NOISEY PREMIERES VIDEO FOR TACOCAT'S ANTHEMIC "CRIMSON WAVE"
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VIDEO - "Crimson Wave" [dir. Marcy Stone-Francois]
MP3 - "Crimson Wave"
MP3 - "Bridge to Hawaii"
Today, Noisey.com shares the new music video for Tacocat's wildly popular song "Crimson Wave" (read Sophie Weiner's recent Noisey piece on the track here). The Marcy Stone-Francois-directed clip is chock full of everything from dancing crabs to mermaids on shell-phones and selfies on surfboards. Watch Tacocat's "Crimson Wave" video by clicking the link or .gif above. The Seattle pop-punk group's new album NVM drops on February 25th, but they're celebrating early with a release concert this Friday, February 14th at Chop Suey in Seattle with special guests Pony Time and Slutever. There will also be a Valentine's-themed photo booth, drink specials, and more.
In March, the band embarks on a mammoth nationwide tour, including SXSW appearances. See below for a full list of dates. Review copies ofNVM are available upon request.
About the record:
Press quotes:
"We like you guys because your name has taco in it twice."
-- Taco Time
"Our new favorite band." -- Luna Pads
"Full of hilarious jokes, ferocious tambourines, and pop hooks galore." 4/5 -- BUST Magazine
"[Tacocat] have a lyrical knack for balancing the fun parts of life, like eating Peeps, with its less-rad moments, like getting a urinary tract infection." -- Rookie Magazine
10 Albums You Need to Hear in February -- Flavorwire
Best New Song of the Week -- NYLON Magazine
Tour dates:
VIDEO - "Crimson Wave" [dir. Marcy Stone-Francois]
MP3 - "Crimson Wave"
MP3 - "Bridge to Hawaii"
Today, Noisey.com shares the new music video for Tacocat's wildly popular song "Crimson Wave" (read Sophie Weiner's recent Noisey piece on the track here). The Marcy Stone-Francois-directed clip is chock full of everything from dancing crabs to mermaids on shell-phones and selfies on surfboards. Watch Tacocat's "Crimson Wave" video by clicking the link or .gif above. The Seattle pop-punk group's new album NVM drops on February 25th, but they're celebrating early with a release concert this Friday, February 14th at Chop Suey in Seattle with special guests Pony Time and Slutever. There will also be a Valentine's-themed photo booth, drink specials, and more.
In March, the band embarks on a mammoth nationwide tour, including SXSW appearances. See below for a full list of dates. Review copies ofNVM are available upon request.
About the record:
Like a fluorescent-lit snack-aisle oasis in some desolate interstate road stop, brimming with Skittles and limited-edition Sno Balls, Tacocat's Easter-egg-hued pop-punk-pop is bubblegum-sticky with hooks, bound to brighten up the most drab stretch of bummer backroad.
The band's four-person, seven-layer-burrito came together organically: Lelah Maupin (drums) and Eric Randall (guitar) met in their native Longview, WA—two hours south of Seattle, the very town that Green Day named their breakout debut single after. Lelah's family room was wallpapered with framed Magic Eye posters, hence "Stereogram," the cross-eyed love letter to that bizarre ‘90s optical fad. She met lanky Eric while both worked at Safeway, wearing the chain's distinctive navy aprons before breaking north to Seattle. Eric's band The Trashies practiced and played in the basement of the 24/7 House in the Central District, where Long Beach, CA native Bree McKenna (bass) was living, amongst the dust, boxes, and spiders. Lelah met Butte, MT native Emily Nokes (voice, tambourine) in one excruciatingly early/boring graphic design class, slipping her a doodled-upon note; she soon noticed Emily's big voice while she sang along with R. Kelly on the radio. Emily and Bree hit it off one sloshy night at the Comet. Eric impressed Emily with his reenactments of scenes from Anaconda. Sometime around 2007, via countless raucous house party shows, the legend of Tacocat was born.
The foursome would quickly make a name for themselves with their simply energizing power pop, drawing on classic Northwest energy with an uncommonly upbeat, surfy swag that could only come from gray skies and hydroponic sunshine. Their sly and unabashed ‘90s revivalism has, in the past, found the band pondering Evan Dando and Waterworld—and Bree herself explains finding about riot grrrl via Napster and Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You. They've described themselves variously as "Feminist sci-fi" and "Equal parts Kurt and Courtney"; oh well, whatever…NVM
Press quotes:
"We like you guys because your name has taco in it twice."
-- Taco Time
"Our new favorite band." -- Luna Pads
"Full of hilarious jokes, ferocious tambourines, and pop hooks galore." 4/5 -- BUST Magazine
"[Tacocat] have a lyrical knack for balancing the fun parts of life, like eating Peeps, with its less-rad moments, like getting a urinary tract infection." -- Rookie Magazine
10 Albums You Need to Hear in February -- Flavorwire
Best New Song of the Week -- NYLON Magazine
Tour dates:
02.14.14 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey ^
02.22.14 - Seattle, WA - LIVE on KEXP, 6:30pm PST
02.25.14 - Seattle, WA - FREE, all-ages in-store at Sonic Boom, 6pm
03.06.14 - Portland, OR - The East End
03.07.14 - Oakland, CA - Butter Dungeon
03.08.14 - Los Angeles, CA - TBC
03.09.14 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Vinyl
03.10.14 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
03.11.14 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
03.13.14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.14.14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.15.14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.16.14 - New Orleans, LA - Saturn Bar
03.18.14 - Birmingham, AL - Spring St. Firehouse
03.19.14 - Atlanta, GA - TBC
03.20.14 - Huntsville, AL - Copper Top
03.21.14 - Nashville, TN - The Stone Fox
03.22.14 - Charlotte, NC - Roux
03.23.14 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
03.24.14 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
03.25.14 - Washington, DC - TBC
03.26.14 - Baltimore, MD - TBC
03.27.14 - New Brunswick, NJ - TBC
03.28.14 - Philadelphia, PA - Golden Tea House
03.29.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
03.30.14 - Boston, MA - TBC
03.31.14 - New York, NY - Hunter College
04.01.14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Roboto Project
04.02.14 - Columbus, OH - Carabar
04.03.14 - Detroit, MI - Elijah’s
04.04.14 - Milwaukee, WI - Center St. Free Space
04.05.14 - Madison, WI - Rathskellar, University of Wisconsin Madison campus
04.06.14 - Chicago, IL - TBC
04.07.14 - Omaha, NE - Middle Haus
04.09.14 - Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis
04.10.14 - Provo, UT - TBC
04.11.14 - Boise, ID - The Crux
04.12.14 - Seattle, WA - ‘Mo Wave
^ - NVM album release show! w/ Slutever, Pony Time
02.22.14 - Seattle, WA - LIVE on KEXP, 6:30pm PST
02.25.14 - Seattle, WA - FREE, all-ages in-store at Sonic Boom, 6pm
03.06.14 - Portland, OR - The East End
03.07.14 - Oakland, CA - Butter Dungeon
03.08.14 - Los Angeles, CA - TBC
03.09.14 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Vinyl
03.10.14 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
03.11.14 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
03.13.14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.14.14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.15.14 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.16.14 - New Orleans, LA - Saturn Bar
03.18.14 - Birmingham, AL - Spring St. Firehouse
03.19.14 - Atlanta, GA - TBC
03.20.14 - Huntsville, AL - Copper Top
03.21.14 - Nashville, TN - The Stone Fox
03.22.14 - Charlotte, NC - Roux
03.23.14 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
03.24.14 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
03.25.14 - Washington, DC - TBC
03.26.14 - Baltimore, MD - TBC
03.27.14 - New Brunswick, NJ - TBC
03.28.14 - Philadelphia, PA - Golden Tea House
03.29.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
03.30.14 - Boston, MA - TBC
03.31.14 - New York, NY - Hunter College
04.01.14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Roboto Project
04.02.14 - Columbus, OH - Carabar
04.03.14 - Detroit, MI - Elijah’s
04.04.14 - Milwaukee, WI - Center St. Free Space
04.05.14 - Madison, WI - Rathskellar, University of Wisconsin Madison campus
04.06.14 - Chicago, IL - TBC
04.07.14 - Omaha, NE - Middle Haus
04.09.14 - Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis
04.10.14 - Provo, UT - TBC
04.11.14 - Boise, ID - The Crux
04.12.14 - Seattle, WA - ‘Mo Wave
^ - NVM album release show! w/ Slutever, Pony Time