Lambchop prepare new album 'This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)'

February 13, 2019

The new Lambchop album This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You) will be released via Merge Records March 22 on CD, vinyl and peak vinyl. Continuing Kurt’s exploration of analog electronic sounds this beautiful and brooding collaboration features band leader Kurt Wagner, Bon Iver collaborator Matthew McCaughan, and longtime Lambchop members Tony Crow and Matt Swanson, alongside veteran Nashville pedal steel player Charlie McCoy.

The Mountain Goats new album 'In League With Dragons'

February 13, 2019

The mighty Mountain Goats announce the upcoming release of their latest album ‘In League With Dragons’ April 26th on Merge records. Formats include CD, digital download, 2LP Vinyl, Peak vinyl, Hardcore vinyl and all streaming services.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE JOHN DARNIELLE, PETER HUGHES, JON WURSTER, AND MATT DOUGLAS. THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER AS A QUARTET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THREE OF THEM LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ONE HAS MOVED BACK TO ROCHESTER. THEIR SONGS OFTEN SEEK OUT DARK LAIRS WITHIN WHICH TERRIBLE MONSTERS DWELL, BUT THEIR MISSION IS TO RETRIEVE THE TREASURE FROM THE DARK LAIR & PERSUADE THE TERRIBLE MONSTERS INSIDE TO SEEK OUT THE PATH OF REDEMPTION. AS AXL ROSE ONCE MEMORABLY ASKED, IN THE SONG “TERRIBLE MONSTER”: “WHAT’S SO TERRIBLE ABOUT MONSTERS, ANYWAY?” THIS IS THE QUESTION THE MOUNTAIN GOATS HAVE BEEN DOGGEDLY PURSUING SINCE 1991. THEY WILL NEVER LEAVE OFF THIS QUEST UNTIL EVERY OPTION HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED. THANK YOU.

The Mountain Goats 2019 tour

January 27, 2019

The Mountain Goats will be on tour through 2019.

04/26/19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
4/27/19 Milton, DE Dogfish Head
04/28/19 Boston, MA The Wilbur
04/30/19 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
05/01/19 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall
05/03/19 Montreal, QC Canada L'Astral
05/04/19 Ottawa, ON Canada Bronson Centre
05/05/19 Toronto, ON Canada The Phoenix
05/07/19 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
05/08/19 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
05/09/19 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theater
05/10/19 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
05/11/19 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
05/13/19 Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley
05/14/19 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
05/15/19 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
05/16/19 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
05/17/19 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
08/28/19 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
08/29/19 Jackson, WY Pink Garter
08/30/19 Billings, MT Pub Station
08/31/19 Missoula, MT Top Hat Lounge
09/01/19 Spokane, WA The Bing Crosby Theater
09/04/19 Seattle, WA The Showbox
09/05/19 Seattle, WA Neumos
09/06/19 Vancouver, BC Canada Imperial Vancouver
09/07/19 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
09/09/19 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
09/10/19 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
09/12/19 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
09/13/19 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
09/14/19 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
09/16/19 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
09/17/19 San Diego, CA House of Blues
09/18/19 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl

William Tyler Announces Summer Tour

April 29, 2013

William Tyler has just announced an extensive tour that includes a stop at Bonnaroo this summer. He'll be touring to support his recently released and absolutely gorgeous album Impossible Truth. If you haven't heard the album yet, you are truly missing out. Grab the album in almost every format you could ask for at the Merge Store, and be sure to check out Tyler when he comes to your town this summer.

Apr 26 Chicago, IL — The Hideout
Apr 27 Bloomington, IN — Landlocked Music Free in-store performance at 3PM
May 31 Nelsonville, OH — Nelsonville Music Festival
Jun 13 Toronto, ON — The Garrison- Panache NXNE Festival Showcase
Jun 15 Manchester, TN — Bonnaroo Festival
Jul 19 Columbus, OH — Ace of Cups
Jul 23 Boulder, CO — Fox Theater
Jul 24 Salt Lake City, UT — Kilby Court
Jul 25 Boise, ID — Visual Arts Collective
Jul 26 Seattle, WA — Capitol Hill Block Party Vera Stage
Jul 27 Portland, OR — Mississippi Studios
Jul 30 San Francisco, CA — Rickshaw Stop *
Jul 31 Monterey, CA — Golden State Theatre Lobby
Aug 2 Los Angeles, CA — The Echo *
Aug 3 San Diego, CA — Casbah *
Aug 4 Phoenix, AZ — Rhythm Room *
Aug 5 El Paso, TX — Lowbrow Palace
Aug 7 Austin, TX — Mohawk Inside
Aug 9 Oxford, MS — Lamar Lounge
* w/ Daughn Gibson

Jonny Kaplan Plays The PM Industry Showcase

March 27, 2013

We have an exciting show on the horizon!! On Wednesday April 3rd, Jonny Kaplan will be performing at the PM Management Music Industry Showcase at King King in Hollywood, and that's not even the most exciting part. The show is completely FREE!! All you have to do to get in, is head to click right HERE and RSVP. Once you do you'll be in for a great night featuring one of our favorite new writers! Keep up with Johnny on his blog, and hopefully we'll see you at the show!!

Pacific Electric on Pitchfork

March 25, 2013

Pitchfork showed a lot of love for us last week. They posted some sweet biz about two of our artists!! Here's the roundup in case you missed them.

First up is a review of William Tyler's new album Impossible Truth. The album was just released on Merge last week, and has been getting some amazing praise all around. If you missed seeing Tyler's buzzed about performances at SXSW, don't worry!!, he goes on tour next month. You can grab details on where to see him right here. You won't want to miss it! In the meantime, you can read Pitchfork's glowing review of Impossible Truth right here.

Next up, Sonny & The Sunsets released a new song "Dark Corners" in anticipation of a new LP, and some special Record Store Day releases. You can check out the song for yourself, and read what Pitchfork thought of it right here!

William Tyler Plays SXSW, Releases New LP on Merge

March 16, 2013

We are thrilled to have the young guitar genius and Lambchop collaborator William Tyler in the Pacific Electric family. William burned up Austin with selections from his new album "Impossible Truth" (out Tuesday, March 19 on Merge Records). See what Randall Roberts from the LA Times had to say about William's performance at the Merge showcase here.

New Signing: William Tyler

October 21, 2012

We're proud to announce our recent signing of William Tyler to our roster of amazing writers here at Pacific Electric! Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee Tyler has collaborated with many artists in the country and folk scene and is currently playing lead guitar with Lambchop. Apart from that Tyler has released a couple solo albums, the latest Behold The Spirit received some very kind words from Pitchfork upon it's release. Tyler recently signed with Merge Records and will be releasing a new album early 2013.

Take a listen to "Tears and Saints," one of his gorgeous instrumental folk musings below.

WILLIAM TYLER - Tears And Saints by TUSK Music

The Mountain Goats Announce Tour

August 1, 2012

On the heels of announcing the release of their new album Transcendental Youth and teasing it with the song "Cry For Judas," The Mountain Goats are hitting the road with a slew of upcoming tour dates. If they're coming to your town, do not miss them.

09-01 Livermore, CA - Wente Vineyards Estate Winery
09-07 Raleigh, NC - Fletcher Opera Theatre (Hopscotch Festival)
10-06 Durham, NC - Reynolds Industries Theatre
10-09 Richmond, VA - The National
10-10 Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10-14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10-15 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-18 Boston, MA - House of Blues
10-19 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
10-20 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10-22 Grand Rapids, MI - The Ladies Literary Club
10-23 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
10-24 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
10-26 Iowa City, IA - The Blue Moose Tap House
10-27 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre

AUDIO: The Mountain Goats - "Cry For Judas"

July 26, 2012

The Mountain Goats are releasing their latest album Transcendental Youth on October 2nd, but today they have given us our first taste of what to expect from the album. That taste comes in the form of the song "Cry For Judas." Check it out below!

The Mountain Goats - Cry for Judas by MergeRecords

VIDEO: The Olivia Tremor Control Play Pitchfork Music Festival

July 25, 2012

The Olivia Tremor Control recently played the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. You can check out their performance of "Jumping Fences" above, and there's still time to check them out live if you happen to be anywhere near Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA tomorrow night!

Bonus Video!!

VIDEO: "Pretend You Love Me" by Sonny & The Sunsets

July 18, 2012

Consequence of Sound premiered the Sonny & The Sunsets' video for "Pretend You Love Me" yesterday, and it's a beautiful stream of retro-filtered home movies and behind the scenes fun with the band. The good times and aimlessy street wandering that are on display play well against the melancholy laid-back tone of the song. Check it out, and don't forget to grab Sonny & The Sunsets' newest release Longtime Companion available everywhere right now, and see Sonny & The Sunsets on tour this summer!!

July 21 - The Independent (San Francisco, CA)

Aug 01 - The Waldorf Hotel (Vancouver, Canada)

Aug 02 - The Funhouse (Seattle, WA)

Aug 03 - Pickathon Music Festival (Happy Valley, OR)

Aug 09 - Schubas (Chicago, IL)

Aug 10 - Mahall's (Lakewood, OH)

Aug 11 - The Silver Dollar (Toronto, Canada)

Aug 12 - il Motore (Montreal, Canada)

Aug 13 - Flywheel (Easthampton, MA)

Aug 14 - Johnny D's (Somerville, MA)

Aug 15 - Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)

Aug 16 - Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)

Aug 17 - PhilaMOCA (Philadelphia, PA)

Aug 18 - Glasslands (New York, NY)

The Mountain Goats Announce New Album 'Transcendental Youth'

July 11, 2012

The Mountain Goats announced this week that they will be releasing a new album titled Transcendental Youth on Merge Records October 2nd. John Darnielle took to The Mountain Goats' blog to write "Just Under 1,000 Words About Our New Album" Monday and included the tracklist for Transcendental Youth which you can check out below.

1. Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1
2. Lakeside View Apartments Suite
3. Cry for Judas
4. Harlem Roulette
5. White Cedar
6. Until I Am Whole
7. Night Light
8. The Diaz Brothers
9. Counterfeit Florida Plates
10. In Memory of Satan
11. Spent Gladiator 2
12. Transcendental Youth

Stream: Sonny & The Sunset's 'Longtime Companion'

June 20, 2012

The release of Sonny & The Sunset's new album Longtime Companion (out 6/26 on Polyvinyl) is less than a week away. They have been slowly teasing out single tracks of the album leading up to the release, but now the good folks over at Under The Radar have premiered an exclusive full stream of Longtime Companion. Head over to Under The Radar to listen to the stream, hit up Polyvinyl Records to pre-order the CD/Vinyl, and then promptly go and plant yourself at your front door for it's arrival.

Also, Sonny & The Sunsets are currently on tour, peep the dates below.

FRI 29 JUNE

Amoeba Music San Francisco, CA, US

John Doe at SxSW 2012