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Rachael Yamagata will hit the road as a very special guest of Irish band Swell Season for a fall U.S. tour of intimate theaters that begins November 12th and finishes up on December 5th. Yamagata has spent the last few months writing the follow-up to her Warner Bros. Records debut album Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart.

Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart was released on October 7th, 2008. The follow-up to Yamagata’s 2004 full-length debut Happenstance, Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart was praised by such media outlets as Entertainment Weekly (“Yamagata’s delivery is gorgeous”), People (“an ambitious double disc”), and Spin (“add some cheap scotch and you’ve got a John Cassavetes movie”).

Of the album’s 15 tracks, Nebraska-based Mike Mogis, the multi-instrumentalist and producer known for his work with Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley and The Faint, produced 12. Two tracks were produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band), who also produced Happenstance. The album also features guest appearances by singer-songwriters Ray Lamontagne and Azure Ray’s Maria Taylor.

Tour Dates:
Nov 12 – House of Blues / New Orleans, LA
Nov 13 – Warehouse Live / Houston, TX
Nov 14 – The Palladium Ballroom / Dallas, TX
Nov 15 - Paramount Theatre / Austin, TX
Nov 17 - Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda / Mesa, AZ
Nov 27 – Egyptian Theater / Boise, ID
Nov 28 - Jeanne Wagner Theatre / Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 29 – Ogden Theatre / Denver, CO
Nov 30 – Uptown Theatre / Kansas City, MO
Dec 2 – Michigan Theater / Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 3 – Chicago Auditorium Theatre / Chicago, IL
Dec 4 – The Pageant / St. Louis, MO
Dec 5 – State Theatre / Minneapolis, MN

Rachael Yamagata: myspace | website | Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart review | interview with | @ liberty hall

Saddle Creek knows a powerful female voice when they hear one. They helped launch the career of Jenny Lewis, have been the home to the phenomenal ladies in Azure Ray and their sister label Team Love boasts the gang vocals of the tap-dancing gals in Tilly and the Wall. The latest female-fronted band to join the roster, Land of Talk, is no different. Singer Lizzie Powell lives up to the legacy of the Saddle Creek gals.

If you missed out on the talk about Land of Talk, no worries. We’ve got you covered. You can download a new mp3 off the group’s forthcoming Fun and Laughter EP. The song is called “May You Never.” Just right click and save as to download or stream on our site.

Land of Talk – May You Never

The Fun and Laughter EP includes four new songs and three videos. The hard copy comes with original art by the band.

Track Listing:
01. Sixteen Asterisk
02. May You Never
03. As Me
04. A Series Of Small Flames
05. The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle) – Video
06. Troubled – Video
07. Some Are Lakes – Video

Tour Dates:
Oct. 27 – Casbah / San Diego, CA
Oct. 29 – Spaceland / Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 30 – Cellar Door / Visalia, CA
Nov. 2 – Cafe Du Nord / San Francisco, CA
Nov. 4 – Doug Fir Lounge / Portland, OR
Nov. 5 – High Dive / Seattle, WA
Nov. 6 – Nightlight / Bellingham, WA
Nov. 7 – Biltmore Cabaret / Vancouver, BC

Land of Talk: website | myspace