Keys N Krates Drops New Single "Do What You Do" and Share Details About Their Upcoming Album and Tour
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Toronto-based live electronic act Keys N Krates are back to share a new single. "Do What U Do" follows recently released Boxing Day giveaway "Flute Loop (feat. Ouici)" and is a soulful and cinematic offering from the trio. Through warm chords and harmonious vocal samples, the Canadians use retro-soul ideas to fuse a nostalgia-inducing future classic. "Do What U Do" is the third single from Keys N Krates' forthcoming debut album, Cura, arriving in early 2018 via Dim Mak Records.
Says Greg on "Do What U Do," "We wanted to channel the spirit of Dilla and Premiere. We drew from their style of quirky swung sample chops to create a fun summery vibe in the first half of the song switching to a more intense cinematic vibe in the second half of the song."
Cura is shaping up to be some of the strongest work yet from the Juno Award-winning trio. The album's first single "Glitter" has found widespread love at radio, with support from tastemakers KCRW, Beats 1 (Anna Lunoe, Julie Adenuga) and Sirius XM's "Chill." The follow-up single "Flute Loop (feat. Ouici)" dominated Spotify, landing on New Music Friday playlists in 9 countries and trended across Viral Charts (Global Viral 50 ${"["}#32], United States Viral 50 ${"["}#17] and Canada Viral 50 ${"["}#19]).
Cura will be supported by an extensive headlining tour, with the North American leg kicking off on January 24th in Buffalo, NY and running through the spring. The group is also announcing that they will play sets at Ultra Music Festival and Electric Forest.
In other news, the group's "Dum Dee Dum" single has recently achieved RIAA gold status. Given that the song never received significant radio airplay, this milestone is a testament to the scope of the group's grassroots popularity.
Tour Dates:
1/24 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *^
1/25 - Syracuse, NY @ The Westcott Theater *^
1/26 - S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *^
1/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ District N9ne *^
1/28 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater *^
1/31 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *^
2/1 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *^
2/2 - Knoxville, TN @ The International *^
2/3 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hal *^
2/5 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note *^
2/7 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater *^
2/8 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre *^
2/9 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater *^
2/10 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen *^
2/14 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom !^
2/15 - Austin, TX @ Vulcan Gas Company !^
2/16 - Dallas, TX @ Stereo Live !^
2/17 - Houston, TX @ Stereo Live !^
2/18 - Edmonton AB @ Frequency
2/20 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theater
2/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
2/22 - San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues !^
2/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theatre !^
2/24 - San Francisco, CA @ 1015 Folsom !^
2/25 - San Luis Obispo @ The Graduate !^
2/28 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre !^
3/1 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House !^
3/2 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater !^
3/3 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo !^
3/4 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House !^
3/7 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre !^
3/8 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection !^
3/9 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club !^
3/10 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall !^
3/11 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre !^
3/22 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club !^
3/23 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel !^
3/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage !^
3/25 - Miami, FL @ Ultra Music Festival
5/11 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
6/21-24 - Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest
* w/ Falcons
! w/ Promnite
^ w/ Jubilee