Dinosaur Feathers Bring Control October 7th

DINOSAUR FEATHERS ANNOUNCE NEW FULL-LENGTH CONTROL
DUE OCTOBER 7 VIA ERNEST JENNING RECORD CO.

REVEAL “ZEITGEIST” LYRIC VIDEO
PREMIERED VIA CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND

ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR DATES

Ernest Jenning Record Co. is proud to share the lyric video for “Zeitgeist” from Brooklyn duo Dinosaur Feathers’ upcoming full-length CONTROL, which will see a release on October 7, 2014. The video premiered via Consequence of Sound, who noted that “Despite having a rather ominous title, lead single ‘Zeitgeist’ sees Dinosaur Feathers at perhaps their most chipper and soulful.” The group has also announced a fall tour, which will begin in Boston, MA at Whitehaus Family Record on September 18 and conclude in Chicago, IL at The Burlington on October 18. The current list of tour dates can be found below.

Dinosaur Feathers look to Janet Jackson for spiritual guidance on their groove-laden third album CONTROL. Insistent drum machines & lithe pulsing basslines meet shimmering synths, coked-out horns & soulful vocals, dragging 1983 pop/R&B kicking & screaming into the new millennium. Master of ceremonies Greg Sullo hooked up with production gurus Naptimes to update (downdate?) & amplify what the New York Times called “[their] sinisterly effective pop melodies.”

Dinosaur Feathers first emerged from Brooklyn’s sweaty DIY scene as an irrepressibly upbeat synthesis of indie rock & world music influences, replete with intricate soaring vocal harmonies. The group then charted a course from tropical leisure to nervy beach rock via substantial touring with acts like Built to Spill and Peter Bjorn & John. Most recently, Sullo committed to an extended stay in Oakland, where he found himself progressively drawn toward Motown soul & funky R&B – from Smokey to Chaka, Prince to Janet. His vocal performances here clearly reflect an affinity for such material, supported by a catalog of disparate secondary influences, from Scott Walker to Drake.

Indebted to the grace & precision of songwriters like Harry Nilsson & Curtis Mayfield, these songs are the most direct & propulsive Sullo has committed to tape– err…digital bits. Lyrics deliver meditations on subjects at once intimate & divine, searching for meaning: “Do you think it’s true, what they say/We all will die alone?/But maybe that’s the only way to pass into the Unknown.” Even the most cosmically vexing elements prove eminently relatable — in the confessional, on the dancefloor & in the bedroom. All things considered, CONTROL offers up a rejoinder for those curious enough to ask, “What have you done for me lately?”

CONTROL tracklist:
1. Afternoon Sun
2. Zeitgeist
3. When You Coming Out
4. Fools
5. For Jonathan
6. Anything You Want
7. On My Mind
8. Impossible
9. Trip

Dinosaur Feathers tour dates:
9/18 – Whitehaus Family Record – Boston, MA*
9/19 – Stonybrook University – Long Island, NY*
9/20 – Shea Stadium – Brooklyn, NY*
9/21 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA*
9/25 – Cat’s Crade – Carrboro, NC
9/25 – 529 – Atlanta, GA
9/26 – Maxine’s – Hot Springs, AR
9/27 – Cheer Up Charlie’s – Austin, TX
10/2 – TBA – SoCal $
10/3 – TBA – SoCal $
10/4 – TBA – Oakland, CA
10/5 – TBA – San Jose, CA
10/7 – Valentine’s – Portland, OR
10/11 – Neurolux – Boise, ID
10/14 – Grinnell College – Grinnell, IA
10/15 – The Hex – Minneapolis, MN
10/16 – Carleton College – Northfield, MN
10/17 – Linneman’s – Milwaukee, WI %
10/18 – The Burlington – Chicago, IL %

* – w/Laser Background
$ – w/Detangler
% – w/The Fatty Acids