Fenway Recordings http://fenwayrecordings.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Cribs’ “In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull” Out Today! http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/the-cribs-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-out-today/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/the-cribs-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-out-today/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:49:16 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=879 The Cribs‘ fifth studio album, In The Belly Of the Brazen Bull, is out today on Wichita Recordings.  The album, which has been widely acclaimed, debuted in the Top 10 on the UK charts, receiving fantastic reviews in Pitchfork, Filter, Consequence of Sound and Spin to name just a few.

The band will return to the US for a headline tour in support of ITBOTBB that begins June 5th at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia.  Check out their tour dates page for full details.

Get In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull:

iTunes: http://bit.ly/IWlJPH
Rhapsody: http://bit.ly/JtNhjO
7digital: http://bit.ly/JtNjs1
Google Play:http://bit.ly/IVWpYG
Beatport http://s.beatport.com/L6UU07)

9/10 – NME
9/10 – Drowned In Sound
85% – Filter
**** – Q
**** – BBC
**** – The Fly
7.3 – Pitchfork

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/the-cribs-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-out-today/feed/ 0 Saves The Day To Play Reading & Leeds; Announce August UK Tour http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/saves-the-day-to-play-reading-announce-august-uk-tour/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/saves-the-day-to-play-reading-announce-august-uk-tour/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 16:19:22 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=878 Saves The Day will play this year’s Reading & Leeds festival, and have announced a UK tour to bookend the band’s appearances at the massive annual UK concert.  The tour includes stops at Portsmouth’s Wedgwood Rooms, Kingston’s The Peel, London’s Rhythm Factory and Glasgow’s King Tut’s.  Full details can be found at the band’s tour dates page; stay tuned for more to come.

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/saves-the-day-to-play-reading-announce-august-uk-tour/feed/ 0 Dan Keyes Featured in Vice Magazine http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/dan-keyes-featured-in-vice-magazine/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/dan-keyes-featured-in-vice-magazine/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:38:35 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=876 Dan Keyes is featured in this month’s Vice Magazine.  The article by Rocco Castoro takes you through Keyes’ career, from his early days in Recover to his work on Young Love to his current work as a songwriter in LA.  Read the piece, HERE.

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/dan-keyes-featured-in-vice-magazine/feed/ 0 Mission of Burma Reveal New Album Cover Artwork; Track Listing on The A.V. Club http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/mission-of-burma-reveal-new-album-cover-artwork-track-listing-on-the-a-v-club/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/mission-of-burma-reveal-new-album-cover-artwork-track-listing-on-the-a-v-club/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:12:54 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=874 Mission of Burma today revealed the cover artwork and track listing for their forthcoming fifth studio album, Unsound, on The A.V. Club online.  Head here to read the piece and view the art.

Unsound will be released July 9th on Fire Records.

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/05/mission-of-burma-reveal-new-album-cover-artwork-track-listing-on-the-a-v-club/feed/ 0 The Static Jacks Release “Young Guns” from Forthcoming “Spray Tan” EP http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-static-jacks-release-young-guns-from-forthcoming-spray-tan-ep/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-static-jacks-release-young-guns-from-forthcoming-spray-tan-ep/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:38:40 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=873 The Static Jacks have released the song “Young Guns,” from their forthcoming Spray Tan EP.  Listen to and download the track here, and stay tuned for more to come from Spray Tan soon.

The band has also just kicked off a US tour with The Wombats.  The tour, which began Monday, April 23 in Washington, DC, will stop in 13 US cities and wrap up in San Diego on May 09.  Tickets are on sale now, and all tour info can be found on The Static Jacks’ website.

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-static-jacks-release-young-guns-from-forthcoming-spray-tan-ep/feed/ 0 The Cribs Announce North American June Tour; “In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull” Out May 15th http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-cribs-announce-north-american-june-tour-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-out-may-15th/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-cribs-announce-north-american-june-tour-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-out-may-15th/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:07:10 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=870 After sold out UK and US Spring Tours, culminating with a packed house at Music Hall Of Williamsburg, The Cribs will be returning to North America this June.  The band will be playing a string of headlining dates, starting on the East Coast and making their way across the country.  Tickets are on sale now, head over to The Cribs website to grab your tickets while they last.

In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull is the fifth studio album from Wakefield trio The Cribs. The recording process for this album saw the band split their time between Abbey Road in London, Steve Albini’s EAR studio in Chicago, and David Fridmann’s Tarbox Road studio in Upstate New York.

Tour Dates:

06/05 – Johnny Brendas – Philadelphia, PA
06/06 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
06/07 – Black Cat – Washington DC
06/08 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
06/09 – Masquerade: Hell Stage – Atlanta, GA
06/11 – Fitzgerald’s: Upstairs – Houston, TX
06/12 – The Parish – Austin, TX
06/15 – El Rey Theater – LA
06/16 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
06/18 – Venue – Vancouver CA

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-cribs-announce-north-american-june-tour-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-out-may-15th/feed/ 0 Faces on Film Announces June Dates with Marissa Nadler http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/faces-on-film-announces-june-dates-with-marissa-nadler/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/faces-on-film-announces-june-dates-with-marissa-nadler/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:11:48 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=871 Faces on Film’s Mike Fiore announced he will be going back on the road with frequent collaborator and touring partner, Marissa Nadler, this June.  Beginning June 1st in Somerville, MA the pair will travel south and make stops in Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York before the run is over.  Head to Faces on Film’s website for the full list of dates.

Fiore and Nadler most recently collaborated on a session for Weathervane Music’s Shaking Through series.  The session was curated by Nadler and features the previously unreleased track, “Waiting for G.A.” and a gorgeous behind the scenes video of the making of the session.  Check it out, here.

Faces on Film on tour with Marissa Nadler:

June 1 / Arts at the Armory / Somerville, MA

June 2 / Cafe 9 / New Haven , CT

June 13 / Johnny Brenda’s / Philadelphia, PA

June 14 / DC9 / Washington, DC

June 15 / Union Hall / Brooklyn, NY

June 16 / Joe’s Pub / New York, NY

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/faces-on-film-announces-june-dates-with-marissa-nadler/feed/ 0 ††† to Perform In-Store DJ Set at LA’s Amoeba Records on Saturday, April 21 for Record Store Day http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0-to-perform-in-store-dj-set-at-las-amoeba-records-on-saturday-april-21-for-record-store-day/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0-to-perform-in-store-dj-set-at-las-amoeba-records-on-saturday-april-21-for-record-store-day/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:52:58 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=864 ††† will perform a special in-store DJ set at Amoeba Music in LA on Saturday, April 21st as part of Record Store Day.  The band’s set begins at 3pm, and their exclusive Double A-Side 7″ featuring tracks “Op†ion” and “†elepa†hy” will be available in-store.

Get all the details here.

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0-to-perform-in-store-dj-set-at-las-amoeba-records-on-saturday-april-21-for-record-store-day/feed/ 0 MGMT and ††† Perform South American Shows, Including Lolla Chile and Quilmes Rock in Buenos Aires http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/mgmt-and-%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0-perform-south-american-shows-including-lolla-chile-and-quilmes-rock-in-buenos-aires/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/mgmt-and-%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0-perform-south-american-shows-including-lolla-chile-and-quilmes-rock-in-buenos-aires/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:39:10 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=863 MGMT and ††† performed at this year’s Lollapalooza Chile and Quilmes Rock in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  These shows marked only the 6th and 7th live shows for ††† ever, and the band’s first outside of the US.  MGMT also played the Estereo Picnic festival in Bogota, Columbia and are currently playing shows in Mexico and will play Indie Fest in Puerto Rico before wrapping up their first shows of 2012.

Check out pictures from the road from MGMT here, and from ††† here.

]]> http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/mgmt-and-%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0%e2%80%a0-perform-south-american-shows-including-lolla-chile-and-quilmes-rock-in-buenos-aires/feed/ 0 The Cribs Play US for the First Time in Two Years; In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull is Out May 15 http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-cribs-play-us-for-the-first-time-in-two-years-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-is-out-may-15/ http://fenwayrecordings.com/2012/04/the-cribs-play-us-for-the-first-time-in-two-years-in-the-belly-of-the-brazen-bull-is-out-may-15/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:53:06 +0000 admin http://fenwayrecordings.com/?p=865 The Cribs, whose fifth album, In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull, comes out in the US on May 15 on Wichita (May 7 in the UK), are in the middle of a two-week North American headlining tour that began in Portland, OR and will wrap up in Boston, MA on Saturday, 14.  View the video for the album’s first single, “Come On, Be A No-One,” featuring live footage from a handful of small shows they played earlier this year in the UK here, and catch them on the road if you can.  All tour dates are listed here.

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