Rattlebox North Studios!
“My lunch was so unsatisfying. I feel like a fucking rabbit. I need all the burgers and fries.” – Brian, after his second green salad of the day Guys, we really want you to hear these mixes! It’s really so unfortunate that we can’t show you how this project is sounding so far! We are very excited and continue to be very happy and grateful for every day that we get to spend in Rattlebox North Studios with our friend Brian Moncarz, in whose ears we trust. He’s a great man with a passion for great sounding things, teaching, gear-hording and salads. Why just yesterday we helped him out with a feisty battle on eBay for a deal on a rather expensive old guitar amplifier while waiting for a track
Album 3 continues!
Tyson, through the talk-back mic: “Why doesn’t Martin just come in here and play piano on this part? He could nail it in seconds.” Martin, to the rest of us in the control room: “Why does he think I can play piano? I’ve never played piano in my life.” Excellent week! We just spent the last 4 days at Revolution Recording getting drum sounds and tracking drums and piano for the new record, and guys, we have to tell you, it is sounding incredible! In no other room could you get these fat tones and natural reverb and we honestly spent the entire time in awe of the quality of the studio and equipment, and results of our experimentation so far. Shane has been an absolute champion and he managed
Pre-Production Complete!
Dan: “Uggh, I feel like I got hit by a bus.” Shane and Jeff in unison: “Really?? Cause you don’t look like it.” – asshole humor Pre-production for Album 3 is complete! We spent a spectacular, romantic getaway, holiday week and weekend with The Brian Moncarz at The Sound rehearsal rooms in Concord last weekend, eating lots of bananas and healthy cylindrical shaped objects while staring into each others eyes, realizing the importance of breakfast, waking at dawn and how a good rehearsal space is hard to find – a big thanks to Scott at The Sound for hooking us up at his beautiful studio and being lovely – and we have successfully narrowed our upcoming 2013 release down to 10 hot, brand new tracks. It was a lot of
Audio Blood Holiday Rager
Our friends in Toronto based artist/brand development company Audio Blood are throwing their 4th annual Christmas celebration at Sneaky Dee’s this Friday and you’re all invited! The night is sponsored by the local Steamwhistle Brewery, and features music by some great bands including Acres Of Lions, Hands & Teeth, Amos The Transparent, Music Parlour DJ’s, + VERY Special Guests SECRET CONNECTION (Ex ‘Oh No Forest Fires’ Members). For more information, check out the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/118360501654042/
Two Weeks In London!
“Hey! We’re gonna play a gig! Please, bring your chili to the front of the stage and mosh!” – The Social Club starting their set, following their chili cook-off to pay the bands We survived 2 weeks in London! First of all, we would just like to say thank you to everyone who had part in bringing us to the United Kingdom, to the fine folks at Alcopop Records and Fierce Panda Records for believing in us enough to release our albums in their country, to all members of the press who we had the pleasure of working with while in London for taking such interest in our music and stories, and of course, to all of our wonderful fans in the UK for coming out to our handful of
European Album Release + iTunes UK/Ireland
Acres Of Lions sophomore album “Collections” comes out this week in the UK and Europe through a joint effort between Fierce Panda and Alcopop! Records. The album is available in both digital and physical formats and happens to be the featured “New & Noteworthy” albums on iTunes in the UK and Ireland this week! To find the album on iTunes, visit: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/collections/id572880186 To purchase a physical copy of the album, go to the Alcopop! Store: http://ilovealcopop.bigcartel.com/product/acres-of-lions-collections-album-cd
Cover Song Tuesday – Pedro The Lion
Hello again there, friends! And welcome back to Cover Song Tuesday! This week’s feature song is Pedro The Lion’s “Indian Summer,” from their 2002 release, Control. Please enjoy, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube page to get next week’s feature cover song first, as well as more of our music and videos! Thanks again and see you next week! #coversongtuesday
BBC Radio 6Music Rebel Playlist
Want to help Acres Of Lions break into the UK? Acres Of Lions single “Reaction” was just released in the UK and it is up for the 6Music Rebel Playlist! Here’s how it works: Each week fans of BBC Radio 6Music are asked to vote on their favorite of 3 tracks. The winning track will get a play on each daytime programme on BBC Radio6 the following week. This could be a huge boost for Acres Of Lions in the UK. Please help us out by voting here: www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve-lamacq/features/rebel-playlist/ Thanks to Steve Lamacq for giving us a shot!
Goodnight, Canada (Pt.2)
“It certainly is a good day to own a moustache, fellas. Hell, maybe even the whole month.” – Shane Deyotte. The Man. The Mystery. The Legend. Saturday, Nov 3 We drive into the United States of America! Most of us sleep through Fargo, North Dakota, unfortunately. It is a massive bummer. We usually never miss Pancake’s House on through this way, so most of us wake up a little sad, but mostly groggy. You know what the quick fix for that grumpiness is, right? AMERICAN JUNK FOOD. From Monster Energy Beer to Funions and Extreme Fajita Doritos, you won’t be disappointed with your choice. What you WILL be disappointed in is the weight you gain from 36 hours of driving and the ridiculous amount of diarrhea fuel you put into
Kitchener Music Festival
This weekend check out Acres Of Lions performing with a slew of great bands in Kitchener, Ontario for the Kitchener Music Festival. Sponsored by 91.5 The Beat, the festival features 3 days of music at venues around the city, including performances by: Neverending White Lights, Breaching Vista, Jesse Labelle, Flower Child, Something You Whisper, Crystalyne, The Cobrahawks, and many more. Tickets are available online now!! For more information visit: http://www.facebook.com/915TheBeatKitchenerMusicFestival
