Canadian band TWRP have release a new single called ‘VHS’ and it features Electric Six. You can view the video below or download it from Bandcamp.
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Electric Six announce 15th studio album Turquoise
Arriving five years after their last mainline album, Electric Six will be releasing ‘Turquoise’ – formally ‘Born to be Ridiculed’ on September 8th 2023 via Metropolis Records.
The 14-track album includes the title track and ‘Panic! Panic!’ which has previously been released as a demo, alongside its pandemic-themed video.
‘Panic! Panic!’, ‘Child of Hunger’ and one other, as yet unconfirmed track, have been played live at recent concerts.
The track list can be found below, and the CD or digital album can be pre-ordered here.
- Take Me To The Sugar
- Dr. K
- Hot Numbers On The Telephone
- Panic! Panic!
- Turquoise
- Skyrocketing
- Born To Be Ridiculed
- Child of Hunger
- Staten Island Ass Squad
- Window of Time
- Units of Time
- .Five Clowns
- The Browning of Her Bones
- The Wheel Finds A Way
Electric Six. The band that put out an album a year for what seemed like 666 years. The most reliable act in show business, there was simply no question that each year would bring another E6 record on Metropolis Records. Mayans based their calendar on Electric Six. Flocks of migrating birds used the new Electric Six record as a homing device. Small time criminals were sentenced to four to seven E6 albums with time off for wonderful behavior. In a business so fickle, so unreliable, so difficult to navigate…the only constant was Electric Six. There was always an album a year…
….until there wasn’t.
Five years has gone by since the last Electric Six offering and we’ve heard the chatter. “Electric Six just doesn’t have it anymore.” “Electric Six has really let me down.” “Gotye will have an album before Electric Six does.”
As we all know…talk is cheap. And bullshit walks. And now there’s a new goddamn Electric Six record ready to go and it’s good, Jack. Real good.
Behold Turquoise is here, the long awaited studio album return of Electric Six!!! Perhaps the catchiest, brightest album in their catalog, Electric Six reminds you how profoundly fun they can be, hitting you over the head with fourteen pop explosions guaranteed to burrow their way into your dance hole.
The recording of Turquoise began in January of 2020, but you know, something distracted us for a couple of years shortly after starting the record. The pandemic tacked a bit of time onto the schedule of this project and Electric Six certainly felt the need to tap into the collective feelings of the time in tracks like “Panic! Panic!” and the title track “Turquoise”.
The overall vibe of Turquoise ranges from the infectious pop of “Take Me To The Sugar” and “Staten Island Ass Squad”, to the heavy rock of “Child Of Hunger” and “Skywriting”, to the Springsteeny goodness of “Units of Time”. Electric Six is a band for all tastes, all times and all sizes.
The pandemic slowed us all down and ripped time into shreds. It forced Electric Six to take a little time to look at itself in the mirror. And who did Electric Six see staring back? The answer? It saw Electric Six. It saw Turquoise. When a band finally makes an album this exciting, it doesn’t need to do anything else anymore anytime soon ever again.
But it will…..Electric Six can never die. And we are still the band that does one album a year….if you re-define “year”. Which we do.
Kickstarter: Bite Me: Songs from a Zombie Show
A new Kickstarter has been launched to release the ‘Bite Me’ songs. Click here for more information.
Daddy’s Boy available to download; free with album pre-order
You can now buy ‘Daddy’s Boy’ from Electric Six’s upcoming album ‘Bride of the Devil’ from their Bandcamp page. You can also get it for free if you pre-order the album from the same page.
Bride of the Devil cover revealed; tracklisting rumour
As revealed over on the band’s Facebook page…
We also have a potential tracklist:
- Bride of the Devil
- Daddy’s Boy
- Full Moon over the Internet
- Gray Areas
- Hades Ladies
- I’m Going Back to Sleep
- Safety Girl
- Writers
- The Opener
- Witches Burning
- Worm in the Wood
- You’re Toast
- (It Gets) (A Little) Jumpy
New Electric Six album announced
Through their latest ‘Subscription Club’ release Electric Six have revealed their next album will be called ‘Bride of the Devil’, and will include a track of the same name.
Electric Six launch Christmas Kickstarter
Electric Six have launched their latest Kickstarter. Entitled ‘A Very Electric SiXmas & Chill Out!’ it features two discs: the first will be a 12-track Christmas album and the second an acoustic live album.
Backer bonuses include a second karaoke disc, t-shirt, Christmas stocking, personal drunken phone call from DV and much more.
Electric Six is proud to announce its latest Kickstarter campaign today. Entitled “A Very Electric SiXmas & Chill Out!,” this is a two disc set comprised of two very different sets of material. The first disc is E6’s first ever attempt at an old chestnut, the holiday record. Our cover of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” for The Onion’s AV Club several years ago has been a holiday favorite with the Crazies and we’ve decided that it’s time for an entire record filled with soon to be magical songs and memories associated with the holiday seasons. We’ve indicated a few of the songs we’re going to do in the campaign, but there’s room for many, many more to come. Some of those will be selected by us and some by you, the Crazies, as part of the campaign.
The second disc, the “Chill Out!” record, is another new venture for us. Dick Valentine has been doing live acoustic performances for several years, and he often includes E6 songs in his set. We’ve decided to perform and record a live acoustic set by the entire band. We’re doing it on March 21, 2018 at Small’s in Hamtramck, Michigan (DaVe’s bar/club) and we think it’s going to offer an entirely different perspective on the songs the band opts to do. Again, as with the holiday record, we’ve indicated a few songs which will be part of the set in the campaign, but there will be many more to come via our selections and those of the Crazies. Believe it or not, this may be one of the most challenging things the band has ever done, but Electric Six is ready to step up and face the (non-electrical) music. Now, it should be understood that delivery of these records and all the associated packages will not happen as part of the current holiday seasons. It takes poor old Electric Six awhile to pull everything together, so you’ll get everything in October of 2018, in time for NEXT year’s festivities. The best things in life are worth the wait.
As you look through the campaign, you’ll see the usual wide variety of items on offer. Lots of old favorites are once again available, but we have a few new ones on offer as well, mostly those with a holiday theme. Dick Valentine-created holiday cards! A Dick Valentine stained glass night light! A customized E6 Christmas stocking! Check out all the great packages at the link below. Happy Holidays to everybody!!!
Dick Valentine joins Patreon
The lead singer of Electric Six has joined ‘Patreon’, a crowdfunding service where creators offer subscriptions that fans can pay for in return for content. He promises on his page a selection of covers for supporters.
Kickstarter Updates
‘Randy’s Hot Tonight!’ has been voted as the next song to be included in the ‘You’re Welcome’ Kickstarter, beating ‘Pulling the Plug on the Party’ to the top spot.
Randy’s Hot Tonight! – 9 votes
Pulling The Plug on the Party – 7
Bite Me – 5
Countdown To The Countdown – 2
This follows ‘I Invented the Night’ and ‘Dance Pattern’ added on previous stretch goal votes. An additional stretch goal – not based around a vote – is expected today (Sunday).
New Dick Valentine Album Announced
The latest acoustic album by Dick Valentine is entitled ‘Quiet Time’ and will include acoustic versions of classic Electric Six songs including “I Buy The Drugs”, “Heartbeats and Brainwaves” and “When I Get to the Green Building”.
More on this as we get it!