YOUR FRIEND SHARES NEW SINGLE COME BACK FROM IT, DEBUT ALBUM GUMPTION OUT JANUARY 29TH
Your Friend | 14/01/16
Taryn Miller, aka Your Friend, will release her debut album, Gumption, on January 29th via Domino. The second single from Gumption, “Come Back From It,” debuts today on Noisey with an accompanying video directed by Christophe Acker / Thatfilm and shot at the end of last year in Paris.
Says Miller, “We shot the footage on my last day in Paris, when I was there last November for Red Bull Music Academy, which was postponed following the awful events in November. It was freezing, and wild. He (the motorcycle driver) was weaving between highway traffic and at times, splitting the space between semis. It all came together at the very end of my trip, and was a really lovely way to leave after seeing what so many endured. There was this juxtaposition of the time that I arrived, and the night before I left. The streets were empty on my first day there, and it was exhilarating to be riding back into the city like that, and to have witnessed such resilience during such a dark time.”
“Come Back From It,” was composed of salvaged pieces of an almost entirely scrapped song during Gumption’s demoing process. The whirling, dark, drum loop (arguably the backbone) and the crackling drone were the only original pieces of audio from the demo. Producer Nicolas Vernhes encouraged that there was something about the lurching nature of those elements that was worth pursuing. Miller already had a sense of verses, but there wasn’t a “relief,” as Vernhes said, when referring to a chorus. Vernhes sat her in the control room of Rare Book Room in Brooklyn and played Lou Reed’s “Pale Blue Eyes,” with the both of them in silence, then said, “You have thirty minutes, go write a chorus.” After the structure was formed, Miller took on the task of creating several, separate loops for each chord in the entire song, and Vernhes collaging them and achieving an overall cinematic type of texture.
“Come Back From It” follows the album opener and first single, “Heathering,” a brooding track Miller had been working on long before entering the studio. The opening acoustic guitar sample was something that Vernhes had caught before she knew they were tracking. It was left as somewhat of a playful placeholder initially, but then ultimately became an endearing and important part of the opening.
Gumption deals with the dualities and nuances of human interaction, and questions how much we, as individuals, are responsible for in the ways we are perceived. It’s a record of courage, as its title suggests - of having the willingness to make necessary shifts, and to have a sense of self-awareness that ultimately leads to growth.
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Gumption will be available on CD and standard LP via the Domino Mart. Pre-order the album from the Domino Mart HERE or iTunes HERE and receive an instant download of “Heathering.” The standard LP comes in a single jacket with a printed inner sleeve and is accompanied by a MP3 download card.
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Your Friend will tour in support of Gumption this spring with Domino label mates Porches and Alex G making a stop at SXSW, her first trip back since 2014. A full list of dates is below. Stay tuned for all news and updates via the new Your Friend website HERE.
TOUR DATES (w/ Porches & Alex G):
Wed. Mar. 9 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Thu. Mar. 10 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
Fri. Mar. 11 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Backroom
Sat. Mar. 12 - Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Festival
Sun. Mar. 13 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
Mon. Mar. 14 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
Sat. Mar. 19 - Dallas, TX @ Spillover Music Fest
Mon. Mar. 21 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
Tue. Mar. 22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Wed. Mar. 23 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
Thu. Mar. 24 - Portland, OR @ Analog Cafe
Fri. Mar. 25 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
Sat. Mar. 26 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
Mon. Mar. 28 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Tue. Mar. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Thu. Mar. 31 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory - Constellation Room
Fri. Apr. 1 - San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe
Sat. Apr. 2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
Sun. Apr. 3 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Co-Op
Tue. Apr. 5 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Wed. Apr. 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Thu. Apr. 7 - Madison, WI @ UW Student Union
Fri. Apr. 8 - Grinnell, IA @ Grinnell College - Gardner Lounge
Sat. Apr. 9 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Sun. Apr. 10 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe
Mon. Apr. 11 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Tue. Apr. 12 - Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
Wed. Apr. 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu. Apr. 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Fri. Apr. 15 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
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