ANTI Records Recent News

Signed Valentines Cards From Islands

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0800

What better way to celebrate the most romantic of holidays then with a personalized Valentine’s card from Islands. The revered modernist pop band will be releasing their brand new album A Sleep & A Forgetting on February 14th. Now fans who preorder the record will get a limited edition (only 500 made) Valentine’s Day card designed, signed and numbered by the group’s singer-songwriter Nick Thorburn.

To preorder Islands new record A Sleep & A Forgetting and receive a limited edition signed Valentine’s card, go to the Anti Store.

A Sleep & A Forgetting is the anticipated follow up to Islands critically heralded record Vapours. The new album offers all the shimmering sonic textures and irresistible melodies that have come to define Islands enduring appeal, but there is a deeply personal cathartic undercurrent to the songs. This time band leader Nick Thorburn has infused the songs with a personal introspection that gives the record a powerful emotional resonance.

The band will be performing a select series of live dates across North America. The shows will be held in intimate venues recreating the confessional and deeply personal tone of their enthralling new album.

Islands Live Dates:

Feb 14 Los Angeles – Bootleg Theatre
Feb 15 Phoenix – Crescent Ballroom
Feb 17 Austin – St David's Episcopal Church
Feb 18 Dallas – Sons of Herman Hall
Feb 20 Birmingham – Bottletree
Feb 21 TBA – Chapel Hill
Feb 22 Washington DC – Black Cat
Feb 23 TBA – Baltimore
Feb 24 Philadelphia - First Unitarian Chapel – 2 shows
Feb 25 TBA - NYC
Feb 26 Hamden, CT – The Space
Feb 27 Montreal – Cabaret du Mile End
Feb 28 Toronto – Music Gallery – 2 shows
Feb 29 Pontiac – Magnetic Recording
Mar 01 Chicago – Lincoln Hall
Mar 02 Minneapolis – 7th St Entry
Mar 03 Winnipeg – West End Cultural Centre
Mar 05 Edmonton – The Haven Social Club
Mar 06 Calgary – The Ironwood
Mar 08 Vancouver – Rio Theatre
Mar 10 Seattle – Vera Project
Mar 11 Portland – Mississippi Studios
Mar 13 San Francisco – Hotel Utah – 2 shows
Mar 14 TBA – San Diego

Lost In The Trees To Play Benefit Concert For Housing Works

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0800

On Friday, February 17th, acclaimed musical ensemble Lost In The Trees will be performing a very special benefit concert in New York City. The show will occur at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe with all proceeds benefiting Housing Works, Inc., which provides housing, health care, job training, and advocacy for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS.

Helmed by composer/songwriter Ari Picker, Lost In The Trees merge the dramatic symphonic elements of classical music with the accessibility of American folk and modern pop. The group’s highly anticipated new album, A Church That Fits Our Needs, will arrive in stores this March 20th.

The new record is a work of vaulting ambition, a cathedral built on loss and transformation. In 2009 Picker lost his mother, an artist in her own right, when she took her own life. With the new record he set about transforming the events into a musical tribute. While this might sound like a somber affair, it is anything but. The group utilizes rhythm as its own emotional language, never losing the propulsive inevitability and vitality of great rock and roll. Above all this is pop music, in the way that “A Day In the Life” or Radiohead’s “No Surprises” are pop music, seeking to present complex ideas to the widest possible audience.

In live performance, Lost In The Trees offer a uniquely transcendent experience as detailed by the site Brooklyn Vegan: "The band unplugged their instruments, hopped off the stage, and played a stirring rendition of “Time Taunts Me.” From his spot in the middle of the floor, Ari lead the crowd in a beautiful sing-a-long with the ardor of a street corner evangelist desperate to save souls. I, for one, left the room a convert."

Live From Home with LOST IN THE TREES
Friday, February 17, 8:00pm, Housing Works Bookstore Cafe,
126 Crosby St, 212-334-3324

All ticket sales benefit the Housing Works mission of fighting to end AIDS and homelessness.

Lost In The Trees Announce North American Tour Dates

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

The second album by celebrated North Carolina collective Lost In The Trees will be released this March 20th via Anti-Records. In anticipation, this unique and deeply evocative ensemble has announced a series of North American live performances.

The group’s new record, entitled A Church That Fits Our Needs, is a work of vaulting ambition built on loss and transformation. In the summer of 2009 writer, composer, and general architect of the group, Ari Picker, lost his mother, an artist, when she took her own life. Picker set about transforming the event into a musical tribute.

While this might sound like a somber affair, A Church That Fits Our Needs is anything but. Picker, a classically trained composer, utilizes rhythm as its own emotional language, never losing the propulsive inevitability and vitality of great rock and roll. Above all this is pop music, in the way that “A Day In the Life” or Radiohead’s “No Surprises” are pop music, seeking to present complex ideas to the widest possible audience.

Lost in the Trees will kick off their touring with a special performance at the invitation of Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum at All Tomorrow’s Parties UK and then head across North America via an several performances at SXSW. The response to the group’s previous record, All Alone In An Empty House, and recent live performances has been one of immense praise:

Critical Acclaim For Lost In The Trees:

"The band has a stage presence that is absolutely mesmerizing while boasting a catalog of songs that are both heart wrenching and beautiful." – Paste Magazine

“The band's rich, fully realized arrangements elevate Picker's heartfelt songwriting to memorable heights." – Washington Post

"A labor of love, for sure, and we're its beneficiaries." - NPR

"The band unplugged their instruments, hopped off the stage, and played a stirring rendition of “Time Taunts Me.” From his spot in the middle of the floor, Ari lead the crowd in a beautiful sing-a-long with the ardor of a street corner evangelist desperate to save souls. I, for one, left the room a convert." – Brooklyn Vegan

Lost In The Trees Tour Dates:

2012-03-09/10/11 All Tomorrow’s Parties UK , Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK
2012-03-12 The Lexington, London UK
2012-03-16 Antone’s (SXSW) Austin, TX
2012-03-20 The Loft San Diego CA
2012-03-22 The Echo Los Angeles CA
2012-03-23 Bottom of the Hill Oakland CA
2012-03-24 Arcata Playhouse Arcata CA
2012-03-25 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR
2012-03-27 Tractor Tavern Seattle WA
2012-03-28 Neurolux Boise ID
2012-03-29 The State Room Salt Lake City UT
2012-03-30 Hi Dive Denver CO
2012-03-31 Slowdown Omaha NE
2012-04-02 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis MN
2012-04-03 Schubas Tavern Chicago IL
2012-04-04 Space Evanston IL
2012-04-05 Wexner Center Columbus OH
2012-04-06 The Drake Toronto ON
2012-04-07 Il Motore Montreal QC
2012-04-09 Burlington City Arts Center Burlington VT
2012-04-10 Space Gallery Portland ME
2012-04-11 Le Poisson Rouge New York NY
2012-04-13 Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA
2012-04-14 Black Cat Washington DC
2012-04-15 Black Cat Washington DC

Dr. Dog Streaming New Album 'Be The Void' On TeamCoco.com

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

Celebrated Philadelphia rock band Dr. Dog will release their raucous and vital new album Be The Void on February 7th via Anti-Records and will be performing live on CONAN February 8th. In anticipation of the appearance, Team Coco will be streaming the band’s new record for an entire week beginning on Jan 31st.

To preview Dr. Dog’s new album Be The Void care of CONAN, go to: http://teamcoco.com/ or http://teamcoco.com/drdog

Dr. Dog will be taking their rollicking high energy live show on the road, performing across North America in support of this exhilarating new record.

Dr. Dog Tour Dates:

Feb 1 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Feb 2 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Feb 3 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Feb 4 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Feb 6 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
Feb 7 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Feb 9 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
Feb 10 Los Angeles, CA The Orpheum
Feb 11 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Feb 13 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Feb 14 Seattle, WA The Neptune Theatre
Feb 17 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Feb 18 Chicago, IL The Vic
Feb 19 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theater
Mar 1 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
Mar 2 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
Mar 3 Nashville, TN War Memorial
Mar 4 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
Mar 5 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Soundstage
Mar 7 Mobile, AL Alabama Music Box
Mar 9 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amph.
Mar 10 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
Mar 11 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Mar 13 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
Mar 14 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe at Old Nation Centre
Mar 15 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Mar 16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Mar 17 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Mar 19 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground Ballroom
Mar 22 Boston, MA House of Blues
Mar 23 New York, NY Terminal 5
Mar 24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Mar 25 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

Yann Tiersen Announces New Album 'Skyline' Out April 17

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

Yann Tiersen will release his seventh studio album, Skyline, on April 17, 2012 via Anti- Records. Skyline finds Tiersen taking a confident step forward, cementing the sound of its darker sister, the critically acclaimed Dust Lane.

Says Tiersen, “Strangely while Skyline musically comes across as lighter and happier than Dust Lane the subject matter is somewhat darker - there is certainly a sense of moving on and what thoughts are left having dealt with loss”.

"Monuments,” the first single release from Skyline, shows Tiersen and his band own the world he now inhabits, a world of vintage synths, electric guitars, all unpinned by his incredible songwriting and musicianship. It’s a marked contrast to the man that people imagine they know (Tiersen also wrote the international soundtrack hits for the films Amelie and Goodbye Lenin), but it’s a world that he would argue he’s been in all along - it’s only now everyone else is catching up."

In “Monuments” a lyrical repetition muses our place in the world and the traces of ourselves we leave behind – “all monuments of men, they’re sinking in vain”. And yet, wrapped in a chorus of vocals and shimming guitars the message isn’t dark, rather it’s full of hope.

Skyline was recorded between Paris, San Francisco & and Ouessant a tiny island off the coast of West Britanny and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, M83, David Bowie, Psychic TV). As always the music stems from Tiersen, whose long periods of recording alone are broken with spells with input from a cast of musicians. An array of vintage synths add billowing, analogue textures, electric guitars and bass bring layers of fuzz and distortion. Songs slip from their moorings, take off on new and unexpected currents. "My plan was also to play with contrast between electric and quite dense parts and more sober and minimal quiet parts including piano and strings," he adds. So, voices join together in chorus, arcing violins and crashing drums build towards mighty fanfares – but then, clouds part, squall recedes to silence, and mournful piano and strings guide you home.

YANN TIERSEN ON TOUR

26th Apr 2012 Union Transfer Philadelphia PA
27th Apr 2012 Irving Plaza, NYC
28th Apr 2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
29th Apr 2012 Royale Boston Boston MA
3rd May 2012 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland OH
4th May 2012 Metro Chicago IL
5th May 2012 First Ave, Minneapolis, MN
9th May 2012 Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA
10th May 2012 Wonder Ballroom Portland OR
11th May 2012 Regency Ballroom San Francisco CA
12th May 2012 The Music Box Los Angeles CA
14th May 2012 The Belly-Up Tavern Solana Beach CA
15th May 2012 Rialto Theatre Tucson AZ
17th May 2012 Trees Dallas TX
18th May 2012 Emo's East Austin TX
19th May 2012 Fitzgerald's Houston TX
20th May 2012 House of Blues New Orleans LA
22nd May 2012 Beacham Theatre Orlando FL
23rd May 2012 Grand Central Miami FL
24th May 2012 Variety Playhouse Atlanta GA
25th May 2012 Cat's Cradle Carrboro NC
26th May 2012 9:30 Club Washington DC

Sage Francis Announces West Coast Dates

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

The agent provocateur of hip hop Sage Francis needs some sun. As a result, he has just announced a series of West Coast live dates. If you like your hip hop with an incendiary mix of politics, social observation, atheism, all of it propelled by blasts of visionary sound and beat, you will enjoy this.

3/15 Las Vegas at Daddy Mac’s
3/16 Los Angeles at The Troubadour
3/17 San Francisco at the Independent
3/18 San Diego (Solana Beach) at the Belly Up

The Swell Season Announce Last Minute Show

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

The Swell Season featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova will be performing an intimate set at the legendary McCabe’s Guitar Shop on February 12, 2012. The Swell Season have made a habit of calling McCabe’s home when in the Los Angeles area having performed there a number of times. This will be the first show the duo has played since October 2010 and their first time back in Los Angeles since headlining a sold out Hollywood Bowl show in July 2010. At the time the duo were touring in support of Strict Joy their follow up to the Grammy nominated Once soundtrack.

While The Swell Season has been relatively quiet over the last year their music and name has not. The documentary, The Swell Season debuted at Tribeca Film festival and went on to play at numerous festivals and theaters across the country. It comes out on DVD on March 13, 2012. Once The Musical opened this past winter to rave reviews and quickly sold out its entire three month run at The New York Theatre Workshop. The musical has now moved to Broadway and opens on March 18, 2012 at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre.

Separately both Marketa and Glen have remained active. Marketa released her debut full length Anar on Anti Records in fall of 2011 and has toured continually in support of it. Glen has been busy recording and touring. He supported Eddie Vedder in summer 2011 and headed to Europe on his own headlining run later that fall. This coming year is going to prove busy for both of them with further recording projects and touring (see dates below).

This show quite innocently came together as the two find themselves in Los Angeles for an event with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Proceeds from this show will be going to two charities that close friends of Glen and Mar have championed for some time. The first is the animal shelter, Camp Cocker (http://www.campcocker.com/) and the second is Batonga Foundation (www.batongafoundation.org), which provides secondary education to girls in Africa.

For more information on this show, The Swell Season, Glen Hansard or Marketa Irglova please visit
http://www.theswellseason.com/
http://marketairglovamusic.com/
http://www.mccabes.com/

Upcoming Marketa Irglova Dates

Feb 8 – Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café
Feb 15 – New York, NY Joe’s Pub
Feb 16 – Clinton, NY Filus Hall Hamilton College
Feb 22 – New York, NY Joe’s Pub

Upcoming Glen Hansard Dates

Apr 11 – Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
Apr 13 – Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater
Apr 16 – Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium
Apr 19 – Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
Apr 22 – Houston, TX Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Apr 25 – San Antonio, TX Lila Cockrell Theater
Apr 27 – Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall
Apr 30 – Dallas, TX The Music Hall at Fair Park
May 3 – New Orleans, LA Jazz and Heritage Festival
May 8 – Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater
May 10 – Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
May 16 – Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
(all dates opening for Eddie Vedder)

John K. Samson Premieres New Video For "Longitudinal Centre"

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

John K. Samson is the singer-songwriter for the acclaimed indie rock band The Weakerthans and he just released his highly anticipated full length solo album, Provincial, this January 24th via Epitaph-Anti Records.

Samson has also released an intensely evocative cinematic clip for the song “Longitudinal Centre” from Provincial. The footage provides a perfect visual companion to the poignant up-tempo track. To watch the video please go to IFC.com.

Provincial contains newly recorded versions of songs from Samson’s previous two EPs, City Route 85 and Provincial Road 222, alongside a collection of beautifully evocative new tracks. The songs traverse four routes woven into the prairie landscape of Manitoba, the Canadian province where Samson lives. They are hymns for the departed and rockers for the living, songs about dying villages, Icelandic longing, snowplows, broken glass, satellites, hockey skates, and staff room romances.

The Weakerthans were born out of the Winnipeg-punk-scene. The group’s breakthrough album Reconstruction Site and its celebrated follow up Reunion Tour deftly merged a melodic punk with Bob Dylan-Ray Davies lyrical insights, earning a wider fan base and establishing Samson as a songwriter of immense talent. Paste Magazine wrote of Reunion Tour, “If such a prize existed, it would be the leading candidate for this year’s Punk Pulitzer.”

John K. Samson & The Provincial Band Tour Dates

3/7 Kingston, ON at The Grad Club
3/8 Ottawa, ON at Mavericks Bar
3/9 Montreal, QC at La Sala Rossa
3/10 Boston, MA at Brighton Music Hall
3/11 Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer
3/13 Washington DC at Black Cat
3/15 New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom
3/14 Hoboken, NJ at Maxwell’s
3/16 Pittsburgh, PA at Club Cafe
3/17 Buffalo, NY at Mohawk
3/18 Hamilton, ON at The Casbah
3/20 London, ON at The Aeolian Hall
3/21 Guelph, ON at E-Bar
3/22 Toronto, ON at Great Hall
3/27 Winnipeg, MB at West End Cultural Centre
3/28 Regina, SK at The Exchange
3/29 Edmonton, AB at The Royal Alberta Museum Theater
3/31 Vancouver, BC at The Biltmore
4/1 Seattle,WA at Tractor Tavern
4/2 Portland, OR at Doug Fir
4/5 San Diego, CA at The Casbah
4/6 Los Angeles, CA at The Troubadour
4/7 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill
4/8 Santa Cruz, CA at The Atrium
4/11 Bellingham, WA at The Shakedown
4/13 Calgary, AB at The Palomino
4/12 Kamloops, BC at Hero’s Pub
4/14 Saskatoon, SK at Amigos Cantina

Wilco Premieres New Video For "Dawned On Me"

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

"Dawned On Me" is the latest video from Wilco's Grammy nominated new album The Whole Love. This collaboration with King Features presents the first hand drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years!

Kate Bush Premieres New Video Via NPR

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

Revered singer Kate Bush is premiering a new video from her acclaimed new album 50 Words For Snow at NPR’s All Songs Considered today. The beautifully evocative cinematic clip is for her song “Lake Tahoe” and features stark shadow puppetry – featuring a dog moving through a stark landscape searching for its owner - perfectly compliments the music’s haunting sense of dramatic longing.

Bush told NPR that despite the video's abbreviated running time, she intended the clip to be viewed as a complete work: “The video exists as a self-contained piece, it is called 'Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe'. It has all been created in camera with shadow puppets, one of my favorite art forms because of its simplicity. It is something that I've wanted to do for years and it was great fun to make.”

To watch Kate Bush’s new video go to All Songs Considered.

50 Words For Snow features 7 new tracks set against a background of falling snow, with a total running time of 65 minutes; through a highly evocative musical and lyrical landscape. The record features a number of special guest musicians including Elton John.

Critical Acclaim For 50 Words For Snow:

“An intriguing triumphant return" - Huffington Post

"Thirty years into her career, Kate Bush's sensual world is still enrapturing disciples from Fever Ray to Florence and the Machine, but there are no substitutes." – Spin

“Bush’s most striking work since 1989’s The Sensual World " - Paste