Icelandic darkwave trio KAELAN MIKLA has been tapped by Nuclear Blast recording artist Alcest to support the latter's Spiritual Instinct tour in early 2020. The tour will also include popular French band Birds in Row.
Starting in Audincourt, France on February 6th, the tour plays all major markets in the UK and Europe, ending one month later on March 6th.
About being tapped by Alcest, the band says, "[Alcest singer] Neige reached out to us and we heard he's a fan of Kælan Mikla, and we love Alcest, so this is a great honor and we are very excited to support Spiritual Instinct."
Hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland, Kælan Mikla is a uniquely thrilling band on the rise, marrying raw punk aggression, thumping beats, and a dark, fairy-tale vision specific to its native Iceland. The band's third album Nótt eftir nótt was released in 2018 on Artoffact Records, to wide acclaim. Noisey stated: "Nótt eftir nótt blends the mystical and euphoric with cold, hard synth and icy darkwave vibes; it's a digital ice sculpture, wrought in slick 'Blade Runner' tones and breathy, eerie vocals." Revolver called it, "searing post-punk/darkwave... It's a must for fans of dark music."
ABOUT KÆLAN MIKLA
KÆLAN MIKLA is an Icelandic dark-wave trio based in Reykjavik who was personally invited by Robert Smith of The Cure to perform at his curated Meltdown Festival in 2018, as well as his Pasadena Daydream Festival in 2019.. They recently completed a 30-date tour in Europe, in support of their Artoffact Records release Nótt eftir nótt. Nótt eftir nótt was a press favorite upon its release, making Revolver Magazine's best of 2018 list, and also garnering accolades from Cvlt Nation, Decibel Magazine, and The Wire, as well as a cover feature in Distorted Sound. The band was nominated for album of the year at the Iceland Music Awards.
KÆLAN MIKLA with ALCEST 2020:
06/02 - FR Audincourt, Moloco
07/02 - FR Tourcoing, Le Grand Mix
08/02 - FR Lyon, Ninkasi Kao
09/02 - DE Munich, Technikum
10/02 - DE Cologne, Kantine
11/02 - DE Hamburg, Gruenspan
12/02 - DE Leipzig, Taubchenthal
13/02 - DE Berlin, Heimathafen
14/02 - DE Hannover, Capitol
15/02 - DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
16/02 - SE Stockholm, Fryshuset Klubben
18/02 - FI Helsinki, Tavastia
19/02 - LV Riga, Melna Piektdiena
20/02 - PL Warsaw, Proxima
21/02 - PL Krakow, Kwadrat
22/02 - AT Vienna, Szene
23/02 - HU Budapest, A38
24/02 - RO Cluj-Napoca, /Form Space
25/02 - RO Bucharest, Quantic
26/02 - BU Sofia, Mixtape5
28/02 - SI Ljubljana, Kino Siska
29/02 - IT Parma, Campus Industry
01/03 - CH Lucerne, Schuur
02/03 - DE Stuttgart, Im Wizemann
03/03 - BE Brussels, Orangerie @ Botanique
05/03 - UK Manchester, Gorilla
06/03 - UK Bristol, The Fleece
07/03 - FR Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
KÆLAN MIKLA LIVE 2019:
10/10 FIN Helsinki Blowup Vol. 5 Festival
19/10 USA Seattle, WA @ Taste of Iceland / KEXP
06/11 IS Reykjavik Iceland Airwaves
07/11 FRA Paris La Boule Noire
08/11 NL Nijmegen Merleyn
09/11 NL Rotterdam WaveFest
10/11 UK Bristol The Lanes
11/11 UK Birmingham The Flapper
12/11 UK Glasgow Nice & Sleazy
13/11 UK Liverpool Studio 2
14/11 UK London Lexington
16/11 Toronto, Canada @ Taste of Iceland
Toronto-based Artoffact Records reissued the band's debut, self-titled album Kælan Mikla on CD, vinyl, and digital formats in September. Order here.
Band photo by Dean Kemball.
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