NASHVILLE |FR: LIBBY HENRY/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/AMANDA HALE
BRAIN FAILURE
INVADE THE U.S. WITH ‘AMERICAN DREAMER,’
DUE APRIL 26 ON THORP RECORDS,
AND U.S. TOUR WITH THE UNSEEN
Hailing from Beijing, China, BRAIN FAILURE–who mix catchy choruses and bracing punk riffage –will release their second album AMERICAN DREAMER April 26 on Thorp Records. The group–who sing in both English and Mandarin–are previewing songs during their nationwide U.S. tour with The Unseen which began February 15. The 29-city trek will culminate with the group supporting Boston punkers the Dropkick Murphys March 20 in Boston at the Avalon, March 23 in Allston, MA and March 26 at Irving Plaza in New York.
BRAIN FAILURE–XIAO RONG (vocals, guitars), WANG JIAN (guitars), SHI XUDONG (bass) and XU LIN (drums)–were the first musicians in the People’s Republic of China to sport mohawks and belt out dissonance over power chords in the late 1990’s. For the new album, BRAIN FAILURE enlisted Dropkick Murphys’ bassist Ken Casey to record AMERICAN DREAMER at Boston’s Outpost studio (Dropkick Murphys, Give Up The Ghost). As a result, AMERICAN DREAMER is teeming with 16 fine-tuned punk-rock anthems that underline the band’s impeccable musicianship. In addition, both Ken Casey and Dropkick Murphys drummer Matt Kelly supply additional guest vocals during the choruses throughout the album.
The album showcases the band’s old-school punk influences and inspiration, ranging from seminal groups such as The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers to contemporaries like Rancid. AMERICAN DREAMER also features guest vocals by Mark Civitarese of The Unseen on “Played.” Recently, “That’s What I Know” (AMERICAN DREAMER’s opening track) was included on the popular Give ‘Em The Boot Volume 4 (Epitaph Records) punk compilation alongside Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, The Unseen and many more.
The complete track listing for AMERICAN DREAMER is as follows:
1. That’s What I Know
2. Stay Free
3. Second Hand Pogo
4. Played
5. Coming To The USA
6. Fun And Fight Tonight
7. Holy Bullshit
8. Summer Afternoon
9. 8899
10. Give Me The Cash
11. OI! Man
12. That’s Human
13. Such a Dangerous
14. Hangout Tonight
15. Come Together
16. New York City
Catch BRAIN FAILURE out the on the road in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
Tues 2/15 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
Wed 2/16 Erie, PA Forward Hall
Fri 2/18 Sioux City, IA Low Brow Alley
Sat 2/19 Kansas City, MO El Torreon
Sun 2/20 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
Mon 2/21 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Wed 2/23 Sparks, NV New Oasis
Thu 2/24 Sacramento, CA Empire Events Center
Fri 2/25 Berkeley, CA Gilman Street
Sat 2/26 Santa Cruz, CA The Jupiter
Sun 2/27 Fresno, CA Big Game Studios
Mon 2/28 San Luis Obispo, CA The Dwelling
Tue 3/1 Bakersfield, CA Montgomery World Plaza
Wed 3/2 Lancaster, CA Mr. Ques Billiards
Thu 3/3 Southgate, CA Allen Theatre
Fri 3/4 Corona, CA Showcase Theater
Sat 3/5 Henderson, NV Roadhouse Casino
Sun 3/6 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
Mon 3/7 El Paso, TX Surge’s
Tue 3/8 San Antonio, TX Sanctuary
Wed 3/9 Corpus Christi, TX Equal Eyez
Thu 3/10 Austin, TX Emo’s Alternative Lounge
Mon 3/14 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Tue 3/15 Lemoyne, PA Champion Ship
Wed 3/16 Dunbrooke, NJ Hamilton Street Café
Thu 3/17 Providence, RI The Living Room
Fri 3/18 Albany, NY TBA
Sun 3/20 Boston, MA Avalon (with Dropkick Murphys) Wed 3/23 Allston, MA Blackout Bar (with Dropkick Murphys and The Casualties)
Sat 3/26 New York, NY Irving Plaza (with Dropkick Murphys)
For more information, check out: www.brainfailure.com.
Contact MSO:
Libby Henry: 818-380-0400 x224 lhenry@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson: 818-380-0400 x233 kashton@msopr.com
Amanda Hale: 818-380-0400 x238 ahale@msopr.com (tour press)
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