Celebrating 10 years of being a band, Atlanta trio The Coathangers released Nosebleed Weekend on Suicide Squeeze Records, along with debuting in Billboard's Top 200 for the first time.
They're hitting the road again in 2017!
Fans in Reno can see them live on March 13th
at The Holland Project.
Don't miss their Spotify playlist of their favorite musical discoveries of 2016 and a rad chat with Suicide Squeeze, where they catch us up on their whirlwind year!
Wed. Feb 01 - St. Augustine, FL @ Planet Sarbez
Thu. Feb 02 - Gainesville, FL @ High Dive
Fri. Feb 03- Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery
Sat. Feb 04 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
Mon. Feb 06 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
Tue. Feb 07 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Wed. Feb 08 - Houston, TX @ Raven Tower
Thu. Feb 09 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Fri. Feb 10 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
Sat. Feb 11 - San Antonio, TX @ The Korova
Tue. Feb 14 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Wed. Feb 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
Thu. Feb 16 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Fri. Feb 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Resident
Sat. Feb 18 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Thu. Mar 09 - Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
Fri. Mar 10 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar
Sat. Mar 11 - Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
Sun. Mar 12 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Arlene Francis Center
Mon. Mar 13 - Reno, NV @ The Holland Project
Thu. Mar 16 - Eugene, OR @ The Boreal
Fri. Mar 17 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sat. Mar 18 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
Sun. Mar 19 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Tue. Mar 21 - Spokane, WA @ The Observatory
Thu. Mar 23 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
Fri. Mar 24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
Sat. Mar 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse Saloon
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Praise for Nosebleed Weekend:
“Who knew that even in punk, practice could make perfect?” SPIN
“…the group's best so far!” NPR’s All Songs Considered
“Nosebleed Weekend, their newest record out this Friday, solidifies a place in punk history for the band…” Galore
“The Coathangers are mad as hell on Nosebleed Weekend.” The FADER
“On its 13 tracks, the album bristles with edgy energy.” BITCH
“…the trio consistently pushes itself into new territory with every release.” Interview Magazine
“Though they may have lived a decade-long adrenaline rush, The Coathangers’ persistence and motivation is as present as ever on Nosebleed Weekend.” She Shreds
“…it’s a nasty, jagged piece of rockabilly-influenced punk rock, the kind nobody makes often enough anymore.” Stereogum
“Those who doubted their skills in the beginning will get a face full of the Coathangers' sharpest songs to date with Nosebleed Weekend…” Creative Loafing
“…spiky garage rock guitars and a clap-along chorus that bridges the gap between power pop and no wave dissonance.” Consequence of Sound
“…reminiscent of the garage rock sound of 2014’s Suck My Shirt yet slightly rougher, showcasing Stephanie Luke’s raspy vocals.” Brooklyn Vegan
“Much like their Atlanta-scene peers Black Lips, The Coathangers have morphed from their shambolic punk beginnings and expanded their sound to encompass garage and pop.” LA Weekly
Bio:
Be leery of any punk band with initial ambitions that go beyond just playing shows with their friends. Sure, great bands ascend beyond basements and handmade demos all the time, but the best acts start with little consideration for the outside world. The groups are their own insular worlds, where the reward comes from the process, not accolades and riches. And the bands that thrive on their own artistic satisfaction usually wind up being the bands that are able to grow beyond the donation jar into sustainable successful musical careers. Their charisma is contagious, their songs exist outside of fads, and their spirits can weather the inevitable ups and downs of life as touring musicians. Such is the case with the Atlanta trio The Coathangers.
When The Coathangers started up in 2006, their aspirations were humble. “I think all bands in their early twenties start for fun,” says guitarist/vocalist Julia Kugel when talking about their early years of cheeky no-wave and irreverent garage rock. But Julia and her bandmates Meredith Franco (bass/vocals) and Stephanie Luke (drums/vocals) were serious about their craft, and that combination of modest outside expectations and absolute dedication to their music made for exhilarating live shows and contagious records. Ten years later, The Coathangers are still going strong, and while their palette has expanded over the years to touch upon hip-shakin’ classic rock, soulful country ballads, and golden oldies pop, their primary attack strategy still relies heavily on the jagged hooks and boisterous choruses of their formative years. Their fifth album Nosebleed Weekend retains all the devil-may-care magnetism and serrated instrumentation of their debut, but it flourishes with a decade’s worth of songwriting discipline and chemistry.
Nosebleed Weekend kicks off with “Perfume”, a song that marries sultry pop vocals with toothy guitar riffs in a manner that would make Ann and Nancy Wilson proud. It’s hard to imagine The Coathangers writing a song this accessible in their early years, but in 2016 it fits perfectly into their canon. From there the band launches into “Dumb Baby”, which harkens back to the gritty neo-garage rock of Murder City Devils. Longtime fans who still clamor for their brash post-punk angle will be immediately satiated by “Squeeki Tiki”. And after hearing the noisy loud-quiet-loud bombast of “Excuse Me?” it’s no wonder that Kim Gordon has become an outspoken fan of the band. It’s an eclectic album inspired by life on the road, lost loved ones, and Kugel’s recent move to Southern California. “We always say that each record is a snapshot of our life at the time,” Kugel says. “As far as style… it’s just what came out of us at that point.” So whether it’s the foreboding garage rock of the title track, the post-punk groove of “Burn Me”, the stripped-down pop of “I Don’t Think So”, or the dynamic grunge of “Down Down”, The Coathangers command their songs with passion and authority.
The biggest departure for Nosebleed Weekend was the recording process. While all their previous albums were recorded in Atlanta at The Living Room with Ed Rawls, their latest album found the band out in California’s North Hollywood at Valentine Recording Studios with Nic Jodoin. “The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby both recorded there!” Kugel says excitedly. “It was an amazing experience, not to mention a ghostly one too. The studio had been custom built by Jimmy Valentine and he was very protective of his passion. It sounds weird, but his spirit was there, checking in on us and fucking with us a bit.” Nosebleed Weekend was the first session at Valentine Recording Studios since Jimmy’s professional interests were diverted elsewhere in 1979. The studio doors were shut, capturing a time capsule of the LA music industry back in the ‘70s. Thinking back to the early years of The Coathangers, it’s hard to imagine the scrappy Southern ladies ever recording in a historic studio in the San Fernando Valley, but it’s a classic demonstration of what can happen when humble young punks stick to their guns.
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