Stream New Track from Califone ‘Frosted Tips’
‘Stitches’ Album Out 2nd September On Dead Oceans
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“serious David Bowie vibes” Brooklyn Vegan
“[‘Stitches’] epitomizes the lonely desert vibe described by Rutili, a deliberate and mournful blend of strummy guitars, faint drums that roll in and out, and just enough effects/reverb to offer a little edge…as if we really are wandering aimlessly through rocks and cactus.” Consequence of Sound
“The album’s title track is a bummed-out downbeat drone that should sound pretty great on long road trips.”Stereogum
“…smooth and sobering…Steadied by sixteenth notes, [‘Stitches’] gallops slowly but confidently through its droning terrain.” CMJ
Califone has shared a new track, ‘Frosted Tips’, off their upcoming album, ‘Stitches’. Blended and frayed at the edges, the track starts with the sound of rain on a metal ceiling vent mixed with a hurdy gurdy. These sounds bleed into a rumbling refrain “In the old, watching the new world die.” There are horns, there is fuzz bass, the vocals get chopped and screwed under the expert direction/execution of Califone main man Tim Rutili.
Listen to ‘Frosted Tips’:
‘Frosted Tips’ lyrics:
– in the old watching the new world die– guardian angel/ belly full of twins/ churning in the long con jury and judge
my heroes are all junkies/ cold and easy
– in the old watching the new world die — frosted tips and blood/ drying in st. john’s beard you made me mean
wait and circle/tremble and burn and let it let it let it try
– in the old watching the new world die– (bee stung lips-your frosted tips are never growing out)
In a groundbreaking use of Tumblr,
Califone in conjunction with filmmaker Braden King and programmer Jeff Garneau, recently debuted the new video for their first single, ‘Stitches’. This ever-changing ‘music video’ creates itself on the fly using static imagery and animated GIFs drawn from a curated subset of blogs within the Tumblr ecosystem. It is available via a secret link by clicking “show me your stitches” in the lower left hand corner at califonestitches.tumblr.com
The interactive video was featured on Mashable, The Daily Dot and Noisey’s You Need To Hear This blog. Morgan Spurlock and Superchunk both enjoyed the experience as well.
Watch ‘Stitches’ on Tumblr: www.califonestitches.tumblr.com
Rutili says, “To me, the song (and the album) stitch together the flood of images and feelings triggered by opening yourself up and loving someone; the courage and freedom found in the acceptance of vulnerability and joy crossed with the familiarity and alienation that can be found in co-dependence and pain.”
‘Stitches’ will be out 2nd September on Dead Oceans. Anchored by Rutili, the disc threads together a flock of musicians from different times and places, sounds he recorded in his backyard and while driving his car, gritty electronics, eerie keyboards, garage sale drum machines. All these disparate parts are sewn together at their adjoining borders to create something that sounds wholly new.
Califone will be on tour for most of August and September in the States, starting with a run of living room shows to be followed by an appearance at Hopscotch Festival and a headlining East Coast run with Richard Buckner. Full details are available here, more news