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Fucked Up - Year Of The Tiger Instores February 7th, 2012
Since 2006, Fucked Up have been releasing a 12” single each year for the Chinese New Year. Named after the beasts of the Chinese Zodiac, the sprawling, 10-15 minute-long epics have been among the band’s most acclaimed material and were the first releases to expose them to non-punk audiences.
Keeping with tradition, for 2012 Fucked Up release “Year Of The Tiger”, an anthemic progressive rock masterpiece featuring guests Jim Jarmusch, Annie-Claude Deschênes and Austra. Also included is a 24-page illustrated children’s book with the lyrics to “Year of the Tiger” and an MP3 download.
It was produced by Shane Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Sleigh Bells) during the sessions for last year’s critically acclaimed rock opera David Comes To Life.
The 15-minute long track features the band’s familiar layers of guitar and roaring vocals, taken to a new level with the addition of piano, Jarmusch’s dark recitations and Deschênes’s gorgeous crescendos, in this menacing but uplifting story about the predation of p r e d a t o r s .
The B-side “ONNO” is a 22-minute long palindromic drone.
$1 from the sale of each record will be donated to the Save The Tiger fund – remember, we’re next.
David Comes To Life was one of the most critically acclaimed album of 2011, hitting everyone’s year end lists, including the #1 album of the year at SPIN Magazine. The band are on the cover of the December / January issue on newsstands Dec. 16th. Additionally, DCTL was named the Billboard #6 album of the year.
Dec. 20th will be the band’s last performance of the year with a benefit show at Toronto’s Great Hall. They will be back on the road in the new year and will stop by Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 22nd.
Monday Dec. 12th, the band performed “Jingle Bells” on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations”.
- For more information, please visit www.matadorrecords.com
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