COTTON JONES SCHEDULE EAST COAST DATES FOR FEBRUARY, CONTINUE WORK ON FORTHCOMING ALBUM

Cotton Jones have announced plans for a short February tour supporting Blind Pilot, before heading to Austin for SXSW in March. The band will begin in their home-state of Maryland and trek down the east coast. These tour dates are in support of their critically acclaimed Suicide Squeeze releases, Tall Hours in the Glowstream and digital only EP, Sit Beside Your Vegetables. Cotton Jones will be debuting new songs on this tour from a forthcoming record that the band is currently working on (stay tuned for more info). 

Tour Dates
Feb 16 - Baltimore MD, Ram’s Head Live w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 17 - Charlottesville VA, Jefferson Theater w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 18 - Norfolk VA, The NorVa w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 21 - Carrboro NC, Cat’s Cradle w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 22 - Asheville NC, Grey Eagle w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 23 - Charleston SC, The Charleston Pourhouse w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 24 - Orlando FL, The Social w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 25 - Tampa FL, Crowbar w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 27 - St. Augustine FL, The Original Cafe Eleven w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 28 - Tallahassee FL, Club Downunder w/ Blind Pilot
Feb 29 - Athens GA, 40 Watt Club w/ Blind Pilot
Mar 14 - Austin TX, Swan Dive (SXSW)
May 4 - Shepherdstown WV, Opera House

2012 SINGLES SERIES KICKS OFF WITH KING TUFF

Suicide Squeeze is pleased to announce the 2012 line-up for its annual singles series (see Pitchfork February 2). The series boasts an impressive array of talent that includes the likes of King Tuff, White Woods (Julia Kugel of the Coathangers), Nobunny, Wax Idols, Cloud Nothings, Juliana Barwick and a previously announced contribution from Iron & Wine.  

The Suicide Squeeze singles series is led by the April 3 release of King Tuff’s single for “Wild Desire”/ “Hole In My Head”, and will be available in a limited edition run of 750 (250 coke bottle clear; 500 black).

Listen: King Tuff  “Wild Desire”
 
King Tuff 
“Wild Desire”/ “Hole In My Head”
Suicide Squeeze - April 3, 2012 
Limited Edition 7” of 750 
(250 coke bottle clear; 500 black)
 
Track List:
A-side: “Wild Desire”  
B-side: “Hole In My Head”  

About Suicide Squeeze Singles Series:  In 1996, Suicide Squeeze began releasing 7-inch records as lifesblood, singles, mostly from Pacific NW bands appeared, documenting some of the most influential music of that time: Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith, 764-Hero, and Pedro the Lion: each played an important role. The label broadened its reach over the years (as well as its series of singles), continually releasing music by a diverse, yet select group of musicians, including Memoryhouse, JEFF the Brotherhood, Dirty Beaches, Bleached, The Melvins, of Montreal, HEALTH, Black Mountain, School of Seven Bells, and many more.

THE COATHANGERS TO RELEASE LIMITED EDITION SPLIT 7” WITH DAVILA 666 + SCHEDULE SPRING TOUR

The Coathangers have premiered the “spunky” new song, “Smother” — from their forthcoming 7” split single with Davila 666 — via SPIN.com (see “First Spin” February 3). The limited edition single (500 black, 250 gold) will be available worldwide on April 17 via Suicide Squeeze. The single features “Smother” as the A-side and Davila 666’s “No Crees Que Ya Cansa” as the AA-side, along with artwork from Westin Glass of the Thermals. 

The Coathangers have also scheduled a month long tour, which begins March 12 in New Orleans, LA at Siberia, and currently wraps up on April 7 in Nashville, TN at The End, and includes appearances at SXSW. For the March 21-April 7 dates, the band will co-headline with White Mystery. Full tour dates below.

Tour Dates
March 12 - New Orleans LA @ Siberia***  
March 13 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs**  
March 14 - Austin, TX @ Swan Dive (SXSW)
March 18 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada @ BROFEST
March 19 - San Antonio, TX @ Korova Basement
March 21 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress 
March 22 - San Diego, CA @ Tin Can Alehouse*  
March 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos — Sailor Jerry Presents*^
March 26 - Portland, OR @ The East End*  
March 28 - Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern*  
March 29 - Vancouver, BC @ Waldorf Cabaret* 
March 30 - Spokane, WA @ Mootsy’s* 
March 31 - Missoula, MT @ Zoo City Apparel* 
April 1 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge*  
April 2 - Denver, CO @ The Hi Dive*  
April 4 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar*  
April 5 - Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9*  
April 6 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone* 
April 7 - Nashville, TN @ The End*
* w/ White Mystery
** w/ Eternal Summers
*** w/ Mikal Cronin + Pujol
^ w/ Strange Boys + Wounded Lion

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU PREMIERE BLACK DUNES VIDEO WITH SPIN.COM + LATE WINTER TOUR UPDATE

Suicide Squeeze Records act This Will Destroy You are thrilled to announce the premiere of their new video for “Black Dunes” with SPIN.com (see video premiere Jan. 25).  The clip was directed by Malcolm Elijah (Pure X “Surface”, “Easy”).  SPIN says of the video, “Don’t watch this one alone. The deeply atmospheric video for This Will Destroy You’s creeping, explosive “Black Dunes,” from the instrumental post-rock quartet’s Tunnel Blanket, available now, is disturbing as all get out. The clip shows a young woman wandering through a forlorn empty house, ghostly apparitions, and eerie visual abstractions that seriously give us the creeps.”

This Will Destroy You will kick-off their late winter tour this Saturday, January 28 in Denton, TX at Dan’s Silverleaf and currently wraps up on February 18 in Houston, TX at Warehouse Live. The tour includes the February 9th appearance at Ecstatic Music Fest, held at the Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center. The tour will also feature support from Mountains and Amen Dunes. The band  This Will Destroy You will have more dates to announce shortly — current tour schedule below.

Recently, This Will Destroy You released the “Black Dunes” 7” for Suicide Squeeze ongoing singles series. The single featured the “Black Dunes (edit)” on the A-side and “Black Dunes (Holy Other’s Woman In The Dunes” mix on the B-side. The Fader premiered “Black Dunes (Holy Other’s Woman In The Dunes mix)”(October 6), and had this to say: “Maybe Holy Other felt that his remix of This Will Destroy You’s “Black Dunes” was so divorced from the original, that he needed to semi-retitle it. Or maybe he just went on a Hiroshi Teshigahara bender (c/o Criterion Collection)? Either way, we are with him on this one. He takes all the clashing bleakness of TWDY’s original, and inserts some feminine sensuality (in the form of a woman’s looping vocal ooh ooh ooh) into an equally brooding landscape.”   

In other news, This Will Destroy You’s “The Mighty Rio Grande” (from the band’s self-titled second album) is prominently featured in the film and trailer for the Oscar nominated film Moneyball. 
 
Tour Dates
Jan. 28 — Denton, TX — Dan’s Silverleaf* - Tickets
Jan. 29 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Conservatory*
Jan. 30 — Lawrence, KS — Jackpot Music Hall*
Jan. 31 — St. Louis, MO — The Firebird* - Tickets
Feb. 01 — Chicago, IL — Lincoln Hall *^ - Tickets
Feb. 02 — Grand Rapids, MI — Pyramid Scheme *^ - Tickets
Feb. 04 — Toronto, ON — Lee’s Palace *^ - Tickets
Feb. 05 — Montreal, QC — Casa Del Popolo *^ - Tickets
Feb. 08 — Boston, MA — Royale # - Tickets
Feb. 09 — New York, NY — Kaufman Center # - Tickets
Feb. 10 — Philadelphia, PA — First Unitarian Church *^ - Tickets
Feb. 11 — Brooklyn, NY — 285 Kent *^ - Tickets
Feb. 12 — Washington, DC — The Red Palace *^ - Tickets
Feb. 13 — Charlotteville, VA — The Southern *^
Feb. 15 — Atlanta, GA — The Earl *^ - Tickets
Feb. 16 — Birmingham, AL — Bottletree *^ - Tickets
Feb. 17 — New Orleans, LA — Siberia *^
Feb. 18 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live *^ - Tickets
* with Amen Dunes
^ with Mountains
# with A Far Cry, Slow Six