New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media) Brooklyn's Rubblebucket Returns with New Full-Length,
Omega La La Out June 7th on Sin Duda Records
"...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
"Rubblebucket's the kind of music that's nearly impossibly to pigeonhole. Is it reggae? Or, is it pop? Maybe, it's jazz?" - Nylon
"The band delivered a raw, unfettered punch... The crowd was thrashing around - it was nearly impossible to stand still." - Relix
On June 7th, Rubblebucket will release their latest full-length,
Omega La La via Sin Duda Records. The album was recorded at Plantain/DFA Studios and finds the band collaborating for the first time with legendary producer/mixer Eric Broucek (LCD Soundsystem, Cut Copy, Hercules and Love Affair) for the Brooklyn eight piece's most adventurous record yet. In honor of the band's new album, Rubblebucket has made "Silly Fathers" available for free download HERE (feel free to post and share). The band is also heading out on an extensive North American spring tour, including performances at the Joshua Tree
Music Festival and Floyd Fest. See full tour dates below.
On
Omega La La, Rubblebucket takes a dramatic step forward with their sound, grafting their afrobeat rhythms with a creative take on dancey indie pop. Listening to the crystal-clear, minimalist production of the album, DFA veteran Eric Broucek's influence is apparent. 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 up by the bouncy, Afro-Cuban-inspired rhythms of "L'homme," a buoyant psych-pop gem. "Silly Fathers" and a reworked version of "Came Out of a Lady" show off the band's penchant for creating pop songs that stick in your head. "
Raining" is a tender ballad built around the subtle interplay between Kalmia's plaintive saxophone and Ian Hersey's cascading guitars.
For Rubblebucket, it's been a long journey to make
Omega La La. Led by the musical couple of bandleader/trumpeter Alex Toth and frontwoman/saxophonist 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 Afro-Cuban-influenced jazz. The band's initial roots can be traced back to an art show at a defunct bottling plant in Burlington, VT where Alex, Kalmia, and longtime percussionist
Craig Myers played an off-the-cuff show that incorporated elements of afrobeat and jazz into the sketches of songs Alex had been working on at the time. From there, the band built an eight-piece band with a vision to create pop-friendly music that embraces skill, complexity and atypical arrangements.
The band released their debut album, Rose's Dream, in 2008. The following year proved to be an important one for the band, with Rubblebucket releasing their self-titled sophomore album. 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.
Free Mp3: "Silly Fathers"
Band Announces An Extensive Spring Tour!
Rubblebucket Spring/Summer Tour Dates:
03/23: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland
03/24: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre *
03/25: Chicago, IL @ Martyr's *
03/26: Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Co. *
03/27: Bloomington, IL @ Bluebird Nightclub *
03/28: Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Music Fest: Gabes
03/29: Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt
04/03: Kerhonkson, NY @ Rock and Roll Resort
04/07: Boone, NC @ Legends *
04/08: Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm & Brews *
04/09: Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall *
04/10: Asheville, NC @ Emerald Lounge
04/14: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall **
04/15: Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater **
04/16: Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Ballroom **
04/20: New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge **
04/21: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall **
04/22: Ithaca, NY @ Castaways **
04/23: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
04/27: Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
04/28: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live **
04/29: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom **
05/01: Phoenix, AZ @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival No
05/04: Boise, ID @ Reef
05/05: Bend, OR @ Cinco De Mayo Street Fair No No
05/06: Seattle, WA @ Nectar
05/07: Portland, OR @ Mt. Tabor
05/10: Eureka, CA @ Red Fox Tavern
05/11: Sebastopol, CA @ Hopmunk Tavern
05/13: San Francisco, CA @ Boom Boom Room
05/14: Los Angeles, CA @ The Mint
05/15: Joshua Tree, CA @ Joshua Tree Music Festival
05/19: Denver, CO @ Cervantes
05/21: Chicago, IL @ Martyrs
06/18: Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Fest No No No
06/30 - 07/03: Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest Festival %
07/09: Schuylkill, PA @ Midsummer Meltdown
07/16: Greenfield, MA @ Green River Fest
07/29: Floyd, VA @ Floyd Fest %%
07/30: Floyd, VA @ Floyd Fest %%
* = w/ Toubab Krewe
** = Million Young opens
No = w/ Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, Black Joe Lewis & more
No No = w/ Ozomatli
No No No = w/ Galactic
% = w/ String Cheese, Tiesto, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Edward Sharpe & more
%% = w/ Grace Potter, Robert Randolph, Old Crow Medicine Show & more
