Grouper unveils UK/EU tour dates for Spring 2015
Grouper, AKA Liz Harris, has announced a run of European tour dates for Spring 2015. It includes a rare piano performance in Portugal, and a stop at London's St John at Hackney.
Speaking about Ruins - her latest LP on Kranky, which we gave 9/10 - Harris said:
"Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Zé dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Iʼm still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Iʼd sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano. When I wasnʼt recording songs I was hiking several miles to the beach. The path wound through the ruins of several old estates and a small village."
Listen to "Call Across Rooms", and then check out the tour dates below that.
April
21 Copenhagen, Jazzhouse
23 London, St John at Hackney
25 Krems, Donau Festival
26 Bergen, Landmark
29 Gent, Vooruit
May
1 The Hague, Rewire Festival
3 Lisbon, Teatro Maria Matos
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