Oh Thao.. where have you been all my life. A couple days when talking about Neon Indian, I may have mentioned he was my favorite new artist so far through 2009 and would possibly continue into 2010.. well that was true, until this morning. Portland based Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down is literally like a breath of fresh air, their vibrant melodies mixed with their playful lyrics makes you think of a more innocent time of snowball fights and sleepovers.
What makes me mad though.. is that I'm just now finding out about them, sooner better then never I guess especially with their upcoming album about to be released, which is due to come out October 13th and entitled Know Better Learn Faster. The album actually features apperances from Andrew Bird, Laura Veirs, members of Blitzen Trapper and Horse Feathers just to name a few.
This is the first track thats been released from their upcoming album, the track itself is coincidentally called " Know Better Learn Faster." The track features my boy Andrew Bird who graces it with his fiddling abilities and his mean whistling skills. Thao and the gang are actually in mid-tour right now, so I included the rest of the tour dates for you below, along with the cover art of the upcoming album, the tracklist and of course.. songs, songs, songs! I included some tracks off her previous albums We Brave Bee Sings and All and Like the Linen(when they were Portland Cello Project). So of course.. check it out, tell me what you think and enjoy:
P.S. Thao if you read this, I want to drink coffee with you and make snow angels, so get back to me on that. xoxo
Album Cover
Tracklisting
01 The Clap
02 Cool Yourself
03 When We Swam
04 Know Better Learn Faster
05 Body
06 The Give
07 Good Bye Good Luck
08 Trouble Was For
09 Oh No
10 Fixed It!
11 Burn You Up
12 But What of the Strangers
13 Easy
Tour Dates
Sep 12 2009 1:00P Monolith Fesitval Morrison, Colorado
Oct 15 2009 8:00P SoHo Santa Barbara, California
Oct 16 2009 8:00P Echoplex Los Angeles, California
Oct 17 2009 8:00P The Crepe Place Santa Cruz, California
Oct 18 2009 11:30A Treasure Island Music Festival San Francisco, California
Oct 21 2009 8:00P Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Oct 22 2009 9:00P Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Oct 23 2009 8:00P The Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 24 2009 6:45P Empyrean Coffee House Spokane, Washington
Oct 27 2009 7:00P Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 28 2009 7:00P Turner Hall Milwaulkie, Wisconsin
Oct 29 2009 8:00P The Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
Oct 30 2009 8:30P Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Oct 31 2009 8:00P The Cafe at The Majestic Theater Detroit, Michigan
Nov 1 2009 8:00P El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario
Nov 2 2009 8:30P Il Motore Montreal, Quebec
Nov 3 2009 8:00P Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 4 2009 8:00P The Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Nov 5 2009 8:00P The First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 6 2009 9:00P Black Cat Washington, Washington DC
Nov 7 2009 7:30P The Canal Club Downstairs Lounge Richmond, Virginia
Nov 9 2009 8:30P EARL Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 11 2009 8:00P The Studio @ Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Nov 12 2009 8:00P Mohawk Austin, Texas
Nov 13 2009 9:00P Lola's Ft Worth, Texas
Nov 14 2009 9:00P Jake's Lubbock, Texas
Nov 17 2009 7:30P Rhythm Room Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 18 2009 8:30P Plush Tucson, Arizona
Nov 19 2009 8:30P The Casbah San Diego
Nov 20 2009 7:00P The Glass House Pamona, California
