The first single from Jana Hunter’s Lower Dens is out today! ‘I Get Nervous’ b/w ‘Johnssong’ is now available as a 7″ from Gnomonsong. You can pick up a copy here or at your local record store.
Their forthcoming full-length, Twin-Hand Movement, should see release sometime later in the summer.
Lower Dens (Jana Hunter’s new band) are set to embark on their North American Summer Tour with Future Islands. Dates below.
4.30 Baltimore, MD – Floristree
5.1 Brooklyn, NY – Death by Audio
5.2 Philadelphia, PA – Danger Danger
5.3 Shepherdstown, WV – Blue Moon Saloon
5.4 Raleigh, NC – Berkeley Cafe
5.5 Charlotte, NC -The Milestone
5.6 Greenville, NC – The Phoenix
5.7 Charleston, SC – Outer Space
5.8 Atlanta, GA – Criminal Records (5PM/ALL AGES)
5.8 Atlanta, GA – 529
5.9 Athens, GA – Nasty World
5.10 Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light
5.11 Nashville, TN – Little Hamilton
5.12 Oxford, MS – Powerhouse
5.13 Ocean Springs, MS – Rusty Robots
5.14 New Orleans, LA – The Saint
5.15 Houston, TX – Mangos
5.16 Austin, TX – Club Deville
5.17 Lubbock, TX – Riprock
5.18 Las Cruces, NM – Equinox
5.19 Phoenix, AZ – Rogue Bar
5.20 San Diego, CA – Tin Can Alehouse
5.21 Los Angeles, CA – Sync Space
5.22 Los Angeles, CA – The Smell
5.24 San Francisco, CA – El Rio
5.25 Eureka, CA – Lil Red Lion
5.26 Portland, OR – Rotture
5.27 Ellensburg, WA – Raw Space
5.28 Olympia, WA – Northern
5.29 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern (6PM)
6.1 Denver, CO – Rhinoceropolis
6.2 Kansas City, MO – The Pistol
6.3 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
6.5 Chicago, IL – The Hideout
6.6 Detroit, MI – Majestic Cafe
6.7 Toronto, ON – The The The
6.8 Montreal, QC – TBA
6.9 Burlington, VT – Monkey House
6.10 Dover, NH – Brickhouse
6.11 Boston, MA – Brookline Cable Access
6.12 Brooklyn, NY – Silent Barn
6.13 Baltimore, MD – Penthouse
Jana Hunter and her band (as yet unnamed) are leaving Baltimore after many months of constant, sickening grind and search tactics to try and wield before a live audience the album they’ve wrought. It’s a huge departure from the work Hunter released solo, as Hunter was able to embrace, through her group, her less obvious influences: Faust, Wire, GBV, and whatever, these things don’t even mean that much in terms of forming a sound image. It’s all just to say that this a mean band, not an intimate cave, so expect a lot of noise and beats in addition to Hunter’s signature sonic topography: the hiss, the haunt, and the weird are all still there. She’s backed by Will Adams on guitar, Geoff Graham on bass and vocals, and Abe Sanders on drums. This tour finds the band performing in preparation for recording the album, as yet untitled, which will likely be released sometime in early 2010, and touring with close Baltimore friends Crazy Dreams Band, who will sometime soon release their second record on Portland’s Holy Mountain.
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Jana Hunter will be releasing a split 7″ record on August 4th with her brother John’s band, Inoculist. The single features artwork by Jana and is pressed onto black and white marbled vinyl in an edition of 350.
Also, Jana will be going on tour with her band “Jam Hunter?” in preparation for a new full-length recording. Dates after the jump.
Photo © Kristin Beck
Jason Mewbourn from The Baltimore Taper blog captured an excellent, high-fidelity live performance by Jana Hunter and her band playing live at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, MD on June 2. The set is available in its entirety for download and stream over at his site and, trust me, this is an amazing show. Check it out.
Setlist:
1. Dog Water
2. Batman
3. Blue and Silver
4. Rosie
5. Truss Me
6. I Get Nervous
7. Hospice Gates
8. Deer Knives
9. Johnssong
10. Submit
11. Completely Golden
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Since her amazing Carrion EP last year, we’ve been eagerly awaiting to hear more from the enchanting Jana Hunter. She’s embarking on a pretty darn expansive tour of the United States and Canada, so if you haven’t seen her live yet don’t miss this chance. And don’t steal her guitars.
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Jana Hunter and Castanets had most of their gear stolen this past Friday while passing through Tucson, Arizona. Damn the thieves! The following was sent out by Jana Hunter and includes an e-mail address if you want to help out. I actually have some friends out there who visit the thrift/pawn shops so I’m going to tell them to keep an eye out for their stuff. You can do your part by looking on eBay or if you’re in the area doing the same. I was fortunate enough to see them a little over a week ago and took some pictures. If you want to see their gear click the photo above. The place was nearly pitch black (and at other times, literally was- when the lights were turned off for Castanets murky riffs) but I think you can get an idea.
“So, the story is, last night we played in tucson at solar culture. Afterward, we loaded our stuff up, went downtown, had a drink, and went to a house to crash on the floor. en route, we damaged a door, making it such that the door won’t close and such that eventually, before we return the vehicle to the rental company, we’ll have to pay on the order of 2 grand to replace the door.
“Seeing as how we had an unsecured vehicle, ray (castanets) slept in the van. sometime during the night, some brave fug(s) very quietly opened the back door and took what they could carry. we assume their were more than one of them given all the stuff they managed to walk away with.
All this after we had to fly our friend/drummer to the airport yesterday morning so he could go to the hospital. pretty big bummer all around.”- Jana Hunter
This is what was stolen
Jana Hunter’s:
fender classical guitar (serial # 9505151116)
boss rc-20 loopstation (serial # 0860399ev16879)
boss reverb/delay pedal
original digitech whammy pedal
original b k butler tubedriver overdrive pedal
peavey 6 mixer (serial # k0344300)
shure beta 98/s (serial # 4421303325)
custom flashlight circuit-bended thing
briefcase with “houston deserves to be a better place to live” sticker (full of Jana Hunter CD’s, T-shirts and stickers)
Castanets’:
late 60′s blue fender music master guitar
line 6 delay pedal
boss tremolo
mutron volume/wah pedal
boss tuner pedal
digitech metal master
ebow
slides/cables
Anyone with any information regarding the stolen goods should contact Jana at: jana.hunter@gmail.com
Thanks!”
If you’d like to donate some money to help them get back on their feet you can send a paypal donation to mutualincarnation@gmail.com.
or go see them on the rest of their tour:
Jana and Castanets:
06-25 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
06-26 Austin, TX – Mohawk Place *
06-29 Houston, TX – The Orange Show *
* with Pink Nasty
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06-25 Dallas, TX – Good Records
07-07 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick *
07-08 Chicago, IL – The Abbey Pub *
07-10 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater *
07-11 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar *
07-12 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre *
07-13 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep *
07-14 Park City, UT – Suede *
07-16 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater *
07-17 Seattle, WA – Neumos *
07-20 Houston, TX – DiverseWorks
Ray Raposa of Castanets and Jana Hunter not only toured and recorded together on a boat, but also seem to be sonically connected in some odd way. It seems whenever news for one of them arrives, the same is true for the other. To bring you up to date, Castanets is prepping his new album for release sometime in the next few months. In the meantime you can read about his job as a surf instructor here and download a track from his recently released EP. Meanwhile, Jana Hunter has recorded a live session where she played some new tracks from her upcoming EP. You can listen to the session in full here, or download one of the new songs she played below. The same website has a new recording session up with James Blackshaw.
Castanets – One arm around the sinner
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Jana Hunter – Untitled (from upcoming EP)
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Jana Hunter has announced the tour dates for her new album, There’s No Home. In a recent interview with stereogum she talks about her day job of working at a pizza place. If you missed my first post on There’s No Home a bit back you can see it here. After repeated listens, There’s No Home has become one of my favorite records of recent memory. Her hauntingly beautiful melodies take time to sink in before you truly appreciate them. There’s No Home sees Jana’s reedy vocals and gentle guitar plucking at their best. I honestly cannot think of another artist who deserves more recognition than they’re currently getting for their music than Jana Hunter. Listen to two new tracks off of There’s No Home:
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Tour Dates:
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Instants Chavirés w/Charalambides, Tara Jane O’Neil | Paris | ||
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La Chapelle de Boondael w/Coleen, Tara Jane O’Neil | Brussels | ||
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Leopoldskazerne w/Arrington de Dionysio, Tara Jane O’Neil | Gent | ||
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The Proletariat w/Weird Weeds & Wilderness Pangs (early all ages show!) | Houston, Texas | ||
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The Orange Show w/Bert Jansch (solo set) | Houston, Texas | ||
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Modified Arts | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
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TBA | San Diego, California | ||
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The Smell | Los Angeles, California | ||
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Hemlock | San Francisco, California | ||
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Fools Foundation | Sacramento, California | ||
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Someday Lounge | Portland, Oregon | ||
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Gallery 1412 | Seattle, Washington | ||
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Wandering Goat Coffee Company | Eugene, Oregon | ||
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21 Grand w/Dan Deacon | Oakland, California | ||
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Solar Culture | Tuscon, Arizona | ||
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Warehouse 21 @ CSF’s The Sub | Santa Fe, New Mexico | ||
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Rubber Gloves | Denton, Texas | ||
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Mohawk Place w/Pink Nasty, Macon Terry | Austin, Texas | ||
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The Orange Show (full band) w/Pink Nasty, Macon Terry | Houston, Texas | ||
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Magic Stick w/Rasputina | Detroit, Michigan | ||
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Abbey Pub w/Rasputina | Chicago, Illinois | ||
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Varsity Theater w/Rasputina | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
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Record Bar w/Rasputina | Kansas City, Missouri | ||
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Bluebird Theater w/Rasputina | Denver, Colorado | ||
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Black Sheep w/Rasputina | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
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Suede w/Rasputina | Park City, Utah | ||
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Hawthorne Theater w/Rasputina | Portland, Oregon | ||
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Neumo’s w/Rasputina | Seattle, Washington |
Jana Hunter’s new album There’s no home hit the internet this week but will not see an actual release until April 2nd. Initial responses online are that it’s a grower. I haven’t had time to fully digest it yet but my upon my first listen I was completely blown over with how great it sounds. But why listen to me or anyone else…judge for yourself: Here’s two new tracks from Jana Hunter’s There’s no home
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Meanwhile, fellow boat mate and There’s no home contributor Castanets (Ray Raposa) has a new tour only split album with Shapes And Size out on Asthmatic Kitty. Castanets contributes 2 new songs to the split, as well as 2 covers. Here’s his great new cover of Viking Moses’ “One arm around the sinner:”
Castanets – One arm around the sinner
As for Castanets new songs on the split, all I can say is that they’re mind-melting and hauntingly dark. (In a good way)
Visit Jana Hunter @ myspace to order her new album.
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