Hannah van Loon has announced a new Tanukichan EP, Circles, which will be out September 20. It’s her first release for Carpark after two albums on Toro Y Moi’s Company Records, both of which were produced by TYM’s Chas Bear. Circles was made with Franco Reid and includes “It Gets Easier,” featuring Wisp.
Tanukichan were always dreamy/hazy but Circles finds van Loon heading into more overt shoegaze territory, albeit her own distinctive take on the ever-popular genre. First single “City Bus” is very appealing, all bashing drums set against more mellow arrangements of acoustic guitar, synths and atmospheric touches, along with van Loon’s ethereal vocals.
“This song is meant to be a little disjointed, stream of consciousness, made from memories and also the present,” van Loon says. “Dealing with ideas of identity and my place in the world and society. When I heard the initial demo Franco sent to me and starting writing over it I was brought back to my childhood in SF, riding the bus everywhere through the city. Feeling the constant start and stop motion making me sway and keep my balance while watching the city go by, surrounded by all the different looking people, sounds and smells in SF.”
You can watch the gorgeously shot, surreal “City Bus” video, directed by Payton Newcomer, below.
Tanukichan will be on tour this fall and plays Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 18 with Villagerrr. All tour dates are listed below.
CIRCLES:
City Bus
Circles
It Gets Easier ft. Wisp
Low
In a Dream
TANUKICHAN – 2024 TOUR DATES
10/14/2024 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
10/16/2024 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
10/17/2024 – Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
10/18/2024 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/27/2024 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Atrium at the Catalyst
10/28/2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
10/29/2024 – San Francisco, CA – Independent
10/31/2024 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
11/1/2024 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern