Naima Bock shares ‘Toll’
NAIMA BOCK SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘TOLL’
DEBUT ALBUM GIANT PALM, OUT 1 JULY VIA SUB POP/MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION
HEADLINE SHOW AT LONDON’S THE LEXINGTON ON 23 MAY. ROUGH TRADE EAST INSTORE 1 JULY
ANNOUNCES FULL UK TOUR
“Hugely ambitious – the individual pieces are delicately arranged, the end product solid as steel”
The Quietus ‘Music of the Month’
“Naima Bock sounds like no one else around”
Clash ‘Track of the Day’
“A grand statement”
The Line of Best Fit ‘Artist of the Week’
“Superb”
DIY ‘Neu Recommended’
“A ray of optimism”
The Guardian
Watch the video for ‘Toll’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaaqXRTEZGk
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On 1 July Naima Bock will release her debut album Giant Palm via Sub Pop Records/Memorials of Distinction. Following the single releases of ‘30 Degrees‘, ‘Every Morning‘ and ‘Giant Palm‘ comes her latest single/official video for her song ‘Toll’.
Naima says of the song:
“Toll was originally composed as a song to hold hands with decay and death. Recording alongside Joel Burton who arranged the violin and woodwind parts brought the song to life and allowed for space and freedom within it, while Alex Mckenzie’s flute solo beautifully introduces us into its world. My drummer Cassidy Hansen wrote and directed the video, magically closing the circle.”
Naima has today also announced a full UK tour in October which includes a show at London‘s ICA. Naima recently concluded a 17-date tour, as the main support slot for Rodrigo Amarante throughout Europe as well as playing a number of shows last weekend at The Great Escape. Naima’s headline show at London‘s The Lexington on 23 May also follows UK and EU tours with Porridge Radio and Dana Gavanski (with additional opening support coming in September), and a stint at SXSW. She will have additional festival plays at The Great Eastern Festival, Sea Change Festival, Hidden Doors Festival, Latitude Festival and End of the Road Festival. See below for a full list of shows.
Born in Glastonbury to a Brazilian father and a Greek mother, Naima spent her early childhood in Brazil before eventually returning to England and various homes in South-East London. This heritage combines with more recent pursuits in Naima’s music; from the Brazilian standards that the family would listen to driving to the beach, to the European folk traditions she tapped into on her own, and the pursuits that interest her today – studies in archaeology, work as a gardener, and walking the world’s great trails – Naima’s music draws from family, the earth and the handing down of music through generations.
Giant Palm is now available for preorder/presave on CD/LP/Cassette/Digital from Sub Pop/Memorials of Distinction. Pre-orders from megamart.subpop.com will receive the Loser Edition of the album on Orange Vinyl.
Photo credit: El Hardwick
High-res images can be found here.
Tour dates:21 May – Edinburgh @ The Great Eastern Festival
23 May – London @ The Lexington
28 May – Totnes @ Sea Change Festival
17 Jun – Edinburgh @ Hidden Door Festival
22-26 Jun – Somerset @ Glastonbury Festival
1 Jul – London @ Rough Trade East (instore)
23 Jul – Suffolk @ Latitude Festival
01-04 Sep – Dorset @ End of the Road Festival
09-10 Sep – Vienna, AT @ Waves Festival
15-17 Sep – Oslo, NO @ by:Larm
20 Sep – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz ^
21 Sep – Hamburg, DE @ RBF ^
22 Sep – Berlin, DE @ Prachtwerk ^
23 Sep – Cologne, DE @ Theater der Wohngemeinschaft ^
24 Sep – Munich, DE @ Heppel & Ettlich ^
27 Sep – Nijmegen, NL @ Doomrosje ^
29 Sep – Bruges, BE @ Cactus ^
11 Oct – Brighton @ The Prince Albert
12 Oct – Bristol @ The Cube
13 Oct – Manchester @ Gullivers
16 Oct – Birmingham @ Hare & Hounds 2
21 Oct – Glasgow @ Hug & Pint
22 Oct – Leeds @ Mill Hill Chapel
23 Oct – Newcastle @ Cumberland Arms
27 Oct – London @ ICA^ w/ Dana Gavanski
Tickets are available here:
https://naimabock.neocities.org
Praise for Naima Bock:
“Hugely ambitious – the individual pieces are delicately arranged, the end product solid as steel”
The Quietus ‘Music of the Month’
“Naima Bock sounds like no one else around”
Clash ‘Track of the Day’
“A grand statement”
The Line of Best Fit ‘Artist of the Week’
“Superb”
DIY ‘Neu Recommended’
“A ray of optimism”
The Guardian
“A compelling first step into the spotlight that suggests great things to come”
The Forty Five
“A strong contender to be one of 2022’s breakout stars”
For The Rabbits
“’30 Degrees’ oozes and surprises across its run time, opening up new melodies and instrumental dimensions from imperceptible trap doors within the song”
Beats Per Minute
“A mightily impressive introduction”
God Is In The TV