Castanets is set to release Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beasts on Asthmatic Kitty September 22nd. Ray Raposa has consistently put out great records that would defy any description or tag that I could attempt to place upon them. However, there is something to be said about a rich textural backdrop that allows the song-written core of an album to blossom. A sonic environment, be it sparse or dense, wherein a song reveals itself in its fullest glory.
You can catch Castanets on tour this summer. Dates and download after the jump…
[download] Three Months Paid from In The Vines
06.30 New York, NY: Central Park Summerstage
07.03 Chicago, IL: Schuba’s
07.04 Detroit, MI: Garden Bowl
07.05 Bloomington, IN: Russian Recording
07.06 Cleveland, OH: Skylab/The Shelf
07.07 Buffalo, NY: Soundlab
07.08 Boston, MA: Middle East
07.10 New York, NY: Cake Shop
07.11 New York, NY: Silent Barn
07.13 Baltimore, MD: Talking Head
07.14 Charlottesville, VA: Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
07.15 Chapel Hill, NC: Nightlight
07.16 Charlotte, NC: Mileston
07.17 Knoxville, TN: Pilot Light
07.19 Nashville, TN: The Basement
07.20 Birmingham, AL: The Bottletree
07.23 Houston, TX: Rudyards
07.24 Austin, TX: The Mohawk
07.25 Lubbock, TX: Bash Riprock
07.27 Phoenix, AZ: Modified Arts
07.29 San Diego, CA: Casbah
07.30 Los Angeles, CA: Spaceland
07.31 San Francisco, CA: Hemlock Tavern
08.01 Santa Cruz, CA: Crepe Place
08.03 Portland, OR: Worksound
-kevin-
wonderful!!!!!!!