Fang Island release new single w/ Anamanaguchi remix, add tour dates with Adebisi Shank, Zechs Marquise

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"Honest, life-affirming and infectious, and it's that rare concentration of directness and simplicity that makes Fang Island so uniquely and wonderfully inclusive." Best New Music -- Pitchfork "Fang Island are simply killer fun, a proper gang who sing collectively and pummel their guitars without recourse to errant soloing." Four Stars -- MOJO Brooklyn's beloved guitar-anthem optimists Fang Island have released the first retail single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Major. The digital single for album track "Sisterly" comes paired with a remix version by Anamanaguchi and is available everywhere now. Fang Island has also added new dates to their upcoming summer headlining tour, with support on partially overlapping stretches from Irish genre-benders Adebisi Shank and The Mars Volta sibling heavy groove outfit Zechs Marquise. Please see complete dates below. Like the painstakingly chiseled marble of the album artwork, Major is hefty, solid, monolithic and regal. Whereas Fang Island described their celebrated 2010 self-titled Sargent House debut as, "everyone high-fiving everyone," Major is evermore confident, triumphant and brimming with infectious enthusiasm. Its warm harmonies are given proper berth with more expansive dynamics and focused pop song craft.  "One of our core ideas has always been that our songs would be all of your favorite parts of the song that other bands make you wait 8 minutes to get to," explains guitarist/vocalist Jason Bartell. "We wanted to be the band that's nothing but your favorite hooks back to back." Major shows Fang Island deftly achieving that aim.  Throughout, Major highlights the band's endeavor to elevate positivity as an art form. "It's kind of similar to writing songs about being sad," Bartell says. "It can come across as simplistic, or easy. Positive songs often run the risk of sounding shallow, but we feel there are a lot of shades and depths to positivity that can be explored." That exploration becomes clear from the first notes of Major.  However, Georges sums up the album's bold steps best in this short sampling of the band's nearly 1,000 bullet point explanation of the album title: "Some reasons we called the album Major:  - Major key (the first song is minor though!) - Valley girl colloquialism  - Because we are on an independent label - Because the rank under Sargent (House) is major - It sounds like a constellation - Steely Dan's "Any Major Dude" was in rotation a lot during the sessions - The record is packaged to look like stone because it's ROCK. I really wanted people to hold a piece of rock when they picked up the record." Major will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download via Sargent House on July 24th, 2012.  FANG ISLAND Summer 2012 Tour: 07/19 Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre (w/ The Hold Steady) 07/20 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 07/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan's Pier  07/22 Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall  07/23 Columbus, OH @ The Basement  07/25 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop  07/26 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot - Pike Room  07/27 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 07/28 Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Music Festival 07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway  07/30 Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar * 08/01 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * 08/02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Vertigo * 08/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux * 08/04 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre * 08/05 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * 08/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall * 08/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *! 08/11 San Diego, CA @ TBA *! 08/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room *! 08/13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *! 08/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad *! 08/16 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada ! 08/17 Austin, TX @ Mohawk ! 08/18 Volente, TX @ Beachfront Boat Studios  08/19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - Studio ! 08/20 New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues ! 08/21 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree ! 08/22 Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live ! 08/23 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662 ! 08/24 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits ! 08/25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade ! 08/26 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall ! 08/28 Raleigh, NC @ Kings ! 08/29 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ! 08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ! * w/ Zechs Marquise ! w/ Adebisi Shank

Artist: Fang Island  Album: Sisterly (digital single)  Label: Sargent House Release date: June 19th, 2012 01. Sisterly  02. Sisterly (Anamanaguchi remix)   Artist: Fang Island  Album: Major Label: Sargent House Release date: July 24th, 2012 Track list: 01. Kindergarten 02. Sisterly  03. Seek it Out 04. Make Me 05. Never Understand 06. Asunder  07. Dooney Rock 08. Regalia 09. Chompers 10. Chime Out 11. Victorinian On the Web: fangisland.com sargenthouse.com