Nov. 15, 2017, LOS ANGELES – Cecil Frena, who previously created music under the Born Gold moniker, returns with his first solo release, The Gridlock (Feb. 9, Hovercraft Records).
“All Of My Heroes,” a song that doubles as bedroom-to-stadium warpzone, is streaming now: cecilfrena.bandcamp.com.
“Growing up is terrible,” explains Frena.
In the two years since Born Gold went on its final tour (alongside Purity Ring), the musical nomad moved from Edmonton to Los Angeles and veered from noise-damaged pop music towards an exploration of rock, past and present. That new perspective can be heard in the furnace blast of melted punk that is “Unknow Yourself”, the feedback-laden doo-wop of “Hyphen” and the searing noise-balladry of “I Want To Guard You From Boredom.”
Frena’s North American tour with fellow Canadian rockers Faith Healer begins tomorrow in Sacramento. Tour dates are:
11/16 – Sacramento CA – Weenie Hut Jr’s
11/17 – Oakland CA – 1234 Go Records
11/18 – San Francisco CA – The Convent
11/19 – Los Angeles CA – The Smell
11/21 – Phoenix AZ – Valley Bar
11/23 – Dallas TX – Armoury D.E.
11/24 – Austin TX – Cheer Up Charlie’s
11/25 – Galveston TX – Galveston Artist Residency
11/26 – New Orleans LA – Circle Bar
11/27 – Pensacola FL – The Handlebar
11/28 – Birmingham AL – Desert Island Supply Co
11/29 – Oxford MS – Proud Larry’s
11/30 – Memphis TN – The Hitone Cafe
12/1 – Nashville TN – DRKMTTR
12/2 – Atlanta GA – Mammal Gallery
12/3 – Athens GA – Sheets Mansion
12/4 – Tallahassee FL – The Bark
12/5 – Orlando FL – Henao Contemporary Cafe
12/6 – Savannah GA – Balouqaville
12/7 – Wilmington NC – Gravity Records
12/8 – Baltimore MD – The Crown
12/10 – Brooklyn NY – The Silent Barn
12/11 – Asbury NJ – Asbury Park Brewery
12/12 – Boston MA – Lilypad
12/13 – Troy NY – River Street Pub
12/14 – Montreal QC – La Plante
12/15 – Toronto ON – Baby G
12/16 – Grand Rapids MI – The Workshop
12/17 – Chicago IL – The Hideout
12/18 – Madison WI – The Frequency 12/19 – Minneapolis MN – Blockfort
12/20 – Winnipeg MB – The Handsome Daughter
12/21 – Saskatoon SK – Vangelis
12/22 – Calgary AB – Tubby Dog
12/23 – Edmonton AB – Sewing Machine Factory
