22-20s on Daytrotter
The folks at Daytrotter have just posted the session they recorded with 22-20s a little while back. Check it out here.
Download a New Song From Autolux
Head over to autolux.net to download their new song “Supertoys” for free (it’s even in lossless format!)
The Henry Clay People Cover The Replacements & Operation Ivy
The Henry Clay People performed at Fingerprints in Long Beach, California last night. There were a lot of people there to see the band play almost all of their new album “Somewhere On The Golden Coast” The 45 plus minute set also included shout out covers, who does that anymore? I mean seriously, these guys could pull off anything. Someone yelled “Knowledge” and two seconds later they ripped into the Operation Ivy classic tune, preceded by the Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait”.
Henry Clay People’s New Album Available Now
Somewhere On The Gold Coast, the new album from The Henry Clay People, is out now. Hear the full album at the band’s site, and buy it at nice low prices in all your favorite formats. Each choice comes with the digital album instantly.
The band is heading out on the road this summer with Silversun Pickups.
More about the album: We know what you’re thinking: The Henry Clay People aren’t really from L.A., right? After all, their TBD debut, Somewhere on the Golden Coast, sounds like the riff-slinging byproduct of playing hard—and drinking even harder—in Midwestern bars that keep their jukeboxes stocked with old Pavement and Replacements records or whatever Robert Pollard released that week.
“While we don’t quite fit in with L.A.’s noise scene or the singer-songwriter crew that hangs out at the Hotel Cafe,” says vocalist/guitarist Joey Siara, “we’ve found a nice little niche for bands like us in L.A—just a bunch of friendly people who prefer to hang out, drink cheap beer, and listen to Big Star records on a Saturday night.”
Joey and his 23-year-old little brother Andy—also a singer/guitarist—formed The Henry Clay People in 2005. Since then the band has developed a reputation for spreading their unpretentious slacker guitar rock though out greater Los Angeles and beyond. ”I think we played close to 200 shows in 2007-2008 and most of those were just local to southern California. 2009 was nice though because we really got to hit the road for most of the year and see if the tunes held up outside our little bubble.”
Somewhere on the Golden Coast bottles that boundless live energy in 11 airtight tracks and 34 filler-free minutes. Listening closely, it’s easy to see how all of this started, how a revolving door of “crappy punk bands” led the Siara brothers to form The Henry Clay People in the first place. Two buzz-building albums (2006’s Blacklist the Kid With the Red Moustache and 2008’s For Cheap or For Free) and several lineup shifts later, they’re still keeping things simple. Recorded mostly at The Ship Studios in Eagle Rock, CA by Earlimart frontman Aaron Espinoza, he encouraged the band to ditch the headphones, take it easy on overdubs, drink more beer, and record live in the same room to tape. The idea was to get as close as possible to the essence of the live show.
Golden Coast pushes and pulls between the two brother’s influences. Joey’s zeal for jagged distorted guitars (“Nobody Taught us to Quit), gets smoothed out by Andy’s laid back “drive into the sunset” love of The Byrds, Jackson Browne, and Grandaddy. The influence of the latter—along with their dad’s considerable classic rock collection—creeps into a couple Golden Coast cuts, lending a nostalgic from-dusk-’til-dawn feel to “A Temporary Fix” and the album’s melancholic curtain-closer, “Two Lives At the End of the Night.” Both of which provide a nice contrast to such certified piano-spiked jams as “Working Part Time,” “Your Famous Friends,” and “End of an Empire.” And since this particular long player barely eclipses the 30-minute mark, you better believe The Henry Clay People never wear out their welcome. In fact, they may just leave you wanting more.
“We want our music to be accessible, but still mean something,” says Joey. “That’s the spirit of this band—nothing we’re doing is rocket science, but we’re playing the music we love. And if some people recognize that, great. Rock ’n’ roll is rock ’n’ roll.”
THE CORE :
JOEY- Voice and Guitar
ANDY- Voice and Guitar
MIKE- Drummer Boy
JONATHAN- Voice and Bass
JORDAN- Piano and Voice
22-20s New Album Out On iTunes Today + Single Of The Week
22-20s have been selected by iTunes as Single of the Week. You can download Latest Heartbreak for free right now. And the album is available exclusively at iTunes starting today at the nice, low price of $5.99.
Hear shake/shiver/moan from 22-20s on Myspace and Pre-order
The latest album from 22-20s, “Shake/Shiver/Moan” is available now for pre-order directly from the band. And you can hear it today on Myspace.
Starting now, you can purchase a copy of the new album in the format of your choice from 22-20s.com. The album is available on DigiPack CD, High Quality Vinyl LP and 3 digital file formats (MP3, Apple Lossless or FLAC). As a bonus, when you purchase the album on CD or Vinyl from 22-20s.com you will receive a complementary digital download of the entire album in the format of your choice.
Additionally, all pre-orders will receive a free instant download of the Latest Heartbreak Live EP in the digital format of their choice (MP3, Apple Lossless or FLAC) at the time of purchase.
All CD orders will begin shipping 6/18 and LP orders will begin shipping the week of 6/29. You will receive a link to download your digital copy of the full “Shake/Shiver/Moan” album on or before 6/22.
You can pre-order now by clicking here.
Autolux Transit Transit out on August 3
We’re very excited to announce the much-anticipated release of Transit Transit, by Autolux. This enigmatic, Los Angeles-based trio whose debut, Future Perfect, was released to critical acclaim in 2004, has continued to captivate fans anxious for the evolution of their unique sonic aesthetic. Autolux’s sophomore album, Transit Transit, will be released this summer, August 3rd, 2010 – on TBD Records (Radiohead, White Rabbits) in North America and Japan, and ATP Recordings (Built to Spill, Spiritualized) for the rest of the world.
Since they stopped touring in support of Future Perfect in 2006, Autolux has been steadily crafting the songs that make up Transit Transit, as well as continuing to play sold out shows to an ever-growing fan base and opening for a who’s who of the music world – including PJ Harvey on her first solo tour of Russia, and more recently, Thom Yorke, with his latest project, Atoms For Peace. In September 2009, Autolux went on their first headlining US tour, which included an appearance at the Flaming Lips’-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties.
Autolux (Carla Azar: vocals/drums, Greg Edwards: vocals/guitar. and Eugene Goreshter: vocals/bass) produced Transit Transit themselves with Edwards serving as engineer. It was recorded in the band’s studio, Space 23, located near downtown Los Angeles. The album begins with it’s title track, an utterly unique concussion of rhythm, created from a looped sample of an old freezer slamming shut and a simple round of chords from an upright piano. The hypnotic density of the vocals and organic futurism of the instrumentation instantly rearranges any preconceptions about the ‘autolux sound’. “Census” and “Supertoys” play like the logical evolution and refinement of Future Perfect, delivering propulsive grooves and atmospheric chord changes, while “Highchair” combines a simple, yet effective drum machine beat with tympani-esque tom overdubs to create an orchestral lo-fi dance track. There is a notable sonic progression throughout Transit Transit: vintage synthesizers and manipulated ambience glue central song components together, several tracks are built around piano, all three members take turns with lead vocals, harmonies are abundant, and there is even a bit of trumpet. Ultimately, Transit Transit is propelled by its individual members’ strengths, coalescing into beautiful, complex songs. Goreshter continues to innovate his bass style, effortlessly modernizing the instrument’s melodic role, while still providing an on-edge rawness and groove-filled momentum. Edwards’ guitars serve to modulate the moods throughout the record, constantly evoking feelings found in the space between emotions. And Azar’s sturdy, creative drumming (a phenomenon to behold on stage) continues on record with plenty of hook beats – ferocious and delicate, at once.
Whether Autolux is a band you are just discovering, or if you are already a frantic fan, Transit Transit provides a deep and profound world in which to immerse yourself.
Autolux will be touring across the US and Canada this fall. Dates will be announced soon.
Transit Transit track listing:
1. Transit Transit
2. Census
3. Highchair
4. Supertoys
5. Spots
6. The Bouncing Wall
7. Audience No. 2
8. Kissproof
9. Headless Sky
10. The Science of Imaginary Solutions
22-20s on Fuel TV
You can now watch 22-20s performing during their television debut on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” on the web… Click the links below to watch their performance.
The Henry Clay People Announce Tour With Silver Sun Pickups
The Henry Clay People will open for the Silver Sun Pickups this summer at a city near you. See you there!
June 15th Hard Rock Cafe Orlando, Fl
June 16th Sunset Cove Amplitheater Boca Raton, FL
June 18th Ritz Tampa, FL
June 19th The Tabernacle Atlanta GA
June 20th Sunset Theatre At Disco Rodeo
June 21st The National Richmond VA Raleigh NC
June 23rd DAR Constitution Hal Washington DC
June 24th Wellmont Theatre – Montclair, NJ
June 25th, Williamsburg Waterfront Brooklyn NY
June 28th Great Plaza at Penns Landing, Philly PA
June 29th The Sound Academy Toronto ON
July 2nd The Fillmore Detroit Detroit MI
Free Live Album from White Rabbits
Get the free live album LIVE IN DC from the White Rabbits, recorded in the Fall of 2009. It features 10 songs from their album It’s Frightening, including “Percussion Gun.”