Today, Glasgow-based duo Sacred Paws release their new album Jump Into Life on Merge Records. Ray Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers will be celebrating the arrival of the record in style over the coming week, with a release show in Glasgow this weekend, a Bandcamp Listening Party on Monday, March 31, and a BBC6 session on Riley & Coe on April 2. Additional UK tour dates follow in April and May. Listen to Jump Into Life wherever you stream music, and pick up a copy on CD or LP from the Merge store!
After a five-year wait, Jump Into Life finds Ray Aggs (Trash Kit, Shopping) and Eilidh Rodgers (Golden Grrrls) breathing new life into the Sacred Paws project, each new layer skewing their already unique signature sound in ways that are unexpected and thrilling in equal measure.
Sacred Paws’ spring touring plans kick off this Sunday with an album release show at Glasgow’s Mono, with more dates following in April and May.
Sacred Paws on tour:
Mar 30 Glasgow, UK – Mono
Apr 18 Edinburgh, UK – Mash House
May 11 Manchester, UK – Yes Basement
May 15 Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
May 16 Newcastle, UK – ZEROX
May 17 London, UK – Oslo
May 18 Oxford, UK – Bullingdon (Front Bar)
May 30 Glen Fyne, UK – Fyne Fest
Jun 28 Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Olympia *
Aug 02 Newport on Tay, UK – Lughnasadh Festival
What critics are saying about Jump Into Life:
“Wide-eyed in sound and vision, three is the magic number for Sacred Paws. They haven’t just jumped into life… they’ve leaped.”—The Skinny
“Jump Into Life is uncompromising in giving us that trademark upbeat and joyously frantic Sacred Paws sound but in its additional textures and layered levels of meaning, there’s a maturity and freshness that feels like a step forward for the duo.”—The Quietus
“A lovely country sound – all banjo cluck and sawdust stomp.”—The Guardian
“Sacred Paws prove that, sometimes, the best way to handle heartache is to dress it up in handclaps and dance arm-in-arm with it right out the door.”—Paste Magazine
