Prelude Press
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Prelude PressPrelude Press
    • Home
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Photos
    • Contact
    Prelude Press
    Home»News»Gang of Youths Share New Single, “Spirit Boy”
    News

    Gang of Youths Share New Single, “Spirit Boy”

    By Dom VigilFebruary 23, 2022
    Gang Of Youths spirit boy

    Gang of Youths have provided a final taster of their album, angel in realtime. before its Friday release, in the form of their new track, “spirit boy.” The song features Shane McLean, a musician specializing in Taonga Pūoro (the traditional instrumentation and music culture of the Māori people) and contributes spoken word.

    Of the song, Dave Le’aupepe recalls, “We were fortunate to have Shane McLean, an outstanding musician and Taonga Pūoro facilitator, write and perform a spoken verse in Te Reo Māori. A wonderful Māori woman performed “rongoā” on me — a sacred healing practice. It was a transformative experience, and I’m still not quite sure why. There was a moment when this wonderful woman looked at me and said “you’re a wairua boy” — wairua in Te Reo means something like “spirit”.

    The album features all the big moments that have soundtracked Gang of Youths’ rise, including “the angel of 8th ave.,” “unison,” “the man himself,” “tend the garden,” and “in the wake of your leave.” The album’s previously unreleased tracks provide plenty more, with an experimental hybrid of contemporary American minimalism, and electronica on “you in everything,” the 2-step and big beat rhythms of “the kingdom is within you,” and the cathartic conclusion provided by the sweeping, multi-textured “goal of the century.”

    The record also pays tribute to Le’aupepe’s family heritage, firstly with the band’s pre-pandemic trip to Aotearoa to record with Pasifika and Māori instrumentalists the Anuanua Drummers from the Cook Islands, Shane McClean and the Auckland Gospel Choir. These recordings, together with the extensive sampling of composer and explorer David Fanshawe’s late 1970s field recordings of indigenous Pasifika music give the record a distinctive sense of time and place. When you add to this the 42-piece string section Hobden and Le’aupepe travelled to Budapest to record, the album effectively spans 50 years of collective recording and as many as 7 countries.

    Collectors and hardcore fans can grab a double-white vinyl edition of the album with an alternate sleeve from key indie stores, or a selection of bundles and merch which are packaged with a signed art card.

    Gang of Youths will commence a major North American tour in April. Tickets are on sale now and a full list of dates can be found below.

    2022 North American tour dates:
    Apr 21: Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
    Apr 22: Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
    Apr 24: Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
    Apr 25: Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
    Apr 27: Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
    Apr 28: Charlotte, NC The Underground
    May 1: Nashville, TN The Basement East
    May 3: Chicago, IL Metro
    May 4: Detroit, MI Shelter
    May 6: Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
    May 7: Montreal, QC L’Astral
    May 9: Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
    May 10: Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
    May 12: Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
    May 13: Washington, DC Union Stage SOLD OUT
    May 16: San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
    May 18: Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
    May 20: Las Vegas, NV 24 Oxford
    May 21: Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
    May 23: Austin, TX Scoot Inn
    May 24: Dallas, TX The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
    May 26: Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

    Sep 13: Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
    Sep 14: Minneapolis, MN First Avenue – Mainroom
    Sep 16: St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
    Sep 17: Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
    Sep 19: Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
    Sep 20: Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
    Sep 22: Portland, OR Revolution Hall
    Sep 23: Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
    Sep 25: Seattle, WA Neumos
    Sep 27: Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades

    Share. Facebook Twitter Email Reddit

    Comments are closed.

    New Music That Doesn't Suck Playlist

    New Music That Doesn’t Suck Playlist – August 12, 2022

    Advertisement
    Popular Posts
    Prelude Press
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    © 2022 Prelude Press

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.