imadethismistake Do Europe, Stream New Album

June 9th, 2010 by Oswald Hobbes / Comment on this post

If you ever wondered what Modest Mouse’s first album would sound like if Isaac Brock had gotten into emo instead of psychedelic drugs as a teenager, imadethismistake might be for you: their basic sound is Pacific Northwest sadcore, with plenty of cello in the mix, but Kylewilliam Campol’s distinctive lead vocals push the band out of Influence Bay and into the Ocean of Originality. Sometimes he sounds like he’s delivering slam poetry at an open mic, shouting long, literate paragraphs while the band creates pocket explosions behind him. Other times imadethismistake sound like America’s answer to Los Campesinos!, but their jumpy rhythms are offset by delicate minor-key melodies rather than infectious indie-pop. Anyways, they’re good. And they’re streaming their delightful new record Bow and Quiver in its entirety over at punknews.org, totally for free. Might I suggest you listen to it and then purchase a legal copy? I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

But the real news here is for all of our European friends, who can catch the band on their monthlong tour of the area. It starts on Friday, and we have the dates:

JUN 11 – Bridgend, Wales @ Hobos w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 12 – London, England @ The Windmill w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 13 – Newcastle, England @ Prudhoe Chare w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 14 – Edinburgh, Scotland @ Bannermans w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 15 – Glasgow, Scotland @ O’Henry’s w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 16 – Durham, England @ The Fish Tank w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 17 – Bristol, England @ The Croft w/ Neil Sutherland & Friends
JUN 22 – Caen, France @ El Camino w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 23 – Laval, France @ Queen’s Bar w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 24 – Dijon, France @ Deep Inside w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 25 – Geneva, Switzerland @ Tiki’s Bar w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 26 – Davos, Switzerland @ The Box w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 27 – Gland, Switzerland @ Route de Nyon w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 28 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Tovarna Rog w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 29 – Graz, Austria @ At Sub w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUN 30 – Austria @ TBA
JUL 01 – Oberwart, Austria @ The Oho w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUL 02 – Wiener Neustadt, Austria @ Bandhaus w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUL 03 – Germany @ TBA
JUL 04 – Kiel, Germany @ Hansa48 w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUL 05 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ TBA w/ Apologies, I Have None!
JUL 06 – Belgium @ TBA
JUL 07 – France @ TBA
JUL 08 – Paris, France @ Le Pix w/ Apologies, I Have None!