U.S. audio tour diary Parts 2 and 3 up now

Published on January 16, 2013 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

You can check out the second and third installments (recorded leaving Detroit and going from Michigan to Ohio repsectively)  at  Soundcloud – here are the remaining dates of the tour:

Wed 01/16 St. Louis, MO / Sheldon Concert Hall
Fri 01/18 Lawrence, KS / Liberty Hall
Sat 01/19 Oklahoma City, OK / ACM at UCO – Performance Lab
Sun 01/20 Dallas, TX / Majestic Theater
Mon 01/21 Houston, TX / Cullen Theater at the Wortham Center
Tue 01/22 Baton Rouge, LA / Mud & Water (w/ Solo show Film screening)
Wed 01/23 New Orleans, LA / One Eyed Jacks
Thu 01/24 Tallahassee, FL / The Moon
Fri 01/25 Gainesville, FL / Florida Theater
Sat 01/26 Orlando, FL / The Beacham
Mon 01/28 Augusta, GA / Sky City
Tue 01/29 Charleston, SC / Charleston Music Hall
Wed 01/30 Wilmington, NC / Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews
Thu 01/31 Charlotte, NC / Neighborhood Theatre
Fri 02/01 Knoxville, TN / Bijou Theatre
Sat 02/02 Asheville, NC / The Grey Eagle
Mon 02/04 Charlottesville, VA / Jefferson Theater
Tue 02/05 Wilmington, DE / Dupont Theatre
Wed 02/06 York, PA / Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
Fri 02/08 Hartford, CT / The Great Hall in Union Station
Sat 02/09 Portland, ME / State Theater
Sun 02/10 Providence, RI / Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Wed 02/13 Ithaca, NY / State Theatre
Thu 02/14 Clinton, NY / Hamilton College Chapel
Fri 02/15 Poughkeepsie, NY / Barvadon Opera House
Sat 02/16 North Adams, MA / MASS MoCA

In Detroit:

In Columbus:

Tall Firs feature in new film Night Of 1000 Laughs, release first part of audio tour diary

Published on January 14, 2013 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment

Last Wednesday Tall Firs embarked on a five week tour opening for Jeff Mangum. See below for the start of their tour diary…

We can also announce that the band will feature (as themselves, and on the soundtrack) in the the upcoming documentary Night Of 1000 Laughs by Matt Elkind.

Ages ago, Dave and Aaron- otherwise known as Tall Firs- and a handful of their friends, were bullied into performing standup comedy. One of those friends made a documentary about the whole dare/ birthday party/ fraternity hazing/ whatever the evening turned into, and left it on the shelf for a long, long time. Years later, with a professional career in television long underway, he dusted it off, edited it down, and scored it with Tall Firs tunes. The result is a truly uncomfortable, hilarious and touching film: Night Of 1000 Laughs.  After Dave’s performance sees the light of day, he’ll have to go into hiding…

Matt Elkind has spent much of his career in television, riding a wave of unscripted programming to a packed credit list as a cinematographer, director and producer. First, on the FOX hit Trading Spouses and then on Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise.  Matt also was the co-DP with Josh Mayes on the 28-hour tv series that followed behind the scenes for the final season of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Night of 1000 Laughs is Matt Elkind’s first documentary feature as a director.

You can view the Teaser Trailer at http://nightof1000laughs.tumblr.com/

Aside from their dates with Jeff, Tall Firs will be performing at a screenings of the film next Tuesday night 1/22/13 at Mud + Water, Baton Rouge LA.

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The band are also documenting their trip with Mr Mangum via audio tour diaries. You can check out the first installment recorded between Cleveland and Detroit and entitled Who Farted? at the band’s Soundcloud and make sure to follow their account on there or on their Twitter or Facebook for future installments! Here are the remaining dates of the tour:

Mon 01/14 Columbus, OH / Southern Theatre
Tue 01/15 Bloomington, IN / Buskirk-Chumley
Wed 01/16 St. Louis, MO / Sheldon Concert Hall
Fri 01/18 Lawrence, KS / Liberty Hall
Sat 01/19 Oklahoma City, OK / ACM at UCO – Performance Lab
Sun 01/20 Dallas, TX / Majestic Theater
Mon 01/21 Houston, TX / Cullen Theater at the Wortham Center
Tue 01/22 Baton Rouge, LA / Mud & Water (w/ Solo show Film screening)
Wed 01/23 New Orleans, LA / One Eyed Jacks
Thu 01/24 Tallahassee, FL / The Moon
Fri 01/25 Gainesville, FL / Florida Theater
Sat 01/26 Orlando, FL / The Beacham
Mon 01/28 Augusta, GA / Sky City
Tue 01/29 Charleston, SC / Charleston Music Hall
Wed 01/30 Wilmington, NC / Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews
Thu 01/31 Charlotte, NC / Neighborhood Theatre
Fri 02/01 Knoxville, TN / Bijou Theatre
Sat 02/02 Asheville, NC / The Grey Eagle
Mon 02/04 Charlottesville, VA / Jefferson Theater
Tue 02/05 Wilmington, DE / Dupont Theatre
Wed 02/06 York, PA / Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
Fri 02/08 Hartford, CT / The Great Hall in Union Station
Sat 02/09 Portland, ME / State Theater
Sun 02/10 Providence, RI / Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Wed 02/13 Ithaca, NY / State Theatre
Thu 02/14 Clinton, NY / Hamilton College Chapel
Fri 02/15 Poughkeepsie, NY / Barvadon Opera House
Sat 02/16 North Adams, MA / MASS MoCA

Back catalogue bundles available from ATP Store

Published on January 7, 2013 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Some copies of the first two Tall Firs albums fell (softly) off a truck near the ATP offices, we are offering them in two economical bundles alongside the new album: the CD bundle and the (mostly) LP bundle.  Own the complete recorded Tall Firs works for a fraction of their sticker value!

All of these records have received critical acclaim, and all are handsomely packaged.

Buy Three Album CD Bundle (£15) >>

Buy 2 x LP + 1 x CD Bundle (£20) >>

Praise for ‘Out Of It And Into It’ (ATP Records):

“[A] twin guitar looming, rising to a twin guitar vague threat. Album of the Week.” – Sunday Times

“[S]pacious and haunting…an absorbing set that feels delicate in places and then brutal in others.” – Clash

“Despite its brief 33 minute running time, this record’s shroud of gloom is oppressively relentless.” 0 Drowned in Sound

Praise for ‘Too Old to Die Young’ (Ecstatic Peace!):

“[E]lements of ‘Too Old to Die Young’…have…been used before by…New York bands from Patti Smith to Television to Talking Heads, but the way Tall Firs blend them results in something lusher than any of the others could muster” – NME

“[S]un blessed beauty…The Firs have cut out the fuzz and moved into a twinkling star light territory of guitars and stuttering drums.  Pop in the sweetest of traditions, these songs amble along, weaving organically and ending inconclusively.  Thank god.”  – AU

Praise for  ‘Tall Firs’ (Ecstatic Peace!):

“[T]hese songs possess a sense of simmering tension, where lugubrious lyricism and instrumental drift do not detract from a poised delivery and a subtle but thoughtful use of contrasting shades. The acoustic-electric interplay suggests a kind of rootless, melodic modernity…” – Wire

“In gems like “The Breeze” and “The Woods,” their duo vocals are moody, without squawking in that already dated freak-folk style; the guitars are occasionally colored by chimes, organ and brushed drums. “Go Whiskey” has the high, lonesome shiver of an old Townes Van Zandt record, except without any obvious country affectations. If your idea of staying warm on a winter night is a bottle of bourbon and a bleak memory, Tall Firs will make excellent company.” – Rolling Stone

“Wait, those guys are Tall Firs? I have that record. I like that record.” – Jeff Tweedy (Wilco)

“Tall Firs! You’re wasted!” – Bradford Cox (Deerhunter)

“I love cats.  I don’t understand them, I’m just a fan.  I want to be their roadie.” – Michael Rother (NEU! Guitarist, Tall Firs roadie)

“The good frothing gods of all glowing games”  – Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel)

On Tour with Jeff Mangum in the USA Jan 8 – Feb 16

Published on November 12, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

We are ecstatic to announce that we’ll be on tour with Jeff Mangum for his entire upcoming trample through the USA. I’ll leave it to some sleuth of internet history to figure out how many years it’s been since the Tall Firs took to the highways and byways of North America in search of the elusive Permanent Goode Tyme. But I will say we are particularly excited that we have only played in one or two of the cities (¡Can’t remember!) on this list before. In Jeff’s words:

“hello friends in a flock of finches unfolding from the face of a foam horse on the phone to inform you that jeff is heading out for one last u.s. acoustic tour, giving him the chance to play to all the silver citizens dwelling in citys that he has yet to sing in.”

Wed 01/09 Buffalo, NY / Asbury Hall at Babeville
Thu 01/10 Pittsburgh, PA / Carnegie Music Hall
Fri 01/11 Cleveland, OH / Ohio City Masonic Temple
Sat 01/12 Detroit, MI / Redford Theatre
Mon 01/14 Columbus, OH / Southern Theatre
Tue 01/15 Bloomington, IN / Buskirk-Chumley
Wed 01/16 St. Louis, MO / Sheldon Concert Hall
Fri 01/18 Lawrence, KS / Liberty Hall
Sat 01/19 Oklahoma City, OK / ACM at UCO – Performance Lab
Sun 01/20 Dallas, TX / Majestic Theater
Mon 01/21 Houston, TX / Cullen Theater at the Wortham Center
Wed 01/23 New Orleans, LA / One Eyed Jacks
Thu 01/24 Tallahassee, FL / The Moon
Fri 01/25 Gainesville, FL / Florida Theater
Sat 01/26 Orlando, FL / The Beacham
Mon 01/28 Augusta, GA / Sky City
Tue 01/29 Charleston, SC / Charleston Music Hall
Wed 01/30 Wilmington, NC / Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews
Thu 01/31 Charlotte, NC / Neighborhood Theatre
Fri 02/01 Knoxville, TN / Bijou Theatre
Sat 02/02 Asheville, NC / The Grey Eagle
Mon 02/04 Charlottesville, VA / Jefferson Theater
Tue 02/05 Wilmington, DE / Dupont Theatre
Wed 02/06 York, PA / Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
Fri 02/08 Hartford, CT / The Great Hall in Union Station
Sat 02/09 Portland, ME / State Theater
Sun 02/10 Providence, RI / Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Wed 02/13 Ithaca, NY / State Theatre
Thu 02/14 Clinton, NY / Hamilton College Chapel
Fri 02/15 Poughkeepsie, NY / Barvadon Opera House
Sat 02/16 North Adams, MA / MASS MoCA

Free Lee Ranaldo cover released

Published on September 19, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Tall Firs and Lee Ranaldo play I’ll Be Your Mirror in New York City this weekend September 21st-23rd. Info/tickets: http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymusa2012.php

New track influenced by Emeralds released

Published on September 10, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Tall Firs play alongside Emeralds at I’ll Be Your Mirror in New York City this September 21st-23rd. Info/tickets: http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymusa2012.php

This new Tall Firs recording is influenced by the Emeralds track “Genetic”.

Free Hot Snakes cover released

Published on August 30, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Hot Snakes are another band playing alongside TF at I’ll Be Your Mirror in NYC next month. Here’s a free cover version of their track ‘This Mystic Decade’ -

Free Scrawl cover, interview about ATP New York

Published on August 23, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Today on the ATP website is one in a series of mini interviews with artists performing at I’ll Be Your Mirror USA in New York City this September – check it out here. Tickets for the event running September 21-23rd at Pier 36, Manhattan are on sale now. and Tall Firs play the Sunday alongside Godspeed you! Black Emperor, The Make-Up and lots more.

Here is a free download of us covering fellow festival line-up artists Scrawl -

ATP Sunday Supplement Volume 2

Published on June 29, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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Check out the second Tall Firs/ATP Sunday Supplement as put together for the I’ll Be Your Mirror London festival here.

Published on May 29, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Crowdsourced video for Crooked Smiles. Thank you to Robert Davies, Peter Lloyd, Alistair Lax, Jake Robertson and Rebecca Van Prooyen for the footage submitted from past ATP festivals.