Banjo or Freakout, Papercuts & Still Corners are playing shows & releasing new stuff (MP3s & tour dates)
by Bill Pearis
DOWNLOAD: Banjo or Freakout – Go Ahead (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Banjo or Freakout – 105 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Papercuts – Do What You Will (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Still Corners – Endless Summer (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Still Corners – Don’t Fall in Love (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Still Corners – Eyes (MP3)
We last saw Banjo or Freakout in NYC last March for the BrooklynVegan Pre-SXSW party at Knitting Factory where they opened the show. BoF will be back at SXSW this year and will stop in New York afterward, playing Glasslands on March 25 . Right after that they hook up with San Francisco band Papercuts for a short tour which kicks off at Knitting Factory on March 29. All tour dates are at the bottom of this post.
Banjo or Freakout’s debut album is out March 8 on Rare Book Room and is a nice expansion of the Spacemen 3/My Bloody Valentine influenced sounds main man Alessio Natalizia has been self-releasing over the last couple years, with more melody and song structure added to his impressive soundscape skills. You can check out two songs from the album at the top of this post and stream the whole album (via the Hype Machine) at the bottom of this post. As for the live show, BoF had just become a four-piece when they played here last year and I thought they were pretty good.
Papercuts
Papercuts meanwhile will release their fourth album, Fading Parade, on March 1 which will be their first for Sub Pop. If you liked 2009’s You Can Have What You Want, you’ll dig the new album too. It’s a little bigger in scope, with producer Thom Monahan (Vetiver, Little Joy) helping Jason Quever expand Papercuts’ sonic palette with glockenspiel, strings and old analogue keyboards. But Quever’s intimate-yet-anthemic songs and breathy vocals remain at the heart of Fading Parade. Download “Do What You Will” at the top of this post and there’s a widget at the bottom of the post that will let you download that song with another LP track as well as a previously unreleased song.
Before hooking up with Banjo or Freakout, Papercuts have a busy touring schedule. They begin a tour with Beach House this week which hits NYC next week (2/ 23, 2/25) for two sold out shows at Webster Hall. Papercuts will then tour with UK act Still Corners for their first U.S. tour which hits Mercury Lounge on March 26.
Still Corners
Still Corners with also be in NYC before their show with Papercuts, as they headline Glasslands on March 12. We’re still waiting for details on their full-length and who is putting it out (they’re playing with a few Sub Pop bands while in the U.S…maybe?), but in the meantime check out the band’s two excellent singles from last year, “Endless Summer” and “Don’t Fall in Love,” and their gorgeous cover of Rogue Wave’s “Eyes” at the top of this post.
Tour dates for Banjo or Freakout, Papercuts and Still Corners, plus album streams, download widgets and videos are all after the jump.
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Banjo or Freakout
Banjo or Freakout by Banjo or Freakout
Banjo or Freakout – 2011 Tour Dates
February 07 London The Garage Hmv Next Big Thing – Sold Out ±
February 08 London Heaven *
February 09 Cambridge Junction *
February 11 Bristol Anson *
February 13 Falmouth Princess Pavilion *
February 14 Bournemouth Old Fire Station *
February 15 Oxford Academy 1 *
February 16 Brighton Concorde 2 *
February 18 Leeds Cockpit *
February 19 Preston Mad Ferret
February 20 Liverpool Academy 2 *
February 24 Norwich Waterfront *
February 27 Cardiff Millenium Music Hall *
March 25 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands
March 29 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory ~
March 30 Washington, DC Black Cat Backstage ~
March 31 Raleigh, NC Kings Royal Barcade ~
April 01 Atlanta, GA The Earl ~
April 02 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder at FSU ~
April 04 Dallas, TX The LOFT at the Palladium ~
April 05 Austin, TX Emo’s – Inside ~
April 07 Phoenix, AZ The Rhythm Room ~
April 08 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite ~
April 09 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nor ~
± w/ Phoenix Foundation, Dutch Uncles
* w/ The Go! Team
~ w/ Papercuts
Papercuts – 2011 Tour Dates
02.16.11 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box w/ Beach House
02.17.11 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box w/ Beach House
02.18.11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore w/ Beach House
02.23.11 New York, NY Webster Hall w/ Beach House
02.24.11 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre w/ Beach House
02.25.11 New York, NY Webster Hall w/ Beach House
02.26.11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club w/ Beach House
03.12.11 San Diego, CA The Tin Can w/ Young Prisms
03.14.11 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture Gallery w/ Young Prisms
03.21.11 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway w/ Still Corners
03.22.11 Bloomington, IN The Bishop w/ Still Corners
03.23.11 Chicago, IL Schuba’s w/ Still Corners
03.24.11 Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts w/ Still Corners
03.25.11 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox w/ Still Corners
03.26.11 New York, NY Mercury Lounge w/ Still Corners
03.27.11 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall w/ Still Corners
03.29.11 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory w/ Banjo Or Freakout
03.30.11 Washington, DC Black Cat Backstage w/ Banjo Or Freakout
03.31.11 Raleigh, NC Kings Royal Barcade w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.01.11 Atlanta, GA The Earl w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.02.11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder/FSU w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.04.11 Dallas, TX The LOFT at the Palladium w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.05.11 Austin, TX Emo’s – Inside w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.07.11 Phoenix, AZ The Rhythm Room w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.08.11 Los Angeles, CA The ellite w/ Banjo Or Freakout
04.09.11 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord w/ Banjo Or Freakout
Still Corners – Endless Summer
Wish from Still Corners on Vimeo.
Still Corners – 2011 Tour Dates
Fri 25th Feb @ Debaser Slussen Stockholm, Sweden
Sat 26th Feb @ Jazzhuset Gothenburg, Sweden
Sat 12th March @ Glasslands Brooklyn, NYC
Tues 15th March w/ Obits and Jaill @ The City Tavern Dallas, TX
Wed 16th – 20th March @ SXSW Austin, Texas
Mon 21st March w/ Papercuts @ Off Broadway St Louis, MO
Tues 22nd March w/ Papercuts @ The Bishop Bloomington, IN
Wed 23rd March w/ Papercuts @ Schubas Chicago, II
Thurs 24th March w/ Papercuts @ Wexner Center Columbus, OH
Fri 25th March w/ Papercuts @ Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA
Sat 26th March w/ Papercuts @ Mercury Lounge NYC
Sun 27th March w/ Papercuts @ Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA