Fences’ “Sunburns” Revealed

FENCES UNVEILS “SUNBURNS”;

SEATTLE-BASED BAND’S NEW SINGLE FEATURES PRODUCTION

BY DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE CO-FOUNDER CHRIS WALLA

“SUNBURNS” MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM

SPRING TOURING PLANS INCLUDE MAIN SUPPORT SLOT FOR

THE MOWGLI’S ALONGSIDE FESTIVAL DATES

ELEKTRA FULL LENGTH DEBUT “LESSER OCEANS” ARRIVES

ON MARCH 10^TH

Elektra recording artist Fences has unveiled their latest single “Sunburns.” The song – produced by Chris Walla, co-founder and former guitarist/songwriter for Death Cab For Cutie – is featured on the Seattle-based band’s forthcoming label debut “LESSER OCEANS,” which arrives March 10^th.  All pre-orders of “LESSER OCEANS” (http://smarturl.it/LesserOceans) will receive an instant download of “Sunburns” along with four additional album tracks.  “Sunburns” is also available now as a standalone digital single.

In related news, the companion music video for “Sunburns” made its premiere yesterday on RollingStone.com who hailed the song for its “energy-releasing chorus.”  The video can be viewed now on the band’s official YouTube channel (http://youtu.be/BxDDZci7FLI).

To coincide with the release of “LESSER OCEANS,” Fences will begin a cross-country trek as main support for The Mowglis beginning March 25^th at The Independent in San Francisco.  The tour includes stops at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (April 16th), Nashville’s Mercy Lounge (April 21^st), and Austin’s The Parish (May 1^st) before it’s Los Angeles finale at the Regent Theatre (May 8^th).  Following the tour, the band will immediately head to Atlanta for the Shaky Knees Music Festival during the weekend of May 8^th-10th (see attached itinerary).  Additional festival performances will be announced shortly.

“LESSER OCEANS” sees Fences singer/songwriter Christopher Mansfield mastering his distinctive brand of melancholic folk-pop and bittersweet slacker anthems, and features production from such studio luminaries as Jacquire King (Of Monsters and Men, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse) and Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, The Lonely Forest) who helmed the album’s single “Sunburns.”  A collaboration with longtime Seattle friends Macklemore and Ryan Lewis yielded the album track “Arrows,” which garnered national television appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC’s Good Morning America, and the nationally syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show last fall.  A recent 2 page spread in NYLON Guys enthused, “Lesser Oceans expands on the indie-folk sound Fences’ debut, adding a shimmery Death Cab for Cutie-esque layer to the melodies.”

The idea of Fences first got underway in Boston, a time Mansfield spent studying at Berklee College of Music while also perfecting his haunting songcraft. After relocating to the Pacific Northwest, he self-released his first Fences recordings as the now exceedingly rare “ULTIMATE PUKE EP.” Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara subsequently discovered Mansfield’s music and co-produced his self-titled full length debut, which was greeted with unanimous critical applause upon its 2010 release, including  SPIN naming it among its “10 Best Albums You Might Have Missed This Year.”  Fences has toured alongside such like-minded artists as Tegan & Sara, Against Me!, Hellogoodbye, and more recently with Macklemore, Andrew McMahon, and Bear Hands.  Additionally, they’ve performed standout sets at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands. 

FENCES

Tour Dates – Spring 2015

All dates supporting The Mowgli’s

(except where noted *)

 

MARCH

25           San Francisco, CA             The Independent

27           Portland, OR                     Wonderland Ballroom

28           Seattle, WA                       The Crocodile

29           Vancouver, Canada          Media Club

31           Salt Lake City, UT              Kilby Court Gallery

 

APRIL

02           Kansas City, MO                 The Midland

03           Minneapolis, MN                Varsity Theatre

04           Chicago, IL                          Metro

06           St. Louis, MO                      The Ready Room

07           Columbus, OH                    The A&R Music Bar

08           Indianapolis, IN                  Deluxe @ Old National Center

09           Detroit, MI                         The Shelter

10           Toronto, Canada                The Garrison

11           Montreal, QC                     La Vitrola

14           Boston, MA                        Paradise Rock Club

15           Brooklyn, NY                      Music Hall of Williamsburg

16           New York, NY                     Bowery Ballroom

17           Philadelphia, PA                 Union Transfer

18           Washington, D.C.               U Street Music Hall

21           Nashville, TN                      Mercy Lounge

23           Tallahassee, FL                  Florida State University Club Down Under

24           Ft. Lauderdale, FL              Culture Room

25           Orlando, FL                        The Social

26           Jacksonville, FL                  Jack Rabbits

30           Dallas, TX                           House of Blues- Cambridge Room

 

MAY

01           Austin, TX                           The Parish

02           Houston, TX                        Fitzgerald’s Downstairs

05           Phoenix, AZ                        Crescent Ballroom

07           San Diego, CA                    Casbah

08           Los Angeles, CA                 The Regent Theatre

08-10     Atlanta, GA                       Shaky Knees Music Festival