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It’s been four years since the first Volcano Choir album, Unmap, provided a glimpse into the collaborative mindset between a singer and a band that inspired him. Ideas were minted, written at a distance and realized in the studio; edges sanded back and flaps tucked in, the craftsmanship of the endeavor bearing evidence of the craft itself, and the technology used to assemble it. Unmap strove to find strands of life between the ones and zeroes - a carefully constructive narrative that showed the listener through its darkest passages like a tour guide leading their wards through a cave, with nothing but a slack length of rope and the senses of sound and touch. Just as importantly, it brought these people together, setting an expectation: be your own band. Achieve transference. Learn how to play these songs in the live setting. Tour Japan. Do some dates in America. Pull the life from the record and share it with tiny segments of the world. Repave brings Volcano Choir into sharp focus. The glitch-laden, cautious presentation of the band’s previous work serves as points of both reference and departure across these eight songs, the product of growing conviction and trust, of a fully-operational rock band, gifted in shading and nuance, and rumbling with power. It’s the sound of the creative process as it evolves and ultimately explodes, the seamless interleaving of electronic and acoustic/amplified instruments, multithreaded with the timbre and technology of the human voice as it enters and exits the equation. Moreover, Repave is the sound of confident musicians extending their reach to anthemic peaks and pulling back to reveal moments of real vulnerability, sure enough of themselves to let them stand on their own. If Repave reminds you of other kinds of records from the past decade or so, it’s done so on the bonds between the members of Volcano Choir, how their friendships were fortified over the years-long process of writing and recording these songs. There is an openness to this work that won’t be taken for granted – real, moving tales of change, sadness, loss and truth grace the wordplay of these tracks, an account of life between the fringes of poetry and reality. With each verse you can sense that someone, somewhere is listening to this music and getting stronger, feeling better, learning to open up their soul. Volcano Choir is Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Matthew Skemp, Daniel Spack, Justin Vernon and Thomas Wincek. Tiderays Acetate Comrade Byegone Alaskans Dancepack Keel Almanac CATALOG #: JAG238 RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 FORMAT: CD/GATEFOLD LP/DIGITAL CD BOX LOT: 30 LP BOX LOT: 28 GENRE: AVANT POP/INDIE ROCK KEY MARKETS: MILWAUKEE, MADISON, MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS, WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK, AUSTIN, LOS ANGELES, PORTLAND, SEATTLE NOT EXPORTABLE TO JAPAN NOT DIGITALLY EXPORTABLE TO JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND VINYL NOT RETURNABLE 1499 WEST SECOND STREET BLOOMINGTON, IN 47403 WWW.JAGJAGUWAR.COM VOLCANO CHOIR REPAVE SELLING POINTS 1. Volcano Choir features Grammy winning artist Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on vocals. Justin will be doing press for this campaign. 2. Tour dates on the East coast, West coast and Midwest are planned to support the album. 3. LP comes with a download code, posters are available. 4. Unmap, the previous album, debuted in the top 100 on the Billboard charts. Sales are over 26k to date. EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY SC DISTRIBUTION PHONE: (812) 335-1572 / FAX: (888) 678-0167 US DOMESTIC SALES CONTACT SHELLY WESTERHAUSEN <SHELLY@SCDISTRIBUTION.COM> INTERNATIONAL SALES CONTACT KRAEGAN GRAVES <KRAEGAN@SCDISTRIBUTION.COM> LP UPC: 656605223810 DIGITAL UPC: 656605223865 CD UPC: 656605223827
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It’s been four years since the first Volcano Choir album, Unmap, provided a glimpse into thecollaborative mindset between a singer and a band that inspired him. Ideas were minted, written at adistance and realized in the studio; edges sanded back and flaps tucked in, the craftsmanship of theendeavor bearing evidence of the craft itself, and the technology used to assemble it. Unmap strove tofind strands of life between the ones and zeroes - a carefully constructive narrative that showed thelistener through its darkest passages like a tour guide leading their wards through a cave, with nothingbut a slack length of rope and the senses of sound and touch. Just as importantly, it brought thesepeople together, setting an expectation: be your own band. Achieve transference. Learn how to playthese songs in the live setting. Tour Japan. Do some dates in America. Pull the life from the record andshare it with tiny segments of the world.
Repave brings Volcano Choir into sharp focus. The glitch-laden, cautious presentation of the band’sprevious work serves as points of both reference and departure across these eight songs, the productof growing conviction and trust, of a fully-operational rock band, gifted in shading and nuance, andrumbling with power. It’s the sound of the creative process as it evolves and ultimately explodes, theseamless interleaving of electronic and acoustic/amplified instruments, multithreaded with the timbreand technology of the human voice as it enters and exits the equation. Moreover, Repave is the soundof confident musicians extending their reach to anthemic peaks and pulling back to reveal momentsof real vulnerability, sure enough of themselves to let them stand on their own.
If Repave reminds you of other kinds of records from the past decade or so, it’s done so on the bondsbetween the members of Volcano Choir, how their friendships were fortified over the years-longprocess of writing and recording these songs. There is an openness to this work that won’t be taken forgranted – real, moving tales of change, sadness, loss and truth grace the wordplay of these tracks, anaccount of life between the fringes of poetry and reality. With each verse you can sense that someone,somewhere is listening to this music and getting stronger, feeling better, learning to open up their soul.
Volcano Choir is Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Matthew Skemp, Daniel Spack, Justin Vernon andThomas Wincek.
TideraysAcetateComradeByegoneAlaskansDancepackKeelAlmanac
CATALOG #: JAG238RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2013FORMAT: CD/GATEFOLD LP/DIGITALCD BOX LOT: 30LP BOX LOT: 28GENRE: AVANT POP/INDIE ROCKKEY MARKETS: MILWAUKEE, MADISON,MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS,WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK, AUSTIN, LOSANGELES, PORTLAND, SEATTLE
NOT EXPORTABLE TO JAPANNOT DIGITALLY EXPORTABLE TO JAPAN,AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND
VINYL NOT RETURNABLE
1499 WEST SECOND STREETBLOOMINGTON, IN 47403
WWW.JAGJAGUWAR.COM
VOLCANO CHOIRREPAVE
SELLING POINTS
1. Volcano Choir features Grammy winning artist Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on vocals. Justin will be doingpress for this campaign.
2. Tour dates on the East coast, West coast and Midwest are planned to support the album.
3. LP comes with a download code, posters are available.
4. Unmap, the previous album, debuted in the top 100 on the Billboard charts. Sales are over 26k to date.
EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY SC DISTRIBUTIONPHONE: (812) 335-1572 / FAX: (888) 678-0167US DOMESTIC SALES CONTACT SHELLY WESTERHAUSEN<[email protected]>INTERNATIONAL SALES CONTACT KRAEGAN GRAVES<[email protected]>
LP UPC: 656605223810
DIGITAL UPC: 656605223865
CD UPC: 656605223827
