In her 9 out of 10 review of Socalled‘s 2007 LP Ghettoblaster for PopMatters, Lana Cooper writes that the album “offers an eclectic and catchy blend of music for anyone with a true passion for all styles, particularly multi-layered fusion.” Eight years later, the same remains true for the Montréal sonic innovator, as you can clearly hear on his recently released Peoplewatching. Of the album’s ten tracks, no one better represents Socalled’s sonic and visual eccentricities better than the youthful jubilance — and libido — of “Boyfriend Material”.
Socalled says about the video and song, “This is for my tweens! This song is a pubescent fantasy, a high school nightmare/dream with a Romanian flute loop hall pass.”
Peoplewatching is out now. Stream and purchase the LP via the BandCamp embed below:
May 23 2015 — Sound City Festival, Liverpool, England
May 29 2015 — Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield, Québec, Canada
June 14 2015 -Kulturefest, Robert F. Wagner Junior Park (Free Show), New York City, USA
June 24 2015 — Luminato Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 3 2015 — Péribonka, Auberge Ile du Repos, Québec, Canada
July 4 2015 — Tadoussac, Salle Bord de l’eau, Québec, Canada
July 5 2015 — Saint-Fabien, Vieux Théâtre de Saint-Fabien, Québec, Canada
July 6 2015 — Le Naufrageur, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada
July 11 2015 — ShazamFest, Ayer’s Cliff, Québec, Canada
July 14 2015 — Cap-Aux-Meules, Pas Perdus, Québec, Canada
July 18 2015 — Yidstock, Amherst, MA, USA
July 25 2015 — Clagary Folk Fest, Calgary, Canada
5th August 2015 — Festival Rock’n’Loule (near Valence), France
6th August 2015 — Barokotreto Festival (near Nimes), France
8th August 2015 — Hamburg, Germany
11th August 2015 — Berlin, Germany
12th August 2015 — Yiddish Summer Fest, Weimar, Germany
13th August 2015 — Festival Theaterspektakel, Zurich, Switzerland
September 5 2015 — Le Sous-Bois, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada