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Post by tamed09 on Feb 17, 2015 22:04:28 GMT -5
I think they can have moderate hits, just don't think they can sell albums which is the case for many Nowdays.
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Post by gbaby on Feb 17, 2015 23:34:24 GMT -5
Super excited for new tunes. Whatever the critics thought about "Pulses" be damned, I absolutely loved it. And after their incredible live performance? I will be following them around, for sure.
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Post by MyLastView on Feb 18, 2015 2:15:57 GMT -5
Really hope they do get a new album out! They are making so much good stuff on their own. Definitely excited for the Sugar video too.. the preview I saw looked good. :) They put on AMAZING live show too - I loooved seeing them last year. A tour again would be great.
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Post by gbaby on Feb 19, 2015 13:54:10 GMT -5
The new video is alright, I just feel like I've been bumping "Sugar" for months now! I want a new album soon.
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Post by George on Mar 24, 2015 15:14:11 GMT -5
It's already there! Exclusive Video Premiere: Karmin Go DIY Video Route for New Single 'Along The Road'By Steve Baltin | March 24, 2015 1:22 PM EDT After an album and EP on Epic Records, Los Angeles via Boston-based duo Karmin (Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan) are back to their indie roots. "We never really had the opportunity to try and do anything alone, just the two of us. Nick is producing now, so it's a hundred percent Karmin, there's no denying that, and I think it's long overdue," Heidemann tells Billboard. The pair has positive things to say about their days at Epic, but they asked for their release to have a chance to do exactly what they wanted with their sound and image. "We developed amazing relationships that we would not have today without them, they gave us the radio start. But we just felt it was a different thing [musically] from what they thought it was," Noonan says. "We were hungry to try a more musically honest approach. We wanted to be a little bit nerdier than we think they had hoped," Heidemann adds. The duo will release their new album Leo Rising later in the year and the band went hardcore DIY -- from shopping for the set to building it in the very rare L.A. weather -- when shooting the video for their first single, "Along The Road." "We knew we were gonna shoot the video on a Wednesday, the Wednesday prior nothing was done yet. So we somehow got a thousand sample shoes from Creative Rec, which were amazing, it was perfect," Noonan explains. "Then we went to Home Depot on Sunday, got all this plywood and paint, painted all the plywood black, made framing and then started drilling them in." "And it started hailing, the paint was running everywhere," Heidemann says. Despite the rain, hail and running paint the pair came up with a set design that meant so much to them they didn't want to just dismantle it. So they are putting it to good use. "We built this beautiful set that we would perform in front of and that set ended up really beautiful, meaningful, spiritual and we have our friends over at the children's hospital in New York, St. Mary's, so we're giving it to them," Heidemann says. Watch the video for "Along The Road" below, which Billboard is exclusively premiering. "Along The Road" was written and recorded in the same organic manner they did on the YouTube covers that first got them the attention of major labels. "We had written the song three years ago, before we even signed with a record label or anything was even happening for Karmin," Heidemann says. "The song has always been really near and dear to our hearts, but when we brought in this guitar player, who happens to have toured with Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys, he just started playing, I started singing and we basically did the thing in one take. I was like, 'Wow, when's the last time we did something in one take that we mixed, mastered and put out?'" When is the duo planning to release Leo Rising? "Whenever we want," Heidemann says, quickly and proudly. Though she adds, "We're thinking fall." The release date will depend on when Karmin can finish the short film that will accompany the album. Noonan and Heidemann will write, score and star in a twenty-minute movie they describe as "this crazy Tarantino adventure film."Heidemann plays the title character of the film and album, which fans of the zodiac will recognize as an astrological reference. Indeed, the couple got very much interested in astrology, so much so that the twelve tracks on the album each represent a different sign of the zodiac. While the couple is excited to make the film and the album has a conceptual theme, ultimately Leo Rising the album, which has been inspired by artists like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and Fleetwood Mac, will be about showing the true Karmin. "Everything is way more musical, way rawer," Noonan says. "We didn't want to tune anything. We kept getting this crazy reaction from people coming to our live show. They were so surprised and so excited, 'Wow, it's like a rock show.' And we were like, 'Why are they so surprised? Why is it not translating from the records to the stage?' So we thought, 'Let's kill all the tunes, try to do vocal takes for one whole pass, way more stripped down, more acoustic feel.'" "It's kind of what you would envision to happen from the Karmin pop stuff and the Karmin cover songs we started with," Heidemann adds. "It's sort of this great hybrid."
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Post by gbaby on Sept 5, 2015 0:13:56 GMT -5
Dem arms doe...
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Post by George on Mar 2, 2016 15:15:56 GMT -5
"Come With Me (Pure Imagination)" Video:
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Mar 2, 2016 16:06:50 GMT -5
Just saw that pic of Nick and realized I should pay more attention to this thread. Good lord.
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Post by maine on Mar 20, 2016 11:42:22 GMT -5
They just recently got married!
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Post by maine on Jun 19, 2016 14:58:59 GMT -5
ugh please no
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Post by maine on Jun 19, 2016 15:42:49 GMT -5
Oh, they deleted both tweets. They were asking fans if they should do a rap album.
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Post by George on Jun 20, 2016 14:36:46 GMT -5
Their upcoming tour dates are:
24 Jun - Pier 26, New York, NY (NYC Pride 2016: The Rally) 25 Jun - Sawyer Point, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Pride Festival 2016) 26 Jun - Soldiers Memorial Park, Saint Louis, MO (St. Louis Pride Festival 2016)
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Post by George on Jun 24, 2016 20:11:15 GMT -5
Looks like some fans are getting early copies of their new album! ALBUM COVER: Previous tracklisting: Preorders are available now: karmin.merchnow.com
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Post by maine on Jun 25, 2016 19:41:39 GMT -5
Seriously? Just a drawing of Amy on the cover? Twice to top it off.
Poor Nick.
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Post by gbaby on Jun 30, 2016 16:33:11 GMT -5
I miss them. Glad they're releasing new stuff.
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Post by George on Jul 3, 2016 11:24:24 GMT -5
Coming soon!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 9, 2016 11:34:47 GMT -5
Leaked.
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Post by maine on Jul 11, 2016 23:03:34 GMT -5
Album comes out September 9th, but it already leaked lol.
Album preview:
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Post by George on Jul 13, 2016 15:25:43 GMT -5
September 9th? Uh, they need to move it up!
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Jul 13, 2016 18:09:27 GMT -5
LOL as if the leak matters or will affect their record sales. At least people will hear it early, I guess.
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Post by George on Jul 28, 2016 15:01:25 GMT -5
New in-depth interview discussing the album, their marriage, and other things:
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 9, 2016 14:20:43 GMT -5
Album is out today. Use it to get the bad taste of "Pure Illusion" out of your mouth!
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Post by Gray. on Sept 9, 2016 14:42:53 GMT -5
This album is fine. I listened to it a couple times after it leaked and have had not much interest in going back to it since. Like, it's a fully functional pop album with some good tracks, but it's not memorable in any way.
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Post by Ace on Sept 13, 2016 10:35:51 GMT -5
No one will hear this album, which is a shame, because I think it's actually pretty great. Seems like without the constraints of a major label, they found their lane. Most of these tracks are super catchy.
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Post by George on Sept 27, 2016 14:22:58 GMT -5
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Post by maine on Jan 2, 2017 16:31:53 GMT -5
Not that this should be surprising, but Amy is going solo as 'Herby' (stupid ass stage name).
I like Nick so much more than her lol.
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Post by Gray. on Jan 3, 2017 0:59:59 GMT -5
I mean, she's basically been solo this whole time. Nick could have stopped appearing in things/participating, and she'd still be Karmin. This is dumb, especially since she's not even using her own name for the material.
And all Herby gives me is Herbie Fully Loaded. So.
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