Anton Newcombe and Tess Parks are a perfect pairing.
Deeply individual artists, both are from North America – one from California, one from Toronto – with both choosing to settle and make art in Europe.
Now the pair have decided to release a joint album. 'I Declare Nothing' follows a recent Record Store Day release, and will be available from June 29th.
A full tour is forthcoming, but before then Clash asked Tess Parks if she could pick some of her favourite tracks from Anton Newcombe's Brian Jonestown Massacre catalogue.
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'Open Heart Surgery'
I remember my friend Kayla playing me this song and it instantly just ignited something in me. Such a simple, beautiful love song.
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'Servo'
Classic Brian Jonestown Massacre. Can't go wrong with this. Just makes me want to jump and dance around. It sounds like good times.
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'If Love Is The Drug'
Easily one of my top favourite songs of all time. It's just perfect. Anton is the most gifted composer and lyricist.
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'Get Some'
All I've heard of this song is a live version... it sounds like the Velvet Underground, but better.
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'The Devil May Care (Mom & Dad Don't)'
Yeah, wow, again... Anton just knows how to write songs that have a serious impact on his listener's emotions. He can literally just put the same chords you've heard a million times before together and it will be better than anything you've ever heard.
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'I Declare Nothing' will be released on June 29th.
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