On May 15 (NZ) Las Vegas-based artist SHAMIR will release his first full-length LP titled Ratchet on XL Recordings. Including the widely loved single “On The Regular,” the 10-track album is a record about growing up in Vegas, though not the Vegas you think you know. Today Shamir has posted his statement on Ratchet, which you can read here: http://shamir326.tumblr.com
In October 2014 Shamir temporarily relocated to Brooklyn, where he lived in the artist space Silent Barn, to record Ratchet with GODMODE founder Nick Sylvester. The result is a disco house r&b marvel. Ecstatic but hardened, urgent but expertly weathered, sparkling with the grit of a desert geode. The album, akin to the 20-year old Shamir, transcends boundaries – genre, gender, age, and geography. Full track list included below.
Shamir Ratchet track list:
- Vegas
- Make A Scene
- On The Regular
- Call If Off
- Hot Mess
- Demon
- In For The Kill
- Youth
- Darker
- Head In The Clouds
To kick off the rollout of Ratchet, Shamir will perform at this year’s SXSW music festival. In addition to performing at Pitchfork’s Day Party and the NPR Music official SXSW showcase, Shamir will perform at YouTube’s official showcase, as he’s a featured participant in the upcoming YouTube Music Awards, which airs on March 23, 2015.
After SXSW Shamir will head to the West Coast to play his first Los Angeles and San Francisco live shows. In May Shamir will return to the UK for an extensive tour. In July Shamir will perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival; full list of dates included below…
Shamir tour dates:
US
3/18 SXSW Pitchfork Day Party @ Mohawk
3/18 SXSW NPR Music’s official SXSW showcase @ Stubb’s
3/19 SXSW
3/20 SXSW YouTube Music Awards @ Coppertank
4/8 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
4/9 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
UK
5/11 Leeds, UK Belgrave
5/12 Glasgow, UK Stereo
5/13 Nottingham, UK Bodega
5/14-16 Brighton, UK The Great Escape Festival
5/17 Manchester, UK Deaf Institute
5/20 London, UK XOYO
7/17-7/19 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival
