155 Fell St. San Francisco California 94103 US 415-861-2011 [map]
Price: $10
Vir are thrilled to be releasing their brand new lp "Engineers" at Popscene w/ Breton, Thursday May 10th. We hope to celebrate our cd release with you!
We're celebrating with a pre-release party May 10th at the Rickshaw Stop where we will have advance copies of the album for all local mates. We'd love to celebrate with you.
Engineers is the 3rd lp from Post punk, Shoegaze trio Vir due May 28 2012. Based in Oakland, CA, the band sounds like My Bloody Valentine colliding with Doves, yet it also has roots in Christchurch New Zealand, giving the band an affinity with many Kiwi post-punk trios such as the Gordons, Bailter Space and HDU.
"Engineers" shows a sophisticated, dynamically strong band that's not afraid to evolve or go to dark places. With swooping guitar riffs, psychedelic noise, inventive bass lines and brilliantly-processed vocals from Sam Sloane (Vox, Guitar), Vir's music weaves a hypnotic magic in the shoegaze tradition, yet remains more experimental, avant garde and ominous than many of their counterparts.Intoxicating and sufficiently spaced out, Vir's sound is also well crafted, precise and masterful in its reverb-drenched sonic effects and methodical atmospheric layering.
Opening track (and first single) "Joy in Space" and title track "Engineers" kick off the album with a one-two punch. Other standout tracks include "Burn the House Down" which vacillates between gorgeous plucked melodies to waves of darkness and distortion and "H.264", with its melancholy trumpet intro that slowly devolves into a Velvet Underground-style tribal dirge. The album closes gracefully, with an elegiac beauty, "2 Chord", reminiscent of those softer, prettier shoegaze Gods of yore like Slowdive, with dreamy gorgeous reverb and delicate vocals.
Having already amassed a quickly growing Bay Area fan base, "Engineers" could be the album that shoots the band into the stratosphere, where their music has already been residing.
5433 Ballard Ave NW Seattle Washington 98107 US (206)784-4880 [map]
Price: $5
Vir are heading to the great NorthWest and we're really excited to be playing The Sunset Tavern in beautiful Seattle with good old friends Levator and Slow Skate
Vir open for Bob Mould at Noise Pop 2012 -
8pm doors at 7pm
1233 17th St. San Francisco California 94107 US 415-626-4455 [map]
Price: $20
Vir are so excited and honoured to be opening for Bob Mould at the 2012 Noise Pop Festival. Bob Mould will be playing the landmark Sugar album Copper Blue in it's entirety!
3101 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley California 94705 US (510)841-2082 [map]
Price: $8
Vir will debuting material from their upcoming 3rd lp. We'd love to have you there when we bust out these new tunes. With the Fabulous "Tremor Low" and good friends "The Quiet Americans":
1233 17th St. San Francisco California 94107 US 415-626-4455 [map]
Price: $10 advance $12 at Door
4 record releases in 1 Night! Vibraphone Records is a San Francisco-based record label shining a light on some of the most promising indie, dream-pop and shoegaze artists. The label started in early-2007 with the intent of bringing together talented and diverse artists to forge a singular, identifiable sound.
Vibraphone aspires to such reputable labels like 4AD or Creation Records whose name recognition alone has earned loyalty, trust, and longevity. Vibraphone Records is more than a label. It is a sound, a style, and a vision.
On July 22nd Foxtail Somersault, Vir, Astral and Tomihira are all celebrating the release of their respective records. This will be a huge and festive event. advance tickets are recommended as this show will likely sell out!
Hey all
Vir in Portland OR with Echo Candy and Ten Million Lights
