Brooklyn trio Sunflower Bean mix power-pop, psych-punk and college rock on their second album Twentytwo in Blue. The riffs and hooks can hold their own against Blondie, The Shirts, The Yeah-Yeah-Yeahs, REM and Fleetwood Mac (case in point: I Was A Fool. The band members are still young - the album's title is a dead giveaway, but have a deep knowledge of classic rock and indie music.
Twentytwo in Blue is one of those rare albums that will garner rave reviews from critics and music geeks, as well string a chord with the general public who will appreciate their ability to write smart songs that are a few blocks away from the main roads. If they can keep it up, a tour hitting the main halls of all the top clubs is just around the corner.
Sunflower Bean:
Julia Cumming: vocals bass
Jacob Faber: drums
Nick Kivlen: vocals. guitar
Twentytwo in Blue is a released thru Lucky Number Music (vinyl, limited blue vinyl, CD, digital). Release date:: March 23.
Tracks:- Burn It
- I Was a Fool
- Twentytwo
- Crisis Fest
- Memoria
- Puppet Strings
- Only a Moment
- Human For
- Any Way You Like
- Sinking Sands
- Oh No, Bye Bye
- 03/23 London, United Kingdom @ Rough Trade East
- 03/24 Nottingham, United Kingdom @ Rescue Rooms
- 03/26 Norwich, United Kingdom @ Open
- 03/27 Birmingham, United Kingdom @ The Hare And Hounds
- 03/28 Newcastle, United Kingdom @ Riverside
- 03/29 Leeds, United Kingdom @ The Wardrobe
- 03/30 Manchester, United Kingdom @ Gorilla
- 03/31 Liverpool, United Kingdom @ The Invisible Wind Factory
- 04/01 Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Stereo
- 04/03 Bristol, United Kingdom @ Thekla
- 04/05 Brighton, United Kingdom @ Concorde 2
- 04/06 London, United Kingdom @ Koko
- 04/09 Paris, France @ Point Ephémère
- 04/10 Antwerpen, Belgium @ Muziekcentrum Trix
- 04/11 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Kleine Zaal
- 04/12 Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow Skybar
- 04/13 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen, Christiania
- 04/14 Berlin, Germany @ Rosis
- 04/15 Wien, Austria @ Chelsea
- 04/17 Lausanne, Switzerland @ Le Romandie Rock Club
- 04/18 Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F
- 04/19 Koln, 07, Germany
- 04/26 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
- 05/02 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom.
- 05/03 Cambridge, MA @ Sonia
- 05/04 Montréal, QC @ Petit Campus
- 05/05 Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe Tavern
- 05/06 Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo's Mohawk Place
- 05/08 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
- 05/09 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room @ The Crofoot
- 05/11 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
- 05/13 Millvale, PA @ The Funhouse At Mr. Smalls
- 05/20 Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
- 06/01 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
- 06/02 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
- 06/03 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
- 06/05 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
- 06/06 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
- 06/08 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
- 06/10 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
- 06/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
- 06/13 La Jolla, CA @ Ché Café Collective
- 06/14 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
- 06/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
- 06/19 Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret
- 06/20 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
- 06/25 Omaha, NE @ Reverb
- 06/26 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
- 06/27 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
- 06/30 Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
- 07/01 Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley
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