New Thrill Jockey signing - the High Places

High Places began as an experiment in collaboration: two people with diverse artistic backgrounds coming together to merge their skills, aesthetic tastes, and music-making approaches. Robert Barber grew up listening to punk and hardcore, and Mary Pearson studied bassoon performance, but both gravitated toward a DIY compositional style and a love of layers. It is the affinity for layering that has thus far defined the duo, both in ideas and instrumentation. High Places’ songs contain a fascinating range of aural layers: bells and bird calls over a wash of ocean waves; mallets hitting mixing bowls over treated guitar and glockenspiel; Mary's reflective vocals over Rob's homemade beats. The result is an imaginative and spacious amalgamation of sounds with a unique, almost Caribbean undertone that is as immediate as it is refreshing.

They will be on tour in the UK and Eire in the coming weeks (dates below).

May
31 London Luminaire w/Telepathe

June
14 Dublin, Ireland Vicar w/Deerhunter
15 Glasgow Stereo w/Deerhunter
16 Leeds Brudenell Social Club w/Deerhunter
20 Brighton Barfly w/Deerhunter
21 London Upset the Rhythm at Bush Hall