RAC Debuts New Song 'The Beautiful Game' featuring St. Lucia
By: Caryn Robbins Jun. 20, 2017
Grammy award winning artist RAC (pronounced Ar-Ay-Cee)-known as André Allen Anjos-releases a new song, "The Beautiful Game," featuring vocals from St. Lucia. The track debuts on Spotify's "Indie Pop!" Playlist and premieres today on Brightest Young Things, who call it, "A guaranteed mood boost-the perfect song to start your day/a road trip/fight fascism." Listen/share the track here: http://bit.ly/2toKLoc
"The Beautiful Game" appears on RAC's highly anticipated new album EGO out July 14via Counter Records. Fans can pre-order EGO at smarturl.it/RACEGO. In support of the release Anjos has confirmed fall tour dates across North America as well as international performances in London, Paris and Ibiza. See below for complete tour details.
Most recently, the music video for Anjos' track "I Still Wanna Know" premiered onConsequence Of Sound, who proclaimed, "He handles Cuomo's solo with the utmost funky care, bringing a party to a disinterested suburban neighborhood." The song features vocals and a guitar solo from Weezer's Rivers Cuomo as well as additional production byClassixx. Watch/share the video HERE.
Recorded between Anjos' home studio in Portland and sessions in Los Angeles, EGOfeatures collaborations with Cuomo, Rostam, MNDR, St. Lucia, K. Flay and Joywaveamong others. EGO is Anjos' most ambitious, cohesive and personal work to date and chronicles his organic progression as an artist. "The word 'ego' can have a negative connotation, but I think of it as an exploration of self," he explains. "The album is really me figuring out what I personally wanted; I felt free to do whatever."
Born and raised in Portugal, Anjos studied piano and guitar in his teens and played in local bands. He moved to the U.S. to study music business at Greenville College in Illinois before settling in Portland, OR. Anjos founded RAC while in his college dorm and has since gained an audience creating remixes for Lana Del Rey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ellie Goulding, Foster the People, Phoenix, Imagine Dragons, Two Door Cinema Club, The Shins and label mates ODESZA, among many others. Anjos received his first Grammy nomination in 2016 for his remix of ODESZA's "Say My Name" and this past year won a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording of Bob Moses' "Tearing Me Up," making him the first Portuguese artist to win a Grammy.
RAC began releasing original music with his first song "Hollywood" via Green Label Sound in 2012. Anjos quickly proved himself as a songwriter with his debut album Strangers(2014), which contains the singles "Let Go," featuring Bloc Party's Kele & MNDR and "Cheap Sunglasses" featuring Matthew Koma. Anjos has made major festival appearances at Coachella, Electric Zoo, Bumbershoot and Lollapalooza.
EGO TRACKLIST
1. Fever (featuring KNA)
2. I Still Wanna Know (featuring Rivers Cuomo)
3. Nobody (featuring Chaos Chaos)
4. Unusual (featuring MNDR)
5. This Song (featuring Rostam)
6. No One Has To Know (featuring Joywave)
7. The Beautiful Game (featuring St. Lucia)
8. Johnny Cash (featuring Scavenger Hunt)
9. It's A Shame (featuring Pink Feathers)
10. Be (featuring Jordan Corey)
11. Heartbreak Summer (featuring K.Flay)
12. Find A Way (featuring Alice MK)
13. Heavy (featuring Karl Kling)
14. End
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
September 15-Seattle, WA-Neumos
September 16-Portland, OR-Wonder Ballroom
September 17-Vancouver, BC- The Imperial
September 17-Vancouver, BC- The Imperial
September 20-Los Angeles, CA-The Fonda Theatre
September 24-Denver, CO-Bluebird Theater
September 24-Denver, CO-Bluebird Theater
September 26-Dallas, TX-Trees
September 27-Austin, TX-Mohawk
September 29-New Orleans, LA-The Republic
September 29-New Orleans, LA-The Republic
September 30-Nashville, TN-The Basement East
October 1-Atlanta, GA-Terminal West
October 2-Carrboro, NC-Cat's Cradle
October 4-Boston, MA-Paradise Rock Club
October 5-Washington, DC-Black Cat
October 7-Philadelphia, PA-Coda
October 8-Brooklyn, NY-Brooklyn Steel
October 11-Toronto, ON-Mod Club
October 12-Columbus, OH-Newport Music Hall
October 12-Columbus, OH-Newport Music Hall
October 13-Chicago, IL-Metro
ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES
July 12-Los Angeles, CA-Echo
July 12-Los Angeles, CA-Echo
July 14-Brooklyn, NY-Rough Trade
July 21-London, UK-KOKO
July 21-London, UK-KOKO
July 22-Paris, FR-Wanderlust
July 23-Ibiza, Spain-Ushuaia
August 11-13-San Francisco, CA-Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
September 22 & 23-Las Vegas, NV-Life Is Beautiful Festival
August 11-13-San Francisco, CA-Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
September 22 & 23-Las Vegas, NV-Life Is Beautiful Festival
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