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From the LP "This Is My Hand." 
Available September 16, 2014.

Available on CD /Vinyl /Digital including limited edition translucent red 12" from Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Available in Canada from Paper Bag Records in frosted vinyl

Lyrics:
billet spied
bolt sped
across the field
crows fled
aloft and wounded
left one dead

lover killer
at the wall in the mirror

on the one side I can dream my future
on the other I can feel my nature

inside myself I have a moment to choose
to hold or to refuse
to shoot or to let loose
the cawing crow the pulsing throat

lover killer
at the wall in the mirror

on the one side I can dream my future
on the other I can feel my nature

I am a lover and a killer

My Brightest Diamond, "Lover/Killer"

From the LP: "Decimation Blues"

Available August 19, 2014 on Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Get it here: http://akrec.co/buy-akr123

Lyrics:
Take the rest, (believe I've) had my fill
Take it down to where the boys are laying still

Can't figure where to go
Can't say just how much it shows

But I can say that surely if I stay
That you would only bear the worst
The awful brunt of what the others might say
And wouldn't that bear quite a thirst

Can't figure what's to become
When it's hard enough to say just what we done

So if I don't see you before you see them
Do give my best to those giving friends
And tell them 'Memphis'
Though I am down the road a little ways


Castanets, "Tell Them Memphis"

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From the LP "This Is My Hand." 
Available September 16, 2014.

Available on CD /Vinyl /Digital including limited edition translucent red 12" from Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Available in Canada from Paper Bag Records in frosted vinyl

Tour Dates: 
9/19/14 Detroit, Michigan
9/20/14 Toronto, Ontario
9/22/14 Cambridge, Massachusetts
9/23/14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/25/14 New York , New York
9/27/14 Washington DC
9/28/14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9/30/14 Charlotte, North Carolina
10/1/14 Atlanta, Georgia
10/4/14 Austin, Texas
10/10/14 Austin, Texas
10/12/14 Dallas, Texas
10/17/14 Stockholm, Sweden
10/18/14 Gothenburg, Sweden
10/19/14 Copenhagen, Denmark
10/21/14 Hamburg, Germany
10/22/14 Berlin, Germany
10/24/14 Brussels, Belgium
10/25/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands
10/26/14 Paris, Ile-de-France
10/28/14 London, UK
10/29/14 Leeds, UK
10/30/14 Glasgow, UK
10/31/14 Dublin, Ireland
11/8/14 St Paul, Minnesota
11/12/14 Grand Rapids, Michigan
11/13/14 Chicago, Illinois
11/14/14 Madison, Wisconsin
11/15/14 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11/16/14 Iowa City, Iowa
11/17/14 Minneapolis, Minnesota
11/19/14 St. Louis, Missouri
11/20/14 Indianapolis, Indiana
12/2/14 Denver, Colorado
12/3/14 Salt Lake City, Utah
12/5/14 Portland, Oregon
12/6/14 Seattle, Washington
12/7/14 Vancouver, British Columbia
12/10/14 San Francisco, California
12/12/14 Los Angeles, California
12/13/14 San Diego, California

Be in the music video: http://thisismyhand.com

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From the LP "This Is My Hand." 
Available September 16, 2014.

Available on CD /Vinyl /Digital including limited edition translucent red 12" from Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Available in Canada from Paper Bag Records in frosted vinyl

Tour Dates: 
9/19/14 Detroit, Michigan
9/20/14 Toronto, Ontario
9/22/14 Cambridge, Massachusetts
9/23/14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/25/14 New York , New York
9/27/14 Washington DC
9/28/14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9/30/14 Charlotte, North Carolina
10/1/14 Atlanta, Georgia
10/4/14 Austin, Texas
10/10/14 Austin, Texas
10/12/14 Dallas, Texas
10/17/14 Stockholm, Sweden
10/18/14 Gothenburg, Sweden
10/19/14 Copenhagen, Denmark
10/21/14 Hamburg, Germany
10/22/14 Berlin, Germany
10/24/14 Brussels, Belgium
10/25/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands
10/26/14 Paris, Ile-de-France
10/28/14 London, UK
10/29/14 Leeds, UK
10/30/14 Glasgow, UK
10/31/14 Dublin, Ireland
11/8/14 St Paul, Minnesota
11/12/14 Grand Rapids, Michigan
11/13/14 Chicago, Illinois
11/14/14 Madison, Wisconsin
11/15/14 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11/16/14 Iowa City, Iowa
11/17/14 Minneapolis, Minnesota
11/19/14 St. Louis, Missouri
11/20/14 Indianapolis, Indiana
12/2/14 Denver, Colorado
12/3/14 Salt Lake City, Utah
12/5/14 Portland, Oregon
12/6/14 Seattle, Washington
12/7/14 Vancouver, British Columbia
12/10/14 San Francisco, California
12/12/14 Los Angeles, California
12/13/14 San Diego, California

My Brightest Diamond, "This Is My Hand"

From forthcoming new album CARRIE & LOWELL
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Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records March 31st (US) / March 30 (EU)

More info: http://carrieandlowell.com

LYRICS:
Now that I fell into your arms
My only lover
Give out to give in
I search for the capsule I lost

Drag me to hell
In the valley of The Dalles
Like my mother
Give wings to a stone
It’s only the shadow of a cross

I slept on my back 
In the shade of the meadowlark 
Like a champion
Get drunk to get laid
I take one more hit when you depart

I’ll drive that stake through the center of my heart
Lonely vampire
Inhaling its fire
I’m chasing the dragon too far

There’s blood on that blade
Fuck me, I’m falling apart
My assassin
Like Casper the ghost 
There’s no shade in the shadow of the cross

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Sufjan Stevens, "No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross"

My Brightest Diamond, "We Added It Up"

"DANCE GHOST

From the upcoming release Invisible Life on Asthmatic Kitty Records
asthmatickitty.com/merch/invisible-life/

Lyrics:
pesadillas
se confunden
cuando llegan a ti
largas vueltas
se ven
en tu mente
revuelto
acá
formas tus ilusiones
chica bañaras con mis palabras
alguien
quiere pensar en ti tanto
conozco
conozco bien

Helado Negro, "Junes"

From Fol Chen, The False Alarms (March 19, 2013)
http://asthmatickitty.com/merch/the-false-alarms/

Fol Chen
http://folchen.com

US Publicity
Christine Morales christine@motormouthmedia.com

EU Publicity
Lucy Hurst lucy@butilikeyou.co.uk

Label contact:
John Beeler john@asthmatickitty.com
EU/UK: Tom Davies tom@asthmatickitty.com

Fol Chen, "I.O.U"

From Denison Witmer, Denison Witmer (April 30th, 2013)
http://asthmatickitty.com/merch/denison-witmer/

Denison Witmer
http://denisonwitmer.com

US Publicity
Jim Flammia jim@alleyesmedia.com

EU Publicity
Lucy Hurst lucy@butilikeyou.co.uk

Label contact:
John Beeler john@asthmatickitty.com
EU/UK: Tom Davies tom@asthmatickitty.com

Denison Witmer, "Asa"

Asthmatic Kitty Records is an independent record label that was co-founded by Lowell Brams and his stepson, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, in 1999. Since its founding, AKR has released albums by a variety of artists, including Lily & Madeleine, My Brightest Diamond and Helado Negro, and is currently home to Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine, Denison Witmer and The Welcome Wagon. 

Asthmatic Kitty was named after Sara, an orange and white tabby who wandered out of the woods pregnant and starving near Holland, Michigan in 1994. For fourteen years she brought joy as a beloved friend to Lowell, enjoying a happy life despite her initial hardships. Her asthma improved after moving west to New Mexico and Wyoming, where she lived out her days as an asthmatic kitty in name only.

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