Streets of Laredo Album Volume I & II Out Today v

Brooklyn-based, New Zealanders' Streets of Laredo first full-length album, Volume I & II is out today on Dine Alone Records. Destined to be a soundtrack for all things Fall, this album is a sing-a-long collision of jangling harmonies, stomping percussion, horns and guitars. Take a listen to their new track "Hey Rose" courtesy of Interview Magazine. Listen and share the free MP3 download here. Also, the full album stream premiered on New York Times' Press Play last week. Listen to the album in full here.

Founded by close-knit family members Daniel, Dave and Sarahjane Gibson and inspired by the fervour and madness of the 70's folk-rock circuit, Streets of Laredo was born out of trying to escape the mundane everyday working life. Refining their sound and songs one holiday weekend at a beach house on the New Zealand coast, the Gibsons started to fashion a sound that was equal parts folk storytelling and psychedelic madness. With just one home-town show under their belt, a handful of demos and a whole lot of hope, they took the plunge and decided to move halfway around the world. Fast-forward to the summer of 2012 and Streets of Laredo in a rehearsal space in Brooklyn NY with a guitar, a drum-machine and no money, trying to figure out what comes next.

Quickly adding fellow countryman Thom Darlow and local Brooklynites Sean McMahon and Andrew McGovern to the mix, this now rambling, multi-instrumental, seven-piece started to craft a dance-inducing mix of vocal hooks, beats and wild sounds that saw the New York music scene embrace them as their own.

A quick trip back to New Zealand saw the band record the bones of 'Volume I & II' - ten songs inspired by their old life in NZ and their new life in NYC - in an old converted Auckland theatre where, courtesy of friendships and favors, they locked down that distinctive Streets of Laredo sound.
Catch the band live, this fall! Dates are below.

Streets of Laredo Fall Tour Dates
Oct 26, 2014 - Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA
Oct 27, 2014 - Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 28, 2014 - T.T. The Bears - Boston, MA
Oct 29, 2014 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
Oct 30, 2014 - La Vitrola - Montreal, QB
Nov 01, 2014 - The Drake - Toronto, ON
Nov 04, 2014 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL
Nov 05, 2014 -7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
Nov 06, 2014 - The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO
Nov 07, 2014 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Nov 08, 2014 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 10, 2014 - Electric Owl - Vancouver, BC
Nov 11, 2014 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
Nov 12, 2014 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
Nov 15, 2014 - Neck of The Woods - San Francisco, CA
Nov 17, 2014 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
Nov 18, 2014 - The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA
Nov 20, 2014 - Stubbs Jr - Austin, TX
Nov 21, 2014 - The Beatnik - New Orleans, LA
Nov 22, 2014 - The High Watt - Nashville, TN
Nov 24, 2014 - DC9 - Washington, DC

http://www.streets-of-laredo.com/
https://www.facebook.com/streetsoflaredo
https://twitter.com/streetslaredo
http://vimeo.com/streetsoflaredo

Volume I & II Track List:
1. Everything To Everyone
2. Lonsdale Line
3. Girlfriend
4. Need A Little Help
5. Homeless
6. Hey Rose
7. Slow Train
8. Laredo
9. Dear Leron
10. I'm Living

To post a comment, you must register and login.