Idiot Glee to tour in support of LP

Idiot Glee Announces US Fall Tour

Paddywhack LP Out NOW On Moshi Moshi/Hop Hop

Tour Dates


7/30 - Funny Farm - Electric Eclectic Festival - Meaford, Ontario
9/16 - DAAC - Grand Rapids, MI
9/19 - The Cause - Minneapolis, MN
9/22 - Zoo City Apparel - Missoula, MT
9/23 - The Josephine - Seattle, WA
9/24 - Waldorf Hotel - Vancouver, BC
9/25 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
9/26 - The Alibi - Eureka, CA
9/27 - Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
9/29 - Continental Room - Fullerton, CA
9/30 - The Smell - North Hollywood, CA
10/1 - Tin Can Alehouse - San Diego, CA
10/2 - Yellow Canary Dancehall - Phoenix, AZ
10/4 - 29th St Ballroom - Austin, TX
10/5 - Canton Co-Op - Dallas, TX
10/6 - Outland Ballroom - Springield, MO
10/8 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY


After the idyllic charm of last year’s debut single “All Packed Up / Don’t Drink The Water” Idiot Glee returns with his first album Paddywhack, which was released on June 7th on Moshi Moshi.

23-year-old James Friley trades in spectral transmissions: multi-layered vocal concoctions that sound like they are emitted from a radio in the past, or coming over an unknown satellite frequency from the future, telling stories about a more idyllic time.

Mining an emotional territory between nostalgia and powerful sense of childlike wonder, his rustic arrangements belie a sophisticated sense of melody surrounded by palpable magic and mystery. Hypnotic looped vocal samples come into full bloom around beautifully cathartic, slow-burning choral interpretations, all the while retaining a graceful fragility.

Having trained as a classical pianist from age 7, a teenage Friley found the designated hours of practice quickly gave way to writing and improvising his own solo piano compositions. Having more of a pop sensibility the songs didn’t fit the repertoire of budding rock band ‘Bedtime’ and hence Idiot Glee began to take shape.

The discovery on cassette of Pet Sounds in a flea market in 2008 proved a pivotal point. “I listened to it probably 100 times over the span of a year” he says and it became the catalyst in making Idiot Glee a full time hobby.


http://www.myspace.com/idiotglee
http://idiotglee.bandcamp.com/