Itasca: Imitation of War – Out Now
Itasca’s stunning new album, her first in nearly five years, is out today, streaming and in shops worldwide. Get 25% off her last two records with coupon code EASYSPIRIT.
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Itasca Returns with Imitation of War
Itasca advances into rockier terrain, with Kayla Cohen’s most smolderingly electric guitar-forward recordings yet. Pre-order Imitation of War, out February 9, and watch the video for title track now.
Uncut Presents: The Paradise of Bachelors Sessions.
We’re thrilled to partner with our friends at Uncut Magazine on a series of lockdown sessions with James Elkington, Itasca, Jake Xerxes Fussell, and Michael Chapman. All four artists have taped the sessions live from their respective lockdown retreats, exclusively for Uncut.
Nap Eyes Are “So Tired.”
In the proud tradition of improvisatory, languidly unfolding self-interrogative Nap Eyes songs—like Socratic dialogues between Nigel and Nigel—comes “So Tired,” the opening track on Snapshot of a Beginner. Check out the lyric video and tour dates with Destroyer and Itasca.
Jake Xerxes Fussell and Itasca Abroad.
That’s right: both Jake Xerxes Fussell and Itasca are setting out on European tours. You can even catch both of them at the End of the Road Festival in Dorset, UK this summer, Sept. 3–6. What a party!
Itasca’s Sublime Spring Is Out Today.
Today is El Día de los Muertos, an apt day to celebrate Itasca’s captivating, sublime new album Spring, which is now in stores and streaming worldwide. Songwriter Kayla Cohen’s careful, impressionistic prose and swoon-worthy arrangements have earned acclaim from, among others, The Fader, NPR, Uncut, and MOJO, whose lead review lights on themes particularly redolent on the Day of the Dead.
Itasca Shares Werner Herzog-Inspired “Only a Traveler” Video.
Kayla Cohen directed the video, shot on Super 8 in both CA and NM. “It’s influenced heavily by the opening sequence in Heart of Glass, the film by Werner Herzog, which shows blurred scenes of Bavaria, Germany and Yellowstone National Park, against a soundtrack by Popul Vuh,” she says. Spring is out Nov. 1. Check out rave lead reviews from MOJO and Uncut.
Itasca Shares New Video and Single “Lily” with November Tour Dates.
Itasca has shared “Lily,” the opening track to her forthcoming album Spring, today, alongside a music video shot on Super 8. In an essay for The Talkhouse, Cohen writes about the song’s origins, inspired by the ghostly hallucinations of a water lily she experienced on the long drive from LA to New Mexico, where she composed the songs on Spring. The video depicts a dance of domesticity between mythological figures Ceres (played by Cohen), Pan, and Bes.
Itasca Announces Sublime New Album Spring + Shares single “Bess’s Dance.”
Itasca, the mesmeric project of California songwriter Kayla Cohen, has announced her new album Spring, due out November 1. The Fader announced the luminous album today and premiered its first single “Bess’s Dance.” NPR Music writes that “Kayla Cohen’s got a voice that glows like the sun at dusk.” Pre-orders now available.
Gun Outfit Bring Smoke and Fire East w/ Itasca and Amps for Christ.
In just under two weeks from now Gun Outfit will hit the road with Itasca and Amps for Christ for a string of shows across the midwest – culminating in their appearance at Trouble in Paradise in Chicago.