Dummy (Trouble in Mind) unveils “Blue Dada” (+ “Opaline Bubbletear”) Singles .. New album Free Energy due 6th September, plus UK tour dates
Dummy
Shares New Video, “Blue Dada” (+ “Opaline Bubbletear”)
New Album, Free Energy
Due 6th September on Trouble in Mind
UK tour in November/December
“[‘Nullspace’] keeps up the Crystal Pepsi-era vibes that have become Dummy’s signature, matching fervent acoustic strums and a hard-cracking programmed beat with droning, melodious psych-pop melodies.” — Stereogum
"One of the brightest guitar pop and ambient acts around." — Paste
Dummy — the Los Angeles band of Alex Ewell, Emma Maatman, Nathan O’Dell, and Joe Trainor — shares a new video for singles “Blue Dada” and “Opaline Bubbletear” from their new album, Free Energy, out September 6th on Trouble In Mind Records.
“Opaline Bubbletear” serves to set the stage for “Blue Dada,” featuring a characteristically Dummy ambient improvisation, with dear friend Cole Pulice contributing the soaring saxophone. “Blue Dada,” meanwhile, was one of the first songs that really came together for the album, with the idea of cross-wiring genres — between ambient dance music a la Seefeel, and revved-up drone-pop a la Dunedin Sound. Performing “Blue Dada” live then helped shape and hone the track into a more razor sharp version of the original concept. The accompanying video was directed by Maatman and stars the Los Angeles-based performer and artist Camirin Farmer, a Los Angeles based performer and artist whose main interest is dissecting exactly what God means. They perform their solo show God Vessel monthly, and can be found across LA preaching the good work of shrooms and buffoonery.
Dummy - "Blue Dada" (+ "Opaline Bubbletear")
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_w8942xcHY4?si=Jlld3A4XkG5O3l3I
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5s6AVOAWFh5raNjwjP6Y1q?si=k9cMUAAoTgWnjG5pFWg_nw
Streaming Services:
https://dummy.lnk.to/FreeEnergy
Album Preorder:
https://dummy.lnk.to/FreeEnergy
Dummy Tour Dates 2024:
Thu. Oct. 31 - Breda, NL @ Mezz
Fri. Nov. 1 - Utrecht, NL @ ACU
Sat. Nov. 2 - Groningen, NL @ Vera Sun.
Nov. 3 - Nijmegen, NL @ Merleyn
Tue. Nov. 5 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Wed. Nov. 6 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus7
Thu. Nov. 7 - Oslo, NO @ Blå
Fri. Nov. 8 - Malmo, SE @ Plan B
Sat. Nov. 9 - Berlin, DE @ Synästhesie Festival
Sun. Nov. 10 - Warsaw, PL @ Chmury
Mon. Nov. 11 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
Tue. Nov. 12 - Salzburg, AT @ Rockhouse
Wed. Nov. 13 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
Thu. Nov. 14 - Annecy, FR @ La Brise Glace Festival
Fri. Nov. 15 - Dijon, FR @ Le Consortium
Sat. Nov. 16 - Rennes, FR @ Kool Thing Festival
Sun. Nov. 17 - Clermont Ferrand, FR @ La Coopérative de Mai
Tue. Nov. 19 - Marseille, FR @ L’Intermédiare
Wed. Nov. 20 - Lyon, FR @ Sonic
Thu. Nov. 21 - Bordeaux, FR @ Iboat
Fri. Nov. 22 - Angers, FR @ Joker’s Pub
Sun. Nov. 24 - Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
Tue. Nov. 26 - London, UK @ Moth Club
Wed. Nov. 27 - Bristol, UK @ The Lanes
Thu. Nov. 28 - Coventry, UK @ Just Dropped In
Fri. Nov. 29 - Newcastle, UK @ The Lubber Fiend
Sun. Dec. 1 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
Mon. Dec. 2 - Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s
Tue. Dec. 3 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
Wed. Dec. 4 - Manchester, UK @ Yes
Thu. Dec. 5 - Brighton, UK @ Dust
Watch the Video for “Nullspace”
Watch the Video for “Nine Clean Nails”
Dummy’s debut full-length, Mandatory Enjoyment, arrived in late 2021 and quickly became one of the year’s sleeper hits, gaining praise for its mix of ambient and twinkly guitar pop, their deep musical references, and the intentionality with which they patchworked it all together. Where Mandatory Enjoyment was cerebral and lo-fi, the product of a lot of time inside, Free Energy is all movement, presence, and physicality. A creatively restless band, Dummy wanted to get harder, dancier, a little more psychedelic.
Ewell and Trainor began experimenting with home recording while O’Dell dug deeper into instrumental/sample composition, in addition to contributing more guitar leads. Maatman also steps into the spotlight in a big way, her vocals noticeably foregrounded and confident, adding to the live performance feel that forms the foundation of Free Energy. The result is a record that celebrates music’s ability to move the body, whether that be through a teeth-rattling wall of MBV-esque noise, a sticky pop chorus, or a joyous drum machine—or, if you’re Dummy, maybe all of them in the same song.
Previous Praise for Dummy:
“Dummy have transcended their influences and crafted their own record collector gem.” - Pitchfork
“…Mandatory Enjoyment is a record that might be considered some sort of indie platonic ideal, taking the best parts of all the coolest music ever made and putting them together in a way that feels natural and refreshingly modern rather than smugly nostalgic and overly referential” - Bandcamp
“what’s arguably most satisfying about Dummy is that their thrumming instrumentals evoke crisp lines, while their free-flowing, tangential textures color outside those bounds—their songs always feel like the perfect painting.” - Paste
“…the band succeeds in not only recalling the past but putting their whirlpool of ‘90s noise pop to good use.” - Raven Sings The Blues
Free Energy Tracklist:
1. Intro-UB
2. Soonish
3. Unshaped Road
4. Opaline Bubbletear
5. Blue Dada
6. Nullspace
7. Minus World
8. Dip In The Lake
9. Sudden Flutes
10. Psychic Battery
11. Nine Clean Nails
12. Godspin
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