Two awesome pieces from Lia Ices today! Premiering on Fader earlier this morning, the new video for “Little Marriage” is a whimsical dance through a bevy of faded images. Heidi Petty created the video.
Out on April 4th, the “Wish You Were Here” single is both a moving and refreshing take on one of Pink Floyd’s best known songs. Lia originally recorded the track for Mojo Magazine’s Pink Floyd tribute compilation. The 7-inch also features Lia’s take on Syd Barret’s “Late Night.” You can listen to “Wish You Were Here” below!
Lia Ices performed with her band in the UK at the Green Man Festival back in August, and they recorded a “Green Man Session” of her song “Daphne” that will really blow your socks off. The accompaniment is scaled back, letting Lia’s voice become the main instrument on stage. Lia Ices’s album Grown Unknown was named by Boston Globe‘s James Reed as his 9th favorite record of the year.
We are very happy to announce that Lia Ices/Jagjaguwar are pairing with IFC to announce a video contest surrounding her song “Love Is Won.” Lia’s video was shot by herself on Super 8 film while on vacation in Rome with her partner. It’s an intimate look at two people in love, and we thought it would be great to see other video directors interpret their own love stories.
We are inviting all filmmakers, artists, novices, experts, etc. to contribute their own video set to “Love Is Won.”
To take part in Lia Ices’ “Love Is Won” contest, send your video love stories to press@jagjaguwar.com. Apart from that, here’s a few key details you need to know:
•Use Lia Ices “Love Is Won” as your soundtrack (download below).
•Partial and full-length videos are eligible, the submission need not be the full 5:23 of the song.
•Videos should be submitted by noon on November 15th.
•All videos submitted will be posted on Jagjaguwar.com
•A winner chosen by IFC and Lia Ices will debut on IFC.com on November 21st.
Go HERE to download “Love is Won” at IFC.com. We can’t wait to see what people come up with!
This morning was the presentation of the Spring 2011 Electric Feathers collection at The Box at Lincoln Center. The runway show included a live musical element - Lia Ices performed vocals for two remixes of songs from her latest album, Grown Unknown, as well as modeled from the collection.
Lia Ices in Electric Feathers (courtesy of Vogue.com by Elizabeth Lippman)
The remixes for the songs “New Myth” and “Grown Unknown” were produced by Tenderflex, the new project of DJ Logic (Mos Def, Medeski Martin and Wood) and producer David Maurice (Jay Z, Kerli).
Shot on Super 8 Film in Rome, the video for “Love Is Won” by Lia Ices is a gorgeous document that will have you nostalgic for traveling with someone you love. The video was directed by Christin Turner in collaboration with Lia Ices.
Lia Ices will play at the Mercury Lounge in NYC tonight, in the UK this month and on the west coast in December with The Sea and Cake. Dates are on the tour page.
The music of Lia Ices has been used for several contemporary dances, and the acclaimed dance competition So You Think You Can Dance used Lia’s song “Grown Unknown” for the opening number of their second-to-final show of this year’s season.
“Grown Unknown” by Lia Ices is the song for the opening group dance. There’s a lot of clapping for rhythm, a big red rose in the middle and all the dancers are in white. It’s very pretty. And cool music. The rose ascends to heaven at the end and confetti falls to the stage. This might be the first time all season I run to iTunes to buy a song I heard on this show.”
Today in an exclusive premiere with Pitchfork TV, we are pleased to present the music video for the title song of Lia Ices’ tremendous Jagjaguwar debut album, Grown Unknown.
Lia Ices’ video for“Grown Unknown”is a visual performance diary documenting modern dancer Ruby MacDougall’s three week voyage across the Pacific from Long Beach, California to Shanghai, China. The song “Grown Unknown”is about resisting our tendency to control and confine our desires; it celebrates the discovery of a personal unknown. Ruby’s dance document aligns with Lia’s song in a most poignant way: confined to a ship in the middle of the massive ocean, she uses dance as a means to express herself amidst extreme newness. For when we surrender to our wild, untamed energies and venture into the unknown, we expose ourselves to personal revelation. The opening lines of the song set the stage for Ruby’s exploratory dance: “I can’t live on a solitary stem, when there’s open land and warm wind.” The footage was shot from a laptop camera, and edited by Joanna Bovay (who also edited Lia’s video for “Half Life”).
Lia Ices will perform at Lollapalooza in August with select dates in Toronto, Pittsburgh and New York. Set time for Lollapalooza will be announced shortly. For lineup and more info, visit the Lolla site here.
Brian Williams, or BriWi, as his friends call him (moiself included), is America’s Greatest News Anchor. He’s recently brought us stories of Brooklyn Artisanal Cheese and Slow Jammed the news along with Jimmy Fallon on Late Night. I kinda knew he was into indie rock, but I never knew how hard he was going to rep for Lia Ices.
BriWi loves Lia Ices, particularly the song “Little Marriage.” He met up with her recently at the Rare Book Room studio to play a little and have a chat. The love is palpable. Check out the clip above, or watch the full thing here at MSNBC.com.
Lia Ices’ “Daphne,” directed by L.A.-based director Aaron Brown (Focus Creeps) was shot in Sonoma, California. Opening in a lush, mysterious, pastoral setting, Lia is joined by a falcon and a young boy. At first the three remain separate yet appear unified in some undisclosed way, with Lia at the center and the bird and the child acting as extensions of her. The song is Lia’s personal reflection of the ancient myth of Daphne, describing one woman’s transformation into a tree. It is a story that challenges our concepts of flight and attachment, transformation and rootedness, desire and captivity.
It was important for Aaron and Lia that these images and themes be revealed symbolically like a myth or a fairy tale. The video goes from a supernatural, sylvan world and spirals into a Fellini-esque nighttime revelry. The young boy is the unexpected master of ceremonies at an unconventional gathering of friends and animals who all evoke the approaching event. Abstracted by super 8 footage, Lia reveals herself as the empowered and expressive storyteller, until she, like Daphne makes her final transformation.
“Daphne” is from the recent Jagjaguwar release by Lia Ices, Grown Unknown, and features a duet with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.
Starting next week, Lia Ices will begin performing a short European tour that includes La Route du Rock’s Winter Collection on Thursday, February 17th. That evening’s lineup includes Glasser and Pitchfork-favorite James Blake! Basically my dream show, happening in France, thousands of miles away. Click here to check out the tour dates.
Venture out to your local record store or click over to your favorite digital retailer to pick up a copy of Lia Ices’ Grown Unknown, out today on CD and LP. You can also order it from our site HERE.
You can celebrate with Lia at the Grown Unknown release show at Joe’s Pub in NYC next Tuesday, February 1. Look for tickets HERE. For fans outside the New York area, Lia and her band will be back on the road in March on tour with the Cave Singers. See all the dates HERE.
2. The Pre-Orders for No Witch by The Cave Singers and Grown Unknown by Lia Ices are now up! You receive an instant digital download of the record(s) you pre-order. The release dates of these are February 22nd and January 25th, respectively. There is nothing faster than this instant gratification offer, so get to it!
Praise for No Witch
“[The Cave Singers] each put forth their
best on this album, and it’s quite easy to
tell. For those seekers of intelligent, well-crafted yet unassuming music, look no further than this.”
The Aquarian Weekly
“You will experience the joys of mystic
lyricism and catchy riffs that are essential to
making this album so good.”
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No Witch is the third and most mystifying LP by The Cave Singers and will be released on February 22nd in North America (February 28th in the UK).
The beautiful single from Lia Ices’ upcoming album, Grown Unknown, is now being offered for download at Brooklyn Vegan. The single is for sale at digital retailers, and Grown Unknown will be released on Jagjaguwar on January 25th, 2011.
Lia Ices and her band will be performing tonight at the Mercury Lounge along with Sun Airway.
We are ready to follow Lia around the country early next year:
Lia Ices – 2010/2011 Tour Dates
Tue 12/14/10 Mercury Lounge New York NY w/ Sun Airway, Mike Wexler
Wed 01/12/11 Magic Stick Jr. Detroit MI w/ The Besnard Lakes
Thu 01/13/11 Lincoln Hall Chicago IL w/ Tomorrow Never Knows Festival 2011
Fri 01/14/11 The Bishop Bloomington IN w/ Homecomings
The beautiful single from Lia Ices’ upcoming full-length record, Grown Unknown, is now for sale digitally! “Daphne” also features vocals by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Below is a stream of the song and three fine online shops where you can purchase “Daphne” for 99 cents!
Today is a really special day – we are so excited to announce that Lia Ices’ full-length LP, Grown Unknown, will be released on Jagjaguwar on January 25th, 2011 (24th in the UK).
Below we have the 2nd mp3, “Daphne,” available for streaming.
Today we’ve got huge news in beautiful music we’ve been hiding from you! We are so, so proud to announce that Brooklyn artist Lia Ices has signed with Jagjaguwar.
More info about Lia Ices and a new, free mp3 after the jump!
