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THE NEW UP RELEASES BETTER OFF ON AUGUST 18, 2009
"The New Up have the makings of a 'Next Big Thing.'" —Pop Matters
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Wrapped in effusive female fronted melodies, darkened by whirling guitars while juxtaposing hard-hitting 00s alternative with psychedelic overtones, The New Up awaken lusty social revelations that call upon hope with their new EP Better Off, the second EP of a three-part series, due for release on August 18, 2009.
Backed by sincere musicianship inspired by Chicago roots and San Francisco surroundings, The New Up's influential evasiveness illustrates a dichotomy of urban darkness and Midwestern sincerity, highlighting their equal fascination with nature and urban chaos.
Headquartered at their San Francisco home, endearingly named The Pleasure Pad (where the band rehearses and records), members ES Pitcher (vocals, guitar), Noah Reid (guitar, vocals), Hawk West (flute and automation), Dain Dizazzo (bass) and Drew Bertrand (drums) began recording a series of three EPs in the spring of 2008. After laying down the basic tracks at Hyde Street Studios with Jaimeson Durr (Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Handsome Boy Modeling School), they began layering additional tracks at The Pleasure Pad, where they could explore by recording flute lines in bathrooms and trying odd mic placements in closets - without the pressure and financial constraints of a traditional studio.
Music critic and JamBase Associate Editor Dennis Cook deemed The New Up "a post-Radiohead group, full of mutated pop hooks, absinthe guitars, smartly wrangled chaos and undisguised beauty and feeling. But, there's little in the way of influences, even Radiohead's, that you can pin down exactly... What they've made is their own."
Better Off Track Listing:
1. Dear Life
2. Better Off
3. Bitch
4. F*** You Roger (Until Further Notice)
5. Wait
The New Up will launch a national tour in support of Better Off in August.
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