Ida Mae release their outstanding new album 'Click Click Domino' on July 16th through Thirty Tigers
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With an incredible run of preview singles over the last few months, including the album’s title-track ‘Click Click Domino’, and follow-up singles ‘Road To Avalon’, ‘Little Liars’ and ‘Learn To Love You Better’ earlier this year, which were supported by WONDERLAND, Rolling Stone, The Independent, The Guardian, CLASH 'Track of the Day', Under The Radar, NME Radio, American Songwriter, Songwriting Magazine and many more, British duo Ida Mae have now unveiled their highly-anticipated new album ‘Click Click Domino’ as well as the record’s final single ‘Has My Midnight Begun’.
Following up the successful response to their brilliant debut album ‘Chasing Lights’, ‘Click Click Domino’ sees them continue the rich and vibrant swagger they are known for, but also sees them pursue a more diverse array of influences in the process. Given what we have heard from this new album already, it is clear that the duo have been far more interested in spreading their creative wings this time around, and have delivered a wonderfully broad and eclectic collection that perfectly captures their shimmering direction to date.
Speaking about the new album, Ida Mae said, "‘Click Click Domino’ has taken on more meaning since it’s been recorded. Being made across the pandemic in the shadow of such a momentous moment in history the freewheeling nature of how we chose to record these stories means even more to us now.
"Listening to it now the frenzy and adrenaline-buzz-exhaustion of the travel seems ever present to us. Our fascination and love of Americana, Blues and Brit Folk, the clash and collaborations we envisioned when recording it late into the night, is ours. We can feel the shadows of the artists that have soundtracked our journey in each song and can see each lyric as a hazy vision on the edge of our minds eye.
"It’s an important moment captured for us and we hope through all the noise people can tune to it and lose themselves for a little while in the strange adventure of ‘Click Click Domino’."
Alongside the new record, they have also unveiled the album’s closing track ‘Has My Midnight Begun’ as the final single. Taking a more atmospheric and heartfelt route on this occasion, the pair channel a bold and captivating aura that mirrors solemn ballads with their own distinct brand of glittering blues-rock to create a wonderfully sweet and passionate addition to this new release.
Adding about the new track, they said, "With the uncertainty of everything in 2020 and 2021, so much had come to a standstill and it begged a lot of questions of people. We wanted something on the record that was dark and open feeling…a more mechanised Paris Texas soundtrack. We ran a Banjo-Ukulele through a clip microphone and fuzz pedals and recorded my resonator 12 string straight into the desk….blending in some peculiar 80s textures."
The record ‘Click Click Domino’ was inspired by their transatlantic travels during the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Chasing Lights’. Forced by the pandemic to cut their tour short, they ended up writing and recording this album at their Nashville home while in quarantine last spring. Ever the dream team, Ida Mae's Chris Turpin took on the production, having honed his skills over the years observing Ethan Johns, T Bone Burnett, Ryan Hadlock, M Ward and more, while Stephanie Jean has crafted the art and other visuals. The album features electrifying guest appearances from Marcus King and Jake Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet on a few tracks, and drumming throughout by Ethan Johns.
‘Click Click Domino’ Tracklist:
Road to Avalon
Click Click Domino (feat. Marcus King)
Line on the Page
Raining for You
Little Liars
Deep River (feat. Marcus King)
Heartworn Traders
Calico Coming Down
Learn To Love You Better
Long Gone & Heartworn (feat. Jake Kiszka)
Mountain Lion Blues
Sing A Hallelujah
Has My Midnight Begun
For nearly two straight years following the release of their critically acclaimed debut, ‘Chasing Lights’, Ida Mae lived on the road, crisscrossing the US from coast to coast as they performed hundreds of dates with everyone from Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss to Marcus King and Greta Van Fleet. And while those shows were certainly formative for the electrifying British duo, it was what happened in between, the countless hours spent driving through small towns and big cities, past sprawling suburbs and forgotten ghost towns, across deserts and mountains and forests and prairies, that truly laid the groundwork for the band’s transportive new album, ‘Click Click Domino’.
Written primarily in the backseat of a moving car, ‘Click Click Domino’ embodies all the momentum and possibility of the great American unknown, but it’s more than a simple road record. In fact, Turpin and Jean rarely reference their own travels in any explicit terms here. Instead, the duo offers up a series of cinematic vignettes drawn from the world outside their window, a collection of intimate, empathetic snapshots full of hope and disappointment, promise and regret, connection and loneliness. The songs on ‘Click Click Domino’ are raw and direct, fuelled by an innovative mix of vintage instruments and modern electronics, and the performances are loose and exhilarating to match, drawing on Delta blues, classic country, British folk, and 50’s soul to forge a sound that’s equal parts Alan Lomax field recording and 21st Century garage band. Turpin and Jean produced the album themselves, recording primarily on their own in their adopted hometown of Nashville during the COVID-19 pandemic, and while the collection is certainly bolstered by appearances from high profile guests like Marcus King, Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka, and Ethan Johns, the heart and soul of the record remains Ida Mae’s intoxicating chemistry, which has never felt more vibrant, ambitious, or self-assured.
Ida Mae have always managed to follow their own compass. And as ‘Click Click Domino’ proves, the best stories are often found off the beaten path.
Ida Mae have a string of forthcoming live shows, including a host of festival dates, a headline London show and a global live stream. Those dates are:
JULY
July 23-25- Newport Folk Festival - Newport, RI, USA
AUGUST
August 19 - St. Matthias Church - London, UK
August 27 - Red Rooster Festival – Euston Hall, Suffolk, UK
OCTOBER
October 2 - Tuck Fest - Charlotte, NC, USA
October 15 - Outlaw Music Festival - Pheonix, AZ, AUS
October 16 - Outlaw Music Festival - Irvine, CA, USA
October 17 - Outlaw Music Festival - San Diego, CA, USA
October 23 - Outlaw Music Festival - Mountain View, CA, USA
October 24 - Outlaw Music Festival - Wheatland, CA, USA
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