Listen to Shamir's 'Revelations,' out 11/3 via Father/Daughter Records

SHAMIR SHARES REVELATIONS ALBUM STREAM VIA NPR’S FIRST LISTEN OUT 11/3 VIA FATHER/DAUGHTER RECORDS

Today, Shamir has shared the album stream for Revelations. NPR’s First Listen, who premiered the stream are saying Revelations is “Shamir’s most vulnerable and sure-footed work; its stripped-down, self-produced songs are brimming with self-assurance and confidence, even in the midst of anxiety and heartache.”

Revelations is available for pre-order now and due out 11/3 via Father/Daughter Records. Shamir and Father/Daughter will be donating $1 per sale through street date to the Mental Health Association of PA.

Shamir has also announced a winter tour that includes dates with Peaer and Partner. All dates below.

TOUR DATES:

12/4 – Columbus, OH @ Basement *

12/5 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean *

12/6 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *

12/8 – Detroit, MI @ El Club ^

12/9 – Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel ^

12/10 – Montreal, QC @ Le Belmont ^

12/11 – Boston, MA @ The Great Scott ^

12/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere ^

12/15 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall ^

12/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^

* w/ Peaer

^ w/ Partner

ABOUT SHAMIR:

Shamir is Shamir and remains Shamir through and through, no matter what the universe puts him through. You may know the singularly named artist (like Madonna or Cher) from his 2015 debut hit record Rachet, beloved by NPR listeners and club kids alike. After quickly rising to underground fame with his Northtown EP in 2014, the DIY popstar made a sonic splash with Rachet‘s lead single “On The Regular,” a poppy banger and commercial success. But how to follow all that up? Shamir, who came from the dusty dunes of Las Vegas, to Brooklyn’s Silent Barn, to the Philly indie scene (and all over the world inbetween), wanted to go back to what had inspired him from the beginning. Outsider music, country & punk. Raw & vulnerable tunes, stripped down to their emotional core. And what do you do if XL drops you? If you’re Shamir, you put out an album you recorded yourself all in one weekend, whilst questioning the decision to quit music. The record was called Hope and Shamir self-released it via SoundCloud during the spring of 2017, with no promotion or label support. Regardless & naturally, it was a critical hit.

Now, happily joining San Francisco based indie label Father/Daughter Records, Shamir is excited to share his upcoming new album, titled Revelations, out November 3, 2017. Recorded May 2017 in his hometown following the release of Hope, Revelations is full of what the titled implies. The new album is stacked with stunning exhalations of emotion, as Shamir continues making music for misfits and those of us who feel so emo sometimes that we get annoyed at how we’re a cliché, but see the beauty in it anyway. Revelations is much more minimal in instrumentation & production compared to Rachet, but is even more full in sound and feeling. In some other timeline, there’s an unknown John Hughes film entirely set to Revelations. It’s the warmth in this apocalyptic neon and pastel future we find ourselves in. It’s the breath we take when we look up from our phones. They’re Shamir’s Revelations, and you should listen up