THE PARANOYDS RELEASE NEW SONG AND INTERACTIVE MUSIC Debut LP Carnage Bargain out September 13th via Suicide Squeeze Tours with Bleached, White Reaper + Headline Dates Start Next Week!  (Credit: Gina Canavan) Early praise for The Paranoyds: "['Carnage Bargain'] kicks off with a very punky bass line that harks back to some of Kathi Wilcox's work on the early Bikini Kill catalog. A classic chorus built on fuzzy guitars and imperfect vocals slices through the air, yet somehow is catchy all the same." - Stereogum "[This] buzzy four-piece is creating the LA DIY scene's most richly layered punk sounds of the moment." - i-D "Think a 60s girl group that flipped off Phil Spector and embraced horror soundtrack synths." - Noisey "scowling, winking garage rock. Full of lethal riffs, but toying with clap-along twee, The Paranoyds' surfy, Riot Grrrl grunge splits the difference between Bratmobile and The Go-Gos, with a little Blondie thrown in...['Girlfriend Degree' is] a mission statement and a battlecry for a band equally interested in laughing as the world burns, and fixing it." - PAPER "one of L.A.'s most established DIY bands" - V Magazine "'Girlfriend Degree,' in all its fuzzy, slightly blown out glory, has the band delivering on a catchy takedown of the attributes needed in a perfect partner. Screaming guitars, wallops of drums, and even keyboard back their declarations of refusing to wait on someone they love." - The Grey Estates Los Angeles four-piece The Paranoyds will release their incredible debut album Carnage Bargain next month, and today they share the record's third single and hard-hitting album opener, "Face First." Kicking off the album with the sound of an alarm-a squealing two-note guitar line of alternating half-tones that pierces the air like a siren-before a build-up on the drums leads into the track. As the band bangs out their hybrid of ear-worm melodies, econo punk, and off-kilter skronk, guitarist/vocalist Lexi Funston croons about watching other people's private lives unfold on our phones. Listen to the song, watch the video, and read more about its inspirations now via Consequence of Sound. Check out more about the interactive, 360º video for "Face First" below: "We wanted the video to be driving, as the song has always reminded us of some sort of forward movement, like running, driving in a car late at night, etc. The song is loosely about a stalker and we wanted that idea to be involved in the movement somehow. The video directors, our friends Theo Cohn and David Gantz, wanted to challenge themselves by doing something they had never done before--shooting with a 360º camera. This allowed us to show the point of view of these stalkers, where you could watch the video multiple times and still notice little Easter eggs each time depending on where you look. So many people watch videos on their phones now, and a 360º video makes for a much more interesting and fulfilling experience on a phone." LISTEN/WATCH: The Paranoyds have made a name for themselves as one of the most exciting Los Angeles bands since forming in 2015, playing festivals like Coachella and touring with the likes of DIIV, White Reaper, Albert Hammond Jr., Sunflower Bean, Tacocat and BRONCHO. Now the band finally prepares to release their long-awaited debut album, Carnage Bargain-a raucous blend of garage rock grit, new wave swagger, classic horror film soundtrack campiness, and a myriad of other left-of-center influences - out on September 13th via Suicide Squeeze. Pre-order HERE. The Paranoyds will support Bleached and White Reaper on tour this Fall, and announce some additional headline dates today. See below to find a show near you, and get your tickets HERE. |
 "We're living in the dystopian future. Our lives are completely tracked and programmed, our extension of ourselves is a handheld computer with a microphone and camera that stays on while were unaware, and, on top of everything, the extreme right is gaining continuous world power," The Paranoyds explains of its name. "What isn't there to be paranoyd about?" It's ironic that the band's moniker winds up being an apt summary of the band's general outlook on technology and modern culture given that The Paranoyds' humble beginnings can be traced back to a friendship forged between Staz Lindes (bass/vocals) and Laila Hashemi (keys/vocals) over Myspace in their early teens. Bonded by a shared interest in local underground music, the pair eventually moved their online friendship into the real world. Laila's childhood friend Lexi Funston was brought into the fold with the addition of drummer David Ruiz in 2015. The band may indeed be paranoid, but they offer a solution to our modern ills through the simple act of being an inspiring, independent, and unflappable musical force. Tour dates 09/05/19 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah * 09/06/19 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House * 09/07/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar * 09/09/19 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda * 09/10/19 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada * 09/11/19 - Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar * 09/13/19 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa * 09/14/19 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell Stage) * 09/15/19 - Raleigh, NC @ Motorco * 09/17/19 - Washington, D.C. @ U Hall * 09/19/19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere * 09/20/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Philamoca * 09/21/19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall * 09/23/19 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe * 09/24/19 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement * 09/25/19 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In * 09/28/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street * 09/29/19 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * 09/30/19 - St. Louis, MO, Firebird * 10/03/19 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird # 10/04/19 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews # 10/05/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Grill # 10/07/10 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge # 10/10-10/13/19 - Lake Perris, CA @ Desert Daze 11/01/19 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord 11/02/19 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place 11/03/19 - Reno, NV @ The Holland Project 11/05/19 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar 11/06/19 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza * = supporting Bleached # = supporting White Reaper |
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