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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BANG GANG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RELEASES NEW SINGLE “SILENT BITE” FEATURING LADYTRON’S HELEN MARNIE
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.indieshuffle.com/bang-gang-silent-bite/"><span style="color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a> to listen via
<i>Indie Shuffle</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Album
<i>The Wolves Are Whispering </i>Out June 23<sup>rd</sup> via Bang Ehf <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img border="0" width="579" height="433" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D08BD1.49600680" alt="Bang Gang by Xi Sinsong 6 Keep for Single 2"></span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(Credit: Xi Sinsong)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“…a new full-length [from Bang Gang] is something to get excited about.” –<b> Stereogum<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“[‘Out Of Horizon’ is] endlessly infectious…it’s gorgeous guitar-led noise, and serves as a mighty taster of Bang Gang’s upcoming
record.” –<b> The Line of Best Fit<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“The release is a big deal…Bang Gang is still just as haunted/haunting as before, making the kind of music that sounds better on the
darkened streets of Reykjavik than in any club.” –<b> MTV Iggy<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“[‘Out Of Horizon’ is] an icy track, full of chilly moments of pop bliss…” –<b> We All Want Someone To Shout For<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“’No regrets’ advises [‘Out Of Horizon’], an entrancing demonstration of what Bang Gang’s indie pop is made of…Johannsson encourages
the message with such grace not a pinch of cliché made it into this brew.” - <b>
Audiofemme</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Pure shoe-gaze pop bliss.” –<b> Speakers In Code<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“soaring, warm, and glowing vocals” –<b> The Music Ninja<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bang Gang</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – a.k.a. Iceland’s
<b>Bardi Johannsson </b>of<b> Starwalker </b>and<b> Lady & Bird</b> – will release his long-awaited new album
<b><i>The Wolves Are Whispering</i></b> this summer<b>,</b> and today the record’s second single is released. Following the soaring and melodic lead single “<b>Out Of Horizon</b>,” “<b>Silent Bite</b>” is a haunting, dark-pop track featuring glistening synths
and frequent collaborator </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.helenmarnie.com"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Helen Marnie</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
of <b>Ladytron</b> on vocals. <a href="http://www.indieshuffle.com/bang-gang-silent-bite/">
<span style="color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a> to take another “bite” out of the forthcoming album and listen to the song now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">EMBED CODE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/204217149%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-rtp6S&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Wolves Are Whispering</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
<b>Bang Gang</b>’s first album in over 7 years, will be released in the U.S. on <b>
June 23<sup>rd</sup> </b>via<b> Bang Ehf</b>. Though it’s been nearly a decade since the last Bang Gang record,
<i>Ghosts From The Past</i>, <b>Bardi Johannsson</b> has kept busy with multiple projects. His recent collaborations include the electro-pop duo
<b>Starwalker</b> with <b>Jean-Benoît Dunckel of Air </b>and<b> Lady and Bird</b> with French songstress
<b>Keren Ann</b>. Johannsson has also scored numerous films and documentaries including David Guy Levy’s
<b><i>Would You Rather</i></b> (with Daniel Hunt), and the French success <b><i>De Toutes Nos Forces</i></b>, directed by Nils Tavernier.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://youtu.be/TLs2RALLX2g"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to watch the music
video for “<b>Out Of Horizon</b>.” </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://noisey.vice.com/blog/bang-gang-out-of-horizon-remix"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
to listen to the <b>Daniel Hunt/Ladytron</b> remix or </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.themusicninja.com/bang-gang-out-of-horizon-dusk-remix-tmn-premiere/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
to listen to the <b>DUSK</b> remix.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/banggang"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to
pre-order <b><i>The Wolves Are Whispering</i></b> on digital, CD and vinyl starting today via
<b>Pledge Music</b>. Special, limited time only fan giveaways can be found on Pledge Music, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://banggang.net"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://banggang.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/banggangband"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.facebook.com/banggangband</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/banggangband"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://twitter.com/banggangband</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://instagram.com/banggangband"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">http://instagram.com/banggangband</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more on Bang Gang, please contact:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Jen Appel // Jaclyn Ulman – 212-246-2640</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:jen@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">jen@pressherepublicity.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
// </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:jaclyn@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">jaclyn@pressherepublicity.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Jaclyn Ulman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">(New York)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">8105 West Third St.,<b> </b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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