Well, it’s Friday morning (hooray!) and I’ve opened my email to a whole host of news from Secretly Canadian… so, as I’m feeling a little more alive after two cups of tea, here’s the skinny…
Pride is the third album by alt-folk original Phosphorescent (aka Matthew Houck) and will be released on October 22 by Dead Oceans, the new Austin, TX-based label which is also home to Bishop Allen, Citay, Dirty Projectors, Evangelicals, The Explorers Club and Iran. There’ll be a UK tour in late November and early December as main support to TLOBF faves Akron/Family. UK dates as follows…
November
24 Brighton, The Pressure Point
25 Bristol, The Croft
27 Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree
28 Glasgow, The Beat Club
29 Newcastle, The Other Rooms
30 Manchester, Phoenix
December
1 Leeds, The Faversham
2 London, Cargo
4 Nottingham, The Social
5 Coventry, Taylor John’s House
Sunset Rubdown release their third album, Random Spirit Lover, in the UK on 8th October 2007. It was recorded earlier this year at the Breakglass Studios in Montreal with Jace Lasek (of The Besnard Lakes).
The band was originally the solo bedroom recordings of Spencer Krug, but has since evolved into a full-fledged band, involving the contributions of fellow Montreal residents Jordan Robson Cramer, Michael Doerksen, and Camilla Wynne Ingr.
A prolific and talented musician, Krug is also a member of Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade, and, in the fall of 2006, he collaborated with Dan Bejar of Destroyer and Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes to form Swan Lake, recording their first album for Jagjaguwar called Beast Moans. Jordan Robson-Cramer is currently the brain behind Magic Weapon as well as a member of Miracle Fortress, and Michael Doerksen produces his own solo work under the name of Deep Sleepover.
Wow… now that’s an impressive line-up…
Last, but certainly not least, we’ve got a bit of an update on Jens Lekman, a firm TLOBF favourite. Jens’ new album Night Falls Over Kortedala (read our review here), which has already topped the charts in his native Sweden, is released on October 8 in the UK on Secretly Canadian. Read all about it in today’s Guardian and our interview with him here.
November
27 Manchester, Sacred Trinity Church
28 Leeds, Holy Trinity Church
29 Sheffield, The Plug w/Josh Rouse
30 Manchester, Academy 2 w/Josh Rouse
December
1 Glasgow, QMU w/Josh Rouse
3 Gateshead, The Sage 2 w/Josh Rouse
4 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms w/Josh Rouse
5 Bristol, Academy w/Josh Rouse
7 Oxford, Academy w/Josh Rouse
8 Brighton, Concorde 2 w/Josh Rouse
9 London, Shepherds Bush Empire w/Josh Rouse
11 London, The Luminaire **SOLD OUT**
12 Dublin, Whelans
Links
Phosphorescent [myspace]
Sunset Rubdown [official site]
Jens Lekman [official site]
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