Portland Stoner Rockers Blackwater Holylight have released a new single, “Around You” from their forthcoming new album, Silence/Motion. The album will arrive via RidingEasy Records October 22nd, 2021. Listen to “Around You” now, and pre-order the album in a variety of formats at the links below.
Pre-order: https://blackwaterholylight.bandcamp.com/
https://ridingeasy.ffm.to/bwhl-silencemotion
The band comments on the new album:
“There was so much grief both in the world and interpersonally during the process of creating Silence/Motion,” says vocalist/bassist Allison “Sunny” Faris. “The four of us gave one another more space to be ourselves, to experiment with each other’s ideas and to be gentle with one another more than we ever have before. So, we knew this tenderness would manifest in extremely honest arrangements, and I think that you can hear that throughout the record.”
“Writing this album was extraordinarily difficult emotionally, however it did come to fruition fairly quickly,” Faris says. “In the past, the theme of vulnerability has always been a big player and it definitely showed up full force while writing this album.”
Blackwater Holylight recorded the album as a four piece: Faris on vocals and guitar (on “Silence/Motion”, “MDIII”, “Around You” and “Every Corner”) and bass for the remainder, Sarah McKenna on synths, Mikayla Mayhew on guitar (and bass when Faris plays guitar) and drummer Eliese Dorsay. New second guitarist Erika Osterhout will perform the songs with them live. For Silence/Motion the band chose to work with a producer for the first time, bringing in A.L.N. (of Mizmor, Hell) to produce, along with recording engineer Dylan White — who also helmed their previous album Veils of Winter (2019) — at Odessa Recording Studio in Portland, OR. Guest vocals on album opener “Delusional” are by Bryan Funck (Thou.) Mike Paparo (Inter Arma) and A.LN. (Mizmor, Hell) lend guest vocals to album closer “Every Corner.”
“The analogy is that with our first record (Blackwater Holylight, 2018) we were getting into to the car and buckling up,” Faris says. “The second (Veils of Winter, 2019) we were turning the car on, and with this third we have kicked into drive toward our destination. Our destination is a bit mysterious and has the ability to change from day to day, but we’re on our way.”
Blackwater Holylight play later this month at Psycho Las Vegas on Thursday, August 9th. The band also announce tour dates with former RidingEasy labelmates Monolord in Europe in November-December, followed by North American shows with All Them Witches. Please see all dates below.
Silence/Motion will be available on LP, CD and download on October 22nd, 2021 via RidingEasy Records.
Blackwater Holylight Live 2021 – 2022
08.19 – Las Vegas, NV – Psycho Las Vegas
11.18 – Oberhausen (DE) – Kulttempel *
11.19 – Utrecht (NL) – DB’s *
11.20 – Nijmegen (NL) – Doornroosje *
11.21 – Antwerp (BE) – Zappa *
11.22 – Bristol (UK) – Exchange *
11.23 – Glasgow (UK) – Stereo *
11.24 – London (UK) – Underworld *
11.25 – Manchester (UK) – The Bread Shed *
11.26 – Dunkerque (FR) – 4 Ecluses *
11.27 – Paris (FR) – Petit Bain *
11.28 – Toulouse (FR) – Rex *
11.30 – Madrid (SP) – Caracol *
12.01 – Barcelona (SP) – Boveda *
12.02 – Annecy (FR) – Brise Glace *
12.03 – Aarau (CH) – Kiff *
12.04 – Vienna (AT) – Arena *
12.05 – Dresden (DE) – Chemiefabrik *
12.06 – Berlin (DE) – Zukunft am Ostkreuz *
12.07 – Hamburg (DE) – Bahnhof St. Pauli *
12.08 – Copenhagen (DK) – Stengade *
12.09 – Gothenburg (SE) – Pustervik *
12.10 – Stockholm (SE) – Debaser Strand *
12.11 – Malmö (SE) – Babel *
12.12 – Oslo (NO) – Youngs *
* w/ Monolord
01.21 – Dallas, TX – Trees #
01.22 – Austin, TX – Mohawk #
01.23 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger #
01.24 – Phoenix, NV – Crescent Ballroom #
01.27 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern #
01.28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater #
01.29 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore #
01.31 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom #
02.01 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom #
02.02 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox #
02.04 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
02.05 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theater #
02.06 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater #
# w/ All Them Witches
Tracklisting:
- Delusional
- Who The Hell?
- Silence/Motion
- Falling Faster
- MDIII
- Around You
- Every Corner
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