KANINE RECORDS RELEASING DEBUT ALBUM FROM VIERNES ‘SINISTER DEVICES’ ON JUNE 8, 2010
“A hypnotic slice of looping tropical rhythms and heavily echoed vocals, tribal drumming, and aquatic sounding production” Pitchfork
“Think of Viernes as combining Grizzly Bear’s attention to subtle chord changes and vocal harmonies with Geologist’s rolodex of rainbow flavored samples and electronic quirks” I Guess I’m Floating
“Gorgeous sonic texturizing that you can really sink your teeth into” Orlando Weekly
On June 8, 2010, Viernes is set to release their debut album Sinister Devices on Kanine Records.
If you are not from there, then you probably don’t know that Winter Park, FL is a hip little hub otherwise known as the “City of Culture and Heritage.” With its century old New England style houses that line winding brick-paved roads and its low hanging Spanish Moss that covers every old Oak and Camphor tree, Winter Park has drawn in a plethora of artists since it’s establishment in 1882.
So it is no surprise that Alberto Hernandez and Sean Moore, like generations of artists before them, found themselves at peace to create their own art in this small, magical town.
What started as an afternoon recording project sparking from their mutual love of favorite records: My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, Liars’ Drum’s Not Dead, Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops and Van Dyke Parks’ Song Cycle to name a few, soon turned into a year long obsession.
Each Friday, the two would spend their afternoons and late into the night secluding themselves in their homemade studio at Moore’s mother’s house. Incorporating instruments passed down to them, Moore’s old Wurlitzer piano inherited from his late father was used for every piano part, and Hernandez borrowed his father’s Puerto Rican cuatro. Within less than a year, the duo had put to tape their own dreamlike soundscapes and had created more than enough material for an album.
Once the duo worked out a live show – they started performing under the appropriately titled Viernes, grabbing the attention of several promoters. Locally, they began to open for national touring acts. And not long after, Viernes would garner attention from the likes of Pitchfork, I Guess I’m Floating, The World’s Best Ever, Indie Rock Cafe and others.
Twelve songs have been chosen to make up their debut album Sinister Devices, a beautiful record that deals with dark themes common to most twenty-somethings: Love, deception, money, politics, misconceptions, fear, and technological advances threatening the world we live in. Brooklyn based indie label Kanine Records is pleased to be releasing Viernes’ debut album.
TRACK LIST:
1. Glass Windows?
2. Sinister Love?
3. Enhance Pendulum Channel?
4. Entire Empire?
5. Regressive Soul Pollution?
6. Glacial Change of Pace?
7. Honest Parade?
8. Ancient Amazon/New Fashion
9. Liquid Tunnel?
10. Faulty Investments?
11. Swimmer’s Ear?
12. Sinister Devices
