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Taken from his fourth full-length album, Paint a Room, Chris Cohen (Deerhoof, The Curtains) has shared his new video and single, Sunever. The song is tender and emotionally charged, written for a transgender child in his life while considering the difficulties that hard-and-fast categories can create.
Lyrics like “always in between” serve as a reminder that life is a ceaseless series of transitions, while the hook “You’re gonna find a way” looks forward to new beginnings. The animated video was Directed by Guggenheim fellowship recipient Lilli Carré.
Paint a Room is Cohe’s first album in five years, a chance to step out from behind the production desk where recent credits include Weyes Blood, Kurt Vile, Marina Allen, Cass McCombs and Rose City Band. His new album sees him hone his jazz-flecked psych-pop into something quite sublime.
Chris Cohen has announced live shows in support of his forthcoming album. The first set of dates runs 25-28 July in California, with additional shows in September and October to follow. See below for a complete list of dates.
Thu. Jul. 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Fri. Jul. 26 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
Sat. Jul. 27 – Los Angeles, CA – 2220 Arts
Sun. Jul. 28 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy and Harriets
Fri. Sep. 20 – Arcata, CA – Richard’s Goat
Sun. Sep. 22 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
Mon. Sep. 23 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
Tue. Oct. 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
Wed. Oct. 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s Alright
Thu. Oct. 24 – Providence, RI – AS220
Fri. Oct. 25 – Burlington, VT – Monkey House
Sat. Oct. 26 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
Mon. Oct. 28 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison
Tues, Oct 29 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Weds. Oct. 30 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Paint a Room is now available to preorder on CD/LP/DSPs from Hardly Art. LP preorders from the Hardly Art Minimart, Mega Mart 2 (the new, UK-based sibling site to the world-famous Sub Pop Mega Mart), and select independent retailers in North America and the UK/EU will receive the album on Red vinyl.
