John Vanderslice will take a break from recording next month to play a handful of festival dates. There are a couple of shows with just John & his band as well.
Here’s the info direct from Vanderslice:
Hello all! I’m spending many hours recording on a 400-pound tape deck in my basement. We should have a bunch of songs finished by the end of the year. In the meantime, we’re heading out for a few shows. We’ll be playing at least one new song in the set.
Vanderslice Fall Tour
September 1 | SEATTLE, WA
Bumbershoot Festival
with Beck, The Black Keys, M. Ward, Saul Williams, Bumbrella Stage, all- ages
September 2 | SEATTLE, WA
Sonic Boom Ballard | 7pm | FREE!!!
September 3 | VANCOUVER, BC
Media Club | with Micah Blue Smaldone, Death Vessel | 19+
September 5 | PORTLAND, OR
Crystal Ballroom | Vampire Weekend and Lackthereof
September 13 | MORRISON, CO
Monolith Festival at Red Rocks with Silversun Pickups, Neko Case, Devotchka
September 21 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Treasure Island Festival! | w/ Vampire Weekend, Okkervil River, The Raconteurs
October 18 | New York, NY
92Y Tribeca Grand Opening!
I was a big fan of Höstluft, the 2007 full length from Sweden’s Library Tapes. Library Tapes is the work of David Wenngren and a revolving cast of contributors. Wenngren has released a few details regarding his new album, A Summer Beneath The Trees. The album, which features contributions from Peter Broderick (Efterklang, Norfolk & Western), will be released on October 6th by the UK label Make Mine Music. Previous Library Tapes releases such as Höstluft eventually made their way to U.S. distributors such as Darla, so I am confident that the same will occur this time around as well. Two songs from the album can now be streamed on Wenngren’s MySpace page.
A Summer Beneath The Trees
1. The Sound Of Emptiness Part 1
2. Pieces Of Us Were Left On The Tracks…
3. Above The Flood
4. A Summer Beneath The Trees
5. The Fragile Tide
6. The Modest Triumph
7. The Sound Of Emptiness Part 2
8. The Rivers Turned To Cobblestone
9. …And The Rain Did Fall
Next month will mark the first U.S. performances by Library Tapes:
9/26/08 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY (with Deaf Center)
9/27/08 – Decibel Festival – Seattle, WA
Soft Airplane begins with two of Chad VanGaalen’s finest compositions to date, but only serve as a precursor for the surprises that his third full length packs. “Willow Tree” perfects the intimate folk that VanGaalen has tinkered with on his previous releases. The song segues immediately into “Bones Of Man,” a mid-tempo rocker that adds more fuel to the frequent Neil Young comparisons that are tossed VanGaalen’s way. The first five songs on the album visit familiar, yet refined territory for VanGaalen. It isn’t until Soft Airplane arrives at “Phantom Anthills” that he decides to throw a true curveball.
The electronic blips of “Phantom Anthills” represent the beginning of VanGaalen’s most experimental song cycle to date. There are softer moments scattered around (the haunting “Molten Light” and the forgettable Destroyer-esque “City Of Electric Light”), but the second half of Soft Airplane is anything but quiet. “TMNT Mask” is a such a trip that any attempt at a description would fall short. However, I can reveal to you that TMNT does equal Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles, in case you were wondering. These sonic explorations climax with “Frozen Energon,” a closing instrumental that would make Thurston Moore grin proudly.
Despite how much the album jumps around, VanGaalen retains a high level of consistency. His previous effort, 2006’s Skelliconnection, had some trouble with this. When I interviewed VanGaalen prior to that album’s release, he admitted to me that he had a great deal of trouble sequencing it. I am curious to know if he encountered similar issues with the adventurous Soft Airplane. Regardless, it does a much better job of balancing his singer/songwriter and experimental tendencies. VanGaalen continues to prove that he is one of Sub Pop’s most dynamic artists and Soft Airplane is only further confirmation.
Tour
9/21/08 – New York, NY – Blender Theatre @ Gramercy (with Giant Sand)
10/2/08 – Ottawa, Ontario – Zaphod Beeblebrox (with Women)
10/3/08 – Montreal, Quebec – Ukrainian Federation (with Women and Julie Doiron)
10/4/08 – Toronto, Ontario – The Mod Club (with Women)
10/9/08 – Vancouver, BC – Richards on Richards
10/10/08 – Victoria, BC – Sugar Nightclub
10/11/08 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge (with Giant Sand)
10/12/08 – Seattle, WA – Triple Door (with Giant Sand)
10/17/08 – Edmonton – McDougall United Church (WCMA CBCRadio3 showcase)
10/25/08 – Calgary – The Uptown Stage
John Vanderslice will take a break from recording next month to play a handful of festival dates. There are a couple of shows with just John & his band as well.
I was a big fan of Höstluft, the 2007 full length from Sweden’s 
The electronic blips of “Phantom Anthills” represent the beginning of VanGaalen’s most experimental song cycle to date. There are softer moments scattered around (the haunting “Molten Light” and the forgettable Destroyer-esque “City Of Electric Light”), but the second half of Soft Airplane is anything but quiet. “TMNT Mask” is a such a trip that any attempt at a description would fall short. However, I can reveal to you that TMNT does equal Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles, in case you were wondering. These sonic explorations climax with “Frozen Energon,” a closing instrumental that would make Thurston Moore grin proudly.
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