Portland, Oregon-based, noise pop band, The Prids will release Do I Look Like I’m In Love?, which is due out via This-a-Way Records. The album was recorded at Rock n Roll B&B on Sauvie Island, 15 miles north of Portland. It was recorded and co-produced by Sean Flora (The Shins, The Black Keys, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks). The band is currently on tour supporting The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
Do I Look Like I’m In Love? illustrates the Portland dark pop band’s mettle through keen lyrical observations, but also in its attention to sonic detail and song craft—this record couldn’t have been made by any other band at any other time. “Do I Look Like I’m In Love?” and “The Shape” both swirl and build like dreams filled with grey skies and the flickering faces of past friends and lovers. These songs nudge up against the air-brushed punk of “Lie Here” and the bass-driven “Colliding,” which recalls the dazed jangle of early R.E.M. More than two decades in, The Prids have made the best and most cohesive album of their career.
TOUR DATES
09.27 – Teregram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
09.30 – The Loft @ UC San Diego – La Jolla, CA
10.20 – This-a-Way Records Fest @ The Know – Portland, OR
11.11 – Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR