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Rolling Stone Premieres New Tim Fite Video

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0800

This Monday February 6th, Rolling Stone will debut a brand new video from the artist Tim Fite. The highly imaginative and emotionally resonant clip for the song “We Are All Teenagers” is from Fite’s upcoming album Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t which will arrive in stores on March 6th via Anti-Records.

The epic and heart wrenching song “We Are All Teenagers” serves as the thematic centerpiece of Fite’s startling new album, building from an intimate lament on the awkwardness of the teen years to a magnificently cathartic Phil Spector-like crescendo about human frailty and the lost promise of youth. The accompanying video perfectly captures the song’s bittersweet sentiments.

As Tim Fite explains, “The video for “We Are All Teenagers” tells the story of an old man who is pleasantly confused by his own reflection. Whenever he looks in the mirror, he sees himself as a teenager. Emboldened by this reflective anomaly, the old man swipes his daughter’s car keys, and sneaks out of the house for a bit of late night joyriding. Ditching his cane, clad only in flannel pajamas, the old man hurdles headlong into a joyous night of freedom and fireworks.”

Directed by Ronnie Porto and featuring Tim Fite in special effects “old man make-up,” this cinematic video will appeal to anyone who has ever snuck out of a window in the middle of the night . . . anyone who has ever run around the yard waving a sparkler . . . who has ever hung out the window of a moving car just to feel the wind in their hair. . . this video is for proud few who can recall what it was like to be a teenager, making “something to do” out of “There is nothing to do!”

To watch the video for Tim Fite’s “We Are All Teenagers” just go to Rolling Stone.

The album Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t is the final installment of Fite’s critically acclaimed “Ain’t” trilogy. While the first two albums were powerful sound collages that artfully combined disparate musical traditions without pretense or prejudice, this latest work features the artist playing and recording instruments in the studio. This leaner sound reveals Tim Fite to be a classic songwriter of startling ability and vision.

Tim Fite Premieres "We Are All Teenagers" With Brooklyn Vegan

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0800

Tim Fite is premiering a brand new track from his upcoming album Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t today care of BrooklynVegan.com. The new song is entitled “We Are All Teenagers” and it is the thematic centerpiece of the Fite’s powerful and evocative new album. The track is a heartfelt lament to the awkwardness of the teenage years, human frailty and the lost promise of youth, building steadily to a magnificent Phil Spector-like crescendo.

You can listen to the track by going to Brooklyn Vegan.

Based in Brooklyn, Tim Fite is an artist and a true original. Esquire Magazine referred to Fite as “one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most subversive renaissance men” and Playboy Magazine describes him, “… as a kind of narrator. It's an approach that's a signature for guys like Randy Newman and it's exactly what wins you over to Fite's kaleidoscopic imagination. He's not just a quirky lyricist, he's a real composer."

Unlike Fite’s previous works in his acclaimed “Ain’t” trilogy, Fair Ain't Fair and Gone Ain't Gone, which were created using a collage of sampling from the music of strangers or artists found in the dollar bin at the record shop, Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t utilizes a library of sounds recorded by Fite and a small cadre of friends for the sole purpose of reconstructive self-sampling which you can see here.

Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t by Tim Fite comes out this March 6th on Anti-Records.

Anti Winter Digital Compilation Available Now

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0800

There’s really no better way to celebrate the holiday season than with some superb new music. In light of this age old truth, we here at Anti-Records would like to offer an ideal soundtrack to a joyful Christmas and New Years’ Eve festivities with our Winter Digital Compilation 2011. Nine great songs from some of our most thrilling artists, available December 20th exclusively at iTunes for the low price of $3.99.

You can download by going to iTunes.

Anti- Winter Sampler 2011 Track Listing:

1. “Dawned On Me” by Wilco - The revelry begins with the celebrated Chicago band performing a burst of supremely catchy melodic rock and roll with “Dawned On Me” from the their hit album The Whole Love.

2. “That Old Black Hole” by Dr. Dog - Next up is Philadelphia group Dr. Dog with an absolutely primal and energetic track entitled “That Old Black Hole” from their upcoming album Be The Void.

3. “When I Write My Master's Thesis” by John K. Samson - Weakerthans’ front-man John K. Samson offers the gift of sublime literary rock with “When I Write My Masters Thesis” from his evocative new solo record Provincial.

4. “This Is Not A Song” by Islands - Nick Thorburn and modernist pop masters Islands deliver some state of the art soul music with “This Is Not A Song” From their soon to be released deeply cathartic album A Sleep & A Forgetting.

5. “Sticks & Stones” by Joe Henry - Next it’s heralded producer and artist Joe Henry with the sublimely atmospheric blues of “Sticks & Stones” from his acclaimed album Reverie.

6. “Birds” (feat. Sean Rowe) by Marketa Irglova - Supremely talented songstress Irglova (The Swell Season) has just released a stunning solo album called Anar. Here she pairs with powerful singer Sean Rowe for an exclusive version of the Neil Young song “Birds.”

7. “We Are All Teenagers” by Tim Fite - A distinctly original talent, called “one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most subversive renaissance men” Fite is about to release the best record of his career with Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t. You can preview this masterful work with his epic and heartfelt “We Are All Teenagers.”

8. “Tenere Taqhim Tossam” by Tinariwen - On their recent Grammy nominated album Tassili, the North African band returns to the essence of their art with the plaintive and soulful “Tenere Taqhim Tossam” featuring Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of the band TV On The Radio.

9. “Hey Na Na” (feat. David Shaw from The Revivalists & Maggie Koerner) by Galactic - The festivities are rounded out in suitable fashion by Galactic with their appropriately celebratory and powerful carnival inspired “Hey Na Na” (feat. David Shaw from The Revivalists & Maggie Koerner) from the band’s upcoming album Carnivale Electricos.

Go Behind The Scenes Of Tim Fite's New Album

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0800

Brooklyn based artist Tim Fite has just unveiled a fascinating behind the scenes look into the making of his upcoming album Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t exclusively at Paste Magazine. Unlike the previous entries in Fite’s acclaimed Ain’t trilogy, Fair Ain't Fair and Gone Ain't Gone, both of which were assembled by sampling the music of strangers, Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t utilizes a library of sounds, recorded by Fite and a small cadre of friends, for the sole purpose of reconstructive self-sampling.

Fite is a distinctly original talent, heralded as “one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most subversive renaissance men” by Esquire Magazine. His latest work Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t is the best record of his career and will be released March 6th 2012 via ANTI- Records. The sound of the new record reveals Fite as a songwriter of startling ability. The songs focus on the pain, resilient hope and unbridled passion of one’s teen years. “This record is shamelessly clad in the high hopes of high-school hot pants, just as much as it is ashamed of its insecurities and aging self-awareness,” Fite explains. “Like cafeteria lunch tables, Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t is as vulnerable as it is invincible. I hope that anyone who knows what it is to be a teenager might see their reflection in these songs, and feel more alive.”

This enlightening video takes viewers behind the scenes into the making of Fite’s new album. You see an artist pushing past pre existing boundaries and ardently exploring new territories. The result is a work of heart wrenching honesty and epic sonic discovery, the songs and sounds brilliantly capturing the promise and frailty of growing up. As Fite explains, “The songs on Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t are reminders of who we were, who we are, and who we may come to be.”

To view behind the scenes footage from Tim Fite’s new record visit Paste Magazine.

Tim Fite Announces New Album 'Ain't Ain't Ain't'

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0800

Tim Fite is an artist and true original. His music defies easy categorization. Esquire Magazine called him, “one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most subversive renaissance men.” The Brooklyn based Fite is about to release Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t the best record of his career on March 6th 2012 via ANTI- Records.

This is the final installment of Fite’s acclaimed “Ain’t” trilogy. The first two albums, Fair Ain't Fair and Gone Ain't Gone, were powerful sound collages that artfully combined disparate musical traditions without pretense or prejudice. Yet underneath all that exquisite sound was an artist ardently addressing the issues of his time and the circumstances of his life. Both records received phenomenal response from both music fans and esteemed publications such as The Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, San Francisco Bay Guardian, NPR and more.

But while Fite’s previous works addressed adult issues with a youthful exuberance, Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t is, in many ways, their thematic opposite. The central focus of the record is the pain, hope and unbridled passion of one’s teenage years. “This record is shamelessly clad in the high hopes of high-school hot pants, just as much as it is ashamed of its insecurities and aging self-awareness,” Fite explains. “Like cafeteria lunch tables, Ain’t Ain’t AIn’t is as vulnerable as it is invincible. I hope that anyone who knows what it is to be a teenager might see their reflection in these songs, and feel more alive.”

Unlike Fite’s previous works which were created using a collage of samples, on Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t the artist played and recorded instruments in the studio. The leaner sound reveals Fite to be a classic songwriter of startling ability. The song “Joyriding” boasts a timeless car radio hook and a buoyant mood which perfectly captures the exhilaration and freedom of cruising with friends. And then there is the absolutely epic and heart wrenching “We Are All Teenagers,” which serves as the thematic centerpiece of the album. The track builds from an intimate lament on the awkwardness of the teen years to a magnificently cathartic Phil Spector-like crescendo about human frailty and the lost promise of youth.

“First loves, fist fights, cliques, slow-dances, broken hearts, joyrides, bullies and the big game,” Fite says. “These adolescent rites all act as mirrors for the future. Teenage loves are the loves to which all subsequent loves must be compared. Teenage fuck-ups are the fuck-ups by which all other fuck-ups are measured. There is no better mirror than a teenage mirror - because it reflects the best and worst of us simultaneously - pimples and all. The songs on this record are reminders of who we were, who we are, and who we may come to be.”

Previous Acclaim For Tim Fite:

“Inspiring and incredible” – Daytrotter

“Fair Ain’t Fair (Anti), one of those albums that defies anyone to categorize or ignore it." - Chicago Tribune

"Last year, Fite released a free Web-only album that established him as one of the most creative singer-songwriters around. This spiffy follow-up, recorded in his Brooklyn bedroom, is a savory blend of country, hip hop, blues, pop, and electronic music. What's that? It sounds like we're describing Beck? Don't worry, Fite's songs are earnest and funny enough to hold their own." - WIRED

"At once moody and hilarious, satirically biting and spiritually uplifting. Lyrically, Fite doesn't pull any punches. Musically, the album sounds like TV on the Radio's Tunde Adibimpe jamming with Tom Waits at a hip-hop open mic night." - San Francisco Bay Guardian

“He’s about as close to essential as it gets.” – Dusted Magazine

“His new album, Fair Ain’t Fair, confirms that this enigmatic, genre-bending songwriter is one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most subversive renaissance men.” – Esquire

“it’s one of those records that just makes you smile” – NPR

“Fair Ain’t Fair is an honest, at times funny record that further explains how Fite sees the world , for better or worse. And in doing so, he assures his place alongside musicians such as protest-era Bob Dylan, “Born In The USA” Bruce Springsteen and comedians such as George Carlin and Lewis Black.” – Kansas City Star

“The sounds of wheezing accordions, loopy strings and pit orchestra flourishes emulate old movie soundtracks and position Fite as a kind of narrator. It's an approach that's a signature for guys like Randy Newman and it's exactly what wins you over to Fite's kaleidoscopic imagination. He's not just a quirky lyricist, he's a real composer." – Playboy

“this is not a hip-hop record; it's the kind of eccentric pop record that Beck, Sufjan Stevens,Robyn Hitchcock and Camper Van Beethoven have made, the type of project that marries whimsical surrealism with singalong melodies, witty satire with bouncy beats. Fair Ain't Fair is one of this genre's more successful albums, for Fite's circus-like sound collages yield pleasure as well as surprise. Reinforcing the pleasure are the catchy tunes; reinforcing the surprise are strange, puzzle-piece lyrics that gradually fit together into a larger picture." – Washington Post

"Its sprawling tracks range from what sound like drunken nursery rhymes to chamber folk played by Appalachian hip-hoppers, along with massed vocal harmonies that sound like the Beach Boys at a hootenany in the Bronx. With his clever wordplay loosely dealing with consequence and remorse, catchy melodies strewn through quirky textures and contexts, and cut-and-paste approach, Fite comes across like a kindergarten savant with visions of the apocalypse." - Minneapolis City Pages

Track Listing For Tim Fite’s Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t:
1. Hold Me All Night – 3:10
2. Girard – 3:38
3. Bunnies – 3:32
4. Joyriding – 3:17
5. Telephone Booth – 4:19
6. We Are All Teenagers – 3:34
7. Because I Was Scared – 3:46
8. Tiger Shopping – 2:54
9. My Brother Sings – 1:47
10. Bully – 3:17
11. Talking To The Air – 2:51
12. Goodbye – 6:35
13. Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t – 2:22

A Message From Tim Fite

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:10:00 -0700

Dearest friends,

I am big time excited to announce that I have opened a store on etsy.com where I will be selling my artwork. For my test run, I am selling a lino-cut print that I designed, cut, inked and printed all by myself with a happy heart and handy hands. The print is called "Lock, Lock, Key." It is 11 inches wide and fourteen inches tall, and each copy has been signed and numbered. Only 200 of these prints will EVER exist in the world. I have put 50 up for sale on etsy, and the remaining 150 will be sold at my shows. In a gallery these prints would cost at least $100. I am selling them for the rock and roll price of $25. If you order the print off of etsy, you can choose to get it in the mail or to pick it up at the show.

CLICK HERE TO SEE IT

In addition, if you live in any of the cities I'll be visiting on tour in October or November I have some good news. I am going to give 2 free tickets to the first person in each city on my tour who buys a print. Again you can choose to get it in the mail or pick it up at the show. To enter simply forward your purchase confirmation email or a screenshot of the receipt to timfiteticketcontest@gmail.com with the subject line "DID I WIN?" If you did, I'll let you know, and if you didn't, you still win a beautiful print. Venue age restrictions and all that jazz applies and tickets may only be redeemed on the day of show at will call.

Hooray for affordable art!
Tim

P.S. I decided to add a show at Case Western and a show in Little Rock to the tour. Information is on the MySpace.

Tim Fite Announces Cross Country Live Extravaganza

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:09:00 -0700

Famously charismatic performer Tim Fite has just announced a series of North American tour dates. For this spectacular cross country jaunt, Fite will reportedly stage a show unlike anything seen before, incorporating clever songwriting, compelling narrative projections and vaudevillainous showmanship for an unparalleled and captivating evening. Every aspect of the seamless show will be accompanied by painstakingly produced visual content that makes the whole greater than the sum of it's many many many parts. An unnamed foreign journalist who was afforded a sneak preview reports that the show is “like a multi-media multi-vitamin; at first, it looks like it might be a bit challenging to gulp down, but once you do, you’ll feel like a million bucks and won't want to wait for your next dose.” All tour dates will additionally feature the acclaimed duo Azure Ray.

Tim Fite has garnered rave reviews and ravenous fans for his two proper albums released on ANTI- as well as a few he's released on his own website timfite.com and iTunes for FREE download prior to those nice Radiohead fellows. In fact, “Over The Counter Culture,” a blistering, hip-hop based 15 track examination of commercial culture, has been downloaded over 100,000 times, and was named one of the best albums of the year by the likes of The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and NPR.

Oh, but there’s so much more...a work in progress, a constant evolution, a growing up on record and on stage that several bio writers have come to tears over. There’s blues, there¹s folky/indie/alt-country, there’s Halloween records only available for download on October 31st, and there¹s tons of artwork, video, audience participation, and occasionally watermelons and gumball machines at select festivals. But in spite of it all, Tim Fite carries an unmistakable burden with an earnestness that is disarming, intimidating, and welcoming all at the same time. Tim Fite is currently working on the follow-up to Fair Ain't Fair due out on Anti-Records in 2011.

Fite will also be participating in a prestigious art show occurring in San Francisco.

Art Show:

111 Minna Gallery presents: ”SCREAM WITH ME”
Featuring work by: Tim Fite, Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Joby J Ford (The Bronx), Jason Frank Carter (Gallows), Conrad Keeley (…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead), Jacob Bannon (Converge), Dallas Wehrle (Constantines), Tim Presley (Darker My Love) and more…
October 7th - October 21st, 2010
Opening party October 7th with performances
San Francisco, CA
5pm - late. 21+
http://www.111minnagallery.com

Music Video:

Tim Fite’s latest music video for We Didn’t Warn You recently premiered at BaebleMusic.com. You can view this incredible cinematic work at the following link: http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicvideo/Tim-Fite/We-Didnt-Warn-You.html

Tim Fite Tour Dates:

Oct 13 Little Rock, AR @ Arkansas Community Arts Co-op
Oct 15 Cleveland, OH @ Case Western Reserve University
Oct 16 Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Oct 17 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Oct 20 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Oct 21 San Diego, CA @ UCSD The Loft
Oct 22 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Oct 23 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
Oct 24 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
Oct 26 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Oct 27 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Oct 29 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Oct 30 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
Nov 1 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
Nov 3 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Nov 4 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
Nov 5 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Nov 6 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Nov 8 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Nov 9 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Nov 10 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 12 Boston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
Nov 13 New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
Nov 14 Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory
Nov 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
Nov 17 Washington, DA @ Rock N Roll Hotel

*All shows with Azure Ray except October 13 and 15.

Tim Fite Premieres New Video For "We Didn't Warn You"

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:09:00 -0700

Tim Fite recently released his latest album Under The Table Tennis (available for free download at TimFite.com) and today premiered the brand new video for "We Didn't Warn You." Head over to BaebleMusic to watch, and make sure to stop by Tim Fite on MySpace for all his upcoming tour dates.

New Tim Fite Album Available For Free Starting Today

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:05:00 -0700

To mark the release of his new album Under The Table Tennis, acclaimed musical renaissance man TIM FITE recently took his act to Wall Street where he rapped his sardonic song "Wynpm" (why you no pay me) in front of the increasingly ironic and iconic bull statue (a bullish market signifies investor confidence and economic recovery.) The whole beautifully subversive affair was filmed by Time Out New York and can be viewed here.

Under The Table Tennis is Fite's rousing sonic ode to financial insolvency and is available for free download now at timfite.com. In 2007, at the height of Bush era cynicism and warmongering, Fite released the scorching diatribe against consumerism and greed entitled Over The Counter Culture. Now Fite has encapsulated a fresh batch of socioeconomic conundrums with Under The Table Tennis - fourteen fiery and unique songs detailing the side-effects of an economy on the rocks.

Download Under The Table Tennis free of cost at: http://www.timfite.com

TIM FITE Tour Dates:

May-18, Boston, MA. Great Scott
May-19, Montreal, QC Il Motore
May-20, Toronto, ON The Drake Hotel
May-21, Pittsburgh, PA. Warhol Museum
May-23, Chicago, IL. Schubas
May-24, Cincinnati, OH. Southgate House Parlor
May-25, Nashville, TN. The End
May-26, Carrboro, NC. Local 506
May-27, Washington, DC. DC9
May-28, Philadelphia, PA. Kung Fu Necktie
Jun-04, New York, NY. Mercury Lounge

*The Wailing Wall supports all dates.

Tim Fite's New Song "We Didn't Warn You" Premieres At My Old Kentucky Blog

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:05:00 -0700

The first track off TIM FITE’s timely new album Under The Table Tennis is entitled “We Didn’t Warn You” and débuts today at My Old Kentucky Blog. The song is a catchy modern pop tune which starts as a whimsical musing on common sense and escalates into a cathartic and powerful indictment of the greed and stupidity which resulted in the current financial calamity.

In 2007 at the peak of the Bush era, Fite released Over The Counter Culture. The album was subsequently downloaded over 120,000 times and appeared on several prominent critics' Top 10 lists. With Under The Table Tennis, Fite has once again lent his distinctive musical voice to the many hardships endured by his brethren at the hands of fat cat bankers and their cigar chomping Wall Street cronies. From heartbreaking home foreclosures to just wanting a "fair days pay for a fair days work," the unique songs on Under The Table Tennis shrewdly address these most difficult of times with a refreshing candor and indignation. The record will be available for free download at TimFite.com on May 18th.

The inimitable FITE will also be heading out on the road for a series of barnstorming performances during the month of May.

TIM FITE Tour Dates:

May-17, Danbury, CT Heirloom Arts Theater
May-18, Boston, MA. Great Scott
May-19, Montreal, QC Il Motore
May-20, Toronto, ON The Drake Hotel
May-21, Pittsburgh, PA. Warhol Museum
May-22, Detroit MI. CAID (Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit)
May-23, Chicago, IL. Schubas
May-24, Cincinnati, OH. Southgate House Parlor
May-25, Nashville, TN. The End
May-26, Carrboro, NC. Local 506
May-27, Washington, DC. DC9
May-28, Philadelphia, PA. Kung Fu Necktie
Jun-04, New York, NY. Mercury Lounge

*The Wailing Wall supports all dates.