Santa Rosa, CA based artist That Ghost releases debut on twosyllable records.

Watch “Open Windows” video:

Imagine a room decorated with only the essentials: five guitars (two electric, three acoustic), various unidentified instruments, and a recording box, surrounded by a maze of tangled cords. Welcome to the studio of That Ghost, eighteen-year-old Ryan Schmale of Sonoma County, California. The lo-fi quality of his songs is intriguing. The arrangements are distorted, unexpected. Listen to a few songs and one might think it is the sound of three or four musicians. This is not the case. What the listener hears is one extremely passionate person who has something to say. By the age of seventeen, That Ghost had already self-released three full-length CDs.

‘Young Fridays’ is That Ghost’s first full-length on twosyllable records. The songs, born out of the lazy days of summer, burrow themselves in your head in a way only perfect pop songs can. Operating in the footsteps of lo-fi bedroom artists before him, That Ghost will undoubtedly garner comparisons to Elliot Smith, Ben Gibbard, Robert Pollard, Ariel Pink, and current indie lo-fi faves. From the opening door at the top of the album, to the last strum of an acoustic guitar, this record is bound to find its way into collectors’ and teenie-boppers’ hands alike.

Tracklist

1. When There Is No One Else To Sing To You Sing To Yourself
2. Open Windows
3. I Crossed Out The Options
4. A Song About A Bird I Know
5. Bedside
6. Never Have Fun
7. Top Shelf
8. I Can’t Help It And I Can’t Stop It
9. Far Trail And The Old Porch
10. Friends in Quotations
11. Going Out When It’s Warm At Night

2008 CMJ (NYC) Appearances:

10/24 7pm – Todd P outdoor show @ Continental Army Plaza (Roebling and S.4th)
10/25 3pm – CapeShok @ Cake Shop (Upstairs) w/ Kristen Ketsjer, Hologram
10/25 10pm – twosyllable records/True Panther Sounds showcase @ Pianos w/Suckers, Lemonade, Inlets, Continental Divide, Bell(DJ Set), Glasser, DJ Pumpkin Patch

For more music and information, go to:

That Ghost MySpace

What: No Correct Way CMJ Showcase
Where: Arlene’s Grocery, NYC
When: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7pm-3am
Who: Semi Precious Weapons, Peephole, Black Taxi, The Dig, Tunnels To Holland, Canon Logic, and Second Dan

Description:

No Correct Way CMJ Showcase sponsored by Fearless Music TV and presented by The Lost Girls & Boys:

Performances by SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS, PEEPHOLE, BLACK TAXI, Tunnels To Holland, Second Dan, Canon Logic, and The Dig!

**Be sure to watch the big CMJ Special on Fearless Music TV Saturday, October 18th at 12:30am on FOX to catch a preview of the showcase!

CMJ Official Website

With the release of ‘F***ed Up Friends’ on the immediate horizon, an unlikely supporter has swooped in to offer help for beat-pysch sideshow Tobacco.

Indeed, the star of the Truth anti-smoking ads, Derrick Beckles, has apparently gone pro-Tobacco. Surprising or not (if you’ve caught his work at Street Boners and TV Carnage, probably not), Beckles has created an absurdly hillarious multi-part video series in support of Tobacco and the forthcoming ‘F***ed Up Friends’, due October 14th, 2008 via Anticon.

Check out the first clip in the series below, which premiered over on Beckles’ site, and keep an eye out for more to follow over the coming weeks.

Watch Tobacco Sounds Delicious:

For the uninitiated, ‘F***ed Up Friends’ is the solo debut from one half of analog-adoring space psychsters Black Moth Super Rainbow, whose critical smash ‘Dandelion Gum’ was released last year. Tobacco’s debut bristles with the same life, but flirts with even more sinister undercurrents and far out textures. Recently, the Hood Internet gave the album the serious mash up treatment, taking sections of more than a half dozen album tracks and turned them into a seamless mix featuring catalog highlights from Aesop Rock, who appears on the single, “Dirt.”

Tobacco – Download Truck Sweat MP3

Fresh off a run of dates with WHY?, Tobacco is getting set to perform later this month alongside Fujiya and Miyagi at the annual CMJ music marathon in NYC. Full list of dates, and track listing below.

10/22 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge w/Fujiya & Miyagi
10/23 New York, NY – TBA

Track Listing:

01 Street Trash
02 Truck Sweat
03 Hairy Candy
04 Hawker Boat
05 Side 8 (Big Gums Version)
06 Yum Yum Cult
07 Berries That Burn
08 Get My Nails Did
09 Dirt (Featuring Aesop Rock)
10 Gross Magik
11 Little Pink Riding Hood
12 Backwoods Altar
13 –
14 Tape Eater
15 Pink Goo
16 Grease Wizard

For more music and information:

Tobacco MySpace

Holler, Wild Rose! returns to CMJ this year as part of The Rebel Group Showcase on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at 7:00pm. The showcase will be held at Fontana’s, located at 105 Eldridge St, New York, NY.

Additional artists performing at the CMJ showcase will include, Arms, Pepi Ginsberg, The Lovely Sparrows, Jukebox the Ghost, The Forms and Bottle Up & Go.

To help celebrate CMJ 2008, all attendees will receive a free preview DVD of the forthcoming Holler, Wild Rose! music video, “Marylawn Hair.” The video was directed by Holler, Wild Rose! lead guitarist and NYU Film graduate, Ryan Cheresnick and bassist and Montclair State University film graduate, Scott Vangenderen. The video will be released at the end of October.

Having just been selected as one of five artists featured on the Rhapsody/Pacifico Indie Music Hub page, Backlight Records recording artist Holler, Wild Rose! was recently featured on, “BBC Introducing,” hosted by Tom Robinson on BBC 6 in England as well as “BBC Radio Bristol Introducing,” hosted by Richard Pitt & Gary Smith on BBC Radio Bristol.

The band’s debut album ‘Our Little Hymnal’ was created over two years and released in September of 2007. Featured as a Napster (US) and iTunes Australia Staff Pick on the day of release, the album has gone on to receive significant airplay on over 150 US and Canadian stations including regular spins on stations such as KCRW, WXPN, WBOS, XM Satellite Radio and Bagel Radio. Additionally, ‘Our Little Hymnal’ is also currently being heard on radio stations in Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia and The United Kingdom.

Since the album’s release, Holler! has been featured on NPR’s Second Stage, in Performing Songwriter Magazine, as a Sonicbids Spotlight Artist, a CMJ Festival 2007 Artist of the week and Mathieu Schreyer of KCRW selected Our Little Hymnal as one of his top 10 albums of 2007.

Holler Wild Rose!’s song “Marylawn Hair” was featured as part of the FILTER Magazine “Subway Series” Compilation released for CMJ 2007 (alongside artists such as PJ Harvey, Joy Division, Counting Crows and Oslo) and their song “Sun Vines” is included in the 2008 TEVA Anthology Vol. 6 (with Iron & Wine, Nada Surf, Sia and Dave Matthews). Additionally, Holler, Wild Rose! was selected as FILTER Magazine’s March 2008 Undiscovered Band of the Month leading to features on the band on FILTER’s website and in their print magazine.

Performing Songwriter Magazine had this to say about ‘Our Little Hymnal’:

“I don’t recommend doing anything else — such as reading, writing or dusting — when listening to Our Little Hymnal…with a voice somewhere between Jim James, Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley, lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist John Mosloskie leads this exceptional band through dramatic, melodic twists and turns that will keep you staring — yes, staring — at the speaker to catch what will happen next. Imagine if Explosions In the Sky had a lead vocalist, and you’re getting close.”

Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover said:

“Few bands match their wall of guitar, wide-screen wash…one bets it’s awesome live, too.”

New Jersey’s own music paper The Aquarian has heralded the band’s “lush, warm tones” and stated that ‘Our Little Hymnal’ “has enough character to stand out on its own, which is a laudable thing in this genre.”

“Holler, Wild Rose! channel psychedelic energy into powerful, moving shoegaze rock. On their new CD ‘Our Little Hymnal,’ the New Jersey-based group shows their amazing ability to transition smoothly from tranquil, murky moods to explosive moments of release.” – NPR’s Second Stage

For music and more information, go to:

Holler Wild Rose! MySpace

Backlight Records

This October and November 2007, Robbers On High Street will be making their rounds across the US with Great Northern (Eenie Meenie Records) in support of their new album ‘Grand Animals’, available now via New Line Records.

See what people are saying about ‘Grand Animals’:

“Soulful and tight like the Jam but with a more laid-back 1970s AM radio feel.” – Playboy Magazine

“Robbers On High Street return with a fresh crop of melodically driven, 60s-centric gems … the Robbers elaborate on their pop throwbacks by blending assertive lyrics with balladeering instrumentation for a big and funky final product.” – CMJ

“A shining amalgamation of what good rock can be.” – URB Magazine

MP3: Listen to “Crown Victoria” from ‘Grand Animals’.

Robbers On High Street 2007 tour dates:

Dates could change! Go to Robbers On High Street’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

October 17 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY (CMJ with The Little Ones)

with Great Northern
October 23 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
October 24 – The Village Tavern – Mt. Pleasant, SC
October 25 – The Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
October 26 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
October 27 – Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL
October 28 – The Social – Orlando, FL
October 29 – Beta Bar – Tallahassee, FL
October 30 – House of Blues Parish – New Orleans, LA
November 1 – The Mink – Houston, TX
November 2 – Club Deville – Austin, TX
November 3 – The Cavern – Dallas, TX
November 4 – Opolis – Norman, OK
November 6 – Modified – Phoenix. AZ
November 7 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
November 8 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA (Great Northern headlines)
November 9 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA (Great Northern headlines)
November 10 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR (Great Northern headlines)
November 12 – The Crocodile Cafe – Seattle, WA
November 15 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
November 16 – The Jackpot Saloon – Lawrence, KS
November 17 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
November 18 – Schubas – Chicago, IL

Robbers On High Street’s ‘Grand Animals’ is available online and in stores now.

For more Robbers On High Street info, visit:

New Line Records Official Website
Robbers On High Street Official Website
Robbers On High Street on Myspace