LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ HUSH Records) - Steeped in the fingerpick-guitar rudiments of folk music, inspired by the expressionism of classic jazz vocalists, and finding common ground in the minimalism and ear-taunting of the avant garde, with 'Beasts of Seasons' (February 24, 2009, HUSH Records)
Laura Gibson offers up an intimate affirmation of mortality; both vulnerable and courageous, ordinary and extraordinary.
Joining the likes of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and Animal Collective, we are honored to announce that NPR Music is offering a full album preview of 'Beasts of Seasons', as an Exclusive First Listen, from now through the album's release on February 24th. The record will be available as an on-demand stream at NPR Music.
Laura Gibson's 'Beasts of Seasons' was produced by Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens), and features Rachel Blumberg (M Ward band, Bright Eyes), Nate Query (Decemberists), Adam Selzer (Norfolk and Western, M Ward), Avant-garde violist and composer Eyvind Kang, solo artists Laura Veirs and Shelly Short, Danny Seim (Menomena) and many of the people who have formed her touring band over the past two years (Cory Gray, Sean Ogilvie, Dave Depper, Jason Leonard, Micah Rabwin).
'Beasts of Seasons is nothing short of a masterpiece, both for its flawless and often haunting execution and for its inspired statements on the human experience. Broken into two parts, 'Communion Songs' and 'Funeral Songs,' the album opens with a foreboding burst of feedback and static. If it's the sonic equivalent of darkness and what may be lurking there, then Gibson's fragile voice and plaintively strummed guitar soon emerge as a flicker of light. It's a mesmerizing contrast, as the curtain rises for Gibson's beautifully gloomy and arresting meditations on life and death.' - NPR
Laura Gibson 'Beasts of Seasons' 2009 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
February 2009:
25 - Wed : Sacramento , CA @ Luigi's Fun Garden with Justin Farren
26 - Thu : San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall with Josh Ritter
27 - Fri : Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place with Paleo, Shelley Short and Alexis Gideon
28 - Sat : Fresno, CA @ Tokyo Garden with Circles and Cirles
March 2009:
01 - Sun : San Luis Obispo, CA @ Boo Boo Records
05 - Thu : Tempe, AZ @ St. Augustine's Episcopal Parish with The Via Maris
06 - Fri : Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture
07 - Sat : Prescott, AZ @ Raven Cafe
09 - Mon : Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge with Blind Pilot
10 - Tue : Denver, CO @ The Hi-Dive
11 - Wed : Santa Fe , NM @ College of Santa Fe SUB
14 - Sat : Norman, OK @ Opolis
15 - Sun : Denton , TX @ NX35
17 - Tue : Ft. Worth, TX @ The Chat Room with Birds & Batteries, Telegraph Canyon
18 - Wed : Austin , TX @ SXSW
19 - Thu : Austin , TX @ SXSW
20 - Fri : Austin , TX @ SXSW
21 - Sat : Austin , TX @ SXSW
22 - Sun : Wichita, KS @ Fisch House
23 - Mon : Lincoln, NE @ TBA
24 - Tue : Spearfish, SD @ Flanagan's
25 - Wed : Bozeman, MT @ Plonk
26 - Thu : Bozeman, MT @ Montana State University
27 - Fri : Moscow, ID @ Mikey's Gyros with Pablo Trucker
April 2009:
02 - Thu : Portland, OR @ The Old Church with Ah Holly Fam�ly
With Damien Jurado:
03 - Fri : Boise, ID @ Neurolux
05 - Sun : Denver, CO @ The Hi-Dive
07 - Tue : Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
08 - Wed : Iowa City, IA @ The Picador
09 - Thu : St. Paul , MN @ Turf Club
10 - Fri : Chicago, IL @ Schubas
11 - Sat : Bloomington, IN @ Cinemat
12 - Sun : Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
14 - Tue : Toronto, ONT @ Drake Hotel
15 - Wed : Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
16 - Thu : Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear's
17 - Fri : Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
18 - Sat : Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Chapel
19 - Sun : Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
21 - Tue : Asheville , NC @ Grey Eagle
22 - Wed : Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
23 - Thu : Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
24 - Fri : Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
25 - Sat : Nashville, TN @ The Basement
27 - Mon : Norman, OK @ Opolis
28 - Tue : Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
29 - Wed : Austin, TX @ Cactus Cafe
May 2009:
01 - Fri : Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
02 - Sat : San Diego, CA @ Casbah
03 - Sun : Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
05 - Tue : San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
07 - Thu : Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
08 - Fri : Seattle , WA @ Crocodile Cafe
