Streaming now on Noisey / On tour in July & August with Marissa Nadler & Wrekmeister Harmonies
“The duo’s songs showcase metal’s oft-unheard sweet side as they tackle the major themes of death and love.” - NPR
"...a gorgeous, emotion-filled exploration of the complexities of close relationships, both the beauty of shared, unconditional bonds and the agony of losing someone you love." - She Shreds
"While 'dark' and 'experimental' definitely do apply here, Muscle & Marrow are making accessible music (creepily accessible, but accessible nonetheless)." - Brooklyn Vegan
Portland, OR’s Muscle and Marrow will release their sophomore album Love this Friday, May 27th on The Flenser. Today, the band is thrilled to stream the album in its entirety, along with a new interview with members Kira Clark and Keith McGraw, on Noisey.
Formed in 2013, Muscle and Marrow released their debut album The Human Cry the following year. Its songs were arresting and hysterical, but also distinctly feminine. Pitchfork called it “gorgeous,” with Clark’s voice alternating between plaintive wails and guttural moans that soared over waves of pulsing drums and stifling guitars. Muscle and Marrow toured across the United States and in October, 2015, the duo posted up at Machines with Magnets (The Body, Lightning Bolt, Deer Tick) in Providence, RI to record what was to become their sophomore album, Love. The band took their time in the studio and laid down seven tracks that delve further into deep electronic territories, but still incorporate the familiar droning guitars, ethereal vocals and tribal drums throughout. Along with themes of death and loss, Love touches on feminism and female archetypes, a topic that Kira Clark is very interested in. “It’s cathartic and alluring for me to delve into feminine madness because, of course, that character is inside me somewhere all of the time and to give her permission to surface in my art is powerful,” comments Clark.
Muscle and Marrow will be on tour from July 5 through August 8 supporting Marissa Nadler and Wrekmeister Harmonies - check out the dates below.
MUSCLE & MARROW - ON TOUR w/ Marissa Nadler and Wrekmeister Harmonies
July 5 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
July 6 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
July 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
July 9 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
July 10 Omaha, NE @ Reverb
July 11 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
July 12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
July 13 Detroit, MI @ El Club
July 14 Toronto, ON @ The Drake
July 15 Montreal, QC @ La Salla Rossa
July 16 Hudson, NY @ Half Moon
July 19 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
July 20 Providence, RI @ Aurora
July 21 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
July 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
July 24 Washington, DC @ DC9
July 25 Raleigh, NC @ Cats Cradle Back Room
July 26 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
July 27 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
July 29 Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
July 30 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
August 1 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
August 2 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
August 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
August 4 San Francisco CA @ The Chapel
August 5 Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library
August 7 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
August 8 Seattle, WA @ Barbosa
Love - out 5/27/16 - Track Listing:
1. My Fear
2. Black Hole
3. Womb
4. The Drooling Mouth
5. Sacs of Teeth
6. Bereft Body
7. Light
* top photo by Marilia Maschion
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