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Montell Fish by Trent Munson
NEW DJ GUMMY BEAR MIXTAPE PURGATORY
COMING THIS SUMMER
THE DREAM DEER TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW
Continuing to evolve the musical world around his sophomore album CHARLOTTE, Montell Fish shares two new songs“GRAMMY/XXFEELX2” and “FREESTYLE01.” This pair of new songs follows his surprise release with Murda Beatz and BKTHERULA, “Same Shit” which Montell co-produced with Murda. The collaborative track was an unpredictable swerve into trap heavy production for Montell, the rap stylings of which he expands upon with “FREESTYLE 01” and “GRAMMY/XXFEELX2.” Both new songs bend the limits of what Montell’s audience can expect from new music, venturing into rap with melodic flows after sharing three acoustic songs with Days Are Getting Shorter last month. Each new release opens a new sonic path for Montell to explore, who is experimenting with the next iteration of his artist project in real time for fans to follow.
Montell will also be heading on The Dream Deer Tour kicking off this Wednesday May 7th, which begins with a completely sold-out run of dates in Australia and continues in Europe this Summer, with a number of festival dates in between. Beginning in Brisbane, Montell will play six sold-out headline shows in Australia before returning to the US to play festival sets at Kilby Block Party in Salt Lake City, Governor’s Ball in New York and Lollapalooza in Chicago. The tour will continue in August with a series of festivals in Europe, followed by headline dates in Warsaw, Vienna, and Zurich. Remaining tickets for Montell’s headline shows are available now at https://msconsciousness.com/tour.
Montell’s work is also extending into more experimental and electronic sounds through his dj gummy bear character, which he first introduced with the single “2 Seater”. In building out the intertwining threads between his Montell Fish artist project and dj gummy bear, he made a more direct connection between the two with Intercession Before Charlotte, an EP released last year that placed gummy bear and Montell in direct conversation with one another. Framed as a prophet in the lore that surrounds the character, Montell’s music as dj gummy bear serves as a foil for himself, putting a name to the contradicting voice of his internal dialogue about faith, fame, expectations, and the relationships surrounding them. These two versions of himself that Montell has created embody the duality in his world as an artist and the opposing forces that influenced the early parts of his career. Montell Fish deals in intricate and grand alternative pop, while dj gummy bear thrives under the surface, tinkering with the ambient subtleties of his own experimental R&B.
The Dream Deer Tour:
*= Montell Fish headline show
5/7 – Brisbane, Australia @ Fortitude Music Hall* (SOLD OUT)
5/9 – Brisbane, Australia @ Fortitude Music Hall* (SOLD OUT)
5/10 – Melbourne, Australia @ Forum* (SOLD OUT)
5/11 – Melbourne, Australia @ Forum* (SOLD OUT)
5/13 – Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre* (SOLD OUT)
5/14 – Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre* (SOLD OUT)
5/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
6/8 – Queens, NY @ Governor’s Ball
8/2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/7 – Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival
8/8 – Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival
8/9 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West
8/13 – Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja* (SOLD OUT)
8/15 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival
8/16 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ LOWLANDS
8/18 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Open Air*
8/19 – Zurich, Switzerland @ X-Tra*
8/21 – Paris, France @ Rock En Seine
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