Additional Debut at #2 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Albums Chart
North American Tour With PWR BTTM and Petal Kicks Off June 7th
Ann Arbor quartet Pity Sex, whose second album ‘White Hot Moon’ (Run For Cover) debuted on the Top 5 of Billboard’s Heatseekers and Vinyl charts, and at #2 on the Alternative New Artist Albums chart, to make it the band’s highest charting album to date. Stream the LP and read commentary by the band on their favorite tracks at Bandcamp here:
http://bit.ly/1VNVZxH
‘White Hot Moon’ has earned acclaim from Alternative Press, American Songwriter, Consequence of Sound, Exclaim, and features in FLAUNT, NPR Music,The Fader, NYLON, Interview Magazine, Substream Magazine, among others. See below for more press on ‘White Hot Moon.’
Pity Sex- comprised of Britty Drake (guitar/vocals), Sean St. Charles (drums), Brennan Greaves (guitar/vocals) and Brandan Pierce (bass) – kick off a North American tour with PWR BTTM and Petal on June 7th in Cleveland, including shows at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom (6/10), Washington D.C.’s DC9 (6/13), LA’s Troubadour (6/28), and more. A full itinerary is below.
Praise for ‘White Hot Moon’:
“‘White Hot Moon’ is the frontrunner for 2016’s most accurately named record: the Ann Arbor band’s sophomore LP is a sweltering, sweaty, and sleepless summer night expressed through a thicket of humidified, shoegaze textures.” –Pitchfork
“Unconventional pop” – Interview Magazine
“One of the most exciting young bands out there.” – NYLON
“Michigan quartet lets their contradictions shine” – Consequence of Sound, B
“Pop circumventing pop” – Alternative Press, 4/5 stars
“Somehow, that beefy, powerful sound has gotten even bigger on follow-up White Hot Moon.” – American Songwriter, 4/5 stars
“A fine second album that evades the shoegaze curse with ease” – All Music, 4/5 stars
“Pity Sex have created a document that’s a better reminder of how timeless incompatibility is than a hard sell on a specific lifestyle.” – Exclaim, 8/10
“The group’s effortless arrangement and instrumentation recalls some of today’s best indie acts, like Mitski, and Deep Sea Diver” – SPIN
“The grind of day-to-day life is drowned out in a synthesis of reflection and fuzzy warmth.” – DIY Mag
Pity Sex 2016 Tour Dates
w/ PWR BTTM and Petal
6/07 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
6/08 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
6/09 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
6/10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
6/11 – Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
6/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
6/13 – Washington, DC @ DC9
6/14 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
6/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Purgatory
6/17 – Orlando, FL @ Blackbooth
6/18 – Margate, FL @ O’Malley’s Sports Bar
6/19 – Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery
6/21 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
6/22 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
6/23 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dad
6/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
6/26 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
6/27 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
6/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
6/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
7/01 – Portland, OR @ Analog Theatre
7/02 – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
7/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Ballroom
7/05 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
7/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
7/07 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
7/08 – St. Louis, MO @ The Demo
7/09 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
7/10 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
“What Might Soothe You?” Music Video:
“Burden You”
https://soundcloud.com/runforcoverrecords/02-ps-track-2-44k16b-rev3-20-15
“Pin A Star”
https://soundcloud.com/runforcoverrecords/11-ps-track-11-44k16b-rev3-20-15
“Bonhomie”
Pity Sex on the Web:
Run for Cover on the Web:
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