Chris Cohen's new album, Paint a Room - is now available on CD/LP/DSPS worldwide from Hardly Art. Sublime and sunlit, this collection of 10 songs considers dreamy new ways out of old predicaments, clearly stating the problem and dancing and singing their way somewhere new.
Its 10 tracks feature the standout singles “Damage,” “Sunever,” “Night or Day,” and today’s offering, “Laughing.”
Enlisting help from longtime touring bandmates Davin Givhan (bass), Josh da Costa (drums), and Jay Israelson (keyboards), he built demos in a dusty garage of a suburban Altadena rental and tried something new—he took the songs on tour with that crew, yielding total control by letting them fill in or flourish their own parts as they saw fit.
Cohen called in a few friends to help, with multi-instrumentalist and composer Jeff Parker contributing the fluttering horn arrangement on “Damage” and Parker’s collaborator Josh Johnson (who produced Meshell Ndegeocello’s Grammy-Award-winning album The Omnichord Real Book) supplying flute, sax, and clarinet arrangements throughout the record. Paint a Room was produced and engineered by Chris Cohen, mixed by Kenny Gilmore (Weyes Blood), and Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.
Additionally, Chris Cohen has announced live shows in support of his forthcoming album. The first set of dates runs July 25-July 28th in California, with additional shows in September, October, and November. See below for a complete list of dates.
Sat. Jul. 20 - Nevada City, CA - Stardust Station
Thu. Jul. 25 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Fri. Jul. 26 - Santa Cruz, CA - Moe’s Alley
Sat. Jul. 27 - Los Angeles, CA - 2220 Arts
Sun. Jul. 28 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriets
Fri. Sep. 20 - Arcata, CA - Richard’s Goat
Sun. Sep. 22 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou’s
Mon. Sep. 23 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
Fri. Oct. 18 - Austin, TX- Radio East (inside)
Sat. Oct. 19 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Sun. Oct. 20 - Asheville, NC - Static Age
Mon. Oct. 21 - Richmond, VA - Get Tight Saloon
Tue. Oct. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
Wed. Oct. 23 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s Alright
Thu. Oct. 24 - Providence, RI - AS220
Fri. Oct. 25 - Burlington, VT - Monkey House
Sat. Oct. 26 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
Mon. Oct. 28 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
Tue. Oct 29 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
Wed. Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Thu. Oct. 31 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
Fri. Nov. 01 - Allentown, PA - National Sokol's
Sun. Nov. 03 - Hudson Valley, NY - The Falcon
Thu. Nov. 14 - Nottingham, UK - JT Soar
Fri. Nov. 15 - Glasgow, UK - The Glad Café
Sun. Nov. 17 - Huddersfield, UK - The Parish
Mon. Nov. 18 - Manchester, UK - Yes! Basement
Tue. Nov. 19 - London, UK - 100 Club
Wed. Nov. 20 - Ramsgate, UK - Ramsgate Music Hall
Thu. Nov. 21 - Lille, FR - L’Aeronef #
Fri. Nov. 22 - Paris, FR - Petite Bain #
Sat. Nov. 23 - Brussels, BE - Volta
Tue. Nov. 26 - Amsterdam, NL - Cinetol
Wed. Nov. 27- Luxemborg, LU - Rotondes
Thu. Nov. 28 - Cologne, DE - Cinetol
Sat. Nov. 30th - Oslo, NO - Bla
Sun. Dec. 01 - Stockholm, SE - Hus 7
Mon. Dec 02 - Kristianstad, SE - Kulturkvarteret
Tue. Dec. 03 - Aarhus, DK - Voxhall
Wed. Dec. 04 - Copenhagen, DK - Ideal Bar (VEGA)
Thu. Dec. 05 - Hamburg, DE - Aalhaus
Sat. Dec. 07 - Berlin, DE - Lark
# Owen Pallet
Chris Cohen
Paint a Room
Track Listing:
1. Damage
2. Paint a Room
3. Sunever
4. Cobb Estate
5. Laughing
6. Wishing Well
7. Dog’s Face
8. Night or Day
9. Physical Address
10. Randy’s Chimes