tag:sargenthouse.com,2005:/blogs/io-echo-blog?p=3ioanna gika blog2022-09-29T14:39:20-07:00Sargent Housefalsetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/70713262022-09-29T14:39:20-07:002023-10-16T07:51:24-07:00IOANNA GIKA COMPOSES NEW MUSIC FOR DIOR SS2023 <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/1098eb62d0f74b43f9afa4b4c73c7a5300d29376/original/ioanna-dior-sept2022.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>"Delighted to have new music in the Dior SS2023 show, with choreography by greats Imre and Marne van Opstal of Nederlands Dans Theater fame, at the historic Jardin des Tuileries. Many thanks to designer Maria Grazia Chiuri and to music supervisors Michel Gaubert and Ryan Aguilar.</p>
<p>I was thrilled to have been able to enlist the talents of people dear to me to bring these new ideas to life. Many thanks to @sarahdavachi @amhmll @alexmaax @mattcohenmusic </p>
<p>The new track that opens the show, was a collaboration centered around the stunning harpsichord of the magnificent Sarah Davachi. Thank you @sarahdavachi for trusting me to weave together a song from the fabric of your greatness. </p>
<p>The fourth track of the show, nestled between legendaries Bjork and Perfume Genius came to fruition because a dear friend and artist understood what I meant when i said “Renaissance rave” and “the sound of an octopus crawling on land for the first time” and tbh everybody needs a talented cohort who understands such important terms. - via <a contents="@Ioannagika" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://instagram.com/ioannagika" target="_blank">@Ioannagika</a></p>
<p>Makeup: @veronickparadis <br>Hair: @hikageyumiko <br>Attire: Dior couture</p>
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<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/68717772022-01-17T12:17:38-08:002022-01-17T12:17:38-08:00IOANNA GIKA'S OPENING SHOW ON THE NEW DIOR DOCUMENTARY<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/2efce184990d6ae1cdf49e2ad4c19d9d7d4af377/original/screenshot-2022-01-17-at-21-11-03.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>A new Dior behind the scenes documentary about the ‘22 show is now available featuring Ioanna Gika's opening of the show, the local Greek artisans, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s trips to Greece. Directed by Marianna Economou. </p>
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<p>Ioanna Gika’s song “Thalassa” is in the new Dior campaign, out today. The song, which is the title track of Ioanna Gika’s debut album, is available everywhere: <a contents="http://smarturl.it/IoannaGika" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://smarturl.it/IoannaGika">http://smarturl.it/IoannaGika</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6EvH5wRyOQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/67862382021-10-25T10:06:08-07:002021-10-25T10:06:08-07:00IOANNA GIKA ON THE COVER OF GLOW MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER ISSUE<p> </p>
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<p>The voice of power. The girl- "phenomenon", Ioanna Gika the singer of Greek origin who enchanted with her voice in the famous Dior Cruise 2022 show in Kallimarmaro returns dynamically to the forefront and tells us about her new collaboration with the world-class online entertainment platform, Netflix. An imposing figure with eerie musical creations confessed that he found himself on the same philosophical paths as @mariagraziachiuri the overnight experience of that night. "As I stood among the marbles, I had in mind not only the real steps I was going to take on stage, but also the steps my ancestors took before me, as well as what we must do as a culture."</p>
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<p>Full interview in the new November issue: <a contents="https://glow.gr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://glow.gr">https://glow.gr</a></p>
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<p>Interview by @sofianikhtalantinou <br>Photography & Styling: @kesh <br>Dress: @dior </p>
<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/67860282021-10-25T06:33:37-07:002021-10-25T06:36:34-07:00IOANNA GIKA IN THE DIOR CRUISE 2022 CAMPAIGN VIDEO<p> </p>
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<p>In this hauntingly beautiful campaign video directed by Fabien Baron, models embody the modern, sportswear spirit of the Dior 2022 Cruise collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Inspired by the House's iconic shoot held 70 years ago at the Acropolis, and set to a rousing soundtrack by Ioanna Gika, this contemporary odyssey pays ode to the eternal beauty of Greece.</p>
<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/67599602021-09-28T11:42:37-07:002021-09-28T14:19:24-07:00IOANNA GIKA CO-WROTE SCORE FOR BRITNEY vs SPEARS DOCUMENTARY ON NETFLIX <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/3b0d31ee2fad5ede044a3ee13b1321eea9cbcfe7/original/britney-vs-spears-poster-1632393347-jfif.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><a contents="Britney Vs Spears" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81177110" target="_blank">Britney Vs Spears</a>, a new Netflix documentary focusing on the ongoing conservatorship battle between Britney Spears and her father, premieres Tuesday, September 28, 2021 and features an original score co-written by <a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika">Ioanna Gika</a>.</p>
<p>Watch the movie <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81177110" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/67183192021-08-16T08:28:30-07:002021-08-16T08:28:30-07:00IOANNA GIKA FEATURED ON MARIE CLAIRE GREECE SEPTEMBER ISSUE<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/3be5885f9b580afb6926103f105c2c8b2bc4ddd7/original/screenshot-2021-08-16-at-17-08-38.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ioanna Gika, the international Greek singer who enchanted us with her voice at the Dior show in Kallimarmaro, is inspired by Greece and watches what is happening on the planet, actively participating.</p>
<p><a contents="Full interivew on marieclaire.gr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.marieclaire.gr/art-lifestyle/sto-marie-claire-septemvriou-pou-kiklofori-2/">Full interview via marieclaire.gr</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/1a105b0b2cb79137d54af1d6a8a50388261b5dd3/original/210810010412-32-33.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/66693682021-06-24T12:34:51-07:002021-06-24T12:34:51-07:00Ioanna Gika Interview DIOR Talks <p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.dior.com/feminist-art-katy-hessel-talks-to-musical-artist-ioanna-gika-who-performed-at-the-cruise-2022-show-in-athens-greece" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/ddbea84414a6bef59cc80e2cafc26efe3b111730/original/diortalks.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/a693ea1ab65eee69cb6774a1c1b13586a0d44763/original/headlineioanna.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Welcome to this 10th episode of the <a contents="Dior Talks podcast ‘Feminist Art’" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.dior.com/feminist-art-katy-hessel-talks-to-musical-artist-ioanna-gika-who-performed-at-the-cruise-2022-show-in-athens-greece" target="_blank">Dior Talks podcast ‘Feminist Art’</a>. This series explores the connections between Creative Director of Women’s collections Maria Grazia Chiuri, and contemporary women artists and curators. </p>
<p>In this episode, series host Katy Hessel, a London-based curator, writer and art-historian, speaks with musical artist <a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a>, the Greek-American musical artist who performed at the Cruise 2022 show held in Athens, on the evening of June 17, 2021. </p>
<p>Ioanna Gika was born in Washington D.C. She spent her childhood between Greece and the United States, returning to live at her mother’s Greek home after her father’s death, when she started to write her first album, “Thalassa” (“Sea”) about her life and homeland. She is based in Los Angeles where, in 2009, she founded the band Io Echo with Leopold Ross. They released their debut album in 2013 and have supported Nine Inch Nails, Garbage and Florence + the Machine amongst others. They have performed at the Coachella and Lollapalooza festivals, and Gika has written and performed for movies and television consistently since 2012. </p>
<p>Having already performed at the Cruise 2018 show in Los Angeles, Maria Grazia Chiuri was delighted to invite her to collaborate with the House again. On the night, with a live orchestra and multimedia accompaniments, she recited a poem that reflected her roots in Greece and her rich, powerful voice resonated through the Panathenaic Stadium, the first stone of which was laid over 2500 years ago. She talks about this electrifying experience and the feeling of connection to the past which she felt as she performed. Having toured and sung widely around the world, she notes how unique and different this occasion was and how profoundly she seemed to be grounded in the moment. The monumental location itself possesses a huge significance. Constructed in white marble, it was a primary setting for the first modern Olympic Games. Its length symbolizes an ancient unit of measurement and, crucially for both the singer and Maria Grazia Chiuri, it was the first place in Classical Greece where women could freely appear and socialize in public. </p>
<p>Ioanna Gika reflects on notions of the word ‘race’ – the human race, the race against time, to participate in a race. The conjunction of these meanings in the stadium created a poignant combination of symbols and thoughts for her. She goes on to consider the personal and social significance of clothes, both in general and also the creations in the collection and the remarkable outfit specially designed for her. Like Maria Grazia Chiuri, she is inspired by the colors of Greece, by the use of blue and all the historical and mystical connotations which accompany it. She also weaves a beautiful connection between the visual sensations of fashion and womanhood and the sensory streams of consciousness so prevalent in her own music.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/66633562021-06-18T07:50:32-07:002021-06-20T11:48:45-07:00IOANNA GIKA PERFORMED THE LIVE SCORE FOR DIOR CRUISE SHOW 2022<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/5d648890dd1dab4a47adac7a55cc9b1e04a1e8a3/original/whatsapp-image-2021-06-17-at-21-40-45.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><a contents="Watch the Dior Cruise Show 2022 stream" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.dior.com/en_us/womens-fashion/ready-to-wear-shows/cruise-2022-show?fbclid=IwAR1Bab5oNKLgszqGrsvnEXpGEendrTbi7GWZpDybYAJ1FXVlr4KdLggqJbY">Watch the Dior Cruise Show 2022 stream</a> with the live performance by Ioanna Gika. </p>
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<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/66142022021-04-26T10:38:01-07:002021-04-26T10:39:06-07:00"SWAN" BY IOANNA GIKA IN THE NEW SPOT OF VOGUE ITALY<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/cc02f1dd5444f1eb2ad64f64320ce41c2f39a688/original/screenshot-2021-04-26-at-19-31-52.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/add07124581b7880b7fe21e1a336ae0ee17811f1/original/screenshot-2021-04-26-at-19-32-00.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/71f69b44ee8c79ea20ac7e305253e8ff8cf4c439/original/rupauls-drag-race-symone-americas-next-drag-superstar-00010.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ioanna Gika's "Swan" is the song of this exclusive new video shot in Los Angeles by Jasper Rischen for L’Uomo Vogue with Symone and Gigi Goode. </p>
<p><em><a contents="Watch the video and read the full article on Vogue.it" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.vogue.it/moda/article/rupauls-drag-race-symone-is-americas-next-drag-superstar?utm_brand=vogue-it&utm_content=instagram-bio-link&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned">Watch the video and read the full article on Vogue.it</a></em></p>
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<p>VIDEO CREDITS: </p>
<p>Director: @jasperrischen </p>
<p>Starring: @the_symone @thegigigoode </p>
<p>Creative Directors: @kevintekinel @charleslevai </p>
<p>Styling: @jaymassacret </p>
<p>DP: @jeffrey_schneider11 </p>
<p>Production: @fox.and.leopard @spindycrawford @sweetbabyjudkins @nataliemattozzi </p>
<p>Music by @ioannagika </p>
<p>Gaffer: Michael Creasy </p>
<p>1st AC: Joe Marine </p>
<p>Key grip: Salvador Cachu </p>
<p>Stylist Assistant: Sage McKee </p>
<p>Editor: @jasperrischen </p>
<p>Additional Editing: @jeffrey_schneider11 </p>
<p>Finishing: @max.ferigo </p>
<p>PHOTO CREDITS: </p>
<p>Photographer: @jasperrischen </p>
<p>Production: @fox.and.leopard @spindycrawford @sweetbabyjudkins @nataliemattozzi </p>
<p>Retouching: @mostlyjune</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/65678832021-03-08T05:23:26-08:002021-03-08T05:23:26-08:00IOANNA GIka 'Soundscapes vol.41' // Nasty Magazine<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/c46a1349131bbcb3cf8f934307b4b01ae97ec3f3/original/screenshot-2021-03-08-at-12-20-42.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A hypnotic selection by Ioanna Gika, Los Angeles based, Greek musician with witchy looks and a haunting voice that echoes seraphically through post new age sonic landscapes.</p>
<p><em>Full Article via <a contents="Nasty Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nastymagazine.com/art-culture/soundscapes-vol-41/?fbclid=IwAR2At56dhA9qiGsbfB8NXkFhfMFZqzVtst-DkNbNr3YoZcyBC3j-t1Bv6nI">Nasty Magazine</a></em></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed?uri=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A58bPgGn82tHaokpbBgCPRO" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>Photo by: George Clarke</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/65182892021-01-11T12:11:54-08:002021-01-11T12:12:17-08:00IOANNA GIKA'S POEM ON OBERON<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/d56fd9c23dc907a821551f75a04a581c838bf505/original/136362581-3341045019338373-1556606657155618968-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Ioanna Gika has her poem ‘Hades G4P’ in the annual issue of Oberon Poetry Magazine. “I wrote this piece as 2020’s wings burst into flames, so it’s nice to see it fly in a fresh new year”. Available here: <a contents="https://www.oberonpoetry.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.oberonpoetry.com">https://www.oberonpoetry.com</a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/64937352020-12-07T15:45:30-08:002020-12-07T15:45:30-08:00"One Thing Leads To Another" by Ioanna Gika on CHANEL Show Soundtracks Playlist<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/chanel-show-soundtracks/pl.b14da98909a84af6b773082b24be86fc" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/c43d81461c49ce60cc8c8c3b887daa9960fe8444/original/screen-shot-2020-12-07-at-3-42-32-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Ioanna Gika's single "One Thing Leads to Another" on CHANEL Show Soundtracks playlist 💙<br>Listen via Apple Music <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/chanel-show-soundtracks/pl.b14da98909a84af6b773082b24be86fc" style="" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/64251032020-09-04T12:16:41-07:002020-09-04T12:16:41-07:00Ioanna Gika "Out of Focus" (Black Taffy Remix)<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/track/out-of-focus-black-taffy-remix" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/c850eb7bfc46db07887c3f79ee2327108d1d803d/original/a1100898116-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/track/out-of-focus-black-taffy-remix" style="" target="_blank"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=871619241/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;">Out of Focus (Black Taffy Remix) by Ioanna Gika</iframe></a></p>
<p><a contents="Ioanna Gika'" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika'</a>s track "Out Of Focus" remix by Black Taffy is out today only on Bandcamp at <a contents="ioannagika.bandcamp.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ioannagika.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">ioannagika.bandcamp.com</a>. Her debut album <em>Thalassa </em>is also available for digital download at $4 on Bandcamp only. 100% sales goes to the artist.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/64081662020-08-12T15:29:15-07:002020-08-12T15:29:15-07:00Ioanna Gika Featured on Under The Radar "Why Not Both" Podcast<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/under_the_radar_presents_why_not_both_podcast_featuring_ioanna_gika/" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/1023d942ae091521c99ab918103f16659de4a713/original/logo.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_center border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/under_the_radar_presents_why_not_both_podcast_featuring_ioanna_gika/" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/64e7098823b86b0884994b043f6266fb0009e6ea/original/ioanna-gika-interview-news-new-music-podcast-live.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<h3><span class="font_large"><strong>Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” Podcast Featuring Ioanna Gika </strong></span></h3>
<p>We loved getting metaphysical with <a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a>. From sharing how the nature of loss and grief informed her work to discussing the finer points of how to meow a violin line, Ioanna let us catch a glimpse of her particular form of sonic sorcery. Ultimately, it’s all about staying in the present moment to let the beauty of chaos reveal itself. Ioanna has a generous humanitarian side as well, sharing that all of the proceeds of Devendra Banhart’s cover of her track “Swan” go to the Downtown Women’s Shelter in Los Angeles. </p>
<p>While you listen, Ioanna requests that you learn more about Black Lives Matter and donate. </p>
<p>For more from Ioanna, stop by her <a contents="Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/ioannagika/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a contents="Twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/ioannagika" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. You can also grab her debut solo album <em>Thalassa </em>at <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/thalassa" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, and enjoy the haunting visuals for album single “Out of Focus.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="102px" scrolling="no" src="https://anchor.fm/why-not-both/embed/episodes/Ep-44-Ioanna-Gika-ehvof3/a-a2trqtr" width="400px"></iframe></p>
<p><a contents="via Under The Radar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/under_the_radar_presents_why_not_both_podcast_featuring_ioanna_gika/" target="_blank"><em>via Under The Radar</em></a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/62845142020-04-16T12:31:15-07:002020-04-16T12:31:15-07:00Ioanna Gika Original Track "Swan" Covered by Devendra Banhart<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/swan" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/39c8a9f889f3d7ba974c61f9e51f9cea55a63ca4/original/a1912995140-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Last year Ioanna Gika released her solo debut album, <a contents="Thalassa" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/thalassa" target="_blank"><em>Thalassa</em></a>. To commemorate the album's anniversary, she has shared a Devendra Banhart cover of her song "Swan." The cover is available exclusively on <a contents="Ioanna’s Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/swan" target="_blank">Ioanna’s Bandcamp page</a> and <a contents="Devendra’s YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/qlGlca1ASWI" target="_blank">Devendra’s YouTube</a> with all proceeds going to the <a contents="Los Angeles Downtown Women's Center" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.downtownwomenscenter.org/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Downtown Women's Center</a>. Listen on <a contents="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/swan&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/swan" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> // <a contents="https://youtu.be/qlGlca1ASWI" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/qlGlca1ASWI" target="_blank">Youtube</a><br> </p>
<p>Statements from Devendra and Ioanna below:</p>
<p>From Devendra Banhart: “I admire and respect Ioanna immensely , one of the great singers , poets , composers & performers of our time , really an otherworldly kind of creature/being , I love her and I love this song so much , It’s so very rare to meet someone you aren’t quite convinced is from this planet…. There I was , listening for the first time , totally drawn into this twilight crystal moon world that her voice immediately evokes , and the chorus comes in : “Let me hear the swan sing / Melody of mourning / Sweeter than the silent / Exit without warning” My heart broke hearing that …. What a beautiful stanza, endless knot of longing , wow…… it was an honor to totally ruin this amazing song!” </p>
<p>Ioanna Gika adds: “It is a pleasure to hear the song through Devendra’s distinct voice and vision. He is not only a prodigious artist, but one whom I have always appreciated for the way that he fosters community. Together, we have decided that we would like all proceeds from this cover to go to the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles. Providing housing, healthcare, and assistance, the DWC is an important organization and one that is meaningful to us both.” </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/60359672019-12-20T11:08:05-08:002019-12-20T15:04:41-08:00"One Thing Leads to Another" Cover on Revolver's 6 Best New Songs<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span class="font_xl"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/239a45bf7f0da07d383011813ab6a34073f599d7/original/revolver-logo.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />6 BEST NEW SONGS RIGHT NOW: 12/20/19</strong></span><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="bKabSEmNJBw" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/bKabSEmNJBw/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bKabSEmNJBw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="600" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></h3>
<p><span class="font_xl"><strong>Ioanna Gika - One Thing Leads to Another </strong></span><br><br>It's hard to imagine anyone improving upon the Fixx's irresistible Eighties classic "One Thing Leads to Another," but singer Ioanna Gika slowed it down and put a quietly emotional spin on it to create something entirely new, yet with the same infectiousness that's kept the tune in our universal conscious since 1982. Listen now to bury your holiday ennui in the lush threads spun with Gika's enveloping charm. Stream the track <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://smarturl.it/IoOneThing" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
<p><a contents="feature via Revolver" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.revolvermag.com/music/6-best-new-songs-right-now-122019" target="_blank"><em>feature via Revolver</em></a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/59902822019-12-03T12:20:54-08:002019-12-03T12:20:54-08:00Ioanna Gika Live On Echoes Radio<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://echoes.org/2019/11/19/tuesday-dec-3-2019-ioanna-gika-live/?fbclid=IwAR28qA_hPCT15NZu7u3fCdSYGWs6Hf7EfABo8x30t-N2eJB6GccjncBnVew" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/7155008ec9f45cef30a675e5c2d67645da37b995/original/ioanna.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Hear Ioanna Gika when she brings her electro-pop to Echoes radio. She plays music form her album, "Thalassa" tonight. </p>
<p>Listen <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://echoes.org/2019/11/19/tuesday-dec-3-2019-ioanna-gika-live/?fbclid=IwAR28qA_hPCT15NZu7u3fCdSYGWs6Hf7EfABo8x30t-N2eJB6GccjncBnVew" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><!-- more -->
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<p>Electronic singer song-writer, Ioanna Gika plays live.. She used to be in a group called IO Echo, but she’s just released her solo debut Thalassa which means “Sea” in Greek . She was born in Wasington DC but her parents are Greek and she spent her early years in Greece and returned there later which is where she composed much of her album. She’s got a deep and powerful sound and you can hear it when she plays live.</p>
<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/58871242019-09-10T11:31:58-07:002019-09-10T11:31:58-07:00Chelsea Wolfe & Ioanna Gika Early Show - Levitation<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chelsea-wolfe-ioanna-gika-early-show-tickets-71810498133?fbclid=IwAR1xxdqEz4Mkuuj80qjF1aVvjJcpabzBA1l4QV5Nj7nx00E1Ia7J_7exXG4" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/158423ddb7d29d22433f9c0dd04edc4a3167b58d/original/chelsea-november.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p><a contents="Chelsea Wolfe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sargenthouse.com/chelsea-wolfe">Chelsea Wolfe</a> has added on an early show with <a contents="ioanna gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika">ioanna gika</a> at LEVITATION on Nov 9th due to popular demand. The late show is already sold out.</p>
<p><br>Nov 9 Chelsea & Ioanna Early show: <a contents="https://bit.ly/2kuqwWL&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bit.ly/2kuqwWL">https://bit.ly/2kuqwWL </a><br>Nov 9 Chelsea & Ioanna Late show: SOLD OUT</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/58180212019-07-08T18:34:53-07:002019-07-08T18:34:53-07:00Ioanna Gika on the Cover of TO BHMA Magazine<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.tovima.gr/2019/07/06/vimagazino/stous-rythmous-tis-ioannas-gkika/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/0cbe1fdc8eed6c7c044e27d2ed0873276ec1f8bb/original/image1.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p><a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> on the cover of TO BHMA – Greece’s Sunday Times magazine ?? <br>Read more <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.tovima.gr/2019/07/06/vimagazino/stous-rythmous-tis-ioannas-gkika/" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
<p>photo by Corinne Schiavone</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57972452019-06-19T13:39:01-07:002019-06-20T10:40:50-07:00Interview With Ioanna Gika // Flaunt<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.flaunt.com/content/ioanna-gika" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/cac4b93bfea2a549fb1e242179358ca90d793d1b/original/static1-squarespace-com.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/e1b1927e917400249b0078ef0cef47db274b3c21/original/flaunt-magazine-ioanna-gika-jasper-rischen-final-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br><br>To best understand <a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> and the world that she has created, it is best to shatter all that you know to be reality and toss on a druid robe as you embark on a personal journey of monastic sorcery. There is something witchy and transformative about her music which has been easily captivating to new audiences. The music bares something traditional while bridging into soft techno undertones that has created such a strong narrative for those who balance the moods of raving and meditating. </p>
<p>Her album Thalassa, released earlier this year, is an amalgamation of the conflicting feelings she had experienced while going through a break up as well as coping with familial sorrows. Taking refuge in Greece to write the album, the musician took to her Greek mother-tongue as well as English to construct her poems which were amplified through her vocals which evoke spirits of sirens songs. Hey lyrics have even been quoted by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy in her best-selling book The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness. These unified layers of complexities pared with previous collaborations with electronic maven and Grammy nominated TOKiMONSTA can be heard throughout as the album slips and slides through the varying emotional extremities. </p>
<p>Having recently come back from a spring tour opening for Garbage, we managed to slip in words with Gika ahead of her recent announcement of a fall tour with <a contents="Chelsea Wolfe" data-link-label="Chelsea Wolfe" data-link-type="page" href="/chelsea-wolfe" target="_blank">Chelsea Wolfe.</a>...<br><br><a contents="(full article / interview via FLAUNT here)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.flaunt.com/content/ioanna-gika?fbclid=IwAR1qhqUKB9MZMwmk49N9sE3Whzx6KJ9vWP1_XYR-wq8ldvBwbPJ_scDu82U" target="_blank">(full article / interview via FLAUNT here)</a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57958002019-06-18T11:29:37-07:002019-06-18T11:29:37-07:00Ioanna Gika Joins Chelsea Wolfe's 'American Darkness Tour 2019'<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/b9337b12826670a0e45b5129df720147c3a78b1a/original/64520107-10157931123487323-7258551604196933632-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ioanna Gika will be supporting <a contents="Chelsea Wolfe" data-link-label="Chelsea Wolfe" data-link-type="page" href="/chelsea-wolfe" target="_blank">Chelsea Wolfe</a> on her acoustic tour this Fall in N. America. <br><br>OCT 18 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park <br>OCT 19 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom <br>OCT 21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall <br>OCT 22 Estes Park, CO @ Stanley Hotel <br>OCT 24 Chicago, IL @ Metro <br>OCT 25 Detroit, MI @ Senate Theater <br>OCT 26 Toronto, ONT @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre <br>OCT 27 Montreal, QC @ Le National <br>OCT 29 Boston, MA @ Royale <br>OCT 31 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer <br>NOV 01 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel <br>NOV 03 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club <br>NOV 04 Charlotte, NC @ McGlohon Theater <br>NOV 05 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West <br>NOV 06 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge <br>NOV 08 Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre <br>NOV 09 Austin, TX @ Levitation <br>NOV 10 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall <br>NOV 12 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf <br>NOV 13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress <br>NOV 15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Palace Theatre <br>NOV 16 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom <br>NOV 18 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom <br>NOV 20 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox <br>NOV 21 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre </p>
<p>Tickets on sale, Friday June 21st at 9am PST / 12pm EST </p>
<p>photo by: Corinne Schiavone</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57376862019-04-30T12:20:21-07:002019-04-30T12:24:57-07:00Album Review: 'Thalassa' Scores 5/5 // New Noise Magazine<figure data-orig-height="91" data-orig-width="284"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newnoisemagazine.com/review-ioanna-gika-thalassa/" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/303fb531588dc89ce08294e7ed7bf894/tumblr_inline_pqsfzhu0Gi1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="image" /></a><br><span class="font_xl"><strong>Album Review: Ioanna Gika – Thalassa</strong></span></p></figure>
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<p><i><a href="https://newnoisemagazine.com/review-ioanna-gika-thalassa/">Review via New Noise Magazine</a><br><br>Thalassa </i>is the debut album from Ioanna Gika, a Greek American musician signed to Sargent House. Formerly of Io Echo, Gika has spoken about how “Thalassa is about going through change that is unwanted yet unstoppable.” Gika conveys that musically by combining classical tones with cool, dark, and modern electronic moods. Thalassa means “spirit of the sea” in Greek, and like the ocean, there is a lusciousness to this breathtaking album.</p><!-- more -->
<p>“Roseatte” opens with a luscious harp shimmering like the wine dark sea. With baroque vocals, Ioanna Gika sings, “Goodbye, in waves the message rang through the sea.” The song takes on a heavy and dramatic tone with gothic beats and industrial electronic elements. With theatrical vocals, Gika sings, “these city walls our fathers built they have crumbled now but I can’t let go.” Lyrically and musically, “Roseatte” affectingly conveys the struggle of coping with change while honoring roots to the past. “Roseatte” is a deeply passionate and emotionally empowering song, with maximalist singing and melodies that crash like waves before retreating back to the ocean.</p>
<p>“Out of Focus” is an airy song, with haunting synths blended ethereally with chilling vocals. It’s like being inside a dream with its own logic. The pulsing beats create a mosaic of ghostly and haunting rhythms. Gika sings about “holding on to history,” repeating the lyrics, “there was nothing to do, nothing to do.”</p>
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<p>“Thalassa” feels otherworldly. Like a creation myth that reinvents itself for modernity, “Thalassa” is grounded in classical sensibilities yet colored by futuristic rattles, drone, and noise. Echoing harp and glistening synths convey a sense of wonder and radiance through delicate melodies. Once “Thalassa” ends, “Messenger” begins with a drum and bass vibe that is poppy and fun. “Messenger” is a fast song with plucky, uppity, and energetic strings. There are also some incredibly lovely vocal cries and chants, with a rapid piano and fast strings towards the exhilarating end.</p>
<p>“Swan,” is a slow and icy lament, with frosty keys and atmospheric instrumentation. To the sound of wistful synths and faraway ambience, Gika sings mournfully, “I can touch you, but I can’t hold on, let me hear the swan sing.” Gika has stated that she wrote “Swan” towards the end of a relationship. “I could sense change,” she said, “but was met with silence.” Gika added, “Hearing the truth is harsh, but silence, when you’re looking for answers, is a suffocating purgatory.” As far as translating artistic intent into music, Gika successfully transforms silence and suffocation into beautiful, deep, and meaningful sound. If looking for answers through silence is a Purgatory, than Ioanna Gika has transformed hers into something beautiful and understandable. </p>
<p>The deep keys and mellow atmosphere on “Weathervane” serenade the void. Elegiac synths intertwined with choir like vocals give this song a spacey and cosmic vibe. On “Weathervane,” Gika asks, “did I love you too much or not enough?” The instrumentation towards the end creates an atmosphere that is chillingly beautiful. “New Geometry” is a spirited song with inspired strings, stimulating beats, and exceptional back up singing. Gika sings, “I found the answer in your hesitation.” The lively drumming, fuzzy bass, and gentle guitar towards the end offer surprising variation that heighten the musical complexity and tension explored on <i>Thalassa.</i></p>
<p>Gika’s vocals have a lulling effect in the beginning of “No Matter What.” When she sings softly, “don’t fall asleep in silence,” her cool and calming vocals fuse with stunning and elegant strings. The synths make this song uplifting and triumphant. “Ammonite” is very maximalist and post-punk towards the beginning. The song opens with symphonic strings and intense, gothic singing. Painted with dramatic and dark electronic beats, this synth pop song ends surprisingly, with melodic piano, and watery, doubled singing.</p>
<p>“Drifting” is dazzling with the lavish piano, rich synths, and luxuriant keys. Like a little poem that gives off warmth and light through verse, the lyrics in “Drifting” are touching through powerful and heartfelt imagery. “Don’t go drifting too far from the shore,” Gika implores, “if I lose you will I lose myself?” For an album focused on impermanence, here comes a song that resists change. There is a profound and impassioned yearning that is captivating and beautiful, one that encapsulates the feeling of <i>Thalassa </i>with levity and grace.</p>
<p><i>Thalassa </i>is a groundbreaking and innovative achievement worth listening to on repeat. Ioanna Gika has said that <i>Thalassa </i>“is a document of the dread, the adrenaline, and the surrender in the moments when you realize the only way to survive is to brace yourself and go through.” That feels more than earned on <i>Thalassa, </i>an inventive and revolutionary record. With <i>Thalassa, </i>Ioanna Gika triumphs over loss with a towering and staggering debut that resonates long after this stunning album finishes playing.</p>
<p><a href="https://ioannagika.bandcamp.com/album/thalassa">Purchase this album here.</a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57307842019-04-24T11:07:27-07:002019-04-24T13:13:47-07:00Ioanna Gika at Levitation 2019<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chelsea-wolfe-ionna-gika-tickets-60694858957" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/bfa575f961a1d4b505676d53512b0521b8dd49fe/original/levitation-2019-chelsea-wolfe-ioanna-gika-square-web.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Ioanna Gika will be performing Levitation 2019 on Nov 9 at Central Presbyterian Church support from Chelsea Wolfe.<br>Tickets <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chelsea-wolfe-ioanna-gika-tickets-60694858957" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57231902019-04-17T12:34:12-07:002019-04-17T12:38:12-07:00Album of the Day: Ioanna Gika, “Thalassa” // bandcamp daily<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="114" data-orig-width="564"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/04/17/ioanna-gika-thalassa-review/?fbclid=IwAR2nImsDjmcUBAFkj49lusNxIy9n9jABjMRr_mH1lfcp60-bOLlsp2JFLIY" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/68550103e1a43fefc266ab3590ee534b/tumblr_inline_pq4cpzbTxm1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a><br><span class="font_xl"><strong>Album of the Day: Ioanna Gika, “Thalassa”</strong></span><br><br><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3608854962/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 600px; height: 600px;">Thalassa by Ioanna Gika</iframe></p></figure>
<p><i><a href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/04/17/ioanna-gika-thalassa-review/?fbclid=IwAR2nImsDjmcUBAFkj49lusNxIy9n9jABjMRr_mH1lfcp60-bOLlsp2JFLIY" target="_blank">via bandcamp daily</a></i><br><br><a href="http://sargenthouse.com/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> wrote and produced her first solo record, <i>Thalassa</i>, during a period of turbulent change. In the wake of the deaths of her father and stepfather, and the dissolution of a long-term relationship, the former member of Io Echo traveled to her family’s home country of Greece, where she witnessed its now-decade-long spiral into economic ruin and corruption firsthand. She emerged with an art-pop odyssey of gothic elegance and profound searching: for clarity, for solidity, for a way forward, like a balm amid crisis.</p><!-- more -->
<p>On <i>Thalassa</i>’s highlight, “Roseate,” Gika pivots between featherlight, almost medieval balladeering and concrete resolve. Beats rise and crash like the ocean; Gika’s rhythms, skittering and sprinting, reflect the mercurial nature of life itself. Against this churn, Gika eloquently sings of upheaval, of a crumbling city: “Went inland but saw statues fall / Reshaping the golden dawn,” she intones, an indictment of Greece’s neo-fascist Golden Dawn party. Gika’s political invocations are subtly-stated but deeply felt, like on the rattling “Messenger,” where she addresses Greece’s period of austerity and debt in personal terms. “No more pension for mother or my stepdad,” she sings soberly.</p>
<p>At times, <i>Thalassa </i>contains hints of Björk, or the music that Nandi Rose Plunkett currently makes as Half Waif. Gika has also opened for heavier artists, such as Deafheaven and Nine Inch Nails, with whom she shares a blackened grandeur and an intensity of spirit. But her production, morose as it is, breathes in a way that feels generous and rare. <i>Thalassa</i> means sea in Greek. Gika’s music, well acquainted with vast unknowns, shows that one cannot find an anchor without braving the waves.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57089752019-04-05T14:30:57-07:002019-04-05T14:33:03-07:00'Thalassa' Album Review // The FADER<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/05/ionna-gikas-debut-album-thalassa-is-here" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/157451ea6ce2a41e1effea84e9434c82aa1d59b7/original/fader-logo.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/05/ionna-gikas-debut-album-thalassa-is-here" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/5da2278bb1a7799652e36b01a02d1a08/tumblr_inline_ppib88eAex1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="image" /></a></p>
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<p><i><a href="https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/05/ionna-gikas-debut-album-thalassa-is-here" target="_blank">Via The FADER</a></i><br><br>Greek-American singer songwriter Ioanna Gika crafts songs so towering, they nearly pierce through the atmosphere. Her self-produced debut album <i>Thalassa</i> (which translates to ‘sea’ in Greek) is out in its entirety today, and it’s a mighty one. The record includes single “Out of Focus,” for which Gika shared a neat <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpwR5cnbvBw" target="_blank">video</a> back in February. Stream <i>Thalassa</i> below, and peep Ioanna Gika’s upcoming tour dates with Garbage.</p>
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<p><br><b>Ioanna Gika 2019 tour dates:</b><br>MAY 03 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle*<br>MAY 07 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz*<br>MAY 08 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte*<br>MAY 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium*</p>
<p>* = with Garbage</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57086572019-04-05T10:11:01-07:002019-04-05T10:11:01-07:00Ioanna Gika ‘Thalassa’ Out Now<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="700" data-orig-width="700"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://smarturl.it/IoannaGika" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/6099cac1423d0d5544875a8e52eb4f1ba55bc881/original/io-thalassa-3000x.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></figure>
<p>I<a href="sargenthouse.com/ioanna-gika">oanna Gika</a>'s debut album 'Thalassa' is OUT NOW!<br>Stream or purchase HERE: <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://smarturl.it/IoannaGika" target="_blank">smarturl.it/IoannaGika</a></p>
<p>Tour dates with Garbage // tickets <a href="sargenthouse.com/ioanna-gika">HERE</a><br>MAY 03 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle<br>MAY 07 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz<br>MAY 08 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte<br>MAY 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium</p>
<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/57057312019-04-03T12:13:31-07:002019-04-03T12:23:00-07:00Review: Ioanna Gika “Thalassa” // Astral Noize<figure data-orig-height="52" data-orig-width="238"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://astralnoizeuk.com/2019/04/02/review-ionna-gika-thalassa/" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/08ad56b8cea7588b59ff8cae1ff09949/tumblr_inline_ppefo6C3zF1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a></p></figure>
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<p><br><br>One of the most interesting trends in modern heavy music is the acceptance of a style that, on the surface, sometimes has very little in common with metal. At one end of this rather vast spectrum are the more obviously metallic stylings of Chelsea Wolfe, and at the other is Greek-American artist <b><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/ioannagika/" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a></b>, whose compositions are intense but electronically driven. Perhaps the likes of Wolfe, Gika, Anna von Hausswolff, Emma Ruth Rundle<b> </b>and Louise Lemón<b> </b>appear at metal festivals, release on metal labels and receive support from metal publications because listeners have begun to realise that heaviness doesn’t have to stem solely from roaring riffs and vicious vocals – it can also be in the sheer scope or deep-seated poignancy of a piece of music. In truth, the elegiac music Gika is responsible for might be a step too far for many riff patrons, but those who turn their attention elsewhere as soon as the electronics kick in will be missing out, for the <a href="http://sargenthouse.com" target="_blank">Sargent House</a> artist sets herself apart on her debut solo album with a style that’s vast, captivating and powerful.</p>
<p>Gika’s vocal performance is key throughout. Presented stark, her voice has a natural elegance that resonates through the album, shining down from some celestial plane; a beam of light soaring over the dense and often menacing music that lies beneath. The album is so vast that it’s easy to find yourself lost within its supernatural charm, but with vocals that are a commanding combination of alluring power, mournful disquiet and expressive serenity, Thalassa’s humanity is also front and present. Inspired in part by familial loss and romantic setbacks as well as the forced change they bring, the album’s personal themes can be heard throughout. They are there in the funereal atmospherics and looming beat of ‘No Matter What’ and the downhearted tones of ‘Weathervane’, but most notably they are what we are left with on the forlorn loneliness of closer ‘Drifting’.</p><!-- more -->
<p>The album is not merely a lament, though. It takes the grief-filled misfortunes of life as a wave – something you are plunged into and must fight lest it overpower you. The album’s title pays reference to the primeval spirit of the sea, and it’s clear that this inspiration burrows deep into the songwriting itself. Each sonic idea is its own musing that comes and goes like a wave, their impact felt even after they’ve faded away to be replaced by another. Like the ocean itself, the music is capable of both intense beauty and fierce strength, something that’s evident as early as opener ‘Roseate’, which begins tearful but also graceful before taking a plunge into a darker realm driven by an ominous beat and haunting atmospherics.</p>
<p>This imposing facet of the music is seemingly inspired by real-world experience, and it’s capable of reaching overwhelming levels of stifling claustrophobia. Yet Thalassa also holds an enchanting allure, one that radiates from Gika’s inherently sumptuous vocals and the occasional uplifting instrumental swells, injecting a smattering of hope into proceedings like the faint light of the surface above as you sink into the depths.</p>
<p><b>Thalassa is out April 5th on Sargent House. Purchase </b><a href="https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/ioanna-gika" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b></p>
<p><i>Words: George Parr</i></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3608854962/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Thalassa by Ioanna Gika</iframe></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/56982412019-03-28T11:56:04-07:002019-03-28T12:17:01-07:00An Essay by Ioanna Gika // The Creative Independent<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="1196" data-orig-width="1320"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/ioanna-gika-on-what-she-has-learned-so-far-from-being-a-professional-musician/" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/b77a5b970c1066dbf71bb0e06f6f01fe/tumblr_inline_pp3aelrdIK1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/d30e0c2914711f0704d3d65327ed8d4a7f25a9ab/original/jokox9xb.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p></figure>
<p><a contents="Full feature via The Creative Independent" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/ioanna-gika-on-what-she-has-learned-so-far-from-being-a-professional-musician/" target="_blank"><em>Full feature via The Creative Independent</em></a><br><br>“The following piece is in the style of Joe Brainard’s “<a href="https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/joe-brainard-i-remember" target="_blank">I Remember</a>” or Ito Naga’s “<a href="https://www.sixteenrivers.org/authors/ito-naga/i-know-je-sais/" target="_blank">Je sais</a>,” but I have added a female voice to the conversation and format. Each sentence begins with “I know” and it centers mainly on what I have learned in the music industry, while also touching on other topics that are important to me.”</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>I know what the first song was that I played in my headphones when I was in the van embarking on my first tour.</p>
<p>I know that as I listened to the song, the sun was shining on my face through the van window. I could see windmill turbines in the distance like futuristic aunts.</p>
<p>I know that I got heckled by a man saying “go back to your country.”</p>
<p>I know that my family has lived in Greece, throughout Southeast Asia, throughout North America, and as a result of living in different places and of touring, my definition of home is not defined by houses.</p>
<p>I know that I don’t assign stupid genre terms to my own music and that most musicians don’t, but people will seek to do that anyway.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/56930512019-03-25T10:50:57-07:002019-03-25T11:07:43-07:00Hear Ioanna Gika’s New Song, “Swan” // Rolling Stone<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="115" data-orig-width="499"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ioanna-gika-new-song-swan-812441/" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2412f0bd391985cbde134073c3ddac8/tumblr_inline_poxni7ynRy1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c9e9a352c13e2f944b2dffdc7796ab8d/tumblr_inline_poxoxhoRbI1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a><br><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="364" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dDc86livAag?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" width="600"></iframe></p></figure>
<p><a contents="article via Rolling Stone" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ioanna-gika-new-song-swan-812441/" target="_blank"><i>article via RollingStone</i></a></p>
<p><a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="Ioanna Gika" data-link-type="page" href="/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> has shared her ethereal new single “Swan” ahead of the release of her debut solo album Thalassa.</p>
<p>On her new song, the Greek-American singer channels the dreamy melodies of Mazzy Star with bursts of shimmering synths and Gika’s haunting vocals.</p>
<p>“‘Swan’ is about the sinking feeling when you sense a relationship is coming to an end, but you are powerless to stop it,” Gika explains in a statement. “You exist in this nebulous state, and can sense the change, but are met with silence. I had this feeling right before my long-term relationship ended, I had this feeling when my dad was sick but doctors weren’t getting back to me with answers. Hearing the truth is harsh, but silence, when you’re looking for answers, is a suffocating purgatory.”</p>
<p>Gika, who is also known as one-half of indie-rock duo Io Echo, previously released the tension-filled lead single “<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/song-you-need-to-know-ioanna-gika-roseate-744859/" target="_blank">Roseate</a>” last fall; the track was named <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/song-you-need-to-know-ioanna-gika-roseate-744859/" target="_blank">one of Rolling Stone‘s Songs You Need to Know</a>.</p>
<p>Thalassa will be released on April 5th via Sargent House. This spring, Gika is set to open for Garbage on that band’s tour across the U.S. in May.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/56869742019-03-20T11:25:29-07:002019-03-21T10:32:19-07:00Ioanna Gika "Swan" Track Debut // The 405<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/159790/a4d56729b6dd1be283070a27f6cdbc2091b69d9e/original/tumblr-inline-pn6x7dfh7g1qbzv4w-540.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_center border_none" alt="" style="text-align: center;" /></p>
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<p>via <a contents="The405" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/ioanna-gika-shares-the-graceful-elegy-to-a-dying-relationship-in-swan-155" target="_blank">The405</a></p>
<p>"Greek-American songwriter Ioanna Gika will be releasing her self-produced debut album Thalassa on April 5th via Sargent House, and has today shared a devastating new single 'Swan'. Speaking on the track she says: </p>
<p>"‘Swan’ is about the sinking feeling when you sense a relationship is coming to an end, but you are powerless to stop it... You exist in this nebulous state, and can sense the change, but are met with silence. I had this feeling right before my long-term relationship ended, I had this feeling when my dad was sick but doctors weren’t getting back to me with answers. Hearing the truth is harsh, but silence, when you’re looking for answers, is a suffocating purgatory." </p>
<p>In the track, Gika takes the idea of a "swan song" and blows it up to dramatic and engulfing proportions. A truly stunning and overwhelming track, 'Swan' has the ability to take you inside the singer's fluttering and unstable moods and deliver a powerful dose of humanity; the longing, the insecurity - and the ever-present love and beauty despite it all."</p>
<p><em>Ioanna Gika // Garbage tickets available<a contents=" here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.axs.com/events/369134/garbage-tickets" target="_blank"> here</a></em><br><em>MAY 03 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle <br>MAY 07 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz <br>MAY 08 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore <br>MAY 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium</em></p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/56505352019-02-19T13:56:58-08:002019-02-19T13:57:52-08:00Ioanna Gika "Out of Focus" Debut // Tack Of The Day on The 405<figure data-orig-height="97" data-orig-width="225"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/track-of-the-day-ioanna-gika-floats-through-human-strain-on-out-of-focus-from-her-debut-album-155" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/202569fc22eeb12ada1561171382dcb5/tumblr_inline_pn6x7dfh7G1qbzv4w_540.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="image" /></a></p></figure>
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<p>Via <a href="https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/track-of-the-day-ioanna-gika-floats-through-human-strain-on-out-of-focus-from-her-debut-album-155" target="_blank">The 405</a></p>
<p><a href="http://sargenthouse.com/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> is a Greek-American singer songwriter that has been floating in the ether for a little while now as a member of IO Echo and playing shows with the likes of <a href="http://sargenthouse.com/diiv" target="_blank">DIIV</a> and <a href="http://sargenthouse.com/deafheaven" target="_blank">Deafheaven</a>. She has now been signed to Sargent House for the release of her debut solo album Thalassa, which will come out on April 5th.</p><!-- more -->
<p>Speaking on the inspiration for Thalassa, Ioanna Gika says:<br>“A series of deaths drew me home to Greece. The city of my childhood memories was in disrepair. I drove past painted swastikas towards burial sites. I said goodbyes and grieved for those I didn’t get to say goodbye to. Thalassa is about going through change that is unwanted yet unstoppable. It is a document of the dread, the adrenaline, and the surrender in the moments when you realize the only way to survive is to brace yourself and go through.”</p>
<p>In new single ‘Out of Focus’ we feel pulled into the body of Gika as she moves among her homeland, surrounded by despair and disrepair on all sides. Walls of tension-filled strings and synths rise up on either side, threatening to collapse in on Gika. 'Out of Focus’ never reaches a true crescendo, but the tension certainly rises palpably, giving the song a thrilling feeling of claustrophobia, but from within Gika remains strong, her voice radiating out from within her hardened soul. Moving through 'Out of Focus’ we can see and feel Gika’s grief, but deeper than that is also a beauty that speaks to the transience of life and hope of new beginnings just around the corner.</p>
<p>The video for 'Out of Focus’ conceptualises things even further, with world surf champion Jake Caster as the Greek god Pan, surfing battering waves while Ioanna Gika is singing right alongside him.</p>
<p>Ioanna Gika’s debut album Thalassa is out April 5th via Sargent House.</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/56488582019-02-18T12:18:47-08:002019-02-18T12:23:55-08:00Artist Survey with Ioanna Gika // Under The Radar<figure data-orig-height="103" data-orig-width="124"><p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/16th_annual_artist_survey_ioanna_gika/?fbclid=IwAR0eI5ppmZzPOBtH2tA0IL4jnSezD0cEdsnzzxzJX-CCSCFw6DZpc2sAC2U" target="_blank"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/8a296476da8d3d14ac8366fcc1fbb045/tumblr_inline_pn518atR5V1qbzv4w_540.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a></p></figure>
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<p>Via <a href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/16th_annual_artist_survey_ioanna_gika/?fbclid=IwAR0eI5ppmZzPOBtH2tA0IL4jnSezD0cEdsnzzxzJX-CCSCFw6DZpc2sAC2U" target="_blank">Under the Radar</a><br><br>For Under the Radar’s <a href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/artists/16th_annual_artist_survey" target="_blank">16th Annual Artist Survey</a> we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. Here are some answers from <a href="http://sargenthouse.com/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a>. Gika was formerly the frontperson for Los Angeles dark electro shoegaze duo <a href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/artists/io_echo" target="_blank">IO Echo</a>, but is now focused on her solo work. In 2018 she released a solo single, <a href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/ioanna_gika_of_io_echo_shares_new_solo_song_roseate/" target="_blank">“Roseate,”</a> on Sargent House, with a solo album expected this year.</p><!-- more -->
<p>For our annual Artist Survey we emailed the same set of questions to musicians about the midterm elections, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh, Kanye West visiting the White House, the #MeToo movement a year later, mental health conditions in the music industry, whether or not they have Flossed, childhood birthday parties and vacations, which Muppets character they are most like, whether or not they are going to The Good Place after death, and much more.</p>
<p><b>What was the highlight of 2018 for either you personally or for the band?</b></p>
<p>A highlight was releasing my first single and going on tour with <a href="http://sargenthouse.com/deafheaven" target="_blank">Deafheaven</a>.</p>
<p><b>Despite compelling testimony from Christine Blasey Ford and sexual assault allegations from other women, Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in a Supreme Court Justice and many Republican women didn’t believe Ford’s story. What does this tell you about the general state of the #MeToo movement in 2018? </b></p>
<p>Humans are allowed to believe whatever they want, but the patriarchy is so deeply entrenched, that until years of archaic structures are disassembled, there will still be people who are incognizant of their own participation in it.</p>
<p><b>Be honest, did you Floss in 2018? (Meaning the dance craze, not the dental care.)</b></p>
<p>No.</p>
<p><b>Are you ready for artificial intelligence and a more automated future? Some predict that it may come sooner than we think and will lead to massive job losses.</b></p>
<p>Couldn’t be more ready. My Roomba could run our government more efficiently and compassionately than our current administration.</p>
<p><b>What’s your favorite birthday party memory from childhood? </b></p>
<p>Standing in a courtyard in Greece holding a small necklace I was just given, closing my eyes and feeling the wind of the Aegean Sea on my face. I had just turned seven. For some reason that memory stuck with me.</p>
<p><b>What’s been your most surreal experience in the music industry?</b></p>
<p>This past Thanksgiving, Bono told me that he loves my new single. Didn’t see that coming.</p>
<p><b>When you die, do you think you’re going to the Good Place or the Bad Place?</b></p>
<p>Both. #QuantumMechanics</p>
<p><b>Tell us about your first job. Also, what’s been your most disastrous job interview or business meeting?</b></p>
<p>I started babysitting around the age of 10. I have supported myself financially since I was a teenager with a million odd jobs. As a result of not having a net to fall back on, my work ethic will never leave.</p>
<p><b>Where do you stand on social media in 2018, is it uniting humanity or ruining the world? And which platform do you find most useful and which one do you think is doing the most harm?</b></p>
<p>Milan Kundera said that optimism is the opium of the people. I also think it’s social media. I’ve watched it sedate humans into countless miles of scrolling. That said, you can swiftly organize a protest on social media, so it’s not all ruination.</p>
<p><b>This year The Doctor in Doctor Who was played by a woman for the first time in the show’s 55-year history. Which other established character would you like to see switch genders?</b></p>
<p>The President of the United States.</p>
<figure class="tmblr-embed tmblr-full" data-orig-height="304" data-orig-width="540" data-provider="youtube" data-url="https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FZUVSjvigJxY"><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZUVSjvigJxY?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" width="540"></iframe></p></figure>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/56454322019-02-15T13:43:46-08:002019-03-15T16:21:08-07:00Ioanna Gika Shows with Garbage<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="760" data-orig-width="583"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="602" data-orig-width="537"><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/9ce84fdd0ddb617133930b929c9e5cfe/tumblr_inline_pofktgQAh51qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></p></figure></figure>
<p>Ioanna Gika will be joining Garbage for a few show dates – Tickets <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.axs.com/events/369134/garbage-tickets" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
<p>MAY 03 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle <br>MAY 07 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz <br>MAY 08 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte <br>MAY 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium</p>
<p> </p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/54772452018-10-19T12:51:51-07:002019-02-19T10:17:42-08:00Ioanna Gika // Song You Need To Know via Rolling Stone <figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="198" data-orig-width="1020"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/049ddb73736b8c66ddd4755be12df15b/tumblr_inline_pgv32wzRRs1qbzv4w_540.png" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="image" /><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="800" data-orig-width="1200"><p> </p>
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<p><i>article via <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/song-you-need-to-know-ioanna-gika-roseate-744859/">rollingstone.com</a></i></p>
<p>The opening, lilting guitars of “Roseate,” the first single from Greek-American singer Ioanna Gika’s upcoming debut solo LP of the same name, may make you wonder why she’s on tour with beloved indie metal group <a href="https://sargenthouse.com/deafheaven">Deafheaven</a>. “Goodbye / In waves the message rang through the sea,” Gika sings in a half-coo, half-lament. “The pelicans froze in the air, they saw what was no longer there.” It’s borderline folky, though hardly a harbinger of what’s to come.</p>
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<p>Like the music of her tourmates, the song builds in emotional intensity, albeit with programmed drums and dark synths that sound like My Brightest Diamond writing a Suicide song. As “Roseate” crescendos into a chugging, panic-inducing sonic 180 from its opening chords, the tension Gika creates isn’t just palpable; it makes you want a cigarette and someone to hug. It’s the musical equivalent of the initial descent of a roller coaster; that paradoxical rush of ecstasy and dread where you want to get off and fly down the track at the same time.</p>
<p>Gika, best known as one-half of Los Angeles indie-rock duo Io Echo, begins her tour with <a href="https://sargenthouse.com/diiv">DIIV</a> and <a href="https://sargenthouse.com/deafheaven">Deafheaven</a> October 19th at Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA through a Halloween date at Jersey City, NJ’s White Eagle Hall.</p>
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<p><a href="http://sargenthouse.com/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> has shared the new single “Roseate” ahead of her upcoming tour with Deafheaven and DIIV. Now available for stream / purchase <a href="http://smarturl.it/ioanna-roseate" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><!-- more -->
<p><a href="http://sargenthouse.com/deafheaven" target="_blank">Deafheaven</a> / <a href="http://sargenthouse.com/diiv" target="_blank">DIIV</a> tour (Ioanna Gika supporting)<br>OCT 19 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s<br>OCT 20 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress<br>OCT 21 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister<br>OCT 22 El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace<br>OCT 23 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger<br>OCT 25 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall<br>OCT 26 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club<br>OCT 27 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall<br>OCT 28 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge<br>OCT 30 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage<br>OCT 31 Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall</p>Sargent Housetag:sargenthouse.com,2005:Post/54383972018-09-21T12:08:50-07:002018-09-21T12:08:50-07:00Ioanna Gika Supporting Deafheaven + DIIV 2018 Tour<p> </p>
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<p><a contents="Ioanna Gika" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://facebook.com/ioanna-gika" target="_blank">Ioanna Gika</a> will be joining <a contents="Deafheaven" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sargenthouse.com/deafheaven" target="_blank">Deafheaven</a> & <a contents="DIIV" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sargenthouse.com/diiv">DIIV</a> as support for their co-headlining tour on the following dates:</p>
<p>OCT 19 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s <br>OCT 20 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress <br>OCT 21 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister <br>OCT 22 El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace <br>OCT 23 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger <br>OCT 25 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall <br>OCT 26 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club <br>OCT 27 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall <br>OCT 28 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge <br>OCT 30 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage <br>OCT 31 Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall</p>Sargent House