![]() ![]() Upon its release, Warpaint embarked on a tour of Europe to promote The Fool. The Weatherall mix also included "Jubilee",Ī previously-unreleased track that was recorded for and subsequently left off The Fool, with plans to release it as a stand-alone single in 2011 that ultimately also fell through. Ī previously-unheard alternate version of The Fool mixed entirely by Andrew Weatherall – as opposed to just two songs mixed by Weatherall on the original album – along with a different tracklisting envisaged by Weatherall, was released on vinyl for Record Store Day on June 12, 2021. In 2011, The Fool was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe. On September 26, 2011, less than a year after its original release, a deluxe edition of The Fool was released, featuring two bonus tracks and a second disc with Exquisite Corpse. In March 2011, "Undertow" and the Neon Lights remix of "Shadows", featured as the single's B-side, were featured on a playlist by BBC Radio 1 as part of the In New Music We Trust and "Undertow" was exclusively re-released in April 2011 as part of the international Record Store Day. Both singles received moderate acclaim, though did not chart. The album was promoted by two singles-" Undertow" and " Shadows"-released on Septem and January 10, 2011, respectively. The album was previewed before its physical release through an exclusive stream on The Hype Machine on October 18. Lindberg wasn’t really playing much either, just dancing along.The Fool was released on October 25, 2010, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Kokal stepped off to their respective sides of the stage and took long sips of their beverages. Mozgawa took over, a Sherman tank gently making its presence known in a flower bed. They light up the rivers that the birds fly over.īetter not to be the first one diving in. Wayman, are perfectly paired to its tone, both aquatic: “Undertow” is the most archetypal Warpaint song in that its lyrics, sung in tandem by Ms. Sossamon also directed the video for the band’s song “Undertow,” all soft, flooded light and desiccated patrician living. Mozgawa, who would probably have ripped it from its posts.Īn early incarnation of Warpaint featured the actress Shannyn Sossamon, who is Ms. But Warpaint skipped it during this show, maybe because it’s not a showcase for Ms. That release featured “Billie Holiday,” a haunting slice of rural melancholia, full of devastating, sad harmonies and still one of this group’s standout songs. Lindberg’s hair, which was cut extra long in the front, making it easy to whip back and forth.Īs a whole “The Fool” is less stark, more amniotic than the “Exquisite Corpse” EP (Manimal Vinyl) that the group released last year. Mozgawa’s arms, there wasn’t much movement onstage, save for Ms. Lindberg and the threat of imminent flotation in the voices of Ms. “Stars” shone with bright, unambiguous harmonies, and songs like “Majesty” and “Composure” resolved the tension between the low thrum of Ms. Onstage it can be a touch cold but still hypnotic. Kokal the dry, plangent long tones.Īltogether it makes for ethereal, shoegaze-y postpunk, an amalgam of naïve beauty and knowing pomp. Wayman plays high and tight melodic interjections and Ms. They both play guitar, too most of the time Ms. Atop this rhythm Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman generally split the vocals, both with a round, wide-eyed tone. Mozgawa is complemented by Jenny Lee Lindberg, a gentle counterweight on bass. ![]() Warpaint, from Los Angeles, released its sometimes exquisite debut album, “The Fool” (Rough Trade), last month, and its most dangerous weapon is fullness. Mozgawa wherever she took it, its narcotizing hum swept along by a rollicking thunderstorm. Thursday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg that band, Warpaint, followed Ms. And she’s reliably in the pocket, the steady force that sets the mood and pace for the rest of the band. She’s not overly forceful, sometimes sounding as if she were nudging the rhythm out. ![]() She’s dense, leaving little air in her patterns. It’s easy to be a great drummer by being loud, but Stella Mozgawa finds all the other ways. ![]()
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