Bay Area band Legs releasing debut LP (video, dates)

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by Bill Pearis

Legs

There's no shortage of bands making low-fi pop inspired by the '80s output of New Zealand label Flying Nun or NME's famed C-86 casette, but Bay Area band Legs are definitely making a superior product. Mind you the band's Matt Bullimore is actually from New Zealand, so maybe it's in their blood.

Whatever the reason, Legs' debut album, Pass the Ringo (out 4/23 via Loglady), is jam-packed with great songs and sunny melodies tempered with fuzz. The band are capable of maneuvering the delicate balancing act between "charmingly shambolic" and "can't play their instruments." It's definitely the former and reminds me of Television Personalities more than anything else. You can check out the video for "Two Colours" below.

No East Coast dates for Legs (not to be confused with Vancouver band of the same name) but West Coast dates are listed below.

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Legs - "Two Colours"

Legs - 2013 Tour Dates
3/24 San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout w/ Pink Films & Red, Pinks, Purples
4/26 Monterey, CA @ Jose's Underground Lounge w/ Burnt Palms
4/27 San Diego, CA @ Tin-Can Ale House
4/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Ham & Eggs w/ Grave Babies & Balls of Romance Engorged
4/29 Merced, CA @ The Space w/ Disappearing Peoples
5/1 Olympia, WA @ TBA
5/2 Portland, OR @ TBA
5/3 Sacramento, CA @ TBA
5/4 Oakland, CA @ The Night Light w/ The Mantles & Disappearing Peoples (Album Release Show)
5/30 San Francisco, CA @ Knockout w/ The Dad & G.Green

Tags: Legs (Oakland), Loglady

posted at 6:26 PM on March 21, 2013 in music | tour dates | Comments (15)

Comments (15)

legs? is that seriously their name? come on.

Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2013 8:42 PM

arms was taken

Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2013 9:05 PM

Thanks Bill, I love Legs. I always knew you had great taste in music.

Posted by Le | March 21, 2013 10:32 PM

Thanks Bill, I love Legs. I always knew you had great taste in music.

Posted by Le | March 21, 2013 10:45 PM

9:05 Arms belong to Damon Che !

Posted by Kazukovox | March 21, 2013 11:32 PM

So there is another band with that name? One of them needs to change it to Young Legs or Girls Legs or something... but not Wolf Legs, that shit is played out.

Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2013 7:42 AM

the iPods

Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2013 7:47 AM

FUCK THESE BALL LICKING HERBS

Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2013 8:17 AM

Yo yo, you heard about Big Dane back up in the mix. Holler, nigels!

Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2013 8:39 AM

what a crappy photo. who would be interested in checking them out from that?

Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2013 10:24 AM

oh please

Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2013 10:25 AM

How about Deer Legs? Crystal Legs is pretty good too.