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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
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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/
