http://www.ibreakhorses.se I Break Horses Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:11:18 +0000 http://www.ibreakhorses.se en http://www.ibreakhorses.se/C-O-N-T-A-C-T http://www.ibreakhorses.se/following/ibreakhorses.se/C-O-N-T-A-C-T Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:11:18 +0000 I Break Horses 1940505 Management: simon@bellaunion.com anika@bellaunion.com Bookings: avery@windishagency.com (USA, Japan, Australia, China etc) scott.stewart@theglassagency.co.uk (UK and Europe) http://www.ibreakhorses.se/M-U-S-I-C http://www.ibreakhorses.se/following/ibreakhorses.se/M-U-S-I-C Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:30:30 +0000 I Break Horses 1595246 I Break Horses - Winter Beats I Break Horses - Hearts I Break Horses - Hearts (Tom Rowlands RAR Mix) <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1595246/IBH_3_6-2_900.jpg" border="0" width="800" height="533" width_o="800" height_o="533" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1595246/IBH_3_6-2_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="8480096" /> http://www.ibreakhorses.se/V-I-D-E-O http://www.ibreakhorses.se/following/ibreakhorses.se/V-I-D-E-O Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:20:50 +0000 I Break Horses 1422801 HEARTS Directed by Alex Southam HEARTS (TOM ROWLANDS RAR MIX) Directed by Alex Southam WINTER BEATS Directed by Alex Southam WINTER BEATS (BEDROOM SESSION) Directed by Alex Southam http://www.ibreakhorses.se/N-E-W-S http://www.ibreakhorses.se/following/ibreakhorses.se/N-E-W-S Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:14:22 +0000 I Break Horses 1617263 WIN: Tickets to Primavera Festival in Barcelona! This Sunday I Break Horses play at London's Scala, for a chance to win Primavera tickets just come leave your name and email at the merch stand. All details over at Bella Union. --------------- I Break Horses /// 2012 Tour Dates SU 22-Apr San Francisco, CA Fillmore * W 25-Apr Portland, OR Roseland * TH 26-Apr Seattle, WA Neptune * F 27-Apr Vancouver, BC Vogue * SU 29-Apr Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue * M 30-Apr Denver, CO Ogden * TU 1-May Lawrence, KS Granada * W 2-May St Louis, MO Pageant * F 4-May Chicago, IL Vic * SA 5-May Detroit, MI Majestic * SU 6-May Toronto, ON Sound Academy * M 7-May Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom * W 9-May Boston, MA House Of Blues * TH 10-May New York, NY Terminal 5 * F 11-May Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer * SA 12-May Washington, DC 9:30 Club * M 14-May Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theater * TU 15-May Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works * TH 17-May Houston, TX House of Blues * F 18-May Austin, TX Stubb¹s * SA 19-May Dallas, TX Granada * M 21-May Phoenix, AZ Crescent T 22-May San Diego CA Casbah W 23-May Los Angeles, CA Echo w/ Old Toy Trains SA 25-May The Gorge, WA Sasquatch Festival TU 29-May Chicago, LA Lincoln Hall W 30-May New York. NY Mercury Lounge * = w/ M83 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/20111205-ibreakhorses_670x0.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="335" width_o="670" height_o="335" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/20111205-ibreakhorses_670x0_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="10630115" /> Debut tour dates announced. November 12 - Spain Granada Loop Festival 25 - Netherlands Utrecht Le Guess Who? Festival December 3 - Soup Kitchen, Manchester 4 - Brudenell Social Club 5 - Cargo, London (Tickets) <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/I-Break-Horses_2.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/I-Break-Horses_2_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="9620988" /> Winter Beats. 12" vinyl. Side A: Winter Beats Side B: Winter Beats (Star Slinger remix) Visit the Bella Union store. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/I-Break-Horses.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/I-Break-Horses_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="9620044" /> Hearts. The debut album. Released via Bella Union on Monday 22nd August. Available on CD, Vinyl and Digital Download. Visit the Bella Union store. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/IBH.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="490" width_o="500" height_o="490" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1617263/IBH_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="7928417" /> Hearts. The debut single. Released via Bella Union on Monday 18th July on 12" vinyl. Side A: Hearts Side B: Hearts (Tom Rowlands RAR Mix) Pre-order Artwork by Vaughan Oliver. http://www.ibreakhorses.se/P-R-E-S-S http://www.ibreakhorses.se/following/ibreakhorses.se/P-R-E-S-S Tue, 10 May 2011 12:51:14 +0000 I Break Horses 1422828 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH-1.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="333" width_o="500" height_o="333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH-1_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="6929730" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH_4_1-1.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="333" width_o="500" height_o="333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH_4_1-1_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="6929729" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH_1_5-4.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="333" width_o="500" height_o="333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH_1_5-4_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="6929731" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH_3_6-2.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="333" width_o="500" height_o="333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100244/1422828/IBH_3_6-2_o.jpg" align="left" data-mid="6929732" /> Allow us to introduce you to the world of I Break Horses, the nom de plume of Maria Lindén and her musical partner Fredrik Balck. Residing in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, the duo have quietly been crafting the nine tracks that make up debut album Hearts throughout stolen moments gathered up over the past three years. Songs were written, committed to tape, destroyed. The task of capturing the sonic density of Lindén’s compositions was painstaking. Balck’s lyrics constantly teasing the senses “Lay your cold hand down on my hardest vein” (‘Cancer’) are at times insular, cold to the touch. It’s only when interpreted by Maria’s effortless croon that a warmth is added, like the first rays of sun on a cold winters morning. A balancing act of light vs. dark that reveals a beauty within the darkness. Perhaps one would think that the results of such endeavours would be somewhat disjointed, with the influences and experiences of 36 months being thrown into the mix, Hearts could almost come across as erratic, unfocused. Thankfully, it’s quite the opposite. Although heavily (and openly) influenced by My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Jesus & Mary Chain et al - Hearts is far from an exercise in typical shoegaze fayre. Lindén, possibly the most diminutive and unassuming person one could ever wish to meet, is transformed on record to appear 10 ft tall: a shit kicker in high-fidelity. And, perhaps where contemporaries would hypnotize the listener into their world by sheer volume alone, I Break Horses lock firmly onto the very thing that makes each and every one of us ‘tick’. Our pulse. Our Hearts. The common thread that links the nine songs together; always present, always beating - the albums strength and presence guided entirely by it. Coupled with Lindén’s vocal, a gorgeous Scandinavian croon that’s bathed in an ocean of reverb and tremelo, Hearts is quite the sonic experience. It can’t be cast aside via a few meagre adjectives or genre classifications; you have to live it, live inside it. It will soak you up, embrace you and give back what you put in and so much more. Welcome to the most bewitching debut of the year. - - - - - - - - Photo credits: Sebastien Dehesdin (black/white image only) Images 3-4 taken from the Hearts video shoot.