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LA STRADA Release Debut EP

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February 27, 2009, 09:33 PM

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After much anticipation from fans and the press alike, La Strada is pleased to release their debut EP today for the Ernest Jenning Record Co. The 6-song collection has captured the energy and intricate melodies of the band's live performances which has already garnered them an accomplished following. From the show stopping, “Starling,” to the inspiring and driving melodies of “Flying,” and “The Sun Song,” the band's introduction to the world is sure to please.

Over the past year, New York's La Strada has managed to create an impressive fanbase for themselves, due to their uncanny ability to funnel the romance of old-world instrumentation through new world amplification. With soaring vocal harmonies, accordion, and string-driven melodies revved up on rock and roll, La Strada transports you to the hills of the Balkans, a street corner in Paris, and back home beneath a Brooklyn skyline. Frontman, songwriter and former aspiring astronaut, James Craft, was born in France and has also lived in Northern California, and Romania, and as a result, the band's folk ballads and fiery anthems are infused with a sense of great distance, invoking both nostalgia and awe.



La Strada EP Tracklisting:
1. Orphan
2. The Sun Song
3. Flying
4. Loved You All Along
5. Mama
6. Starling * download exclusively @ TheTripwire.com!



La Strada Live!
Mar 5 2009 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn La Strada Album Release w/ Special Guests Stars Like Fleas, Twi the Humble Feather, and Frances
Mar 14 2009 Stanley's Pub Cincinnati, Ohio w/ Frances
Mar 15 2009 Union Rock Yards Chicago, Illinois
Mar 16 2009 PS1 Iowa City, Iowa

w/ Bowerbirds!
May 1 2009 - Il Motore Montreal, QC
May 2 2009 - Drake Underground Toronto Ontario
May 4 2009 - Schubas Chicago, IL
May 5 2009 - Bear's Place Bloomington, IN
May 6 2009 - Southgate House Newport, KY
May 7 2009 - The Rocket Club Asheville, NC
May 8 2009 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

+ More dates coming soon!

* Watch the video for The Sun Song here!

Harnessing the accordion, cello, violin and viola, the band transforms the sounds of today's metropolises into that of a picturesque turn-of-the-century European provincial town. - CMJ.com

















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