The Grouch and Eligh have collaborated with Cunninlynguists for a surprise release called The Winterfire EP that is being streamed exclusively on HipHopDX.
The seven-track EP is produced entirely by Kno of Cunninlynguists and executive produced by both Kno and Eligh. The project’s cover art was photographed by Sol Exposure.
The Winterfire EP helps mark the beginning of a collective West Coast outing called the “How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour” that begins on December 4 in Santa Cruz, California. Together with Cunninlynguists, The Grouch & Eligh and DJ Abilities will run through California, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Utah ona 15-date tour that ends on December 21 in Santa Ana. The full itinerary is below.
Physical copies of The Winterfire EP will be available exclusively on tour in exchange for donatable canned goods intended for food kitchens leading up to the holidays. Preorders for a limited edition vinyl run of the release are now open. The vinyl version of the release, which is limited to 500 copies, will be issued on “coke bottle green transparent vinyl” and will include the EP’s instrumentals in addition to the original songs.
The Winterfire EP is currently available for purchase on iTunes and for free download and stream on Bandcamp.
The Winterfire EP cover art, tracklist, and stream are available below.
01. Ignite (Intro)
02. Fire In Her Eyes
03. Only The Past
04. 100 Years
05. Gas Station Attendant
06. Too Many Winters
07. Extinguish (Outro)
The seventh annual How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour itinerary is as follows:
12/4/14 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
12/5/14 – Reno, NV @ Cargo (with Zion I)
12/6/14 – San Luis Obispo @ SLO Brew
12/7/14 – San Diego, CA @ Porter’s Pub
12/9/14 – Durango, CO @ Animas City Theatre
12/10/14 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
12/11/14 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
12/12/14 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes
12/13/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
12/14/14 – Boise, ID @ Reef (G&E & Abilities only)
12/16/14 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
12/17/14 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
12/18/14 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
12/19/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
12/20/14 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers
12/21/14 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
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FUCK YEAH!!! Everything Kno does is always on point, this is awesome news
Fire in her eyes, Beats banging! Lyrics on point!
Good stuff