Warpaint debut Exquisite Corpse
Warpaint
Exquisite Corpse
7th December 2009
(Manimal Vinyl Records)
Exquisite Corpse
7th December 2009
(Manimal Vinyl Records)
If you are looking for a band to get you through these winter days and to warm the cockles whilst you dream of festivals in 2010, Warpaint certainly more than fit the bill. Sit back with your feet up in front of the fire with a glass of wine and chillax. Their Track ‘Elephant’ will sound amazing from any festival stage and ‘Billie Holiday’ will soothe you with its camera obscura-esque folk musings. Keep an eye out for this band in 2010 and enjoy their album, released on Monday!!!“Exquisite Corpse” is the debut release from Los Angeles fuzzy, cosmic heartbreak quartet Warpaint...a collection of magical psychedelia drifting over sublime moments of raw melody courtesy of the three free ethereal vocalists...Kinda Sonic Youth and Cat Power with more Los Angeles nightfall." Dazed and Confused
"They make a quite lovely sound with dreamy vocals, off-kilter hazy guitars and elements of psychedelia" The Independent
“If you’re feeling bold, you might point out the possibility of Warpaint usurping Chan Marshall’s throne.” Pitchfork Media
L.A.'s Warpaint weave majestic, haiku-like guitars, hypnotic vocals, and driving post-punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between the soundscapes of psychedelia/shoegaze, the haunting intimacy of folk, and rock's primal heaviness. At the core of the band are childhood friends, Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman who met bassist, Jenny Lee Lindberg at an audition in LA.
In early 2009, their self-released debut EP, Exquisite Corpse, soared straight to Number One on the Amoeba local artist’s chart. This December, Manimal Vinyl will reissue Exquisite Corpse on CD and vinyl, complete with a new bonus track. Mixed by John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), the record successfully captures the band’s sonic textures and playful dynamism which Warpaint is notorious for creating in a live setting.
On stage, Warpaint’s disarmingly authentic package can shake a room into a dance frenzy—while simultaneously holding it in a trance-like dream world. Playing to captivated audiences in LA, Warpaint has opened for Flea, The Black Heart Procession, Little Joy and The Slits to name a few. This Autumn, Warpaint took to the road opening ten shows for School of Seven Bells, and was met at CMJ with much critical acclaim.
Recently, the band solidified their live line-up with drummer/multi-instrumentalist, M Quinn from the band, Corridor (the band’s lineage of drummers has previously included DJ David Orlando and Jenny Lee's sister, the actress, Shannyn Sossamon). With a busy schedule in the works, Warpaint is poised to win over those willing to join them on their complex, melodic, dark odyssey.
