hypnophobia

Jacco Gardner signs with Polyvinyl, releasing 'Hypnophobia' (stream a track), playing SXSW, Burgerama & other dates

by Bill Pearis

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Jacco Gardner has signed with Polyvinyl who will release his new album, Hypnophobia, on May 5. That’s the cover art above which was designed by Julian House, best known for his work with Stereolab and Broadcast. As for the album’s title, Jacco explains:

I came up with the title “Hypnophobia” while falling asleep and part of my brain just didn’t turn off. I often have trouble letting go of reality, even though I prefer the world in my dreams… Hypnophobia comes from a place where fears, darkness and creativity collide, like a slightly scary lucid dream. Fearing a loss of control definitely plays a big part of it.

You can check out Hypnophobia‘s first single, “Find Yourself,” which is another of his catchy baroque-psych concoctions. Stream it below.

Over in March for SXSW and Burgerama, Jacco will also be playing a few West Coast dates with his former Trouble in Mind labelmates Ultimate Painting. No East Coast dates announced yet (he played NYC last summer). All dates are listed below.


JACCO GARDNER – 2015 TOUR DATES
Fri. March 6 – Zeewolde, NL @ Where The Wild Things Are
Sat. March 14 – Denton, TX @ Denton Music Festival
Mon. March 16 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas (Do512 SXSW Party)
Wed. March 18 – Austin, TX @ Dutch Impact on Cedar St (Dutch Impact SXSW Party, 11am)
Wed. March 18 – Austin, TX @ Waterloo Records
Thu. March 19 – Austin, TX @ Flamingo Cantina (Under The Radar SXSW Party)
Thu. March 19 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas (Austin Psych Fest SXSW Party, 4:15pm)
Thu. March 19 – Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s (Polyvinyl SXSW Showcase, 9pm)
Fri. March 20 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas (Panache SXSW Showcase, 11:25pm)
Sat. March 21 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas (Burgerama SXSW Party, 3:30pm)
Sat. March 21 – Austin, TX @ Spider House (Panache SXSW RAGER, 6pm)
Sun. March 22 – Austin, TX @ Beerland (Panache SXSW Hangover Party, 6pm)
Wed. March 25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
Thu. March 26 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium *
Fri. March 27 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *^
Sat. March 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *%
Sun. March 29 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory (Burgerama IV)
Tue. April 21 – Cologne, DE @ Studio 672
Wed. April 22 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere #
Fri. April 24 – London, UK @ 100 Club @
Wed. April 29 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso at Tolhuistuin #
Thu. April 30 – Zwolle, NL @ Hedon #
Fri. May 1 – Gronigen, NL @ Vera #
Sat. May 2 – Utrecht, NL @ De Helling #
Sun. May 3 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje #
Wed. May 6 – Tourcoing, FR @ Grand Mix
Thu. May 7 – Luxembourg, LU @ Floor
Fri. May 8 – Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
Sun. May 10 – Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique
Mon. May 11 – Bordeaux, FR @ Barbey Rock School Club
Wed. May 13 – Barcelona, ES @ Le 2 De Apolo
Thu. May 14 – Valencia, ES @ El Loco
Fri. May – Madrid, ES @ El Sol
Sat. May 16 – Lisbon, PT @ Music Box
Sun. May 17 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club
Mon. May 18 – Orense, ES @ Auditorio De Orense
Tue. May 19 – San Sebastian, ES @ Intxaurrondo
Thu. May 21 – Capri, IT @ Mattatoio
Fri. May 22 – Ravenna, IT @ Hana Bi
Sat. May 23 – Padova, IT @ Mame
Sun. May 24 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
Tue. May 26 – Munich, DE @ Kranhalle at Feierwerk
Wed. May 27 – Berlin, DE @ Private Club
Thu. May 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Club
Fri. May 29 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Sat. May 30 – Oslo, NO @ Revolver
Sun. May 31 – Stockholm, SE @ Strand
Thu. June 4 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
Fri. June 5 – Eindhoven, NL @ Psych Lab at Effenaar
Sat. June 6 – Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij

* w/ Ultimate Painting
^ w/ Broncho
% w/ White Fence, The Entrance Band, Twerps, Happyness, Endless Bummer
# w/ Eerie Wanda
@ w/ Venn