06 Oct
2011
2011
Portishead performed “Chase The Tear” and “Mysterons” (web exclusive) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Pick up the limited edition 12†vinyl on Saturday October 8 at the XL Recordings stall at the Independent Label Market in New York. There will be only 200 signed copies available.
Watch both videos below:
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[...] Fun fact: Portishead hasn’t performed on U.S. television since their 1998 appearance on Saturday Night Live. Given that they’ve returned to the States to properly support their 2008 LP, Third, it only makes sense that “the supreme ring leader of late night musical guests”, aka J-Fal, aka Jimmy Fallon, would snag the Bristol trio for their big return. No new single was debuted, though they did show off their most recent track, 2009′s Amnesty International single “Chase the Tear”. With Beth Gibbons slumped over the mic, Geoff Barrow at ease behind the guitar, and the stage’s static, blueish hues, the whole performance felt slightly funereal. It doesn’t help that drummer Clive Deamer - no doubt a familiar face for the Radiohead crowd by now – committed to one haunting, electronic heartbeat. All in all, a good sign for ticket holders of the band’s forthcoming U.S. tour. Check out the clip below via The Audio Perv. [...]
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