We’re beyond thrilled to announce Nosebleed Weekend, the new album by The Coathangers will be released on April 15, 2016! To receive a FREE download of “Make It Right,” head over to The Coathangers website at 12p PST on January 21st and sign up for their mailing list.
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Nosebleed Weekend
comes on the heels of the band’s highly-praised 2014 release Suck My Shirt. The band toured non-stop for eighteen months on
Suck My Shirt, with appearances at
festivals like Riot Fest, Burgerama, TBD Fest, Sled Island, Festival d’été de Québec and Capitol
Hill Block Party; and toured with bands like The Black Lips and The Growlers. Kim Gordon even named their May 2015 show at Pappy &
Harriets in Pioneertown, CA as #1 on her Top 10 List of 2015 in Artform Magazine (Dec 2015).
Nosebleed Weekend
is the first album the band has made outside of Atlanta, and was recorded in
North Hollywood at Valentine Recording studios with Nic Jodoin (Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club). “The
Beach Boys and Bing Crosby both recorded there!” Kugel says excitedly (as did
Frank Zappa!). Nosebleed Weekend was
the first session at Valentine Recording Studios since 1979, when acclaimed
producer Jimmy Valentine decided to suddenly shutter its doors without
explanation. He left everything intact,
including the custom built MCI soundboard, vintage mics, and myriad priceless
gear. The studio was a virtual time
capsule for more than thirty years, until Valentine passed away and his family
inherited the building and its contents.
“It was an amazing experience, not to mention a ghostly one too.
The studio had been custom built by Jimmy Valentine and he was very protective
of his passion. It sounds weird, but his spirit was there, checking in on us
and fucking with us a bit.”
The Coathangers are the trio Julia
Kugel (guitar/vocal), Meredith Franco (bass/vocals) and Stephanie Luke (drums/vocals).
The band also announced live shows
in Brooklyn and Los Angeles around the release date. On March 29 they will be
co-headlining a show with Tijuana Panthers at Baby’s All Right. They will then
be in Los Angeles headlining The Echo on April 6 and then head down to Norman,
OK. To co-headline the Norman Music Festival with Cloud Nothings, Small Black,
Nikki Lane and more from April 21-23.
Tour dates:
TUE MAR 29 – Brooklyn NY, Baby’s All Right w/ Tijuana Panthers – SOLD OUT
WED APR 6 – Los Angeles CA, The Echoplex meet-n-greet and mini-set (4p) – FREEWED APR 6 – Los Angeles CA, The Echo w/ Death Valley Girls – SOLD OUT
FRI APR 15 – Atlanta GA, Star Bar – RECORD RELEASE SHOW (TICKETS)
THU APR 21 – Hot Springs National Park AR, Low Key Arts
FRI APR 22 – Dallas TX, Club Dada w/ Har Mar Superstar, Audacity (TICKETS)
SAT APR 23 – Norman OK, Norman Music Festival w/ Cloud Nothings, Nikki Lane, and more – FREE
MON APR 25 – San Antonio TX, Paper Tiger (TICKETS)
WED APR 27 – McAllen TX, Yerberia Cultura (TICKETS)
THU APR 28 – Austin TX, Barracuda – Prepare for Levitation
FRI APR 29 – New Orleans LA, Siberia
THU MAY 5 – London UK, MOTH (TICKETS)
FRI MAY 6 – Paris FR, Espace B (TICKETS)
SAT MAY 7 – Lyon FR, Nuits Sonores Festival (TICKETS)
SUN MAY 8 – Bern CH, Frauenraum (TICKETS)
MON MAY 9 – Munich DE, Strom (TICKETS)
TUE MAY 10 – Cologne DE, Tsunami Club (TICKETS)
WED MAY 11 – Amsterdam NL, Melkweg Theater (TICKETS)
FRI MAY 13 – Nantes FR, Wine Nat White Heat Festival (TICKETS)
SAT MAY 14 – Lorient FR, Le Galion
MON MAY 16 – Brussels BE, Magasin 5 (TICKETS)
TUE MAY 17 – Rotterdam NL, Rotown (TICKETS)
WED MAY 18 – Hamburg DE, Ubel and Gefahrlich (TICKETS)
THU MAY 19 – Berlin DE, Badehaus (TICKETS)
SAT
MAY 21 – Denver CO, Project Pabst w/ Nathanial Ratliff and the Night
Sweats, Courtney Barnett, Charles Bradley, Violent Femmes, and more (TICKETS)
THU MAY 26 – San Francisco CA, The Fillmore w/ Refused (TICKETS)
FRI MAY 27 – Los Angeles CA, The Fonda Theatre w/ Refused (TICKETS)
SAT MAY 28 – Pomona CA, The Glass House w/ Refused (TICKETS)
MON MAY 30 – Solana Beach CA, Belly Up w/ Refused (TICKETS)
TUE MAY 31 – Tucson AZ, Rialto Theatre w/ Refused (TICKETS)
WED JUN 1 – Albuquerque NM, Sunshine Theater w/ Refused (TICKETS)
FRI JUN 3 – Dallas TX, Trees w/ Refused
SAT JUN 4 – Houston TX, Free Press Summer Festival w/ Deadmau5, Modest Mouse, The National, Refused, and more (TICKETS)
SUN JUN 5 – Austin TX, Mohawk w/ Refused (TICKETS)
TUE JUN 7 – Jacksonville FL, Mavericks at the Landing w/ Refused (TICKETS)
WED JUN 8 – Fort Lauderdale FL, Revolution w/ Refused (TICKETS)
THU JUN 9 – Orlando FL, The Beacham Theatre w/ Refused (TICKETS)
SAT JUN 11 – San Juan PR, Club 77
SAT AUG 27 – Portland OR, Project Pabst
The Coathangers
Nosebleed Weekend
April 15, 2016
1. Perfume
2. Dumb Baby
3. Squeeki Tiki
4. Excuse Me?
5. Make It Right
6. Nosebleed Weekend
7. Watch Your Back
8. Burn Me
9. I Don’t Think So
10. Down Down
11. Hiya
12. Had Enough
13. Copycat
+ First 150 customers that order vinyl will receive a “Nosebleed Weekend” first-aid kit. The custom first-aid kit includes: autographed surgical mask, tampon, condom, button, scratch and sniff sticker, lollipop and custom bandaid dispenser.
+ First 200 pre-orders (regardless of format) come with a folded 18×24 poster
When The Coathangers started up in 2006, their aspirations were humble. “I think all bands in their early twenties start for fun,” says guitarist/vocalist Julia Kugel when talking about their early years of cheeky no-wave and irreverent garage rock. But Julia and her bandmates Meredith Franco (bass/vocals) and Stephanie Luke (drums/vocals) were serious about their craft, and that combination of modest outside expectations and absolute dedication to their music made for exhilarating live shows and contagious records. Ten years later, The Coathangers are still going strong, and while their palette has expanded over the years to touch upon hip-shakin’ classic rock, soulful country ballads, and golden oldies pop, their primary attack strategy still relies heavily on the jagged hooks and boisterous choruses of their formative years. Their fifth album Nosebleed Weekend retains all the devil-may-care magnetism and serrated instrumentation of their debut, but it flourishes with a decade’s worth of songwriting discipline and chemistry.
Nosebleed Weekend kicks off with “Perfume”, a song that marries sultry pop vocals with toothy guitar riffs in a manner that would make Ann and Nancy Wilson proud. It’s hard to imagine The Coathangers writing a song this accessible in their early years, but in 2016 it fits perfectly into their canon. From there the band launches into “Dumb Baby”, which harkens back to the gritty neo-garage rock of Murder City Devils. Longtime fans who still clamor for their brash post-punk angle will be immediately satiated by “Squeeki Tiki”. And after hearing the noisy loud-quiet-loud bombast of “Excuse Me?” it’s no wonder that Kim Gordon has become an outspoken fan of the band. It’s an eclectic album inspired by life on the road, lost loved ones, and Kugel’s recent move to Southern California. “We always say that each record is a snapshot of our life at the time,” Kugel says. “As far as style… it’s just what came out of us at that point.” So whether it’s the foreboding garage rock of the title track, the post-punk groove of “Burn Me”, the stripped-down pop of “I Don’t Think So”, or the dynamic grunge of “Down Down”, The Coathangers command their songs with passion and authority.
The first LP pressing is limited to 3000 (1000 blood splatter vinyl, 1000 bruisy vinyl, 1000 too bright vinyl) copies. Digital download card included.
