Ultra 8201 just made my day . . . I am so excited, I am so excited! (and perhaps living under a rock?!?!?)

I LOVE me some Presets, I wonder if their ears are ringing, because I was listening to their earlier releases, “Beams” & “Girl and the Sea” this afternoon and talking to my girl Lynnel about when they were finally going to release their new LP - “APOCALYPSO“. This news is wicked awesome.

The Presets were my first introduction to Modular, which lead to being turned on to Cut Copy, and all the rest. I very vividly remember playing “Girl and the Sea” to death the month I made the decision to leave Chicago and move to New York. It was a bittersweet time, and that EP, and particularly, the title track “Girl and the Sea” were the soundtrack of my life back then. I think I shed a tear or 2 on a few occasions. Luckily, “Girl and the Sea” was followed by “Kitty in the Middle”, and that track is all “sexy time”, so I didn’t stay emo for long. But, its cool, because whenever I hear these songs, it totally takes me back. *Sigh*, music is pretty amazing like that, the way it triggers memories, thoughts, feelings, experiences. Gotta love it!

Girl and the Sea - The Presets - Cut Copy Remix

I have been lucky to see them live several times, when they opened for The Rapture, and they’re even BETTER live, then when recorded and “studiofied”, which is a rarity for most acts. I don’t know which show to go to in NY? Maybe both?

The Presets Tour Dates

03-21 Manchester, England - The Warehouse Project
03-22 Middlesbrough, England - Empire
03-23 Liverpool, England - Chibuku @ Barfly
03-29 Sydney, Australia - V Festival
03-30 Gold Coast, Australia - V Festival
04-05 Melbourne, Australia - V Festival
04-06 Perth, Australia - V Festival
04-26 Maitland, Australia - Groovin the Moo
05-03 Townsville, Australia - Groovin the Moo
05-20 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *
05-21 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine *
05-22 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
05-23 Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge *
05-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club *
05-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
05-27 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
05-29 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club *
05-30 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub *
05-31 Toronto, Ontario - Anti *
06-01 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Music Hall *
06-02 Boston, MA - Paradise *
06-04 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
06-05 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
06-06 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
06-07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel

*with Walter Meego (I have their new album in my possession, but haven’t had time to listen to it yet, dammit!)

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