Alt-pop singer-songwriter Bijou Noir pens brilliance on new EP

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Alt-pop singer-songwriter Bijou Noir pens brilliance on new EP

Two years since Bijou Noir’s expansive statement Expatriarch, LA-based and Minnesota-raised alt-pop songwriter Augustus Watkins (Bijou Noir, DEATHDANCE) returns with an expertly crafted EP of five melodic and brilliantly restrained yet sumptuous songs.
 
While the production polish is evident, Bijou Noir’s latest effort manages to be more audacious, vulnerable, and affecting than ever. According to greats like Debussy and Miles Davis, sometimes it’s about the silence in between the notes — and it’s apparent that Watkins has been studying. Showing impressive growth as a singer-songwriter on Wild Wonders, the artist guides us through five songs of reformation and joyfully defying the status quo.
 
An impeccable mix of live and programmed drums, summery synths, electric ukulele, electric guitar, piano, and more accompany Watkins’ professionally restrained vocals and vibrato. Alt-pop at its core, Wild Wonders brings a wealth of influence from the bluesy/post-punk vibes of “The Charade” to the retro-pop feel of LinnDrum programming on “Enough Cold For A Lifetime” to Karen Righeimer-Schock’s (Bellhead) perfectly in-the-pocket bass on the indelible closer “I Need Rescue.”

Own and stream Bijou Noir’s latest masterwork now. After all, “no one’s going home tonight” anyhow.

 
Artist Statement

“I’m endlessly fascinated by how each person has a concept of ourselves, and the ways in which those ideas both reflect and differ from our relationships with people close to us; and what those connections can teach us about what’s going on in the zeitgeist. In other words, the way people affect their world and, in turn, how the world influences them.
 
“I suppose, more specifically, this collection of songs is about searching for a better way of being, and finding a path out of troubled times. From rejecting unhealthy relationships, turning to your community to get yourself out of a dark hole, imagining better worlds than what is currently on offer by capitalism, finding warmth in all its forms, to simply seeking help.”
-Augustus Watkins
Own, stream, and share Wild Wonders now
Limited edition CD in eco-friendly jacket.
Professionally manufactured and packaged in clear re-sealable eco-bag.
Pre-order now and get title track “Wild Wonders” immediately
Join us on Saturday, July 8th in West Hollywood, CA for the Bijou Noir Wild Wonders release event.

Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA

8PM

Special guest Boy Bloom. Absolutely FREE.
Watch special live performances of all Wild Wonders songs on Bijou Noir's Live from a Rooftop series now!
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