{"id":1597,"date":"2018-03-05T17:15:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2018-03-23T17:16:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T17:16:03","slug":"sammy-strittmatter-to-release-new-album-get-out-of-the-city-on-may-18th-full-walls-of-harmonizing-vocals-and-swirling-guitars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/sammy-strittmatter-to-release-new-album-get-out-of-the-city-on-may-18th-full-walls-of-harmonizing-vocals-and-swirling-guitars\/","title":{"rendered":"Sammy Strittmatter to release new album, “Get Out of the City,” on May 18th; full walls of harmonizing vocals and swirling guitars"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nMarch 5, 2018
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\n<\/strong>Sammy Strittmatter to release new album,\u00a0Get Out of the City<\/em>, on May 18th<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Full of walls of harmonizing vocals\u00a0and swirling guitars, the album complements and contradicts, hopes then regrets,\u00a0and reaches out with abandonment before pulling back in fear
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\n<\/strong>Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sammy Strittmatter is set to release his ambitious fourth full-length album,\u00a0Get Out of the City<\/em>, on Palo Santo Records on May 18, 2018. Strittmatter, who has recorded and produced all of his records, got help on this outing from producer\/label\u00a0co-founder Salim Nourallah (Old 97\u2019s, Nicholas Altobelli, The Damnwells, Rhett Miller).<\/p>\n

<\/strong>There is a cinematic majesty to Strittmatter\u2019s thoughtfully constructed soundscapes that never makes the listener feel they are being rushed through a song. They lift, swell and heave like a hazy tide rolling in. \u201cAll I Hear Is Go,\u201d the first single from and opening track on\u00a0Get Out of the City<\/em>, sets the tone. On first pass, it is a fuzz-driven straightforward rock song in the vein of Fleet Foxes with a wall of harmonizing vocals and swirling guitars, but on closer examination of the lyrics, the conflict between the sorrows of leaving and the enchantment of the unknown\u2014which is the heart of\u00a0Get Out of the City<\/em>\u2014is revealed. This is an album for those who find themselves somewhere between longing and resolve. \u201cA lot of these stories are love songs,\u201d Strittmatter says. \u201cLove songs about things ending and moving on.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/strong>The undercurrent of\u00a0Get Out of the City<\/em>\u2014staying and going, pushing and pulling\u2014mirrors Strittmatter\u2019s life journey between his hometown of Arlington, Texas\u2014where he released his previous albums,\u00a0Last Night in Oceanside<\/em>\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Moon Orange Lips<\/em>\u00a0(2010), and\u00a0Here but Gone<\/em>\u00a0(2012)\u2014and Los Angeles, where he now resides. The eponymous track, \u201cGet Out of the City,\u201d follows a conversation one might have at the end of a relationship, after the fighting is over and acceptance begins:\u00a0\u201cI was already thinking that it might be that time\/You were already thinking that I would turn your way.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Cavernous voices sing out over a Brian Wilson-inspired arrangement of acoustic guitars, mellotron strings, and glockenspiel. The ambient noises of a departing flight open \u201cCasting Yellow\u201d before dissolving into a passage of strings, dangling the listener mid-flight, before returning to the pensive,\u00a0\u201cWe were memory hunting for sources\/Some were cold she asked, \u2018Was it bad?\u2019\/I said it was tremendous.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Each song on\u00a0Get Out of The City<\/em>\u00a0complements and contradicts, hopes then regrets, reaches out with abandonment before pulling back in fear. Strittmatter employs a simple yet effective philosophy, one he learned growing up listening to artists like Townes Van Zandt and Nick Drake: \u201cServe the song.\u201d \u201cThey\u00a0just sing,\u201d Strittmatter says. \u201cI\u2019ve always looked up to artists who are genuine about it.\u201d Two instrumental pieces on the album, \u201cMatches\u201d and \u201cZuma,\u201d act as tasteful, minimalistic cinematic interludes, adding breathing space between the other songs while also creating shape and depth to the overall narrative of the album. \u201cI would love to release a fully instrumental album,\u201d Strittmatter explained, whose interest in instrumental music runs deeper than these album interludes. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the reasons why I moved out here is to get into composing.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Strittmatter began writing songs on guitar at the age of 10 and by the time he was 12, he formed his first band which stayed together for 12 years and saw Strittmatter also learning piano in the process. In 2006, Strittmatter was thrust into self-producing after his band broke-up. \u201cIt was a challenge and really opened my eyes to the fact that I could do this,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019d always admired Elliott Smith, Paul McCartney, and Phil Collins. These are all people who played multiple instruments on their albums.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/strong>When asked about the difference between being in a band and a solo act, Strittmatter says, \u201cIf something is not getting accomplished you only have yourself to blame. I have these moments of solitude and celebration. Happiness is to be shared but some of my happiest moments have been alone in the studio. It\u2019s like puzzle pieces, putting together words and the songs. It\u2019s awesome.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Strittmatter plans to tour in support of\u00a0Get Out of the City<\/em>, with a show already scheduled before the album release date in California at The Federal in North Hollywood on March 22nd.\u00a0 More dates will be announced soon.
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\n<\/strong>Sammy Strittmatter online:<\/b>
\nBandcamp<\/a>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2018 Sammy Strittmatter to release new album,\u00a0Get Out of the City, on May 18th   Full of walls of harmonizing vocals\u00a0and swirling guitars, the album complements and contradicts, hopes then regrets,\u00a0and reaches out with abandonment before pulling back in fear Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sammy Strittmatter is set to release his … <\/p>\n

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