Lower Dens shares new single "Batman," covers Mayo Thompson, adds new tour dates

STREAM: "Batman" -
http://soundcloud.com/brunostroszek/batman

STREAM: "Dear Betty Baby" (Mayo Thompson cover) -
http://soundcloud.com/brunostroszek/dear-betty-baby


Bio:

Swarming guitar fuzz, bass waves, Jana Hunter's voice, and insistent drum throbs are the core components of Baltimore's Lower Dens. Hunter, sometimes known for intimate, ghost-heavy weird-fi, is now writing and playing with a group that might get filed as new wave, or drone pop, or post-punk. With due deference to her solo work, we're very glad.

The swarming wave-throb, coupled with Hunter's lyrics and redolent, charred voice, wrecks. The band's debut record, Twin-Hand Movement, is eleven perfect songs long. From opener "Blue & Silver" (anxiety mounts at a quick clip until the final climactic release) to "Plastic & Powder" (a churning, narcotic slow-burner) to "Hospice Gates" (penultimate album cut, proud weirdo anthem, possible creative zenith), not one is a space-taker. They're rife with the survivalist paranoia you'd expect from residents of a post-urban port hole (and this particular songwriter), crafted methodically and beautifully, and carry you enthusiastically out into the rolling breaks of industrial filth-water.

Lower Dens formed in 2009, when Hunter set about finding a full-time band. They spent the rest of the year sweating in attics and basements, and only stepped out of the shadows to do a quick tour and record. Twin-Hand Movement was recorded by Chris Freeland (ex-Oxes drummer; proprietor of Beat Babies, Baltimore), mixed by Chris Coady (at his DNA, NYC), and mastered by Sarah Register (of the Lodge, NYC and the band Talk Normal.)


LOWER DENS

01/12 - Carrboro NC - Cat's Cradle $
01/13 - Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse $
01/14 - Asheville NC - Grey Eagle Tavern $
01/15 - Nashville TN - Exit In $
03/11 - Washington DC - The Black Cat !
03/15 - Norman OK - Opolis !
03/16 - 03/19 Austin TX - SXSW

! = w/ Wye Oak
$ = w/ The Walkmen



Lower Dens
Batman
(Gnomonsong)
Street date: Jan. 18, 2011

1. Batman
2. Dear Betty Baby



Lower Dens
Twin-Hand Movement
(Gnomonsong)
Street date: July 20, 2010

1. Blue & Silver
2. Tea Lights
3. A Dog's Dick
4. Holy Water
5. I Get Nervous
6. Completely Golden
7. Plastic & Powder
8. Rosie
9. Truss Me
10. Hospice Gates
11. Two Cocks


LOWER DENS LINKS:

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/lowerdens