Elvis Perkins In Dearland's Self Titled Album Out March 10 06 Jan 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …..
ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND  Self-Titled Album In-Stores March 10,2009

XL Recordings is pleased to announce the forthcoming release from Elvis Perkins In Dearland.  The album, self-titled, will be released on March 10, 2009.  This album is the debut album for the band and at the same time is the follow up to Perkin’s first release, the critically acclaimed Ash Wednesday.

Elvis Perkins in Dearland’s new eponymous album feels very much like the second line to his exquisitely melancholic and much-hailed solo debut Ash Wednesday.  Ash Wednesday gained Elvis a dedicated and reverent following for its nuanced meditations on death and grief—many moments on that first record felt as if the listener had tip-toed into the intimate confines of a private elegy, enveloped in that wondrous, old-soul quality of Elvis’s voice.

There are still plenty of private moments on Elvis Perkins in Dearland, but Elvis is now joined by a talented trio of friends that toured with him in support of Ash Wednesday.  Along with Elvis on guitar and lead vocals, Elvis Perkins in Dearland is Brigham Brough (upright bass, saxophone, vocals), Wyndham Boylan-Garnett (pump organ, guitar, harmonium, trombone, vocals), and Nick Kinsey (drums, percussion, banjo, clarinet, vocals).  Many of the new songs on Elvis Perkins in Dearland were honed on the road by the four bandmates, whose natural ease with one another allowed them to constantly experiment with arrangements on the fly.

Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Chris Shaw (Public Enemy, Bob Dylan, Ween) and Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the album was recorded in Upstate New York in the latter part of 2008.  Shaw recorded and mixed the album as well.

“On this new record we wanted to capture the spirit of our performances,” drummer Nick Kinsey said.  “The challenge was to get down that spontaneity.” Perkins says, “This album is faster and younger than Ash Wednesday.  Being in a studio with three other creatives instead of just one was a new thing for me.  It takes four times as long to decide everything… but in the end, this kind of interplay made for much good.”

Three tracks from the album - "Shampoo," "Send My Fond Regards to Lonelyville” and "Doomsday" - are currently streaming at www.elvisperkinsindearland.com. 

Elvis Perkins In Dearland will tour the US upon the album’s release – dates to be announced soon!

TRACKLISTING

Shampoo
Hey
Hours Last Stand
I Heard Your Voice in Dresden
Send My Fond Regards to Lonelyville
I’ll Be Arriving
Chains, Chains, Chains
Doomsday
123 Goodbye
How’s Forever Been Baby