(April 26, 2012) Active Child kicks off the last North American tour this week in support of his debut LP You Are All I See on Vagrant Records. Witch house producer, Balam Acab and fellow L.A. band, Superhumonoids will support all dates. To coincide with the tour, Active Child will reissue acclaimed The Curtis Lane EP on 10-inch vinyl, available for the first time since its limited release in 2010.
Nothing can quite prepare you for the leap that Pat Grossi of Active Child has taken with You Are All I See. Drawing inspiration from his early days in which he lent his heavenly voice to the boys choir, to his descent into the world of laptop-assisted, indie-pop and R&B intonations, Active Child’s wide array of layered vocals, shimmering synths, contrapuntal harp lines, and tracks boasting in fresh, forward-thinking lyrics, Pat’s artistic vision is truly realized on You Are All I See.
Of the album title, Pat says, “You Are All I See is an attempt to build a bridge between the listener and I, in that, I wrote these songs for you as much as I did for me. And right now when you are listening to my voice, by yourself, it really is just you and I.” The album itself focuses primarily on the joy and heartbreak of relationships; from the harsh realities of love lost and rediscovered, the struggles to remain monogamous, to the battles with one’s identity.
ACTIVE CHILD ON TOUR
04/26 – La Jolla, CA @ The Loft at UCSD*^
04/27 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House*^
04/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom*^
04/29 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress*^
04/30 – Santa Fe, NM @ Sol at Santa Fe Brewing Company*^
05/02 – Norman, OK @ Opolis*^
05/03 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall*^
05/04 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk*^
05/05 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s*^
05/07 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*^
05/08 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle*^
05/09 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat*^
05/10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*^
05/11 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge*^
05/12 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*^
05/14 – Montreal, CAN @ il Motore*^
05/15 – Toronto, CAN @ Lee’s Palace*^
05/16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*^
05/17 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird*^
05/18 – Lawrence, KS @ The Jackpot Station*^
05/19 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*^
05/20 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre*^
05/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge*^
05/24 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*^
05/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl*^
05/27 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch *^
05/29 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*^
05/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour*^
* = w/ Superhumanoids
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