Rock ‘n’ roll has rarely been as smart, soulful or satisfying than it has in the hands of The Posies. During an on/off career that’s stretched across four decades, the Seattle-rooted outfit, led by musical polymaths Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, have shaped and re-shaped their muse, creating one of the more compelling catalogues in modern pop.
With SOLID STATES, their 8th album, the Posies mark dramatic changes in the lives, the music, the evolution of the band.
When the Posies long time drummer, Darius, died suddenly and unexpectedly last year, Posies founding members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow were devastated. Hard as it was to continue without such a close friend and great musician, the moment called for a reinvention. For now… the idea of the band getting into a room and banging out the music, garage band style, was over. The ideas coming from Jon and Ken were fragile and the moods contemplative. Death, divorce, loss. Even the joys of life are fleeting enough as to be treated with care and respect.
Of course, the Posies still retain their legendary melodic abilities, their trademark vocal harmonies and their lyrical agility. The band has always been exploring, growing. The multiyear gaps between albums are typically spent in countless other projects that bring new skills, sounds, experiences and people to the picture. The band will present the album live in a new format, incorporating laptop elements along with guitars, keyboards and drums. As artists, the band feels it’s their duty to take risks and explore.
Download album track Squirrel vs Snake:
“SQUIRREL vs. SNAKE” is a state of the ‘disunion’ in the USA and beyond… the disharmony, the threats to intellectual freedom, and the cynicism and lies we take for granted now in the age of doublespeak.
Solid States will be released on heavyweight vinyl LP, CD and digital on British indie Lojinx on the 29th April 2016 in Europe. A pre-release tour edition, with bonus download tracks, will be available exclusively at live shows in Europe throughout April.
Mar 29 Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium [FB]
Mar 30 Cafe de Stam, Joure, NL [FB]
Mar 31 Paard, The Hague, NL [FB]
Apr 01 Gigant, Apeldoorn, NL [FB]
Apr 02 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL [FB]
Apr 03 De Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL [FB]
Apr 04 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany (w/Nada Surf) [FB]
Apr 06 100 Club, London, UK [FB]
Apr 08 Point FMR, Paris, France
Apr 10 Monarch, Berlin, Germany [FB]
Apr 12 Kägelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden [FB]
Apr 13 John Dee, Oslo, Norway
Apr 14 Nefertiti, Gothenburg, Sweden [FB]
Apr 15 Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden [FB]
Apr 16 Monkeys, Hamburg, Germany [FB]
Apr 17 Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland [FB]
Apr 19 Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, Spain [FB]
Apr 20 Sala Arena, Madrid, Spain [FB]
Apr 21 Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain [FB]
Apr 22 Loco Club, Valencia, Spain [FB]
Apr 23 Sala Budokan, Cartagena, Spain [FB]
Apr 24 Malandar, Seville, Spain [FB]
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