Moss Icon Announces New York Reunion Show October 25th w/ Bitch Magnet!

Stream Moss Icon's "Complete Discography" exclusively @ TheFader.com!

“Moss Icon were a band that forged their own universe -- high-minded yet also full of white-hot youth.” – Pitchfork / Best New Reissue

In support of their newly released Complete Discography out now on Temporary Residence, historically celebrated post-punk band Moss Icon have announced their upcoming New York reunion show taking place October 25th at Le Poisson Rouge in New York. Appearing with the band, and also reuniting for this special event, are label-mates Bitch Magnet, marking the first time both bands have performed in New York in over 20 years.

In addition, Moss Icon have recently premiered a full stream of their new release, currently available exclusively at TheFader.com.

Moss Icon Live
October 25th @ Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY *

* = w/ Bitch Magnet

About Moss Icon:

Moss Icon were a band founded in Annapolis, Maryland in 1987. They disbanded a mere four years later, but not without leaving a legacy that only grew as the increasingly homogenous punk-rock scene they sought to subvert slowly became one with the corporate machine that said scene purported to rage against.

Moss Icon pioneered a progressive, highly emotive sound that stood in stark contrast to just about everything even remotely considered punk-rock at the time. In retrospect, they more resembled an inspired marriage of the bleak post-punk leanings of Joy Division with the raucous riffage of the Wipers, albeit considerably less accessible thanks to Moss Icon's more sinister tone, Tonie Joy's exploratory arrangements, and frontman Jonathan Vance's almost stream-of-conscious sociopolitical rampages. Many of their lyrical themes – the diminishing separation of Church and State, and the United States' military occupation of foreign countries, for instance – are even more relevant now than they were when originally committed to tape.

In the decades since Moss Icon's disbandment, bootlegged t-shirts and patches have been easier to come by than actual recordings, and the Internet is filled with misconceptions and misinformation, incidentally lending an enigmatic, almost mythical status to the band. Rather than attempt to pull back the curtain, this collection – compiling the group's entire official catalog – serves to permanently document the very important contributions of one very important group from a very formative era of underground music.

Remastered and packaged as a 2xCD or 3xLP collection, each format is housed in a deluxe triple-gatefold jacket, complete with original lyrics and rare live photos. Moss Icon have also reformed to take part in select live appearances in 2012, including their previously announced appearance at this year's Chaos in Tejas festival in Austin, Texas.

* Purchase the Moss Icon Complete Discography here!



Moss Icon Complete Discography Track List:
1. Mirror
2. I'm Back Sleeping, Or Fucking, Or Something
3. Divinity Cove
4. Locket
5. As Afterwards The Words Still Ring
6. Lyburnum - Wit's End (Liberation Fly)
7. Cricketty Rise (Haverton Roads - Browns And Greens)
8. Happy (Unbounded Glory)
9. The Life
10. Kick The Can
11. Memorial
12. Moth
13. Guatemala
14. Gravity
15. As Afterwards, The Words Still Ring
16. Familiar Presides
17. Hate In Me
18. What They Lack
19. Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die



For more information, visit:
www.mossicon.us
www.temporaryresidence.com