Under The Radar premiers the new Laura Stevenson & the Cans video for
"Master Of Art".
Sit Resist is now available for pre-order at Insound and all orders get an instant download at checkout!
With less than a month till the release of Sit Resist from Laura Stevenson & the Cans on Don Giovanni Records, the band is more than excited to share their brand new video for "Master Of Art"! It premiered at Under The Radar and here's what they had to say about it, "Today, we're debuting Stevenson's quaint and arty performance video with The Cans for the swaying girl-group cut, "Master Of Art" It fits her well. The airy, yet bombastic tune is off the emergent band's sophomore LP, Sit Resist." Additionally, fans of the band that pre-order the album through Insound will receive the digital download of the album at check out as a thank you and a chance to hear the entire album a month before release!
If you'd like to speak with the band, need an advance of the album, want to catch a show or need anything at all, don't hesitate to get in touch!
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Early Press:
"Second album Sit Resist (out April 26) mixes a whimsical drizzle of accordions and glockenspiels and brass and banjos and other indie accoutrements with a punchy blast of old fashioned guitar muscle. First taste "Master Of Art" uses the tried-and-true "Be My Baby" beat to slowly drive a reflective song into explosive Florence territory--a powerful blast of belting, bursting jangle-punk." Village Voice
"[Laura Stevenson & the Cans] is a tinge of Joanna Newsom minus the harp, Kate Nash if Kate Nash was cool and hell, let's even throw some Jewel in there circa those years she lived in the truck." RCRD LBL
"Once she truly lets rips with that lovely voice of hers, we’re left powerless to resist." Wears The Trousers
"At SXSW in what is essentially a sea of indie rock bands, Laura and her band really stood out." Stereophile
"Laura Stevenson has music in her blood." Spinner.com naming the band to the top 100 acts of SXSW
Tour Dates:
04.08.11 - New York, NY @ Baruch Performing Arts Center
04.10.11 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
04.11.11 - Athens, GA @ Go Bar
04.12.11 - Opelika, AL @ Eighth & Rail
04.13.11 - Hattiesburgh, MS @ 1126 House
04.14.11 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at House Of Blues
04.15.11 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs
04.16.11 - Austin, TX @ Emo's (Inside)
04.17.11 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
04.18.11 - El Paso, TX @ the Percolator
04.19.11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Hard Rock Cafe
04.20.11 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
04.21.11 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
04.22.11 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Operahouse
04.23.11 - Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe
04.26.11 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
04.27.11 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
04.28.11 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
04.29.11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe
04.30.11 - Denver, CO @ the Marquis Theater
05.01.11 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
05.02.11 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
05.04.11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
05.05.11 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
05.06.11 - Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar
05.07.11 - Toronto, CA @ El Mocambo
05.09.11 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
05.10.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ the Knitting Factory
05.11.11 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
05.12.11 - Providence, RI @ Met Cafe
05.13.11 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
05.14.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
05.15.11 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05.16.11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
05.17.11 - Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
05.19.11 - Orlando, FL @ the Backbooth
05.20.11 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbard
05.21.11 - Naples, FL @ Fleischmann Park
05.22.11 - Gainesville, FL @ the Atlantic
05.23.11 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
05.25.11 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
05.26.11 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
05.27.11 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
More Info:
Laura Stevenson was schooled in the traditional music of her grandfather and grandmother (composer of "The Little Drummer Boy" and vocalist for the Benny Goodman Orchestra respectively) from an early age. It wasn't until she started performing with Bomb The Music Industry in her teens, that she began writing on her own. Privately crafting songs on the softer side of indie rock and traditional folk, Stevenson was soon tapped as the band's opener and, with the addition of Mike Campbell and Alex Billig in 2007, Laura Stevenson and the Cans solidified. The following debut LP, A Record, won them fans far and wide having been downloaded over 25,000 time since it's 2008 release.
Sit Resist, an album centered around never sitting stagnant, sees a matured band that has been continuously at work writing, arranging and touring for the past three years. Lyrically, Stevenson's pen has a sharp, poetic tone, making it impossible not to be taken in by her stories. Where A Record crackled with Stevenson's intimate voice alongside gentle acoustics, begging the listener nearer, Sit Resist commands the attention of all within earshot with its rich instrumentation and textured melodies.
Over the course of the album's thirteen songs, you'll hear the band weld a variety of musical styles that dreamily caress and nurture one another into a wholly unique rendering of Americana. "Master of Art" with its Phil Spector-esque, girl-group tease of an intro, explodes with the energy of Stevenson's voice - an instrument that is as strong as it is lovely. "Caretaker" conjures up ghosts and memories of homes inevitably / regrettably left behind. You'll find major-key resolution in the juxtaposed tale that is "The Healthy One," and "I See Dark" waltzes you, dear listener, into the lonely night, hand-in-hand.
The overall effect achieved by Laura Stevenson & the Cans is an album that's as invigorating and life-affirming as it is quietly emotional and delicate. This is an intelligent, literate album crafted of fragments of fleeting memories of time and place, yet it manages to convey volumes. Sit Resist is a true piece of art! Out April 26th via Don Giovanni Records.
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