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Pianos Become the Teeth will be headed out on a full US tour this coming spring with good friends La Dispute and Mansions (who have a great new record out that you should listen to called Doom Loop). Dates and info below!

• 03/14/2014 - Greensboro NC @ Greene Street Club
• 03/15/2014 - Atlanta GA @ The Masquerade
• 03/16/2014 - Jacksonville FL @ Roc Bar
• 03/18/2014 - FT Lauderdale FL @ Culture Room
• 03/19/2014 - Tampa FL @ The Orpheum
• 03/21/2014 - Houston TX @ Fitzgerald's
• 03/22/2014 - Dallas, TX @ The Door
• 03/23/2014 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
• 03/25/2014 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
• 03/26/2014 - Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse Music Hall
• 03/27/2014 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
• 03/28/2014 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
• 03/29/2014 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
• 03/31/2014 - Portland, OR @ Branx
• 04/01/2014 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
• 04/04/2014 - Burnsville, MN @ The Garage
• 04/05/2014 - Chicago, IL @ The Metro
• 04/06/2014 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
• 04/07/2014 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
• 04/08/2014 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa 
• 04/09/2014 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
• 04/10/2014 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
• 04/11/2014 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
• 04/12/2014 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
• 04/13/2014 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
• 04/14/2014 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

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All fresh off new split releases or fantastic debut LP's, Tigers Jaw (whom recently announced their indefinite hiatus), Pianos Become the Teeth, Sainthood Reps & Dad Punchers will be headed out together for various legs of a full US tour late this spring. Dates and info are all below:

Poster by AdamxVass (the "X" is for Straight Edge).

• May 23, 2013 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar w/ Alison Weiss*
• May 24, 2013 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahalls 20 Lanes w/ Masked Intruder, Mixtapes*
• May 25, 2013 - Howell, MI @ BLED Fest*
• May 26, 2013 - Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck*
• May 27, 2013 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme*
• May 28, 2013 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen*
• May 29, 2013 - St. Louis, MO @ Cicero's*
• May 30, 2013 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room*
• May 31, 2013 - Denver, CO @ 7th Circle*
• June 1, 2013 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court*
• June 3, 2013 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon*
• June 4, 2013 - Portland, OR @ Backspace Café*
• June 6, 2013 - San Francisco, CA @ Sub-mission Art Space*
• June 7, 2013 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction*
• June 8, 2013 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction*
• June 9, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Underground*^
• June 11, 2013 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada*^
• June 12, 2013 - Austin, TX @ Red 7*^
• June 14, 2013 - Birmingham, AL @ The Forge^
• June 15, 2013 - Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem^
• June 16, 2013 - Jacksonville, FL @ Phoenix Taproom^
• June 17, 2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Under the Couch^
• June 18, 2013 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel^
• June 19, 2013 - Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar^
• June 20, 2013 - New York, NY @ Santos Party House^
• June 21, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church^
• June 22, 2013 - Hamden, CT @ The Space^
• June 23, 2013 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair^

* with Sainthood Reps
*^ with Sainthood Reps & Dad Punchers
^ with Dad Punchers

I am to understand ticket links for all of these shows will be made available by Friday (though some already are).

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La Dispute are heading out on an Australian Tour this June with Pianos Become the Teeth in tow. Dates, info and ticket URLs below:

• Fri June 28 – Hi Fi, Brisbane – Doors 8.00pm - Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au, tel 1300-THEHIFI (8434434) and Moshtix outlets.
• Saturday June 29 – Mt Gravatt PCYC, Brisbane AA – Doors 5.30pm - Tickets from Oztix outlets and www.oztix.com.au
• Sunday June 30 – YAC, Byron Bay AA – Doors 6.00pm - Tickets from Oztix outlets and www.oztix.com.au 
• Wed July 3 – Cambridge, Newcastle – Doors 7.00pm - Tickets from the venue and yourcambridge.com.
• Thur July 4 – ANU, Canberra – Doors 8.00pm - Tickets from Ticketek outlets, www.ticketek.com.au
• Fri July 5 – Metro, Sydney Lic / AA – Doors 7.00pm - Tickets from Ticketek outlets, www.ticketek.com.au
• Sat July 6 – Amplifier, Perth – Doors 8.00pm - Tickets from Oztix outlets and oztix.com.au
• Sun July 7 – YMCA HQ, Perth AA – Doors 1.00pm - Tickets from Oztix outlets and oztix.com.au
• Wed July 10 – Fowlers, Adelaide Lic / AA – Doors 7.30pm - Tickets from Clarity Records, Moshtix outlets, moshtix.com.au and Venue Tix
• Thu July 11 – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart – Doors 8.00pm - Tickets from Moshtix outlets and moshtix.com.au
• Fri July 12 –  Corner, Melbourne 18+ – Doors 8.30pm - Tickets from the venue 1300 724 867 and cornerhotel.com
• Sat July 13 – Corner, Melbourne – U18 – Doors 12.30pm - Tickets from the venue 1300 724 867 and cornerhotel.com

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So this is exciting.

Photo by Evan Dell.

Pianos Become the Teeth have a new split coming out with Touché Amoré this month through ourselves and Deathwish, Inc. — you can now listen to Pianos' side of it below:

The band will also be playing a rare home-town show soon. Tickets are available now!

Here's what the band had to say:

Today is a special day for us. Check out our new song, "Hiding", that will appear on our split with Touché Amoré here.

Tickets for our home show are now on sale as well. Please don't wait to buy tickets, this is going to an awesome show with a very special lineup that will be announced soon. You can buy tickets here.

Pre-order details will be posted soon.

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We're pairing up with Deathwish, Inc. to release a split with Touche Amore & Pianos Become the Teeth!

Touche Amore are a thought provoking, passionate band from Los Angeles, CA. Throughout their relentless touring and the release of last year's Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me, the band has established itself as one of the most exciting young bands in contemporary hardcore/punk today.

Here, Touche Amore offer up the exceptional "Gravity, Metaphorically", a stripped down and discordant emotional roller coaster of a song. For over four minutes, Touche Amore rattle and buzz through tempo changes and jangly riffs, as vocalist/lyricist Jeremy Bolm pours out his heart and soul in his trademark way. A poignant step forward for a band that continues to impress with every effort.

Pianos Become The Teeth are one of the bands leading the latest generation of emotional hardcore/punk. Led by unique vocalist/lyricist Kyle Durfey, they create moving music with a focus on his powerfully poetic story telling capabilities.

With this release, Pianos Become The Teeth offer up their extraordinary new song "Hiding". Meandering melodic guitar work weaves in and out before Durfey expels "There's no good in your eyes anymore..." telling a weighty and complex tale of the subtle nuances of love and conflict. The song continues to push and pull as emotions do throughout it's five minute run. Slowly building only to beautifully crash in a way that only Pianos Become The Teeth can.

The split will be out digitally January 8, 2013 and physically on January 22, 2013. Pre-order details will be available soon.

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Preorders!

Cut Teeth's debut EP, Televandalism, completely rips and reminds us a lot of what we love so much about bands like These Arms Are Snakes. Please check them out and pick up the record if you haven't yet!

Prawn just got back back from their EU / UK tour and are getting ready to hit the road again with Calculator. Their new EP LP Ships is still up for pre-order on our store, though — an update on this one: it's been delayed significantly due to some issues with the audio on vinyl not sounding as good as we want it to — with the band having been overseas, for over a month, troubleshooting this has been a slower than normal process. We'll keep you posted.

Re-presses!

Essential summer listening just got a re-press.

Suis La Lune's phenomenal new full length record, Riala, went out of press really fast, you guys! We've got a re-press for it up now, though!

Long out of print, My Heart to Joy's Reasons to Be is the last hurrah of one of the most essential bands in our brief catalog. We've put in a re-press for the 7" and expect to have it in over the next month. Pre-order it here.

One of the more prominent splits we've ever been a part of, The Saddest Landscape & Pianos Become the Teeth's split 7" has also gotten a facelift and is getting the re-press treatment.

Out now!

We're more than halfway through what has been / is shaping up to be a really busy summer for us. In addition to the re-presses and pre-orders above, Pswingset's All Our False Starts LP, Sirs' S/T LP & Duck. Little Brother, Duck!'s Don't Take Our Filth Away! LP are all officially out now. Below is information on where you can pick up / listen to each.

Sirs - S/T LP
Stream it / purchase it digitally / purchase it on vinyl
There's been a slight delay with the manufacturing of the records and they won't ship until July 13.

Pswingset - All Our False Starts LP
Stream it / purchase it digitally / purchase it on vinyl
Production for this record is on time and we expect records to be shipping on or before July 31. Downloads were sent yesterday to those who pre-ordered — please email us if you didn't receive one!

Duck. Little Brother, Duck! - Don't Take Our Filth Away
Stream it / purchase it digitally on iTunes / purchase it digitally on bandcamp / purchase it on vinyl
There's been a slight delay with the manufacturing of the records and they won't ship until July 17.

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Balance and Composure and Pianos Become The Teeth have confirmed a string of UK dates in August. The two band’s will co-headline, trading off the main slot each night.

Both acts are also set to perform at the Hevy Fest on August 4th in Kent.

Pianos Become The Teeth and Balance and Composure will be supporting their latest critically acclaimed releases, The Lack Long After (Topshelf Records) and Separation (No Sleep Records), respectively.

• August 04 - Hevy Fest  KENT www.hevy.co.uk/2012
• August 05 - BRISTOL Fleece www.ticketweb.co.uk
• August 06 - LEEDS Cockpit II www.thecockpit.co.uk
• August 07 - GLASGOW Stereo www.ticketweb.co.uk
• August 08 - MANCHESTER Moho Live www.seetickets.com
• August 09 - SHEFFIELD Corporation www.corporation.org.uk
• August 10 - LONDON Borderline www.kililive.com

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Photo by Laurelin Matulis.

• 4/11 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom w/ Pygmy Lush, Pianos Become The Teeth
• 4/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfere w/ Pianos Become The Teeth
• 4/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Music Hall w/ Pianos Become The Teeth (no Loma Prieta)

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Pianos Become The Teeth and Xerxes will be heading out on tour in the US and Canada in February and March. Check out the dates below!

• Feb. 24 - The Studio at Webster Hall - New York City
• Feb. 25 - The Space - Hamden, Ct.
• Feb. 26 - 242 Main St. - Burlington, Vt.
• Feb. 28 - Cafe L’ Agitee - Quebec City, Quebec
• Feb. 29 - L’escogriffe - Montreal, Quebec
• March 1 - Mavericks - Ottawa, ON
• March 2 - Hard Luck - Toronto, ON
• March 3 - The Mansion House - St. Catharines, ON
• March 4 - Lounge @ London Music Hall - London, ON
• March 6 - Sugar City - Buffalo, NY
• March 7 - Carabar - Columbus, OH
• March 8 - Bangarang’s - Covington, Ky.
• March 9 - Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, Pa.
• March 10 - Altoona Masonic Temple - Altoona, Pa.

These dates will be followed by a European run of dates with Touche Amore and Goodtime Boys. We'll have those dates soon as well!

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After completing a full US tour with Touche Amore this winter in support of The Lack Long After, Pianos Become the Teeth will again accompany them for some UK dates next spring. Dates are below:

• March 22 - Utrecht, NL @ Helling
• March 23 - Birmingham, UK @ HMV Temple room
• March 24 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
• March 25 - Nottingham, UK @ Basement
• March 26 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla
• March 27 - Manchester, UK @ Sound control
• March 28 - London, UK @ Xoyo

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