Monday, August 13, 2012

Fang Island Premiere "Sisterly" Video + More

[press release] Brooklyn's beloved guitar-anthem optimists Fang Island premiered the first video from their sophomore album, Major over the weekend on cable network MTVu. Today, the band posts the clip, "Sisterly" online for all to see and share. Watch the video below.

Fang Island is currently in the midst of a summer headlining tour, with support on partially overlapping stretches from Irish genre-benders Adebisi Shank and The Mars Volta sibling heavy groove outfit Zechs Marquise. Fang Island will also play Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX in November (exact date TBA). Please see complete dates below.

Major was released everywhere on LP, CD and download via Sargent House on July 24th, 2012.

FANG ISLAND Summer 2012 Tour:

08/13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *!
08/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad *!
08/15 El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace *!
08/16 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada!
08/17 Austin, TX @ Mohawk !
08/18 Volente, TX @ Beachfront Boat Studios
08/19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - Studio!
08/20 New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues!
08/21 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree!
08/22 Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live!
08/23 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662!
08/24 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits!
08/25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade!
08/26 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall !
08/28 Raleigh, NC @ Kings!
08/29 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter!
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg!
11/01 - 11/03 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (exact date TBA)

* w/ Zechs Marquise
! w/ Adebisi Shank

Fang Island "Sisterly" (Official) from Sargent House on Vimeo.


"It's impossible to come away from Major without a big grin plastered from ear to ear." - BBC Music

"An eye-popping, pop-punking, limb-flinging, brow-singeing celebration of the major chord and its many possibilities." - SPIN

"As an album, if I had to give Major a rank, I would promote it to General." - Vice

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