Hey Rosetta confirm Sugar Club show - Thursday 12 April, 2012

HEY ROSETTA

Live at The Sugar Club on Thursday 12 April
**Tickets on sale this Friday**
 

Hey Rosetta! have announced they are to play a highly anticipated Irish date at The Sugar Club in Dublin on Thursday 12 April.

Tickets €12.50 including booking fee are on sale this Friday at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide or online at www.ticketmaster.ie.

Hey Rosetta! hails from the rocky and cold northeastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2005, Tim Baker arrived home from a road trip with a suitcase full of poems and melodies. Hey Rosetta! formed soon after with the addition of a string section (cellist Romesh Thavanathan and violinist Kinley Dowling) and rhythm section (bassist Josh Ward, drummer Phil Maloney and guitarist Adam Hogan). Since then, they’ve blossomed into a powerful group whose explosive live shows have earned them a devoted following.

The band’s new album, Seeds, was produced by Tony Doogan (Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai, Wintersleep) and reveals a maturing lyrical depth and an adventurous musical atmosphere rooted to the band’s passion for epic musical experiences. Seeds was shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and the band received two CASBY nominations (Favourite Canadian New Artist and Favourite New Indie Release). 

It was while recording 2008’s breakthrough album Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood) that Tim Baker began to fully realize his remarkable vocal and lyrical abilities, and the band made a huge creative leap forward. They spent nearly three years on the road, touring in support of Into Your Lungs and were named one of Billboard's Top 5 Canadian acts to watch. The album garnered a slew of awards and critical accolades, and was also short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. 

It was while touring Into Your Lungs that the concept of Seeds was born. “The title track, “Seeds”, came about while out on the highway a few years ago,” muses Baker. “In a way, it's about what our lives had become, and how we’re like seeds that float around into different fields and cities, bringing something and trying to build something for the people that come to see us.”

The group spent time developing the sonic landscapes found on Seeds while maintaining a very full tour schedule that took them to Australia, China, Europe, the US and on numerous tours of Canada (including a tour of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut). The band holed up in Newfoundland to work on the songs before traveling to Halifax, Nova Scotia to record with Tony Doogan at The Sonic Temple (where they had tracked Into Your Lungs). 

“Tony was really incredible at getting all the sounds and tones we'd dreamt up. He’s an amazing engineer and for all his Scottish bluster and pop-rock dogma, he is very sensitive, patient, and a gifted producer,” says Baker (who wrote all of the songs except “Downstairs”, “Young Glass”, and “Seeds” which he co-wrote with guitarist Adam Hogan).

Tickets for Hey Rosetta are on sale this Friday at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets and online atwww.ticketmaster.ie

For more see: www.heyrosetta.com / www.mcd.ie


December 12, 2011 10:47am ET by MCD   Comments (0)

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