New album Peacock Pools out 6th May via ATO Records
– Pre-order / Pre-save HERE
Featuring members of Black Mountain, Melvins & Redd
Kross
Today, ahead of the Friday, May 6th release of new album Peacock Pools via ATO Records, Pink Mountaintops pays homage to musical idol Nikki Sudden on the harmony-heavy and sweetly hedonistic new single “Nikki Go Sudden,” serenading the late Swell Maps and Jacobites singer/guitarist with a gorgeous convergence of twisted nursery rhyme and elegantly debauched mythmaking (e.g., “Hush baby-baby, now don’t you cry/Mama’s gonna buy you some collision time”). “I wrote that song just after Nikki Sudden died, a tribute to a fallen-rogue unsung hero who existed in his own weird outsider world,” shares Pink Mountaintops’ Stephen McBean.
“Nikki Go Sudden” follows the late-March release of the fantastically punchy and piano-laced twist on Black Flag’s pent-up classic “Nervous Breakdown” which opens Peacock Pools. “Steven McDonald used to always play a disco version of that bassline to annoy [Black Flag co-founder] Keith Morris when they were sound-checking for OFF!, and it ended up fitting perfectly with the demo I’d made,” McBean revealed, referring to McDonald and Morris’s hardcore supergroup. Keith Morris (Black Flag / Circle Jerks / OFF!) emphatically approves of this new version, and surrounding the release, shared: “Great job taking a song that’s been beaten to death by numerous punker dunkers and turning it into your own song! BRAVO!!!!”
McBean made a playful video to accompany the “Nervous Breakdown” single, cutting together found footage with appearances from McBean, Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), violinist/vocalist Laena Myers-Ionita (Feels, Death Valley Girls), drummer/pianist Joshua Wells (Destroyer, Black Mountain), and drummer Ryan Jewell (Ryley Walker).
In February, Pink Mountaintops marked their triumphant return after eight years with the announcement of Peacock Pools, ushering in this new era proudly with the rollicking, ‘70s-invoking sonic blast of lead single “Lights Of The City” accompanied by a video directed by George Mays.
Pre-orders for Peacock Pools are available now and include limited-edition gold vinyl, indie exclusive splatter vinyl, CD, and digital. Pre-order here:https://smarturl.it/Peacock_Pools
Pink Mountaintops are currently on the road for a NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR with dates that continue through June, following a leg supporting Dinosaur Jr. For this headline run, Pink Mountaintops are joined by Ashley Shadow.
Pink Mountaintops TOUR DATES w/ Ashley Shadow:
5.03 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux5.06 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall – RECORD RELEASE SHOW5.08 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon5.18 – Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti5.20 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB5.21 – Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro5.22 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern5.23 – London, ON @ Rum Runners5.24 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place5.26 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East – Upstairs5.27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory5.28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie5.29 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom5.31 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi6.01 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle6.02 – St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
