Electric Owls to release Magic Show EP, fall tour with Bishop Allen
October 1, 2008 - 3:35 PM
ELECTRIC OWLS ANNOUNCE EP, FALL SOLO TOUR WITH BISHOP ALLEN
MAGIC SHOW EP OUT NOVEMBER 4, 2008
MAGIC SHOW EP OUT NOVEMBER 4, 2008
(October 1, 2008) – ELECTRIC OWLS announce the release of Magic Show, a four-track EP that includes two tracks from the band’s forthcoming full-length debut, as well as two home-recordings. The EP will be released on November 4 on Vagrant and will be available online as well as at upcoming shows. Physical copies of the EP will be stamped and hand-signed and numbered by Electric Owls creator Andy Herod.
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Herod, along with guitarist Jason Caperton (The Comas), bassist Matt Gentling (Band of Horses, Archers of Loaf) and drummer Cully Symington (Gutter Twins) convened at Echo Mountain studio in Asheville, NC over the summer to record songs that Herod began writing in late 2007.
“This record started a year ago when I decided to stop playing music for a while because being in a band was ruining my life,” says Herod. “And being in a band WILL ruin your life if you do it long enough. No one tells you that. So, after our last tour, I left New York to explore, visit friends and family, and eventually settle somewhere else when my money ran out. But I certainly had no plans to make a record.”
”What happened though is that I started listening to music again. Long story short, I got so excited about music, and more specifically, good songwriting, that I started singing and playing for hours a day again. The songs on the Electric Owls record came about in that 3-4 week period. Now here I am, attempting to ruin my life again.”
Fans will get a taste of the new songs when Herod plays solo as opening act for Bishop Allen on their November tour. “I have never been more excited to play a batch of songs in front of people. That's the truth,” says Herod. See all dates below.
Electric Owls will be releasing their full-length debut in early 2009.
MAGIC SHOW EP track listing:
1 Magic Show
2 Darken Me
3 Cannibal Superstar (Demo Version)
4 Throw The Switch (Demo Version)
ELECTRIC OWLS tour dates (all dates w/ Bishop Allen):
11/1 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/2 - Chapel Hill, NC@ Local 506
11/5 - Norman, OK @ Opolis
11/6 - Lubbock, TX @ Bash Rip Rock's #2
11/7 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's
11/8 - Austin, TX @ Waterloo Park -- Fun Fun Fun Festival
11/10 - San Diego, CA @ The Loft
11/11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
11/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
11/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
11/15 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
11/16 - Ames, IA @ M-Shop
11/17 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Lounge
11/18 - Bloomington, IN @ Bear's Place
11/19 - Gambier, OH @ The Horn Gallery
11/20 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
11/21 - Swarthmore, PA @ Olde Club
11/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Labels: Andy Herod, Electric Owls, The Comas, Vagrant