John Davis / Lou Barlow

West coast: We are coming back for the first time in 25 years! Grab tix in the bio ✌️

“How the fuck are we going to turn this into a song?” That’s the question Lou Barlow and John Davis have asked themselves since co-founding the @folkimplosion in the early 1990s. Beginning with improvised jams featuring Barlow on bass and Davis on drums, the duo develop their beat-driven pop collages from the ground up. It’s the process they used on their debut cassette, ‘Walk Through This World with the Folk Implosion,’ and one they’ve returned to 30 years later on their spellbinding, self-referencing reunion, ‘Walk Thru Me.’ Separated from their homes in Massachusetts and North Carolina, Barlow and Davis collaborated remotely, flashing back to their early friendship as penpals. A sweaty bass and drums session went down in Barlow’s attic, before they booked studio time with producer @scottsolter (St. Vincent, Spoon, The Mountain Goats). “Because we’re so separate, part of this album is me desperately trying to telepathically communicate to John and Scott, who are 700 miles away from me,” Barlow concludes. “A big part of what I consider to be the Folk Implosion is taking disparate things and turning them into pop.” “Moonlit Kind”, the album’s first single, is The Folk Implosion’s bobbing, shimmering ode to night owls. Offering a glimpse into the mind of Barlow, who depicts himself as a bear “coming out of the cave,” the song describes his emotional waxes and wanes. Whether touching the sky or going low, he never unwinds… but always believes. Davis, who played guitars, keys and drums along with producer Solter, send the song soaring, transforming Barlow’s words into nocturnal musical bliss. Stream new single “Moonlit Kind” on DSPs and pre-order new album ‘Walk Thru Me’ at #linkinbio and don’t forget to check them out on tour up and down the East Coast! SLIDE 1: ‘Walk Thru Me’ album trailer SLIDE 2: The Folk Implosion tour dates SLIDE 3: VIP edition Black & White color vinyl, limited to 400 hand-numbered copies, includes Flexi of “Left Aside” and “Left Behind” SLIDE 4: Standard white vinyl SLIDE 5: CD SLIDE 6: Cassette SLIDE 7: press photo of The Folk Implosion @loubarlow and @jdsoundbite

Comping tracks tonight….take it to the bridge! - JD

And that’s a wrap. We laid down guitar and bass structures for four new tunes over the past three days at a rented location in the woods of western mass.

The Folk Implosion #LiveonKEXP | The esteemed collaboration between Lou Barlow and John Davis gave way to the exploratory musical project @folkimplosion . Decades after their formation, the two fill the KEXP Live Room with their atmospheric rock rhythms. Watch the full performance of "Natural One" and more at the link in our bio. 📸: thumbnail image by @melissaxdeaun

🐇Signed Test Pressing Giveaway🐇 We are giving away 2 signed test pressings of the new reissue of @folkimplosion album “Dare to Be Surprised.” To win one of the two signed test pressings, make sure to do all of the following: -Follow @joyfulnoise and @folkimplosion on Instagram -Share the first silde of this post to your story -Comment on this post & tag your favorite local record shop. That’s it! Winners will be drawn on 4/1 and contacted via Instagram DM. Dare to Be Surprised (reissue) is available now in VIP citrus wedge vinyl and white vinyl. Check our bio for the link, or ask about it at your local shop. Edit: Winners have been chosen as of 4/1! Lookout for more giveaways in the future!

🐇 Surprise! 🐇 We are excited to announce the re-release of a special album, The Folk Implosion’s 1997 sophomore record Dare to Be Surprised - available 3/21. Dare to Be Surprised represents a contrasting yet natural progression of the band’s nascent style. Through its newly clarified sound - a bright left turn from the lo-fi Take a Look Inside - it becomes clear that this record is the occasion of an important band finding its aural footing. The song-forms are experimental and grasping, but never lost. Easygoing vocals betray the long and committed process of recording the album. This record came out after their work on the 1995 Kids soundtrack, a release which resulted in their charting hit “Natural One.” Long time Folk Implosion fan Peter Hughes of the Mountain Goats writes of the process: “There were rules, rules born from frank conversations. No power chords. No riffs. No indie rock! They whiled away afternoons in the park writing lyrics, trading lines. And over a year of episodic sessions, a weekend here, a few days there, an album came together. When “Natural One” blew up it could’ve changed the calculus — the opportunity was there to scrap what they’d been working on and start over with major-label money — but they elected instead to stay the course, confident in the process.” Dare to Be Surprised represents a turning point in the band’s discography, and one that deserves a modern revisiting. We’re very excited to be reissuing the remastered album, which is available for pre-order now. The Folk Implosion are also touring the West Coast starting in March. Tickets available now. Dare to Be Surprised will be available 3/21 on standard edition white vinyl. It’ll also be available in VIP Edition “Citrus Wedge” vinyl, which includes a flexi disc live performance of “That’s the Trick” and “Checking In” from the era. Pre-order now & buy tickets at the link in our bio! 📷: Tamara Bonn

Buzzed to be hosting The @folkimplosion (w/ John Davis & Lou Barlow Sebadoh/Dinosaur Jr.) in Leeds since forever. Extra sweet as we have @herorangecoat opening the show too! Still a few tickets left.

We will round @folkimplosion #uk tour three weeks from tonight @rockcitynottingham Beta Room after playing @papillonsouthampton on Nov 29th and @ramsgatemusichall on November 28th. South coast in style ….. @loubarlow @jdsoundbite