New Single From Allen Tate – Digital Servicing Only

Allen Tate first received acclaim as the male lead singer of San Fermin. Bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone has written about half of San Fermin’s songs for Tate’s distinctive baritone voice, which has been described as “sterling,” “gorgeous,” and “golden” by the likes of Rolling Stone and NPR. With the band, he has performed sold-out shows across the world and shared the stage with The Arctic Monkeys, The National, St. Vincent, and alt-j. It was during a three-week stint in Copenhagen that Tate began composing Sleepwalker, an album that addresses the isolation he felt while staying in a foreign country. “I didn’t know a soul and didn’t really interact with anyone,” he says. The album’s nine songs all “have something to do with feeling alone—physically alone, or… estranged.” Tate and Ludwig-Leone, who produced the record, tried to convey the sense of a “menacing bath: warm and enveloping, but with an element of anxiety.” Mixed by Matty Green (TV on the Radio, Yeasayer, Wild Belle), the album’s personnel also includes San Fermin’s Michael Hanf on drums and Tyler McDiarmid on guitar.

“YDNF (Young Dumb Numb Fun),” which follows “Being Alone” as the second advance single from the album, explores Tate’s inner world as he grapples with feelings of insecurity and a desire to kill it with fast pleasure: “I want to be uptown making the rounds like I was something to see… Looking for young, dumb, numb fun — like it’s all I need.” His moody, deep vocals are instantly compelling, inviting listeners into his lush, conflicted inner world.

“Musically, Tate’s solo songs are simpler than the music of San Fermin; his attention is more lyrical than musical, though the textures and playing propel those words nicely here.” – Bob Boilen, NPR

“Hits on the sweet spot between solitary introspection and the urge to go out and get lit” – Consequence of Sound

RIYL: Bill Callahan, John Cale, Giant Sand, Antony & the Johnsons, Lee Hazelwood, San Fermin

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