Antony has made this video for the album track ‘Future Feminism’, a speech he made during one of the concerts. The speech addresses the affects of patriarchy on the global ecology and explores the possibility of shifting towards feminine systems of governance in a gesture to restore our world:

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To count down to the release date the band have launched this new website www.townofsongs.com, on which every day at 5.29pm in every time zone they’ll post a new piece of content. Clever, eh? Click the circle in the centre to get started…

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Of the making of the album, frontman Blaine Harrison explains:

‘We arrived in Austin with a handful of songs, but one in particular felt like it captured the spirit of why we had come there. It was called Radlands (a fusion of the 1970s Terrence Malick film ‘Badlands’ and Redlands, Keith Richard’s Sussex estate), which is also what we named our studio; a big old wooden house on the banks of the Colorado river. All we brought on the plane were the guitars on our backs. In the daytime we wrote lyrics on the porch and in the evenings a family of Deer would gather in the back yard to hear us play. When we arrived home, it was hard to believe any of it even happened. It somehow all felt like a strange dream.’

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For a limited time, while supplies last, all CD/LPs purchased with the vest will come autographed by the band. If you order the CD or LP alone, it will not be autographed.

‘POP ETC’ was recorded by the band over the course of 2011 at both Headphone Cave and Pull Studios in New York City as well as in Los Angeles at SoundEQ Studios. Though largely produced by the band, the album also features contributions from Danger Mouse and Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, etc).

Until late last month the band was known as The Morning Benders. They announced the name change to POP ETC via this announcement and at the same time released a free mixtape featuring all new material.

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If you missed it, re-watch their performances of ‘Hold On’ and ‘Be Mine’ here:

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Tickets are on sale now from www.popetcetera.com

August 6 | Orlando, FL | The Beacham Theatre | Get Tickets
August 7 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Culture Room | Get Tickets
August 9 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse | Get Tickets
August 10 | Ashville, NC | Orange Peel | Get Tickets
August 11 | Knoxville, TN| Bijou Theatre | Get Tickets
August 13 | Nashville, TN | Cannery Ballroom | Get Tickets
August 14 | Louisville, KY | Headliners Music Hall | Get Tickets
August 15 | Pontiac, MI | Crofoot Ballroom | Get Tickets

More tour dates from POP ETC coming soon

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The album was recorded by the band over the course of 2011 at both Headphone Cave and Pull Studios in New York City as well as in Los Angeles at SoundEQ Studios. Though largely produced by the band, the album also features contributions from Danger Mouse and Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, etc).

Until late last month the band was known as The Morning Benders. They announced the name change to POP ETC via this announcement ( www.themorningbenders.com ) and at the same time released a free mixtape featuring all new material ( www.popetcetera.com ).

Yesterday afternoon Pitchfork announced the release with an extensive interview with the band’s frontman Chris Chu. You can read more about POP ETC on Pitchfork

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Uncut: A fine debut – 8/10

Q: Spine-tingling modern soul with a spit ‘n’ sawdust finish – 4/5

The Saturday Telegraph: ‘The rabble-rousing Alabama Shakes are doing for r&b what the White Stripes did for the blues’

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First up is a live version of Alabama Shakes’ new single ‘Hold On’ (from their debut album ‘Boys & Girls’ – out 9th April), recorded at London’s legendary KONK studios:

And the official video for Mystery Jets’ new single ‘Someone Purer’ (from their new album ‘Radlands – out 30th April), starring our very own Blaine Harrison:

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The band will be playing the following UK/European dates this summer:

5th July – Les Ardentes Festival – Liege, Belgium
6th July – Melkweg – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
7th July – Kantine – Cologne, Germany
9th July – Le Tranbendo – Paris, France
11th July – Ravenna Festival – Ravenna, Italy
12th July – Gurtenfestival – Berne, Switzerland
15th July – Latitude Festival – Southwold, UK
16th July – Leeds Irish Centre – Leeds, UK
17th July – Olympia Festival – Dublin, Ireland
19th July – Manchester Cathedral – Manchester, UK
20th July – Secret Garden Party – East Anglia, UK

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Read why and download a free mixtape of all new music: www.themorningbenders.com/

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