Atmosphere – Ringo (Official Music Video)
(Photo by Dan Monick; courtesy of Motormouth Media)
Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere have been making music together for over 20 years, and the team of DJ Ant and MC Slug are keeping their streak alive. Fishing Blues, the alternative hip-hop duo’s seventh album, will be out August 12th.
The first look into the new collection comes with the new single and music video “Ringo”. With Ant’s production connecting old-school and alternative, and Slug’s articulate lyricism and wordplay, the recipe for their long-term success returns in the new single. Telling the story of a washed up actor who struggles to be respected, the song revolves around the line “Everybody wants to see a falling star”, referencing how modern celebrities face the possibility of becoming the next big joke.
Enjoy the new music video below, and you can catch the duo on tour this summer and fall (dates below). Head to their website to pre-order your copy of Fishing Blues out through Rhymesayers.
Tour dates:
7.02 – Chicago, IL @ Mamby On The Beach +
7.22 – Jämsä, Finland @ Pipefest +
7.23 – Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia Club
8.06 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion ^
8.13 – Somerset, WI @ Summer Set Music & Camping Festival +
8.19 – Wasaga Beach, ON @ Center of Gravity Festival +
9.02 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater ^^
9.08 – Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre **
9.09 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre **
9.10 – Calgary, AB @ One Love Music Festival +
9.11 – Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall **
9.13 – Victoria, BC @ Sugar Nightclub *
9.14 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
9.15 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo *
9.17 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
9.18 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom *
9.19 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
9.20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
9.23 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park *
9.24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Shrine LA Outdoors ***
9.26 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee *
9.28 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company *
9.30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex *
10.01 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
10.02 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma *
10.03 – Billings, MT @ Babcock Theatre *
10.05 – Fargo, ND @ Fargo Civic Center *
10.06 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium *
10.08 – Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium ^
11.07 – Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theatre *
11.09 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre *
11.10 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
11.11 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place *
11.12 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *
11.14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
11.15 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
11.17 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues *
11.18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
11.19 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
+ Festival Tour Date
^ Supporting Pretty Lights
^^ Brother Ali, Lifter Puller, Lizzo, Plain Ole Bill & Last Word
* Brother Ali, deM atlaS, Plain Ole Bill & Last Word
** Brother Ali, Plain Ole Bill & Last Word
*** Dilated Peoples, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, deM atlaS, Plain Ole Bill & Last Word
