Download: Reptar – “Sebastian”
Reptar announced that their debut full-length album, Body Faucet, will be released on May 1st via Vagrant Records. Produced by Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Washed Out), Body Faucet is the follow up to the group’s heralded debut EP Oblangle Fizz Y’all, which Rolling Stone praised for its, “…blend of upbeat rhythms, reggae-infected vocals and psychedelic textures.”
“When we were recording the album, we tried to strike a balance between giving each song it’s own distinct character and identity and still having the album feel like a cohesive statement,” said the members of Reptar. ”It feels like a long journey between a bunch of different parts of the same dream, some of them based in reality, some definitely not based in reality, and some based in space. We tried to keep a physical feel to all of the songs, where each one makes you want to move in a different way, while at the same time trying to create a specific and distinct feeling and atmosphere for each one.”
Building on the infectious dance-driven melodies established by the band on Oblangle Fizz Y’all, Body Faucet finds the band delving deeper into world-music influences to compliment their unique blend of danceable and electro infused pop. As put by Spin Magazine, “Their playful electro-pop channels MGMT’s debut-album psychedelic-yet-ready-for-the-
In celebration of the release, Reptar kicked off an extensive run of U.S. dates in Nashville, TN at The Basement on February 20th and will wind down on April 14th at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. The band will return to Austin, TX for South By Southwest from March 15th-March 18th and are scheduled to perform at both “Sennheiser and Paste Present the Stages On Sixth” and “Filter Magazine’s Showdown on Cedar Street” with a complete list of events to be announced in the coming weeks. The band will also support Grouplove on a run of dates in May and June.
2/23 – Fitzgerald’s (Downstairs) – Houston, TX
2/24 – The Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX
2/25 – Stubbs BBQ – Austin, TX
2/27 – Solar Culture – Tucson, AZ
2/28 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
2/29 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
3/1 – Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
3/2 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
3/3 – The Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
3/5 – Reef Boise – Boise, ID
3/6 – Kilby Court Gallery – Salt Lake City, UT
3/7 – Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
3/8 – The Bottleneck -Lawrence, KS
3/12 – Stickyz Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR
3/24 – Sixth & I Historic Synagogue – Washington, DC
3/29 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
3/30 – The Southern – Charlottesville, VA
4/2 – Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
4/3 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
4/4 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
4/5 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
4/6 – The Firebird – St. Louis, MO
4/7 – Lifestyle Communities Pavillion – Colubus, OH
4/9 – Ninth Ward – Buffalo, NY
4/12 – Great Scott – Alston, MA
4/13 – KungFu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
4/14 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
5/8 – Montreal, QC – Cabaret Mile-End#
5/9 – Toronto, ON – Wrongbar#
5/11 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom#
5/13 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II#
5/15 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater#
5/16 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s#
5/17 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Lounge#
5/19 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater#
5/20 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up#
5/23 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House#
5/28 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
6/8 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
6/11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Theater of Living Arts#
6/13 – Washington, DC – 930 Club#
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