The Warlocks Announce New Album, "The Mirror Explodes," Out May 19th On Tee Pee Records!

They came out of the late 90s neo-psychedelic scene, along with awesome bands Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and the Dandy Warhols. Each of their albums are different in sound and approach (due to their lineup, which fluctuates from as few as four to as many as ten), while at the same time maintaining a singular sound that is uniquely their own. - Brooklyn Vegan

...hypnotic, fuzzed-up drone-rock... sweet-sounding, rotten-hearted 60s pop... over the top and steadfastly retro, but in a good way. - Blender Magazine

Time is neither constant nor concrete. Its made of color and shade. Time flows, blurs and fades into the dim morning light. Time melts. And THE WARLOCKS are the ecstatic, hazy, foreboding, holy tick-tock of time that isnt anything at all.

For five albums, The Warlocks have lived between and beyond the minutes and hours of time. Sway to The Warlocks live and loud and songs will drift and envelop each other like the fog. Listen to the records and youll hear soundtracks to fuzz-freaked, bacchanalian stomps, pre-dawn city prowls, sleeping late with new crushes, and the elation and exhaustion that washes in and recede deep into the wee hours.

The Warlocks new LP, The Mirror Explodes, speaks and whispers from all of these places. But where the bands last long player, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover, tweaked time in an icy-cool, white-noise swirl that evoked a decadent lysergic night, The Mirror Explodes is disorientation through a longer lens pictures of luck, longing, losing, moods and fever dreams scrambled in the haze of near and distant memory.

On the 8 songs of The Mirror Explodes, the bands signature amalgam of White Light/White Heat attack; space panoramas, fuzz, melancholy, and melody is present and potent. But there is a vivid focus too. Throbbing bass lines, distant rolling thunder drums, and zombie rattlesnake shake are a heartbeat of strange, ominous vitality. Guitars howl, slash and bounce like light. Bobby Heckshers vocals sound oddly alone and unsettlingly intimate all at once. And just when you think you understand the sum of these sonic elements, they become something else entirely.

* The Mirror Explodes was produced and recorded by Rod Cervera (Weezer, The Rentals) at Clear Lake Studios, Mastered by JJ Golden at Golden Mastering. Listen to track 1, "Red Camera" off the band's new album below.



The Mirror Explodes Tracklist:

01. Red Camera
02. The Midnight Sun
03. Slowly Disappearing
04. There Is A Formula To Your Despair
05. Standing Between The Lovers Of Hell
06. You Make Me Wait
07. Frequency Meltdown
08. Static Eyes

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The Warlocks Live!

Austin Psych Fest 2:
03.15.09 Vulcan Gas Co. 2 Austin, TX w/ Black Angels, Dead Meadow, A Place To Bury Strangers and more!

Red Camera In A Red State (The Warlocks @ SXSW)

03.19.09 Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social Austin, TX w/ Roky Erickson
03.19.09 The Compound Austin, TX
03.21.09 Club 1808 2-7PM Tee Pee Records / LA Record SXSW Day Party Austin, TX w/ Annihilation Time, Year Long Disaster, Night Horse
03.21.09 Viva Radio/American Apparel official showcase Time TBA Austin, TX

Warlocks Return to the Studio

Tee Pee Records is pleased to announce that The Warlocks are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their as yet untitlted sixth studio album and second release for Tee Pee Records. The record is set for a late spring/early summer release.
Lead guitarist/vocalist and cheif songwriter Bobby Hecksher describes the album as "A collection of songs- a mish mash in the key of life... written in modern psychedelica."

Album Of The Day-The Warlocks-"Rise And Fall" US Version (2001)

The Album Of The Day is the US version of "Rise And Fall" by The Warlocks.



Review:

This nine-member group -- which includes two drummers and four guitarists -- often focuses heavily on dark, amphetamine-fueled hard rock skree and titanic singular-riff freakouts (the jagged, sawtooth guitars of the Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray" seem to be a huge influence). What's surprising, however, is that Rise and Fall kicks off and nearly reaches its apogee with the first track, "Jam of the Witches," which clocks in at nearly 15 minutes (and more than twice the length of a similarly titled "Jam of the Warlocks" from their eponymous Bomp EP). This first-take troglodyte rock juggernaut seems like it might be out of place in the sequence, but what follows isn't even remotely anti-climatic. In fact, there are a few surprises to put things back on track, including a handful of stonier ballads that wouldn't have sounded too out of place on any Pink Floyd album pre-Dark Side of the Moon. "House of Glass," one of leader/guitarist Bobby Hecksher's better vocal efforts, is a pastoral acoustic-strummed reverie (think David Gilmour's "Fat Old Sun" from Atom Heart Mother or those shambolic country-rock instros that Pink Floyd contributed to the Zabriskie Point soundtrack). A cleaner re-recording of "Song for Nico"(a rougher version appears on the band's EP) has a fuzz-soaked "Heroin"-esque vibe and comes off as a reverent tribute to the enigmatic chanteuse. A swaying stoner's waltz, "Motorcycles," lopes along nicely too. Then, after a surreptitious chunk of dead space amid a bit of guitar tuning and crowd chatter, a final lengthy jam ("Heavy Bomber") kicks in, but the spacier Spiritualized-sounding instro ultimately drifts along without going anywhere. The last track listed on the tray card, "Laser Beam," doesn't actually appear on the CD. Surely it's Hecksher's amusing way of perplexing anyone who attempts to find it buried somewhere. All in all, the Warlocks' first full-length is a solid effort from one of L.A.'s best live acts. After this release, the Warlocks signed with the Birdman record label. (Bryan Thomas, All Music Guide)

Track Listing:US Version

1. Jam of the Witches
2. House of Glass
3. Skull Death Drum Jam
4. Whips of Mercy
5. Song for Nico
6. Left and Right of the Moon
7. Motorcycles
8. Heavy Bomber
9. Laser Beam

Track Listing:UK Version

1. Song for Nico
2. Cocaine Blues
3. Caveman Rock
4. Skull Death Drum Jam
5. Jam of the Witches
6. House of Glass
7. Whips of Mercy
8. Motorcycles
9. Jam of the Zombies

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The Warlocks Now On Tour

Catch the Warlocks during their UK Summer tour:



Fri 08/22: Cardiff, UK - I For Bach
Sun 08/24: Sheffield, UK - Dream Machine
Mon 08/25: Cambridge, UK - Barfly
Tue 08/26: Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
Wed 08/27: Bristol, UK - Academy 2
Thu 08/28: Oxford, UK - Zodiac
Fri 08/29: Islington, UK - Bar Academy
Sat 08/30: Brighton, UK - Engine Room


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The Warlocks and The Black Angels Are Touring Together

The Warlocks and The Black Angels are heading out on the road together for a series of June through July US dates.


June 03: San Diego, CA - The Casbah
June 06: Long Beach, CA - Ink and Iron Festival
07: San Francisco, CA - The Independent
June 09: Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10: Vancouver, BC - Richards on Richards
11: Seattle, WA - Neumos
13: Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
June 14: Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
June 15: Rapid City, SD - The Imperial Inn
June 17: Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
June 18: Minneapolis, MN - The Turf Club
June 19: Madison, WI - The Annex
June 20: Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
June 21: Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
23: Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
24: Newport, KY - Southgate House
June 25: Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
June 26: Toronto, Ontario - Lee`s Palace
27: New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (The Warlocks Headline)
June 28: Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
June 29: Boston, Massachusetts - Middle East Downstairs
June 30: Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda`s
02: Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel
July 03: Chapel Hill, NC - The Local 506
04: Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
July 05: Nashville, TN - The Exit/In
July 06: Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
July 07: Birmingham, AL - The Bottle Tree
July 08: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
July 10: Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
July 11: Orlando, FL - The Social
July 12: Tampa, FL - Crowbar
July 14: New Orleans, LA - The Republic (The Warlocks headline)
July 15: Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
July 16: Houston, TX - Walter’s On Washington
July 17: Dallas, TX - Lola’s
July 18: Austin, TX - Emo’s
July 19: Marfa, TX - Art’s Center
July 22: Arizona, CA - TBA
July 23: San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar
July 24: Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour