November 4, 2008 // Toronto, ON – Fresh off a three-week run in the U.S. with Broken Social Scene, Montreal trio Land of Talk have announced additional Fall tour dates in North America and beyond in support of their debut full-length, Some Are Lakes. The album, which hit stores earlier this month via Saddle Creek in America and Secret City distribution in Canada, has been garnering glowing reviews, along with their performances. Dates continue starting Thursday night in Winnipeg, MB and run through December 12 in London, UK (compete dates below).
Some high praise for Some Are Lakes::
“[Some Are Lakes] casts its own illumination, intense yet rarely harsh” - New York Times
“[On Some Are Lakes] the spotlight stays on charismatic Elizabeth Powell, who grinds out chunky guitar noise as she attacks the mic with a slow-burn drawl that suggests Lucinda Williams fronting a power trio.” – Spin (4 out of 5 stars)
“Powell is no mere singer-songwriter dressing herself up in rock-trio cliché: She really seems to think, feel, sleep, and reason in the language of rock ‘n’ roll.” - Village Voice
“Canadian trio evolve past the jagged noise of their debut EP in favor of subversive melodies, all with foxy Elizabeth Powell at the helm.” - Rolling Stone
Check out the new Tour Dates:
11/6/08 – Winnipeg, MB @ Lo Pub#
11/7/08 – Saskatoon, SK @ Univ. of Saskatchewan #
11/8/08 – Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop #
11/9/08 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City #
11/12/08 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club #
11/15/08 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
11/18/08 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom *
11/19/08 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
11/20/08 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon *
11/21/08 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing *
11/22/08 – Pompano, FL @ Club Cinema *
11/27/08 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy *
11/29/08 – Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who ^
12/1/08 – Berlin, DE @ Festaal Kreuzberg ^
12/2/08 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega ^
12/4/08 – Heidelburg, DE @ Zum Teufel ^
12/5/08 – Offenbach, DE @ Hafen 2 Club ^
12/6/08 – Ghent, BE @ Etolie Poliviers Festival w/ Bon Iver
12/8/08 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique ^
12/9/08 – Paris, FR @ Main D’Oeuvres ^
12/10/08 – London, UK @ Water Rats
* w/ Broken Social Scene
# w/ Josh Reichmann
^ w/ Think About Life
Here they are performing the title track to their debut album, Some Are Lakes:
Montreal trio Land of Talk have announced North American Fall tour plans in support of their debut full-length, Some Are Lakes, set for release October 7 via Saddle Creek in America and self-released through Secret City distribution in Canada. Touring will kick off with a special performance in New York City, September 11 at The Mercury Lounge, before two-weeks of east coast Canadian dates. The band will then commence a three-week run of U.S. dates opening for Broken Social Scene, starting October 8 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Land Of Talk front person, Elizabeth Powell, will join Broken Social Scene each night on the tour as guest vocalist on various songs throughout their set in addition to Land of Talk’s opening performance. Elizabeth can be heard contributing vocals on the acclaimed Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning Something For All Of Us…. album as well as the soundtrack to the Broken Social Scene scored film The Tracey Fragments, starring Ellen Page.
The soon to be released Some Are Lakes continues to showcase the bands powerful dynamics, raw musical and Powell’s vocal convictions which Time Out NY called, “a voice that flits between come-hither and go-fuck-yourself.”
See for yourself! All tour details are as follows:
8/9/08 – Wolfe Island, ON @ Wolfe Island Festival
9/11/08 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
9/13/08 – Quebec City, PQ @ Envol & Macadam Festival +
9/18/08 – Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod’s
9/19/08 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rosa
9/20/08 – Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club
9/22/08 – Laval, PQ @ CEJEP
9/23/08 – Sherbrooke, PQ @ Telephone Rouge
9/24/08 – Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House
9/25/08 – Guelph, ON @ E Bar
9/26/08 – Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
9/27/08 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
10/8/08 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College *
10/11/08 – Madison, WI @ Union Theatre/Univ. of Wisconsin *
10/13/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
10/14/08 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
10/16/08 – Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont *
10/17/08 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note *
10/18/08 – St. Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle *
10/19/08 – Urbana, IL @ Foellinger Auditorium/Univ. of Illinois *
10/21/08 – Richmond, VA @ Toad’s Place *
10/22/08 – Falls Church, VA @ State Theatre *
10/24/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Masonic Temple *
10/25/08 – Brunswick, ME @ Bowdoin College *
10/26/08 – Boston, MA @ Wilburt Theatre *
+ w/ Islands & Sebastian Grainger
* w/ Broken Social Scene
Here’s a cool tune by Land of Talk called “Speak to me bones”:
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