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“[‘Candle is’] a headspun fuzz-pop love song.” — Stereogum
“Hotline TNT sound bigger than ever.” - UPROXX
“‘Candle' signals a sonic shift, moving beyond Will Anderson’s solo-driven approach to embrace the collective talents of all its members.” - Consequence
Hotline TNT — the New York-based band fronted by Will Anderson — share the new single, “Break Right,” off of their upcoming album Raspberry Moon, out June 20th via Third Man Records. “Break Right” follows two highly-praised singles “Candle” and “Julia’s War,” and is one of the tentpoles of Raspberry Moon, the band’s most sweeping and compelling album yet. Crucially, it’s also the first built by a full band. The instrumentation for “Break Right” was first written by the rest of the band - guitarist Lucky Hunter, bassist Haylen Trammel, and drummer Mike Ralston. The resulting track is lunging and moody, the guitars pulled as tightly as razor wire against Motorik drums. Anderson’s voice is brooding: “Capsize // The organ rides // Moonlight // The guitar hides //If you could suffer my bad night // The music died.”
Reflecting on the track, Will says: “Some songs hide their meanings behind a facade of metaphors, PR quotes and half-measures. ‘Break Right’ hides nothing. This is the sound of TNT becoming a band. Every effect has been unplugged, every sample has been deprogrammed and every emotion has been laid bare. You’ve never heard a Hotline song quite like this before.”
Listen to Hotline TNT’s “Break Right”
Raspberry Moon was recorded in the studio of modern D.I.Y. hero Amos Pitsch. In making Raspberry Moon, Anderson confronted a burgeoning if occasionally difficult belief: Hotline TNT was now a band, and this was the band. The benefits are self-evident— it is the most texturally rich and energetically nuanced album Hotline TNT has ever made—from start to middle to finish. Some of these 11 songs deal with the sting of regret, of being left or leaving, as Hotline TNT always has. But this is a record animated by a sense of newness and possibility, of pushing back against the global sense that curtains are closing to make room in your own life for new friends. It is perfect music for looking forward, no matter how fucked the past may feel.
It’s a generationally great statement of youthful wistfulness and very adult growth that also happens to be very charming and sometimes funny. Not only did Anderson cement his touring band in the studio, but he also wrote the most direct love songs of his life, winning testaments to a relationship that has seemed to change his perspective on sweetness, sincerity, life itself. Raspberry Moon is an album where Will Anderson gives himself space to fall in love with the world around him and sing as much in songs so loaded with hooks you’ll need to choose which ones to hum at any given moment.
Hotline TNT are in the midst of a North American tour supporting Hippo Campus. Later this summer, they’ll embark on their own headline tour, with a special rooftop record release show in NYC on June 21st. A full list of dates can be found below.
Watch the Video for “Julia’s War”
Hotline TNT Tour Dates
Tue. May 20 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec*
Wed. May 21 - Austin, TX @ Moody Theater*
Thu. May 22 - Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory*
Sat. May 24 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Jones Assembly*
Sun. May 25 - Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary*
Tue. May 27 - Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live*
Thu. May 29 - Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe*
Fri. May 30 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed*
Sat. May 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Electric Fetus
Sat. May 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing*
Sun. June 1 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club (early & late shows^ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. June 3 - Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room
Fri. June 20 - New York, NY @ Rough Trade Below
June 21 - New York, NY - The Ground % [SOLD OUT]
Sat. July 19 - Allentown, PA @ Arrow at Archer Music Hall
Tue. July 22 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
Wed. July 23 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room at Third Man Records
Thu. Aug. 14 - Washington, DC @ Atlantis
Fri. Aug. 15 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Backroom
Sat. Aug. 16 - Athens, GA @ Hendershot’s
Sun. Aug. 17 - Birmingham, AL @ Firehouse
Tue. Aug. 19 - Knoxville, TN @Pilot Light
Thu. Aug. 21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground
Fri. Aug. 22 - Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records
Sat. Aug. 23 - Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall
Sun. Aug. 24 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
Tue. Aug. 26 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge
Wed. Aug. 27 - Poughkeepsie, NY@ Reason & Ruckus
Thu. Aug. 28 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Fr. Aug. 29 - Long Island, NY @ VFW Post #7277
Fri. Sept. 12 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Sun. Sept. 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Underground Music Venue
Tue. Sept. 16 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Wed. Sept. 17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Wed. Sept. 24 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Thu. Sept. 25 - Templeton, CA @ Club Car Bar
Fri. Sept. 26 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sat. Sept. 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Wed.Oct. 29 - Bergen, NO @ Landmark
Thu. Oct. 30 - Oslo, NO @ John Dee
Fri. Oct. 31 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7
Sat. Nov. 1 - Malmo, SE @ Plan B
Sun. Nov. 2 - Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall
Tue. Nov. 4 - Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft
Thu. Nov. 6 - Amsterdam, NL @ Toekomstmuziek
Sun. Nov. 9 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Tue. Nov. 11 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans Cellar
Wed. Nov. 12 - Manchester, UK @ White Hotel
Thu. Nov. 13 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono
Fri. Nov. 14 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
Sat. Nov. 15 - Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms
Sun. Nov. 16 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners
Mon. Nov. 17 - Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Back
Tue. Nov. 18 - London, UK @ The Garage
Thu. Nov. 20 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
Fri. Nov. 21 - Lille, FR @ l’Aeronef
Sat. Nov. 22 @ Brussels, BE
! w/ Hippo Campus
^ w/ Slow Pulp, Combat Naps & Obsess Tact
% “Raspberry Moon” Release Show w/ Toner & Starcleaner Reunion
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(Raspberry Moon Cover Artwork)
