Blitzen
Trapper is a group of native Northwesterners, most of whom grew up in Salem, Oregon.
They have lived and played together in Portland since 2000. Critics and fans have
compared their music to just about everything; there have been calls to coin a
new genre.
Blitzen Trapper's Pavement-meets-Southern rock sound, grabs
influences from The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Big Star and Frank Zappa while
playing in a scene that spawned The Shins, Fleet Foxes and Elliott Smith. After
self-releasing 'Wild Mountain Nation' in June of 2007, the group ventured beyond
the West Coast for the first time to tour extensively in Europe and North America.
2008 saw the release of 'Furr', though Sub Pop/Stomp. Written in the gaps of the
group's frenetic touring schedule and recorded mostly in a hoary old telegraph
building close by the Willamette River, the new record refines and expands on
the far-ranging yet distinctive songcraft that lies at the heart of Blitzen Trapper's
unique appeal.
Blitzen Trapper will release 'Black River Killer' EP before
the Australian dates. As its title would lead one to believe, the EP contains
the disturbing and great song "Black River Killer" from Blitzen Trapper's
excellent Sept. '08 full-length album 'Furr'. What is perhaps less evident from
the title is that it also contains six more songs that have been, up to now, only
available as a CDR that Blitzen Trapper has been selling at their live performances
for the past year or so.
"One of the standout indie records of the
year comes from Portland Oregan's Blitzen Trapper." - triple j
"Throughout
the album, Blitzen keep their songs highly tuneful, making 'Furr' a breakthrough
worthy of toasting with a microbrew, or several." - Rolling Stone
TOUR
DATES:
WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER // THE HI FI, MELBOURNE (www.thehifi.com.au,
tel 1300843434, Polyester, Missing Link & Greville Records)
THURSDAY 12TH
NOVEMBER // METRO, SYDNEY (www.metrotheatre.com.au, ticketek
FRIDAY 13TH THE
HI FI, BRISBANE (www.thehifi.com.au, tel 13008434434, Rocking Horse Records, Butter
Beats, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disasterpiece, Mosh Pit Music, Kill The Music,
Gooble Warming, Rockaway Records)
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