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Trail of Dead brings 'Self' in February
While the noise rockers from the 2002 release Source Tags & Codes are unfortuately long gone, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead have continued to gain more of a fanbase with the release of each album.
This past October the band released an EP entitled Festival Rhyme on Richter Scale, their new imprint from Justice Records. The EP introduced a handful of new tracks including 'Bells of Creation' and 'Inland Sea' both of which will be found on their latest full length The Century of Self. The new album will street on February 17th, 2009.
'Bells of Creation' is currently streaming here for all ears to hear.
The final track listing for The Century of Self is as follows:
01 Giants Causeway
02 Far Pavilions
03 Isis Unveiled
04 Halcyon Days
05 Bells of Creation
06 Fields of Coal
07 Inland Sea
08 Luna Park
09 Pictures of an Only Child
10 Insatiable One
11 Ascending
12 An August Theme
13 Insatiable Two
Thursday's latest in 'Existence' come February
Well, an official date has finally been set for the latest from Jersey folk Thursday. Common Existence will land in stores on February 17th from the great people over at Epitaph Records. If there recent split with Envy is any indication of what is to come, listeners who had once given up on the North Brunswick natives will return in swarms.
The band has released their first track from the album entitled 'Resuscitation of a Dead Man' is currently available for your streaming pleasure, and while it doesn't quite reach the greatness of yesteryear it seems to be miles above their last few releases. A digital download of the single will be available on December 23rd with the band planning to hit the road on February 14th.
Tour dates are as follows:
02/14/09 Los Angeles, CA Palladium
02/15/09 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic Auditorium
02/16/09 Chico, CA Senator Theater
02/18/09 San Diego, CA House of Blues
02/19/09 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
02/21/09 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
02/22/09 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
02/24/08 Milwaukee, WI
02/25/09 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
02/26/09 Rochester, NY The Armory
02/27/09 Worcester, MA The Palladium
02/28/08 Hartford, CT
03/02/09 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
03/03/09 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
03/04/09 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
03/05/09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
03/06/09 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
03/07/09 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
03/08/09 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
03/09/09 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
03/10/09 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
03/13/09 St. Paul, MN Myth
03/14/09 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
3/15/09 Louisville, KY Expo 5
03/17/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
03/18/09 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
03/19/08 Atlanta, GA
03/23/09 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
03/26/09 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
03/27/09 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
03/28/09 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
03/29/08 Spokane, WA
03/30/09 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
04/01/09 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
04/03/09 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Center
04/04/09 Saskatoon, SK Odeon Events Centre
04/05/09 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
04/08/09 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
04/09/09 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Andrew Bird's "Noble Beast" pushed up!
Surf City - Surf City [EP]
THE VERDICT - 10 out of 10 I am a terrible, terrible dancer. Two left feet. As Isaac Brock said "Henry, you dance like a wooden Indian". Try as I might I don't think I'll ever improve. But I can live with that.
All that being said I just had a dance marathon by myself listening to an insane debut EP by these amazing New Zealand youngsters, Surf City. They sound nearly like a lost British Invasion cult act, but with better production and a very keen eye for melody.
One thing I love about this band is that they wear their influences on their sleeve proudly, Pavement, Animal Collective, the Clean and the Chills, all among the bands' targets. Some critics would say this EP is derivative drivel, hero worship, etc. and on and on. But by publicly citing the bands that have inspired their sound, what they're really trying to relate is that of a master painter revealing what set of colors he would use for his new masterpiece, not his brushstrokes. Which is to say that by revealing the borders and edges of the sound Surf City were shooting for they themselves know that they can create their own countries and worlds inside those borders.
And they do. If it feels like you've heard these songs before you have. They sound like some wonderful secret you had forgot. Like finding $50 in an old winter coat. These are songs filled with the joy of being alive and God help you if they don't bring a smile to your face. alt="" align="left" border="0">
'Death of Anna Karina' hatching LP numero 3
Sadly one of the best hardcore bands out there today is nearly non-existent to the eyes and ears of American music enthusiasts. They go by the name of The Death of Anna Karina, they hail from Italy, and they will rip out your soul. Hardcore at its finest. I can safely place these guys alongside bands like JR Ewing and Songs of Zarathustra - bands that are not afraid to follow the experimental ways of the genre first brought to listeners by the Refused record The Shape of Punk to Come.
The Death of Anna Karina has been keeping it quiet these last few years since the release of their second album New Liberalistic Pleasures, but are now prepping their third record. The band is currently exploring a new direction for their third endeavor and plan to hopefully unleash the record sometime next year on Unhip Records bearing the tentative title lacrima/pantera.
Hear a listen or at least a have bit of a taste of The Death of Anna Karina right here.
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