Noah Gundersen Debuts Haunting, Electronic 'Heavy Metals'

NOAH GUNDERSEN has debuted "Heavy Metals", the latest pre-release track showcase off of his upcoming LP White Noise, coming out September 22 via Cooking Vinyl America. "Heavy Metals" marks the third pre-release track, following the EARMILK music video premiere of "The Sound" and Entertainment Weekly track premiere of "Bad Desire" in August. Gundersen also recently announced he will be supporting White Noise with a North American tour this fall, as well as UK/Europe solo shows (dates below).

With its ambient, electronic effects "Heavy Metals" reveals yet another direction explored on White Noise. Keys and synthesizers kick off the song and set the tone for Gundersen to sing with haunting emotion. Gundersen's signature pensive lyricism shines through the ambient atmosphere with lines like "For some reason, I can't trust all I thought it was. Heavy metals still will rust. Every empire turns to dust." Whereas "The Sound" explosively showcased Gundersen's dynamic rock sensibilities and "Bad Desire" highlighted the heartfelt, vulnerable side of Gundersen, "Heavy Metals" reveals Gundersen's ability to bring his deeply felt and thoroughly crafted songwriting and lyricism into more experimental bodies of music.

Noah Gundersen - Heavy Metals

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The conception of White Noise started long before Gundersen stepped into his homemade studio, nestled inside a 1600 square foot loft on the marina in Seattle, Washington. "At the beginning of 2016, I walked on stage and was met with a feeling of overwhelming emptiness," Gundersen revealed. "I imagined a career playing music I didn't believe in and was terrified."

After his set, a fellow songwriter expressed a quote to Gundersen from famed choreographer, Martha Graham: "No artist is ever pleased... There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction; a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others." From there, something awoke in Gundersen that can now be best described as the 13 tracks that embody White Noise.

In addition to Gundersen's upcoming North American tour this fall, he will head to the UK and Europe this September for a number of solo shows, stopping by London and Berlin in support of White Noise.

The White Noise North American tour will kick off this October, full tour dates below for both North American and UK/European tours. Tickets can be purchased here: http://noahgundersenmusic.com/

WHITE NOISE EUROPE/UK TOUR DATES

Sept 11 - London, England - The Borderline
Sept 12 - Manchester, England - Night & Day
Sept 14 - Berlin, Germany - Auster Club
Sept 15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Bitterzoet

WHITE NOISE US TOUR DATES

Oct 5 - Boise, ID - The Olympic
Oct 6 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
Oct 7 - Ft. Collins, CO - Armory
Oct 8 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Oct 10 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
Oct 12 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Oct 13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room at Colectivo
Oct 14 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
Oct 15 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
Oct 17 - Montreal, QC - The Belmont
Oct 18 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Oct 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Oct 21 - Asbury Park, NJ - Wonder Bar
Oct 22 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
Oct 24 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
Oct 25 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theater
Oct 26 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
Oct 27 - Chattanooga, TN - Revelry Room
Oct 28 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
Oct 29 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
Oct 31 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Nov 2 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater
Nov 3 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater
Nov 4 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
Nov 6 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
Nov 8 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
Nov 9 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Nov 10 - Eugene, OR - Hi-Fi Music Hall
Nov 11 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Nov 12 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial
Nov 17 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre

Photo credit: Charlie Shuck

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