| Fitz and The Tantrums’ “The Walker” Remix EP is available now on iTunes here, Amazon here and at all other digital retailers. The collection features six remixes of the band’s No. 1 Alternative hit, “The Walker.” The Cobra Starship remix can be streamed here and is getting early airplay at KIIS-LA, WPXY, WKSE, Y100-Miami, WKSC-Chicago, and many other stations. Last week Ear Milk gave fans a first listen of the Aston Shuffle remix here and Kick Kick Snare premiered the Vice remix here. See below for the complete track listing.
Billboard summed up the remarkable success of “The Walker” at the Alternative format, noting, “It’s the band’s second No. 1, following last year’s first chart entry ‘Out of My League.’ How rare is it for an act to take its first two charted Alternative titles to No. 1? Only three acts in the chart’s 25-year history previously did so: fun. (2012), Alanis Morissette (1995) and Green Day (1994).” “Out Of My League,” the first single from More Than Just a Dream (Elektra Records), was one of only eight songs to top Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart in 2013.
Following a pair of high profile West Coast radio events – KROQ’s “Weenie Roast” in Irvine, CA (May 31) and Live 105’s BFD 2014 in Mountain View, CA (June 1) – Fitz and The Tantrums will head east, launching their North American headline tour at the Borgata Music Box in Atlantic City, NJ on June 6. Praised by The Washington Post for their “captivatingly crazy” live show and named Vogue’s “Hardest Working Band,” Fitz and The Tantrums will also perform at numerous festivals, including NYC’sThe Governors Ball (June 7), Bonnaroo (June 15), Lollapalooza (August 2) and Austin City Limits (October 3-5 and 10-12). See below for itinerary.
Fitz and The Tantrums – comprised of Fitz (vocals), Noelle Scaggs (vocals/tambourine), James King (saxophone), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards), John Wicks (drums) and Joseph Karnes (bass) – bowed with the self-released EP Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1 in 2009 and soon were appearing on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” and touring with Maroon 5. Their full-length debut, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, spent 73 weeks on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, peaking at No. 1, and they were named a “You Oughta Know” artist by VH1.
The 2013 release of More Than Just a Dream – produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Depeche Mode, Phoenix) – ratcheted things up several notches. USA Today noted, “the Los Angeles sextet is more than ready for the big leagues” while Rolling Stone said the group “is all about irrepressible energy: hopped-up rhythms, shout-it-out choruses, hooted background vocals.” Fitz and The Tantrums have performed on numerous television shows, including “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Conan,” “Good Morning America,” “TODAY,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
LINKS
Buy “The Walker” Remix EP on iTunes, Amazon
“The Walker” (Cobra Starship remix)
“The Walker” (Vice remix)
“The Walker” (The Aston Shuffle remix)
“THE WALKER” REMIX EP – TRACK LISTING
1. The Walker (Cobra Starship remix)
2. The Walker (Vice remix)
3. The Walker (The Aston Shuffle remix)
4. The Walker (Ryeland Alison Remix)
5. The Walker (Mack & Jet Set Vega Remix)
6. The Walker (GLOS remix – members of Beats Antique)
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS – UPCOMING TOUR DATES
May
31 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – KROQ Weenie Roast
June
1- Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre – Live 105’s BFD 2014
6 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Music Box
7 – New York, NY @ The Governors Ball Music Festival
8 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
10 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
11 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
12 – Albany, NY @ Alive at Five
13 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
15 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
21 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
22 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion
23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
25 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
27 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
28 – Boise, ID @ Boise Music Festival – Expo Idaho
29 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma Theater
30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden
July
1 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
2 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE – Outdoors
6 – Toronto, Canada @ Danforth Music Hall
10 – Buffalo, NY @ Canal Concert Series
11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
12 – Lansing, MI @ Common Ground Music Festival
24 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
25 – Tulsa, OK @ Center of the Universe Festival
26 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
27 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Concert Cove – Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel
29 – Des Moines, IA @ Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheatre
30 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The District
August
2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
30 – Calgary, Canada @ X-Fest
31 – Edmonton, Canada @ Sonic Boom Festival
September
28 – Tempe, AZ @ Summer Ends Music Festival
October
3-5 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10-12 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival |
