Philadelphia art-folk duo @ (pronounced “at”) play the Workman’s Club, Dublin on Monday November 16th, on the European leg of their tour in support of Autosmile, their second album and debut release on 4AD, out October 16th.
Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak make music that reimagines the psychedelic folk tradition in a contemporary context – occasionally baroque arrangements and production touches giving their songs an understated rough-hewn yet virtuosic quality
Lead single and title track ‘Autosmile’ is nearly seven minutes long and arrived on 4AD – a hypnotic song about the mystery of a strongly-tethered relationship “I don’t know how I belong to you, but I do somehow,” Rose sings as the song makes use of the interlocking vocal harmonies, acoustic passages, guiro percussion and guitar-expressed colour.
Outside the band, Victoria works as a beekeeper and Stone as a self-taught computer programmer.
Their 2021 debut Mind Palace Music built a devoted following through word of mouth and press recognition. A subsequent EP Are You There God? It’s Me, @ took a detour into electronic music before they returned to acoustic instrumentation for Autosmile. They’ve become an in-demand live act in the meantime, supporting Snail Mail, Cameron Winter and Black Country, New Road.
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Tracklist:
- Bird
- Love In The Dark
- I Know You Are (But What Am I Thinking)
- Earthly Love
- Your Dog
- Untitled
- I’m Not In Pain
- Punish My Mind
- Judgement Farmer
- Autosmile
- Amity
Autosmile – out October 16th on 4AD. Pre-order now.
@ Tour Dates
October
1st – Chop Suey, Seattle WA, US *
2nd – The Fox Cabaret, Vancouver BC, Canada *
3rd – Mississippi Studio, Portland OR, US *
5th – Cornerstone, Berkeley CA, US *
6th – Soda Bar, San Diego CA, US *
9th – Lodge Room, Los Angeles CA, US *
27th – Thalia Hall, Chicago IL, US ^
28th – Mahall’s, Cleveland OH, US ^
30th – Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON, Canada ^
31st – Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC, Canada ^
November
2nd – The Sinclair, Boston MA, US ^
4th – The Atlantis, Washington DC, US ^
5th – First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA, US ^
6th – Webster Hall, New York NY, US ^
9th – Point FMR, Paris, France
11th – Exchange, Bristol, UK
12th – Lending Room, Leeds, UK
13th – 1990, Glasgow, UK
14th – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
15th – Yes Pink Room, Manchester, UK
16th – Workman’s Club, Dublin, UK
18th – St Matthias Church, London, UK
19th – St Matthias Church, London, UK
21st – Cinetol, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
22nd – Explore The North Festival, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
23rd – Kantine Am Berghain, Berlin, Germany
24th – Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.