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Richmond’s Night Idea Announce New Album “Riverless” + Share “Perfect Water” via Under The Radar

September 11, 2017

Chris Damon

 

Night Idea Announce New Album “Riverless”

Out October 13th via Gigantic Noise (LP) + Citrus City (CS)

Share Single “Perfect Water” via Under The Radar Magazine

Announce US Tour Dates

 

Richmond, VA’s Night Idea are getting ready to release their latest full length, Riverless, on October 13th via Gigantic Noise / Citrus City. The band have spent much of the past year on the road, perfecting their complex blend of experimental pop, prog rock, and widescreen post-punk and it shows throughout Riverless, a record that touches upon everything from King Crimson and Pink Floyd to Deerhoof and Palm. Syncopated rhythms are smoothed out by melodic guitars, keyboards, and vocals in a way that’s both challenging and melodic. Prog rock has seen a surprisingly resurgence this year thanks to bands like Once & Future Band and Elder, and Night Idea’s vision of the complex genre is both intricate and stunning.

In true prog rock fashion, there is a loose concept that unifies the music and lyrics throughout Riverless. Speaking about the themes, Night Idea shared, “the events occur in a different time and place, involving a sudden and mysterious drought and the events that unfold because of it. People become hypnotized and begin disappearing. Part of the fun as the listener is making your own ideas and images to the music.”

“Perfect Water,” premiering today via Under The Radar, is an upbeat song that gallops through different adventurous themes before rising into a warm and exciting conclusion. The lyrics describe a man chasing someone through the desert on horseback… and yes, there’s an absolutely brilliant lead guitar solo that brings everything to its most incredible conclusion.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

09/20 – Richmond, VA – Broadberry w/ Polyphia
09/21 – Newark, DE – Homegrown
09/22 – Lancaster, PA – Lancaster Arts Co-op
09/23 – Providence, RI – The Attic (house show)
09/24 – Boston, MA – State Park (Cambridge)
09/27 – Harrisburg, PA – The Underground Bike Shop
09/28 – Detroit, MI – PJ’s Lager House
10/01 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
10/03 – Kansas City, MO – Minibar
10/04 – St. Louis, MO – City Museum (daytime)
10/04 – St. Louis, MO – The Way Out Club
10/05 – Nashville, TN – The Cobra
10/06 – Abingdon, VA – Wolf Hills
10/07 – Blacksburg, VA – The Highland Farm
10/11 – Wilmington, NC – The Whiskey
10/20 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
10/21 – Raleigh, NC – Slims Downtown
10/22 – Charleston, SC – Makeout Reef
10/23 – Savannah, GA – El Rocko Lounge
10/26 – Greenville, SC
10/27 – Athens, GA – The 40 Watt
10/28 – Greensboro, NC

Night Idea
Riverless
October 13, 2017
Gigantic Noise Records / Citrus City
Pre-Order

1. Canopy
2. Perfect Water
3. Let Me Out
4. Dream Sequence
5. Gift Horse
6. Arc
7. Rain Shadow
8. Wandering Hours
9. Villainous

“The track provides ample space for instrumental flexing, in particular for a flourishing lead guitar … Based on “Perfect Water” it seems that Night Idea’s new album will have plenty of territory for the listener’s imagination to interact” – Under The Radar Magazine

“The band makes a bright brand of progressive rock that leans toward pop in spots” – Stereogum

“a band whose obsession with odd time signatures, slowly building momentum and simple, chanted vocals make for a serendipitous take on orchestral indie rock. It’s a unique, playful approach to progressively weirder indie rock that is written to awaken and surprise the listener at every turn.” – Audiotree

BIO:

Night Idea combines complex rhythms of progressive music with melodies of jazz tinged rock, making for unexpected and excitingly original melodic passages topped off with soothing emotive vocals. Known for their impressive live show, they hail from Richmond, VA and have been playing together for seven years.
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