New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ eMusic) Today eMusic, the digital music service for independent-minded music lovers, announced Army Navy as the latest band to be named an eMusic Selects artist. From June 14 to July 12, 2011, the band's newest album, The Last Place, will be available exclusively on eMusic.com. The eMusic Selects program started in 2008 to spotlight talented, unsigned bands and has served as a launching pad for some of today's most sought-after indie bands. Best Coast, the Rural Alberta Advantage, Crystal Stilts and Julianna Barwick all released some early albums through the eMusic Selects program. "We proudly welcome Army Navy our roster of eMusic Selects artists," said eMusic Editor-in-Chief, J. Edward Keyes. "Their first album was a huge success with our members. Because of this, we're particularly excited to bring this indie-pop outfit's second album exclusively to eMusic, while giving Army Navy a forum to really connect with more music fans." On June 14, anyone in the US can download "Ode to Janice Melt", completely free of charge as part of eMusic's Daily Download available on Twitter @eMusic. eMusic members can download the single for free anytime over the next two weeks, starting today. This is just one of the benefits eMusic offers to members to give them more ways to discover new music and listen to up-and-coming artists. An exclusive Q&A with Army Navy is also now available eMusic.com. In this candid interview conducted by eMusic's Editor-in-Chief, J. Edward Keyes, Army Navy front man Justin Kennedy discusses the turbulent relationship that inspired The Last Place, how a shakeup to the band's lineup actually benefitted the creative process, and what he learned during his early days playing with Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) in Seattle's Pinwheel. The Last Place album track listing: 01. Last Legs 02. Ode To Janice Melt 03. The Long Goodbye 04. Ex-Electric 05. A Circus 06. Feathered 07. The Hunter 08. I Think It's Gonna Happen 09. Wonderland To Waterloo 10. Open Your Eyes 11. Pastoral In addition to the upcoming release of The Last Place, Army Navy will be touring in support of the new album throughout 2011. Tour dates to be announced shortly.
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