NEWS: MIIKE SNOW SET NEW FALL DATES IN SUPPORT OF “iii”
Downtown/Atlantic recording group Miike Snow has announced a new string of dates for a North American fall headline tour. The newly announced dates begin September 17th at Baltimore, MD’s Slowdown continuing through early October (see attached itinerary). Tickets for all shows will be on sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 10th at 12 pm local time. A limited amount of pre-sale tickets will be available starting at 10am local time on Wednesday, June 8th for Miike Snow newsletter subscribers. For complete details and additional information, please see www.miikesnow.com.
The Swedish trio has spent the past few months celebrating the release of iii on a hugely successful North American headline tour which included stops at a number of top music festivals.
Already announced US festival appearances still to come this summer include: Winter Park, CO’s Divide Music Festival (July 22nd-24th), Chicago, IL’s Lollapalooza (July 29th), and San Francisco, CA’s Outside Lands (August 5th-7th).
Lead single, “Genghis Khan,” has proven a breakthrough success, peaking at #5 at Alternative outlets nationwide. The anthemic single – available now on the iTunes Store and all DSPs – is accompanied by a strikingly provocative companion video. Directed by Ninian Goff (Migos, Royal Blood, The Chemical Brothers, Run The Jewels), “Genghis Khan” has become a viral sensation and drawn more than 8 million individual YouTube views thus far.
In addition to its popular success, “Genghis Khan” has also drawn euphoric critical attention, with Billboard commending the track as “more proof that (Miike Snow) are reinventing themselves yet again.” Exclaim.ca decreed “Genghis Khan” to be “a slinky electro-pop number in which bouncy beats anchor a simple arrangement of synth stabs and sexy, seductive falsetto melodies,” while SPIN saluted the track’s “crisp kick-snare-fill punch and sterling pianos,” declaring it “very much a return to form for the trio.” “A bright, funky reminder of Miike Snow's serious pop chops,” affirmed Rolling Stone in an exclusive interview with the trio’s Andrew Wyatt, while Noisey hailed “Genghis Khan” for its “booming synth hits, and a melt of different vocals layering over each other, making the track another certified banger.”
iii also includes the acclaimed track, “Heart Is Full,” which drew abundant support upon its arrival last year. “A bold comeback track,” commended Consequence of Sound, “brimming with rich, soul samples, thundering beats, and larger-than-life melodies that’ll make you forget Miike Snow was ever gone to begin with.” “It’s a big, bold metropolitan pop track bolstered by a walloping boom-bap drum loop, blaring soul samples,” raved Stereogum while SPIN declared it to be “a bold, almost jazzy new track that’s a bit of a departure from the rest of (Miike Snow’s) music, though their signature, wintery vibes shine through in the chorus.”
“Heart Is Full” is joined by a compelling and dystopic companion video. The clip – directed by Lance Drake (Rob Roy, Twin Shadow) – premiered late last year via Miike Snow’s official Facebook page and is streaming now at the trio’s official YouTube channel. In addition, the extraordinary “Heart Is Full (Feat. Run The Jewels) [Remix]” premiered via The Fader, which praised the original track for its “pleading horns, chopped-up soul samples, and thick, DJ Premier-recalling drums” before commending “powerhouse rap duo Run The Jewels” for contributing “a pair of boom bap-friendly verses of their own. It's an unlikely combination, but a fitting one for the gritty love song.”
Miike Snow heralded iii earlier this spring with an appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing both “Genghis Khan” and “Heart Is Full.” “At first, it seemed like (Miike Snow’s) take on ‘Heart’ would be a more subdued, acoustic affair,” wrote SPIN of the performance, “but they switched things up by infusing the track with a wild, funky blast of energy. It’s perhaps only topped by the addition of horns blasting to the wonky tune of ‘Genghis Khan.’”
The members of Miike Snow have spent much of time since traveling fresh creative avenues, including solo albums, the formation of new bands, and a wide variety of production and songwriting collaborations. The trio first began work on “iii” in late 2013 and then continued over the next two years, the far-flung members convening in studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Stockholm, oft times teaming with other songwriters and producers in search of new sonic and emotional approaches. The result is Miike Snow’s most innovative and creatively unified work thus far, typified by the propulsive pop soul of tracks like “For U (Feat. Charli XCX).”
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MIIKE SNOW:
JULY:
1 Norrkopiing, SE Bravalla Festival
2 Roskilde, DK Roskilde Festival
15 Ribble Valley, UK The Beat-Hearder Festival
16 London, UK Lovebox Festival
17 Southwold, UK Latitude Festival
22-24 Winter Park, CO Divide Music Festival
25 Omaha, NE Slowdown
26 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
28 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall ^
29 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
30 Minneapolis, MN Go Fest At First Avenue
31 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
AUGUST:
2 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen +
3 Salt Lake City, UT Depot +
5 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands
6 Eugene, OR Hi-Fi Music Hall
7 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
9 Calgary, AB Macewan Hall
10 Edmonton, AB Winspear Centre
12 Vancouver, BC Orpheum
13 Portland, OR KNRK 94.5 Birthday Bash @ Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
14 Redmond, VA 107.7 The End Summer Camp @ Marymoor Park
SEPTEMBER:
17 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
27 Boston, MA House of Blues
28 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
29 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
30 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
OCTOBER:
1 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
2 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
3 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theatre
5 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre %
6 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall #
7-9 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
+ with Lewis Del Mar
^ with Autolux
# with Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
% with St. Lucia
