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Joyful Noise Recordings is happy to announce today the signing of Indianapolis-based band Marmoset. Throughout the last 14 years, the enigmatic trio known as Marmoset have fostered a near-mythical cult status with their claustrophobic, moody, and ethereal blend of indie pop. The band's subtle take on primordial-post-punk spawns songs whose overly-simple structures seem to speak in tongues.

Beginning on January 1, 1995, Marmoset have undergone a decade-plus of being under-appreciated (yet critically acclaimed) heroes of lo-fi indie rock. Marmoset were one of the first bands signed to Secretly Canadian label back in 1997. Having released a total of 6 recordings through Secretly Canadian (including the subtle, eccentric pop masterpiece “Record In Red” - which Pitchfork says "ranks among the best albums released by Secretly Canadian") Marmoset have found a new home with Joyful Noise, who began re-issuing their catalog on vinyl in 2007. 2009 finds Marmoset at their most energetic, revelatory, and sensational - with a stripped-down, punchier sound – continuing the band's unruly trajectory with the lazy swagger, slimy melody, and profound simplicity that is Tea Tornado. Fans of everything from The Velvet Underground to The Breeders will appreciate these simple and surreal songs with twisted sensibilities and perplexingly sexy vocals.

The new album "Tea Tornado" will be released August 4, 2009 on Joyful Noise. Following the release, the band is going on a rare tour of the Midwest and East Coast (tentative dates are below).

Download the song "Peach Cobbler" from the upcoming album, Tea Tornado (out August 4, 2009):
http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/mp3/jnr35.mp3

Read all about the new album:
http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/releases/jnr35

Read all about the band: http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/artists/marmoset

TOUR DATES

AUG 21 - Fort Wayne, IN
AUG 22 - Chicago, IL
AUG 28 - St. Louis, MO
AUG 29 - Kansas City, MO
SEPT 4 - Pittsburgh, PA
SEPT 5 - Rochester, NY
SEPT 6 - New Haven, CT
SEPT 7 - Durham / Oxfam University, NH
SEPT 8 - Boston, MA
SEPT 9 - New York / Brooklyn, NY
SEPT 10 - New York / Brooklyn, NY
SEPT 11 - Philadelphia, PA
SEPT 12 - Baltimore, MD
SEPT 13 - Washington DC
SEPT 14 - Richmond, VA
SEPT 15 - Charlotte, NC
SEPT 16 - Atlanta/ Athens, GA
SEPT 17 - Nashville, TN
SEPT 18 - Louisville, KY
SEPT 19 - Bloomington, IN

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