{"id":7731,"date":"2014-02-28T20:52:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T01:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7731"},"modified":"2015-10-22T17:00:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T21:00:28","slug":"ema-announce-new-album-releases-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7731","title":{"rendered":"EMA announces new album + releases new video for &#8216;So Blonde&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, EMA announced the release date and album details for the forthcoming LP from\u00a0&#8216;The Future&#8217;s Void,&#8217; which is out April 8th via Matador Records. She also released the video for\u00a0the second track from the album that is a\u00a0collaboration with artist\u00a0Molly\u00a0Soda, directed by\u00a0Vice Cooler. Watch the video for <em>So Blonde<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GvyUN0P6yvk&#8221; theme=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Future\u2019s Void&#8217; is available to\u00a0pre-order on <a href=\"http:\/\/store.matadorrecords.com\/the-future-s-void\" target=\"_blank\">CD, Cassette and LP<\/a>\u00a0(limited edition lavender coloured vinyl), or you can get it from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/TheFuturesVoid_i\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/TheFuturesVoid_a\">Amazon<\/a>.\u00a0This is the follow-up to her acclaimed 2011 LP, &#8216;Past Life Martyred Saints,&#8217; and was written by Erika M. Anderson, recorded in Portland, Oregon, and produced by Erika and Leif Shackelford.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ole-1054_ema_the_future_s_void.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ole-1054_ema_the_future_s_void.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"ole-1054_ema_the_future_s_void\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ole-1054_ema_the_future_s_void.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ole-1054_ema_the_future_s_void.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ole-1054_ema_the_future_s_void.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>EMA recently told NME that the album was influenced by, among other things,\u00a0NiN demos, the heavier side of\u00a0early K Records, and William Gibson\u2019s\u00a0Neuromancer, and that the album looks at the digital commodification of our online lives.<\/p>\n<p>She says, <em>\u201cI gravitate toward hooks and melodies, and in some ways the structure of these songs are my poppiest yet,\u201d<\/em> while noting that the jarring production includes a lot of first takes and spontaneously-recorded ambient sounds <em>\u201cto keep the songs from being advertisements.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>EMA will be hitting the road starting at SXSW and visits pretty much everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour dates: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 8 \u2013 10 (SXSW Interactive)<br \/>\nMarch 12 \u2013 15 (SXSW Music)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday April 24 \u2013 Washington, DC \u2013 Rock &amp; Roll Hotel<br \/>\nFriday April 25 \u2013 New York, NY \u2013 Mercury Lounge<br \/>\nSaturday April 26 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Voyeur<br \/>\nSunday April 27 \u2013 Chapel Hill, NC \u2013 Local 506<br \/>\nTuesday April 29 \u2013 Atlanta, GA \u2013 Drunken Unicorn<br \/>\nWednesday April 30 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 The High Watt<br \/>\nThursday May 1 \u2013 St. Louis, MO \u2013 Off Broadway<br \/>\nSaturday May 3 \u2013 Madison, WI \u2013 High Noon Saloon<br \/>\nSunday May 4 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 Empty Bottle<br \/>\nMonday May 5 \u2013 Detroit, MI \u2013 Magic Stick Lounge<br \/>\nTuesday May 6 \u2013 Toronto, ON \u2013 Legendary Horseshoe Tavern<br \/>\nWednesday May 7 \u2013 Montreal, QC \u2013 Il Motore<br \/>\nFriday May 9 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY \u2013 Rough Trade<br \/>\nSaturday May 10 \u2013 Allston, MA \u2013 Great Scott<br \/>\nSaturday, May 17 \u2013 Aarhus, Denmark \u2013 Pop Revo Festival<br \/>\nSunday, May 18 \u2013 Oslo, Norway \u2013 John Dee<br \/>\nMonday, May 19 \u2013 Stavanger, Norway \u2013 Stavanger Folken<br \/>\nWednesday, May 21 \u2013 Hamburg, Germany \u2013 Uebel &amp; Gef\u00e4hrlich<br \/>\nThursday, May 22 \u2013 Koln, Germany \u2013 Blue Shell<br \/>\nFriday, May 23 \u2013 Berlin, Germany \u2013 Prince Charles<br \/>\nSunday, May 25 \u2013 Padova, Italy \u2013 Macello<br \/>\nMonday, May 26 \u2013 Rome, Italy \u2013 Circolo degli Artisti<br \/>\nTuesday, May 27 \u2013 Marina di Ravenna, Italy \u2013 Hana Bi<br \/>\nWednesday, May 28 \u2013 Zurich, Switzerland \u2013 Bogen<br \/>\nFriday, May 30 \u2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands \u2013 Paradiso<br \/>\nSaturday, May 31 \u2013 Mannheim, Germany \u2013 Maifeld Derby Festival<br \/>\nSunday, June 1 \u2013 Gent, Belgium \u2013 DOK-Box<br \/>\nMonday, June 2 \u2013 Paris, France \u2013 Le Point Ephemere<br \/>\nTuesday, June 3 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 The Garage<br \/>\nWednesday, June 4 \u2013 Manchester, UK \u2013 Deaf Institute<br \/>\nThursday, June 5 \u2013 Leeds, UK \u2013 Brudnell Social Club<br \/>\nFriday, June 6 \u2013 Bristol, UK \u2013 The Lantern<br \/>\nMonday June 23 \u2013 Boise, ID \u2013 The Crux<br \/>\nTuesday June 24 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT \u2013 Kilby Court<br \/>\nWednesday June 25 \u2013 Denver, CO \u2013 Lost Lake<br \/>\nFriday June 27 \u2013 Albuquerque, NM \u2013 Low Spirits<br \/>\nSaturday June 28 \u2013 Phoenix, AZ \u2013 The Crescent Ballroom<br \/>\nSunday June 29 \u2013 San Diego, CA \u2013 Casbah<br \/>\nTuesday July 1 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Troubadour<br \/>\nWednesday July 2 \u2013 San Francisco, CA \u2013 The Independent<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nDowntown Boys support April 24 through May 10<br \/>\nTrust also support on May 4<br \/>\nMas Ysa supports June 23 \u2013 July 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more information on EMA, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefuturesvoid.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">thefuturesvoid.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This week, EMA announced the release date and album details for the forthcoming LP from\u00a0&#8216;The Future&#8217;s Void,&#8217; 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