FAIR TO MIDLAND RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TALL TALES TASTE LIKE SOUR GRAPES”

FAIR TO MIDLAND—“powerful, emotional and complex” (Kerrang!, 9/1/07)—will  follow-up their active rock hit “Dance Of The Manatee” with this fall’s release of “Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes” from their debut album FABLES OF A MAYFLY (Serjical Strike/Universal Republic) which entered Billboard’s New Artist chart at #3 this past June.   "I suppose you could say that this is a song that stirs my Irish blood…" says lead singer and lyricist Darroh Sudderth. Over the track’s driving instrumentation, he sings “The devils in the air/And I’m spitting our prayers/While the rubbernecks all get their fill,“ creating the kind of tension and mystery that’s rare in rock.
 
The Sulphur Springs, TX quintet–hailed for their “potent emotional hard rock” (Los Angeles Times, 5/1/07) and killer live shows–have also added new dates to their non-stop tour schedule opening for Serj Tankian–head of Serjical Strike and executive producer of FABLES OF A MAYFLY–on his debut solo shows in Los Angeles on October 27, San Francisco on October 28 and Europe from November 16 – 27. This marks the band’s second turn in San Francisco opening for a major name in music: the band landed the opening slot for The Smashing Pumpkins for the first two nights of their residency at the Fillmore this past July. FAIR TO MIDLAND is currently on an extensive U.S. tour with Chevelle.

Their return to Europe with Tankian follows their summer appearances at all the major hard-rock festivals, sold-out tour dates with Dir en grey and a headlining slot during the Kerrang! Awards Week. In the 9/1/07 issue of Kerrang!, Ryan Bird wrote, “For the duration of their set the Texans are as unique to the ears as bare-chested, afro-toting guitarist Cliff Campbell is on the eyes. Powerful, emotional and complex, FTM are all this and more, often in the space of a single song. In frontman Darroh the quintet can also claim one of rock’s sleeping icons, a man with a voice as stunning as his moustache. Capable of hitting the highest of highs and lowest of lows in a single breath, he cuts an awkward yet compelling figure, often exploding in a passionate blur of flailing limbs. It’s utterly captivating, but that’s FTM in a nutshell.”

Confirmed upcoming FAIR TO MIDLAND tour dates are:

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