Montreal shoegazers No Joy released their stellar Wait to Pleasure LP earlier this year, and now the band are preparing to cap off their productive 2013 campaign with a new EP. The three-song Pastel or Pass Out will arrive digitally on November 4 through Mexican Summer, with the vinyl to follow on November 19.
Like Wait to Pleasure, the three-song EP was recorded with Jorge Elbrecht (Violens, Chairlift). According to a press release, it finds the band mining similar sonic territory and "striking a balance between the blistering walls of noise they're renowned for, with airy, expansive atmospherics that allow the songs to breathe and the melodies to seep through."
The tracklist is below, along with the outfit's upcoming tour schedule. Scroll past that to hear opening cut "Last Boss," which transforms from a quiet jangle-pop number to a fuzzy speaker assault and back again. As for the other songs, "Starchild Is Dead" is said to be filled with buzz-saw guitars, while "Second Spine" is more stripped-down and pop-friendly.
The song is available to pre-order on 12-inch vinyl right here.
Pastel or Pass Out
A1. Last Boss
A2. Starchild Is Dead
B1. Second Spine
Tour dates:
10/10 Los Angeles, CA - Taix (Culture Collide Festival)
10/12 Brooklyn, NY - Pioneer Works (Mexican Summer: Five Years)
10/25 Halifax, NS - Michael's Bar
10/26 Halifax, NS - The Marquee Club
11/01 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves
11/02 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
11/03 Liverpool, UK - Shipping Forecast
11/04 Manchester, UK - Night & Day
11/05 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
11/07 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
11/09 Bristol, UK - Start The Bus
11/10 Brighton, UK - The Green Door Store
11/11 London, UK - Bethnal Green Working Mens Club
11/12 Lille, France - La Peniche
11/13 Paris, France - Fleche d'Or *
11/15 Milan, Italy - Lo Fi ^
11/16 Carpi, Italy - Mattatoio
11/17 Rimini, Italy - Grottarossa
11/19 Zagreb, Croatia - KSET
11/20 Belgrade, Serbia - KC Grad
11/21 Skopje, Macedonia - MKC
11/22 Sofia, Bulgaria - Studio Sounds Like
11/23 Bucharest, Romania - CONTROL Club
11/25 Budapest, Hungary - Gozsdu Manó Klub
11/26 Vienna, Austria - Flex Cafe
11/27 Prague, Czech - Hoodoo Club
11/29 Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who Festival
11/30 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus Club
* with Fear of Man
^ with RDGLDGRN
Like Wait to Pleasure, the three-song EP was recorded with Jorge Elbrecht (Violens, Chairlift). According to a press release, it finds the band mining similar sonic territory and "striking a balance between the blistering walls of noise they're renowned for, with airy, expansive atmospherics that allow the songs to breathe and the melodies to seep through."
The tracklist is below, along with the outfit's upcoming tour schedule. Scroll past that to hear opening cut "Last Boss," which transforms from a quiet jangle-pop number to a fuzzy speaker assault and back again. As for the other songs, "Starchild Is Dead" is said to be filled with buzz-saw guitars, while "Second Spine" is more stripped-down and pop-friendly.
The song is available to pre-order on 12-inch vinyl right here.
Pastel or Pass Out
A1. Last Boss
A2. Starchild Is Dead
B1. Second Spine
Tour dates:
10/10 Los Angeles, CA - Taix (Culture Collide Festival)
10/12 Brooklyn, NY - Pioneer Works (Mexican Summer: Five Years)
10/25 Halifax, NS - Michael's Bar
10/26 Halifax, NS - The Marquee Club
11/01 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves
11/02 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
11/03 Liverpool, UK - Shipping Forecast
11/04 Manchester, UK - Night & Day
11/05 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
11/07 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
11/09 Bristol, UK - Start The Bus
11/10 Brighton, UK - The Green Door Store
11/11 London, UK - Bethnal Green Working Mens Club
11/12 Lille, France - La Peniche
11/13 Paris, France - Fleche d'Or *
11/15 Milan, Italy - Lo Fi ^
11/16 Carpi, Italy - Mattatoio
11/17 Rimini, Italy - Grottarossa
11/19 Zagreb, Croatia - KSET
11/20 Belgrade, Serbia - KC Grad
11/21 Skopje, Macedonia - MKC
11/22 Sofia, Bulgaria - Studio Sounds Like
11/23 Bucharest, Romania - CONTROL Club
11/25 Budapest, Hungary - Gozsdu Manó Klub
11/26 Vienna, Austria - Flex Cafe
11/27 Prague, Czech - Hoodoo Club
11/29 Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who Festival
11/30 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus Club
* with Fear of Man
^ with RDGLDGRN
