After ten years, four full-lengths, a handful of EPs, singles and comp tracks, countless DIY tours and basement shows, and a tireless dedication to an independent punk rock ethic, to boot,
Nakatomi Plaza has decided to call it a day. And while there are plenty of great ways to say "goodbye" to everyone who supported your band for a decade, two of the very best include releasing one last amazing record and subsequently backing it up with a tour and a two-day fest with awesome bands and some of your best friends.
Ghosts, the final self-released full-length from
Nakatomi Plaza, will see an official September 29, 2009 release date. However, the Brooklyn, NY trio will also have copies of the record on its upcoming farewell trek, named "The Coda Tour."
For a limited time only - today until August 30th - the band will offer
Ghosts to everyone as a free / pay-what-you-like digital release. To download your copy,
go here. The record is available from
iTunes and other digital music services as well.
Recorded by Ali Hassan (The Bouncing Souls, The Loved Ones),
Ghosts is undoubtedly the exclamation point at the end of an impressive, if somewhat underappreciated career. While Nakatomi Plaza still has a firm grasp on the careening dynamics and the technical, exploratory nature of previous releases,
Ghosts - in proper punk rock fashion - tends to go straight for the jugular with anthemic choruses, blazing riffs and no shortage of knockout hooks. The band has always been incendiary and explosive, but this latest effort weilds an edge that zigs and zags and takes unexpected detours, yet for the most part understands that a simple direct, deep cut is the most effective way to leave a lasting mark.
Listen to "
Bomb Shelter" and "
The Finish Line" (free mp3s)
As previously mentioned, beginning on August 31st, Nakatomi Plaza will be embarking on The Coda Tour in support of
Ghosts. The band will be sharing the stage with likes of Lemuria, Landmines, Rapid Cities, The New Dress, Avec, Eric Ayotte, Trophy Wife and Good Luck to name a few, not to mention five days on the road with
Attica! Attica!. The tour will culminate with Buddy Fest, two days of awesome music and good friends gathering to see off one of the hardest working independent bands in the past decade.
FAREWELL TOUR
AUG 31 - New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ Disarmor
SEP 01 - Washington, DC @ TBA w/ Trophy Wife, Avec
SEP 02 - Baltimore, MD @ The Talking Head w/ Avec, Lingos Clamore
SEP 03 - Richmond, VA @ Plaza Bowl w/ Landmines, Marionette, Cities For Small Towns
SEP 04 - Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley w/ Desolation Wilderness, Attica! Attica!, Alcohawk
SEP 05 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Good Luck, Attica! Attica! Eric Ayotte
SEP 06 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop w/ I Am Champagne, Swarm of Bats, Attica! Attica!
SEP 07 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/ Lemuria, Attica! Attica!
SEP 08 - Ithaca, NY @ The Shop w/ Attica! Attica!, Beach Parade
SEP 09 - Binghamton, NY @ TBA w/ Summer People
SEP 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium - Buddy Fest / Day 1 (2nd to last show!) w/ Avec, The Reveling, The New Dress
SEP 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium - Buddy Fest / Day 2 (last show!) w/ Cities For Small Towns, Lemuria, I Am Champagne, Man Without Plan, Trophy Wife, Summer People, Ludlow Lions, One Main Riot, Rapid Cities, Kill Wealthy Dowager
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