Ian Sweet Unveils Details Of New Album 'Crush Crusher'
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Written by Helen Payne
Ian Sweet, aka Jillian Medford, has announced her second album.
‘Crush Crusher’, the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Shapeshifter’, gets a release on October 26 through Hardly Art, home to the likes of Chastity Belt, the Julie Ruin, Protomartyr et al.
The lead single, Hiding, starts off intimately with reverb-heavy vocals, before a tidal wave of guitars and percussion takes over. With a solid rhythm in the later verses, it's a well-balanced song that deserves repeated listens. Medford said:
"Hiding is a song I wrote for myself to be reminded to never get consumed with anything to the point of forgetting about my own needs. This song is a projection of a sanctuary in which I feel safe and strong in my own desires. It is something I long for, to be confident in the things that make me, me. The song opens with convincing myself that it is ok to hide/shy away from situations when really I should never have to convince myself of anything other than what, just...feels good. This is my admittance to losing and forgetting something to someone else, but demanding to take it back."
Ian Sweet will play an extensive US tour throughout October and November. Tickets go on sale on August 17 at 10am.
Ian Sweet Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Mon October 22 2018 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mississippi Studios (USA)
Tue October 23 2018 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret (Canada)
Wed October 24 2018 - SEATTLE Washington - Sunset Tavern (USA)
Fri October 26 2018 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Kilby Court (USA)
Sat October 27 2018 - DENVER Colorado - Hi-Dive (USA)
Thu November 01 2018 - TORONTO Ontario - Drake Hotel (Canada)
Tue November 06 2018 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Johnny Brenda's (USA)
Wed November 07 2018 - WASHINGTON - Union Stage (USA)
Thu November 08 2018 - DURHAM North Carolina - Pinhook (USA)
Fri November 09 2018 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Mothlight (USA)
Sat November 10 2018 - ATLANTA Georgia - Drunken Unicorn (USA)
Tue November 13 2018 - NEW ORLEANS Louisiana - Gasa Gasa (USA)
Mon November 19 2018 - PHOENIX Arizona - Valley Bar (USA)
Tue November 20 2018 - SAN DIEGO California - Soda Bar (USA)
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