Today’s Record Exchange Secret Treefort In-store is …
New Madrid will perform at 5 p.m. TODAY at The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St. in Downtown Boise. As a special treat for Treefort, their new album Magnetkingmagnetqueen — which isn’t out until April 29 — is available for purchase today only before anyone else in the world!
As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages — and you don’t need a Treefort pass to attend (but you should get one anyway).
ABOUT NEW MADRID
“Compact in some ways, yet expansive,” is how New Madrid’s Phil McGill describes their new album. magnetkingmagnetqueen (Normaltown Records) takes a wide swath of influences ranging from the guitar tangle of Television and the tripped-out introspection of Yo La Tengo, to the angular experimentation of Can and the harmonic bath of Magical Mystery Tour; and combines them into something entirely unique.
magnetkingmagnetqueen has it all. The album reveals New Madrid’s evolution and collective growth, resulting in the band’s most complete work to date. “Don’t Hold Me Now” is like Pylon channeling the pre-Tommy Who. “Untitled III” is a pint-sized epic, with several movements in a 3-minute window. On the other end is the dark, monolithic stomp of “Guay Lo” and the dirge-like march of “Shades.” Bringing it all together are centerpieces like “Summer Belles” and “Darker Parts,” songs with an undeniable pop sensibility that go through the looking glass and emerge as the sonic amoeba well known to fans of New Madrid’s live performances.
magnetkingmagnetqueen was made with engineer/producer David Barbe (Deerhunter, Drive-By Truckers, The Glands) in two primary locations. The group started out recording at Dogwood Lodge, site of an unused summer camp on Lake Chickamauga in a large, open room with mobile recording gear over a week in the summer of 2015. More recording and mixing was done at Barbe’s Athens, GA, studio, Chase Park Transduction, with additional recording at New Madrid’s home base, The Barn.
New Madrid formed in fall of 2010, and shortly after was approached by Barbe, who invited them to his studio to record their first full-length album, Yardboat. It happened fast. Inspired, they finished in 3 days.
Signing with Normaltown/New West Records, the band released their sophomore album Sunswimmer in 2014. A live EP, Dawn Teeth Rattling, was released in 2015.
Since then the band has toured consistently across the US, Canada, and Europe. When not on the road, they live together in The Barn, located in the agrarian outskirts of Athens, GA, constantly working on new ideas.
RECORD EXCHANGE TREEFORT IN-STORE SCHEDULE
Domino Treefort Showcase with Alex G and Your Friend Wednesday, March 23 4:30pm RSVP
Weeed In-store Thursday, March 24 5pm RSVP
Aan Second Chance Treefort In-store Friday, March 25 2pm RSVP
New Madrid In-store Friday, March 25 5pm RSVP
Tender Loving Empire x Treefort Showcase Saturday, March 26 noon-4pm RSVP
Secret In-store Sunday, March 27 3:30pm RSVP
The RX and Treefort are announcing the Secret Treefort In-store artists the morning of each event via social media and The Record Exchange email list, which you can sign up for HERE.
FULL TREEFORT SCHEDULE
treefortmusicfest.com/schedule
All Record Exchange in-store events are free and all ages, and a Treefort pass is not required to attend (but you really should get one because you don’t want to miss out on the #treefort2016 action).
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