New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media & Marketing) After playing their latest album
Omega La La on tour across the country and turning ears and hearts on to their signature sound, Rubblebucket is releasing
Omega La La via Sin Duda Records today. The record has earned a wealth of praise, with Stereogum hailing the record's "Tricky arrangements, whistle solos, and disco guitar leads" and Paste Magazinecalling the album "instrumentally rich but catchy enough to ass-kick
Katy Perry off the pop charts (in a just world)-mega-melodic without sacrificing an ounce of atmosphere or creativity."And last week, Rubblebucket premiered their track, "Worker" with Spinner. Listen to the track
HERE, and read Spinner's piece on the band
HERE-
"I would call them one of the year's most promising young bands-but they're already better than that..." - Paste Magazine
"The (now) Brooklyn-based band love tricky arrangements, whistle solos, disco guitar leads. I liked "Silly Fathers" for its "I'm Coming Out"-like guitar and blithe vocals from lead singer Kalmia Traver. It reminds me of Central Park, lawns, and roller skating.". Stereogum
"...bobs along merrily with warmth and punch provided by muted brass, intrigue courtesy of the unexpected twists in the arrangements, and humor by a penchant for whistle solos. Fans of the Dirty Projectors will be pleased." - The Wall Street Journal
"Like a love child of the Rapture and Dirty Projectors, Rubblebucket have been churning out highly polished pop since their inception, and their upcoming record, Omega La La, is sure to have you grooving in your skinny jorts this summer." - Spinner
As a part of the band's summer tour dates, Rubblebucket is also headlining Bikes Rock, the opening night of the Bicycle Film Festival in New York City, tomorrow night (6/22) atSantos Party House. Check out the band's full summer tour below.
Omega La La marks a milestone for Rubblebucket. Recorded last year at Plantain/DFA Studios with producer Eric Broucek (LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Hercules and Love Affair) at the helm, the record is the Brooklyn eight piece's most adventurous record yet, with the band dipping into everything from the dancey indie-pop arrangements to Fela-Kuti inspired afro-beat stomps. The album opens with "Down in the Yards," a track that builds off the ebb and flow of a droning, two-note guitar riff, only to explode into a triumphant chorus anchored by the band's horn section. That track is followed by the buoyant psych-pop gem, "L'homme.""Silly Fathers" and a reworked version of "Came Out of a Lady" show off the band's penchant for creating distinct, pop songs that stick in your head. "Raining" is an eccentric pop song built around intertwining vocal lines and a cascading synth.
For Rubblebucket, it's been a long journey to make Omega La La. Led by the musical couple of bandleader/trumpeter Alex Toth and front woman Kalmia Traver, Rubblebucket has spent the last four years building a reputation as a band that blurs the lines between psychedelic indie rock, upbeat dance, and radiant, left-field arrangements. In 2009, Rubblebucket released a self-titled album that turned heads. SPIN hailed the band as a "must-hear artist from the CMJ Festival" in 2009 and the band won that year's Boston Music Award for Live Act of the Year. The band then relocated to Brooklyn and released the Triangular Daises EP in 2010. A stylistic precursor to Omega La La, the Triangular Daises EP was hailed by The Wall Street Journal, NYLON, Paste, and a host of others.
Rubblebucket Summer Tour Dates:
06/22: New York, NY @ Santos Party House - NYC Bicycle Film Fest
06/28: Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
06/30: Madison, WI @ Majestic Live
07/02: Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forrest Festival
07/08: Rochester, NY @ East End Festival
07/09: Schuylkill, PA @ Midsummer Meltdown
07/15: Buffalo, NY @ North Fork Music Park
07/16: Greenfield, MA @ Green River Fest
07/24: Bridgeport, CT @ Gathering of the Vibes
07/29: Floyd, VA @ Floyd Fest
07/30: Floyd, VA @ Floyd Fest
08/13: Burlington, VT @ Grand Point North
08/18: Stephentown, NY @ Bella Terra
08/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
08/20: Sheldon, VT @ Liberate Festival
09/03: Chicago, IL @ North Coast Festival
09/04: Mohawk, NY @ Moe-Down
09/10: Peru, NY @ Backwoods Pondfest
10/08: Roseland, VA @ The Festy
11/11: Live Oak, FL @ Bear Creek Music & Arts Fest
