On the heels of a sold-out tour of the Northeast US together, Violens are thrilled to announce more dates with MGMT this November. Following the release of singer/producer Jorge Elbrecht's remix of their single "Time to Pretend", MGMT asked Violens to join them on dates between a busy schedule of summer festivals, and the package will now cross the pond for a string of dates that are quickly selling out major clubs across the UK! Stay tuned for additional shows in London, and release plans for Violens international debut.
Violens also kicked off a leg of shows this past weekend as sole support for indie rock faves Grizzly Bear, on their shows between dates with Radiohead. A Benefit for The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation is sold out at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg this Saturday August 9th, while Washington DC and Boston audiences have the chance to catch the bands perform next week.
Violens recently released their critically acclaimed new single "Trance-Like Turn" on The Green Owl Records Comp: A Benefit for the Energy Action Coalition. Their contribution is featured among tracks by other notable artists such as Feist, Muse, Deerhoof, Bloc Party, A Place To Bury Strangers, and many more. 100% of profits from the album sales will be donated to the EAC, to support their efforts to raise environmental awareness in our community. http://greenowlrecords.com/comp.php
The band was recently named one of 8 bands to watch in 2008 by The L Magazine. Follow the link below to their feature, alongside Brooklyn's High Places:
http://thelmagazine.com/6/11/feature/feature4.cfm?ctype=1
Violens (pronounced "vy-lenz") are a New York-via-Miami four-piece formed in the fall of 2007, featuring members Iddo Arad (synths/vocals), Ben Brantley (bass), Jorge Elbrecht (lead vocals/guitar) and Kris King (drums). Their music imagines a place where The Zombies & The Byrds meet Wire & The Violent Femmes, and Crass meets Angelo Badalamenti & Prefab Sprout.
Violens songs conjure descriptions of nightmares, the passing of time, speculations on spiritual messages, and accounts of psychedelic hallucinations. Even their most frenetic guitar work and aggressive rhythms are draped in a gauze of reverberant, harmonized vocals and synths which create a sense of creepy, artificial comfort.
A fitting characterization, lyrically and musically, for a group whose name sounds like a melding of the words "violence" and "violins".
US Summer Dates
Aug 9, 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Grizzly Bear)
Aug 11 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (w/Grizzly Bear) Washington, DC
Aug 14 Museum of Fine Arts (w/Grizzly Bear) Boston, MA
Aug 22, 2008 Seaport Music Festival (w/ Grand Archives) New York, NY
Aug 30, 2008 Johnny Brenda’s Philly, PA
November UK Tour w/MGMT
Nov 3 Ambassador Dublin
Nov 4 Ambassador Dublin
Nov 5 Academy Leeds
Nov 6 Rock City Nottingham
Nov 7 Academy Bristol
Nov 9 Barrowlands Glasgow
Nov 10 Academy Birmingham
Nov 11 Academy Manchester
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