compressed the 90s Louisville sound into a 3-minute belter. Massive ups!

I'm not a musician but National Parks inspires me to become one and to follow this new path...

Sour Punch

Pre-order LP/CD: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/270
Pre-order from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dalliance-itunes

Gold-Bears' second full-length, "Dalliance," is a record about regret. It reminds you of that time you lied to your friend when you said you were too busy to hang out, but instead went to the bar alone. Or when you sent that really shitty email to your brother about something that really has no bearing anymore, because you were too caught up in the moment to think clearly. It also reminds you of the time you got divorced... from whatever or whomever.

In the past two years since Gold-Bears released their debut album "Are You Falling in Love?," main Bear Jeremy Underwood gathered a new crop of friends to carry out his fuzz-filled visions. "Dalliance" is more focused and abrasive than that 2011 debut, combining their noise-pop influences from forebears like Boyracer and The Wedding Present with shades of the post-hardcore, emo and post-punk on which the band all cut their musical teeth. This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever.

"Dalliance" opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Kupa (of the defunct London indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away — sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. “Chest” rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback.

The stomping "From Gainesville to Tallahassee" features a gnarly feedback guitar solo and backing vocals from Black Tambourine's Pam Berry. “Punk Song No. 15” is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. “I Hope They’re Right” and the lovely, jangling “Hey, Sophie” show how much the band have expand their range, slowing the pace, turning up the jangle and taking on the big subjects.

Gold-Bears cover a lot of territory, musical and lyrical, in "Dalliance"’s 32 minutes and by the time that we reach the miniature epic of closer “Fathers And Daughters” we realize that we’re watching a band and a song-writer hit their stride, turning in an album that’s exciting, thoughtful and infectious.


Gold-Bears - For You

Adorable - Sunshine Smile

From the upcoming LP 'Before A Million Universes', out March 4th, 2016 on Exploding in Sound Records (North America) and Tough Love Records/Brace Yourself Records (EU)

Vinyl and CD Pre-orders: http://smarturl.it/BigUps.LP.CD
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BigUps.iTunes

Tour Dates:
1/14 - Brooklyn. NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
3/9 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong ^
3/11 - Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover
3/12 - Nashville, TN - Freakin Weekend @ Exit/In
3/13 - Denton, TX - 35 Denton
3/15-3/20 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/28 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
3/29 - Manchester, UK - Gullivers
3/30 - London, UK - Lexington
3/31 - Leeds, UK - Headrow House
4/01 - Bristol, UK - Louisiana
4/02 - Birmingham, UK - Sunflower Lounge
4/04 - Lille, FR - La Peniche
4/05 - Paris, FR - Mecanique Ondulatoire
4/06 - Brussels, BE - VK
4/08 - Groningen, NL - Vera
4/09 - Eindhoven, NL - Area 51 Skatepark
4/10 - Cologne, DE - MTC
4/11 - Vienna, AT - B72
4/12 - Bologna, IT - Freakout Club ~
4/13 - Milan, IT - Ligera
4/14 - Munich, DE - Kranhalle
4/16 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow
4/18 - Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
4/19 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen  	  	 
4/21 - Amsterdam, NL - OT301

# w/ Metz, Bully
^ w/ Washer
~ w/ La Quiete

Questions?
US: dave@canvasmediapr.com
EU: thom@braceyourselfpr.com

National Parks

From the upcoming LP 'Before A Million Universes', out March 4th, 2016 on Exploding in Sound Records (North America) and Tough Love Records/Brace Yourself Records (EU)

Vinyl and CD Pre-orders: smarturl.it/BigUps.LP.CD
iTunes: smarturl.it/BigUps.iTunes

Tour Dates:
3/9 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong ^
3/10 - Charlotte, NC - The Station  ^
3/11 - Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover
3/12 - Nashville, TN - Freakin Weekend @ Exit/In #
3/13 - Denton, TX - 35 Denton
3/14 - Houston, TX - Super Happy Fun Land ^
3/15-3/19 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/20 - Cats Purring Dude Ranch - Oxford, MS ^
3/28 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
3/29 - Manchester, UK - Gullivers
3/30 - London, UK - Lexington
3/31 - Leeds, UK - Headrow House
4/01 - Bristol, UK - Louisiana
4/02 - Birmingham, UK - Sunflower Lounge
4/04 - Lille, FR - La Peniche
4/05 - Paris, FR - Mecanique Ondulatoire
4/06 - Brussels, BE - VK
4/08 - Groningen, NL - Vera
4/09 - Eindhoven, NL - Area 51 Skatepark
4/10 - Cologne, DE - MTC
4/11 - Vienna, AT - B72
4/12 - Bologna, IT - Freakout Club ~
4/13 - Milan, IT - Ligera
4/14 - Munich, DE - Kranhalle
4/16 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow
4/18 - Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
4/19 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
4/21 - Amsterdam, NL - OT301

^ w/ Washer
# w/ Diarrhea Planet, NOTS

Questions?
US: dave@canvasmediapr.com
EU: thom@braceyourselfpr.com


Hope For Someone

Taken from the forthcoming album, Outside (briefly) out 24th February.

Pre-order now - https://lnk.to/frothoutside

http://www.frothband.com/
http://www.wichita-recordings.com/

Catch Froth on the Desert Daze tour with Temples, Night Beats, Deap Vally and JJUUJJUU

Wednesday 2/22/2017 San Francisco UC Theatre
Friday 2/24/2017 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Saturday 2/25/2017 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
Sunday 2/26/2017 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw
Wednesday 3/1/2017 Santa Cruz, CA Don Quixote’s Music Hall
Thursday 3/2/2017 Pomona, CA Glass House
Friday 3/3/2017 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriets
Saturday 3/4/2017 Los Angeles, CA The Regent
Sunday 3/5/2017 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Friday 3/10/2017 Las Vegas, NV Neon Reverb – Plaza Hotel
Saturday 3/11/2017 Phoenix, AZ Viva PHX
Tuesday 3/14/2017 SXSW
Wednesday 3/15/2017 SXSW Desert Daze Showcase at Hotel Vegas
Thursday 3/16/2017 SXSW
Friday 3/17/2017 Dallas, TX Spillover – Trees

Outside (briefly)

Froth - Passing Thing

Memory

Written and performed by Control Top 

Copyright 2018 Control Top 

Recorded, produced and mixed by Al Creedon 

Mastered by Emily Lazar 

Art direction by Ali Carter

Artwork by Japhy Riddle

Type A

Cervatillos

Summer Nights

Stand in the Sand

Big Ups is punk band from Brooklyn, NY.
NEW ALBUM "Before A Million Universes" OUT 3/4
Exploding In Sound/Tough Love/Brace Yourself 

National Parks

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