Efterklang: touring North America
Efterklang landed in Denver yesterday to begin their first US tour. They will spend a month traveling the North American continent with a fellow Danish band, Slaraffenland, performing two shows in Canada after coasting along the Western and Eastern states.
Efterklang is growing in popularity in Europe, touring frequently in between recording sessions and managing their own label, Rumraket. While on tour the five piece band is joined by four “live-band members” on strings. Efterklang is also signed to Leaf Label in UK, making them neighbors to Nancy Elizabeth, Murcof, and A Hawk and a Hacksaw.
Their sound has a distinct European experimental pop sound, reminiscent of Mum and Tunng, attracting close to 500,000 plays on Myspace. Efterklang’s ten music videos on YouTube are very creative, using animation, short film concepts and live video footage. Their label, Rumraket, works with Canon Blue, Amiina (Sigur Ros‘s string band), Grizzly Bear, Taxi Taxi!, among many others.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKIl-NeZeE[/youtube]
06.05 – Denver, CO / Larimer Lounge / w. Slaraffenland
07.05 – Salt Lake City, UT / Urban Lounge / w. Slaraffenland
09.05 – Portland, OR / Doug Fir / w. Subtle & Slaraffenland
10.05 – Seattle, WA / Nectar Lounge / w. Subtle & Slaraffenland
11.05 – Eugene, OR / WOW Hall / w. Slaraffenland
12.05 – San Francisco, CA / Bottom Of The Hill / w. Slaraffenland
13.05 – Visalia, CA / Cellar Door / w. Slaraffenland
14.05 – Los Angeles, CA / Spaceland / w. Slaraffenland
15.05 – San Diego, CA / Casbah / w. Slaraffenland
16.05 – Tucson, AZ / Plush / w. Slaraffenland
17.05 – Phoenix, AZ / Modified / EARLY SHOW! / w. Slaraffenland
19.05 – Denton, TX / Hailey’s / w. Slaraffenland
20.05 – Austin, TX / Mohawk / w. Slaraffenland
22.05 – Atlanta, GA / Drunken Unicorn / w. Slaraffenland
23.05 – Chapel Hill, NC / Local 506 / w. Slaraffenland
24.05 – Washington, DC / Rock and Roll Hotel / w. Subtle & BMSR
26.05 – Philadelphia, PA / The First Unitarian Church / w. Slaraffenland
27.05 – Hamden, CT / The Space / w. Slaraffenland
28.05 – New York, NY / Knitting Factory / w. Slaraffenland
29.05 – Boston, MA / TT the Bears / w. Slaraffenland
30.05 – Montreal, PQ / Zoobizarre / w. Slaraffenland
31.05 – Toronto, ONT / El Mocambo / w. Slaraffenland
02.06 – Chicago, IL / Empty Bottle / w. Slaraffenland & Nick Butcher
03.06 – Kansas City, MO / Record Bar / w. Slaraffenland