RAC's New Album 'Ego' Out Now via Counter Records

In collaboration with Counter Records and Anjos, Ujo Music-an Ethereum-based blockchain project-is creating a custom store where fans will be able to purchase EGO. The Ujo Music Store is the first of its kind allowing artists to sell their work directly to fans using Ether, the currency of the Ethereum network. The release of EGO on Ujo Music marks the first time a full album has been released on the Ethereum blockchain.

In support of the release Anjos confirms fall tour dates across North America as well as international performances in London, Paris and Ibiza. See below for complete tour details.
Recorded between Anjos' home studio in Portland and sessions in Los Angeles, EGO features collaborations with Rivers Cuomo, Rostam, MNDR, St. Lucia, K. Flay and Joywave among 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 20-Los Angeles, CA-The Fonda Theatre
September 24-Denver, CO-Bluebird Theater
September 26-Dallas, TX-Trees
September 27-Austin, TX-Mohawk
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 13-Chicago, IL-Metro

ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES
July 14-Brooklyn, NY-Rough Trade
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
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