HERMIT THRUSHES SIGN WITH JOYFUL NOISE
Joyful Noise Recordings is happy to announce today the signing of Philadelphia-based band Hermit Thrushes. The music of Hermit Thrushes combines touchingly naive bedroom lo-fi with disjointed arrangements, harsh chords, complex rhythms, strange orchestration and awkward melody. This is a thoroughly artful blend of indie rock – like how Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band would have sounded had they been raised on Joan of Arc and Polvo, and had a singer that was void of any serious mental illness (though probably not the less serious kind).
The five-piece band, which also shares members with Folklore (fronted by Jimmy Hughes of Elf Power) and Leopulde (Sounds Familyre Records), released their debut “Benaki” on Single Girl Married Girl in June of 2008. The sophomore album and first for Joyful Noise, entitled “Slight Fountain”, streamlines the band’s chaotic sound into a cohesive batch of songs – successfully balancing their contradictory elements. Slight Fountain will be released June 2009.
Listen to a track from the upcoming album: Snowflake Heart (mp3)
Read all about the band HERE
And Read all about “Slight Fountain” (due out June 09) HERE
Also, the band is touring throughout the month of March. If you are in the area, check them out:
March 13, 2009 – Blacksberg, VA @ The Lantern w/ Facepaint
March 14, 2009 – Knoxville, TN @ Dishaus (formerly The Poison Lawn) w/ Who Knows
March 15, 2009 – Murfreesboro, TN @ New House Pride
March 16, 2009 – Fayettville, AK @ KXUA 88.3 FM & the New Deli
March 17, 2009 – Ft. Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill w/ This Bike Is A Pime Bomb
March 18-21, 2009 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
March 22, 2009 – Dallas, TX @ Mountain House w/ Sister Suvi, Takka Takka
March 23, 2009 – Fayettville, AK @ Ameroplace OR Smoke And Barrel w/ Rad Racket and Grandchildren
March 25, 2009 – Nashville, TN @ High Horse Saloon w/ Bows and Arrows
March 26, 2009 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light w/ Prizzy Prizzy Please
March 27, 2009 – Asheville, NC @ New French Bar w/ Traxx & Enoch
March 28, 2009 – Lynchburg, VA @ Speakertree Records w/ The Young Sinclairs
March 29, 2009 – Haymarket, VA @ Alex’s Howse w/ Vegan Food