NEW YORK (Interscope Records) - Unless you've been hiding in a subterranean cave or you have a rock and roll firewall on your computer, chances are you've been hearing lots lately about Australian's favorite sons - Wolfmother.
Here's the most crucial news about this group that's had the kids hollering and the press gushing following their recent sold-out tour of the States and the release of their Modular/Interscope EP, Dimensions.
For starters, the NME has dubbed Wolfmother "Australia's Best New Band" while UK broadcaster Zane Lowe recently featured them as "Best Record In The World" on his influential BBC radio show.
Here in the States, the Sydney based trio just landed a high-profile feature on MTV's influential You Heard It First program plus a full page feature in the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times that declared them "sexy, liberating, exciting and raw." Both of these acts of praise follow massively packed sold-out shows earlier this month in New York and Los Angeles.
Back in their native Australia, Wolfmother cemented their status as 2006's preeminent masters of rock by cleaning up in the annual Readers' and Critics' poll of Australian Rolling Stone. In addition having their self-titled, double platinum selling debut album top the magazine's Readers' list, Wolfmother was named "Best Band," "Best Rock Artist," "Best New Artist" and "Best Hard Rock/Metal Band."
Clearly, the fire that Wolfmother ignites with their mammoth songs (and 'fros!) and their incendiary live performances is spreading fast.
The group has just confirmed performances at the Coachella and Sasquatch festivals this Spring and they are also announcing another run of headlining club dates through early April (see below).
All of this, of course, is to prepare the masses for the release of the sprawling, 13 song juggernaut that is their self-titled debut LP. It's just been confirmed to detonate Stateside on May 2.
Meanwhile here's the list of the North American houses that Wolfmother will be tearing down before too long ...
April:
Sat 1st - Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco (Noise Pop)
Mon 3rd - Revival, Toronto
Tue 4th - The Phoenix, Toronto (w/Flaming Lips) - SOLD OUT
Thu 6th - Smalls, Detroit
Fri 7th - Agora, Cleveland
Sat 8th - North Star, Philly
Tue 11th - Bowery Ballroom, New York City
Wed 12th - Fletchers, Baltimore
Fri 14th - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta
Sat 29th - Coachella Festival, CA
and ...
Fri May 26th - Sasquatch Festival, near Seattle WA
Special guests for all headlining shows except Toronto will be acclaimed New Zealand group Die!Die!Die!
