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Fang Island releasing 'Major' (MP3), going on tour (dates)

DOWNLOAD: Fang Island – Sisterly (MP3)

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Brooklyn combo Fang Island will release their new album, Major, on July 24 via Sargent House. The band are also going on tour, playing the biggest venues of their career yet. The tour kicks off on July 20 at Bowery Ballroom and wraps up on August 30 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets to Bowery and tickets to MHoW go on sale Friday, June 15 at noon, with presales beginning Wednesday (6/13) at noon. All Fang Island tour dates are listed at the bottom of this post.

You can download “Sisterly” from Major at the top of this post and stream it below along with another of the album’s tracks. If you were wondering why they called it Major, the band offer up some answers:

– Major key (the first song is minor though!)
– Valley girl colloquialism
– Because we are on an independent label
– Because the rank under Sargent (House) is major
– It sounds like a constellation
– Steely Dan’s “Any Major Dude” was in rotation a lot during the sessions
– The record is packaged to look like stone because it’s ROCK. I really wanted people to hold a piece of rock when they picked up the record.”

You can check out the cover art to Major, along with a video album teaser, those song streams and tour dates below.

Major

Fang Island — 2012 Tour Dates
07/20 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
07/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan’s Pier
07/22 Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall
07/23 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
07/25 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
07/26 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot – Pike Room
07/27 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
07/28 Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Music Festival
07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
07/30 Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar *
08/01 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
08/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
08/04 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre *
08/05 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
08/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
08/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
08/11 San Diego, CA @ TBA *
08/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room *
08/13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *
08/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad *
08/16 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
08/17 – 08/18 Texas @ TBA
08/19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Studio
08/20 New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues
08/21 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree
08/22 Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live
08/23 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662
08/24 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
08/25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
08/26 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall
08/28 Raleigh, NC @ Kings
08/29 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* w/ Zechs Marquise