Les Savy Fav Announce Tour Dates, Tim Harrington Hams It Up Once Again
November 10, 2007, 11:18 AM
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In the race to become indie rock’s funniest band, Brooklyn’s Les Savy Fav has pretty much lapped the competition by now. First there was the
. Then the failed AOL HR interview. Now Tim Harrington has teamed with the folks at VH1 Best Week Ever and Nothing But Nets – a Malaria awareness campaign (no, really!) – to produce the most hilarious clip yet. Here, Harrington is dressed in a ridiculous mosquito costume, buzzing around Manhattan, harassing tourists and office workers. The moral of the story: they might just be a nuisance in America, but plenty of mosquitoes much more threatening than Harrington are roaming around Africa. Learn:
In other news, the band will continue its piecemeal tour in support of 2007’s Let’s Stay Friends with select dates in November, December and January of next year.
11-16 Durham, North Carolina - Duke Coffeehouse
11-30 Seattle, Washington - Neumos
12-01 Vancouver Richards on Richards
12-15 Lost Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
12-31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
01-18 Dallas, TX - The Loft
01-19 Austin, TX - Emo’s
What the press is saying about Let’s Stay Friends:
“The group is malevolent and charming at once, still a beguiling combo. A-” – Entertainment Weekly
“Let's Stay Friends arrives as a startling cannon-shot message of brain-thawing intent. 9/10” – NME
“Let's Stay Friends is the first album of new songs in six years from indie-rock madcaps Les Savy Fav, yet it sounds like a band that's just hitting a peak. 4/5” – Rolling Stone
Let’s Stay Friends Tracklist
01. Pots & Pans
02. The Equestrian
03. The Year Before the Year 2000
04. Patty Lee
05. What Would Wolves Do
06. Brace Yourself
07. Rage in the Plague Age
08. Slugs in the Shrubs
09. Kiss Kiss Is Gettting Old
10. Comes & Goes
11. Scotchguard the Credit Card
12. The Lowest Bitter
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