The moment you mention the word “shoegaze” when it comes to music, you have people making dreamy poopoo pedals within your vicinity. Go ahead, try it and come back here.
See? Now, if they do this and you tell them Conduits, they may not know the name just yet. But by the end of the year, mention “Conduits” to them and you’ll drippy Grey Poupon-like yellowness at their feet, for this is a group that have taken the shoegaze madness/mayhem/mumbai into their hands, or at least that’s what they’re hoping to do when they release their self-titled debut album.
This group are from Omaha, Nebraska, not the first city you would mention when talking about bands like Lush or My Bloody Valentine but they want to change that perception, and helping them to change things are Team Love, who will be releasing the album on March 20th. Soonafter, they will go on tour to bring the album to live on stage, with Cursive and Cymbals Eat Guitars, which means it’s a CCC Tour Package of sorts. This is where they’ll be:
Mar-22 Iowa City, IA The Mill
Mar-23 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
Mar-24 Madison, WI High Noon
Mar-25 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Mar-26 Champaign, IL High Dive
Mar-27 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Mar-28 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
Mar-29 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Mar-30 Buffalo, NY Mohawk
Mar-31 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe Tavern
Apr-02 Boston, MA Middle East (Downstairs)
Apr-03 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Apr-04 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Apr-05 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Apr-06 Washington, DC Black Cat
Apr-07 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade
Apr-08 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Apr-09 St. Augustine, FL Café Eleven
Apr-10 Orlando, FL The Social
Apr-11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
Apr-13 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds
Apr-14 Austin, TX Mohawk
Apr-15 Dallas, TX Trees
Apr-17 Memphis, TN Hi Tone
Apr-18 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlies
Apr-20 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
Apr-21 Columbia, MO Mojos
Here’s a song called “Top Of The Hill” (5.48mb), a hint of what’s on their debut. (NOTE: This MP3 has been approved for free distribution, download at will and feel free to share.)
