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“Mature Themes, Pink’s grittier, gristlier, and funnier follow-up, clarifies that Before Today was not a sign of things to come but rather just a signpost along his unknowable path.” – Pitchfork, Best New Music review

“Mature Themes is the best thing Pink has ever done.” Stereogum

“The work of a unique mind.” NME

“Ariel Pink has a dreamy, old-fashioned way with melody. But he’s also prone to jarring interjections, switching without ceremony from a smooth Donny Osmond croon to campy impersonations of daffy robots and soap-opera vampires.” – New York Times

“The visionary Los Angeles singer-songwriter has obsessively excavated the forgotten refuse of the past, recombining it into a secret history of pop, and inspiring an entire indie generation” – SPIN

With latest album Mature Themes, released this week, Ariel Pink and his band Haunted Graffiti have revealed the video for “Only In My Dreams.” Directed by Travis Peterson ( www.travisjpeterson.com ), it stars a pink-hued Ariel flexing his acting muscle on a pursuit to find love again after being spurned by a long-term girlfriend.

Peterson had this to say about his work: “Some people dream in black and white, some in color, and some people dream only in sound. Ariel Pink dreams in VHS.”

“Only In My Dreams” credits:
Directed by Travis Peterson

Director of Cinematography: Tuquie
Editor: Gerry Maravilla

Cast (in order of appearance):
Ariel Pink
Geneva Jacuzzi
Cayal Unger
Piper Kaplan
Michelle Palmerin
Tammy Hirata
James Mackey
Emily Niswonger

ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI

09-07 Austin, TX – Mohawk *$
09-08 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre *$
09-10 Atlanta, GA – Goat Farm (Goodson Yard Room) *$
09-11 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle*$
09-13 Washington DC – 9:30 Club *$
09-14 New York, NY – Webster Hall *!
09-15 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *%
09-16 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club *%
09-18 Montreal, Quebec – Cabaret Du Mile End *%
09-19 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace *%
09-20 Oberlin, OH – Oberlin College *
09-21 Chicago, IL – Metro *#
09-22 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe *#
09-24 Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall *#
09-25 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *#
09-27 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Rickshaw Theatre *
09-29 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom *
10-01 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club *#
10-05 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre *
11-07 LIVERPOOL, Kazimier
11-08 GLASGOW, Stereo
11-09 LONDON, York Hall (Illuminations Festival)
11-12 ANTWERP, Trix
11-13 AMSTERDAM, Melkweg
11-14 PARIS, La Gaite Lyrique
11-16 COLOGNE, Gebaude 9
11-17 HAMBURG, Prinzenbar
11-19 COPENHAGEN, Vega Big Room
11-20 STOCKHOLM, Debaser Midis
11-22 HELSINKI, Tavastia
11-24 WARSAW, Hydrozagadka
11-25 BERLIN, Festaal Kreuzberg
11-27 MUNICH, Ampere
12-06 ISTANBUL, Babylon

* = w/ James Ferraro
$ = w/ Moon Diagrams
! = w/ TEEN
% = w/ Phedre
# = w/ Dâm-Funk