September 24th, 2019 For Immediate Release

Cate Le Bon and Announce “Myths 004” EP, Out November 1st on

Listen to the Lead Single, “Secretary”

Photo Credit: Driely Carter

Today, and Bradford Cox announce “Myths 004,” a collaborative EP for ​ ​ ​ ​ Mexican Summer’s cult Myths series, out November 1st. In conjunction with today’s ​ ​ ​ ​ announcement, they share lead single, “Secretary,” a two-and-a-half-minute paean to bored ​ ​ office workers everywhere. In defiance of the humdrum of filing, answering the phone, and eating the same old plastic lunch, Cate Le Bon and Bradford Cox summon a surreal and beautiful daydream: “mascara brushed across the plains / all of the phone calls you made ​ disconnected.” ​

Fourth in Mexican Summer’s Myths EP series (and following previous tie-ups between Dev ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hynes and Connan Mockasin, and Weyes Blood, and Dungen and Woods), ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “Myths 004” sees Le Bon and Cox – each a much-revered musical innovator in their own right ​ – finally united. For both artists, “Myths 004” signals a change of tack: meticulousness thrown to the wind as spontaneous, jammy tales of firemen and 5p plastic bags, unbrushed hair and shoelessness and makeup-daubed landscapes. The EP was written and recorded in a week’s time in Marfa, TX and features Le Bon co-conspirators to putty the gaps with drums, ​ saxophone, percussion, keys, and additional guitar (Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, Stephen ​ ​ ​ ​ Black of Sweet Baboo, Tim Presley of White Fence, and Samur Khouja). A ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ mini-documentary by Eli Welbourne entitled, Have a Seat, chronicling Cate's furniture ​ ​ ​ building residency during Marfa Myths 2019 and featuring Bradford Cox is viewable HERE. ​ ​ ​ ​

“Marfa is an extraordinary town. It feels like nothing else exists when you’re in it which is both ​ comforting and unnerving,” says Le Bon. “We committed ourselves to embracing the chaos, ​ ​ surrendering to all moments and moods that travelled through. It’s a crude holiday scrapbook shared by all involved, an amalgamation of the changes in mood and light that shaped the days.” ​

Though this EP materialises after two individual 2019 album campaigns – Le Bon’s ​ Mercury-nominated fifth album Reward, and Cox’s eighth with his band , Why ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? (which Le Bon co-produced)– the chronologies are ​ tangled: Myths 004 is in fact a snapshot of the pair’s very first meeting in 2018 after years of ​ ​ admiring each other’s work from afar. In the true spirit of collaboration, a feeling of sheer joy prevails, uniting the EP’s every shape, character, prang, plod and playful bite.

Listen to “Secretary” -

https://youtu.be/g5Y58JmlBpQ

Have A Seat documentary - ​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8o6pFynkYc&feature=youtu.be

Pre-order “Myths 004” EP -

http://mexsum.com/myths004GZ

“Myths 004” EP Tracklist: 1.Canto! 2. Secretary 3. Companions In Misfortune 4. Constance 5. Fireman 6. Jericho 7. What Is She Wearing

Cate Le Bon Tour Dates: Wed. Sept. 20 - London, UK @ Folklore (DJ set w/ John Grant) Mon. Sept. 23 - Paris, FR @ Cité De La Musique (w/ ) Tue. Sept. 24 - Paris, FR @ Cité De La Musique (w/ John Cale) Wed. Sept. 25 - Paris, FR @ Cité De La Musique (w/ John Cale) Sun. Nov. 3 - London, UK @ Roundhouse (w/ Deerhunter) Mon. Nov. 4 - Oxford, UK @ The Bullingdon Tue. Nov. 5 - Bristol, UK @ SXW (w/ Deerhhunter) Wed. Nov. 6 - Manchester, UK @ The Ritz (w/ Deerhunter) Thu. Nov. 7 - Birmingham, UK @ The Crossing (w/ Deerhunter) Sat. Nov. 9 - Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City Festival Sun. Nov. 10 - Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who? Mon. Nov. 11 - Groningen, NL @ Vera Tue. Nov. 12 - Copenhagen, DK @ Alice Wed. Nov. 13 - Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan Thu. Nov. 14 - Gothenburg, SE @ Oceanen Fri. Nov. 15 - Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel Sat. Nov. 16 - Leipzig, DE @ TransCentury Update No. 4 Sun. Nov. 17 - Heidelberg, DE @ Karlstohrbahnhof Tue. Nov. 19 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F Wed. Nov. 20 - Lyon, FR @ Ground Zero Thu. Nov. 21 - Paris, FR @ Petit Bain Sat. Dec. 7 - Singapore, SG @ The Alex Blake Charlie Sessions Festival Mon. Dec. 9 - Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel Wed. Dec. 11 - Sydney, AU @ Factory Theatre Thu. Dec. 12 - Brisbane, AU @ The Foundry Fri. Dec. 13 - Castlemaine, AU @ Theatre Royal Sat. Dec. 14 - Victoria, AU @ Meredith Music Festival Sun. Dec. 15 - Melbourne, AU @ Croxton Bandroom

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“Myths 004” EP Artwork ​

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