“…bobs along merrily with warmth and punch provided by muted brass, intrigue courtesy of the unexpected twists in the arrangements, and humor by a penchant for whistle solos.”
—The Wall Street Journal
—The Wall Street Journal
“On the strength of a style melding propulsive polyrhythms, syncopated horns, New Wave-era art-school rock, and gleaming pop, all within a slyly psychedelic aesthetic, Rubblebucket may be on the verge of a breakthrough.”—The Boston Globe
NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered” is premiering the track, “Carousel Ride” from Rubblebucket’s upcoming album Survival Sounds, which comes out on Communion Records August 25. “All Songs Considered” declares that the track is “Full of explosive synthesizers and melodies made to climb the charts.” Listen to “Carousel Ride” via NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered” HERE and via Soundcloud HERE.
Rubblebucket will kick off their 41 date North American tour on September 7. With Zane Lowe spinning “Carousel Ride” as his Next Big Hype on BBC Radio 1, the band has just concluded their inaugural tour of U.K. and Europe, including a stop at the famed Glastonbury Festival this past week. See full tour dates below.
SPIN recently premiered Survival Sounds’ first pre-release track, “Sound of Erasing.” “The track’s guitars build over glitchy sonics,” says SPIN of the song, “and finally erupt into a tropical-friendly crescendo.” The record is the band’s label debut and comes on the heels of 2013’s Save Charlie EP and 2012’s Oversaturated EP.
Survival Sounds was produced and mixed by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, David Byrne) and recorded at Mission Sound Studio in Brooklyn. According to Traver, “This is by far the longest project we've ever worked on. For various reasons we were able to hit our stride as a group and settle into functional creative roles...We pushed ourselves creatively, really worked to create lyrics that were the most meaningful, arrangements that hit the hardest and sounds that were the most clarion.”
Rubblebucket was formed after Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth met while attending The University of Vermont. Following graduation, the two were joined by Adam Dotson (trombone), David Cole (Drums) and Ian Hersey (electric guitar) and released their self-titled debut in 2009. The groups second full-length, Omega La La was produced and mixed by Eric Broucek (Hercules and Love Affair, Classixx, Holy Ghost) and its single “Came Out of A Lady” was chosen as one of the Top 50 Songs of 2011 by Paste. The album was available online for free two months prior to its official release and was downloaded 50,000 times. The band made its television debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in 2012.
RUBBLEBUCKET TOUR DATES
* Body Language and 2001 support
† Body Language supports
‡ Royal Canoe supports
** Landlady supports
† Body Language supports
‡ Royal Canoe supports
** Landlady supports
July 4 Reading, UK Oakford Social Club
July 12 Marshfeld, MA Levitate Music Festival
July 25 Guelph, ON Hillside Music Festival
August 2 Johnstown, PA Flood City Music Festival
August 21 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
August 22 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
August 24 Chicago, IL The Boulevard
August 26 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
August 27 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
September 6 Toronto, ON Riot Fest
September 10 Providence, RI Fete*
September 11 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall*
September 12 Syracuse, NY Westcott Theatre*
September 13 Ithaca, NY The Haunt*
September 14 Albany, NY The Hallow*
September 16 Fairfield, CT Stage One†
September 18 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer†
September 19 Washington, DC U Street†
September 20 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre†
September 21 Charlottesville,VA Jefferson Theatre†
September 24 Atlanta, GA Terminal West†
September 25 Aheville, NC Orange Peel†
September 26 Cincinatti, OH Midpoint Music Festival†
September 27 Ann Arbor, MI Bling Pig†
September 28 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon†
September 30 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street†
October 1 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap Room†
October 3 Denver, CO Bluebird†
October 4 Salt Lake City, UT State Room†
October 6 Boise, ID Neurolux†
October 7 Bozeman, MT The Zebra†
October 8 Missoula, MT Palace Lounge† October 10 Seattle, WA Chop Suey‡
October 12 Portland, OR Doug Fir‡
October 15 San Francisco, CA The Independent‡
October 16 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre‡
October 17 San Diego, CA The Casbah
October 18 San Diego, CA The Casbah October 20 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room**
October 21 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad**
October 23 Austin, TX Red 7
October 24 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s October 25 Dallas, TX Club Dad
October 27 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar October 28 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House October 29 Nashville, TN High Watt
November 6 Burlington, VT Higher Ground‡
November 7 Burlington, VT Higher Ground‡
November 9 Boston, MA Paradise‡
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