Gomez - A New Tide
On their new album Gomez mark a return to their freewheeling and experimental roots. With those distinctive voices, breezy harmonies, ceaselessly evolving rhythms and a melodic restlessness that sees vocals shared and verses cut in two, A New Tide is released on Eat Sleep Records on APRIL 6th.
The whirling psychedelia of Win Park Slope and Bone Tired; the country-fried rock of Little Pieces; and the eccentric, elasticated blues of If You Ask Nicely and Airstream Driver. Each moment born of boundless imagination and a longstanding collaborative relationship, and each as inventive and melodically addictive as those first creative milestones Bring It On and Liquid Skin.
Gomez have stood apart from the very beginning, earning critical praise and an ardent fanbase for their eclectic and ambitious musical tack. In October 2008, Gomez celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Mercury Music Prize-winning debut BRING IT ON, with a string of live dates showcasing the classic album.
With the band members now scattered across two continents, from Brooklyn to Brighton, early tracks were written and recorded individually and then merged online. The process allowed for an open and adaptive songwriting approach, the material taking on its ultimate shape when Gomez officially convened in studios in Chicago and Charlottesville, VA, with producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine).
A NEW TIDE also sees Gomez accompanied by a number of illustrious guest musicians, including vocalist Amy Milan (Stars/Broken Social Scene), bassist Josh Abrams (The Roots /Godspeed You Black Emperor!), cellist Oliver Krauss (Paul Weller / Beth Orton), and multi-instrumentalist Stuart Bogie of Brooklyn’s world renowned Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra.
As ever, a wide range of styles is incorporated into Gomez’s matchless musical brew. Flavours of Delta blues, psychedelia, and Krautrock all come into play, resulting in a musically mischievous and remarkably forward-thinking collection. In short, A NEW TIDE is Gomez at their inimitable, incomparable best.
Eat Sleep Records - Originally set up in 2002, Eat Sleep Records has been dormant for a number of years while looking for the right release to reignite it. Originally releasing albums by the likes of Shane Meadows co-horts Clayhill and New Yorkers French Kicks the London based label was happily re-established to release the new album from Gomez and will continue to release the finest in new and established acts from here on in.
UK LIVE DATES: 16th APRIL, GLASGOW, Glasgow; 17th LEEDS, Academy; 19th CAMBRIDGE, Junction; 20th MANCHESTER, Academy; 21st WOLVERHAMPTON, Wulfrun Hall; 22nd NORWICH, UEA; 24th LONDON, Shepherds Bush Empire ; 26th BRISTOL, Academy; 27th OXFORD, Academy; 28th LIVERPOOL, Academy.