sound of a band propelled forward by the thrill of discovering the limits of their sound and gleefully pushing past them. “We’re always trying to push ourselves,” says Waters, “sometimes it feels like bands aren’t necessary, like they’re not the one’s pushing music forward, so I think we’re trying to hopefully prove that bands aren’t boring. If we are going to be a band and if we are going to do this guitar, bass and drums thing then we might as well see how much we can fuck it up.”
Weaves self-titled LP will be released on Kanine in the US, Buzz Records in Canada and Memphis Industries in the rest of the World on June 17th. It’s available for preorder here.
Track list:
1. Tick
2. Birds & Bees
3. Candy
4. Shithole
5. Eagle
6. Two Oceans
7. Human
8. Coo Coo
9. Sentence
10. One More
11. Stress
Along with the single, Weaves have announced a 30 date European tour, which includes a UK run with Beach Slang and appearances at Latitude, This Is Not A Love Song & End of the Road.
Tour dates:
06/02, Berlin, DE, FluxBau
06/03, Mannheim, DE, Maifeld Derby festival
06/04, Nimes, FR, This Is Not A Love Song festival
06/05, Paris, FR, Le Pop Up Du Label
06/07, Tunbridge, UK, Wells Forum #
06/08, London, UK, Dingwalls #
06/09, Birmingham, UK, Sunflower Lounge #
06/10, Edinburgh, UK, Electric Circus #
06/11, Liverpool, UK, Studio 2 #
06/12, Manchester, UK, Deaf Institute #
06/13, Nottingham, UK, Bodega #
06/14, Cardiff, UK, The Globe #
06/15, Cambridge, UK, Portland Arms #
06/18, Hilvarenbeek, NL, Best Kept Secret festival
06/24, Oslo, NO, Piknik I Parken
06/30, Derby, UK, The Venue
07/01, Bedford, UK, Esquires
07/02, Aldershot, UK, West End Centre
07/03, Brighton, UK, Hope and Rain
07/04, Guildford, UK, Boileroom
07/08, Winchester, UK, Railway
07/09, Milton Keynes, UK, Craufurd Arms
07/12, Leicester, UK, The Musician
07/15, Southwold, UK, Latitude festival
07/17, Glasgow, UK, Nice N Sleazy
07/18, Newcastle, UK, Think Tank
07/19, Leeds, UK, Brudenell Social Club
07/23, Huntington, UK, Secret Garden Party festival
08/13, Los Angeles, CA, The Echo
08/24, New York, NY, Mercury Lounge
08/25, Brooklyn, NY, Baby’s All Right
09/02-04, Salisbury, UK, End of the Road festival
# w/ Beach Slang
