Sunflower Bean — Julia Cumming (vocals, bass), Nick Kivlen (vocals, guitar), and Olive Faber (drums) — release their transformative new album Mortal Primetime, on April 25 via Lucky Number. Soon after, they embark on a tour that includes a date at The Atlantis in DC on Friday, May 23.
You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!
While the album’s first single “Champagne Taste” found Cumming channeling Iggy Pop, “Nothing Romantic” features power cords that harken back to arena-ready hits of the ‘70s and ‘80s by Heart, Pat Benatar, or Joan Jett, with piano from Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (co-founder of legendary power-pop band Jellyfish).
“‘Nothing Romantic’ is about rejecting the myth of the tortured artist—realizing that the joys of creativity don’t have to come from the lows of misery,” the band said. “The video mirrors this journey, capturing our lives as touring musicians in between nightmarish performances. From green rooms to lost highways, we travel from town to town, feeling alive only in the escape of our show. There’s tension between the connection and solitude; on stage, we’re together, sharing our music with others but later isolation and the price of our sacrifices creep in.”
Listen to the new single and watch its incredible Sophia Feuer-directed music video!
Watch the official music video for “Nothing Romantic” by Sunflower Bean on YouTube:
Parklife DC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Sunflower Bean at The Atlantis! To win, simply leave a comment on this blog. You can leave any comment, but we would like to know your favorite song by Sunflower Bean.
For the rules of this giveaway–
Comments will be closed at 5pm on Wednesday, and a winner will be randomly selected. The winner will be notified by email. The winner must respond to our email within 24 hours, or they will forfeit their tickets and we will pick another winner. Good luck!
Buy your tickets online if you don’t win!
Sunflower Bean
W/ GIFT
The Atlantis
Friday, May 23
Doors @ 7:30pm
$20
All ages
