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After wrapping up a triumphant year-long victory lap celebrating Schubas' 20th anniversary- culminating with the opening of our new sister venue Lincoln Hall- we are taking a little time to look back on all of those 2009 anniversary shows.
It's that time of year again! We made our lists, we checked them twice, we gave them the New Year's weekend to percolate (in grain alcohol), and now we're postin' 'em up just when you thought you couldn't read another list! We'll be posting these things all week in anticipation of unveiling the winners of the (first annual!) 2009 Schubies (have you voted yet? Why not? Do so here!) later today. Up next...
It's that time of year again! We made our lists, we checked them twice, we gave them the New Year's weekend to percolate (in grain alcohol), and now we're postin' 'em up just when you thought you couldn't read another list! We'll be posting these things all week in anticipation of unveiling the winners of the (first annual!) 2009 Schubies (have you voted yet? Why not? Do so here!) later today! Up next...
Since the critically and commercially successful self-release of their Pretend Not To Love EP in July 2007, Brooklyn’s TIGERCITY has been touring almost continuously, bringing their brand of pop escapism to the masses. Between numerous journeys across North America and a recent European stint, the band found time to return home and record its first full-length album, enlisting producer Chuck Brody (Peter, Bjorn and Jon, Ghostface Killah, Lykke Li) to help realize their vision for a darker, more mature sound. The result is Ancient Lover, a collection of songs that expand upon the crisp production of Pretend Not To Love, utilizing a new arsenal of vintage synthesizers and layers of beautiful ambient guitar to support songs about the ups and downs of rock life. For a band with influences ranging from Prefab Sprout, Chic and Roxy Music to Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, and Tangerine Dream, TIGERCITY has certainly created its own unique brand of outsider pop.
After a much-deserved post-recording spring break spent fishing in Maine, driving through Costa Rica and spending time with friends and loved-ones in New York, TIGERCITY will be back in action later this summer and fall, beginning with the release of the new single, “Fake Gold.” The single will include a number of remixes and will act as a precursor to the release of the band’s debut LP, Ancient Lover, which is out this fall.
Any attempts at modern comparisons don't quite get to the heart of David Ford. To find his actual peers you have to go back to some of the great curveball mavericks of melody, romance and inventiveness. Artists such as Tom Waits, Neil Young and Todd Rungren, whose haunting, harmonious melodies are frequently offset by barbed, poignant lyrics.
'Shit happens but if it doesn't kill you, get up and keep moving forward' is Ford's eminently sensible take on life and one that encompasses every song on his debut album I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused. Debut single the brilliantly polemic 'State Of The Union, set the agenda distilled from 'page after page of vitriolic spouting', the song superbly encapsulates the everyday experience of being lied to, cheated and generally fucked over by Big Government/business/media/record labels, a subject Ford holds close to his heart...