Breakout Alternative Duo Balu Brigada Ask "What Do We Ever Really Know"

Acclaimed alternative pop duo Balu Brigada geus ngabagéakeun rilis panganyarna, “What Do We Ever Really Know?,” sadia ayeuna via Atlantic Records/ARRO Records/Warner Australia HERE. lagu ieu ogé dilengkepan ku video resmi nu sadia dina YouTube HERE. lagu anyar nyarankeun album debut full-length band urang, Portal, ngahontal di sakuliah sabtu, Agustus 29. pre-order / pre-saves nu sadia ayeuna HERE.‍

<pfseg id="0">"Ana naon Kami Always Really Tahu?" mangrupakeun krisis eksistensial, peppered ku appreciation euforic of the present" nyebutkeun Balu Brigada.

Dina dinya diantara SiriusXM “Future Five” jeung “Breakthrough: Artists To Watch 2025,” Amazon Music, Balu Brigada - kakak-kakak, co-vokalis, co-writers, jeung co-produsén Henry jeung Pierre Beasely - ngabogaan tilu taun nyieun Portal in studios around the world, spanning their native New Zealand to New York, Berlin, Los Angeles, and beyond. Each location left its imprint on the music, yielding “heavier and grungier energy” pikeun rekaman NYC jeung “a softer and calmer” vibe pikeun bahan NZ. Ngalir ti sakuliah antara sesi jeung tur, kakak-kakak sepenuhnya nyadiakeun diri pikeun nyandak envelope musikally, nyusun jeung ngahasilkeun unggal noto sorangan. Ku ngéléhkeun anu séjénna, aranjeunna bottled tegangan, kelemahan, jeung pemahaman antara aranjeunna kana musik, nyadiakeun odyssey aural jujur jeung katartik nu teeters on a axis of alienworldly escapism jeung pangalaman pribadi. Nalika melodies tina Portal may resound to the heavens, its emotion is irrefutably grounded and utterly relatable.‍

Portal was first announced earlier this summer with the release of  “Backseat,” available now HERE, already seeing over 11M global streams to date, climbing the US Alternative Airplay chart where it sits at #24, reaching #19 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart, and garnering international airplay across stations. Clocking in at over six minutes, the ambitious epic showcases the scope of Balu Brigada’s intricate, infectious, and inimitable vision, blurring the lines between experimental energy, and arena-size rock.

“So Cold” - single kahiji ti Portal album - geus diangkat pikeun ngabuktikeun suksés panggedéna Balu Brigada nepi ka ayeuna kalayan leuwih ti 49M stream di sakuliah dunya jeung counting. Spring ieu nempo track ngaranna Billboardnyaéta “Chartbreaker” pikeun bulan April, ditambahkeun ku wawancara feature nu ngéléhkeun "spiky, slinky and above all Strokes-y single (which) reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in March — a ranking more often dominated by legacy acts than a breakout outfit like Balu Brigada.” “So Cold” – which further earned prestigious inclusion on EA Sports FC 25 soundtrack – is joined by an official music video currently boasting close to 3M views HERE. Balu Brigada ngabalukarkeun breakout populér maranéhanana ku ngahasilkeun pamaréntah televisi seismik sateuacana kalayan pangalaman showstopping tina “So Cold” on ABC Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, streaming HERE.

Balu Brigada will celebrate Portal na pangbadagna Amérika Kalér run ka ayeuna. The Portal Tour <pfseg id="0">Jatuh dina 3 Oktober jeung pameran SOLD OUT di Mexico City, MX's Foro Puebla jeung lajeng nganjang dunya ngaliwatan pertengahan November. Highlights kaasup pameran di tempat ikonik kayaning Los Angeles, CA's The Fonda Theatre (Oktober 9), Seattle, WA's The Crocodile (Oktober 14), Chicago, IL's Thalia Hall (Oktober 22), Detroit, MI's El Club (Oktober 24), Montreal, QC's Théâtre Fairmount (Oktober 27), New York City's Webster Hall (Oktober 30), Washington, DC's 9:30 Club (Nopember 1), jeung Austin, TX's Mohawk (Nopember 15). Tiket pikeun sakabéh tanggal diumumkeun geus dijual ayeuna. www.balu-brigada.com/tour.

Hailed by i-D as “a band nyata tina kakak anu nyieun lagu ditumpuk ku hooks nu bakal ngajalankeun lingkaran di sakuliah otak anjeun pikeun poé,” Balu Brigada craft multi-dimensional alternative pop layered with levels of lush live instrumentation, cinematic production, and festival-ready hooks. Based in Auckland, NZ, brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley honed their distinctive sonic approach through high school before landing a deal with Warner Music Australia, Atlantic Music Group, and ARRO Records. 2022’s debut EP, I Should Be Home nggalkeun gancang Balu Brigada jeung kritikus global pikeun campuran tanda-tanda maranéhanana tina hooks irresistible jeung lyricism introspective. 2023s Find A Way ngaronjatkeun momentum, ngumpulkeun leuwih ti 26M aliran sakuliah dunya dina kakuatan tina 10 smash viral pangluhurna, "Designer." Salila jalan, Balu Brigada nampa applause ti outlets kayaning Rolling Stone, Ones To Watch, and PEOPLE, the latter of which named the band to its “Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark” list, praising their “soaring falsetto choruses, synth hooks and an irresistible, underlying groove.” <pfseg id="0">Musim Panas 2024 nempo Balu Brigada dipigawé ku Twenty One Pilots pikeun nambahkeun aranjeunna dina Amérika Kalér, EU / UK, Amérika Latin, jeung AU / NZ leungitna Clancy World Tour, hiji run arena epik nu nempo band meunang leuwih ti fans anyar ku unggal show-out.‍

Balu Brigada The Portal Tour 2025:

Tiket jeung info di www.balu-brigada.com/tour

OCTOBER

3 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Puebla [SOLD OUT]
4 – Guadalajara, MX – C4 Concert House
6 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
7 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
10 – San Fransisco, CA – The Independent
10 – San Fransisco, CA – The Independent [SOLD OUT]
12 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
14 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
15 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
17 – Boise, ID – Neurolox
18 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand at the Complex
20 – Denver, CO – Summit
22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
23 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
24 – Detroit, MI – El Club
25 – Toronto, ON – Concert Hall
27 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Fairmount
28 – Boston, MA – Royale
30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
31 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at the Fillmore

NOVEMBER

1 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
3 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
4 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
6 – Jacksonville, FL – FIVE
7 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
8 – Tampa, FL – Janus Live
9 – Miami, FL – Zeyzey Miami
13 – Dallas, TX – Studio di The Bomb Factory
14 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
15 – Austin, TX – Mohawk

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