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The Ponys - Deathbed +4 EP Instores May 25th
Maybe you just thought The Ponys were returning to the club circuit to rehash old glories and to use up some old drink tickets. If so, you were WRONG WRONG WRONG.
Coming May 25 is the first new Ponys’ release since 2007’s ‘Turn The Lights Out’, the achingly awesome ‘Deathbed + 4′ EP’.
Featuring 5 brand new tracks on a US import 12” vinyl, the band will be on the road playing select dates around the US to remind us that they still know how to kick kick ass, before they unleash their brand new longplayer later in the year.
- The Ponys are Jered Gummere (singer/guitar), Melissa Elias (bass), Nathan Jerde (drums)) and Brian Case on guitar.
Check out a sneak preview in the form of “Check The Door” at www.matadorrecords.com
For tour information please visit www.theponys.com
For further information, go to www.beggarsgroup.ca
“Perfect, poppy summer music for these unseasonably warm spring days! Oh wait, no it’s not. It’s as dark and gloomy as ever in Ponyville. And you wouldn’t want it any other way, right?” – Glorious Noise on Check The Door
“Deathbed + 4 EP features a little ditty called “Check The Door,” which blends those Matador/In The Red worlds into four minutes of dark, rock ‘n’ roll bliss. And to that I say, give me some more.” – Thedaysoflore
In 2007, the Ponys released their promising and well-received but often overlooked Matador debut, Turn The Lights Out. The alternative press was excited about it, and the band even managed to catch the attention of the mainstream music rags. Basically, the Ponys seemed to be, as they say, on their way. But
something just didn’t catch on. The band failed to release any new material in the ensuing three years, and they seemed destined to fade into obscurity. Apparently, they aren’t ready to do that. With the release of Deathbed +4, the Pony’s fourth long-player and second for Matador, we find the band members continuing to rethink what you can do with that pesky “garage rock” label. They are out to do
what they do best, making haunting, dirge-like rock music that manages to push the limits of traditional song structure but still sound familiar.
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