Black Pumas have released their latest music video for “Hello”, taken from their new album, Chronicles of a Diamond, out now on ATO Records. For the video, singer/songwriter/producer Eric Burton and director Luke Lidell collaborated on the concept Burton describes as, “across the celestial expanse, two souls find themselves drawn together by an unstoppable force, destined to entwine.” Featuring stop animation and a space-theme aura, the visuals perfectly frame the ethereal vibe of the song.
On “Hello,” singer/songwriter/producer Eric Burton and guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada create an otherworldly sound, casting a powerful spell with the track’s sublime synth tones and celestial harmonies (courtesy of Black Pumas background vocalists Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller). Written by Burton, Quesada put additional touches on the track explaining, “Eric brought in that odd synth loop, and I loved the idea of building a song around something so out of the ordinary for us,” he says. “It was probably the most challenging song for me to finish, but mostly because I was completely obsessed with it and needed to get it right.”
It’s a busy time for Black Pumas. The band are up for yet another GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance for “More Than A Love Song” from the new album. The track has amassed 3.5+ million streams and landed at #1 at Triple A Radio, #1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Chart, and #1 at Americana Radio. They’ll be performing on Late Night With Seth Meyers on January 17th and The Kelly Clarkson Show on January 18th. In the fall they dazzled audiences with their stellar performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and NBC NEWS’ TODAY where they performed “More Than A Love Song” along with “Mrs Postman.”
The band will bring its exhilarating live show to more major cities in the coming weeks including Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and more before heading to Europe in March. They’ll return to the U.S. for a 2-night stint at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in April and Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend festival in May, with more dates throughout the summer (see below for complete tour itinerary).
BLACK PUMAS TOUR DATES
1/18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
1/19 – New York City, NY- Radio City Music Hall
1/25 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
1/26- Chicago, IL – Salt Shed (Sold Out)
1/27 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed (Sold Out)
2/8 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
2/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
2/16 – San Antonio, TX – Stable Hall
2/17 – San Antonio, TX – Stable Hall
3/15 – Paris, France – Zenith Paris – La Villette
3/16 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
3/17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands- AFAS Live
3/19 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks (Sold Out)
3/20 – Berlin, Germany – Verti Music Hall
3/21 – Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria (Sold Out)
3/23 – Manchester, UK- O2 Victoria Warehouse
3/24 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
4/5 – Nashville, TN – Ryman
4/6 – Nashville, TN – Ryman
5/10 -Miramar, FL – *Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend
5/18 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – *C6 Fest
6/15 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
6/16 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
6/27-30 – Fontainbleu, France – Festival Django Reinhardt
7/4- Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
7/5- Belfort, France – Les Eurockéenes
7/6- Hérouville Saint Clair, France – Festival Beauregard
7/7- Glynde Place, UK- Love Supreme Festival
7/9- Athens, Greece – Release Festival
7/11- Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
7/12- Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
7/13- Trencin, Slovakia – Pohoda Festival
7/24-28- Check, VA – Floydfest