Pomegranates to tour in support of new effort

Pomegranates broke on the scene last year with their debut full length, Everything Is Alive -- an album that garnered immediate attention and support from music lovers and taste-makers alike. KEXP and WOXY, among others, fell for the band’s quirky and charming blend of pop rock, and listeners followed suit, blogging the band up to #11 on Elbo.ws blog aggregate. The band also caught the attention of their peers.

Artists such as French Kicks and Islands responded to Pomegranates’ dynamic live set by inviting them out on the road. Everybody, Come Outside! shows a marked improvement both creatively and sonically from its predecessor, channeling influences that range from Talking Heads and Brian Eno, to French Kicks and Fela Kuti. It’s a conceptual album of sorts, weaving an interesting tale of a man who leaves home, only to be abducted by a time traveler. Each of the 11 tracks of Everybody, Come Outside! add to the mystique, as well as reveal a bit more about this unusual tale.

Pomegranates is Jacob Merritt (drums, percussion), Joey Cook (vocals, guitar, keys, bass), Josh Kufeldt (bass, electric guitar) and Isaac Karns (guitar, bass, sampling, vocals, keys). Everybody, Come Outside! was recorded by Pomegranates and mixed and mastered by TJ Lipple of Aloha (MGMT, Headlights, Minus Story). Everybody, Come Outside! drops worldwide April 14, 2009 on Lujo Records.

“The group’s grasp on the finer points of cooking up melodies and honeycombs far surpasses their years... They are songs that will challenge you, make you swoon and also make peer out longingly to the twinkling stars up above on a clear-lit night.“ – Daytrotter

Pomegranates Live:
All dates w/ Wye Oak (Merge Records)
04/15 Pittsburg, PA @ Brillobox *
04/16 Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House *
04/17 Chicago, IL @ Hideout *
04/18 Carleton, MN @ Basement *
04/19 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *
04/20 Iowa, IA @ Public Space One *
04/21 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room *
04/22 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive *
04/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Ct. *
04/24 Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
04/25 Kennewick, WA @ The Red Room *
04/26 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern *
04/27 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
04/29 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *
04/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge *
05/01 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space *
05/04 Norman, OK @ Opolis *
05/06 Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
05/09 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *
05/10 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
05/11 Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
05/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie *
05/13 New York City, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
05/14 Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bears *
05/15 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine *
05/16 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
06/15 Newport, KY @ The Southgate House w/ Ted Leo

Artist: Pomegranates
Title: Everybody, Come Outside!
Label: Lujo Records
Release Date: April 14th, 2009

01. Everybody, Come Outside!
02. Beachcomber
03. This Land Used To Be My Land, But Now I Hate This Land
04. The Southern Ocean
05. Sail (Away with Me)
06. Corriander
07. 384 BC
08. Svaatzi Uutsi
09. Jerusalem Has A Bad Day
10. Tesseract
11. I Feel Like I’m A Million Years Old

On The Web:
www.everybodyoutside.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/pomegranatesart
www.lujorecords.com
www.myspace.com/lujorecords