Austin anthemic indie-pop band The Laughing premiere first song from new album via Purevolume

Austin, TX anthemic indie-pop band The Laughing premiere today the first single from their forthcoming new album via Purevolume. The track, "Disappear" is culled from the quartet's sophomore full length, Oscillation, set for release this summer. Stream/download song HERE. 

Oscillation: the flow between opposing points. Or in this case, Oscillation is the wild swings of emotional states, as heard in the equally boisterous and introspective sounds on the sophomore album by The Laughing. The Austin, TX band is the ever-evolving project led by singer/guitarist Logan Middleton. While the band's lineup has shifted along with its sound over the past few years, the core concept of The Laughing remains pop hooks dressed in colorful guitars, synths and noises with a heavy focus on beats and drums. 

Each release -- from a few early EPs to 2009's full length Fever and the forthcoming Oscillation -- has existed within their own unique space, each one thematic in nature, cohesive enough to be considered a concept album, but without the overwrought narrative trappings. The latest album was recorded at Jim Eno's (drummer of Spoon) studio Public HiFi. Engineered by Brad Bell, the disc was produced and performed mostly by Middleton himself aside from live drums and bass.

Oscillation is rooted in melodic exploration of songcraft, reminiscent of artists like Future Islands, Foreign Born, The Walkmen, Echo & The Bunnymen, et al. The songs are ornamented with layered vocal harmonies, lush synthesizers, acoustic and digital percussion, and shoegaze adoring guitar parts. From the lilting charge of the upbeat charmer "Smile" to the shimmying lament of "Say Goodbye," the album fittingly moves through a range of emotions and universal themes. 

"It's not exactly a break-up record," Middleton says, "but this is the first time I have written a sort of personal record dealing with the duality of right and wrong, moving forward and stepping back." While previous The Laughing releases were lyrically more abstract, Oscillation sees Middleton singing of more direct and relatable life experience. There is a theme of duality throughout the album, most clearly in the music itself as it deftly swings from major to minor keys, somber keyboards and stomping drums, blissed-out guitars and Middleton's signature simultaneously happy/sad sounding vocals. 

Oscillation will be available summer 2013 on CD and download. 

THE LAUGHING LIVE:

03/02  Austin, TX @ Mohawk
03/14  Austin, TX @ Bottecelli's (w/ The Oh Sees)

03/17  Austin, TX @ Sidebar

Artist: The Laughing
Album: Oscillation
Label: The Laughing
Release Date: Summer 2013

01. Animal
02. Disappear (MP3)
03. Afghan Girl
04. Say Goodbye
05. Day I Died
06. Smile
07. Strange
08. Sydney
09. Melody
10. Oscillation

On The Web:

the-laughing.com

thelaughing.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/TheLaughing

Zorch sign to Sargent House, premiere first new track via SPIN from forthcoming new album

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Austin, TX hyper-kinetic duo Zorch premiere a new song today via SPIN.com culled from their forthcoming full length. The band also proudly announces signing to Sargent House for management and label, who will release Zorch's album this summer. 

Listen to a stream of the song "We All Die Young" courtesy of SPIN HERE. Stream/share the song via Soundcloud HERE. 

Zorch will also play their semi-legendary annual multiple performance marathon during SXSW in Austin in March. Please see complete dates below.  

Zorch is a duo from Austin, TX. Composed of Zac Traeger (keyboards, omnichord, vocals) and Shmu (drums, omnichord, vocals), the two hail from Wisconsin and Canada respectively. The duo met in Boston and began recording dozens of improvisational mixtapes, which, after moving to Austin in 2009, would help lay the foundation for Zorch. Since that pivotal move, they've quickly made a home for themselves in the city's DIY scene, building a reputation on their intense, ebullient live shows and fan interaction.

ZORCH LIVE:

3/8/13 - 35 Denton (Denton, TX) @ The Hive w/Man Man 

Austin, TX - SXSW:

3/10/13 - Yeast by Sweet Beast @ Chain Drive

3/11/13 - Weird Destiny Freakout  @ The Museum of Human Achievement

3/12/13 - All Tamara's Parties @ Cheer Up Charlies

3/12/13 - SXSW Showcase @ Metal & Lace w/Assacre

3/12/13 - Granada House Backyard Shredathon @ The Granada House (1184 Greenwood Ave)  3/13/13 - Slip n' Slide Party III @ Second House (2906 E. 2nd.) w/Delicate Steve

3/13/13 - SXSW Showcase @ TenOak w/Sorne

3/14/13 - House Party @ Hobbies' Odd (1118 Linden St)

3/14/13 - Escapes @ Club 1808

3/15/13 - The Vagabond Collective showcase @ Austin Kickboxing Academy 

3/15/13 - Wuwufest @ Russian House w/Why?, T-Bird and the Breaks 

3/15/13 - SXSWendy's @ Wendy's 

3/16/13 - Hometapes/Spacebomb Friend Island @ The Museum of Human Achievement

On the Web:

zzoorrcchh.com

sargenthouse.com/zorch

zorch.bandcamp.com

facebook/pages/zorch

Tera Melos premiere another song from forthcoming album, North American tour dates with TTNG starting in April

Sacramento's genre-benders Tera Melos premiere another new song from their forthcoming new album, X'ed Out today via Vice's Noisey.com. The track, "Sunburn" is available to stream/share HERE. Tera Melos also launch extensive North American tour dates with Sargent House label mates, Britain's This Town Needs Guns (now simply called TTNG) beginning in April. Tera Melos will be supporting X'ed Out, as will TTNG promote their new full length 13.0.0.0.0. Please see complete dates below and specific details (tickets, times, etc) for the shows for Tera Melos HERE and TTNG HERE. Tera Melos also recently premiered the first song from X'ed Out via Rolling Stone. The track, "Tropic Lame" is also available for streaming/sharing HERE. Cover art and full track listing below. Truly great art is that which can't be easily understood and dissected, but immediately resonates nonetheless. Tera Melos' new full length, X'ed Out is just that kind of adventure. The songs transcend in a way that makes you want to sit friends down to hear it, not only to share the experience, but perhaps in hopes that together you can create the world in which songs like this can be defined. It hits mental buttons and flicks internal switches that you never knew existed, while cleverly obscuring the technical precision for which the band has been known. It's remarkably multifaceted, incredibly catchy and perplexing to unravel exactly how it all works.  "It's like visiting a friend who lives on the 14th floor of a building with no elevator, yet he has a grand piano in his apartment," explains bassist Nathan Latona. "How did he get it there? Was it carried up 14 flights of stairs, assembled on site or what? This record is the piano in the apartment with no elevator. We wanted to do all of the tricky stuff in a way that doesn't seem noticeable."  X'ed Out is the culmination of an arc begun on Tera Melos' first proper full-length, Patagonian Rats (Sargent House, 2010) -- a supercollider of 60s pop hooks, Minutemen garage-prog, post-punk evisceration, wiry psychedelia and nearly everything else in-between. Here, the Sacramento based trio burns and simmers simultaneously while situated somewhere without benefit of location services. It's a nowhere land, X'ed Out of the grid, both inviting and daring. Join us.  X'ed Out will be available everywhere April 16th, 2013 on LP, CD and download via Sargent House. TERA MELOS + TTNG TOUR 2013 Apr 18, 2013 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge  Apr 19, 2013 - Seattle, WA  @ The Crocodile  Apr 20, 2013 - Vancouver, BC  @ The Media Club  Apr 23, 2013 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium  Apr 24, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN  @ First Avenue 7th Street Entry Apr 25, 2013 - Appleton, WI  @ Lawrence University  Apr 26, 2013 - Chicago, IL  @ Subterranean  Apr 27, 2013 - Detroit, MI  @ Majestic Theater/The Magic Stick  Apr 28, 2013 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison  Apr 29, 2013 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore Apr 30, 2013 - Hamden, CT @ The Space May 1, 2013 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall  May 2, 2013 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory  May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire (early show) May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire (late show) - SOLD OUT May 4, 2013 - Washington, DC @ DC9  May 5, 2013 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade  May 7, 2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade  May 8, 2013 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits  May 9, 2013 - Miami, FL @ Bardot  May 10, 2013 - Ybor City, FL  @ Crowbar  May 11, 2013 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub  May 13, 2013 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In  May 15, 2013 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon  May 16, 2013 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's  May 17, 2013 - Dallas, TX  @ Club Dada  May 18, 2013 - Austin, TX @ Red 7  May 19, 2013 - San Antonio, TX  @ The Korova  May 20, 2013 - El Paso, TX  @ Low Brow  May 21, 2013 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock  May 22, 2013 - San Diego, CA  @ The Casbah  May 23, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA  @ The Echo  May 24, 2013 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room May 25, 2013 - San Francisco, CA @ The Bottom of the Hill May 26, 2013 - Fresno, CA @ Star Palace Ballroom

Artist: Tera Melos Album: X'ed Out Label: Sargent House Release Date: April 16, 2013 01. Weird Circles 02. New Chlorine 03. Bite 04. Snake Lake 05. Sunburn (MP3) 06. Melody Nine 07. No Phase 08. Tropic Lame (MP3) (STREAM) 09. Slimed 10. Until Lufthansa 11. Surf Nazis 12. X'ed Out and Tired On the Web: teramelosmusic.com sargenthouse.com/Tera_Melos teramelos.bandcamp.com teramelos1.tumblr.com Hi-res photos, cover art, bio and more: www.sargenthouse.com/tm_assets.html

Portland dark pop group Southerly announces 12th anniversary 7" single, video, career-spanning playlist and hometown show

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Portland, OR's dark-pop greats Southerly celebrate the band's 12th anniversary this week with a special limited edition 7" single, free download, new music video, career-spanning playlist and rare hometown show. Whew! That's a lot. Here it is in slow motion:

• Pre-orders for the short-run lathe cut 7" single "Desolation Low" on the People In A Position To Know label begin today,  HERE. 

• "Desolation Low" is also available today as a  FREE download and the mysterious, nostalgic music video has posted (watch/share video HERE.)  

• Southerly additionally shares a career-spanning playlist of 13 songs culled from the band's various releases since 2003.  Stream/share playlist HERE.

• Fans in the Pacific Northwest also can join the celebration in Portland on March 6th for the band's 12th anniversary show at Backspace. Tickets and more information HERE. 

Southerly is the nom-de-tune of Krist Krueger, whose previous release was the lush, layered third album titled Youth (Greyday Records) in late 2011. Krueger's mastery of infectious melody, ominous drone, sparing song structure and astute lyricism earned considerable praise. Krueger's 3 separate "Song-A-Week" series releases Youth Sessions (10 weeks), OPB Sessions (hosted by Oregon Public Broadcasting - 22 weeks) and Storyteller Sessions (10 weeks) showcase the band's prolific talents.  

Southerly's 2010 release, the Champion Of The Noisy Negativists EP (Self Group) was a swooning, eerie, beautiful, morose and uplifting soundscape that was a largely instrumental affair, using vocals as additional layers rather than the music's guide. It took bold steps beyond the lush, orchestral pop of Southerly's critically praised 2007 debut on Portland, OR based Greyday Records, Storyteller and the Gossip Columnist. That album was hailed for its full orchestra and horn arrangements bolstering Krueger's intimate singing style, consistently earning near-perfect marks from critics. Southerly began in 2003 as a solitary DIY effort written and recorded by Krueger himself, who is also a seasoned recording engineer, label manager and professional booking agent. His 2004 debut album, Best Dressed and Expressionless was recorded on an Otari four track reel to reel, with songs referencing three and a half years of full time touring, couch surfing and living in his van. Champion Of The Noisy Negativists was reissued for full national release in June 2011 on Greyday Records. 

SOUTHERLY LIVE:

03/06  Portland, OR @ Backspace (all ages)

Artist: Southerly
Album: "Desolation Low" (single)
Label: Self Group / PIAPTK Records
Release Date: February 19th, 2013

01. "Desolation Low" (MP3) (VIDEO)

On The Web:

www.southerlysongs.com

www.selfgroup.org

facebook.com/southerlysongs

selfgroup.bandcamp.com

Hi-res photos, cover art, bio and more:

selfgroup.org/desolationlow.html 

Night Club (feat. 'Metalocalypse' director & DJ/Producer Mark Brooks) premiere racy video via Buzzbands.LA

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L.A.'s sinful synth-pop band Night Club premiere a racy new video today via Buzzbands.LA. The clip for the song "Control" is available to watch/share HERE.  Night Club is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Mark Brooks, former guitarist for notorious 90s noise rockers Warlock Pinchers and current director of TV's "Metalocalypse" as well as videos for Slayer, Melvins and more. The band is vocalist Emily Kavanaugh's first foray into performing, following in the footsteps of her father, keyboardist for legendary New Jersey band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.  Night Club's self-titled 5-song debut EP is available now via iTunes and CD on March 19th.  NIGHT CLUB LIVE: 02/26  Los Angeles, CA @ Boardner's 03/15  Los Angeles, CA @ M Bar 03/22  San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge 04/13  San Diego, CA @ Anime Conji 2013 Convention

Artist: Night Club Album: Night Club Label: Gato Blanco Music Release Date: March 19, 2013 01. Control (VIDEO) 02. Another One 03. Lovestruck (VIDEO) 04. Medicine 05. Do It Again On The Web: www.facebook.com/nightclubband twitter.com/nightclubband soundcloud.com/nightclubband

LVMRKS share Valentine's related song from forthcoming debut album

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Neil Busch, former vocalist/bassist/songwriter in ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead during that band's peak is back with a new band called LVMRKS and forthcoming debut album. The group also features bassist Jonathan Hischke (Broken Bells, Hella, Dot Hacker, et al.) and drummer Dave Clifford (Red Sparowes, The VSS) alongside Busch on vocals/guitar/keyboards. 

LVMRKS share the first song from their debut today, the cupid-themed song, "Valentine" available to stream/download HERE. 

The album, Pale Fairytale was recorded and mixed by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Tool, Big Business) and will be available on LP and download on May 21st, 2013. 

Artist: LVMRKS

Album: Pale Fairytale

Label: LVMRKS Records

Release Date: May 21, 2013

01. Blue Eyed Suicide

02. Valentine (MP3)

03. Pale Fairytale

04. In Scars

05. Through Life I've Wandered

06. Don't Save Me

07. Prelude

08. Sidewalks of the Dawn

09. Let Go

On The Web:

lvmrks.com

lvmrks.bandcamp.com

And So I Watch You From Afar share new track from forthcoming album via UK magazine This Is Fake DIY

Belfast, Northern Ireland's And So I Watch You From Afar premiere a second new track from their forthcoming third album All Hail Bright Futures today, sharing the boisterous "Big Thinks Do Remarkable" via UK magazine This Is Fake DIY. Stream/share HERE.

ASIWYFA recently posted the first single, "Like A Mouse" available for streaming HERE.

All Hail Bright Futures could be taken as both an ethos for the album and the band at this point in time. There is a new color scheme in place: new textures, emotions, sounds and voices. The 12-track, 43 minute album is dominated by a sunnier disposition, a positive uplift that more closely matches the euphoria the Northern Ireland trio has been instilling in audiences through their music in a live setting for the last five years.

There are moments of tropical guitar pop ("Rats On Rock"), percussive bleeping song foundations paired with infectious vocals ("The Stay Golden"), a trumpet arrangement ("Young Brave Minds"), an orchestral interlude ("Trails"), singalong mantras ("Big Thinks Do Remarkable"), harmonic hooks ("Like A Mouse"), a flute melody ("Mend And Make Safe") along with cutup vocals and handclaps ("Ka Ba Ta Bo Da Ka"). All of these new additions to the ASIWYFA sound are underpinned by their trademark guitar riffs that bliss the musical brain, complemented by the colossal and increasingly expressive rhythm section that comforts as much as it bludgeons.

Continuing the unparalleled pace at which they've been touring for over five years now, ASIWYFA have taken their uplifting sound to places other bands could only imagine. Since the release of 2011's second album Gangs (also on Sargent House), the band have added China, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to their already considerably stamped passports.  As well as these far-flung, seldom played places, the band have gigged all over North America and Europe, bringing their total show tally close to 500. 

A band can't play 500 shows worldwide without a fanbase and ASIWYFA have a legion. And you can't build a legion of fans across the world without great songs. Gangs earned the band a second Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish Album of The Year 2012 and they recently signed to Sargent House worldwide (home to Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Boris, Fang Island, Chelsea Wolfe and more) for management and label -- which will release the band's third album All Hail Bright Futures in March 2013.

All Hail Bright Futures is ASIWYFA's first recording done as a three-piece following the departure of Tony Wright. The band will head back out on the road as a four piece with their new full time member Niall Kennedy. The album was recorded with Rocky O' Reilly at Start Together Studio in Belfast. It is their boldest statement yet, an album bursting with a positive vigor, that states a renewed case for a magnetizing band at their best.

All Hail Bright Futures will be released on LP, CD and digitally worldwide on March 19, 2013 via Sargent House.

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR TOUR

Apr 02, 2013 - Winterthur, Switzerland  @ Gaswerk
Apr 03, 2013 - Modena, Italy @ La Tenda
Apr 04, 2013 - Rome, Italy @ Traffic Club
Apr 05, 2013 - Conegliano, Italy @ Appartamento Hoffman
Apr 06, 2013 - Vienna, Austria @ Flex
Apr 07, 2013 - Munich, Germany @ Strom
Apr 08, 2013 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ MelkWeg
Apr 09, 2013 - Berlin, Germany @ Lido
Apr 10, 2013 - Hamburg, Germany@ HafenKlang
Apr 11, 2013 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Kulturfabrik
Apr 12, 2013 - Koln, Germany @ Gebauede 9
Apr 13, 2013 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom
Apr 15, 2013 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
Apr 16, 2013 - London, UK @ Garage
Apr 17, 2013 - Bristol, UK @ The Thekla
Apr 18, 2013 - Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute (Temple and Library)
Apr 19, 2013 - Glasgow, SL, UK @ O2 ABC
Apr 20, 2013 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3

Artist: And So I Watch You From Afar 

Album: All Hail Bright Futures 

Label: Sargent House 

Release date: March 19th, 2012

Track list:

01. Eunoia

02. Big Thinks Do Remarkable (STREAM)

03. Like A Mouse (MP3)

04. AMBULANCE

05. The Stay Golden

06. Rats on Rock

07. Trails

08. Mend and Make Safe

09. Ka Ba Ta Bo Da Ka

10. Things Amazing

11. All Hail Bright Futures

12. Young Brave Minds

On the Web:

www.asiwyfaband.tumblr.com

www.facebook.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar

twitter.com/asiwyfa_band

www.sargenthouse.com/And_So_I_Watch_You_From_Afar 

Hi-res photos, album art, bio and more:

www.sargenthouse.com/asiwyfa_assets.html  

Tera Melos announce North American tour dates with TTNG, stream first song from forthcoming album

"Once in a rare while an album comes along that's so fresh and ingenious it redefines what's possible in a field of music. It's been some time since a trio armed with guitar, drums, bass and vocals have shattered the boundaries of convention and pushed the limits of their instruments and compositions like a graceful tsunami of invention." -- Exclaim!   "Akin to the type of freak-pop perversion dished out by daring pioneers like Devo and The Flaming Lips." -- Wired Sacramento's genre-benders Tera Melos announce extensive North American tour dates with Sargent House label mates, Britain's This Town Needs Guns (now simply called TTNG) beginning in April. Tera Melos will be supporting their forthcoming album, X'ed Out, as will TTNG promote their new full length 13.0.0.0.0. Please see complete dates below and specific details (tickets, times, etc) for the shows for Tera Melos HERE and TTNG HERE. Tera Melos recently premiered a new song from their forthcoming album, X'ed Out via Rolling Stone. The track, "Tropic Lame" is also available for streaming/sharing HERE. Cover art and full track listing below. Truly great art is that which can't be easily understood and dissected, but immediately resonates nonetheless. Tera Melos' new full length, X'ed Out is just that kind of adventure. The songs transcend in a way that makes you want to sit friends down to hear it, not only to share the experience, but perhaps in hopes that together you can create the world in which songs like this can be defined. It hits mental buttons and flicks internal switches that you never knew existed, while cleverly obscuring the technical precision for which the band has been known. It's remarkably multifaceted, incredibly catchy and perplexing to unravel exactly how it all works.  "It's like visiting a friend who lives on the 14th floor of a building with no elevator, yet he has a grand piano in his apartment," explains bassist Nathan Latona. "How did he get it there? Was it carried up 14 flights of stairs, assembled on site or what? This record is the piano in the apartment with no elevator. We wanted to do all of the tricky stuff in a way that doesn't seem noticeable."  X'ed Out is the culmination of an arc begun on Tera Melos' first proper full-length, Patagonian Rats (Sargent House, 2010) -- a supercollider of 60s pop hooks, Minutemen garage-prog, post-punk evisceration, wiry psychedelia and nearly everything else in-between. Here, the Sacramento based trio burns and simmers simultaneously while situated somewhere without benefit of location services. It's a nowhere land, X'ed Out of the grid, both inviting and daring. Join us.  From the very first fluttering notes of album opener "Weird Circles" it's clear that we're encountering an entirely new Tera Melos. Guitarist/vocalist Nick Reinhart's steady, rhythmic palm-muted strumming and Latona's nimble counter-melody glide the song through the ether like Tangerine Dream with stringed instruments. Reinhart's soft falsetto vocals hover at the forefront until drummer John Clardy's propulsive beat kicks in short, sharp jolts with wailing noise leading up to a triumphant crescendo. Elsewhere, "Bite" soars with a chiming harmonized guitar drone smeared over repetitive, mechanical sounding rhythms. Haunting Beach Boys style "do do do" vocals lead in to the bubbly, rapid-fire notes of "Sunburn" before erupting into the unabashed pop hooks of the chorus. Mellower moments, like the swooning guitar drone and vocal harmonies of "No Phase" and threadbare-yet-bludgeoning "Melody Nine" show just how richly developed the band's musical palette has become. "Tropic Lame" sounds almost reminiscent of Goo-era Sonic Youth's maligned guitar melodies -- skronking, ringing, bending -- while the whole band lean into their instruments to create a massive haze of joyful noise.  "I'd initially wanted to make a really simple and minimal record," Reinhart says. "But our minds wander way too much, so when the songs came to life, they raged a little more than expected. In the process, it became clear that to move forward we needed to think less." Clardy agrees, "we're not trying to bludgeon people over their heads with technicality. It's more deceptively simple."  X'ed Out will be available everywhere April 16th, 2013 on LP, CD and download via Sargent House. TERA MELOS & TTNG TOUR 2013 Apr 18, 2013 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge Apr 19, 2013 - Seattle, WA  @ The Crocodile Apr 20, 2013 - Vancouver, BC  @ The Media Club Apr 23, 2013 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium Apr 24, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN  @ First Avenue 7th Street Entry Apr 25, 2013 - Appleton, WI  @ Lawrence University Apr 26, 2013 - Chicago, IL  @ Subterranean Apr 27, 2013 - Detroit, MI  @ Majestic Theater/The Magic Stick Apr 28, 2013 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison Apr 29, 2013 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore May 1, 2013 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall May 2, 2013 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory May 3, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA  @ The Fire May 4, 2013 - Washington, DC @ DC9 May 5, 2013 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade May 7, 2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade May 8, 2013 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits May 9, 2013 - Miami, FL @ Bardot May 10, 2013 - Ybor City, FL  @ Crowbar May 11, 2013 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub May 13, 2013 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In May 15, 2013 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon May 16, 2013 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's May 17, 2013 - Dallas, TX  @ Club Dada May 18, 2013 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 May 19, 2013 - San Antonio, TX  @ The Korova May 20, 2013 - El Paso, TX  @ Low Brow May 21, 2013 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock May 22, 2013 - San Diego, CA  @ The Casbah May 23, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA  @ The Echo May 24, 2013 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room May 25, 2013 - San Francisco, CA @ The Bottom of the Hill May 26, 2013 - Fresno, CA @ Star Palace Ballroom

Artist: Tera Melos Album: X'ed Out Label: Sargent House Release Date: April 16, 2013 01. Weird Circles 02. New Chlorine 03. Bite 04. Snake Lake 05. Sunburn 06. Melody Nine 07. No Phase 08. Tropic Lame (MP3) (STREAM) 09. Slimed 10. Until Lufthansa 11. Surf Nazis 12. X'ed Out and Tired On the Web: teramelosmusic.com sargenthouse.com/Tera_Melos teramelos.bandcamp.com teramelos1.tumblr.com Hi-res photos, cover art, bio and more: www.sargenthouse.com/tm_assets.html

Fang Island premiere live in-studio video via SPIN, announce EU tour with No Spill Blood

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"It's impossible to come away from Major without a big grin plastered from ear to ear." -- BBC Music

"An eye-popping, pop-punking, limb-flinging, brow-singeing celebration of the major chord and its many possibilities." -- SPIN

"As an album, if I had to give Major a rank, I would promote it to General." -- Vice

Brooklyn's beloved guitar-anthem optimists Fang Island premiere a live in-studio video today via SPIN Magazine. The clip for the song "Asunder" from the band's latest album, Major was recorded to multitrack audio and mixed by Toshi Kasai during the band's recent tour stop in Los Angeles. Watch/share the video HERE.

Fang Island also announce headlining European tour dates with Sargent House family siblings No Spill Blood starting in April, followed by the band's performance at Sasquatch Festival in Washington on May 25th. Please see complete dates below.

Fang Island also recently premiered the first video from Major on cable network MTVu. The clip, "Sisterly" is available to watch video HERE. Alternate Vimeo link HERE. Check out Anamanaguchi's "Sisterly" remix HERE.

Major was released everywhere on LP, CD and download via Sargent House on July 24th, 2012.

FANG ISLAND & NO SPILL BLOOD - EURO 2013

Apr 09, 2013 - Limerick, Ireland @ TBA
Apr 10, 2013 - Belfast, N. Ireland @ The Speakeasy
Apr 11, 2013 - Liverpool, UK @ The Kazimier
Apr 12, 2013 - Glasgow, UK  @ Broadcast
Apr 13, 2013 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Apr 14, 2013 - London, UK @ Birthdays
Apr 15, 2013 - Antwerpen, Belgium @ Kavka
Apr 16, 2013 - Paris, France @ Espace B
Apr 17, 2013 - Lyon, France @ Le Sonic
Par 18, 2013 - Reims, France @ L'Ecluse
Apr 19, 2013 - Lausanne, Switzerland @ Le Romandie
Apr 20, 2013 - Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg  @ Out Of The Crowd Festival
Apr 21, 2013 - Aachen, Germany @ Musikbunker Aachen
Apr 22, 2013 - Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Apr 23, 2013 - Hamburg, Germany @ HafenKlang
Apr 24, 2013 - Aarhus,Denmark @ Voxhall
Apr 25, 2013 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Huset KBH
Apr 27, 2013 - Oslo, Norway @ Parkteatret
Apr 29, 2013 - Kiel,Germany @ Die Pumpe
Apr 30, 2013 - Pilsen, Czeh Republic @ Buena Vista Club
May 1, 2013 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Klub 007
May 2, 2013 - Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea
May 3, 2013 - Dornbirn, Austria @ Cafe Schlachthaus
May 4, 2013 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Kokolores
May 5, 2013 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
May 6, 2013 - Oberhausen, Germany @ Druckluft
May 7, 2013 - Brighton, UK @ The Green Door Store
May 8, 2013 - Derby, UK  @ The Victoria Inn
May 9, 2013 - Galway, Ireland @ Roisin Dubh
May 10, 2013 - Dublin, Ireland @ The Grand Social

FANG ISLAND LIVE:

May 25, 2013 - Quincy, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre - Sasquatch Festival

Artist: Fang Island 

Album: Major

Label: Sargent House

Release date: July 24th, 2012

Track list:

01. Kindergarten

02. Sisterly (MP3) (VIDEO - YouTube or Vimeo)

03. Seek it Out (STREAM)

04. Make Me

05. Never Understand

06. Asunder (MP3) (VIDEO)

07. Dooney Rock

08. Regalia

09. Chompers

10. Chime Out

11. Victorinian

On the Web:

fangisland.com

sargenthouse.com

Hi-res photos, album art, bio and more:

sargenthouse.com/fangisland_assets.html 

Boris add extra US dates surrounding residency tour performing Flood album & all-time classics

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Legendary Japanese trio Boris have added extra single-night headlining dates surrounding their special series of US residency shows in several major markets beginning in late April in addition to Austin Psych Fest on the 27th of that month. The residency tour, billed as "from the past, the present and through to the future" features Boris playing 2 consecutive nights in each city. For the first night, the band will perform its all-time classics along with many new songs never before played in the US. The second night's set features most of Boris' cult classic album Flood along with a noise/drone/experimental set. These additional one-off dates will combine all-time classics with part of Flood and other songs' US debut. Throughout the tour, Boris will once again perform in their classic trio lineup without any support musicians. Please see updated current dates below.  Boris will also sell a limited edition tour-only release available only at the merch table. Watch/share tour video teaser HERE.  Iconoclast trio Boris are widely known for their ability to breach styles and stretch sonic boundaries of all that is heavy, psychedelic, droning and downright cathartic. Their last three albums -- Attention Please, Heavy Rocks and New Album, all released in 2011 via Sargent House -- are perfect testament to the band's vast abilities. Over the span of two decades, the trio, bassist/vocalist Takeshi, guitarist/vocalist Wata and drummer/vocalist Atsuo has issued nearly 20 studio albums, as well as numerous collaborative albums -- including projects with Merzbow, Sunn0))), Ian Astbury and Michio Kurihara of Ghost (who also recently toured with the band as second guitarist) -- EPs and singles on various labels throughout the world.  BORIS US TOUR 2013 04/23  San Diego, CA @ The Casbah 04/24  Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom 04/26  Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves  04/27  Austin, TX @ Carson Creek - Austin Psych Fest 04/29  Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 04/30  Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 05/01  Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel * 05/02  Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel * 05/03  Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts 05/04  Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall * 05/05  Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall * 05/06  New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge * 05/07  New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge * 05/09  Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 05/10  Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * 05/11  Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * 05/12  St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 05/13  Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater 05/14  Denver, CO @ Bluebird 05/18  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * 05/19  Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * 05/21  San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop * 05/22  San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop * 05/23  Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex * 05/24  Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex * * residency shows.

Artist: Boris

Album: New Album 

Label: Sargent House

Release Date: December 6th, 2011

01. Flare (MP3)

02. Hope

03. Party Boy

04. Luna

05. Spoon (MP3) 

06. Pardon?

07. Jackson Head

08. Les Paul Custom '86

09. Tu, La La

10. Looprider   

Artist: Boris Album: Attention Please Label: Sargent House Release Date: May 24th, 2011 01. Attention Please 02. Hope   (MP3) (VIDEO) 03. Party Boy 04. See You Next Week  05. Tokyo Wonder Land  06. You 07. Aileron 08. Les Paul Custom '86  09. Spoon  10. Hand in Hand

Artist: Boris Album: Heavy Rocks   Label: Sargent House Release Date: May 24th, 2011 01. Riot Sugar (MP3) (VIDEO) 02. Leak -Truth, yesnoyesnoyes- 03. GALAXIANS 04. Jackson Head  05. Missing Pieces 06. Key 07. Window Shopping 08. Tu, la la 09. Aileron 10. Czechoslovakia

On the Web: www.borisheavyrocks.com  www.facebook.com/Borisheavyrocks  www.twitter.com/borisheavyrocks  Hi-res photos, cover art, bio and more: www.sargenthouse.com/boris_newalbum_assets.html sargenthouse.com/boris_heavy_assets.html sargenthouse.com/boris_attention_assets.html

Irish trio Adebisi Shank release live in-studio performance video of new song

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"Easily one of the best records of the year. 10/10" -- The 405  

"This is a raucous, fun ride which you'll want to be a part of. 9/10" -- Rock Sound  

"Baffling, terrifying and utterly riveting." -- NME  

"Top 5 Best New Irish Bands" -- The Daily Telegraph

Ireland's multiple award-nominated breakout trio Adebisi Shank release a live in-studio video today performing a new song from the band's upcoming third album. The song, titled "Thunder" (perhaps tentatively) was recorded to multitrack and mixed by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Big Business) in L.A. during the band's recent tour with Fang Island. The video is available to watch/share HERE.  Adebisi Shank's critically-acclaimed recent album, This Is The Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank was released in 2011 via Sargent House. The band will enter the studio later this year to begin work on their next album.

Artist: Adebisi Shank

Album: This Is The Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank

Label: Sargent House

Release Date: March 15th, 2011

01. International Dreambeat (MP3) (VIDEO live)

02. Masa (VIDEO live)

03. Genki Shank (MP3)

04. Micromachines

05. (-_-)

06. Logdrum

07. Bones

08. Frunk

09. Europa

10. Century City

Hi-res photos, cover art, bio and more:

www.sargenthouse.com/adebisi_assets.html

On The Web:

www.adebisishank.tumblr.com

facebook.com/adebisishank

adebisishank.bandcamp.com

Members of Adebisi Shank are available for interviews. For more information, please contact Dave Clifford at dave@usthemgroup.com