NOW Magazine Named SLIM TWIG Toronto's best Pop/Rock Artist of 2008!
Here's what they had to say about Slim:
Best of Toronto // Music
Pop/rock artist
Slim Twig
A Toronto icon-in-the-making, Slim Twig is already well known in indie circles for his clutch of avant-rockabilly EPs, his work as half of punk duo Tropics and a turn opposite Ellen Page in Bruce McDonald’s 2007 film The Tracey Fragments. The ever-mysterious pompadoured troubadour couples his stylishly crafted persona (Twig’s real name is a closely guarded secret) with his Suicide-drenched, art-damaged country tunes. Watch for samples – not guitars – to dominate his hotly anticipated full-length, due out early next year on Paper Bag.
Slim Twig's latest - Vernacular Violence - was released today in Canada! You can check out some tracks that are making some buzz online like Whiite Fantaseee at Slim's Myspace
And don't forget to download FREE Slim's track 'Birthing & Birthing' right here on RCRDLBL
Laura Barrett and The Acorn's Rolf Klausener both played awesome shows this past weekend at '08 Sappy Fest in Sackville, New Brunswick! Laura will be heading out on the road very soon in support of her new album (more details to follow later this week) and The Acorn will be touring the UK and the US west coast this fall. We'll post the dates as soon as we can!
***First off the Paper Bag Records blog will now be updated DAILY with more downloads, photos, videos and info about your favorite Paper Bag artists - or just whatever we like and want to share with you! Be sure to check back often!!!***
TODAY IN THE OFFICE:
Woodhands have added a few more dates leading up to a full fall tour in support of the US release of their album Heart Attack. Check out a show if you're in the area - or somehow make your way so you ARE in the area:
Aug. 1, 2008 - Divan Orange- MEG Montreal Festival - Montreal,
Aug. 9, 2008 - Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival - Whistler, BC
Aug. 12, 2008 - Apple Store Opening - Montreal, QC
Aug. 16, 2008 - Todd P. Party @ the Silent Barn - Ridgewood, NY
If you do get a chance to check them out you can be sure to expect something like this:
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Also today Slim Twig's first two EP's Derelict Dialect and Vernacular Violence were reviewed on Pitchfork! Check it out HERE
The PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL was this past weekend in Chicago! Slim Twig was invited down for his first ever US performance at the official after party at Chicago's Famous Empty Bottle. If you missed out we've got some video for you that we think you should definatly check out!
Oh and side note - Slim Twig also stars along side Juno's Ellen Page in Bruce McDonald's film The Tracy Fragments which is conveniently out now on DVD. Be sure to check it out!
We write today's blog at Paper Bag Towers with a heady mixture of pleasure and excitement as we announce the August 5 release of Slim Twig's "Vernacular Violence EP".
"Vernacular Violence" is the follow up to "Derelict Dialect EP" released back in April, also through Paper Bag Records which helped establish the young Toronto resident as "...A rising scene star and renaissance-man-about-town". Slim's unconventional song stylings and "other-worldly" live shows have won him plenty of fans.
Slim's sound is extremely avant garde and takes influence from the likes of Scott Walker, Eno, Nick Cave and Thurston Moore. His most recent recordings involve a grittier sound, self-coined as 'Concrete Rockabilly' that began to turn eyes and
ears last year. "Vernacular Violence EP" presents further clues at what we
might expect to see him offer in the near future as he works towards
his first full-length album.
In celebration of releasing "Vernacular Violence EP" we've also created 300 beautiful, limited-edition vinyls combining both Slim Twig EPs - grab one whilst you can.
Vernacular Violence EP Track Listing:
1. Brothel Hunting
2. Tormen
3. Street Proposition
4. Whiite Fantaseee
5. Gate Hearing!
'Birthing & Birthing' from the "Derelict Dialect EP".
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