Seamus was a bad dog, don't blame yourself he had to go to the pound.

SALES: "for you"

Taken from the album "Chorus." Out now on Slumberland Records.

Order LP/CD: http://slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/273
Order from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/chorus-itunes

Philadelphia, PA’s Literature features Kevin Attics, Nathaniel Cardaci, Chris Schackerman, and Seth Whaland. Attics, who’d written for numerous music trades as a teen, met Cardaci and Whaland at the house venue they both operated in Austin, TX. Cardaci and Whaland each ran small imprint labels and, a million adventures later, the trio decided to form a band. Upon moving to Philadelphia the group befriended Schackerman who also joined the fold. 

In 2012, following a well-received single and a track on Gerard Cosloy’s “Casual Victim Pile II” compilation they released their debut album, "Arab Spring," which became a cult hit within the indiepop community. That album is sharp and immediate, almost mod-ish in its attack, but always tuneful and going for melody where it counts. They toured the US in support, and have performed with the likes of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Eternal Summers, Ted Leo, Sic Alps, White Fence, Gentlemen Jesse, Hospitality, and Brown Recluse. They also appeared on Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic.

In 2013 they released a follow-up 7”, “Tie Dye” and contributed a track to Esopus Magazine alongside artists like Jens Lekman and The Shins. They also played at that year’s NYC Popfest, which helped cement the buzz that was steadily growing amongst savvy pop fans. "Arab Spring" was treated to a re-mastered re-press, which followed the first pressing and quickly sold out.

Autumn of 2013 saw the band begin work on their second album, "Chorus," with lauded engineer Gary Olson (whose body of work includes records by Crystal Stilts, Mad Scene and The Beets) at his Marlborough Farms studio in Brooklyn, NY. As a beautiful autumn turned into one of the harshest winters in recent memory, Olson and the band began stretching out, enhancing the album with studio techniques dating back to the late 60s including true-tape flanging, sending vocals through Leslie speaker cabinets, and the same analog style of automatic double-tracking created at Abbey Road Studios.

The result is an album that is as immediate as it is timeless, full of effortlessly catchy and well-crafted tunes that echo pop legends like Smiths and Orange Juice. All of that time in the studio has resulted in a rich, considered sound that puts the band's arranging and playing front and center. "Chorus" is one of the most exciting pop records in years, and marks Literature at true contenders.

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Never Loved Anyway

From their new album double album comp.

cassette + more tunes @ www.thirdfloortapes.com

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Control

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TEEKS- Dead On T.V.

Here is a new song that we wrote. We hope you like it. 

Artwork by Jaxon Demme

Again

First single off of Dolly's EP, "Time Sides With No One"

Cover art by Maya Perry

I Hear The Dead

"Walkie Talkie" is the first single from Palm's forthcoming EP, "Shadow Expert", out June 16th on Carpark Records.

Pre-orders available here:
Carpark shop - http://smarturl.it/shadowexpert_carpark
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/shadowexpert_itunes

The band also announced a handful of North American summer tour dates to celebrate the release of their new record. Tickets will be available at 11am est on April 25th.

June 23rd - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
June 24th - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
July 5th - Lakewood, OH - Mahall's
July 6th - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
July 7th - Madison, WI - The Frequency
July 8th - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
July 11th - Seattle, WA - Timbre Room
July 12th - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
July 14th - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar Music Hall
July 15th - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre
July 16th - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
July 17th - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
July 19th - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
July 20th - Dallas, TX - Double Wide
July 21st - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
July 22nd - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
July 23rd - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
July 24th - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
July 25th - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
July 26th - Washington, DC - DC9
July 27th - Kingston, NY - BSP Kingston
July 28th - Allston, MA - Great Scott
July 29th - Providence, RI - Aurora

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