Panoramic & True

Photo of Panoramic & True by Lisa Lux

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Photo of Panoramic & True by Lisa Lux

Upcoming shows

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April 26 – Chicago – Red Line Tap (International Pop Overthrow Festival)

April 28 – Chicago – Beat Kitchen

May 3 – Bloomington, Ind. – Rachel’s Cafe

May 4 – St. Louis, Mo. – Foam

May 13 – Chicago – The Whistler

June 19 – Ypsilanti, Mich. – TBA

June 20 – Columbus, Ohio – The Shrunken Head

June 21 – Chicago – Township

June 22 – Milwaukee, Wis. – Lakefront Festival of the Arts

(some) PAST SHOWS

photo of Panoramic & True by Lisa Lux

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photo of Panoramic & True by Lisa Lux

“Gunslinger” - Recorded in Chicago, Autumn...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:14:32 -0500

“Gunslinger” - Recorded in Chicago, Autumn 2012

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“Wonderlust,” the new LP from Panoramic & True...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:51:00 -0400

“Wonderlust,” the new LP from Panoramic & True is AVAILABLE NOW. BUY the LP complete with download code at www.panoramictrue.bandcamp.com and on iTunes. STREAM on Spotify, Aol Spinner, and Bandcamp.

Already compared to Television, The Velvet Underground, Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens, Death Cab for Cutie, Broken Social Scene, Hey Rosetta!, and Arcade Fire, Panoramic & True and “Wonderlust” do not disappoint.

Early press about “Wonderlust”:

MTV Hive: bit.ly/KHhtsF

WBEZ Chicago Public Radio: bit.ly/OQkZgb

RedEye Chicago: trib.in/SFyseO

Illinois Entertainer: bit.ly/Q9MMyy

RCRDLBL: bit.ly/LiEKPM

“Unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before. Think Death Cab For Cutie meets the CSO” - poggled.com

“A Week Of Good Health” turns on the Television, “Dakota Child” some Loaded-era Velvets, and the keening “No Hurt, No Doubt” packs some surprising dirt under its nails for a cut that dies out with a violin elegy.” -illinoisentertainer.com

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Formed by songwriter John Lennox after cutting his teeth in Montreal’s mid-2000 scene, Chicago’s Panoramic & True deals a heavy and often orchestrated brand of pop: it is overdriven dirt and shimmer, explosive tom drum rolls, high modern chamber pieces; it’s rock music with a wide-angle lens. Together, the group embellished Lennox’s attic studio of castaway analog gear and spent the winter of 2012 recording the blend of garage, 60s soul, British Invasion, and indie pop that would become Wonderlust.

Wonderlust, released July 24 on Raymond Roussel Records, exceeds expectations: 14 tight tracks of buzzing guitar hooks and cinematic orchestration that bed Lennox’s confident “honey voice” (Chicago Reader) as he looks out the window with mixed wonder and dismay: “a week of good health / pin your hair back / get some new clothes for yourself / get ‘em black on black” (“A Week of Good Health”). Dark yet quizzical, the mercurial tone of Wonderlust allows heavy noise pop (“Pretty Faces”) to stand with songwriterly piano ballad (“Token Resistance”) and dirty psych dirge (“A Hold On You”), all three united in “Dakota Child,” in which a noirish 1958 Hammond funeral organ leads a fugitive charge across the country that leaves only broken dreams in its wake.

The world of Wonderlust, partly inspired by the surrealist novels of Max Ernst, spans nature and city, love and industry; it’s peopled by mystic hunters, farmhand philosophers, seaside goddesses, crusading protesters, mystic angels living in fire, and Lennox himself as he digs deep and finds repulsion and marvel in the modern world. Cues taken from introspective early 70s Dylan as well as from contemporaries Frog Eyes and Bill Callahan inform Wonderlust and what it offers: imaginative engagement without illusion. Once the illusions are gone, we see things as they are: “the prayer is answered as soon as you ask it / the carpenter makes both cradles and caskets” (“House Carpenter”). Armed with this knowledge, Wonderlust will grace stargazing road trips, metropolitan hikes, and late nights by the turntable with a complex joy.

Wonderlust’s arrangement, the culmination of Lennox’s five years writing for string quartet, also sets it apart: as they dive and soar, the strings evoke Ben E. King or the intimate side of John Lennon. Joining the glimmering Rhodes and organ as supportive color, they eerily lift the songs and give Panoramic & True its unique sound: warm, electrifying—a summer storm that inspires exaltation.

Including the string quartet Panoramic & True is John Lennox (guitar, vocals), Patrick Pritchett (bass), Daniel Majid (drums), A.J. Bautista (violin), Amanda Bautista (violin), Randy Mollner (viola), and April Savage (cello).

credits

released 24 July 2012
Produced by John Lennox
Recorded by Patrick Pritchett and Jamie Carter in Chicago, 2012
All songs by John Lennox 2012 SOCAN/ASCAP
Mastered by Carl Saff
Art by Alana Bailey
Design by Russ Savage

“A Week of Good Health” from the...

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“A Week of Good Health” from the “Wonderlust” LP 2012

“Product On” from the “Wonderlust” LP...

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“Product On” from the “Wonderlust” LP 2012.

Some live footage of Panoramic & True by Lisa Ann Lux:...

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Some live footage of Panoramic & True by Lisa Ann Lux: P&T performs “Not Just Another Light,” a cut from their album “Wonderlust”

Video shot in Madison, WI at The Dragonfly Lounge, May 12, 2012

Here’s a nice review of our March 9 debut at The Empty...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:02:00 -0400

Here’s a nice review of our March 9 debut at The Empty Bottle from The Vinyl District!

Photo by CB Lindsey

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Photo by CB Lindsey

“Open Up” This track is now available for FREE...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:26:44 -0400

“Open Up”

This track is now available for FREE DOWNLOAD. Click the source link for access.

“Sweet Streets” This track is now available for FREE...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:25:08 -0400

“Sweet Streets”

This track is now available for FREE DOWNLOAD. Click the source link for access.

Panoramic & True LIVE at The Hideout, Chicago. Video by Art...

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Panoramic & True LIVE at The Hideout, Chicago. Video by Art Guimond June 9, 2011.

High-res photo by Lisa Lux

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High-res photo by Lisa Lux

California

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California

Body and Mind

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Body and Mind

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