POLAR BEAR CLUB return to the UK and mainland Europe and bring with them SHOOK ONES and TITLE FIGHT. A package not to be missed!
15-Feb MANCHESTER MOHO
16-Feb NORWICH MARQUEE
17-Feb NEWPORT LE PUB
19-Feb ESSEN CAFÉ NOVA
20-Feb STUTTGART JUHA WEST
22-Feb HAMBURG HAFENKLANG
24-Feb VIENNA B72
25-Feb ZURICH DYNAMO
26-Feb TRIER EXHAUS
27-Feb ANTWERP TRIX
28-Feb DEN BOSCH NL W2
02-Mar LEEDS COCKPIT
03-Mar GLASGOW CAPTAINS REST
04-Mar NOTTINGHAM BUNKERS HILL
05-Mar LONDON UNDERWORLD
Amp cover stars, Polar Bear Club are working hard in a studio space in NYC filming for their debut music video for the song "Living Saints"- a track off Chasing Hamburg. Being filmed by Thomas Colella, the video will be a conceptual piece complete with performance bits and even some animation. Anticipate to see "Living Saints" on your television and computer screens this winter. Chasing Hamburg was released via Bridge Nine records earlier this month and debuted at #14 on the New Artist Chart with Alternative Press Magazine hailing it as "instantly infectious."
Back in 2005, Chris Browne (guitar) and Jimmy Stadt (vocals) got together as a side project to their various bands. Eventually, Nate Morris (guitar), Erik Henning (bass), and Emmett Menke (drums) joined in and Polar Bear Club was formed with little to no intention of going full time. Spread out amongst states and time zones, the band released the EP The Redder The Better before they hit the studio to record 2008's critically acclaimed Sometimes Things Just Disappear on Red Leader Records. As the interest in the band grew, they dropped jobs, took leaves of absence from school and hit the road with bands like Gaslight Anthem, Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls, American Steel, A Wilhelm Scream and many more. Vocalist Jimmy Stadt said, “Every full-time band makes sacrifices to do this for a living. We’ve been fortunate to be able to do this full-time but there is a lot of baggage. Not seeing your family, little stability, no real income, uncertain future and a lot of hard work. There are a lot of upsides as well. It's just like pursuing anything you love outside the norm. We knew it would be a real hard climb – but after releasing Sometimes Things Just Disappear, we knew what we had to do. And now we’re doing it.”
Polar Bear Club polished up their demos and headed into the studio with acclaimed Producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear) to record what would become Chasing Hamburg earlier this year. With songs that pay homage to influential bands like Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike and The Get Up Kids, Polar Bear Club delivered a record that sounds familiar yet is completely refreshing and new. Stadt went on to say, “The recording process was really natural for us. We were more meticulous with the song writing this time around. We did more pre production than we've ever done and were working together really well. Before 'Hamburg' we would write our parts and try and make it sound as cool as possible but this time around we were working off each other a lot more and writing stuff that fit the song. It was a big leap for us. We recorded with Matt Bayles and he helped a lot as well. He's really good at making a band sound like a band. No bells and whistles. He was very hands off when he needed to be but there for us when we he could tell we needed him.” Drummer Emmett Menke continued, “The new songs are overall a bit shorter and more upbeat, while somehow getting a little darker. Lyrically, they’re a lot more personal than our previous efforts. We're very happy with the final product.”
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15-Feb MANCHESTER MOHO
16-Feb NORWICH MARQUEE
17-Feb NEWPORT LE PUB
19-Feb ESSEN CAFÉ NOVA
20-Feb STUTTGART JUHA WEST
22-Feb HAMBURG HAFENKLANG
24-Feb VIENNA B72
25-Feb ZURICH DYNAMO
26-Feb TRIER EXHAUS
27-Feb ANTWERP TRIX
28-Feb DEN BOSCH NL W2
02-Mar LEEDS COCKPIT
03-Mar GLASGOW CAPTAINS REST
04-Mar NOTTINGHAM BUNKERS HILL
05-Mar LONDON UNDERWORLD
Amp cover stars, Polar Bear Club are working hard in a studio space in NYC filming for their debut music video for the song "Living Saints"- a track off Chasing Hamburg. Being filmed by Thomas Colella, the video will be a conceptual piece complete with performance bits and even some animation. Anticipate to see "Living Saints" on your television and computer screens this winter. Chasing Hamburg was released via Bridge Nine records earlier this month and debuted at #14 on the New Artist Chart with Alternative Press Magazine hailing it as "instantly infectious."
Back in 2005, Chris Browne (guitar) and Jimmy Stadt (vocals) got together as a side project to their various bands. Eventually, Nate Morris (guitar), Erik Henning (bass), and Emmett Menke (drums) joined in and Polar Bear Club was formed with little to no intention of going full time. Spread out amongst states and time zones, the band released the EP The Redder The Better before they hit the studio to record 2008's critically acclaimed Sometimes Things Just Disappear on Red Leader Records. As the interest in the band grew, they dropped jobs, took leaves of absence from school and hit the road with bands like Gaslight Anthem, Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls, American Steel, A Wilhelm Scream and many more. Vocalist Jimmy Stadt said, “Every full-time band makes sacrifices to do this for a living. We’ve been fortunate to be able to do this full-time but there is a lot of baggage. Not seeing your family, little stability, no real income, uncertain future and a lot of hard work. There are a lot of upsides as well. It's just like pursuing anything you love outside the norm. We knew it would be a real hard climb – but after releasing Sometimes Things Just Disappear, we knew what we had to do. And now we’re doing it.”
Polar Bear Club polished up their demos and headed into the studio with acclaimed Producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear) to record what would become Chasing Hamburg earlier this year. With songs that pay homage to influential bands like Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike and The Get Up Kids, Polar Bear Club delivered a record that sounds familiar yet is completely refreshing and new. Stadt went on to say, “The recording process was really natural for us. We were more meticulous with the song writing this time around. We did more pre production than we've ever done and were working together really well. Before 'Hamburg' we would write our parts and try and make it sound as cool as possible but this time around we were working off each other a lot more and writing stuff that fit the song. It was a big leap for us. We recorded with Matt Bayles and he helped a lot as well. He's really good at making a band sound like a band. No bells and whistles. He was very hands off when he needed to be but there for us when we he could tell we needed him.” Drummer Emmett Menke continued, “The new songs are overall a bit shorter and more upbeat, while somehow getting a little darker. Lyrically, they’re a lot more personal than our previous efforts. We're very happy with the final product.”
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