Jake Turner

APRIL 2016 • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

XO • CHANNEL • TEENAGE WRIST

4.4 • RESIDENT (Los Angeles)

4.5 • SODA BAR (San Diego)

4.7 • ALEX’S BAR (Long Beach)

2.9.16 Que Sera (Long Beach, CA)

02.08 MY BLOODY VALENTINE NITE with HEAVENLY BEAT [Captured Tracks] + THE BILINDA BUTCHERS + XO PTP’s annual MBV NITE returns.  This year with 3 of the country’s best dreampop bands: Captured Tracks’ HEAVENLY BEAT (featuring former members of Beach Fossils), THE BILINDA BUTCHERS and XO!  

In case you aren’t familiar, each year I ask the bands who play to include at least TWO MBV covers somewhere in their set (coordinating among the bands playing so they’re each playing different tracks, natch.)  Then, the rest of the nite you can expect yer host to be spinning loads of MBV trax from every era, from ‘Geek’ to ‘M B V’, plus loads of rare Kevin Shields produced tracks, MBV side-projects and of course the 25 years’ worth of MBV inspired bands (and even a few outright clones).  This show sells out EVERY year, so get yer tix NOW…..

XO TO RELEASE DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ‘HEART’ ON FEBRUARY 4 VIA RORY RECORDS

XO, featuring Jake Turner and Jeff Turner of Say Anything, will release their debut full-length album, Heart, on February 4, 2014.

“Heart is a collection of songs based on my experiences with past loves,” explains Jeff.

“Even in the worst scenario, there is hope for someone to come along and swoop you off your feet. The story of the album is about finding love. In a way, by going through your happiest and darkest moments together, you complete your heart.”

The band will release the album through Rory Records, Max Bemis of Say Anything’s imprint within Equal Vision Records. The label also just released XO’s two-song digital single/7” vinyl featuring new songs - “Fault” and “No Feeling” – which can both be heard HERE. Rory Records boasts a diverse lineup of established and up-and-coming indie artists including Saves The Day, Matt Pryor, Pretty & Nice, Tallhart and more.

Established in 2004 in the Turner’s hometown of Atlanta, GA, and now currently based in Long Beach, CA, XO blends together a unique mixture of indie rock and shoegaze while incorporating visual elements such as projected videos, images and light during live shows.

The album was recorded with Parker Case at the Hurley Studios in Costa Mesa, CA, with great emphasis on creating a wide variety of unique, airy guitar tones.

Prior to hitting the studio, the band shared their ultimate vision for the album and overall XO experience stating, “We’re working on creating a completely immersive experience when you hear our recordings and see our band. The songs are mostly love songs, sometimes anti-love songs, and they deal with death and the ever-dying heart (figuratively and literally). The lyrics are definitely important to the music but the music is the guide, causing/releasing tension when needed…we have been approaching the music more like an orchestra of guitars, switching tunings almost every song, to create specific vibrations and hums, that drone along for a more cerebral experience. One that will be continued into the live show with projection of corresponding visuals to the songs.”

XO will perform a free show tonight at The Continental Room in Fullerton, CA with Field Trip and Half Goon. The tracklisting for Heart can be found below. More information and regular updates on XO can be found on the band’s official Facebook HERE.