Violet Grohl releases his highly anticipated one today debut album “Be Sweet To Me”. Coinciding with the release of the album, the video clips of the song “Bugs in the Cake”, directed by Nikki Milan Houston.
Recorded at the Los Angeles home studio of producer Justin Raisen, known for his work with Kim Gordon and Charli From a sound point of view, “Be Sweet To Me” draws inspiration from the alternative rock of the late Eighties and early Nineties, recalling artists and bands such as Pixies, Soundgarden, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, The Muffs, Björk, Alice in Chains, L7 and Juliana Hatfield.
«I have been listening to this music since I was a child“, tells Violet Grohlreferring to the influences that shaped the sound of the album and the singles already released “THUM”, “595” And “Cool BuzzTalking about the creative process behind “Be Sweet To Me”the artist explained that much of the material was born directly in the studio: «I would bring an inspirational playlist, we would take time to listen to music together and then we would start writing». Justin Raisen highlighted the extraordinary musical culture of Violet Grohldescribing playlists that ranged from trip hop to new wave, from Scandinavian black metal to 1970s acoustic folk and vocal jazz. “Be Sweet To Me” is already receiving important acclaim from international critics. The magazine NYLON he defined Violet Grohl «the most authentic heir to 90s alt-rock to appear in a long time“, While SPIN wrote that the songs of “Be Sweet To Me” «they arrive powerful, rough and irresistibly contagious».
Also kicks off this evening artist's first headlining tourinaugurated by a date sold out in Los Angeles. The tour will continue in the coming weeks with already sold out concerts in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC On June 1st Violet Grohl will also perform a special in-store at the famous record store Rough Trade NYC. To coincide with the release of the album. Next June 3rd Violet Grohl he will also make his television debut in the United States by participating in the famous program Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show. The first events in European festivals are scheduled for August, followed in September by participation in important US events such as the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta, the CBGB Festival in New York and All Things Go in the Washington DC area
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