Mauro Remiddi bka Porcelain Raft directed the video for sweet and psychedelic "Unless You Speak from Your Heart," placing himself, a mic stand and two minimally-choreographed alter egos in a crisp white New York room. In the clip, a warm-up game of Simon Says dissolves into reverb and strobe lights. The small room starts to seem smaller, and Remiddi, neatly-shaven, looks un-hampered and serene in spite of it all. He'll tour the US and Canada through April with a band in support of his debut album Strange Weekend, released yesterday, playing with Smith Westerns, M83 and Youth Lagoon along the way. Dates below.
Porcelain Raft Winter Tour:
Jan 27 - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ONT ~
Jan 28 - Il Motore, Montreal QC ~
Jan 29 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA ~
Jan 31 - Webster Hall, New York NY ~
Feb 01 - Black Cat, Washington DC ~
Feb 03 - Metro, Chicago IL ~
Feb 04 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI ~
Feb 12 - HMV Next Big Thing at The Garage, London (with Elephant)
Feb 16 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London *
Feb 22 - U&G. Hamburg DE *
Feb 23 - Vega, Copenhagen DK *
Feb 24 - Rockefeller, Oslo NO *
Feb 25 - Berns, Stockholm SE *
Feb 27 - Tavastia, Helsinki FI *
Feb 29 - KB, Malmo SE *
Mar 02 - Introducing Festival, Berlin DE *
Mar 03 - Introducing Festival, Cologne DE *
Mar 04 - Lucerna, Prague CZ *
Mar 05 - Hansa 39, Munich DE *
Mar 06 - Magazini Generali, Milan IT *
Mar 08 - Rockstore, Montpelier FR *
Mar 09 - Razzamatazz, Barcelona ES *
Mar 10 - Riviera, Madrid ES *
Mar 11 - Hard Club, Porto PT *
Mar 12 - Lux, Lisbon PT *
Mar 14 - I.Boat, Bordeaux FR *
Mar 15 - La Cigale, Paris FR *
Mar 16 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing FR *
Mar 17 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg FR *
Mar 18 - Les Docks, Lausanne CH *
Apr 02 - Radio Radio, Indianapolis IN^
Apr 03 - Off Broadway, St Louis MO^
Apr 10 - Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix AZ^
Apr 11 - Porter's Pub, San Diego CA^
Apr 12 - Troubadour, Los Angeles CA^
Apr 13 - The Independent, San Francisco CA^
Apr 14 - Harlow's, Sacramento CA^
*With M83
~With Smith Westerns
^With Youth Lagoon
