Veteran purveyors of a relentless, hypnotic wall of sound that suggests a collision between classic Psychedelia, Krautrock and The Velvet Underground, The Warlocks unleash their 14th studio album “The Manic Excessive Sounds Of,” set for release on August 1! A journey into the ether and outer limits, “The Manic Excessive Sounds Of The Warlocks” was written in a single, creatively cacophonous day. Hence its title.
A gear shifting, mind melting, twist and turn bending of genre and expectations, it is the sound of The Warlocks exploring our paranoid times through huge Rock chords and choruses, delicious distortion through a modern psychedelia lens. The opener “It’s A Fucked-Up World” says it all, while the band’s new single, which was released this week along with a video “You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart” offers everyone a sneak peek into the mayhem that’s to come.
Watch the official music video for the single “You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart” via the YouTube player below:
L.A.’s preeminent indie Psych Rock institution, The Warlocks, scale the deepest depths and the highest heights on this monumentally transcendent new album!
A truly bipolar album that splits its running time between emotionally engrossing, traditionally arranged songs and improv-heavy, loosely structured jams Warlocks fans know and love!
Videos planned for the album singles “We Are All Lost” and “You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart” to help build the buzz for the album!
“Sometimes one has to wonder if marriage can really work in these modern times,” says frontman Bobby Hecksher, as he discusses the new single ‘You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart’. “Everything is 24-7 stress, work, band, friends/text/social media, toss a baby in there and things can get fried pretty fast. This song is about exactly that. Everything melting and on display and all you’re trying to do is pick up the pieces and make everything work. My favorite line is “A normal circumstance for me well, what do we do again? To make us feel blue again, to make us fall in love again.””
But, Bobby continues: “This album is a positive one, and it totally rocks in the best way, too. It’s about cherishing the things that matter – the ones around you, the people you love and dealing with those relationships that are oh so frail. Hopefully this album gives one inspiration, ammunition and hope to navigate the insane backdrop of our modern times.”
The band launches their 4-week European tour on album release day that takes them from Germany to the UK, across France, into Spain and beyond!
Live dates and tickets here: https://thewarlocks.com/shows
Purchase the new album via Cleopatra Records Webshop: https://cleorecs.com/
Tarcklist:
01. It’s A Fucked-Up World
02. You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart
03. We Are All Lost
04. A Duel Between You And I
05. Stars On Sunset
06. The Dotted Line
07. Don’t Blame It On The Band
08. Don’t Blame It On The Jam
Lineup:
Bobby Hecksher / Vocals, Guitar, Omnichord, Percussion
JC Rees / Guitar
Earl V. Miller / Guitar
Marlena Schwenck / Bass
Oscar Ruvalcaba / Drums
Rob Campanella / Keyboards, Synths, Lap Steel, Guitar
Elina Yakubova / Tambourine, Percussion