Austinist Preview & Giveaway: Juana Molina, Adem @ The Parish Thursday

In her newest album, Son, Argentine-born Juana Molina embraces experimentation. The actress-cum-musician has been known for her whispery, velvety vocals since her debut, Rara, in 1996. But Son meanders, offering simultaneously the repetition of loops and the unpredictability of winding instrumentation. Sonically, Molina colors outside the lines and toys with the songwriter's inclination toward simple verse/chorus structures. She's inspired, in her words, by "the randomness of the combination of sounds in nature." The result is a haunting, rhythmic soundscape shaped into twelve unpretentious pieces.

Adem, Molina's British label-mate, recently released his latest, Love and Other Planets, in the U.S. Singing about outer space and infidelity, Adem employs smooth beats and tranquil vocals to coolly contemplate these universal themes.

Domino Records want you to have an extra special time this Thursday, and they've provided us with a gift box for you! Fill out the form below for a chance to win:

• 2 spots on the guest list for the show Thursday,
  
• 1 12" of Juana Molina's "Salvese Quien Pueda" featuring Juana's radical re-working of her own song plus two Four Tet mixes,
  
• a Juana Molina Son travel sewing kit,
  
• Adem's new "Launch Yourself" CD single with remixes from Four Tet, Hot Chip & Thomas Erikson plus the interplanetary video of said track, and
  
• an Adem sticker for your Vespa or Segway.

Congrats, Gabriel!

Juana Molina "Micael" (mp3)
Juana Molina on looping pedals, harmonizing with the hum of elevators and using nature as source material (YouTube)

Adem "Launch Yourself" (Hot Chip Remix)(mp3)
Adem "Launch Yourself" (YouTube)

Juana Molina & Adem
Thursday, Oct 26
Parish Room [map]
Early Show - Doors open at 7 PM
$12 Advance, $15 Door
[tickets]