UME'S MONUMENTS OUT TODAY
BAND TO APPEAR NEXT WEEK AT
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FOLLOWED BY HEADLINING U.S. TOUR
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 4, 2014 - Monuments, the new album by Austin trio Ume
is available everywhere today via Dangerbird Records. The album is the
follow up to the group's heralded debuted full-length album Phantoms and can be purchased now at www.umemusic.com or at iTunes HERE. Monuments
was recorded in Seattle, WA at Robert Lang Studios and produced by
Grammy® Award winning producer Adam Kasper (Queens of the Stone Age,
Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Cat Power).
In celebration of the release, Ume will perform a special in-store performance at Waterloo Records this Friday, March 7th
in their hometown of Austin, TX. Next week Ume will appear at South By
Southwest before hitting the road for a headlining U.S. tour in support
of the new release. See below for a complete list of dates. To purchase
tickets now, click HERE.
Hailing
from Austin, Texas, Ume is Lauren Larson (Vocals, Guitar), Eric Larson
(Bass), and Rachel Fuhrer (Drums) and rarely is the platform for women
in rock updated as authoritatively as its been done with this band. The
trio's music is one of beautiful juxtapositions: the loud and soft, the
aggressive and eerie, buoyant melodies bursting through wall-of-noise
dissonance. Ume explores the artier, heavier side of indie rock,
post-punk, and alternative rock and have already garnered the attention
of Nylon, who declared, "This band is ready to break out in a
whole new way... A little like fuzzy shoegaze, raw garage rock and
irresistible pop all rolled into one fiery package," while Village Voice
proclaimed "Ume immediately won me over with their raucous bursts
of guitar-driven art rock, with front woman Lauren Larson threatening to
take the whole thing off the rails with the abuse of her guitar
strings. Still, underneath this Ume possesses an air of intelligence and
depth rare in a genre known primarily for its copious drug use. When it
comes to art, psychedelia, and rock and roll, it doesn't get
much better.
Ume
has conquered audiences across the country as a result of their
momentous live show and toured over 150 dates in support of their prior
release. They've supported ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead,
Warpaint, The Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, Helmet, and Cursive,
and were personally invited to open for Jane's Addiction at a
Lollapalooza afterparty by Perry Ferrell last year. The band also
appeared on the 2012 Season Premiere of Anthony Bourdain's No
Reservations, sharing their insight on local Austin food during
Bourdain's visit to SXSW.
UME AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
TUE 11 MAR @ 9:30PM - The Show at Cheer Up Charlie's (900 Red River)
WED 12 MAR @ 2:30PM - Antiquiet & Swinghouse Studios Party @Rusty's (405 E 7th St.)
WED 12 MAR @ 7:00PM - Entercom & Sony TX @ Hangar & Six Lounge (4th & Colorado)
THU 13 MAR @ 9:00PM - SHOWCASE @ Brazos Hall Brazos Hall (204 E 4th St. w/ Blondie)
FRI 14 MAR @ 4:00PM - Circus on the Moon and Lonestar Brewing Present The Lonestar Bash @ Swan Dive (615 Red River)
SAT 15 MAR @ 3:50PM - New Amsterdam SX Party @ Jackalope (404 E 6th St.)
"The Austin rockers go agro and elegant on their latest release."
GUITAR WORLD
"This
band is ready to break out in a whole new way... A little like fuzzy
shoegaze, raw garage rock and irresistible pop all rolled into one fiery
package"
NYLON
"When it comes to art, psychedelia, and rock and roll, it doesn't get much better."
VILLAGE VOICE
"Distortion-heavy jams invite comparisons to Sonic Youth, but Ume do more headbanging and wailing."
ROLLING STONE
"QOTSA-style riffage"
BROOKLYN VEGAN
BROOKLYN VEGAN
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