The Superions to perform live at Borders in NYC for Lifebeat on 12/1!

“Fruitcake” single is Amazon.com’s “Song of The Day” on 11/26!

“Destination… Christmas!” lands in New York Times gift guide on 11/26!

Full band available for interviews during the entire week of 11/29!

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The Superions (L-R Noah Brodie, Fred Schneider, Dan Marshall)

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“Fruitcake” is the first single and video from Destination… Christmas! by The Superions

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://official.fm/track/138968

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/thesuperions/mp3/thesuperions-fruitcake.mp3

[VIDEO]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-wQNwgyEuM

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“They were born to make a Christmas album.” – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

Destination... Christmas!, the hilarious holiday album by The Superions (featuring the unmistakable lyrics and vocals of The B-52s front man, Fred Schneider), will come to life for a great cause on December 1^st in NYC.  As part of Lifebeat’s “December One” activities at Borders stores nationwide, The Superions will perform at the busiest store in the chain (10 Columbus Circle, NYC) – at 8PM with a record signing afterwards.  See HERE for more info.   December 1^st is World AIDS Day and Lifebeat, the music industry’s AIDS/HIV awareness advocacy group, is excited to partner with Borders to raise funds for HIV prevention and support programs.

As November 26^th is Black Friday, consumers starting the holiday shopping season can carbo load with some FREE “Fruitcake” courtesy of Amazon.com when the first single from Destination… Christmas is featured as the Amazon.com “Song of The Day” download. The New York Times is also in on the Black Friday fun by including Destination… Christmas! in its 2010 Holiday Gift Guide also hitting the streets on November 26^th.  See a sneak peek where writer Ben Ratliff declares about The Superions: “They were born to make a Christmas album.” HERE.

Fred Schneider, Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall are available for interviews.  Contact Josh at Fanatic for more info!

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The Superions
Destination… Christmas! 
(Fanatic Records)

Track Listing:

01. Santa’s Disco (VIDEO)

02. Fruitcake (MP3 | VIDEO)

03. Chillin’ at Christmas

04. Teddy and Betty Yeti

05. Christmas Conga (Jungle Bells)

06. Jingle Those Bells

07. Under The Tree

08. Crummy Christmas Tree (VIDEO)

09. Laughter At Christmas

10. Christmas Tears

11. Santa Je t’aime

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The Superions Links

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : MYSPACE : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : FANATIC RECORDS

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion, Inc.

WEBSITE : TWITTER : FACEBOOK : E-MAIL

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We Were The States barely survives Nashville floods to complete polished sophomore album.

Band strikes “Gold” on lead single from “Rasa” album out now on Austin’s Chicken Ranch label.

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We Were The States. Photo Credit: JT Sumner.

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“Gold” is the first single from the Rasa album by We Were The States

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://official.fm/track/169122

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/wewerethestates/mp3/wewerethestates-gold.mp3

[ALBUM TRAILER]: http://vimeo.com/15241846

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“These guys sounded so good that they cut through the din of South By Southwest from 100 yards away...” – Wired

We Were The States had nearly completed the recording of its new album Rasa when the Nashville floods came. With two feet of water in the basement of Coat of Arms studio, the band went from euphoric to discouraged, thinking the record they had worked on for two years would be indefinitely derailed.

Regrouping at Nashville’s Club Roar studio, the Murfreesboro-based five-piece quickly prepped for very long hours on a very limited budget, but ultimately persevered. The resulting album captures all of the energy and precise abandon of the band’s much-loved live show while also reflecting the realistic frustrations of their situation.  It’s a tense record, but still a joy to listen to.

Working with producers Jesse Newport and Daniel Feese, We Were The States vocalist Justin Webb was encouraged to approach the songs he wrote for Rasa like he had never heard them before. Webb explains that Feese gave him the freedom to try all of the ideas he had in his head.

“A specific example from the record would be ‘Daft Since ‘77’, a song I had the words for, but didn’t know how I wanted to hit on the chorus.” In its completed form, the chorus explodes just how it’s meant to, expressing Webb’s restlessness perfectly amid just the right amount of rock n’ roll sheen.

For as easy as that chorus comes, it’s surprising to find out that when Webb first met guitarist Jay Stoyanov and formed We Were The States, he never even planned on becoming the band’s singer.  “I only wanted to play guitar,” Webb says. “I eventually dropped guitar all together tho -- when we play live, I only sing.”

The band is the better for it ultimately, with Webb allowed the freedom to perform as a true front man. On Rasa, his captivating vocals are unhampered above the mature, layered, and just plain big sound that the band has achieved on the album -- a distinctive step forward from its debut record. “I know it took me a few years, but with this album I really felt comfortable being myself,” Webb says.

We Were The States is back to feeling euphoric and is ready to play live again.  Wired Magazine previously said of the band’s show that “These guys sounded so good that they cut through the din of South By Southwest from 100 yards away...” These guys are looking forward to continuing to leave that impression with the release of Rasa on Austin’s Chicken Ranch Records.

We Were The States is available for interviews.  Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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We Were The States

Rasa

(Chicken Ranch, Out Now)

Track Listing:

01. Rasa

02. End of Us

03. Gold (MP3)

04. Daft Since '77

05. (I'm Not My) 808

06. Don't Ask Why

07. Paris Green

08. Iris & I

09. Queens

10. I Need A Friend

11. Under The Hand

12. Hot Waves

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We Were The States Links

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : MYSPACE : CHICKEN RANCH RECORDS

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion, Inc.

WEBSITE : TWITTER : FACEBOOK : E-MAIL

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Fashion takes a front seat in upcoming video for Dearling Physique’s “Discipline Your Hands”.

Intensely detailed production includes wardrobe design by Kevin Kramp and production stills by Shuttertrip.

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Photo Credit: Shuttertrip. L-R Matt Vannelli, Dave Sellner, Domino Davis, Sean O’Hea

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“Discipline Your Hands” is the first single from the Deadeye Dealer album by Dearling Physique

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://official.fm/track/143858

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/dearlingphysique/mp3/dearlingphysique-disciplineyourhands.mp3

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Production stills from “Discipline Your Hands” video by Shuttertrip.  Click HERE for hi-res images.

Unlike your typical scruffy indie band, fashion plays an integral role in the Minneapolis band Dearling Physique, allowing the band members to assume multiple roles and identities, or as band front man Domino Davis terms it in the most elegant sense, to “become numerous.”

This sense is brought to life in Dearling Physique’s upcoming video for “Discipline Your Hands,” (MP3) the first single from the band’s Deadeye Dealer album, out January 11, 2011.  The production is an intensely detailed one with gorgeous knitwear garments created especially for the shoot by rising fashion star Kevin Kramp (www.kevinkramp.com).

The “Discipline Your Hands” production stills shot by fashion photographer Shuttertrip (www.shuttertrip.net) give a glimpse into Dearling Physique’s visual interpretation of the altered concepts of memory and identity that haunt the characters on Deadeye Dealer.

The “Discipline Your Hands” single by Dearling Physique is out now.  The video for the clip and the Deadeye Dealer album are set for release on January 11^th, 2011.

Domino Davis is available for interviews.  Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Dearling Physique Live

01/07 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

01/11 Montreal, PQ @ Inspecteur Epingle

01/12 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House

01/14 New York, NY @ Bar East

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Dearling Physique

Deadeye Dealer

(S/R, 1/11/2011)

Track Listing:

01. Can’t Say No

02. Obsession Kills

03. Monster

04. Waste

05. Your Condition

06. Oh This Currency

07. Sleep and The Hearts

08. Hooks For Safety

09. Teenage Romance

10. Discipline Your Hands (MP3)

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More about Dearling Physique

A hybrid of mysterious, sensual rhythms; a soundtrack for the dark untraveled corners hidden beneath the gentle reflections of a pulsating metropolis... such is the musical landscape of Minneapolis band, Dearling Physique. Avant-garde but accessible, dark yet uplifting, Dearling Physique is a band that manipulates genres, effortlessly gliding between ambient sounds and electronica, from alternative pop to soul, while defying preconceived notions of conventional music.

Led by enigmatic front man, Domino Davis, the band has built an alluring reputation for captivating and challenging audiences. It’s this flair for visual and musical complexities that has fueled Dearling Physique’s local success, prompting the Minneapolis City Pages to proclaim Davis “...a forward-thinking artist capable of merging unlikely genres and audiences to great effect.”

These musical complexities can be found all over “Discipline Your Hands,” (MP3) the first single from Dearling Physique’s upcoming full-length debut album, Deadeye Dealer.  The band’s visual complexities haven’t gone unnoticed either – Hugo Boss recently selected a Dearling Physique song to appear on the company’s website and custom giveaway Hugo Boss iPods handed out in Berlin.

As Dearling Physique has done previously, the band plans a rigorous performance schedule surrounding the release of Deadeye Dealer. Dearling Physique has performed in the past with notable artists such as The Noisettes, Bat For Lashes and Saul Williams and will capture and envelop audiences with their elegant, unconventional form of musical synesthesia once again in the new year.

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Dearling Physique Links

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : MYSPACE : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : BANDCAMP

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion, Inc.

WEBSITE : TWITTER : FACEBOOK : E-MAIL

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