Bowerbirds Fly To Dead Oceans

After releasing their debut album, Hymns for a Dark Horse (Burly Time) to rave reviews, Raleigh, North Carolina’s jangly folk-pop troubadours Bowerbirds have signed a deal with Dead Oceans. They will join a roster that includes such diverse and innovative bands as Dirty Projectors, Evangelicals and Bishop Allen. First on the label’s agenda for Bowerbirds will be an expanded reissue of Hymns, complete with bonus tracks. Dead Oceans will also release a previously unavailable vinyl edition of the album. A new full-length is also on the long-term to-do list.

“It is always a big thrill to start working with a band where you are a fan before you are a label,” says Dead Oceans president Phil Waldorf. “I saw Bowerbirds open up for John Vanderslice back in September and the show was magical. They silenced a room of new fans, not with volume and bombast, but with the joy and emotion that pours through the songs. I went from casual fan to super fan over the course of the set.”

Bowerbirds are also gearing up for a tour alongside new labelmates Phosphorescent. Their jaunt begins on February 23 close to home, in Durham. From there, the band will work their way up the East Coast and into the midwest before lighting out to Texas.

Tour Dates For Bowerbirds:
02/23 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse
02/24 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
02/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s*
02/27 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall*
02/29 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge*
03/01 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse*
03/03 - Bloomington, IN - John Waldron Art Center*
03/04 - Chicago, IL - Schuba’s*
03/05 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry*
03/06 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown*
03/07 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot*
03/08 - Norman, OK - Opolis*
03/10 - Dallas, TX - The Cavern*
03/11 - Abilene, TX - Monks*
*with Phosphorescent

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Story by: Judy Berman

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