PEGGY SUE TO TOUR U.S. WITH FIRST AID KIT

ACROBATS OUT NOW ON YEP ROC RECORDS

John Parish Produces Bands First Electric Record

“Acrobats leans less toward folk and heavier toward rock. It plays with darker textures, like discordant vocal harmonies, and relies more on electric guitar.”—NPR “Weekend Edition”

“Sweet and relatable voices, which ring loudest in spite of the slowly raging post-punk instrumentals.”— NPR “Song Of The Day”

“Mountainous and brooding.”—NPR “The World Cafe Next 20”

“There's a palpable sense of menace – horror movie strings twist around steel-straight guitars, and Young's vocal harmonies with Rosa Rex float like witch's incantations.” –Rolling Stone

“Folky modal tunes, insistent drones and lyrics with biblical and allegorical overtones…they were tales of love, death and transformation, invoking tradition but bristling in the here and now.”—The New York Times

“Driving, swirling acoustic soundscapes”—The New Yorker

“The band’s use of two singers leads to a greater range in sound, with vocals that delve into darkness, and occasionally, the ethereal.”—Bust

In support of their Yep Roc Records release, Acrobats, the London/Brighton-based trio Peggy Sue will play a run of U.S. dates with First Aid Kit kicking off on March 28 at Webster Hall in New York, NY. Please see more below.

Singer/guitarists Katy and Rosa along with drummer Olly recorded Acrobats in Bristol with producer John Parish, best known for his work with PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse and EELS. The band took a different tack for the new record, most notably by plugging in their instruments—the new album contains only one acoustic guitar. This sonic change came about as the trio revisited the bands they loved as teens turning to The Breeders and Sonic Youth for inspiration.

Peggy Sue sought to make Acrobats a much louder record by opening with the six-minute “Cut My Teeth.” Singer and guitarist Katy, “I’m really proud of it, I see it as a sort of prologue—it tells the story of the movement from our first to our second album.” Also, acquiring two new guitars and a new practice space inspired the band as well. “We’d write the guitar parts before vocals, which was backwards for us,” says Rosa. Additionally, touring served as a backdrop for Acrobats, focusing the passage of time while traveling.

After releasing their debut album Fossils and Other Phantoms in 2010, The Guardian praised their “thrilling” musicianship and awarded the album four stars. NME called the album “head-over-heels brilliant.” Peggy Sue toured extensively in Europe with Local Natives and in the U.S., playing shows with Kate Nash.

For more information, please contact Samantha Tillman or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.

PEGGY SUE TOUR DATES
All dates with First Aid Kit

March 28 /// Webster Hall /// New York, NY
March 30 /// Black Cat /// Washington, DC
March 31 /// Union Transfer /// Philadelphia, PA
April 2 /// Brighton Music Hall /// Boston, MA
April 3 /// La Sala Rossa /// Montreal, QC
April 4 /// The Great Hall /// Toronto, ON
April 6 /// Lincoln Hall /// Chicago, IL
April 7 /// Cedar Cultural Center /// Minneapolis, MN
April 10 /// Venue /// Vancouver. BC
April 11 /// The Crocodile /// Seattle, WA
April 12 /// Doug Fir Lounge /// Portland, OR
April 18 /// Slims /// San Francisco, CA