KARINA DENIKÉ RELEASES NEW ALBUM TITLED, UNDER GLASS Record Release Party at Amnesia in San Francisco April 16th

Songwriter chanteuse Karina Deniké (Dance Hall Crashers, The Cottontails) releases debut solo album Under Glass on vinyl, CD and digital download. Slated for an April 14, 2015 release, Under Glass, partially funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign, will be for sale at karinadenike.com/merchandiseand select retailers. Tour dates and promotions for Record Store Day on April 18th to be announced shortly. Contributors to the Kickstarter campaign will receive advance copies of the album.
Two Karina Deniké Bay Area shows are coming up with more to follow:
Thursday, April 16th at Amnesia in San Francisco, CA
Friday, April 17th at Awaken Cafe in Oakland, CA

Centered around Deniké’s powerful vocal performances, and over a backdrop of unusual vintage instrumentation befitting the vinyl medium, the twelve original album tracks on Under Glass are filled with tales of personal and regional history and venture from early rock and roll to Motown soul, vintage torch songs to haunting dreamy soundscapes. “[Deniké carves] out a niche in the narrow space between the indie and traditional music scenes. She distills everything into organic, irresistible pop music,” Todd Wanerman at Bay Bridged writes, “….her singing, like her music, is perfectly balanced – her sense of pitch, volume, phrasing are formidable. It is a rare thrill to run into a performer who has such technique and such artistry.”

“I’m a nostalgiac,” Deniké admits, “when you write songs, you don’t always know what they’re about until you achieve some distance. Turns out this album is a lot about preserving things: loves, memories, forgotten places and family history. Stylistically there’s a musical nod to those past times too, some ’30s, ’60s and even ’80s references.”

The San Francisco-centric album was co-produced by Karina Deniké along with band mate/recording engineer James Frazier and recorded at various studios including New, Improved Recording in Oakland (Tuneyards, Thao Nyugen, Deerhoof). “It’s a pretty unique ensemble, instrumentation-wise” Deniké explains, “Bass clarinet, vintage organs, baritone electric guitar, celeste, and vibraphone create a certain mood inspired in part by our love of 50s and 60s production. That, combined with a more traditional rock band set-up made recording really interesting. Capturing these sounds within my modern arrangements, was something James Frazier was really able to achieve beautifully.“

Under Glass features an impressive line-up of band mates and guest musicians. The recording includes Karina Deniké on vocals, vintage organs, and celeste, with her band; Aaron Novik on bass clarinet (Tadzik Records, Porto Franco Records); James Frazier on baritone Fender VI guitar; Michael McIntosh on piano and organ (Ralph Carney’s Serious Jass Project, The Cottontails); Eric Garland on drums, vibraphone (Donavon, Mads Tolling). Guests on the album include Lily Taylor (Pour Le Corps Records); Brigid Dawson (Thee Oh Sees); Deston Berry and Alex Dessert (Hepcat) on vocal harmony. Additional contributions include Ralph Carney on saxophone (Tom Waits, The B-52s); Meric Long on guitar (The Dodos, French Kiss); Ara Anderson on trumpet (OK Go, Tin Hat); and Daniel Fabricant on upright bass (Nice Guy Trio, Veronica Klaus).

An acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, arranger and collaborator, Karina Deniké is best known for co-fronting ska-punk-new wave band Dance Hall Crashers, (MCA, Pink and Black). She has appeared on over thirty albums including NOFX (Epitaph, Fat Wreck Chords); Ralph Carney’s Serious Jass Project (Smog Veil); Tony Sly/No Use for a Name (Fat Wreck Chords); Jezebelle (Warner/Discovery); Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies (Fat Wreck Chords); 8 Legged Monster; Aaron Novik (Tzadik Records, Porto Franco Records); Mr. Lonesome and The Bluebelles; and Hepcat (Hellcat). She has toured extensively nationally, and internationally and shared stages with acts The Pretenders, Beck, Fiona Apple, Thee Oh Sees, Aimee Mann, The Buzzcocks, the Ramones among countless others.

In 2012 Deniké contributed the celebrated opening track to The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute (Fat Wreck Chords), and released a double single and YouTube spotlighted videos for Porto Franco Records. She had a song on the 20th Century Fox soundtrack “This Means War” starring Reese Witherspoon and performed at the opening party for dOCUMENTA 2012 in Kassel, Germany. Deniké contributed lead vocals and vocal production duties to the 2015 release Home Street Home, the musical by Fat Mike (NOFX) and Jeff Mars (Tony Award winner/Avenue Q). She is an active member of the Bay Area soul, indie, early jazz and creative music scenes.

The twelve tracks on Under Glass are 1. “Park It,” 2. “Anchors Away,” 3. “Aviatrix,” 4. “Musee Mecanique,” 4. “Sideshow,” 5. “Boxing Glove,” 6. “Stop the Horses,” 7. Havin’ a Go,” 8. “Golden Kimonos,” 10. “You’re so Quiet,” 11. “Persephone” and 12. “Az Budes Velky.”