The Subjects: to release With The Ease Grace Precision and Cleverness of Human Beings
February 20 brings the debut full-length release by The Subjects, With The Ease Grace Precision and Cleverness of Human Beings, via Pretty Activity Records. This Brooklyn based four-piece, "formed while two members were teachers and the two others their high school students." With influences from The French Kicks to Talking Heads, The Subjects will find a home with fans of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
The Subjects have a CD release tour planned, with more tours coming. In November they sat down with Daytrotter for an interview and recording session that's worth checking out.
Pretty Activity Records explains the band's inception:
"After forming to play a school carnival in 2004 they realized a common goal of making music. They quickly got their act together and played shows around New York. The Subjects recorded the EP after a tour spanning from Michigan to Boston. The EP was recorded on a four-track cassette machine in a weekend. It is self-released."
The Subjects – The Hounds of War
The Subjects – The Long Climb
The Subjects – The Hounds of War (EP)
The Subjects on:
iTunes | Emusic | Insound | Daytrotter | Hype Machine | Elbo.ws | SeeqPod | YouTube | Flickr
The Subjects tour dates:
01/11 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY (Looker's CD release party)
O1/24 – The Annex – New York, NY
The Subjects CD Release Tour:
02/16 – Alchemize – Cincinnati, OH
02/17 – Landlocked Music w/The Delicious – Bloomington,IN
02/18 – Lager House – Detroit, MI
02/20 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
02/21 – Carabar – Columbus, OH
02/22 – BrilloBox – Pittsburgh, PA