Publicizin': Brooke Black | Pirate PR at brooke@piratepirate.com
Managin': Jill Richardson at jill@worlds-fair.net
Bookin': Beau Jennings at cheyennesongs@hotmail.com
Labelin': Chris Stellman | Clerestory AV at chris@clerestoryav.com
About the upcoming full length THE WHALE:
Building on their debut album I Am Haunted, I Am Alive and the subsequent The Land Rush EP, Cheyenne is out to use past difficulties – relocation, lineup changes, freak weather delaying cross-country recording – as fuel for their brand new album The Whale. The band again uses classic songwriting structures to this time paint a picture of not only knocking on opportunity’s door, but kicking it down when no one answers. The once revolving cast of musicians is now four, the more urgent songs and tighter arrangements paying tribute to their true collaboration. The Whale is the result of Cheyenne’s journey from the Midwest to the east coast, from a one man solo project to a true-blue working band, from gentle folk desperation to rock and roll deliverance.
Arrival in Brooklyn meant leaving the supportive confines of their hometown in Norman, OK, but a chance meeting with fellow Oklahoma transplant and recording engineer Michael Trepagnier (Counting Crows, Phillip Glass) provided the band with a much needed springboard into the recording of the band’s second LP. Trepagnier oversaw initial tracking at The Buddy Project in Queens, NY and then later at the band’s makeshift loft studio The Farm in Brooklyn. All tracks were then brought to BlackWatch Studios in Norman to finish tracking and mixing with longtime friend and producer Chad Copelin (Bishop Allen).
The Whale owes much of its new sound to the addition of guitar player Josh Harper, whose swirling guitar lines bring a new shade to the palette. Harper joins rock solid drummer Heath Fisher, bassist and songwriter Ben King, and guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and founding member Beau Jennings to bring the album to fruition. The usual suspects pitched in to again collaborate with Cheyenne, including Starlight Mints member and pop wonder Ryan Lindsey, Ex-Fruit Bats pedal steel player Rob Stephenson, Josh Jones of Oklahoma’s Evangelicals, New York City anti-folk singer Jaymay, Oklahoma’s legendary lost songwriter Tim Miser, and veteran drummer James Mcalister
To celebrate the release of The Whale, Cheyenne will be in residency at Piano’s club Saturdays in November, followed by at December 8th CD release show at Joe’s Pub.
We have a new line up and a new sound that gets back to the original sound on the first CD! We are writing songs and not playing shows a lot to focus on the song writing. Our new sound and new music can be heard at concerts for now and we hope to post some new music on the myspace ASAP, so come check it out. We hope you will be blessed! the jtb
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We're having a party...hand clapping, bloomers, and bourbon. Oh, and lots of shimmying! Oh Wow Dang and Treefort Recordings have teamed up to throw a party at the end of a recording trip for Those Darlins forthcoming EP and full-length. It will be a premiere of what Those Darlins have been up to and we want to get drunk with you in celebration. We've invited Deer Tick to headline for his mix of barroom balladry and rock n'roll rock n’roll. And are so pleased to have just added Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson the eve. before their album officially hits the streets. Uh-huh.
Oh Wow Dang is the label, promotions company surrounding the launch of Those Darlins.
Jeff Curtin of Treefort productions has worked with Vampire Weekend, Juan's Basement (Pf-TV), Previously On Lost and Rahim.
It does not suck that the two parties are working together.
Monday, June 30th 7:30PM @ South Paw $8adv/$10 at the door
We have just added a new studio mix of “Wild One” for you to see what we’ve been up to. Listen here: www. myspace. com/darlins
What folks are saying about Those Darlins:
"The Carter Family and Black Lips somehow channeled through three lovely, badass chicks from Tennessee." -Juan Pieczanski, Juan's Basement (Pitchfork TV)
also, i am in new york today and playing tonight at arlene's grocery at 7 pm. it would be fantastic to see all your beautiful faces. hope the tour finished out well for you guys!
hey Cheyenne! it was a pleasure to meet you and share the stage with you last friday. we rocked out to your disc on the way home. you guys are radical. good luck on the rest of your tour. lets get together again soon! - jon
