Sunflower Bean – Shake
New York trio Sunflower Bean—vocalist and bassist Julia Cumming (she/her), guitarist and vocalist Nick Kivlen (he/him), and drummer Olive Faber (she/her)— release their first fully self-produced and recorded project, Shake, today.
The EP, out now via Lucky Number, features some of Sunflower Bean’s heaviest, most immediate and loudest music to date. Influenced by the doom-laden, heavy metal sound of the likes of Black Sabbath, the EP is an embrace of rock tropes and excess, and recalls the sound of the band’s earlier projects, Show Me Your Seven Secrets and Human Ceremony.
Out today, alongside the release of the EP, is a 14-minute performance based video to showcase each track via an interpretation of the natural elements: earth, wind, water, fire, and metal. The short film debuted at a special event at NYC’s Roxy Cinema earlier this week, which featured a Q&A with the band and the film’s director Isaac Roberts, as well as a viewing of the cult 1975 Dario Argento film, Deep Red.
Sunflower Bean will celebrate SHAKE with four US club show underplays in NYC, LA, Chicago and Austin where they will showcase both the EP and further new music.
October 2 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right ** SOLD OUT **
October 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon ** LOW TIX **
October 12 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
October 25 – NYC @ United Sounds Festival
November 16 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room
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