New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) Elektra recording artist Fences has unveiled their latest single "Sunburns." The song -- produced by Chris Walla, co-founder and former guitarist/songwriter for Death Cab for Cutie -- is featured on the Seattle-based band's forthcoming label debut "LESSER OCEANS," which arrives March 10th. All pre-orders of "LESSER OCEANS" (https://smarturl.it/LesserOceans) will receive an instant download of "Sunburns" along with four additional album tracks. "Sunburns" is also available now as a standalone digital single.
In related news, the companion music video for "Sunburns" made its premiere yesterday on RollingStone.com who hailed the song for its "energy-releasing chorus." The video can be viewed now on the band's official YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/BxDDZci7FLI).
To coincide with the release of "LESSER OCEANS," Fences will begin a cross-country trek as main support for The Mowgli's beginning March 25th at The Independent in San Francisco. The tour includes stops at New York City's Bowery Ballroom (April 16th), Nashville's Mercy Lounge (April 21st), and Austin's The Parish (May 1st) before its Los Angeles finale at the Regent Theatre (May 8th). Following the tour, the band will immediately head to Atlanta for the Shaky Knees
Music Festival during the weekend of May 8th-10th (see below itinerary). Additional festival performances will be announced shortly.
"LESSER OCEANS" sees Fences singer/songwriter
Christopher Mansfield mastering his distinctive brand of melancholic folk-pop and bittersweet slacker anthems, and features production from such studio luminaries as Jacquire King (Of Monsters and Men,
Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse) and Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, The Lonely Forest) who helmed the album's single "Sunburns." A collaboration with longtime Seattle friends
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis yielded the album track "Arrows," which garnered national television appearances on NBC's The
Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC's Good Morning America, and the nationally syndicated
Ellen DeGeneres Show last fall. A recent 2 page spread in NYLON Guys enthused, "Lesser Oceans expands on the indie-folk sound Fences' debut, adding a shimmery Death Cab for Cutie-esque layer to the melodies."
The idea of Fences first got underway in Boston, a time Mansfield spent studying at Berklee College of
Music while also perfecting his haunting songcraft. After relocating to the Pacific Northwest, he self-released his first Fences recordings as the now exceedingly rare "ULTIMATE PUKE EP." Sara Quin of
Tegan & Sara subsequently discovered Mansfield's music and co-produced his self-titled full length debut, which was greeted with unanimous critical applause upon its 2010 release, including SPIN naming it among its "10 Best Albums You Might Have Missed This Year." Fences has toured alongside such like-minded artists as Tegan & Sara, Against Me!, Hellogoodbye, and more recently with Macklemore, Andrew McMahon, and Bear Hands. Additionally, they've performed standout sets at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands.
For more, please visit www.fencesmusic.com, www.facebook.com/fencesvswolf, www.twitter.com/ffeenncceess, www.instagram.com/fencesmusic, www.youtube.com/fencesmusic and www.elektra.com/artist/fences.
(TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)
FENCES Tour Dates -
Spring 2015
All dates supporting The Mowgli's
(except where noted *)
MARCH
25 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
27 - Portland, OR - Wonderland Ballroom
28 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
29 - Vancouver, Canada - Media Club
31 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court Gallery
APRIL
02 - Kansas City, MO - The Midland
03 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
04 - Chicago, IL - Metro
06 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
07 - Columbus, OH - The A&R
Music Bar
08 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe @ Old
National Center
09 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
10 - Toronto, Canada - The Garrison
11 - Montreal, QC - La Vitrola
14 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
15 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
16 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
18 - Washington, D.C. - U Street
Music Hall
21 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
23 - Tallahassee, FL - Florida
State University Club Down Under
24 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
25 - Orlando, FL - The Social
26 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
30 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues- Cambridge Room
MAY
01 - Austin, TX - The Parish
02 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Downstairs
05 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
07 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theatre
08-10 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees
Music Festival
