Listen: Hooray For Earth - "Racy" [UK Premiere]

22 July 2014, 09:45 | Written by Michael McAndrew

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(Hooray For Earth)

Hooray For Earth began as the work of one man, but it’s the wall of sound created by crashing drums and spacy guitars—the product of a truly collaborative effort—that makes their latest something special.

It’s no surprise then, that “Racy” is a cacophony of contradictions. In conjunction with co-producer Chris Coady (Grizzly Bear, Beach House, Future Islands), bandleader and primary songwriter Noel Heroux crafts a sound that is at once epic and ethereal, apocalyptic and amiable—both dissonant and direct in equal turn. Imagine Explosions in the Sky taking a turn for the louder and the more structured at the same time, and you might get the idea.

“Racy” is something of a slow burn, but when it catches fire, it burns with an awfully big flame.

Hooray For Earth’s second full-length for Dovecote Records, Racy, is scheduled for release on 29 September.

Live:

30 July - Echo, Los Angeles, CA
5 August - Black Box - Philadelphia, PA *
6 August - Black Cat - Washington, DC *
7 August - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC *
8 August - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC *
12 August - Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS *
13 August - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL *
14 August - The Demo - St. Louis, MO *
15 August - HI-Fi - Indianapolois, IN *
16 August - The Lager House - Detroit, MI *
18 August - Mahall’s 20 Lanes - Lakewood, OH *
20 August - Sugar City - Buffalo, NY *
21 August - The Haunt - Ithaca, NY *
22 August - Institute Of Contemporary Art - Boston, MA *
23 August - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY *

* w/ Grooms