Announce August and September US Dates w/ Guests An Horse, Civil Twilight, David Vandervelde and More
Debut Album "White Noise Bed" Out Now on No Sleep Records
Following the release of their celebrated debut album "White Noise Bed" (out now on No Sleep Records), and premiere of their new video for album single "No Other Women," Chicago-based Americana-pop band Santah have announced plans to set out on a 30+ date headlining US tour spanning the months of August and September, and featuring guests An Horse, Civil Twilight, Ocean is Theory, David Vandervelde, The Kopecky Family and more along the way.
In addition, the band has plans for a second round of dates taking place this Fall with friends Army Navy and presented in conjunction with FILTER Magazine (more details coming soon).
"'No Other Women'" is quite the ballad of a tune with commanding vocals and soaring riffs by Stanton McConnell, piano runs that are littered all over the place and smashing drums that keep the tune from flying too far into the abyss." - Filter
“With a hazy kind of twang, it should also garner comparisons to a more folksy version of Vampire Weekend or a younger, slightly more poppy Wilco and/or Whiskytown. However they got their sound, it’s definitely one worthy of lengthy exploration.” - Consequence of Sound
"...like a David Lynch version of Toy Story accompanied by some even better music." - Absolutepunk
"Warm, fuzzy, with more hooks per minute than a Costco-sized bucket of Superchunk, ecstatic coded emotions pulled from a Slanted & Enchanted outtake with a pastoral Lindsay and Stevie Nicks-era Fleetwood Mac vibe creeping in—altogether, it's a nice little jangly, innocent slab of musical cloudspace that's sure to make a splash with kids these days." - Time Out Chicago
"Vampire Weekend will be the go-to comparison here, but there's a different sort of feel at the root of Santah's songs. A little bit more relaxed, they go bigger with the vocals and are free to go wherever they'd like with the riffs, which always makes for more interesting indie." - RCRDLBL
"White Noise Bed is built on a steady foundation of Midwestern rock, with a subtle dose of pop, a sideways glance at twang and a healthy hankering for the slightly psychedelic. These kids aren't exactly rewriting the rulebook, but they certainly know how to bend its boundaries enough to keep their songs fresh and interesting upon multiple listens." - Chicagoist
Santah Live
5-Aug: Chicago, IL - Threadless Warehouse Session
5-Aug: Chicago, IL - BMI EXPRESS! Lollapalooza Party *
13-Aug: Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House
14-Aug: Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
16-Aug: Minneapolis, MN - KUOM Radio K Session
16-Aug: Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
17-Aug: Chicago, IL – Beauty Bar
18-Aug: Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
19-Aug: St. Louis, MO – Firebird %
21-Aug: Louisville, KY - Uncle Slayton's
22-Aug: Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's
23-Aug: Pittsburgh, PA - Smiling Moose
24-Aug: Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory ^
25-Aug: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl #
27-Aug: Boston, MA – TBD
28-Aug: Hamden, CT – The Space
31-Aug: New York, NY - Piano's
1-Sep: Philadelphia, PA - The Fire &
4-Sep: Richmond, VA - The Camel &
5-Sep: Raleigh, NC - Slim's Downtown &
6-Sep: Durham, NC – Cashbah &
7-Sep: Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern &
8-Sep: Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn &
11-Sep: Memphis TN - Hi-Tone &
13-Sep: Nashville, TN - The End &
15-Sep: Champaign, IL - Canopy Club ~
16-Sep: Bloomington, IN - Bear's Place
17-Sep: Chicago, IL Subterranean ~
21-Sep: Indianapolis, IN - White Rabbit Cabaret
22-Sep: Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival
* = w/ An Horse and Rockie Fresh
% = w/ Elsinore
^ = w/ David Vandervelde
# = w/ Civil Twilight
& = w/ Ocean is Theory
~ = w/ The Kopecky Family Band
Stream "White Noise Bed" here!
"White Noise Bed" Track List
1. Irish Wristwatch
2. No Other Women
3. Chips of Paint
4. Cold Wave
5. White Noise Bed
6. Overgrown
7. When I Couldn't Move
8. Merry Ann
9. Bat Suite
10. Dragonfly Papers
11. Neighbors and Cousins
Santah was born with their feet planted in the ground and their heads in the clouds. Composed of guitarist/vocalist Stanton McConnell, drummer Steven Plock, bassist Otto Stuparitz, and Tommy Trafton on keyboards, the quintet met at the University of Illinois and with their debut full-length record, "White Noise Bed," they have assembled a kaleidoscopic opus whose reach extends far beyond the Midwest.
Recorded at the late Jay Bennett's Pieholden Studios, where the band found its niche among the studio's forbearers of psychedelic Americana, "White Noise Bed" has a yin and yang aesthetic: sometimes sunny and sometimes stormy, but always running on audible elation. The band takes its cues from the power pop greats of the 70's such as The Raspberries and The Cars, and dresses them in a twangy haze, full of clever, lyrical nooks and crannies ala Wilco and Whiskeytown.
After finishing the record last May, Stan's sister Vivian joined the band, adding her passionate vocals and thoughtful guitar. They have since been touring the country and building their cult following; performing multiple sets at CMJ, SXSW and the Pygmalion Music Festival, and sharing the stage with the likes of Surfer Blood, Cults, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Pomegranates and Young the Giant.
Santah isn't just something the listener hears, it's something they feel. Be it a tropical aura of relaxation, the bittersweet mystery of growing up, or the lulling memory of a past love, Santah creates an original sonic journey for all.
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