Modern Rivals premiere video via SPIN, announce NYC residency shows in June

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Brooklyn indie pop quartet Modern Rivals premiere the first video from their new album Cemetery Dares today via SPIN. The eerie, occult-leaning clip adds extra intrigue to the forlorn pop of the song "The Dead Leaves (Danse Macabre Midnight)" and is available to watch/share HERE. Modern Rivals also announce residency shows in NYC throughout June at the popular venue Pianos. Please see complete dates below. The band recently began streaming the entire album via Hypetrak. The 10-track recording is available to stream and share HERE. The band also recently premiered a song from the album via Pitchfork. The track, "Pins and Stitches" is available to listen/share HERE. Modern Rivals seem somewhat fittingly named for their transcendent psychedelic pop that both evokes antique 60s mod optimism, while also sounding defiantly current with their experimental edge. Modern Rivals' ethereal and dextrous songs share the buttoned-up charm of 60s psych-pop bands like The Zombies, mixed with more technically crafty contemporary artists like Flaming Lips and Beach House. Then, all of the elements are given the Nigel Godrich dreamscape approach in which no single sound is exactly what it seems. There is a delicate warmth to Modern Rivals' songs emanating from every meticulously placed note. Cemetery Dares is available on LP, CD and download as of April 22nd, 2014. MODERN RIVALS LIVE: 06/05  New York, NY @ Pianos 06/12  New York, NY @ Pianos 06/19  New York, NY @ Pianos 06/24  New York, NY @ Pianos

Artist: Modern Rivals Album:  Cemetery Dares Label: Muy Guapo Release Date: April 22nd, 2014 01. Angel Bones 02. Dead Leaves (Danse Macabre Midnight) (MP3) 03. Dig Up The Sunset 04. Yvaine 05. The Ice 06. Somnipath 07. Moon Dust 08. A Shade Hesitating 09. In Tuxedo 10. Pins and Stitches (STREAM) On The Web: www.facebook.com/ModernRivals modernrivals.bandcamp.com