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Young Galaxy are excited to release the sequel to the outstanding video for ‘We Have Everything’ which recently broke YouTube‘s 100,000 views barrier.  The new video for ‘Peripheral Visionaries’ was also directed by Sinbad Richardson, a Montreal based visual artist working as an animator, designer and video director.  Young Galaxy are also excited to announce that they will be supporting label-mates Austra on their upcoming tour of Canada (full list of dates below).

In ‘Peripheral Visionairies’, Jennifer finds herself given a second chance to live a fulfilling life. A producer discovers her one night singing in a karaoke bar and gives her the glamorous life she had previously only dreamed of. In the end, she makes the same mistakes as in her previous less than privileged life, having learned nothing at all despite her creator’s efforts. Will she ever learn?

“The band asked me to create a second animated music video and I suggested making a sequel to ‘We Have Everything’ off the same album,” says Sinbad Richardson. “‘Peripheral Visionaries’ picks up where we left off, our main character is stranded on the side of the highway, her bus having broken down. This narrative interprets ‘Peripheral Visionaries’ as a confession to the attraction of the unholy and a belonging to an ambiguous (nonetheless determined) rebellion against virtue. Our main character was to give in to her superficial ambitions but not without a cost. The line ‘We a sea, tears from the eyes of god’ repeated over and over, is taken as a foregone conclusion.”

Fall/Winter Tour Dates:
 October 13 – Reykjavik IS – Iceland Airwaves
October 15 – Stockholm SE – Strand
October 19 – Oslo NO – Mono
October 20 – Göteborg SE – Pustervik
October 21 – Malmo SE – Debaser
October 22 – Hamburg DE – Indra Club
October 23 – Berlin DE – Comet Club
October 25 – Cologne DE – Elektroküche
October 26 – Amsterdam NL – Paradiso
October 27 – Paris FR – Flèche D’or
October 28 – Lille FR – Ground Zero Festival
October 29 – Brussels BE – Ancienne Belgique
October 30 – Manchester UK – The Deaf Institute
November 2 – London UK – The Lexington  
November 16 – Vancouver BC – Electric Owl +
November 17 – Kamloops BC – Cactus Jacks +
November 18 – Edmonton AB – The Brixx Bar & Grill +
November 19 – Calgary AB – HiFi Club +
November 20 -  Lethbridge AB – Tongue N Groove +
November 22 – Saskatoon SK – Amigos Cantina +
November 23 – Regina SK – The Exchange +
November 24 – Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Centre +
November 25 – Fargo ND – The Aquarium +
November 26 – Minneapolis MN – Triple Rock Social Club +
November 28 – Chicago IL – Empty Bottle +
November 29 – Pontiac MI – The Pike Room at Crowfoot Ballroom +
December 1 – Toronto ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre +
December 2 – Montreal QC – Cabaret du Mile End +
December 3 – Ottawa ON – Ritual Night Club +
December 4 – Waterloo ON – Starlight *

* with Austra

Cuff The Duke have made another track from their Paper Bag Records debut Morning Comes available for download.  Album stand-out ‘Standing On The Edge’ can be downloaded here.  The band is also excited to announce that they have extended their Canadian tour to include dates in Ottawa, Hamilton and two-night stands at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern and Kingston’s Grad Club (full list of dates below).
 
Also keep your eye on CBC Radio 2′s blog for the exclusive premiere of Cuff The Duke’s Paper Bag Sessions which will be rolling out one by one each Tuesday leading up to the October 4th release of the album.  Watch for the first video for ‘Count On Me’ here.  Check back for another video for ‘Time Is Right’ which will be premiered today at noon EST.

After almost ten years as a band and four albums to its credit, Cuff the Duke has made … a concept record. The Toronto roots rockers wouldn’t call it that (there are no suites about dragons here), but there it is, 10 tracks on a theme that flow like a film, like a good book, one filled with emotional highs and lows, plot twists, and universal truths. Morning Comes is a story about change, about confronting loss, about – as one track calls it — ‘Standing on the Edge’ and having the courage to look across to an unknown future on the other side.

And if the record leaves you on a slight down-beat with the reflective closing track ‘Letting Go’, there is also much brightness on the horizon, as the band is already recording a companion sequel [title TBA] to explore life after loss.
 
“Where ‘Letting Go’ leaves off, with a person who has moved on, the next record is what comes after that.” says the band’s Wayne Petti. “It should be lyrically more upbeat, still questioning things, but more optimistic rather than sad and final. I always try to incorporate a sense of hope.”
 
 
Cuff The Duke Fall Tour Dates
October 19 | Sault Ste. Marie @ Loplop Lounge +
October 20 | Thunder Bay @ Crocks +
October 21 | Winnipeg @ Park Theatre +
October 22 | Regina @ The Exchange +
October 25 | Black Diamond @ The Stop Coffee House
October 26 | Lethbridge @ The Slice +
October 27 | Canmore @ Communitea Cafe +
October 28 | Calgary @ Dicken’s Pub +
October 29 | Nelson @ The Royal +
November 1 | Victoria @ Lucky Bar +
November 2 | Vancouver @ Electric Owl +
November 4 | Edmonton @ The Haven Social Club +
November 5 | Saskatoon @ Amigo’s +
November 9 | Hamilton @ Casbah +
November 10 | Barrie @ The Mansion
November 11 | London @ Call The Office +
November 12 | Ottawa @ Maverick’s +
November 13 | Guelph @ eBar +
November 16 | Waterloo @ Starlight +
November 17 | Peterborough @ Red Dog +
November 18 | Kingston @ The Grad Club +
November 19 | Kingston @ The Grad Club +
November 25 | Toronto @ The Horseshoe Tavern
November 26 | Toronto @ The Horseshoe Tavern

+ with Hooded Fang

Elliott BROOD are pleased to announce a Canadian tour in support of their forthcoming
album Days Into Years. The tour, which is presented by CBC Radio 3, will start on October 13th in
Guelph ending on November 19th in Montreal with One Hundred Dollars as support on all of the
dates. Elliott BROOD will release Days Into Years in Canada on September 27th on Paper Bag
Records. The album was produced by the band and John Critchley at Green Door Studios,
Avening Town Hall and Park Side Drive Studios.

Download album track ‘If I Get Old’ on Paper Bag Record’s Facebook Page

Days Into Years is now available for pre-order, and will be out on CD, Limited Edition Vinyl, and Digitally on September 27th! The limited edition vinyl is pressed on 180gram white vinyl, includes a download card, and is housed in a hand silk-screened sleeve.
Elliott BROOD tour dates with One Hundred Dollars:
September 2 – Rouyn-Noranda @ Music Emerging Festival +
September 17 – Windsor @ Phog Lounge +
October 13 – Guelph @ Club Vinyl
October 14 – Hamilton @ Leander Boat Club
October 15 – London @ Call The Office
October 22 – Kingston @ The Grad Club
October 27 – Sault Ste. Marie @ Loplop Lounge
October 28 – Thunder Bay @ Crocks
October 29 – Winnipeg @ West End Cultural Centre
October 31 – Saskatoon @ Amigo’s
November 1 – Lethbridge @ The Slice
November 3 – Calgary @ Republik
November 4 – Nelson @ Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
November 8 – Victoria @ Sugar
November 9 – Vancouver @ The Commodore Ballroom
November 12 – Edmonton @ Starlite Room
November 13 – Regina @ The Exchange
November 17 – Sudbury @ The Townhouse
November 18 – Toronto @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 19 – Montreal @ La Sala Rossa

+ Elliott BROOD only

Rolling Stone has premiered the video for “Leftovers”, the much talked about collaboration between PS I Love You and good friend Diamond Rings. The clip was directed by Colin Medley, who’s worked with both artists in the past — PS I Love You “Facelove”, Diamond Rings “All Yr Songs” and “Something Else”. “Leftovers” will be available on PS I Love You’s forthcoming rarities compilation, Figure It Out, due out August 30 on vinyl and as a digital download.

Watch “Leftovers” video:
Rolling Stone
Vimeo
You Tube

Rolling Stone says of the clip, “The band gives a glimpse at life on their joint tour with Diamond Rings this past spring. Like director Colin Medley’s previous collaboration with the band, this take is candid and fun. Cut with performance footage and the making of an over-the-top meal, the video skips the showy stuff and chronicles what singer/guitarist Paul Saulnier says the band does best: “take days off and have dinner parties.”
 
Medley elaborates a bit further, “I was on the road with the bands mostly for fun but also to document the tour any way I knew how. Most nights, PS I Love You would end their set by inviting Diamond Rings to the stage to play their single “Leftovers.” With no clear plan in mind, I started to tape their performances of the single. Halfway through the tour when we found ourselves with a day off, we decided it might be fun to develop a music video for the song while still on the road. Driving from Austin, TX to Tuscon, AZ, we stopped over in a small town called Marfa, TX (pop. 2000) and rented a trailer for the night. Using the song’s title as a cue, Paul (of PS I Love You) cooked up an amazing meal for all of us in the small confines of our mobile home, and of course, there were plenty of leftovers.”
 
PS I Love You hits the road on September 3rd in Seattle, WA at the Bumbershoot Festival and wraps up on October 29th in Kingston, ON at Grad Club with support from the likes of Suuns and Balkans (select dates). View full tour dates below.

Fall Tour Dates: 
 SAT 9/03 Seattle WA – Bumbershoot Festival 
MON 9/05 Pullman WA – Bell Tower *
WED 9/07 Victoria BC – Lucky Bar *
THU 9/08 Vancouver BC – Electric Owl *
FRI 9/09 Portland OR – Backspace
SAT 9/10 San Francisco CA – Hemlock *
MON 9/12 Santa Barbara CA – Muddy Waters *
TUE 9/13 San Diego CA – Casbah
WED 9/14 Visalia CA – All Pro Pizza *
THU 9/15 Los Angeles CA – Echo *
SAT 9/17 Boise ID – Neurolux *
TUE 9/20 Nelson BC – Hume *
WED 9/21 Edmonton AB – Pawn Shop *
THU 9/22 Calgary AB – SAITSA *
FRI 9/23 Saskatoon SK – Walker’s *
SAT 9/24 Winnipeg MB – Royal Albert *
SUN 9/25 Minneapolis MN – 7th Street *
MON 9/26 Iowa City IA – Gabes Oasis *
TUE 9/27 Chicago IL – Schubas *
SAT 10/01 Toronto ON – Great Hall  
MON 10/03 Hamilton ON – This Ain’t Hollywood #
TUE 10/04 London ON – Call The Office #
WED 10/05 Ottawa ON – Mavericks #
THU 10/06 Montreal QC – Il Motore #
FRI 10/07 New York City NY – Mercury Lounge #
SAT 10/08 Boston MA – Great Scott #
MON 10/10 Washington DC – DC9
TUE 10/11 Charlotte NC – Snug Harbour
WED 10/12 Atlanta GA – 529
THU 10/13 Orlando FL – Backbooth
FRI 10/14 Pensacola FL – DeLuna Festival
SAT 10/15 Birmingham AL – Bottletree
MON 10/17 Durham NC – Motorco (small room)
TUE 10/18 Philadelphia PA – Kung Fu Necktie
SAT 10/22 Halifax NS – Halifax Pop Explosion
SAT 10/29 Kingston ON – Grad Club
* with Balkans
# with Suuns

Cuff The Duke has just released their first single from Morning Comes, their forthcoming album.

‘Count On Me’ is now available to download on the band’s Facebook page.

Cuff The Duke will release their fifth album Morning Comes on October 4th. The ten-track album was produced by Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor and is the first part of a two part album. Morning Comes includes single ‘Count On Me’ (MP3) and an eight minute epic called ‘Bound To Your Own Vices’. Cuff The Duke are also excited to announce a tour of Western Canada. The alt-country road-warriors will hit the road on October 20th in Thunder Bay (full list of dates below). More Canadian dates will be announced soon.

“These albums are about dealing with loss of someone and the change that brings to one’s life,” says the band’s Wayne Petti. “The confusion and loneliness that occurs at that point in someone’s life. Coming to grips with the reality of those things. By the end of this record we start to make peace with this and come to terms with it. All these songs are about that. They deal with a similar theme and emotion but still wondering in the back of our minds whether there will be a point to all of it. That’s what the second record will be about. Embracing what has happened and navigating down new roads. This album is the low and the next album will be the high.”

Cuff The Duke Fall Tour Dates
October 20 | Thunder Bay @ Crocks
October 21 | Winnipeg @ Park Theatre
October 22 | Regina @ The Exchange
October 26 | Lethbridge @ The Slice
October 28 | Calgary @ Dicken’s Pub
October 29 | Nelson @ The Royal
November 1 | Victoria @ Lucky Bar
November 2 | Vancouver @ Electric Owl
November 4 | Edmonton @ The Haven Social Club
November 5 | Saskatoon @ Amigo’s

Montreal art-rock outfit Young Galaxy will kick off an exciting second run of tour dates across the globe this September in celebration of their highly successful album Shapeshifting which was released last year on Paper Bag Records. The band will be joining electro-pop masterminds Junior Boys for select North American appearances (full list of dates below).

Young Galaxy’s Shapeshifting was recently included on the Polaris Music Prize long list becoming the only act in the prize’s history to be included on the list in consecutive years.  Upon the release of Shapeshifting, Young Galaxy was named CBC Radio 3, Aux TV and Exclaim Magazine‘s X3 Artist of the Month for February. Look for Young Galaxy’s remix of  ‘Lose It’ on Austra‘s Sparkle remix album which is released today and available here.

Young Galaxy is also pleased to release their second video from Shapeshifting. Early this year, Sinbad Richardson‘s animated video for ‘We Have Everything’ topped the Elbo.ws video chart (view below). The stunning new video for ‘Blown Minded’ was crafted by Montreal artist Carine Khalifé, and was inspired by the textures and depths rooted within the song. With paint as her medium, Carine spent four months creating a series of paintings captured frame by frame with a fixed camera. The process took place inside a darkroom, with a single light source coming from beneath the glass to reveal various textures and brush movements. “I worked a lot with transparency. The more paint, the darker the image, and therefore the animation became about gesture, and the texture of brushstrokes. It’s a very physical, organic process. Everything is based on the rhythm” – she explains.

“It was important for me, especially for the abstract parts, that I was responding to the song conversationally like a running dialogue. I think I listened to the song more than a thousand times and because I would often listen and focus solely on drums, voice, lyrics, or melody I was able to hear new things each time. I’m a night worker, and spent several hours at the window, looking at Montreal skies and lights. The chimney is obviously [from] the house next door, and the room at the beginning is my studio. When I arrived in Montreal I liked and was struck by the contrasting warm indoors and deep blue outside. It was a bit like deconstructing the whole song second by second. Spending the last months in the darkroom, with the light box, projecting blue, red or yellow lights on the white walls of my studio was an intense experience.  And now that it’s done, it’s a bit like waking up from a dream, and as the film is now getting out of my studio, I rediscover it with new eyes, almost as if I didn’t do it myself.”

View ‘Blown Minded’ below:

You can still download the two remix EPs released earlier this year:

Download the ’We Have Everything’ EP here.
(Featuring GRIMES, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Blue Hawaii, Adam & The Amethysts, Cotton Mouth)

Download the ‘Cover Your Tracks’ Remix EP here.
(Featuring Teen Daze, CFCF, Freedom or Death, Dunez)

And if you haven’t seen it yet, watch the video for ‘We Have Everything’ below:

Young Galaxy World Tour Dates:
September 11 – Minneapolis MN – First Avenue *
September 12 – Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Centre *       
September 14 – Edmonton AB – Starlite Room *
September 15 – Calgary AB – Republik *    
September 17 – Vancouver BC – Commodore Ballroom *
September 18 – Victoria BC – Sugar Nightclub *
September 20 – Seattle WA – Neumos *
September 21 – Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge *
September 23 – San Francisco CA – Mezzanine *
September 24 – Los Angeles CA – El Rey Theater *
September 25 – Tucson AZ – Plush *
October 13 – Reykjavik IS – Iceland Airwaves
October 15 – Stockholm SE – Strand
October 19 – Oslo NO – Mono
October 20 – Göteborg SE – Pustervik
October 21 – Malmo SE – Debaser
October 22 – Hamburg DE – Indra Club
October 23 – Berlin DE – Comet Club
October 25 – Cologne DE – Elektroküche
October 26 – Amsterdam NL – Paradiso
October 27 – Paris FR – Flèche D’or
October 28 – Lille FR – Ground Zero Festival
October 30 – Manchester UK – The Deaf Institute
November 2 – London UK – The Lexington   

* w/ Junior Boys

Toronto’s shape-shifting performer and visionary song-sculptor Slim Twig has released a string of new videos in support of his recent musical efforts for  Fat Cat imprint, Palmist Records, who will release a U.S. Girls/Slim Twig 12″ in North America on August 16th.  Watch Slim Twig’s self-directed video for ‘Priscilla’ here.  Southern Souls recently recorded an intimate live performance of ‘I’ll Always Be A Child’ which can be viewed here.  Both tracks will be available on the new 12″.

To showcase the new tunes and provide a glimpse of what we might expect on his next album currently being completed, Slim Twig will unveil his new band next month starting with a show Toronto’s Dakota Tavern on August 18th (full list of dates below).  Slim Twig’s second full-length album is scheduled for release in early 2012 on Paper Bag Records. While his work thus far has been dominated by a collage-based style of production — crate-digging and snatching moments of pre-recorded music for re-interpretation – Slim’s new project will emphasize live production with diverse instrumentation and an exciting list of collaborators on board.

Slim Twig’s artistic vision is born from a twisted landscape of pop and experimental music and avant-garde film. Besides his great hair, this vision has given many critics a lot to write about since being introduced with his two-part EP series, Derelict Dialect and Vernacular Violence. His debut album Contempt! was a self-made exercise in resourcefulness where Slim experimented with whatever he could get his hands on. It leaned decidedly towards an innovative pop sound that places sampling and found sound firmly at its core. The result, pairing the artist’s “switchblade-sharp lyrics” (NOW Magazine) with a rawer, sample-based aesthetic, was unpredictable and highly original. 

Tour Dates:
Aug 18 - Toronto, ON -  The Dakota Tavern with U.S. Girls & Sun Ra Ra Ra (Facebook) 
Aug 19 - London, ON –  Brennan’s Beer Bistro with U.S. Girls & Zacht Automaat 
Aug 20 - Peterborough, ON –  The Loft with U.S. Girls & Zacht Automaat

On the heels of the announcement that Free It Break has been included on the short list for the Polaris Music Prize, Austra are set to release of a new collection of remixes.  Sparkle will be available digitally on July 26th and on 12 inch vinyl August 23rd from Paper Bag Records.

Leading off Sparkle is a dark, pulsating remix of “Spellwork” from New York duo MNDR, available to stream/download here. Legendary producer Mark Pistel and one of DFA’s newest artists, Planningtorock, finish off side A with stellar remixes of “Lose It”. Side B opens with a straight up peak hour, club ready remix of “Beat and the Pulse” by Still Going and rounding out the 12 inch are remixes of “Beat and The Pulse” by Dutch deep-house producer/DJ Steffi, Berlin’s best kept secret Kool Thing. The digital release also features bonus remixes by label-mates Young Galaxy, Norway’s 120 Days and more Mark Pistel mixes.

Austra will be kicking off a North American tour with Cold Cave on July 21st, including shows in Victoria and Vancouver (full list of dates below).

Sparkle 12″ tracklist:
SIDE A
A1 Spellwork (MNDR Nighttime Remix)
A2 Lose It (Mark Pistel Dub Remix)
A3 Lose It (Planningtorock Remix)

SIDE B
B1 Beat and The Pulse (Still Going Remix)
B2 Beat and The Pulse (Steffi Bass-Break Dub Remix)
B3 Beat and The Pulse (Kool Thing Remix)
 
Sparkle Digital tracklist:
1 Spellwork (MNDR Nighttime Remix)
2 Lose It (Mark Pistel Dub Remix)
3 Lose It (Planningtorock Remix)
4 Beat and The Pulse (Still Going Remix)
5 Beat and The Pulse (Steffi Bass-Break Dub Remix)
6 Beat and The Pulse (Kool Thing Remix)
7 Lose It (120 Days Remix)
8 Lose It (Young Galaxy Remix)
9 Lose It (Mark Pistel Vocal Remix)
10 Lose It (Mark Pistel Funk Bass Remix)
 
Austra Tour Dates
July 14 New York NY – Pier 54^
July 16 Chicago IL – Empty Bottle
July 20 Victoria BC – Lucky Bar
July 21 Vancouver BC – Biltmore Cabaret*
July 22 Portland OR – Doug Fir*
July 23 Seattle WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
July 25 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall*
July 26 San Diego CA – The Casbah*
July 27 Los Angeles CA – Ukrainian Center*
July 29 Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge*
July 30 Denver CO – Bluebird Theatre*
July 31 Omaha NE – The Waiting Room*
Aug 01 St Louis MO – Firebird*
Aug 02 Cleveland OH – Grog Shop*
Aug 04 Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel*
Aug 05 Philadelphia PA – Voyeur*
Aug 06 New York NY – Bowery Ballroom*
^With tUnE-yArDs
*With Cold Cave

PS I Love You are excited to announce the release of Figure It Out (A Collection of Singles and EPs by PS I Love You).

The eleven-track collection will be released on August 30th and includes ‘Leftovers’, their recent single with pal Diamond Rings, and covers of Madonna and Rush. The band will be heading out on an extensive tour of North America in the fall (dates below). PS I Love You will complete the follow-up to the critically adored Meet Me At The Muster Station after returning to Kingston in November. 2011 has been a whirlwind year for PS I Love You.

After releasing their debut last fall the band have toured North America and Europe extensively. The have wowed audiences at SXSW, The Great Escape, M for Montreal, NXNE and Canadian Music Fest. The have also performed on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Q with Jian Ghomeshi and cut sessions for KEXP, Daytrotter and XM Radio. Recently, Meet Me At The Muster Station was included on the Polaris Music Prize long list.

‘Figure It Out (A Collection of Singles and EPs by PS I Love You)’  Tracklisting:
Subtle And Majestic
Facelove (early version)
Scattered (early version)
Actually
Notes and Stuff
Starfield
Leftovers (+ Diamond Rings)
A-D
Mystery Shirt
Where’s The Party
Subdivisions
 
PS I Love You Tour Dates:
THU 7/07 – Ottawa ON – Ottawa Blues Festival
WED 7/13 – Hamilton ON – This Ain’t Hollywood
THU 7/14 – Madison WI – U of Wisc Madison Memorial Terrace
FRI 7/15 – Chicago IL – Schubas Tavern (Pitchfork Fest Afterparty)
SAT 7/30 – Montreal QC – Osheaga
SAT 8/06 – Kingston  ON – Wolfe Island Festival
SAT 9/03 Seattle WA – Bumbershoot Festival    
MON 9/05 Pullman WA – Bell Tower
WED 9/07 Victoria BC – Lucky Bar
THU 9/08 Vancouver BC – Electric Owl
FRI 9/09 Portland OR – Backspace
SAT 9/10 San Francisco CA – Hemlock
MON 9/12 Santa Barbara CA – Muddy Waters
TUE 9/13 San Diego CA – Casbah
THU 9/15 Los Angeles CA – Echo
SAT 9/17 Boise ID – Neurolux
TUE 9/20 Nelson BC – Hume
WED 9/21 Edmonton AB – Pawn Shop
THU 9/22 Calgary AB – SAIT
FRI 9/23 Saskatoon SK – Jale
SAT 9/24 Winnipeg MB – Royal Albert
SUN 9/25 Minneapolis MN – 7th Street
MON 9/26 Iowa City IA – Gabes Oasis
TUE 9/27 Chicago IL – Schubas
SAT 10/01 Toronto ON – Great Hall  
MON 10/03 Hamilton ON – This Ain’t Hollywood
TUE 10/04 London ON – Call The Office
WED 10/05 Ottawa ON – Mavericks
THU 10/06 Montreal QC – Il Motore
FRI 10/07 New York City NY – Mercury Lounge
SAT 10/08 Boston MA – Great Scott
MON 10/10 Washington DC – DC9 / Red Palace
TUE 10/11 Charlotte NC – Snug Harbour
WED 10/12 Atlanta GA – 529
THU 10/13 Orlando FL – Backbooth
SAT 10/15 Birmingham AL – Bottletree
MON 10/17 Durham NC – Motorco (small room)
TUE 10/18 Philadelphia PA – KFN
THU 10/20 Brooklyn NY – CMJ
SAT 10/29 Kingston ON – Grad Club

Paper Bag Records is excited to announce the signing of Cuff The Duke! The alt-country road-warriors are set to release their fifth album Morning Comes on October 4th.   The nine-track album was produced by Blue Rodeo‘s Greg Keelor and is the first part of a two part album.  Morning Comes includes upcoming single ‘Count On Me’ and an eight minute epic called ‘Bound To Your Advice’.  Cuff The Duke will be touring extensively after the album’s release.

“These albums are about dealing with loss of someone and the change that brings to one’s life,” says the band’s Wayne Petti.  “The confusion and loneliness that occurs at that point in someone’s life. Coming to grips with the reality of those things. By the end of this record we start to make peace with this and come to terms with it. All these songs are about that. They deal with a similar theme and emotion but still wondering in the back of our minds whether there will be a point to all of it. That’s what the second record will be about. Embracing what has happened and navigating down new roads. This album is the low and the next album will be the high.”

Cuff the Duke started out in Oshawa before making the move to Toronto in 2002. Their debut album, Life Stories For Minimum Wage was released on Three Gut Records, at the time one of the most exciting indie-labels in Canada. Their second and third albums, Cuff The Duke and Sidelines And The City respectively, were both released on Hardwood Records alongside label mates Basia Bulat and Hayden.  Their last album, Way Down Here was co-produced by Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor at his beautiful barn studio in rural Ontario.