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Purson premiere new single and video ‘The Window Cleaner’

19/05/2016 by skinbackalley, posted in News

UK psych-rockers Purson have shared their new single and video, “The Window Cleaner.”

The track is lifted from the band’s most recent album, Desire’s Magic Theatre, released last month via Spinefarm.

Says Purson guitarist and vocalist Rosalie Cunningham: “The songs on ‘Desire’s Magic Theatre’ are very personal, like a diary. They tend to be about the psychedelic experience, something that’s been important to me since my teenage years, figuring out my own sense of spirituality, and ‘The Window Cleaner’ is a prime example…

“I’d been up all night at a party, and I wasn’t really enjoying myself, it was all quite seedy. So in the morning I went to the park with a friend to do some mushrooms. Afterwards, everything had become so beautiful that I went home and demo’d up the song in a couple of hours, and the album version is pretty much the same as that first demo.

“I think the video is a good representation of where the song sprang from.”

You can check out the video for “The Window Cleaner” below. Whether you ingest a load of ‘shrooms before doing so is entirely up to you!

Purson open pre-orders for new album ‘Desire’s Magic Theatre’ and embark upon UK tour

11/03/2016 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Purson have opened pre-orders for their new LP and embarked upon a UK tour.

Desire’s Magic Theatre is due for release on the 29th of April via Spinefarm Records.

Singer, guitarist and song-writer Rosalie Cunningham says that the new collection of songs touches on a variety of realms, including folk, prog, psychedelic, gothic and classic rock, making telling use of classical instruments and complex arrangements, and fully exploring the outer limits of reel to reel tape.

“Desire’s Magic Theatre has turned out to be everything I’d imagined and more,” she says. “My world has been so consumed by it that I’ve barely been able to reflect on what it has become: a technicolour variety show, a playful display of the musical whims only briefly hinted at in our previous work; a psychedelic rock opera dedicated to our good friends Sarge Pepper and Zig Stardust.”

Desire’s Magic Theater is available to pre-order now.

01. “Desires Magic Theatre”
02. “Electric Landlady”
03. “Dead Dodo Down”
04. “Pedigree Chums”
05. “The Sky Parade”
06. “The Window Cleaner”
07. “The Way It Is”
08. “Mr. Howard”
09. “I Know”
10. “The Bitter Suite”
11. “Unsure Overture”*
12. “I Know (Acoustic)”*
13. “The Sky Parade (Acoustic)”*
*Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

Purson have embarked upon a UK tour and are due to play the following dates:

Mar 11th: Norwich, Waterfront
Mar 12th: Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
Mar 16th: London, 100 Club
Mar 24th: Exeter, The Cavern Club
Mar 25th: Plymouth, The Junction
Mar 26th: Southampton, Joiners
Mar 27th: Brighton, The Hope & Ruin
Mar 30th: Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge
Mar 31st: Manchester, Night & Day
Apr 01st: Glasgow, Audio
Apr 02nd: Leeds, The Brudenell
Apr 15th: Southend, Chinerys

Purson announce UK headline tour and confirm new album release date

08/12/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Purson have announced a UK headline tour and confirmed the release date for their new album.

Desire’s Magic Theatre will be released on the 25th of March via Spinefarm/Machine Elf and is described as “…a technicolour trip through the mind’s eye of songstress / vocalist / guitarist Rosalie Cunningham.”

Says Cunningham herself: “Desire’s Magic Theatre has turned out to be everything I’d imagined and more! My world has been so consumed by it that I’ve barely been able to reflect on what it has become: a technicolour variety show, a playful display of the musical whims only briefly hinted at in our previous work; a psychedelic rock opera dedicated to our good friends Sarge Pepper and Zig Stardust.”

Purson will play a series of headline shows in the UK in March and April, kicking off in Bristol on the 9th of March and ending up in Leeds on the 2nd of April.

Confirmed shows are as follows:

09th Mar: Bristol, The Louisiana
10th Mar: Nottingham, Rock City
11th Mar: Norwich, Waterfront
12th Mar: Milton Keynes, Crauford Arms
16th Mar: London, 100 Club
24th Mar: Exeter, The Cavern Club
25th Mar: Plymouth, The Junction
26th Mar: Southampton, Joiners
27th Mar: Brighton, The Hope & Ruin
30th Mar: Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge
31st Mar: Manchester, Night & Day
01st Apr: Glasgow, Audio
02nd Apr: Leeds, The Brudenell

Purson shared the new album track “Electric Landlady” in October.

Purson share new single and lyric video – ‘Electric Landlady’

02/10/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Photo: Peter Brenchley

Purson have shared the first single from their forthcoming new album.

“Electric Landlady” is lifted from Desire’s Magic Theatre, due for release via Spinefarm in Spring 2016.

The song is accompanied by a kaleidoscopic lyric video created by Craig Gowans.

The band – Rosalie Cunningham (vocals, guitars), George Hudson (guitars), Justin Smith (bass), Sam Shove (keyboards) and Raphael Mura (drums) – are currently touring the US with label-mates Ghost, having just won the coveted ‘Vanguard’ award at the 2015 Progressive Music Awards in London. The Vanguard award is particularly significant as it is awarded to artists who deserve to be recognised for their broader appeal.

Check out “Electric Landlady” below.

Purson sign worldwide deal with Spinefarm

26/03/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

UK rockers Purson have signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records it has been announced.

The pairing will see Purson’s second album, Desire’s Magic Theatre, released in the autumn following a slew of high-profile shows including this year’s Download festival.

The band are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches to the new album, which will be released under the Spinefarm/Machine Elf Records banner.

Says Purson singer, guitarist and song-writer Rosalie Cunningham: “As I sit here in the control room at Gizzard Studios, the pride of East London, I’m excitedly realising that our second album has turned out to be everything I’d imagined and more!

“My world has been so consumed by it that I’ve barely been able to reflect on what it has become: a technicolour variety show, a playful display of the musical whims only briefly hinted at in our previous work; a psychedelic rock opera dedicated to our good friends Sarge Pepper and Zig Stardust.

“The twists in the tale have been carved out by the path we’ve taken over the last 12 months. It’s been constantly shape-shifting and developing with all the wonderful experiences we’ve had.

“On behalf of the band, I give thanks to everyone who has bought a Purson record and been to our shows. Your continued support means everything… and you have our promise that the best is yet to come…”

Says Spinefarm Records General Manager UK, Dante Bonutto: “I’ve been following Purson since the early days of their career, and I’ve always considered the band something special; I like their vision, their theatricality, and their refusal to be corralled by a single musical genre. Purson really do have an expansive approach to their craft, and as a song-writer, Rosalie is a unique talent on the rise. In all ways, their future is bright, and I’m delighted that Spinefarm & Purson have now forged this fresh alliance.”

Catch Purson live in 2015 on the following dates:

02nd Apr: LONDON, Lea Beat Bespoke with Wolfpeople
17th Apr: BOLTON, Railway
18th Apr: SOUTHEND, Railway
15th May: LONDON, The Roundhouse w/Electric Wizard
29th-31st May: NURBURG / EIFEL, Der Ring Festival – Grüne Hölle Rock
29th-31st May: MUNICH, Rockavaria Festival
13th Jun: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, Castle Donington