Dangerbird Records

Download a completely free 10-song Dangerbird Records MP3 sampler from Amazon to hear what’s brewing over here at Dangerbird HQ.

Fill your computer with 40 minutes of free music from Silversun Pickups, Minus the Bear, Sea Wolf, Hot Hot Heat, Delphic, and more.

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Now through June 8th, we’ve put a few of our newer releases on sale for you to enjoy

Silversun Pickups – Swoon
$7.99 CD / $7.99 MP3

Sea Wolf – White Water, White Bloom
$7.99 CD / $6.99 MP3

Minus the Bear – OMNI
$7.99 CD / $5.99 MP3

Browse the entire Dangerbird catalog on Amazon.

Codeine Velvet Club’s debut release is finally in stores today! Head over to iTunes or Amazon to grab a copy. If you haven’t seen them yet, head to Codeine Velvet Club’s YouTube page to see what you’ve been missing!

The Codeine Velvet Club song “Hollywood” is “Today’s Top Tune” at kcrw.com. Listen to or download the song on the KCRW website.

Watch the video for the Codeine Velvet Club song “Hollywood” above, and go to MTVU.com to vote! The winning video gets pushed into rotation on MTVU.

After a great run of shows in Austin last week at South by Southwest, Codeine Velvet Club is garnering praise from press everywhere. Highlights include this LA Times article on the band, as well as this Spin article on the best moments of SXSW. Codeine Velvet Club plays the Palladium in Hollywood tonight (26 MAR) with Metric.

Codeine Velvet Club SXSW 2010 Interview from Yahoo! Music on Vimeo.

Full article, with video, HERE.

If you’re looking to save a few pennies, you can purchase the digital version of Codeine Velvet Club’s self-titled album over at Shockhound on the cheap! If you buy the digital album from now until 10am on Thursday (March 18), it will only cost you $6.99. Time is running out, so get your order on ASAP!

Codeine Velvet Club is being featured this week on WOXY’s SXSW edition of New Tunes Tuesday. Make sure you tune in to WOXY.com today to hear tracks off the band’s self-titled album.

In other radio news, Codeine Velvet Club’s track “Hollywood” is being featured as 89.3 The Current’s Song Of The Day. Head over to KCMP.org to hear Minnesota Public Radio give it up for CVC!

Codeine Velvet Club made the “50 Must-Hear Bands at SXSW” list at spin.com. Head to the Dangerbird tours page for dates. See you in Austin!

Codeine Velvet Club, the new musical project composed of The Fratellis’ Jon Lawler and singer/songwriter Lou Hickey, will play their first-ever US shows this March. They are slated for five performances at this year’s upcoming South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX.

Directly following their appearances at SXSW, the band will embark on a west coast tour in support of Canadian indie-pop band Metric. The tour kicks off March 21st in Seattle, WA and continues through March 26th in Los Angeles, CA.

The collaboration began when Lawler, taking a break from whirlwind touring and recording with The Fratellis, teamed up with Hickey to work on a track – the jazzy, big-band duet titled “Vanity Kills” – for her record. The song inspired the duo to embark on a full-fledged project together. The resulting album features an elegant orchestral score written by Mick Cooke of Belle & Sebastian, backing vocals by the Gospel Truth Choir and strings parts recorded by renowned classical musicians, including legendary trumpeter Derek Watkins.

The group celebrates Lawler and Hickey’s shared love of ’60s boy-girl duets, dramatic orchestral pop and dark postwar Hollywood and Las Vegas romanticism. Lawler drew inspiration for the album’s dark energy and vampish edge from his time spent in Hollywood. He described his vision for Codeine Velvet Club’s album as sounding like ‘60s soundtrack composer (and James Bond theme-tune creator) John Barry “playing with a rock ‘n roll band.”

Head to the Codeine Velvet Club tours page for details.