Today Surfer Blood reveal its full national headline tour in support of 1000 Palms, the band's third full-length and first release with acclaimed indie imprint Joyful Noise out May 12th. In addition to the upcoming 30+ date tour (listed in full below) the band also announces details of a NYC benefit show for guitarist Thomas Feteke's cancer treatment May 12th at Bowery Ballroom (album release day).
Surfer Blood have organized a benefit concert for their guitarist Thomas Fekete, who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Friends of Thomas will join Surfer Blood for special performances at Bowery Ballroom (New York) on Tuesday, May 12. Performers will include Julianna Barwick, Kip Berman (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart), DJ Allen Blickle (Alpaca), Andy Boay (Tonstartssbandht), Cults, POP ETC (acoustic), Marnie Stern & The Figs (w/ members of Les Savy Fav & Girls Against Boys), We Are Scientists. More about Thomas at: http://www.surferblood.com/thomas 1000 Palms is the band's return to indie label life after a frustrating experience on Warner Bros. The new record - which features stunners such as "Dorian", newly-revealed track "Island" and first single "I Can't Explain" - was written and recorded at home entirely by the band, free of major label tinkering. The record is Surfer Blood at its most adventurous and carefree.Watch video here via AV Club or share via Youtube.
"The lyrics to "I Can't Explain" are about a romantic encounter on a New Year's Eve, so we wanted the video to show the events of a New Year's party sped up. We ended up slowing down the song to half-tempo and choreographing all the background action in real time. This way the movement would appear to be sped up when played back at the normal tempo. Thankfully a lot of our friends showed up to help, I think a lot of them wanted an opportunity to throw cake at each other in their favorite bar... The video concept was created by our friend Ates Isildak: a local musician, videographer, promoter and clairvoyant."Videos