The man in the tree has a guitar, he’s gonna sing. But the sun shining through the branches— are those rays yellow or hazy gray? What day is today? When are you not going to feel this way again?
“Hello, Hi”: welcome in to a new room to play the styles and feels that lie under Ty Segall’s fingers, easing fresh air into acoustic space with an assortment of love songs flowering in righteous unconsciousness. Plaintive and wistful, but unafraid. Like rain washing away yesterday, “Hello, Hi” pushes open the door, inviting the new to pass through all the old shades and degrees of hot and cold. Dark paths turn off abruptly into absurd darkness, then wind back through the broken rocks, ecstatic again. Absurdity again. It happens everyday.
“Hello, Hi” is expansively rendered by Ty, mostly by himself, at home. The isolation suits the songs: you’re only ever as “at home” as you are with yourself in the mirror. Ty’s acoustic and electric guitars and vocal harmonies layer self upon self, forming a spiny backbone for the album. Textures at once gentle and dissonant root the songs as they make their move: melodic arcs convulsing in doubt and bliss and rage. Busting out of the endless gridlock into open space, these spirits pass on through.
“Hello, Hi”’s flickering awakening to this trip: the opening three tracks’ train of sweet and salty reflections, before the abrupt crunch of the title track electrifies the senses. Good morning’s turned to good mourning in nothing flat, but there’s still a way up from the doldrums, to try again. Why can’t it be just as simple as “Hello, Hi”? What to do with yourself when love triggers loathing? How many more times do you have to go back there again? Pulling at the scratchy wool threads of an old sweater favored for warmth, comfort, protection, rejection, denial, blindness etc, Ty Segall dives from a clear, open sky, down through the marine layer and the shimmering waves of all the years.
Radiating from the same mind fields as Goodbye Bread and Sleeper, mixed with shard edges of contrast and contradiction from things like Freedom’s Goblin, Manipulator, and First Taste, “Hello, Hi” is Ty’s most relaxed and complete production to date, an ebb-and flow fusion of words and music offering abstraction and acceptance as it wrestles itself through a fucked-up time. Your life and what you make of it — throughout “Hello, Hi,” Ty Segall charts a passage through its enduring tangles honestly, with clarity and confusion.
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Anglesea |
Parsnip
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Melbourne |
CLAMM
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Adelaide |
The Condos
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UniBar
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R.M.F.C
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Metro Theatre
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Sydney |
Straight Arrows
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Brisbane |
Slowrip
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Gold Coast |
Parsnip
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The Northern Byron Bay
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Byron Bay |
Parsnip
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Wellington |
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Auckland |
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Raglan Town Hall
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Raglan, New Zealand |
Earth Tongue
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Eggfest
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Coromandel, New Zealand |
News
Ty Segall: ‘Staring at myself in the mirror on the wall and being like ‘What the hell’s going on?’
Beat
“At age 35, Segall has released more records than most artists do in a lifetime. He has 14 studio albums to his name, not including the many side projects he’s a part of. 2012’s Slaughterhouse is a wildly noisy rock ‘n’ roll affair, while the next year’s Sleeper has him strumming an acoustic guitar. Some of the loudest music Segall has released has been with the band Fuzz, which has him behind the drum kit, the instrument he learnt before guitar.”
Wide Awake festival 2023: Ty Segall, Osees, A Place To Bury Strangers and more in first wave of acts
NME
“Wide Awake festival organisers have confirmed its return to London next year, with the first wave of acts including Ty Segall, Osees and A Place To Bury Strangers. The event, which won the Best Small Festival award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, is again held south of Brixton in Brockwell Park. It takes place on May 27, 2023”
Ty Segall announces new album ‘Hello, Hi,’ shares title track
Alternative Press
‘Segall predominantly self-recorded the album at his home in California. “Hello, Hi” is quintessential Segall: fuzzed-out psych-rock…Over the years, Segall has cemented himself as a prolific rocker.’
Ty Segall – “Hello, Hi”
Stereogum
‘Human psych-rock factory Ty Segall isn’t the type to sit still for long. Last summer, Segall released his surprise LP Harmonizer. Earlier this year, he followed that LP with his soundtrack for the documentary Whirlybird. And now Segall has announced plays to drop a whole new LP on the world this summer, and he’s shared its absolute rocker of a first single.’
Ty Segall Announces New Album, Shares Title Track “Hello, Hi”
Under The Radar
‘Ty Segall has announced a new album, “Hello, Hi”, and shared its title track. “Hello, Hi” is due out July 22 via Drag City. ‘
Hear Ty Segall’s Thunderous New Song ‘Hello, Hi’
Spin
‘“Hello, Hi” is a thundering ruckus of electric sound. Alternating between his vulnerable pleas and bashing strums, Segall’s wish is simple: “I leave a gift and I want to cry / A box of wood and a curtain / I just want to say hi.”’
Ty Segall Announces New Album “Hello, Hi”, Shares New Song: Listen
Pitchfork
‘Ty Segall has announced his next album, “Hello, Hi”. The Harmonizer follow-up arrives in July 22 via Segall’s longtime label home Drag City. Segall predominantly self-recorded the album at his home in California. Today, he has shared the album’s title track.’
Ty Segall Announces New Album Hello, Hi, Shares Title Track: Stream
Consequence of Sound
‘Allow Ty Segall to welcome you to his new album. The psych-rocker’s 14th studio LP, Hello, Hi, is due out July 22nd via Drag City, and as a preview, he shared its rousing title track today. Additionally, Segall has unveiled a run of tour dates across North America and Europe for Summer 2022.’
Ty Segall announces new album “Hello, Hi” and shares title track
Brooklyn Vegan
‘Ty Segall has announced his 14th solo album “Hello, Hi” that will be out July 22 via Drag City. After the synthesized gleam of Harmonizer, he’s going in a different direction this time: “Tossing down straight acoustic shots with electric guitar back, ‘Hello, Hi’ rides through the valley of yer ol’ Canyon legends, finding an isolated place to unspool Ty’s copious reserves of nervous energy beneath an open sky.’
Interview: Ty Segall talks great new album ‘Harmonizer,’ Steve Albini, Def Leppard & lots more
Brooklyn Vegan
‘One of the most prolific artists of the last decade, rivalling the output of Oh Sees and Robert Pollard, Ty Segall emerged from a two-year hibernation earlier this month, surprising the world with Harmonizer which he released to the world with no advance notice.’
Ty Segall – Harmonizer
Pitchfork
‘The album distinguishes itself from the Segall catalog with extra-punctuated parts that slam into the ears, a calculated continuity enhanced by tracks that transition seamlessly, and a bunch of laser sounds.’
Ty Segall, ‘Whisper’
NPR
‘On “Whisper,” Segall mangles synthesizers until they sizzle and melt down into guitar-like lava. Combining sludgy stoner metal, electronic textures and sugary-sweet harmonies, Segall basically remakes heavy music into his own funhouse image. At the end, “Whisper” suddenly lurches into a slower gear, heading off in another direction.’
Ty Segall Plans New York, Los Angeles Residencies
Rolling Stone
Ty Segall makes a lot of noise. Since 2008, the California garage-rocker has released nearly a dozen solo albums, plus quite a few collaborations, EPs, one-off singles and more. This summer and fall, Segall will explore his back catalog with a series of multi-night residencies in Los Angeles and New York at which he’ll perform several of his best-loved albums in full.
Ty Segall Announces Full Album Concert Residencies
Pitchfork
Ty Segall and his Freedom Band have announced a series of residencies in a few U.S. cities and across Europe. The concerts will feature Segall, alongside Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart, Emmett Kelly, and Ben Boye, performing select albums from Segall’s discography, including 2010’s Melted, 2011’s Goodbye Bread, 2014’s Manipulator, and 2016’s Emotional Mugger in full on select nights.
Ty Segall Announces Residencies Featuring Full Album Renditions
Pollstar
Beginning July 26, Segall will perform at Los Angeles’ Teragram Ballroom for 10 consecutive Fridays. The first three he’ll play 2010’s Melted, the fourth and fifth he’ll play 2011’s Goodbye Bread, the sixth and seventh he’ll play 2016’s Emotional Mugger and the final three he’ll play 2014’s Manipulator.
In early October, Segall heads to Brooklyn’s Warsaw for five consecutive nights. He’ll play Melted on Oct. 1 and 2, Goodbye Bread on Oct. 3, Emotional Mugger on Oct. 4 and Manipulator on Oct. 5.Both American venues are familiar turf for Segall, who headlined the Teragram six times and Warsaw five times over 2017 and 2018.
Ty Segall To Perform Full Albums in Concert Residencies
Spin
Ty Segall and his Freedom Band have announced a series of residencies in a few U.S. cities and across Europe. The concerts will feature Segall, alongside Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart, Emmett Kelly, and Ben Boye, performing select albums from Segall’s discography, including 2010’s Melted, 2011’s Goodbye Bread, 2014’s Manipulator, and 2016’s Emotional Mugger in full on select nights.
Ty Segall announces 2019 concert residencies in LA, New York, London, Paris, and more
Consequence of Sound
Thanks to a consistently busy release schedule, Ty Segall has established himself as one of the most prolific rockers in the game. Now, the California native has announced a series of concert residencies highlighting his jam-packed catalog.
Ty Segall announces NYC, L.A. & European residencies playing albums in full
Brooklyn Vegan
Ty Segall and The Freedom Band has announced multi-night residencies in Los Angeles, NYC, Paris, London, and Haarlem, NL where they will play select albums in full, including Melted, Goodbye Bread, Emotional Mugger and Manipulator. (There will be an additional set at these shows where they’ll play “???” still to be announced.) There are 10 Los Angeles shows (Teragram Ballroom on July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, September 13, 20 & 27) and five NYC shows (Warsaw on October 1-5).
Ty Segall & Freedom Band ‘Deforming Lobes’ in a Scope
Pitchfork
On his 2018 tour de force, Freedom’s Goblin, Ty Segall provided us with a double-album highlight reel of every aesthetic the restless garage rocker has explored in his first decade as a solo artist, from light-speed hardcore to idyllic psychedelic-folk balladry to 12-minute fretboard-snapping jams. But in an interview conducted on the eve of the album’s release, Segall suggested the album represented the closing of a chapter. “I feel like I’ve barely even tapped anything,” he said, before revealing a desire to experiment with electronic production and make a hip-hop album. It remains to be seen whether Ty actually follows through on the transformation into MC Lil T. But if Segall is indeed laying his rocker id to rest for a while, Deforming Lobes is the blaze of glory in which it’s going out.
Watch Jeff Tweedy, Ty Segall, “Weird Al,” More Perform in Bed for Charity
Pitchfork
Bedstock is an online “music festival” initiative by MyMusicRx, a program from the Children’s Cancer Association. The annual event features artists performing from their beds as a show of unity for children that have to spend their holidays in hospital beds. This year, artists including Jeff Tweedy, Ty Segall, Ben Gibbard, “Weird Al” Yankovic, TV on the Radio, Japanese Breakfast, Tune-Yards, Whitney, the Black Lips, Mary Lattimore, and many others participated in the event.
Ty Segall Announces New Covers Album Fudge Sandwich
Pitchfork
Ty Segall has announced a new covers album called Fudge Sandwich. The LP is out October 26 via In the Red.
Ty Segall Announces New Covers Album Fudge Sandwich Via In The Red
Consequence of Sound
Ty Segall deliciously covers Grateful Dead, Funkadelic, John Lennon and more on new album Fudge Sandwich
Ty Segall Shares New Song “My Lady’s on Fire”: Listen
Pitchfork
Ty Segall has shared a new single. It’s called “My Lady’s on Fire,” and you can hear it below. The new track follows his recent songs “Alta” and “Meaning.”
Listen to Ty Segall’s Cover of the “Squidbillies” Theme Song
Pitchfork
Ty Segall is the latest to cover the theme song for Adult Swim’s animated series “Squidbillies.” Segall has joined the list of artists who have taken on the theme song, including Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, Sharon Van Etten, Father John Misty, Bob Mould, and more.
Pitchfork reviews Ty Segall’s new EP, “Fried Shallots”
Pitchfork
“…if Segall’s self-titled full-length from earlier this year was new material disguised as a sampler of what he’s been up to for the last half-decade, Fried Shallots is old material disguised as a sampler of what he could be up to in the future.”
Vinyl Me Please reviews Ty Segall’s performance at Pickathon 2017
Vinyl Me Please
Vinyl Me Please reviews Ty Segall’s performance at Pickathon 2017.
Esquire interviews Ty Segall about his new album, “Ty Segall”
Esquire
“Ty Segall made one of the first great albums of 2017. But don’t try to stream it.”
Spin Magazine features Ty Segall’s new single “Black Magick” from forthcoming EP out March 17th
Spin Magazine
“…It’s a simple, glammed-up tune with shimmering-yet-crunchy guitars that add a welcome ’60s twist. The album artwork was designed by Segall himself…”
LA Weekly features artists like Ty Segall, Meatbodies, and Zig Zags on radio show
LA Weekly
“…Fanatic! Another week, another great show. We have more from the new Meatbodies album as well as more new Ty Segall. Also, new music from our sonic allies Zig Zags starts off our second hour…”
Watch Ty Segall Perform “Break a Guitar” on “Seth Meyers”
Pitchfork
Tiny Mixtapes reviews Ty Segall’s “Ty Segall”
Tiny Mixtapes
“…Ty Segall always breaks the rules, dragging sentiment through a swamp and somehow coming out clean, leaving dregs for dead.”
Aquarium Drunkard reviews Ty Segall’s “Ty Segall”
Aquarium Drunkard
“…like a consolidation of the artist’s many sonic excursions than a mere return to form, incorporating “heavier than thou” riffs as well as catchy, glammed out melodies and woozy psychedelia of yore.”
Paste Magazine reviews Ty Segall’s New Album
Paste Magazine
“Rather than steadily hone a signature sound, Segall has used each new release to giddily leapfrog between rock ‘n’ roll subgenres with disorienting speed and finesse.”
NME reviews Ty Segall’s “Ty Segall”
NME
“…cranky garage rock, experimental psych pop, nu glam, neo country and music he himself has described as “Satan in space” – Segall’s been all over the nether regions of alternative music.”
DIY Magazine streams Ty Segall’s new album, “Ty Segall”
DIY Magazine
DIY Magazine streams Ty Segall’s new album, “Ty Segall”
Timeout talks to Ty Segall about The Grateful Dead and The Smell
TimeOut
“…the acoustic and amplified contrast doesn’t phase the self-described desert man, who paradoxically considers himself a good rainy-day songwriter.”
NPR features Ty Segall’s new album on “First Listen”
NPR
“…the California bandleader’s prolific output over the past decade has grown increasingly ambitious in its own humble and rough-hewn way; at the same time, he refuses to set aside the gnarled riffs, spilled booze and busted knuckles of his most blistering work.”
The Guardian talks to Ty Segall on Black Flag, T Rex and more
The Guardian
“…Segall has a knack for spinning out garage rock, punk and fuzz with monster hooks – shredders and stompers that recall an earlier golden era – without sounding too much like a throwback to the past.”
Brooklyn Vegan shares Ty Segall’s new song “Break a Guitar”
Brooklyn Vegan
“…Ty Segall has just shared “Break a Guitar,” the opening salvo from his self-titled album, which is due next week (1/27) via Drag City. The song sets the tone for the album: thick, swampy, glammy riff rock…”
Happy Magazine features New Music from Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees
Happy Magazine
Happy Magazine features New Music from Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees
Ty Segall discusses new record in February issue of Uncut
Uncut
“…It felt good to do another self-titled album as a refresher moment, Segall explains, especially after [2016’s] Emotional Mugger…”
Flood Magazine talks new Ty Segall tunes and the search for softer, pastoral influences
Flood
“…Making a racket in the middle of LA isn’t much of an accomplishment when you think about it. But finding a way to shut up truly is…”
Ty Segall Auctions Rare Test Pressings for Charity
Pitchfork
Ty Segall Announces New Self-Titled Album, Shares New Song “Orange Color Queen”
Pitchfork
New Music: Ty Segall Announces Self-Titled Album, Shares “Orange Color Queen”
Spin Magazine
Hear Ty Segall’s New Psychedelic Love Song ‘Orange Color Queen’
Rolling Stone
Ty Segall shares meaning behind ‘Orange Color Queen’ With NPR
NPR
Ty Segall’s new single “Orange Color Queen” recalls David Bowie and Big Star
The A.V. Club
Ty Segall Announces New Album, Shares ‘Orange Color Queen’
NPR
25th Annual Noisepop Festival Lineup Includes Ty Segall, Vince Staples, Radio Dept., And More
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