What do you get when you combine the musical talents of Spinto Band members Nick Krill and Joe Hobson and the visual arts prowess of Albert Birney and Catherine Maloney? Well, that would be the inventive indie pop outfit Teen Men.
The Delaware band took its name from a 1960s Playboy issue that highlighted the “teen men” mindset, a way of thinking that involved “taking risks, irrational self-confidence, and the search for new experiences.” While 2015 is a long ways off from those flower power days, the freewheeling, experimental flair of that era figures prominently in the group’s material. Case in point: Teen Men’s new offering “Los Angeles”.
Here, Teen Men seem to re-imagine the bustling, smoggy SoCal city as a paradise-like destination, painted in lovely summer pastels and warmed with glimmering synths. Has Tinseltown ever sounded this idyllic? The four-piece’s accompanying video is equally fetching, and sees animator Phil Davis conjure a technicolor cosmos where goofy jellyfish-like blobs and dancing, neon squiggles reign supreme. Check it out below.
“Los Angeles” will appear on Teen Men’s self-titled debut album, which is slated to hit stores on July 14th through Bar/None Records. For more of the LP, check out “Hiding Records (So Dangerous)” and “The Sea, The Sea”. Pre-order it here.
Teen Men Tracklist:
01. Hiding Records (So Dangerous)
02. Adventure Kids
03. The Sea, The Sea
04. It’s All Rushing Back
05. Rene
06. Township (Not Sure)
07. Fall Out A Tree
08. New Kind
09. Los Angeles
10. Kids Being Kids
In support, the band will be touring with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah this summer.
Teen Men 2015 Tour Dates:
05/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
05/29 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
05/30 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
05/31 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
06/02 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
06/03 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
06/04 – Little Rock, AR @ Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
06/05 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
06/06 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
06/08 – El Paso, TX @ Low Brow
06/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
06/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
06/12 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06/17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
06/19 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
07/17 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
07/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
07/19 – Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
07/22 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
07/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
07/24 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
07/25 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
07/28 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
07/29 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
07/31 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
08/01 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
