Hailing from California, Mini Mansions‘ musical venture was born organically, fated from a shared love of punk rock and melody. While each member made his own way individually, Mini Mansions formed as jam sessions turned into recordings. (Michael Shuman is the current bassist in Queens of the Stone Age, Zach Dawes has served as a studio hired gun and has worked with Brian Wilson, Kimbra, and longtime mentor T Bone Burnett, Tyler Parkford releases music under his solo moniker Mister Goodnite.)
The Great Pretenders follows its self-titled debut (on Josh Homme’s Rekords Rekords). Immediately, Mini Mansions starting playing shows with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Them Crooked Vultures, The Kills, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Haim.
“When we first got together, we agreed on things like late Beatles, Elliott Smith, early Big Star, and Electric Light Orchestra,” they say. They also share a clear affinity for The Zombies, Gorillaz, and Devo.
The band simply had this to say: “The video is a neo-noir mix of sex, death, and psychedelic interrogation techniques, only used in purgatory facilities disguised as 1970’s police holding tanks.”
Mini Mansions’ drop their new video for “Death Is A Girl,” the first single from their upcoming album, The Great Pretenders, due in early 2015 on T Bone Burnett’s Electromagnectic Recordings, via Capitol Recordsin the U.S. and Fiction Recordsin the UK. Watch the clip HERE.
Mini Mansions are T Bone Burnett’s first signing, and also likely the only record you’ll hear that features both Brian Wilson and Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner. Drummer Michael Shuman in the band is also bassist for Queens of the Stone Age.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
w/ The Raveonettes
Dec 10 Debaser Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 11 Vega Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 12 John Dee Oslo, Norway
Dec 13 Train Århus C, Denmark
w/ Royal Blood
Jan 10 Live Music Hall Cologne, Germany
Jan 11 Mojo Club Hamburg, Germany
Jan 12 Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof Berlin, Germany
Jan 14 Palladium Warsaw, Poland
Jan 15 Arena Vienna, Austria
Jan 16 Theaterfabrik Munich, Germany
Jan 17 Komplex 457 Zurich, Switzerland
Feb 22 Barrowlands Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 23 Barrowland Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 27 Pavillions Plymouth, United Kingdom
Feb 28 Spa Bridlington, United Kingdom
Mar 02 Guildhall Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Mar 03 Newport Centre Newport, United Kingdom
Mar 05 Uea Norwich, United Kingdom
Mar 06 Empress Ballroom Blackpool, United Kingdom
Mar 08 Ulster Hall Belfast, United Kingdom
Mar 09 Olympia Dublin, Ireland
Mar 10 Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland
Mar 11 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Mar 13 Brixton London, United Kingdom
Mar 14 Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom
Mar 16 Paradiso Grote Zaal Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 17 L’Olympia Paris, France
Mar 18 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
Mini Mansions headline shows
Jan 19 The Lexington London, United Kingdom
Jan 24 The Bunkhouse Las Vegas, NV
Jan 28 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
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