Behold: Ian Svenonius has shared the first Escape-ism music video from his appropriately titled solo debut, Introduction to Escape-ism, out November 10! Directed by Ukrainian illustrator Dana Kosmina, the video depicts scattered religious and militant imagery across a vast brutalist landscape.
The music video comes alongside news of Escape-ism tours on both sides of the Atlantic, beginning October 16 in Seattle. A full list of dates can be found below.
Introduction to Escape-ism is a bite into a one-banana bunch. A drum box, a guitar, a cassette player, and a single slobbering, sinful voice singing out…for a way out. Live, it’s a new paradigm of performance: raw, gestural, idiotic, sublime, revolutionary, poetic, faux naïf, unknowing, a drainage pipe that leads to who knows where.
Pre-order Introduction to Escape-ism now on CD and limited-edition white vinyl in the Merge store, or via one of these digital providers. All physical orders will include an Escape-ism button, while supplies last.
Escape-ism on tour:
Oct 16 Seattle, WA – Barboza
Oct 17 Olympia, WA – Obsidian
Oct 18 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Oct 20 San Francisco, CA – Make Out Room
Oct 21 Oakland, CA – Oakland Secret
Oct 24 San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop
Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA – Resident (FREE)
Oct 31 Brooklyn, NY – Knockdown Center
Nov 09 Washington, DC – DC9*
Nov 10 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery^
Nov 11 New York, NY – Ceremony
Nov 18 London, UK – The Islington
Nov 19 Manchester, UK – The Peer Hat
Nov 20 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Nov 21 Nottingham, UK – Spanky Van Dykes
Nov 23 Amsterdam, NL – S105 De School
Nov 24 Paris, FR – The Olympic
Nov 25 Lyon, FR – Ground Zero
Nov 27 Munich, DE – Import Export
Nov 30 Genoa, IT – Teatro Altrove
Dec 01 Padova, IT – Nadir
Dec 02 Torino, IT – Spazio
Dec 03 Jesi, IT – TNT
Dec 04 Milan, IT – Ligera
Dec 05 Rome, IT – EVOL
* w/ The Blow
^ w/ No Age
