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Anton Newcombe and Tess Parks will release their stunning collaboration ‘I Declare Nothing’ on A Recordings on 29th June 2015. Born in Berlin in early 2014 and nurtured over the following summer, ‘I Declare Nothing’ is the spine-tingling collaboration between Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre), due for release on Anton’s A Recordings label on 29th June.

Ahead of this, they will release lead track ‘Cocaine Cat’ as a Record Store Day Release on 18th April. The duo, who co-wrote and co-played on the album, and will tour across Europe this year, see dates below.

Tracklisting
1. Wehmut
2. Cocaine Cat
3. Peace Defrost
4. German Tangerine
5. Our Love Is Dead And Gone
6. October 2nd
7. Mama
8. Voyage de L’ame
9. Meliorist
10. Friendlies

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Tour Dates
06/07/15 GERMANY Berlin – Magnet
07/07/15 GERMANY Hamburg – Knust
08/07/15 GERMANY Cologne – Luxor
09/07/15 GERMANY Munich – Strom
10/07/15 GERMANY Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
12/07/15 UK Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
13/07/15 UK Manchester – Deaf Institute
14/07/15 UK Glasgow – King Tuts
15/07/15 IRELAND Dublin – Sugar Club
17/07/15 UK Bristol – The Exchange
18/07/15 UK London – Oslo
19/07/15 UK Brighton – The Haunt
21/07/15 FRANCE Paris La Maroquinerie
22/07/15 HOLLAND Nijmegen – Valkhof Affaire Festival
23/07/15 HOLLAND Amsterdam – Paradiso

Tess Parks
A native of Toronto, Tess Parks moved to London, England at the age of seventeen where she briefly studied photography before deciding to focus on music. Tess made an impression on industry legend Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records, albeit the timing of their meeting could hardly have been less ideal; McGee was no longer involved in music and Tess was due to move back to Toronto. After moving back to her hometown in 2012, Tess formed a band on the advice of McGee and less than a year after their meeting, he returned to music with his new label, 359 Music. Tess became one of his first signings and released her debut record ‘Blood Hot’ in November 2013 to excellent reviews. One reviewer described her as “Patti Smith on Quaaludes”. Others have mentioned her “gauzy psychedelic sound” and “smouldering voice”. Alan McGee himself said: “She’s only 24 and is already an amazing songwriter… she just doesn’t quite know she is yet … her most beautiful quality is her lack of ego. Tess is an amazing lady”.

Anton Newcombe
Anton Newcombe is the leader of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, who returned last May with their 14th full-length album ‘Revelation’ to critical acclaim. It is the first album that was fully recorded and produced at Anton Newcombe’s recording studio in Berlin and was released on his record label A Recordings. It was supported by a successful European tour.
Named in tribute to the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist and his influence in introducing Eastern culture and music into the world of Western rock & roll, Brian Jonestown Massacre formed in San Francisco, California in 1990. Two dozen band members later and numerous “ups and downs” (some have been famously sensationalized in the media), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.