Like rare pirate treasure washed upon the shore, the space-rockin’ scuzzos in White Hills have emerged from New York as a hard-rockin’ psychedelic diamond in the rough. White Hills are the sort of band that set record store nerds’ hearts alight, the sort of band whose feedback knocks 30-year-old punk dust off the ceilings of nightclubs. The fellas in the band got the fuzzed up Spacemen 3-esque sensibilities combined with a smidgeon of Velvet Underground swagger; they sound like a long-forgotten private press record from the dirtiest of garages, but they’ve also got their compasses pointed firmly forward. The band spent 2011 wowing audiences at festivals like ATP New York, Supersonic, and Roadburn, and earning accolades from the UK music press. They also toured with everybody’s favorite freaks, The Flaming Lips, and everyone’s favorite caped sludge metallers, Sleep. And now the band is hitting the road once again, this time for a string of dates in April with Sleepy Sun.
While on tour, White Hills will be repping their upcoming full-length on Thrill Jockey, Frying on This Rock; it’s due March 20. They’re currently showcasing a track from that album, “Pads of Light,” on Pitchfork. Frying was recorded by the formidable Martin Bisi (Swans, Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, Boredoms, Herbie Hancock) in New York, and the tracks have got a brutal, beautiful intensity. Guitarist Dave W. and bassist Ego Sensation are joined on this one by a gentleman known only as Antronhy (Julian Cope’s drummer) on synths and backing vocals, and a young drummer by the name of Nick… Name.
Dates:
04.09.12 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands Gallery
04.10.12 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04.11.12 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
04.12.12 - Boston, MA - Church of Boston
04.13.12 - Burlington, VT - Monkey House
04.14.12 - Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo
04.15.12 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04.16.12 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
04.17.12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
04.18.12 - Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub
04.19.12 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Garden Bowl
04.20.12 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
04.21.12 - St Louis, MO - Off Broadway Night Club
04.22.12 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
04.24.12 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
04.25.12 - Houston, TX - Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts
04.26.12 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia
04.27.12 - Atlanta, GA - The 529
04.28.12 - Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade
04.29.12 - Washington, DC - DC 9
• White Hills: https://www.facebook.com/pages/WHITE-HILLS/90476409450
• Thrill Jockey: http://www.thrilljockey.com
