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Suuns have shared the second single, “Paralyzer,” from their forthcoming album, Hold/Still, due out April 15th on Secret City. With the single comes the second in a trilogy of videos directed by Charles-André Codérre and a remix by Vril who says “That morbid sounding vocal and that synth trumpet are the base of my remix – both hardly edited.” This follows the first single, “Translate,” and its tandem remixes from Dark Sky. Suuns’ first two singles from Hold/Still are an appropriate introduction to the album as a whole and the accompanying remixes work in lockstep with the originals showcasing the band’s new, adventurous electronic sound.
With the help of John Congleton (St Vincent, The War On Drugs, Sleater-Kinney), Suuns have created an enigmatic thing: an eerily beautiful, meticulously played suite of music that embraces opposites and makes a virtue of cognitive dissonance. The 11 songs within are simultaneously psychedelic, but austere; sensual, but cold; organic, but electronic; tense sometimes to the brink of mania, but always retaining perfect poise and control. The result is undoubtedly Suuns’ most focused album to date, the sound of a band crafting a guitar music that feels unbeholden to clear traditions or genre brackets.
Suuns will tour in support of Hold/Still this spring. A full list of shows is below.
SUUNS TOUR DATES:
Sat. Mar. 12 – Rouyn-Noranda, QC @Agora des Arts
Sat. Mar. 19 – Azores Island, PT @ Tremor Festival
Thu. Apr. 7 – Sainte-Therese, QC @ Bar le Cha-Cha
Sat. Apr. 9 – Saint-Casimir, QC @ La Taverne
Fri. Apr. 15 – Quebec City, QC @ La Meduse
Sat. Apr. 16 – Carleton-sur-Mer, QC @ La Naufrageur
Wed. Apr. 20 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Thu. Apr. 21 – Ottawa, ON @ St. Alban’s Church
Fri. Apr. 22 – Toronto, ON @ Adelaide Hall
Sat. Apr. 23 – Athens, OH @ Ohio University at Casa Nueva
Sun. Apr. 24 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar
Tue. Apr. 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Wed. Apr. 27 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Thu. Apr. 28 – New York, NY @ The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
Fri. Apr. 29 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Thu. May 19 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain
Fri. May 20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
Sat. May 21 – Lille, FR @ Grand Mix
Sun. May 22 – Brussels, BE @ La Nuit De Botanique Festival
Tue. May 24 – London, UK @ ICA
Fri. May 27 – Neustreliz, DE @ Immergut Festival
Sat. May 28 – KleinReifling, AT @ Seewiesen Festival
Mon. May 30 – Paris, FR @La Villette Sonique
Tues. May 31 – Tours, FR @ Aucard De Tours Festival
Wed. June 1 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
Fri. June 3 – Lourmarin, FR @Festival YEAH
Sat. June 4 – Mulhouse, FR @Noumatrouff
Sun. June 5 – Mannheim, DE @ Maifield Derby Festival
Tue. June 7 – Yverdon les Bains, SW @L’Amalgame
Wed. June 8 – Rome, IT @ Monk
Thu. June 9 – Ravenna, IT @ Beaches Brew Festival
Fri. June 17 – Vancouver BC @Imperial // Levitation Vancouver
Sat. June 25 – Calgary AB @Sled Island Festival