THE MORNING BENDERS SOPHOMORE ALBUM BIG ECHO OUT TODAY VIA ROUGH TRADE RECORDS

Mercury Lounge show sold out second show announced

all SXSW shows announced


the morning benders sophomore album BIG ECHO is out today, Tuesday March 9th, via Rough Trade Records. The album was produced by the band's own Christopher Chu and Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear.

BIG ECHO is available on Vinyl, CD, and digitally. To purchase the album, head to iTunes (where BIG ECHO comes with bonus track 'Oh, Annie') or Insound (where the album comes with an exclusive free 7" of non-album track 'Go Grab A Stranger').



the morning benders are pleased to announce their full SXSW 2010 schedule. If you are heading to Austin, you can catch the band at one of the following shows:

Wednesday March 17th
1:30pm Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Emos (main room)
1:00am Rough Trade Records Official SXSW Showcase at Emos Jr

Thursday March 18th
3:55pm Mess With Texas (Stage 1) at 1001 E. 6th Street
6:45pm FADER Fort
9:55pm True Panther Sounds Official SXSW Showcase at Ms. Beas

Saturday March 20th
1pm Stereogum Range Life at The Parish (acoustic set)


photo credit: Matt Jacoby

for all of you not making it to SXSW, the morning benders will be hitting the road throughout March and April on their first proper headlining tour. their April 22nd Mercury Lounge show sold out last week, but in good news for New York fans, a second show has been announced for April 28th.

US Tour Dates:

March 10th || Jonny Brendas || Philadelphia*
March 11th || The Black Cat || Washington DC*
March 12th || Local 506 || Chapel Hill *
March 13th || The Drunken Unicorn || Atlanta*
March 13th || 6pm - Criminal Records Instore || Atlanta
March 15th || The Bottletree || Birmingham*
March 17th || Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Emos || Austin
March 17th || Rough Trade Records Showcase at Emos || Austin
March 18th || Mess With Texas Party || Austin
March 18th || FADER Fort || Austin
March 18th || True Panther Sounds Showcase at Ms. Beas || Austin
March 20th || Stereogum Range Life at The Parish (acoustic set) || Austin
March 23rd || The Rhythm Room || Phoenix
March 25th || Troubadour || Los Angeles#
March 26th || 5pm M-Theory Instore w/ Surfer Blood || San Diego
March 26th || Casbah || San Diego#
March 27th || Detroit Bar || Costa Mesa
March 28th || Muddy Waters || Santa Barbara
March 30th || The Independent || San Francisco%
April 1st || Holocene || Portland
April 2nd || Crocodile Caf || Seattle
April 3rd || Media Club || Vancouver
April 5th || Club Velour || Provo
April 7th || Hi-Dive || Denver
April 9th || The Vaudeville Mews || Des Moines
April 10th || The Maintenance Shop || Ames, IA
April 11th || Huckleberry's Pizza Presented by Daytrotter || Rock Island, IL
April 12th || Schubas Tavern || Chicago
April 14th || The Drake Hotel || Toronto
April 15th || La Sala Rossa || Montreal
April 16th || The Monkey House || Vermont
April 17th || TT The Bears || Boston
April 18th || Hamilton College || Clinton, NY*
April 22nd || The Mercury Lounge || NYC
April 28th || The Mercury Lounge || NYC*

*Acrylics, #We Barbarians, %the Mumlers
Friends Miniature Tigers will be supporting the morning benders on all dates.
Check the morning benders' site for further support information.

All tickets are on sale now.


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