Moon
King, the brainchild of Toronto native Daniel Benjamin and
collaborator/co-conspirator Maddy Wilde have officially announced their
signing to Last Gang Records, home to some of Canada's greatest musical
exports including Crystal Castles, Death From Above 1979, Ryan Hemsworth
and more. The band will be releasing their highly anticipated debut in
2015 with details of the new LP to be released very soon.... Watch this
space. In more exciting news, they'll be hitting the road with Alvvays as part of their world tour, including a string of Canadian dates and then heading to the UK and Europe. All dates are listed below.
Moon King weave dreamlike harmonies over buzz-saw guitars and electronic percussion, with their live performances capturing a raw-nerve intensity that verges on ecstatic. Their music has been compared to the likes of Cocteau Twins and Broadcast, but their sound remains distinctly unique. Moon King's first EPs, Obsession I and Obsession II, were released on Fucked Up guitarist Mike Haliechuk's label One Big Silence, and re-released in Europe by Tough Love Records in the fall of 2013.
Last Gang Entertainment is a recording, management and publishing company founded in 2003 with offices in Los Angeles, London, Toronto and Montreal. In addition to launching Metric, Death From Above 1979, MSTRKRFT and Crystal Castles, the label has combined successfully with Ryan Hemsworth, Chromeo, The New Pornographers, Purity Ring, Boys Noize and Tiga on varied licensing deals. See lastgangentertainment.com for more info.
Tour Dates
Dec 18 - Montreal, QC @ Sala Rosa Dec 19 - Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club Dec 20 - Toronto, ON @ the Opera House Jan 21 - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute Jan 22 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club Jan 23 - Newcastle, UK @ Think Tank Jan 24 - Glasgow, Scotland @ King Tuts Jan 26 - Nottingham, UK @ The Bodega Jan 27 - Birmingham @ Hare & Hounds Jan 28 - London, UK @ Scala Jan 30 - Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy 2 Jan 31 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla Feb 2 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix Feb 5 - Oslo, Norway @ John Dee Feb 6 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Strand Feb 7 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Beta Feb 9 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow exil Feb 10 - Berlin, DE @ Kantine Am Berghain Feb 12 - Vienna, Austria @ B72 Feb 13 - Milan, Italy @ Lo Fi Feb 14 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F
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