BRIAN LOPEZ STATIC NOISE

Brian Lopez returns from his eclectic debut record Ultra with a more focused sense of songwriting and a direct, potent rock ‘n’ roll sound. Lopez wrote Static Noise over more than two years, producing dozens of songs before choosing the best compositions, narrowing the album’s focus and capitalizing on his guitar and vocal talents. Lopez, whose voice recalls the atmospheric heights of Jeff Buckley and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, brings his entire past to bear on Static Noise. The classical guitar training, the psychedelic indie rock, the STREET DATE: September 23, 2014 mambo and cumbia, they all come together in a uniquely compelling LIST PRICE: $12.99 CD / $9.99 digital mix. Since Ultra, Lopez has added even more depth to his playing, UPC: 881159027700 collaborating with both Howe Gelb in Giant Giant Sand and KT CATALOG: FNZ 90130-2 Tunstall, skillfully navigating the disparate styles. PACKAGE: Jewel case GENRE: Indie-Rock / Alternative / Folk All those tours – the performances, the long hours traveling, the series of hotels and foreign lands – helped to shape the songs on TRACK LISTING WITH ISRC CODES Static Noise. The songs share a quality of solitude, of focusing inward even as the hectic world spins around you. 1. Mercury In Retrograde USA3Y0600972 2. Modern Man USA3Y0600973 Lopez took his time on songwriting and arrangements, working on 3. Wrong Or Right USA3Y0600974 songs in small batches and only hitting the studio once everything 4. Glass House USA3Y0600975 was in place. 5. When I Was A Mountain USA3Y0600976 Lopez and his hand-picked musicians recorded live to tape, 6. She's Not There USA3Y0600977 eschewing technology wherever possible in favor of the sort of 7. Static Noise USA3Y0600978 honest, organic sound that best showcases his songs. 8. Crossfire Cries USA3Y0600979 Lopez recorded Static Noise at Waterworks Recording Studio in 9. World Unknown USA3Y0600980 Tucson, co-producing with Jim Waters (Sonic Youth, The John 10. I Don't USA3Y0600981 Spencer Blues Explosion). Stuart Sikes (The White Stripes, Cat 11. Persephone USA3Y0600982 Power, Modest Mouse, Loretta Lynn, The Walkmen, 12. Goodnight USA3Y0600983 Phosphorescent) mixed the record. Sean Slade (Radiohead, Pixies, Hole, Ben Folds, Morphine) provided arrangements throughout the R.I.Y.L. Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, My Morning Jacket, album. Roy Orbison, Ray Lamontagne, Devandra Banhart • New video for the song “Persephone” will be out in August 2014 - PRESS / RADIO PROMO: created and directed by Stephen Smith (Kodaline, The Futureheads) Team Clermont Press: Bill Benson - [email protected] • Other videos from the album are targeted for future release Radio: Shil K. Patel – [email protected] Management: Mike’s Artist Management TRIPLE A RADIO PROMOTION: Mike Lembo - [email protected] WNS Radio Promotion Dan Agnew - [email protected] Brad Hunt – [email protected] Jarryd Thomas - [email protected] PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION: CPI Publishing: Clay Pasternack - [email protected] Rosa Amore Music / The Purple Line Monumental (SESAC)

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