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Following a series of packed shows at this year’s SXSW, NYC’s Charly Bliss (Eva Hendricks, Sam Hendricks, Spencer Fox and Dan Shure) have shared the video for the anthemic “Hard To Believe”, the third single and an undoubted highlight from their anticipated new album, Young Enough – which you can pre-order now.

While the video is a playful homage to A Perfect Circle’s “Judith”, of the song and video Eva says: “Hard to Believe” is a song about being addicted to a bad relationship, and the endless cycle of trying and failing to end one. Sam wrote the guitar riff very early on in the writing process of Young Enough and we’ve always been obsessed with playing it because it’s so insanely catchy.
 
We shot the video on 35mm film over two days with our close friend Henry Kaplan 24 hours after returning from SXSW. Henry did a spectacular job of incorporating each of our personalities into this video, as well as providing a slightly fantastical, but ultimately realistic portrayal of a typical band practice. While we’re running songs, each band-member usually has their own inner-monologue running of either things they’re distracted by, or things they’d rather be doing. This video feels extremely “us” and I don’t think we could have made it with anyone else”.

Charly Bliss tour the UK and Europe from May 3rd, with a stop at London’s The Garage on May 13th. Buy tickets here.

Middle Kids (Hannah Joy, Harry Day and Tim Fitz) have announced that they will release a six-track mini-album entitled New Songs For Old Problems on May 24th, 2019. To celebrate the announcement, the band have shared a new single and video Real Thing.  A soaring anthemic track, Real Thing ruminates on our “lifelong quest for meaning”, says Hannah. “It’s the quiet, persistent voice in the stillness that constantly checks to see if you truly think you’ve found the thing you’re looking for.” Watch the Marie Pangaud directed clip now.

The mini-album, recorded at the band’s own studio in Sydney and produced by Tim Fitz, follows hot on the heels of what was a massive 2018 for Middle Kids and the May release of their critically acclaimed debut album Lost Friends. The band toured the world, including UK and European dates with Bloc Party and a sold out show at London’s Village Underground, as well as performing on several US TV shows including Conan, Jimmy Kimmel andThe Late Late Show with James Corden.

In June the band will return to play their largest UK headline show to-date at London’s Heaven.

New Songs For Old Problems will be released on May 24th.  It is available to pre-order HERE.   Real Thing is available to stream now HERE.

Today, NYC’s Charly Bliss (Eva Hendricks, Sam Hendricks, Spencer Fox and Dan Shure) have shared a video for “Chatroom” the second single from their highly anticipated new album, Young Enough (available for pre-order now and due out May 10th).

Of the song Hendricks says “I was sexually assaulted by someone I dated and I wrote ‘Chatroom’, and most of Young Enough, as a way of processing that experience and explaining it to myself. ‘Chatroom’ is a song about reaching ecstatic joy through consuming rage. Simply put, it’s a colossal ‘fuck you’ and a celebration of reaching the point of a ‘fuck you’ that isn’t diluted by self-blame or apologies.

I feel so lucky to have worked with Maegan Houang on this video. I felt an immediate sense of mutual trust, and she produced a treatment that directly addresses the themes of trauma, misogyny and mind control without resorting to a literal representation of the lyrics. It’s tonally the darkest video we’ve ever made, and I think it anchors the intent of song which might otherwise be obscured by the fact that it’s also our most direct foray into larger-than-life pop music.”

We are thrilled to today announce a new signing,  NYC’s wonderful Charly Bliss (Eva Hendricks, Sam Hendricks, Spencer Fox and Dan Shure),  and also announce their highly anticipated new album, Young Enough, with a video for its lead single “Capacity”

Charly Bliss’ Eva Hendrickssays “‘Capacity’ is a song about wanting to kill your inner people-pleaser, and Michelle beautifully presented a parallel concept, which warns of the perils of getting swept up in other people’s bullshit.”

Video director Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, says: “Charly Bliss has always made great narrative music videos, so I wanted to stay in line with that tradition and take advantage of working with a band that are all such great, funny actors individually. I was watching a lot of heist movies at the time, and I thought a sort of post-heist fall out between friends was the perfect setting for this song about reaching your limit with someone. Eva had an amazing mood board she brought to the table with references to Paris, Texas, Five Easy Pieces and Badlands so it was important for us to showcase a warm, 70’s colour palette.”

Young Enough is available for pre-order now and due out May 10th.  The band have also announced UK and European dates:

3 May Amsterdam, Netherlands – Cinetol
4 May Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
5 May Berlin, Germany – Cassiopeia
7 May Paris, France – La Boule Noire
9 May Manchester, UK – Night People
10 May Leeds, UK – Headrow House
13 May London, UK – Oslo

NYC author/writer/actor Larry “Ratso” Sloman has collaborated with some of the most dynamic figures in pop culture from Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, John Cale and Leonard Cohen. Ratso also wrote the best-selling memoirs for Howard Stern, Anthony Kiedis and more. Now at 70, Ratso today announces debut LP ‘Stubborn Heart‘ out 5th April and shares first single “Our Lady of Light” featuring Nick Cave. 

Ratso explains, “If you would have told me when I was covering Dylan’s Rolling Thundertour for Rolling Stone Magazine that forty-four years later, I would be releasing my first album I would have laughed and asked for a hit of whatever it was you were smoking. Guess I’ll take that hit now.”

Take a listen to Ratso’s debut single below and read more about the forthcoming album here.