DISPATCH'S CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN NOW STREAMING IN FULL AT ROLLINGSTONE.COM
FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER A DECADE
DUE OUT AUGUST 21ST
LOS ANGELES, CA - August 14, 2012 - Circles Around The Sun, the first studio album in over twelve years from Dispatch, is currently streaming in full at RollingStone.Com
a week prior to release. The album will be available in stores and at
all digital retailers beginning next Tuesday, August 21st via the band's
own Bomber Records. Produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, Jonsi, The
National), the album is an eclectic rock and roll record that delivers
on the gutsy storytelling, compelling songwriting, and radiant harmonies
that earned the band its diehard fanbase.
Available now on the band's web store,
a limited quantity of music and merch bundles are available including:
deluxe vinyl with a 28 page hardcover book, CDs, apparel, autographed
photo prints, and more. For a complete breakdown of the various bundles
available, click HERE.
Last
week the band unveiled the official music video for the album's title
track at VEVO. The video was directed by Eric Heimbold and is dedicated
to Larry Perry, a young disabled man who (legend has it) was sent
unwillingly into space by NASA in the '60s. The video features footage
of the band and Larry during various point of his life from childhood to
adult as well as archived footage from NASA. The video is a tribute to
Larry.
In an effort to continue to use music as a vehicle for change, Dispatch will donate $1.00 per initial album pre-order
to Amplifying Education, an initiative created by the band to support
educational initiatives in local communities. An additional $1.00 from
all tickets sold for the upcoming Circles Around The Sun Tour will also
be donated to the cause. With the help of its fans, the band raised over
$250,000 for the initiative in 2011. For more information please visit:
www.dispatchmusic.com/giving_back.
Having
recently performed at the Bonnaroo and Outside Lands music festivals,
the band will embark upon the Circles Around The Sun Tour in September,
the band's most extensive North American tour in over a decade. Dispatch
will be offering live audio downloads of every show on the North
American leg of the Circles Around The Sun Tour within 48 hours of the
show ending. The list of tour dates can be found below.
DISPATCH TOUR DATES*
SEPTEMBER
20th Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
21st Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
22nd Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
26th Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
29th Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Centre
OCTOBER
1st Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
2nd Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3rd Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
5th New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
6th Boston, MA Agganis Arena
8th Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
9th Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
11th Washington, DC Constitution Hall
12th Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
*MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
ABOUT DISPATCH
Dispatch
is Chad Stokes, Brad Corrigan, and Pete Francis. After forming in New
England in 1996 and through intense word of mouth and fan loyalty,
Dispatch went on to become one of the biggest draws on the live music
scene, and arguably one of the biggest independent rock bands in
History. The band released their debut album in 1996, an
acoustic-driven folk-pop affair called Silent Steeples, on their own Bomber Records followed by 1998's reggae-flavored Bang Bang. In 1999 the band released their third album Four Day Trials.
After a brief hiatus during which various members pursued solo
endeavors, in 2004 the group organized a free show in Boston on the
Esplanade, anticipating perhaps 20,000 people would turn up. The concert
became the largest show in independent music event history (documented
in the feature film The Last Dispatch). In 2011 the trio decided to record new music, which led to last year's Dispatch EP and now Circles Around The Sun.
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