INJURY RESERVE
Announce Self Titled Debut LP
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INJURY RESERVE ANNOUNCE SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
FEAT. SINGLES ‘JAILBREAK THE TESLA’ AND ‘KORUNA & LIME’
DEBUT LP INJURY RESERVE
OUT MAY 17 VIA LOMA VISTA / CAROLINE AUSTRALIA
Album pre-order: HERE
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Arizona rap trio Injury Reserve have announced their debut album Injury Reserve for release on May 17 via Loma Vista Recordings / Caroline Australia. The group, consisting of MCs Ritchie With a T, Stepa J. Groggs and producer Parker Corey will bring their unique sound to our antipodean shores next month. The trio’s first ever Australia and New Zealand tour will kick off in Christchurch on Thursday, June 6 before landing in Sydney on Tuesday, June 11 – full dates below…
Through the depths of the internet, they’ve always been ahead of the curve musically and aesthetically, amassing a devout fan base whose only grown with the release of the first two singles/videos for ‘Jawbreaker‘ ft. Rico Nasty and Proteens and ‘Jailbreak The Tesla‘ ft. Amine.
‘Jawbreaker’ stirred up needed conversation calling out some of fashion’s problematic figureheads. Pitchfork pointed out that “Injury Reserve’s creativity is on display in both the song and video and the collective continuing to push the culture’s hand on an increasingly bold Ian Connor and its blatant disregard of abusers, is an added bonus”. The weekend after ‘Jailbreak The Tesla’ dropped, someone literally hacked a Tesla Model 3.
Injury Reserve are art scene “shit stirrers” and with the release of each new video we’re witnessing it in real time; just one of the many reasons influential A&R Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua signed them to their new label home. The new single and video for ‘Koruna & Lime’ directed by Injury Reserve member Parker Corey, who directs all the groups videos, might be their most impressive visuals to date. Taken in one shot, the M.C. Escher-esque cinematography explores impressive camera use and angles solidifying Corey’s excellence as a director on top of being an already admired producer.
From playing house shows to being played on Beats 1 Radio, the trio has ascended from the US ‘burbs to an international stage; also landing a playlist add from Australia’s own triple j and debuting in Shazam’s Top 100 Chart.
Debut LP Injury Reserve is released May 17 via Loma Vista / Caroline Australia. Tracklist to be revealed, pre-order / pre-save below…
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Watch KORUNA & LIME here
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Watch JAILBREAK THE TESLA here
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AUSTRALIA / NZ TOUR 2019
THU, JUN 6 | Blue Smoke – Christchurch, NZ
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FRI, JUN 7 | Meow – Wellington, NZ
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SAT, JUN 8 | Neck of the Woods – Auckland, NZ
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TUE, JUN 11 | Oxford Art Factory – Sydney, AU
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WED, JUN 12 | Howler – Melbourne, AU
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FRI, JUN 14 | Woolly Mammoth – Brisbane, AU
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SAT, JUN 15 | Jack Rabbit Slims – Perth, AU
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