Magic Bullet Records
17 Argyle Hills Dr.
Fredericksburg, VA 22405
USA
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THIS
WILL DESTROY YOU |
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WILL DESTROY YOU are an instrumental quartet from the great state
of Texas who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. Often
compared and linked to purveyors of the "post-rock" sub-genre,
the band has managed to transcend the tag and carve its own niche
via a delicate and balancing infusion of electronics, strings, and
an array of unconventional "rock" instrumentation over bombastic
and receding harmony. The journey began in 2004-2005 as 4 friends (Raymond Brown, Chris King, Jeremy Galindo, and Andrew Miller) began refining and piecing together a collection of songs that would become known as "Young Mountain," originally intended as a demo to be sold at local shows. The recording immediately found its way onto the radar of Virginia's Magic Bullet Records, where the band instantly found a home and the demo quickly turned into one of 2006's biggest indie retail surprises. In what felt like an overnight phenomenon, support from many different avenues began to pour in. Rock Sound editor Darren Taylor proclaimed "Young Mountain" his "2006 Album of the Year." Pitchfork recognized the potential and predicted even greater albums from the band in the coming years. The music began seeing placement across both independent and major film, video, and cable programming networks. Even the top secret walls within the Pentagon were subjected to the music of THIS WILL DESTROY YOU, their songs being part of a disaster preparedness presentation held before the nation's top military brass in the wake of New Orleans' catastrophic Hurricane Katrina. 2007 saw more of the same momentum, with the band getting their sea legs on the touring circuit, looping the U.S. before ever-amassing crowds of enthusiastic patrons excited to be finally witnessing "how those sounds are made" in person. They closed out the year by convening in a secluded house out on a private lake to pen what would become "S/T," the highly anticipated follow-up to their kinetic debut. Recorded and produced by John "Larry" Congleton, "S/T" hit stores everywhere on January 29, 2008 and the band (with Donovan Jones replacing future M.D. Raymond Brown on bass) hit the road hard, once again putting thousands of miles under their tires domestically and embarking on a 6-week tour of Europe for the first time as a band. With no rest for the weary, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU came home for the first time in months and set to work on their half of "Field Studies," a split 10" with long-time friends and traveling companions LYMBYC SYSTYM, recorded in early July with Congleton once again behind the board. The remainder of 2008 sees THIS WILL DESTROY YOU making history at the Olympic games in Beijing, as they will join labelmate AUGHRA in being the first western musical artists to have their music played on public Chinese airwaves (part of the Nike-commissioned documentary series "Basketball Disciples"). In September, the band and LYMBYC SYSTYM celebrate their split release with select dates in the U.S. (September) before THIS WILL DESTROY YOU jets over to their return engagement in Europe (October 2008). |
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S/T
CD/digital- Catalog #MBL100 |
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S/T
2xLP - Catalog #MBL100-1 |
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Young
Mountain CD/digital - Catalog #MBL081 |
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Young
Mountain LP - Catalog #MBL081-1 |
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Young
Mountain CS - Catalog #MBL081-CS |
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It
Came From The Hills Vol. 1 Compilation CD - Catalog #MBL080 |
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Prom
Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD/digital |
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Vice
Saves Texas Compilation CD |
| THIS WILL DESTROY YOU ON TOUR: View all current dates on MySpace |
SEPTEMBER
2008 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 9/2/08 Austin , TX @ Emo's 9/3/08 Denton, TX @ Hailey's 9/4/08 Norman, OK @ Opolis 9/5/08 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot 9/6/08 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Calhoun Street 9/7/08 Bloomington, IL @ Uncle Fester's 9/9/08 Chicago, IL @ Bottom lounge 9/10/08 Detroit, MI @ Lager House 9/11/08 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo 9/12/08 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox 9/13/08 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore 9/14/08 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry 9/15/08 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall 9/16/08 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory 9/17/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 9/18/08 Washington, DC @ DC 9 9/19/08 Norfolk, VA @ The Boot 9/20/08 Burlington, NC @ ICC 9/21/08 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 9/23/08 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 9/24/08 Houston, TX @ Mink 9/25/08 San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Bottom 9/26/08 Austin, TX @ Mohawk OCTOBER 2008 EUROPEAN TOUR 07.10.08 Paris (F), Glazart w/PELICAN, TORCHE 08.10.08 Brussel (B), VK 09.10.08 Sheffield (GB), Corporation 10.10.08 Plymouth (GB), White Rabbit 11.10.08 Brighton (GB), Freebutt 12.10.08 Dublin (IRE), Whelan´s 13.10.08 Glasgow (GB), Captain´s Rest 14.10.08 Manchester (GB), Music Box 15.10.08 London (GB), Underworld 16.10.08 Groningen (NL), Simplon 17.10.08 Berlin (D), Lido 18.10.08 Tczew (PL), Tromba Club 19.10.08 Dresden (D), Beatpol 20.10.08 Stuttgart (D), Schocken 21.10.08 Wien (A), B72 22.10.08 München (D), Orangehouse 23.10.08 Roma (I), Init 24.10.08 St. Gallen (CH), Grabenhalle 25.10.08 Innsbruck (A), PMK 26.10.08 Dortmund (D), FZW 27.10.08 Wiesbaden (D), Schlachthof 28.10.08 Nürnberg (D), MUZ-Club 29.10.08 Bremen (D), Lagerhaus |
GENERAL
PRESS
•
Austin Chronicle: feature
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Austinist: 5/23/08 preview
• BBC radio interview 04/08(audio)
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The Daily Utah Chronicle
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Drowned in Sound: "DiScover"
• eMusic: "Crescendo-core"
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Loose Record: live review (07/20/07)
• Metalfrenn Gousseldeng: live review (04/02/08)
• Noize Makes Enemies: live review (08/08/08)
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Questionable Content
• Rock Sound: live review (10/10 - April 2008)
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Rock Sound: "This Will Destroy You: On The Road"
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Rock Sound feature: "This Will Destroy You: Rebuilding A Band"
(page
1) (page
2)
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Rock Sound: First UK Tour announcement
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Rock Sound: UK Tour blurb
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Rock Sound: "Ones To Watch" (November 2007)
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Rock Sound: "Band of the Week"
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Rock Sound: "In the Studio"
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Rock Sound: "MySpace or Yours?"
• Sonic Frontiers Magazine: Featured Artist
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Super 45: interview
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SXSW 2007
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SXSW 2008
• Tokafi Magazine: live review (04/23/08)
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Variety Magazine: "Audiences Make a Date for 'Prom'"
• XYZ Magazine: live review (04/07/08)
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"S/T" PRESS
•
Absolute Punk #1
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Absolute Punk #2
• Alt Sounds
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Austin Chronicle
• Captain Obvious
• Come Pick Me Up
• Culture Junkies
• The Daily Texan
• Deaf Sparrow Magazine
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Decibel Magazine
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Die Shellsuit, Die!
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digg.com
• Drowned In Sound
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Eleftherotypia Magazine
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For The Sound
• Kronik Magazine
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Liverpool Daily Post
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Lunch of Champions
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Maxim UK
•
The Milk Carton
• The New Scheme (full issue)
(cover,
1,
2)
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punknews.org
• Rabbit Hole Music
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rateyourmusic.com
• Rock A Rolla
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Rock Sound: Album of the Month
• Rock Sound: Decks of Death
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Rock Sound: Decks of Death II
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Scene Point Blank
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Skidmore News
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Sonic Frontiers Magazine
• Sound As Language
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Sweet Jane Magazine
• Subba-Cultcha
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Vice Magazine
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Visions Magazine (review)
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Vision Magazine (Soundcheck)
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"YOUNG MOUNTAIN" PRESS
• 30music.com
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ampcamp.com
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Austin Chronicle
• Kronic
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The New Scheme
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Pitchfork Media
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punknews.org
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The Rock Blogger
• Rolling Stone
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Skratch Magazine
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Sputnik Music
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SELECT LICENSING
• Billabong XXL Global Big Waves
Awards 2008 (ESPN, Billabong)
• City By The Battlefield (Fredericksburg Skateboards)
• Countdown: Oscar De la Hoya vs. Steve Forbes (HBO)
• Drive: season 2 (Fuel TV)
• Free Agent (DerDer)
• MLS: History of the Cup (A&E)
• Basketball Disciples (Nike)
• Panorama: "Divide and Rule" (BBC)
• Panorama: "A Greener Britain" (BBC)
• Prom Night (Sony Pictures)
• The Pickup Artist: ep. 5 (VH1)
• War of Attrition (DerDer)
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