Moon Duo, the pair of Ripley Johnson (guitar) and Sanae Yamada (keyboards), are set to release their new album, Occult Architecture Vol. 1, on February 3rd via Sacred Bones. A psychedelic opus presented in two separate volumes, Occult Architecture is an intricately woven hymn to the invisible structures found in the cycle of seasons and the journey of day into night, dark into light through the Chinese theory of Yin and Yang. Following the hypnotic “Cold Fear,” which was released last month, today the band shares Vol. 1’s second single, “Creepin’.”
In Chinese, Yin means “the shady side of the hill” and is associated with the feminine, darkness, night, earth. Following this logic, Vol. 1 embraces and embodies Moon Duo’s darker qualities — released appropriately in the heart of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. “Creepin” shows a kinetic side to that dark energy. As described by Ripley, “This song was inspired by the image of Death creeping up on someone (as in the gospel blues ‘When Death Comes Creeping in Your Room’), which is just a spooky idea. It’s about time passing and decay, but it’s also about rebirth, and something new growing out of that decay. Ashes to ashes and all that.”
Pre-order Occult Architecture Vol. 1—
Via iTunes – http://hyperurl.co/OAVol1
Via Bandcamp – https://moonduo.bandcamp.com/album/occult-architecture-vol-1
Moon Duo Tour Dates:
Fri. Feb. 3 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom – Sabertooth Festival
Wed. Feb. 22 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Don Quixote’s
Thu. Feb. 23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel – Noise Pop
Fri. Feb. 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Sat. Feb. 25 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Fri. Mar. 3 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
Sat. Mar. 4 – Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt
Wed. Mar. 15 – Newcastle, UK @ Northumbria University
Thu. Mar. 16 – Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
Fri. Mar. 17 – London, UK @ Heaven
Sat. Mar. 18 – Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
Sun. Mar. 19 – Nancy, FR @ L’Autre Canal
Mon. Mar. 20 – Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
Tue. March 21 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
Thu. Mar. 23 – Budapest, HU @ A38
Fri. Mar. 24 – Graz, AT @ Orpheum Extra
Sat. Mar. 25 – Vienna, AT @ Chelsea
Mon. Mar. 27 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz w/ Grumbling Fur
Tue. Mar. 28 – Berlin, DE @ Bi Nuu w/ Grumbling Fur
Wed. Mar. 29 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumphuset
Thu. Mar. 30 – Oslo, NO @ Bla
Fri. Mar. 31 – Stockholm, SE @ Kagelbanan
Sat. Apr. 1 – Gothenburg, SE @ Pusterviks
Mon. Apr. 3 – Groningen, NL @ Vera Club
Tue. Apr. 4 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
Wed. Apr. 5 – Eindhoven, NL @ Effenaar
Thu. Apr. 6 – Brighton, UK @ The Haunt
Fri. Apr. 7 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Sat. Apr. 8 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
Fri. Apr. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Jackie Lynn
Sat. Apr. 22 – Detroit, MI @ El Club w/ Jackie Lynn
Sun. Apr. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ Jackie Lynn
Tue. Apr. 25 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Jackie Lynn
Wed. Apr. 26 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Jackie Lynn
Thu. Apr. 27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade w/ Jackie Lynn
Fri. Apr. 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Jackie Lynn
Sat. Apr. 29 – Washington, DC @ DC9 w/ Jackie Lynn
Sun. Apr. 30 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern w/ Jackie Lynn