Bye Bye Blackbirds Apology Accepted EP

For a limited time, we are offering a free download of
The Bye Bye Blackbird's Apology Accepted EP. This digital only EP features the band's cover of the classic
Go-Betweens song plus three other exclusive tracks.

To begin download click here.

Please Note: Depending on your connection, the download may take a minute or two. You are downloading a zip file and may need some sort of decompression tool such as Winzip or Stuffit to access the files. Both of these programs are available as free downloads from their respective sites.

Visit the American Dust website to find out more about the band and pre-order their forthcoming album.

hello bye bye

American Dust is pleased to announce our latest band: the wonderful, capricious Bye Bye Blackbirds.

Do you like Big Star? Teenage Fanclub? Pop with guitars? If so, you need to own BBB's debut disc, Houses and Homes, out late September. Taut, snap-tight songwriting, glistening sonics and pithy, intelligent lyrics - this is the indie guitar pop album to fill your fall.

The band hits the road for a mini-tour of California next week. Dates include:

Aug 5, The Mint, Los Angeles
Aug 6, Muddy Waters Cafe, Santa Barbara
Aug 8, Beachcomber Tavern, Oxnard
Aug 9, Mai's Cafe, Ventura
Aug 15, The Starry Plough, Berkeley

Also, keep your eyes peeled for a free Bye Bye Blackbirds digital EP, Apology Accepted, featuring the band's cover of the titular Go-Betweens song.

Welcome to the fold, gents!

pitchfork talks new department of eagles

Exciting news on the Department of Eagles front. Pitchfork Media has just announced the long- long- long-awaited release of the band's sophomore album, In Ear Park, on the storied 4AD label. We'd like to congratulate the boys on the new deal and the album's imminent release. Also, check this sweet preview mp3, also posted on Pitchfork.

Department of Eagles' debut album, The Cold Nose, is available now.

go east, young matt

Matt Baldwin, our favorite hand on the six-string, heads to New York later in the summer for a few (doubtless) fine performances. Check him out:

please note corrected dates:

Saturday, Aug. 23rd @ Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn. 8pm

Monday, Aug. 25th Live on air @ WFMU. 5pm

Tuesday, Aug. 26th Live on air @ WNYU. 5pm

In other Matt news, Aquarius Records recently posted a lovely review of his Paths of Ignition album. Among other flattering accolades, they write:

"It's a little hard to put a finger on what exactly makes Baldwin's sound so special, it could be more of a focus on classic melody, than on pick and strum, the opening track on Paths Of Ignition darkly unfurls into a warm whirring pastoral guitarscape, lots of major key melodies, unlikely harmonies, strange bits of slippery slide, and plenty of electric guitar buzz, some soaring growling leads, all woven into some haunting raga infused psychedelic space folk. The whole track is laced with tangles of wild almost-shredding guitar, deep resonant drones, swirling little melodic flourishes, it all transforms -his- take on Appalachia into something much more tripped out, psych rock and almost poppy in its prettiness."

UPDATE: It turns out the awesome Julian Cope loves Matt's album even more than we already knew he did. Check it: we got Album of the Month!

Paths of Ignition is available now.