Soft Swells' Debut 7-Inch Due August 2, Celebrates with Maps & Atlases

MODERN OUTSIDER RECORDS TO RELEASE SOFT SWELLS' DEBUT 7-INCH "EVERY LITTLE THING" ON AUGUST 2; BAND CURRENTLY READYING DEBUT FULL-LENGTH

Modern Outsider Records is set to release the debut 7-inch from Soft Swells, the bicoastal musical collaboration of Los Angeles-based singer/guitarist Tim Williams and NY-based multi-instrumentalist Matt Welsh, on August 2. "Every Little Thing," which was first made available digitally earlier this year, will be backed with the previously unreleased track "Lifeboats" and come with a download card for both songs as well as a bonus track entitled "Punch"and the video for "Every Little Thing." The vinyl is now available for pre-order direct through Modern Outsider's web store at http://modernoutsider.bigcartel.com/product/soft-swells-every-little-thing-lifeboats-7-pre-order.

The duo, rounded out with a full band, will celebrate the arrival of the album, with a record release show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on Monday, August 1alongside mathy rockers Maps & Atlases and indie poppers Princeton. Later that month on Saturday, August 27 they will share the stage with Fountains of Wayneand Soul Coughing's Mike Doughty at 3S Fest at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The band's first single, "Every Little Thing," was released digitally in February and has been receiving some impressive airplay across the country, most notably on LA's KCRWand KROQ's "Rodney on the Roq." The song first premiered on Buzzbands.LA and can be heard there: http://buzzbands.la/2011/02/16/premiere-soft-swells-every-little-thing/

WATCH VIDEO OF SOFT SWELLS PERFORM AN ACOUSTIC VERSION OF LIFEBOATS Soft Swells is the new musical venture of Tim Williams, who first began his music career as a singer/songwriter crafting folk-tinged melodies. He emerged on the Brooklyn indie scene in the early 2000s and released three well-received albums on Dovecote Records. After relocating to Los Angeles from Nashville via New York last year, Williams formed Soft Swells, a nod to his new surf and sun surroundings. Williams is joined by longtime friend and collaborator Matt Welsh, formerly of the Wilco-approved alt-country band Phonograph. On the two tracks, the duo marries Williams' canny pop songwriting with Welsh's reverby guitars and their band's full arsenal of instrumentation from subtle electronics and punchy percussion to handclaps, twinkling vibes and flourishes of keyboards. This past spring Williams and Welsh headed out to the dusty, nearly deserted Salton Sea in Southern California to film their first video. The clip, which recently premiered on New Zealand's MTV equivalent C4, features the duo wandering around and performing in the post-apocalyptic-like ghost town, showing the action through a variety of split screens and beautifully juxtaposed shots. The video will be released in the U.S. in the coming weeks. Williams and Welsh just returned from London where they recorded their debut full-length with producer Dave Lynch at his Bat Box Studio. The album is currently being prepped for release early next year. FACEBOOK | MYSPACE |OFFICIAL