Nick Loss-Eaton Media at CMJ Music Marathon 2013

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

11:30pm Tuesday – Joe Fletcher – Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen St, Manhattan (at E Houston)

Fast-rising Americana songwriter Joe Fletcher has played Newport Folk Festival and Americana Festival. Fletcher, whose sound swirls blues, outlaw country, and gritty Americana influences, made his Newport debut last year. He has also opened for Jason Isbell, Deer Tick, The Low Anthem, John Doe, and Lucero and recorded with John McCauley (Deer Tick). Vanity Fair recently ran a Q&A with Fletcher and McCauley: http://vimeo.com/35865561

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

7pm – John Murry – Windish Showcase - Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston Street, Manhattan (at Essex)

John Murry -- the Bay Area-based second cousin of William Faulkner's who makes incredible Southern indie-noir music – is touring in October opening for Shuggie Otis. It cements his status as a national act in 2013: NPR "World Café Next" artist and a "breakout" (NPR Here & Now); sold out UK shows; 5-star reviews in the Guardian and MOJO; playing festivals in the UK and California; a Weir Here taping curated by Bob Weir; raves from MTV Hive, Black Book, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Daytrotter, American Songwriter, San Jose Mercury, and Baeble Music; and signing with Windish Agency. He will also tape NPR's Beale Street Caravan performance show during a headlining performance in his former hometown of Memphis, TN, October 5. It'll be his third NPR taping of the year: https://vimeo.com/62649246

10pm – John Murry – Official Showcase - Littlefield, 622 Degraw St, Brooklyn (between 3^rd and 4^th Aves)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

4:40pm – Kingsley Flood - BuzzChips/My Free Concert Showcase - the Living Room, 154 Ludlow St, Manhattan (at Stanton)

Kingsley Flood – the band whose Newport set grabbed the attention of NPR Music, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Paste – are having a breakout year. Drawing comparisons to The Replacements, Deer Tick, Lucero, Wilco, and the Clash, the band's six members tore up the stage in a misting rain, with lead singer Naseem Khuri ripping at his guitar while Jenée Morgan Force alternated between violin and saxophone, forming an impromptu horn section with keyboardist Chris Barrett picking up the trumpet. NPR Music streamed the set: http://www.npr.org/event/music/203664120/kingsley-flood-live-in-concert-newport-folk-2013

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

3pm – Kingsley Flood - RSL Outlaw Roadshow - Bowery Electric, 327 Bowery, Manhattan (between E 2^nd and E 3^rd Sts)

3pm – John Murry - Listen Dammit Blog / Nick Loss-Eaton Media / Highline Records CMJ Day Party at Skinny Dennis, 152 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn (at Berry). RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/648420281849904/?ref=br_tf

3:45pm – Wry Climate - Listen Dammit Blog / Nick Loss-Eaton Media / Highline Records CMJ Day Party at Skinny Dennis, 152 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn (at Berry)

NY indie rock/shoegave band Wry Climate has been compared to Sonic Youth, Lotus Plaza, Pavement, MBV, Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, and Deerhunter, combining jangly electric guitars with amp feedback and digital delay noise effects. Based in Brooklyn and Purchase, NY, Wry Climate is the project of Dan Nelson and friends: http://wryclimate.bandcamp.com/

5:15pm – Kingsley Flood - Listen Dammit Blog / Nick Loss-Eaton Media / Highline Records CMJ Day Party at Skinny Dennis, 152 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn (at Berry)

9pm – Kingsley Flood – Baeble Music CMJ Party - 186 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn (at N 7^th)

For more information on Joe Fletcher, Kingsley Flood, John Murry, and Wry Climate, please contact Nick Loss-Eaton at nick.losseaton@gmail.com or 718.541.1130.

http://nicklosseaton.blogspot

Listen Dammit Blog / Nick Loss-Eaton Media / Highline Records CMJ Day Party

LISTEN DAMMIT BLOG / NICK LOSS-EATON MEDIA / HIGHLINE RECORDS FREE CMJ DAY PARTY AT SKINNY DENNIS TO FEATURE KINGSLEY FLOOD, THE DEFIBULATORS, WRY CLIMATE, JOHN MURRY, JAY ARNER, SHELBY EARL, LELAND SUNDRIES, MODERN MERCHANT

Listen Dammit blog, Nick Loss-Eaton Media, and Highline Records will host a free CMJ day party at Skinny Dennis in Brooklyn, NY on October 19, 2013. Curated by Eric Danton of Listen Dammit and Loss-Eaton, here's the lineup:

12:30 Modern Merchant

The haunting melodies and pulse-like rhythms of Brooklyn-based quartet Modern Merchant will get you a bit dazed and glassy-eyed. Layered harmonies and dynamic shifts work to create a soundscape that's at once experimental yet grounded in pop sensibilities.

1 Leland Sundries

“Not only does Brooklyn singer-songwriter Nick Loss-Eaton write richly detailed, sepia-toned tunes that layer America then and now atop one another like a ghostly palimpsest, he’s just as handy at knocking out Johnny Cash-worthy trifles like ‘Giving Up Redheads.’ His quartet has been spending a lot of quality road time lately, so expect them to be well-marinated for this homecoming gig.” – The Village Voice

1:30 Shelby Earl

Named the "#1 Outstanding 2011 Album You Might Have Missed" by Amazon.com, Shelby Earl's debut solo album, Burn the Boats (produced by John Roderick of The Long Winters and released in November 2011 on Local 638 Records) inspired NPR/LA Times Ann Powers to dub Earl her "new favorite songwriter" (see below for full letter from Miss Powers). Collaborators on the album include members of The Long Winters, Telekinesis, (former) Fleet Foxes, The Head and the Heart, the Maldives and more. Earl has since shared stages with everyone from Benjamin Gibbard, Rhett Miller and Lavender Diamond to Loudon Wainwright III, Crooked Fingers and the White Buffalo. Earl's sophomore solo album Swift Arrows (produced by Damien Jurado), was released July 23, 2013 and is fast earning critical acclaim.

2:15 Jay Arner

Every sound you hear on his eponymous debut album — due out this summer through Mint Records — was self-recorded by Arner in his 72-square-foot practice space using a precariously perched desktop computer and his home recording gear. The sum of his many talents, these 10 songs sizzle with DIY energy and encompass the scope of the songwriter’s diverse resume. Opener “Midnight on South Granville” sets a dark tone with its coldly mechanical intro before flourishing into a lush post-punk synthscape that reflects Arner’s love of analogue electronics. Elsewhere, the bass-heavy pulse of “Broken Glass (In the Hall of Shattered Mirrors)” draws on ’70s pseudo-funk, while “Wildest One” is an abrasive surge of distortion and “Don’t Remind Me” is a soaring pop anthem that recalls classic Murderrecords songcraft. The lyrics are filled with self-doubt and wry cynicism, but don’t expect confessional heartbreak — these timeless melodies and intricately wrought arrangements are filled with noisy pop sweetness, and there’s not an acoustic guitar to be found.

3 John Murry

John Murry -- the Bay Area-based second cousin of William Faulkner's who makes incredible Southern indie-noir music – is touring in October opening for Shuggie Otis. It cements his status as a national act in 2013: NPR "World Café Next" artist and a "breakout" (NPR Here & Now); sold out UK shows; 5-star reviews in the Guardian and MOJO; playing festivals in the UK and California; a Weir Here taping curated by Bob Weir; raves from MTV Hive, Black Book, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Daytrotter, American Songwriter, San Jose Mercury, and Baeble Music; and signing with Windish Agency. He will also tape NPR's Beale Street Caravan performance show during a headlining performance in his former hometown of Memphis, TN, October 5. It'll be his third NPR taping of the year.

3:45 Wry Climate

NY indie rock/shoegave band Wry Climate has been compared to Sonic Youth, Lotus Plaza, Pavement, MBV, Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, and Deerhunter, combining jangly electric guitars with amp feedback and digital delay noise effects. Based in Brooklyn and Purchase, NY, Wry Climate is the project of Dan Nelson and friends.

4:30 Defibulators

The Defibulators, described alternately as "Hee-Haw on mescaline" and "CBGB-meets-Grand Ole Opry," released 'Debt'll Get'em,' the follow up to their acclaimed 2009 debut 'Corn Money,' on August 27th. Recorded in Woodstock with D. James Goodwin and Eli Walker and Brooklyn with co-producer Brian Bender (Langhorne Slim, Jose James), the album is an au courant, urban take on classic country, channeling the frenetic energy of their legendary live shows into tight, punchy hooks and foot-stomping sing-alongs.

5:15 Kingsley Flood

Kingsley Flood – the band whose Newport set grabbed the attention of NPR Music, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Paste – are having a breakout year. Drawing comparisons to The Replacements, Deer Tick, Lucero, Wilco, and the Clash, the band's six members tore up the stage in a misting rain, with lead singer Naseem Khuri ripping at his guitar while Jenée Morgan Force alternated between violin and saxophone, forming an impromptu horn section with keyboardist Chris Barrett picking up the trumpet. NPR Music streamed the set.

About Listen Dammit

Listen, Dammit was founded in 2009 by Eric R. Danton, who was rock critic at the Hartford Courant in Connecticut from 2002-2012. He also writes for RollingStone.com, Salon, The Wall Street Journal, and M Music & Musicians magazine.

About Nick Loss-Eaton Media

Nick Loss-Eaton has been a freelance music publicist since April, 2011 and previously, at Shore Fire Media since 2005, most recently as Director of Publicity.

About Highline Records

Highline Records started in London in 2011 by Heather Willensky, who wanted to return to her indie roots after working at EMI Music Publishing. With a roster focused on brilliant songwriters, Highline has released albums in the UK, Europe and North America by Correatown, Still Flyin', Piney Gir, Western Lows, Sweet Lights and Ralfe Band amongst others, and publishes The Ladybug Transistor, Tim Ten Yen, Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou and Dennis Hopper Choppers.

JOHN MURRY'S BREAKOUT YEAR SURGES FORWARD WITH SHUGGIE OTIS NATIONAL TOUR SUPPORT SLOT

'THE GRACELESS AGE' "ONE OF 2013'S VERY BEST" (POP MATTERS)

TAPING NPR PERFORMANCE OCT 5, 3^RD NPR SEGMENT OF THE YEAR

John Murry will add a national opening slot for Shuggie Otis to a list that culminates in his status as a breakout act in 2013: NPR "World Café Next" artist and a "breakout" (NPR Here & Now); sold out UK shows; 5-star reviews in the Guardian and MOJO; playing festivals in the UK and California; a Weir Here taping curated by Bob Weird; raves from MTV Hive, Black Book, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Daytrotter, American Songwriter, San Jose Mercury, and Baeble Music; and signing with Windish Agency. He will also tape NPR's Beale Street Caravan performance show during a headlining performance in his former hometown of Memphis, TN, October 5. It'll be his third NPR taping of the year.

Most recently, Pop Matters named 'The Graceless Age' "one of 2013's very best records so far."

John Murry Tour Dates w/ Shuggie Otis (Murry headlining where designated)

September 24 – Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue

September 25 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre

October 4 – Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater

October 5 – Memphis, TN Newbys (headlining)

October 8 – Richmond, VA - The National

October 9 – Asheville, NC - Orange Peel

October 10 – Nashville, TN - Exit In

October 11 – Atlanta, GA - Terminal West

October 12 - New Orleans, LA – HOB

October 14 – Raleigh, NC – The Pour House (headlining)

THE GUARDIAN (UK), "KNOCKED SIDEWAYS BY JOHN MURRY," NAMES 'THE GRACELESS AGE' ONE OF 2013'S BEST

The Guardian (UK) has named John Murry's 'The Graceless Age' (Evangeline Recording Co.) one of 2013's best, with critic Michael Hann writing, "I was knocked sideways by John Murry's 'The Graceless Age.'

Murry will perform July 20 at Dilettante Studios in Los Angeles and August 4 at the Art & Soul Festival in Oakland and shortly, he will announce details of a national tour opening for Shuggie Otis.

"ALLURING, EMOTIONAL, AND INFECTIOUS" (NPR) JOHN MURRY TO PERFORM AT DILETTANTE STUDIOS JULY 20

"I DON’T EXPECT TO HEAR A BETTER ALBUM THIS YEAR… 5 STARS." – THE GUARDIAN

John Murry -- the Bay Area-based second cousin of William Faulkner's who makes incredible Southern indie-noir music -- will perform at Dilettante Studios in Los Angeles on July 20. Roger Manning, Jr (Beck), Joe Goldring (Hope Sandoval, Sun Kil Moon), Michael Mullen, and David Baerwald (Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson) will perform with Murry. Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother) and Carlos Forster (M. Ward) will open the show with their own sets.

US and UK outlets are raving. Most recently, MOJO gave 'The Graceless Age' 5 stars and called it "unique [and] formidable." The Guardian also gave it 5 stars, writing, "I don't expect to hear a better album this year."

NPR World Café called 'The Graceless Age' "alluring, emotional, and infectious" while the Wall Street Journal called it "arresting." Black Book said, "With an arresting sense of honesty and human insight, Murry is man that you should certainly get to know." MTV Hive said, "The guy's got gravitas [with] widescreen imagery and a soulful moan."

WHO: John Murry

WHAT: First Los Angeles Concert

WHEN: July 20, 2013, 8pm

WHERE: Dilletante Studios, 120 N Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, CA

TICKETS: $5, here

Now based in Oakland, CA, John Murry has lived many lives. He grew up in Elvis' hometown of Tupelo, MS and there's a photo of Elvis in concert that shows his mother reaching out to touch his hand. He was a junkie after he left Memphis to go to that den of iniquity, California. He wrote for the Village Voice for a time. He is William Faulkner's second cousin and friends have described him as lost in the worlds of southern literature. He has seen death in an alley and managed to stumble back from it. These identities come together in 'The Graceless Age.'

John Murry LA Show Poster

JOHN MURRY TO PERFORM ON STAGEIT CONCERT JULY 7 AND BOB WEIR'S "WEIR HERE" JULY 10 AS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR SOPHOMORE ALBUM NEARS $10,000

LA CONCERT PLANNED AT DILETTANTE STUDIOS JULY 20

"5 STARS… FORMIDABLE" – MOJO ON 'THE GRACELESS AGE'

"I DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR A BETTER ALBUM THIS YEAR." – THE GUARDIAN

John Murry -- the Bay Area-based second cousin of William Faulkner's -- will perform on two webcasts in the next week, one for StageIt July 7 and another for Weir Here, streaming live from Bob Weir's TRI Studios July 20.

StageIt is a live show that can be viewed anywhere. The "audience" can chat with other fans and even interact with the performer via the chat window on the show page.

Murry will join a bill with Mark Karan and Tea Leaf Green at the Weir Here session:

He will also perform at Dilettante Studios in Los Angeles on July 20 (120 N Santa Fe Ave.), for which Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother) will open.

Meanwhile, his Kickstarter campaign to record a second album in Dublin is nearing $10,000 and the link includes exclusive video shot in the UK.

The buzz from the UK on Murry is becoming a roar. In addition to past raves from the London Times, BBC, and UNCUT, MOJO's Andy Fyfe gave it 5 stars out of 5, calling it "formidable." In a MOJO Rising profile by Fyfe, he calls 'The Graceless Age' (Evangeline Recording Co. in the US) "a Southern gothic Americana symphony that twists beautiful, maudlin melodies around the dramatically brutal story of Murry's personal fall," continuing, "Compellingly honest... It is a product of the way Murry writes about the grit and drama and desperation of those days that makes 'The Graceless Age' unique."

The Guardian gave the debut 5 stars, calling it "extraordinary, a profound and moving meditation – the kind of album that answers questions you didn't realise you were asking... expertly done... brutal, frank and beautiful... I don't expect to hear a better album this year." Most tellingly, Michael Hann writes, "John Murry's would be a compelling story had he never made a record – grandson of William Faulkner, an addict who lost his wife and child and home, and almost his life."

In the US, NPR World Café called 'The Graceless Age' "alluring, emotional, and infectious" while the Wall Street Journal called it "arresting."

Black Book said, "With an arresting sense of honesty and human insight, Murry is man that you should certainly get to know."

MTV Hive said, "The guy's got gravitas [with] widescreen imagery and a soulful moan."

John Murry 'The Graceless Age' album stream

The Windish Agency has signed John Murry

I'm excited to announce The Windish Agency has signed John Murry!

Bay Area (by way of Tupelo, Mississippi) songwriter and noisemaker John Murry released his debut record entitled "The Graceless Age" on Evangeline Records in May 2013 to wisespread critical acclaim. The record contains startlingly beautiful contemplations on his troubled, drug-riddled past and familial redemption, melding sonic influences as disparate as Neil Young and Spacemen 3.

The Guardian's four star review claims "The Graceless Age is extraordinary, a profound and moving meditation – the kind of album that answers questions you didn't realise you were asking. Musically, it's hardly unfamiliar – weeping Americana, backed with fuzzes of electric guitar and organ that slide in and out of focus, discomfiting and discombobulating – but expertly done. Lyrically, though, it's remarkable: brutal, frank and beautiful." NPR called his music "alluring, emotional, and infectious."

Live, Murry sets an emotive mood through his baritone vocals, fuzzed out Telecasters, and exposed lyrical subjects. This is an artist who puts his entire being into a live set, physically and emotionally spent at its conclusion; so too are the hushed crowds.

Stream John's new album here.

"Southern Sky" music video.

John Murry "Southern Sky" music video

JOHN MURRY'S 'THE GRACELESS AGE' OUT TODAY ON EVANGELINE RECORDING CO.

NPR HERE & NOW SEGMENT, WALL STREET JOURNAL FEATURE RUN ON "MASTERFUL" (DAYTROTTER) & FASCINATING FAULKNER-RELATED ARTIST

NPR: "ONE OF THE BREAKOUT STARS OF THIS YEAR'S SXSW FESTIVAL"

John Murry – the Mississippi-born, UK breakout artist – will see his debut album 'The Graceless Age' released today on Evangeline Recording Co. to across-the-board raves. A fascinating, two-part conversation with NPR's Robin Young aired on Here & Now yesterday as the pair discussed his Mississippi roots, connections to southern literature, working with co-producer Tim Mooney (Sun Kil Moon, American Music Club), Murry's heroin overdose in his adopted hometown of San Francisco, and the role honesty played in both the album and in his recovery from addiction.

Full album stream:

More US raves for John Murry's 'The Graceless Age':

"Alluring, emotional, and infectious."

– NPR World Café, February 22, 2013

"Great songs."

– Andy Langer, Esquire, March 9, 2013

"Arresting."

– John Jurgensen, Wall Street Journal, March 29, 2013

"The real deal."

- Robin Young, NPR Here & Now, April 2, 2013

"With an arresting sense of honesty and human insight, Murry is man that you should certainly get to know."

– Hillary Weston, Black Book, March 13, 2013

"The guy's got gravitas [with] widescreen imagery and a soulful moan."

- Jim Allen, MTV Hive, February 5, 2013

"Masterful."

– Sean Moeller, Daytrotter, April 1, 2013

"There are standouts everwhere [from this] artist of major stature."

– 4.5 stars out of 5, Jim Beviglia, American Songwriter, March 1, 2013

"Masterful."

– Dorit Finkel, Baeble Music, January 23, 2013

"Raw, powerful lyrics and Springsteen-like cinematic sweep."

- Michael Mayer, San Jose Mercury News, March 22, 2013

John Murry "Penny Nails" mp3

BLACK BOOK, ESQUIRE & LONDON TIMES PREVIEW MISSISSIPPI-BORN, FAULKNER-RELATED, AVANT-NOIR NEWCOMER JOHN MURRY AT SXSW

ESQUIRE: MURRY AMONG THE "BANDS YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM SXSW"

THE LONDON TIMES: "HE LOOKS SET TO BECOME ONE OF THE INDUSTRY EVENT'S BREAKOUT STARS"

BLACK BOOK: "WITH AN ARRESTING SENSE OF HONESTY AND HUMAN INSIGHT, MURRY IS A MAN YOU SHOULD CERTAINLY GET TO KNOW"

Esquire, Black Book, and the London Times have all previewed avant-noir newcomer John Murry's SXSW this week on the strength of his forthcoming album 'The Graceless Age' (April 2 / Evangeline Recording Co.). Esquire named Murry among the "bands you need to hear from SXSW."

Postable streaming song "The Ballad of the Pajama Kid."

"California" music video.

Meanwhile, The London Times called 'The Graceless Age "images of broken-hearted gutter life over ten elegant and spacious songs." Here's a scan.

London Times direct link (password required).

Black Book Magazine ran a fascinating Q&A with the songwriter yesterday. Hillary Weston writes, "With an arresting sense of honesty and human insight, Murry is man that you should certainly get to know… his songs cut straight to into the heart of man steeped in emotion, with the psychological undercurrent of soul in distress. Born from the pain of loneliness and a desire for expression, Murry's solo debut The Graceless Age is a raw and emotional collection of autobiographical stories. Sonically exercising his demons, his voice croons through a record that amalgamates the bleak and the beautiful, the desolate and the serene, and the questions of existence that plague us all."

Murry plays Friday at 2:45pm at the Daily Havoc Day Party, Hole in the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe St. (front stage). RSVP or more info here.

SXSW 2013 Must-Sees Camper Van Beethoven, Corb Lund, & John Murry

Wednesday March 13

4pm – Camper Van Beethoven, Brooklyn Vegan Day Party, old Emo's, 603 Red River St., open to the public

"Delightful" (Pitchfork) indie rock originators Camper Van Beethoven's 'La Costa Perdida' (429 Records) debuted at #174 on the Billboard Top 200, #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and #1 on the Alternative New Artist Album chart, as the band celebrates its 30^th anniversary.

7pm – Camper Van Beethoven, Copyright Alliance, El Sol y La Luna, 600 E 6th St., RSVP required

9pm - Corb Lund, Lonestar Music Official Showcase, Black Heart, 86 Rainey Street, open to badge and wristband holders only

"A revelation" (Washington Post), Corb Lund is the descendent of four generations of Albertan ranchers and former punk/metal player. In the Nashville Scene's 13th Annual Country Music Critics' Poll, Corb Lund is the #10 male vocalist and 'Cabin Fever' is the #20 best album of 2012. 'Cabin Fever' is out now on New West Records.

Thursday, March 14

2pm – David Lowery, Big Data: The New Oil or the New Snake Oil?, Room 9ABC, Will Mills (Head of Music, Shazam), Brett Alperowitz (VP, A&R Republic Records), Marie-Alicia Chang (Co-Founder & Head of Business Dev Musicmetric), Alex White (CEO Next Big Sound): http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MP4094

2:30pm – Corb Lund, New West Records Day Party, Threadgills, 301 West Riverside Drive, private

4:15pm – Corb Lund, Lonestar Music Day Party, St. Vincent De Paul parking lot, 1327 South Congress Ave., open to the public

Friday, March 15

2:45pm – John Murry, Daily Havoc Day Party, Hole in the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe St. (front stage), RSVP required

The "Masterful" (Baeble Music) John Murry – the southern literature-inspired songwriter, William Faulkner's second cousin, and darling of UK music scene – has been named a Next artist by NPR's World Café, which praises his music as music "alluring, emotional and infectious." 'The Graceless Age' comes out April 2 on Evangelina Recording Co.

5pm – David Lowery, Who's Ripping Me Off Now? Panel, Convention Center, Room 10AB, 500 E Cesar Chavez St. Also with Daryl Friedman (Chief Advocacy & Industry Rel Officer The Recording Academy( and East Bay Ray (Artist Dead Kennedys).

"ARTIST OF MAJOR STATURE" (AMERICAN SONGWRITER) JOHN MURRY TO PLAY U.S. ALBUM RELEASE SHOW FOR 'THE GRACELESS AGE' APRIL 14 AT THE MAKE OUT ROOM

"ARTIST OF MAJOR STATURE" (AMERICAN SONGWRITER) JOHN MURRY TO PLAY U.S. ALBUM RELEASE SHOW FOR 'THE GRACELESS AGE' APRIL 14 AT THE MAKE OUT ROOM

"ALLURING" (NPR) 'THE GRACELESS AGE' OUT APRIL 2 IN THE U.S. ON EVANGELINE RECORDING CO.

John Murry will play a hometown album release show for 'The Graceless Age' April 14 at the Make-Out Room. His debut album, already out in the UK to great acclaim and BBC airplay, is due in the States April 2. 'The Graceless Age' was co-produced by San Francisco's Tim Mooney, of American Music Club and Sun Kil Moon, who passed away last year; this was the last project that he finished.

US buzz has already begun. Murry will play at NON-COMMvention May 15 on the Emerging Artists stage, following Kurt Vile. Baeble Music called 'The Graceless Age' "masterful" and NPR World Café labeled it as "alluring." Most recently, American Songwriter gave it 4.5 stars (out of 5), calling him "the real deal as a songwriter, full of trenchant observations and slyly affecting melodies and possessing an ingratiating ne’er-do-well personality that acknowledges his past mistakes even as he prepares to make them all over again." It continues, "There is subtle invention at play in the music as well, with some indie-rock touches adding rough edges to the folky melodies. In that respect, it’s reminiscent of 'Sea Change,' Beck’s lovely downer."

WHO: John Murry

WHAT: Hometown album release show for 'The Graceless Age'

WHEN: April 14, 2013

WHERE: The Make-Out Room, 3225 22^nd Street, San Francisco, CA

TICKETS: TBA

JOHN MURRY JOINS NON-COMMVENTION MAY 15

"MASTERFUL" (BAEBLE MUSIC) ALBUM 'THE GRACELESS AGE' OUT APRIL 2 ON EVANGELINE RECORDING CO.

John Murry – the second cousin of William Faulkner whose "alluring, emotional, and infectious" (NPR World Café) album 'The Graceless Age' has been a UK sensation – has been added to the 13th Annual NON-COMMvention. He will perform May 15, joining in a stellar lineup that includes Mavis Staples, The Lone Bellow, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Josh Ritter, Foxygen, and David Wax Museum.

Last year's breakouts following NONCOMM included The War On Drugs and Father John Misty and 2011's breakouts included The Civil Wars, The Head & The Heart, and Justin Townes Earle.

Meanwhile, MTV Hive tabbed his 'The Graceless Age' as among "the finest folk albums of the winter of ’13."

Baeble Music called him "masterful."

Just a few weeks ago, the Mississippi-born artist sold out shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Winchester, and London, with a line of fans turned away at the latter show January 29. After a firestorm of UK raves, John Murry's 'The Graceless Age' has been confirmed for an April 2 release on Evangeline Recording Co. It's the last album produced and recorded by Tim Mooney of American Music Club and Sun Kil Moon before his death June 13, produced in collaboration with Murry.

NPR WORLD CAFÉ TABS JOHN MURRY AS "NEXT" ARTIST AS US RELEASE FOR 'THE GRACELESS AGE' (MARCH 5 / EVANGELINE RECORDING CO.) AS MTV HIVE & BAEBLE MUSIC PREVIEW "MASTERFUL" NEW RELEASE

John Murry – the southern literature-inspired songwriter, William Faulkner's second cousin, and darling of UK music scene – has been named a Next artist by NPR's World Café, which praises his music as music "alluring, emotional and infectious."

Meanwhile, MTV Hive tabbed his 'The Graceless Age' as among "the finest folk albums of the winter of ’13."

Baeble Music called him "masterful."

Just a few weeks ago, the Mississippi-born artist sold out shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Winchester, and London, with a line of fans turned away at the latter show January 29. After a firestorm of UK raves, John Murry's 'The Graceless Age' has been confirmed for a April 2 release on Evangeline Recording Co. It's the last album produced and recorded by Tim Mooney of American Music Club and Sun Kil Moon before his death June 13, produced in collaboration with Murry.

'The Graceless Age' was one of eight albums nominated for The UNCUT Music Award and praise has been effusive on the other side of the pond. Murry performed Ralph MacLean's BBC show as one of his "Best of 2012" artists and Ricky Ross' BBC Scotland show in front of a live audience at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall during the tour. The Sun gave it 5 stars out of 5, saying, "Occasionally, an album comes out of nowhere that completely blows your mind. Like this one… A genuine tour de force." In another 5 star (out of 5) review, R2 called it "a genuine American masterpiece." In a 9 star (out of 10) review, UNCUT's Senior Editor, Allan Jones, described the "deeply textured… ruined grandeur," continuing, "This is what 'The Graceless Age' as a whole does so unforgettably, bearing honest witness to a burning world." and went on to later call it "second only to Bob Dylan's Tempest" among best records of 2012.

John Murry clips

MTV Hive - Five Folk Albums to Get You Through Winter - February 5, 2013

Spinner - John Murry, 'The Graceless Age' -- Video of the Day - Jan 28, 2013

Baeble Music -John Murry's Brooding Brand Of Country - Jan 23, 2013

 

 

SOLD OUT SHOWS, BBC APPEARANCES, & BLOG RAVES GREET FIRST UK & IRISH TOUR FOR "MASTERFUL" (BAEBLE MUSIC) JOHN MURRY

"MASTERPIECE" (UNCUT) 'THE GRACELESS AGE' OUT APRIL 2 IN THE US ON EVANGELINE RECORDING CO.

John Murry – William Faulkner's second cousin and performer of the "masterpiece" (UNCUT) 'The Graceless Age' (April 2 / Evangeline Recording Co.) – is completing his first tour of the UK and Ireland. He has sold out shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Winchester, and London, with a line of fans turned away at the latter show January 29.

Murry also performed on BBC Radio Ulster with respected DJ Ralph McLean as well as BBC Radio Scotland while UK blogs have continued to gush over 'The Graceless Age.' Mad Mackeral posted a Q&A.

Another blog, Fractured Air, called the concert "amagical night."

He's also been confirmed for the End of the Road Festival in Dorset, UK, which kicks off at the end of August.

The Belfast Telegraph termed Murry "a class apart" and he has also been the subject of features such as this on in the Oxford Times, which tell his vibrant, unbelievable story.

Some in the United States have caught on. Baeble Music posted the mp3 for "The Ballad of the Pajama Kid" alongside the music video for "California," calling Murry "masterful."

Spinner also posted the video.