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These are anxious times. From unemployment and embattled governments to mysterious mass deaths of birds and fish, it’s easy to wonder if 2012’s apocalypse won’t come a year early. It’s heady fare for an indie rock record, but somehow the dense soundscapes from Hooray for Earth’s True Loves find a way to float on thin air. “The record is really aggressive sounding, but soft in attitude,” band leader Noel Heroux says. “It’s a friendly record. I get more emotionally affected by extremes. I’ve really grabbed onto the positive, uplifting feelings in music that get me super psyched—but that can also come from sounds that are daunting and a little scary.” Coming out May 3, 2011, on Dovecote Records, True Loves builds on Hooray for Earth’s acclaimed debut EP, Momo, and captures both the personal and universal anxieties that have such a footing in contemporary times. Lead single “True Loves” thumps along neck-snapping drums, awash with blips and synths, surprising breakdowns and Heroux’s soaringly languid vocals. Pitchfork has already compared the track favorably to artists like MGMT, Yeasayer and Passion Pit, while saying that “all the right elements are in place… floats along and pounds forward at the same time, and one way or another it wants to carry you along with it.” Meanwhile, Stereogum labeled the band one of “CMJ’s heroes,” taking particular note of Hooray for Earth’s “nimble but unpretentious guitars” and “sense of progressive psychedelics and percussive progressions.” The sound that has indie-culture’s gatekeepers fawning is one that springs directly from Heroux’s imagination into a climactic reality. based in new york city. formed 2006.
 

Hometown:
New York City 

Record Label:
Dovecote Records 

Members:
HFE SHOWS/EVENTS 3/8/2011 Glasslands Brooklyn, NY w/ Zambri, Rewards, Lemonade DJs 3/10/2011 Masquerade Atlanta, GA w/ A Place To Bury Strangers 3/11/2011 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC w/ A Place To Bury Strangers 3/13/2011 35 Conferette Festival Denton, TX 3/15/2011 Korova San Antonio, TX w/ A Place To Bury Strangers 3/16-19/2011 SXSW Festival Austin, TX *show/party details tba 3/22/2011 Proud Larry's Oxford, MS w/ A Place To Bury Strangers 3/23/2011 The Handlebar Greenville, SC w/ A Place To Bury Strangers 3/24/2011 Ottobar Baltimore, MD w/ A Place To Bury Strangers --------- U.S. Tour in June w/ Architecture In Helsinki 06-01 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater 06-02 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall 06-03 San Francisco, CA - Slim's 06-04 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 06-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue 06-06 Seattle, WA - Neumo's 06-09 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater 06-10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 06-11 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club 06-12 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe 06-13 Boston, MA - Paradise 06-15 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg 06-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall 06-17 Washington, DC - Black Cat 06-18 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live  

Interests:
CONTACT Booking - US averymctaggart@theagencygroup.com Booking - UK/EU matt@primary.uk.com PR heathcliff.beru@gmail.com jessi@goldestegg.com Label kosuke@dovecoterecords.com Band trooluvs@gmail.com 

Website:
http://hoorayforearth.net/