BROKEN RECORDS Announce FIRST US TOUR! 06 Dec 2010

We are excited to announce the first US tour by 4AD's Broken Records in support of their January 11th release Let Me Come Home.

The NME recently reviewed the album and said "It is an elegant and, quite frankly, utterly beautiful record." For nearly every tour date, we are partnering with a local independent record store for a series of ticket giveaways. The list is below with the tour dates.

Speaking about the inspiration behind their second album, Jamie Sutherland says:“An idea started to form about the direction of the new record based on several films and albums that I became gradually obsessed with at that time. Watching the widescreen emptiness of films Badlands, Rumble Fish and East Of Eden, as well as records such as Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads, Calexico’s Feast Of Wire, and REM’s early back catalogue all became a strong influence on the direction of the new songs."

BROKEN RECORDS is Jamie Sutherland (vocals/guitar), Ian Turnbull (guitar), David Smith (piano/trumpet), Andrew Keeney (drums), Rory Sutherland (violin), Craig Ross (bass)

“We’re trying to do something different. People forget that music doesn’t have to be just bass, guitar and drums. It can be just as loud and exciting with glockenspiel and trumpet” – Broken Records

Watch their new video for "A Darkness Rises Up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxdQmlvdd1c

...and listen to the MP3 here: http://promo.4ad.com/brokenrecords/stream/adarknessrisesup.mp3

Sun 2/20 WASHINGTON, DC - BLACK CAT BACKSTAGE
Win tickets at Crooked Beat http://www.crookedbeat.com/

Mon 2/21 PHILADELPHIA, PA - NORTH STAR BAR
Win tickets at Repo http://www.reporecords.com/

Tue 2/22 NEW YORK, NY - MERCURY LOUNGE
Wed 2/23 BROOKLYN, NY - THE ROCK SHOP
win tickets at Other Music http://www.othermusic.com/

Wed 2/24 BOSTON, MA - BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL

Sat 2/26 CHICAGO, IL - SCHUBA's
Win tickets at Permanent http://www.permanentrecordschicago.com

Sun 2/27 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
Win tickets at Electric Fetus http://www.electricfetus.com/

Wed 3/2 SEATTLE, WA - TRACTOR TAVERN
Win tickets at Easy St. and Sonic Boom
http://easystreetonline.com/
http://www.sonicboomrecords.com/

Thurs 3/3 PORTLAND, OR - MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS
Win tickets at Jackpot
http://www.jackpotrecords.com/

Sat 3/5 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - RICKSHAW STOP
Win tickets at Streetlight http://www.streetlightrecords.com/Home

Sun 3/6 LOS ANGELES, CA - SATELLITE LOUNGE (formerly Spaceland)
Win tickets at Origami Vinyl http://www.origamiorigami.com/


“full of sweeping reveilles powered by Sutherland’s romantic bellow and his bandmates’ orchestral melodramas” - SPIN
“Broken Records knows how to raise roofs with sonic bursts of emotion that would elate even the most dastardly scrooge" - SENTIMENTALIST
“epic, swirling, joyfully mysterious music…with a warmth and heart” – THE GUARDIAN (UK)
“Utterly unique.” – CLASH (UK)

http://brokenrecordsband.com/