NASHVILLE |FR: LIBBY HENRY/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/AMANDA HALE
TSUNAMI BOMB
RETURN WITH ‘THE DEFINITIVE ACT’
OUT SEPTEMBER 21 ON KUNG FU RECORDS
BAND IN THE MIDST OF HEADLINING U.S. TOUR
TSUNAMI BOMB will return September 21 with THE DEFINITIVE ACT–the band’s second full-length offering–on Kung Fu Records. Currently in the midst of a headlining U.S. tour, TSUNAMI BOMB offers a potent live show, with enough stage energy to power an entire city block. Equal parts introspective and propulsive, THE DEFINITIVE ACT is the band’s most varied effort to date, building on their history of vibrant compositions.
The album was recorded with producer and former Hot Rod Circuit drummer Mike Poorman (Orange Island, Scraps and Heart Attacks and Piebald) at his Fort Apache studios in Boston. The band emerged with a diverse 12-song collection filled with their signature melodic and engaging punk rock anthems fused with razor sharp rhythms. The first track, “Dawn on a Funeral Day,” showcases a more angular, dynamic side of the group, while the straightforward “A Lonely Chord” offers AGENT M.’s multi-part harmonies punctuated by the driving drum fills of LINDEMAN.
TSUNAMI BOMB’s sound is defined by buzzing guitars and the impassioned and impressive vocal range of frontwoman AGENT M., and the Petaluma, CA-based punk-quartet is rounded out by MIKE GRIFFEN (guitars, backing vocals) MATT MCKENZIE (bass) and GABE LINDEMAN (drums).
Ignited by the success of a 7” released in 1999 on A.F.I. bassist Hunter Bergan’s Checkmate Records, the band followed this with a six-song EP The Invasion Within (Tomato Head) in 2001. Shortly after signing with Kung Fu Records in 2002, the band released their critically acclaimed full-length debut The Ultimate Escape. With three Vans Warped Tour treks under their belt–including a mainstage slot on the 2003 tour—TSUNAMI BOMB have toured incessantly for over two-years, building a fanatical audience the old-fashioned way.
Stay tuned for more concert news from a band that has toured with AFI, Flogging Molly, The Vandals, Sugarcult, Yellowcard, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Thrice, Glassjaw, The Bouncing Souls, Poison The Well, The Damned, Avenged Sevenfold, Hot Rod Circuit, Counterfit, Lawrence Arms and Audio Karate, to name a few.
The complete track listing for THE DEFINITIVE ACT is:
1) Dawn on a Funeral Day
2) Being Alright
3) 5150
4) Safety Song
5) I Bought You
6) 4 Robots and an Evil Scientist
7) A Lonely Chord
8) Epic
9) Negative One to Ten
10) My Machete
11) Tetanus Shot
12) Jigsaw
Catch TSUNAMI BOMB on the road:
DATE CITY VENUE
Tue 8/24 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
Thu 8/26 Dallas, TX Tree’s
Fri 8/27 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
Sat 8/28 Austin, TX Flamingo Cantina
Sun 8/29 San Antonio, TX Sam’s Burger Joint
Tue 8/31 El Paso, TX Club 101 Complex
Wed 9/1 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Thu 9/2 Tucson, AZ Skrappy’s
Fri 9/3 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Sat 9/4 Las Vegas, NV Jillian’s
Sun 9/5 San Diego, CA Soma
Tue 9/7 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
Wed 9/8 Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Vets Hall
Thu 9/9 Fresno, CA Big Game Studios
Fri 9/10 Pomona, CA The Glass House
Sat 9/11 Petaluma, CA Phoenix Theatre
Log onto: www.tsunamibomb.com and www.kungfurecords.com for more information and to check out an MP3 of the first track ‘Dawn on a Funeral Day’ check out: http://www.purevolume.com/tsunamibomb/music.
Contact MSO:
Libby Henry Lhenry@msopr.com 818.380.0400 x224
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson Kashton@msopr.com 818.380.0400 x233
Amanda Hale Ahale@msopr.com 818-380-0400 x238
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