The Haxan Cloak is the sound of Bob from Twin Peaks creepin’ up on ya as you absentmindedly laugh at Saturday morning cartoons. It’s the sound your cat is hearing when his eyes get big and he’s staring into a corner — you know, THAT corner. It’s the sound of… well, HAXAN. Plus CLOAK. Come on, people, the name really says it all.
Or, as The New York Times put it, “This could be the sound of looking into the abyss and having the abyss look back.” And now you, too, can look into the abyss with a beer (or in one case, a Red Bull) in hand when the man behind the cloak, Bobby Krlic, leaves behind jolly London Town for his debut US tour behind last year’s Excavation LP (TMT Review) on Tri Angle. He’s playing Pitchfork! The Red Bull Music Academy Fest in New York! And assorted other Major American Cities! The show will feature visuals by Robert Henke of Monolake. As Missy Elliot once said, “Go, get ya cloak on.”
05.09.14 - Washington DC - U Street Music Hall
05.10.14 - New York, NY - Masonic Temple (Red Bull Music Academy Festival)
05.14.14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05.15.14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Church on York
07.18.14 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
[Photo: Sam Huddleston]
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