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TEITUR | Let The Dog Drive Home


Teitur Let The Dog Drive Home

TEITUR – Let The Dog Drive Home

Album of The Week ***** – The Independent

Never Less Than Extraordinary ***** – The Guardian

Ludicrously talented… – Word magazine

Having already earned an enviable reputation as the songwriter’s songwriter, the Faroe Islands’ favourite son, Teitur, returns with his highly anticipated new album, ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’.

Counting the likes of Rufus Wainwright, KT Tunstall, John Mayer and Aimee Mann as fans, Teitur’s third album but UK debut release, ‘The Singer’, gained the kind of critical acclaim most artists can only dream of. Both The Guardian and The Independent gave ‘The Singer’ 5-star reviews, the latter handing it the ‘Album of The Week’ accolade, while The Sunday Times described Teitur as “a wonderfully idiosyncratic talent”.

So what can we expect from Teitur’s new album…and what’s with unusual title? “‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ is an old song I wrote in America a long time ago,” Teitur explains. “It ties this collection of songs together, as I usually look at my records as one entire song. Most of these songs are about letting go, about being small and the realisation that things seldom turn out the way you expect them to.”

‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ was recorded in what Teitur describes as the “safe surroundings” of Copenhagen and the Faroe Islands, where he has felt most at home over the past few years.

Because of the American flavoured nature of the album’s songs, Teitur landed on a West Coast approach for its sound & production, taking extra care to make sure everything was very well tuned and clear in the mix.

The result is what Teitur describes as “night radio music”, making it more about body & soul and less a creation of mind and thought, free of fashion statements and the desire to impress others.

“I felt I needed to just be true to my basic songwriting and to make everything less intense and healthier. This is because I’ve learned that you become the music you write,” Teitur reveals. “It sucks to travel around and sing about funerals, death and yourself. Trust me. It does. And I know it’s very cool and so different to arrange the songs for three clarinets, delay-bass and marimba, but I’ve found it’s just not always that necessary in the long run. I am in a place in my life where I need to make something that is safe, comfortable and more effortless. As an artist, one does one’s best to write the music that only you can write.”

The release of ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ will be preceded by the release of the single, ‘You never leave L.A.’,. Teitur embarks on a seven week long solo North American tour starting on February 1st.

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Teitur’s guide to ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’

FEEL GOOD
“This is a very simple song in a soul-song tradition. I originally wrote it for French singer NOLWENN LEROY, while working on her record. It’s about a gut feeling. On the production we triggered all the drums, with the hi-hats into old analog synthesizers. Basically, it’s the drummer and me playing live. The bass you hear is an electronic bass-drum triggered into a Moog Synthesizer. The drummer played the electric drum-kit while the bassist received and changed the notes on his Moog. I often thought about this when in a loud club or bar, and all you really hear is the bass and drums. I always want to change those bass notes around in a more harmonious and playful way.

GOD, I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO TELL YOU
I wrote this song for a film about a guy who has Asperger’s syndrome and finds it difficult to communicate. I think many people would feel better if they spoke to God. I believe in God as a good spirit. I don’t believe that he sits up there and punishes us. And yes, that bass line is like the guitar riff in a classic soul-song. And no, I don’t sit around and talk with God.

WAVERLY PLACE
This one is about growing up and time spent in New York City. It’s about how you meet someone after a long time and realise that you finally know who they are, that you didn’t understand what they were all about until much later. I wrote the majority of the songs on my first album, ‘Poetry & Aeroplanes’, on Waverly Place with my friend Jeff. The sounds you hear at the beginning are from Greenwich Village.

FREIGHT TRAIN
This is one of my favourites to play. It’s about how parents often wish for others all the things that you couldn’t do. It’s a song about someone who did all the right things. The “Freight Train” metaphor is very American, about being a hobo, hopping from train to train. Getting high in Spain…

BETTY HEDGES
It’s a play on words of the saying “To hedge one’s bets”. It’s about the fear of making decisions. It’s very much the creation of songwriter Mark Nevin – we wrote it together in London ages ago. He kind of gave me the yellow card for wanting to change the song too much once I’d just recorded it, so I had to go back and change the lyrics back to their original shape. I’m glad we did. I love the sentiment, “Big questions need small answers like yes and no”.

YOU NEVER LEAVE LA
Almost everyone I’ve ever met who lives in LA says that they don’t really like it there. That’s very interesting. I always come back to the city and I’ve had some great times there. I guess it depends on who you know and what you’re doing there. I got signed there as a songwriter in my earliest twenties. The place has a lot of history, like most places if you scratch underneath the surface. Musically, I really wanted to have those classic chords with lots of fifths and fourths over an American drum beat. Like Bruce Hornsby or something. That sound and feel always reminds me of Los Angeles.

STORMY WEATHER
I wanted this to sound like the view from my house just before a storm sets in. That’s what I think about when I play it. It’s funny how storms actually bring cosiness when you’re indoors.

LET THE DOG DRIVE HOME
I think this is the fourth time I’ve recorded this song. It’s ironic that the song itself is about letting go.

VERY CARELESS PEOPLE
This used to be a quirky up-tempo song, but I changed the music drastically. I think it’s my favourite from this recording session although I wish I never met that girl.

ALL I REMEMBER FROM LAST NIGHT IS YOU
This song is written very much in the tradition of musical songs. I once woke up remembering nothing but a girl and I always feel very guilty if I’ve had too much to drink. It’s a necessary sin to get drunk.

For further information please contact Christian Ulf-Hansen, Arlo and Betty Recordings Email: Christian.ulf@virgin.net
Tel: +44 1442 842851 Cell: + 44 7768 156682

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Aristocrats – UK, Europe and Middle East Tour Dates

The Aristocrats are coming to these places very soon:
Wed. 3/7: London, U.K. – The Peel
Thurs. 3/8: Bilston (Birmingham), U.K. – The Robin
*with Bryan Beller bass clinic at 5pm at the venue (sponsored by Mike Lull Basses and Bass Direct)
Fri. 3/9: Manchester, U.K. – Night And Day
Sat. 3/10: Newcastle, U.K. – The Cluny
*and Guthrie Govan clinic at Newcastle College Performance Academy (sponsored by Guitar Guitar)
Sun. 3/11: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. – The Voodoo Rooms
Tues. 3/13: Zoetermeer, The Netherlands – Boerderij
Wed. 3/14: Paris, France – La Scene Bastille
Thurs. 3/15: Bordeaux, France – Le Krakatoa
Fri. 3/16: Bordeaux, France – La CIAM (masterclass)
Sat. 3/17: Madrid, Spain – Sala Ramdall
Mon. 3/19: Barcelona, Spain – Sala Bikini
Tues. 3/20: Bilbao, Spain – Sala BBK
Thurs. 3/22: Istanbul, Turkey – Old City/Indigo Pub
Fri. 3/23: Tel Aviv, Israel – Reading 3

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Jump Start Records Artist Tour Dates (updated 3/16)

Here are most of the dates for the upcoming One Win Choice/Astpai US Tour.
*United States*
3/28 Philadelphia, PA @ The Crystal Palace w/Reservoir, and Ceasefire
3/29 Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Redwood Art Space w/One Win Choice, For Ages, Take Away The Ugly
3/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Suburbia w/Timeshares, Broadcaster, The Marine Electric, The Reveling
3/31 Willimantic, CT @ The Handsome Woman House w/The Marine Electric, Fellow Project
4/1 Albany, NY @TBA
4/2 Allston, MA @ What We Talk About w/Choke Up
4/3 New Hampshire @TBA
*All shows with One Win Choice*
4/12 Philadelphia, PA @ TBA w/Bridge and Tunnel, Ma Jolie
4/13 Richmond, VA @ Stay Sweet Fest
4/14 Richmond, VA @ Stay Sweet Fest
4/15 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar w/Making Friends
4/16 Flint,MI @ The Jerk Store w/Making Friends
4/17 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class w/Harvey Peckar
4/18 Dubois, PA @TBA
4/19 Pittsburg, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project
4/20 West Chester, PA @TBA
4/21 Trenton, NJ @TBA
4/22HOME
His Day Has Come
March 15 – The Underground – Harrisburg, PA
March 16 – The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
March 17 – The Purple Grape – Columbus, OH
March 18 – The Foster House – Kokomo, IN
March 19 – The Globe Theater – Kalamazoo, MI
March 20 – Mac?s Bar – Lansing, MI
March 21 – The Halmilton Street Pub – Saginaw, MI
March 22 – BLV House – Bowling Green, OH
March 23 – The Stone Tavern – Kent, OH
March 24 – The Altoona Masonic Temple – Altoona, PA
March 25 – The IHOP Estate – Philadelphia, PA

Aspiga
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February 15th – Silk City – Philadelphia, PA
February 22nd – Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ
February 25th – Le Grande Fromage – Atlantic City, NJ. Blizzard De Fromage Fest!
March 3rd – The Troc Balcony – Philadelphia, PA
April 7th – Knights of Columbus – Keene, NH. Get Better Fest II
April 13th-15th – Richmond, VA. Stay Sweet Fest II
May 18th-20th – Montreal, Canada. Pouzza Fest II

A Wilhelm Scream
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February 19th – The Middle East – Cambridge, MA w/ Less Than Jake, Samiam and Flatfoot 56
February 24th – The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA w/ The Holy Mess and 1994!

Broadcaster
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February 15th – Mr. Beery’s – Bethpage, NY w/ All Eyes West

Crucial Dudes
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April 13th-15th – Richmond, VA. Stay Sweet Fest II

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I Scream Records New Releases from Wisdom In Chains and Twitching Tongues

Wisdom In Chains | Missing Links CD

“The Missing Links” is produced by Freddy Cricien (Madball) and even features Slaine. Get ready for yet another classic album from PA’s finest.
 “The Missing Links” is the highly anticipated new album after the 2009 release “Everything You Know” which shot the band to a whole new level.
 Since their 2009 release WIC has toured all over the world with bands like Madball, Sick Of It All, Cro-Mags to name a few.
 Wisdom In Chains will appear at most of the major European festivals this summer.
 In December 2011 Blank TV premiered the video for “My Friend”, of this new record, which has since been viewed close to 50.000 times, and the free download of “Twilight Zone” has been downloaded about 6,000 times.
 With a loyal fan-base around the globe, thousands of Facebook “likes” and myspace friends, PA’s finest is a well deserved and true statement.
FILE UNDER: HARDCORE
CATALOG NUMBER: ISR8877602
UPC: 825888776027
FORMAT: CD
PACKAGING: JEWEL CASE
BOX LOT: 30

Twitching Tongues | Sleep Therapy | CD

Formed late 2009 in Los Angeles, California, Twitching Tongues brings a style of metal and rock infused hardcore not often heard in today’s modern scene. Influenced by the likes of Type O Negative, Only Living Witness, Black Sabbath, Sam Black Church, Agents of Man and Section 8, the band finds a way to maintain originality and showcase their own vastly unique sound. Featuring past and present members of such local powerhouses as Ruckus, Creatures, and Alpha & Omega. After touring both Europe and the United States on a demo and 7″ single, the band is ready to release their debut album entitled “Sleep Therapy”, a rollercoaster
of hard-hitting riffs and catchy choruses. Be on the lookout for them in your city in the near future.
 “Sleep Therapy” is one of the most refreshing albums of the last decade!
 For the fans of Type O Negative, Only Living Witness and Black Sabbath.
 Featuring past and present members of Ruckus, Creatures, and Alpha & Omega.
 Twitching Tongues have toured North America, Canada and Europe with the likes of Wisdom In Chains, Trapped Under Ice and more.
 Expect Twitching Tongues on tour in the US & Europe in 2012
I Scream Records
FILE UNDER: METAL / ROCK
CATALOG NUMBER: ISR8877702
UPC: 825888777024
FORMAT: CD
PACKAGING: JEWEL CASE
BOX LOT: 30

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Morse Code Recordings announces distribution through Hostile City

Hostile City is proud to announce the addition of upstart Hardcore label Morse Code Recordings!

“MorseCode Recordings is a new label that will specialize in CDs, LPs and DVDs. The first release is the newest Most Precious Blood album “Do Not Resuscitate” on limited edition vinyl. Upcoming releases include the first full length from Delaware’s The May 4th Massacre entitled “All Guilty” as well as the upcoming Indecision documentary.”

 

May 4th Massacre - All Guilty - CD
Most Precious Blood - Do Not Resuscitate - Vinyl
Most Precious Blood - Do Not Resuscitate - Vinyl