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If you're familiar with Aqueduct you'll be happy to hear that David Terry's love of the pop hook has only gotten stronger with time. However, unlike i sold gold's huge, blown-out drum sounds and blip-pop synths, or give me death finds Terry broadening his tonal horizons to encompass mariachi horns, Gershwin-esque strings, looped and layered vocals, and grand piano. Oh and there's also quite a lot more electric guitar. Terry has grown as an artist since 2005's i sold gold, and or give me death is his most melodically complex and lyrically mature release to date. It also contains the best song about The Princess Bride EVER!
If you're not familiar with the story, Aqueduct was founded in Tulsa's dusty plains as the solo project of pop aficionado David Terry. He relocated to Seattle in 2003, and a mere 12 hours after Terry's arrival in Seattle, Aqueduct was opening for Modest Mouse at The Showbox. Word spread throughout the Pacific Northwest about the nimble cleverness of Aqueduct's heartbreaking lyricism and unstoppable piano-laden hooks. Copies of the 2003 self-released cd power ballads were circulated to the delight of many new ears — including those at Barsuk.
After months of culling and polishing new and pre-existing material with the help of producer Matt Pence, Aqueduct completed their full-length, i sold gold, along with an EP, pistols at dawn. Barsuk is proud to have released these documents of infectious bedroom pop-perfection, and while or give me death takes Aqueduct somewhat out of the bedroom, we still think it's pretty darn perfect pop.
On Saturday, April 19, independent music stores across the country will be taking part in the first annual Record Store Day, celebrating those wonderful and unique places where music fans can find satisfaction. Several of Barsuk's artists will be taking part in this event — be sure to check out your local record store to find out what events they have planned.
Here's where you can find our bands:
- Aqueduct performance at Sonic Boom (Ballard) in Seattle, WA at 4pm
- Mates of State performance at Newbury Comics (on Newbury Street) in Boston, MA at noon
- Menomena foosball tournament at Jackpot Records (SW 9th) in Portland, OR from 1pm to 3pm — anyone who beats the band members at foosball will have their name put into a hat; at the end of the tournament, one lucky winner will win a special gift. The band will also be DJ'ing during the event.
- Nada Surf performance at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ 2:30pm
- John Roderick (The Long Winters) DJ set at Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill) in Seattle, WA at 3pm
- Jesse Sykes performance at Easy Street (Queen Anne) in Seattle, WA at 5pm
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 Every Tuesday at 10PM ET throughout November, Aqueduct's Dave Terry will be the guest DJ on XM Radio. XMU AIR Time (Artists In Residency) is a two hour program where Terry will live out his Christian Slater-Pump Up the Volume fantasy by fighting the power and saying crude things on air (it's satellite, so it's legal). Tune in to hear his favorite bands and his updates from the road as Aqueduct tours for the month of November with Georgie James. Visit the Aqueduct MySpace page and put in your requests. Encores for the show are Wednesday at 2PM ET and Thursdays at 6AM ET.
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Take a stroll on over to the Three Imaginary Girls website, where they have exclusive video interviews from Aqueduct and Menomena, both of whom played at the Seattle festival over Labor Day weekend. |
Singer, songwriter and frontman for Aqueduct, David Terry is interviewed by Lumino Magazine for their coverage of Lollapalooza 2007. You can watch the interview online here. |
Check out the awesome photo of Aqueduct's David Terry performing at this year's Sasquatch Festival, as captured by the folks at Rolling Stone for their Sasquatch Gallery. Superstar! |
The video for Aqueduct's living a lie (from their new album or give me death) is up now on the band's ecard, as well as on the Shots Ring Out website, along with an interview with the video director. Check it out! |
If you happen to be down in Austin, TX for the annual SXSW festival this year, be sure to stop in at the Barsuk Records Showcase, Thursday March 15th, at Buffalo Billiards. The showcase will feature our bands Menomena, Aqueduct, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, and Rocky Votolato, with special guests Bob Mould and Say Hi To Your Mom. See you in Texas! |
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living a lie video
