Chief: Free Download of Debut Single "Night & Day"
Set to Release Modern Rituals (Domino Records) August 17th
Select U.S. Tour Dates Begin May 28th
California 4-piece Chief, comprised of early 20-somethings Evan Koga, brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa and Mike Moonves, will release their stunning debut album Modern Rituals on August 17, 2010.
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The newest signing to Domino Records, Chief has already garnered a fervent following in NYC and LA as well as early radio support from KEXP, BBC Radio 6 Music and Zane Lowe's influential Radio 1 show.
The band will set out on a run of select U.S. tour dates that begins this Friday, May 28th, but first, currently, they are proud to offer their lead single "Night & Day" as a free download.
Chief, a 4-piece from Santa Monica who formed while studying at New York University, returned to their home state after college to devote their time to the band. Signed to Domino shortly thereafter, they began recording in LA with Grammy-winner Emery Dobyns as producer. The result is one of the most stunning debut albums of the new decade.
Modern Rituals is stuffed full of soaring melodies, shimmering guitars, heart-stopping harmonies and freewheeling melodic rock. The songs, bubbling over with both a heartfelt melancholy and a sheer exuberance, share tales of romantic disappointments, left lovers and floundering emotions. Rich and expansive as it is personal and intricate, it's a record so teeming with joyful desperation that you’ll want to hold onto it with all your might. Modern Rituals is a radiant, cohesive and effortlessly captivating introduction to a formidable new band whose touchstones include Love, The Beach Boys, Neil Young and The Band.
Prior to the album's August release date, Chief will release a 3 song 10" on June 22, 2010 both digitally and on vinyl. The tracks include "Night & Day", b/w "Your Direction" and "My Love Is Gone."
Prepare to swoon!
Chief 2010 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
May 2010
May 28th - Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live (downstairs)
June 2010
June 2nd - New York, NY Mercury Lounge
June 5th - Brooklyn, NY Union Pool (early show)
June 8th - San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah
June 10th - Seattle, WA The Crocodile
June 11th - Portland, OR Doug Fir Loung
June 13th - Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters
June 14th - Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
June 15th - San Diego, CA House Of Blues (Salvation Alley Stage)
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