Following the release of the Are You Experiencing? video and the single Want To Believe, Rich Aucoin is sharing the video for Yelling In Sleep. Premiering this morning via Noisey/Vice and Much.ca, the animated video was directed by Canadian Joel MacKenzie and was recently awarded Best Music Video at Animation Block Party 2014, in Brooklyn. This song is about the failures in all types of our relationships, explains Rich. "Yelling in our sleep" is a phrase to elicit the frustration we have when we lose these relationships and the nightmare that haunts us afterwards.
Yelling In Sleep, Want To Believe and Are You Experiencing? are from Rich’s sophomore effort, Ephemeral, due in Canada on September 9th via Bonsound. Pre-order the album now via bandcamp or iTunes, and immediately get two tracks. Ephemeral will also be available in the USA on September 9th via Young Enthusiastic Americans and in France on October 14th via Platinum Records.
Produced by Rich and his drummer, Joel Waddell, and mixed by some heavyweights including Mick Guzauski (Daft Punk / Random Access Memories), this second album offers 10 energetic pop songs with backing vocals by choirs made up of 20,000+ fans. Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, the lyrics explore universal themes such as the ephemerality of human existence, solitude and the importance of relationships.
The Halifax-born artist also announces a first wave of Canadian tour dates, kicking things off on August 28th in Rouyn-Noranda, as part of the Emerging Music Festival. Rich and his band will also perform in Quebec City on September 5th (Envol et Macadam) and in Montreal on September 6th, where they’ll do a free outdoor show as part of the OUMF Festival. See below for tour dates.
Don’t miss your chance to see Aucoin’s ever-evolving live show! It's astounding how well he can break down the barriers between performer and fans, creating one of the most exciting and interactive live shows out there, noted Sarah Murphy (Exclaim). It’s pretty much impossible to remain indifferent when faced with his joie de vivre and contagious energy.
Tour Dates (more dates being added very soon - check richaucoin.ca for more details)
08/28 Rouyn-Noranda, QC // Emerging Music Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
09/05 Quebec City, QC // Envol et Macadam
09/06 Montreal, QC // OUMF Festival
09/11-14 Victoria, BC // Rifflandia
09/16 Vancouver, BC // Fortune Sound Club
09/17 Edmonton, AB // The Starlite
09/18 Calgary, AB // Commonwealth Stage
09/23 Brooklyn, NY // Glasslands
10/03 Kingston, ON // TBA