Dizzying noise-rockers railcars careen across the US, announce epic tour
the menacing "Cathedral With No Eyes" out digitally today
October 1, 2009, 10:11 AM
Just shortly after their move to LA, railcars find themselves on the move again hitting the road for all of October and November. Bringing their colorful noise-pop eastward then back, railcars are leaving no corner of the US unloved. Their new EP "Cathedral With No Eyes" is out digitally today on Gold Robot and out next month on vinyl on Stumparumper.
"Cathedral With No Eyes" is the second proper release by railcars. In this record, LA-based multiple-instrumentalist Aria Jalali recounts the life of Edmund the Martyr, a 9th century king of East Anglia with songs about his life and succession to the throne as a young boy, his conquests, his suffering at the hands of vikings and death by their arrows.
This time around railcars make an attempt to more accurately recreate the whirling, dizzying fury of their live performances, flowing continuously yet shifting without warning, translating the story of St. Edmund into walls of noise, sputtering drum machines, dying electronics, and tales told in distant shouts.
railcars' debut release came last year as a 7" recorded by Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart and they have recently played shows with Crystal Antlers, Handsome Furs, and Former Ghosts. While the recorded output is just Jalali, his live show incorporates more players including live visuals making for quite a visceral experience bringing the songs to life. railcars will be on tour throughout the US all October and November.
"You'll discover the big, skuzzy power-pop heart that shitgazers Times New Viking might have if they were machines instead of men (and women). The thumping, dirty electro beats might even inspire you to dance -- once you stop feeling so nervous, that is." SPIN.com
"Dense, rainbow-noise music...Jalali is not just some in-the-know dude with righteous bros, his music is every bit as hyperchromatic as the well-known acts he's played with, submerging pubescent pop songs in a tank of acidic gear drainage." RCRD LBL
FALL 2009 TOUR
10/1 the smell - los angeles, ca w/ Experimental Dental School, Pocahaunted, Foot Village
10/2 biko garage - santa barbara, ca w/ Desolation Wilderness
10/3 UC Irvine - irvine, ca w/ Tempo No Tempo
10/4 the smell - los angeles, ca
10/5 echo curio - los angeles, ca w/ VOICEsVOICEs
10/6 ports o' call - west covina, ca
10/7 che cafe - san diego, ca
10/8 trunkspace - phoenix, arizona
10/9 meow wolf - santa fe, new mexico
10/10 Burt's tiki lounge - albuquerque, new mexico
10/11 rhinoceropolis - denver, colorado
10/13 soundpony - tulsa, oklahoma
10/14 good records - dallas, texas
10/15 the mohawk - austin, texas w/ Arrington de Dionyso
10/16 ameroplace - fayetteville, arkansas
10/17 rad haus - little rock, arkansas
10/18 little hamilton's - nashville, tennessee
10/19 go bar - athens, ga
10/20 maya gallery - greensboro, north carolina
10/21 the triple - richmond, virginia
10/25 danger danger gallery - philadelphia
10/26 market hotel - brooklyn, ny
10/31 death by audio - brooklyn, ny
11/1 monkeytown - brooklyn, ny
11/2 now that's class - cleveland, ohio
11/6 weirder park - chicago
11/7 pangea house - minot, north dakota
11/12 TBA - seattle, wa
11/13 le voyeur - olympia, washington
11/14 TBA - portland
11/18 fungarden - sacramento, california
11/19 thee parkside - san francisco, california
11/20 flux 53 gallery - oakland, california
11/23 synchronicity space - los angeles, california
11/24 acrobatics everyday - irvine, california
railcars
"Cathedral With No Eyes"
vinyl out 10.6.2009 on Stumparumper
out now digitally on Gold Robot.
1. Life of Saint Edmund (ponds)
2. Castles
3. Passion of Saint Edmund (rebirth)
4. Passion of Saint Edmund (miracles)
5. Cathedral With No Eyes
6 Martydom of Saint Edmund (end)
This record is pressed on 140 gram black vinyl and features full color pro-printed jackets and full color labels with artwork by Claudia O'Steen. Also included is an MP3 download card of the album.
The first 100 pre-orders will also receive an exclusive, hand-numbered, pre-order-only 8.5"x11" Railcars poster and a 1" pin featuring the album art. Also, ALL pre-order customers will be entered into a drawing to win a TEST PRESSING OF THE ALBUM!!! There are only 5 of these in existence, so this is quite an opportunity. Second prize will be a copy of Aria's almost-out-of-print first release, the Cities vs. Submarines 7" ep.
