Nettwerk Press Blog

Recent GRAMMY-award winners Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS) are excited to announce a special Los Angeles show Wednesday May 1 at the El Rey Theatre. The band haven’t performed in Los Angeles since 2009, and this will be the first Los Angeles show since the release of their fourth full-length album, Carry Me Back, released in July of 2012. Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday April 27 at 10:00 am PST. Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster or at Origami Vinyl in Los Angeles.

OCMS (Ketch Secor, Critter Fuqua, Kevin Hayes, Morgan Jahnig, Gill Landry, and Chance McCoy) have made a name for themselves as energetic performers with an unbridled spirit. Cory Younts will be performing with Old Crow at this LA show after spending a year in Jack White’s touring band. Singer-songwriter Robert Ellis will provide support, taking the stage at 8:00 pm before Old Crow takes the stage at 9:00 pm. Doors are at 7:00 pm.

The show at the El Rey will follow the band’s performance of their song “Mississippi Saturday Night” on TBS’ Conan on Monday night April 29. Tune in at 11 pm/10 pm central Monday night to check it out.

The band will also be headlining at the Mustang Stage this Friday, April 26 at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, CA.

OCMS have spent the majority of the last year touring in support of their fourth full-length studio album, Carry Me Back. The album achieved the highest chart position in the band’s career. Carry Me Back was produced by Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly). The LA Times hailed the album as “the band’s finest songs in some time,” and American Songwriter said the album is “simple and great, and simply great.”

Check out Glamour.com's Interview With BOY And
Premiere Of "Waitress [Acoustic]" HERE

BOY’s Performance Of “Little Numbers” At The Current’s Studio Featured On
NPR Music’s “Favorite Sessions.” Watch HERE

MTV Iggy Features Exclusive Performance Of “Oh Boy”
And Interview HERE

Swiss/German female duo BOY will return to North America for a small run of May dates, starting May 13th with a live taping at Boulder’s eTown Hall alongside City And Colour. These dates follow a hugely successful premiere North American tour last month in support of the band’s critically acclaimed debut album, Mutual Friends, featuring infectious single “Little Numbers.”

The ladies of BOY, Swiss-born Valeska Steiner and German-born Sonja Glass, charmed their way across North America last month, starting with a sold-out show at Joe’s Pub. In a live review, Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote: "BOY writes and sings tuneful, friendly, forthright pop-folk songs about life and relationships...cradled by melodies with a comfortable lilt and by Ms. Steiner’s sweet, unfailingly precise lead vocals…Boy brings a pastry chef’s skill to its music; there’s structure behind the sweetness."

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Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger, continues his worldwide takeover with another #1 for "Let Her Go," this time in Denmark, which joins Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, and New Zealand.  Additionally, the Brighton-born troubadour is getting some well-earned attention from his home country.  Passenger received a glowing 4-star review from London's The Times during his sold-out headline tour earlier this year, and just this week saw "Let Her Go" added to Heart FM's A List.  Heart FM is the #1 commercial radio station in the UK, and nly two artists were added this week: Passenger and Rihanna. Check out the video for "Let Her Go" above, which now has over 21 Million YouTube views. 

Passenger just announced an extensive headline summer tour of North America starting July 10 in Vancovuer.  All dates can be found HERE. 

Indie folk rockers Admiral Fallow will join their fellow Scottsmen Frightened Rabbit for five dates in Australia, starting April 30th at The Hi-Fi Sydney.   The band will perform songs from their latest critically-acclaimed album Tree Bursts In Snow, as well as songs from their debut album Boots Met My Face.  Check out the band's Facebook page for more information and tickets. 

Admiral Fallow supportin Fightened Rabbit:
Tues, Apr 30    Sydney, Australia @ The Hi-Fi Sydney
Thur, May 2     Brisbane, Australia @ The Zoo
Tues, May 7     Melbourne, Australia @ Corner Hotel
Wed, May 8      Melbourne, Australia @ Corner Hotel
Thur, May 9     Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory

Before they headed back to Hamburg, the ladies of BOY (and touring band member Deniz Erarslan) stopped by the Flavorpill headquarters in NYC for a special session and interactive Q&A with fans.  As part of Flavorpill's Sony Sessions with Livestream, the band performed a handful of tracks from their critically-acclaimed debut album Mutual Friends and chatted with fans over the course of 45-minutes. Check it out above and stay tuned for more news from BOY.

On April 23, Canadian hip-hop artist k-os will make a special guest appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to celebrate the double album BLack On BLonde (out now digitally, available physically on April 23 - via Crown Loyalist/Nettwerk Records in the US).

k-os joins an eclectic pantheon of musicians who have sat in with The Roots, including Justin Vernon, Cee Lo Green, John Mayer, Itzhak Perlman, Adam Levine, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Zakk Wylde, John Mayer, “Weird Al” Yankovich, Michael Bolton and everyone’s favorite rambunctious muppet Animal.

Double album BLack On BLonde is a cohesive collection of two records; one of rock tunes and the other of old-school hip hop jams. As such, the album features collaborations from a varied array of guests, including Black Thought (The Roots), Travie McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), Emily Haines (Metric), Corey Hart, Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above 1979), Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer/songwriter Sam Roberts and many others. Always innovative, provocative and fearless, k-os showcases his versatility by singing and playing drums, guitar and bass throughout the album.

Listen to selections from the album after the jump.

“A fantastically gritty rock duo.” – NPR “All Songs Considered”

“High-dudgeon garage from two pissed-off gals trying to hold onto a shred of their humanity in 21st America.” – Pop Matters

“One of the year’s nastiest rock albums” – Toronto Star

Nettwerk Music Group is thrilled to announce the signing of the indomitable Vancouver duo The Pack A.D.

Who is The Pack A.D.? A jaw-dropping statement. To best experience what this means, watch the excellent music video for standout track “Positronic.” The above video has some unexpected (and grisly) moments; consider yourselves warned.

Comprised of drummer Maya Miller and belligerent guitarist/vocalist Becky Black, The Pack A.D. is an epically fierce explosion of punk, psych and garage rock. The revered duo formed in 2006 and established themselves as an integral part of Canada’s soundscape with the releases of Tintype (2007), Funeral Mixtape (2008) and We Kill Computers (2010). For their most recent output, Unpersons (2011), they teamed up with famed Detroit producer Jim Diamond (Electric Six, The White Stripes, The Mooney Suzuki), earning a 2013 Juno nomination in the category of “Breakthrough Group Of The Year.”

The Pack A.D. is all things snarl, piss, vinegar, venom and vitriol – and expect nothing less when they head back to the studios with Diamond for their forthcoming Nettwerk debut.

When asked for a quote, the brilliantly wicked Miller sums it up best with lyrics from Kool Moe Dee, “To say rock is not work, is ludicrous. Whoever said it, must be new to this. When you hear me, you'll compare me to a prophet for profit. Not merely putting words together for recreation, each rhyme's a dissertation. You wanna know my occupation? I get paid to rock the nation. I go to work.”

About four years ago, Mike Rosenberg took to the streets with nothing but his songs and his guitar in the hopes of financing an album and making some new fans. Fast-forward to present day, and Rosenberg (aka Passenger) is on a worldwide trek, conquering one country at a time with his unique blend of the humorous and the heartbreaking. Since his last run in North America, including a fall tour supporting Ed Sheeran and a sold-out two week headline tour in December, Passenger has been selling out headline shows across the UK and Europe. He joined his good mate Ed Sheeran on an Australian and New Zealand run of dates, before launching his own sold out headline tour of Australia last month. Now, Passenger prepares to return to North America for his biggest headline tour to date, starting July 10 in Vancouver, BC and wrapping September 7 in Orlando, FL (all tour dates below).

Passenger released All The Little Lights on Nettwerk last August; the album debuted on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart in its first week and has remained on the chart for 31 consecutive weeks. Stand-out single “Let Her Go” has reached over 18 million views on YouTube, and continues to pop up on Spotify’s weekly Top 10 Most Viral Tracks. Meanwhile, “Let Her Go” has reached #1 in nine countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, and New Zealand. The album was also named the “Best Singer/Songwriter Album of 2012” by iTunes UK, and featured on both iTunes U.S. and Canada as a 2012 Chart Topper.

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Nettwerk is excited to share the Nettwerk Spring Music Sampler 2013, highlighting some of the exciting music coming from Nettwerk artists this spring, as well as some recent favorites. The sampler features stand-out tracks from the label's latest signings, like the buzzed about Swiss-German female duo BOY, Australia’s The Paper Kites, Brooklyn fantasy pop duo Savoir Adore, and Vancouver indie pop trio (and JUNO nominee) Hey Ocean!. The sampler also includes songs from some of Nettwerk's best, like Family of the Year, Morgan Page, k-os, Delerium, Passenger, and Wanting.

Download it for FREE on Amazon (US) or HMV (Canada), and enjoy!

“Savoir Adore combined two sounds of optimism: surging folk-rock chords and the solid foundation of an electronic beat.” – The New York Times (CMJ ’12 Live Review)

“[Savoir Adore] intuitively sharpen their dreamy dialogues with wiry, earthy hooks and defiant dance beats: the result is an ingenious marriage of esoteric artistry and easy accessibility.” – NPR “10 Artists You Should’ve Known in 2012”

Brooklyn-based duo Savoir Adore announces a 23-city U.S. tour supporting Sea Wolf, starting May 17th in Pomona, CA and wrapping June 21st in Los Angeles, CA. The band is currently in the midst of an east coast run of dates with On An On (all dates listed below). Their new album, Our Nature, will be re-released with one new, previously unreleased track called “Beating Hearts” on June 4th via Nettwerk Records.

“Dreamers,” the lead single from Our Nature, is officially out today as part of a 4-track EP, featuring two remixes of the album track and a cover of The Thompson Twins' hit song “Hold Me Now,” which premiered last week on NylonMag.com (here: http://bit.ly/14ZVtSC).

Listen To “Dreamers” And “Hold Me Now” On Soundcloud Here: