DOWNLOAD: Spiral Stairs - Maltese Terrier (MP3)
Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg of Preston School of Industry and Pavement (who are reuniting) is set to release his first album as Spiral Stairs on October 20th. That record, The Real Feel, will be released by Matador in the US and Domino in the UK. The first MP3, "Maltese Terrier" (or "Maltese T" as its listed below in the tracklist), is posted above. There'll also be a single for the song "Stolen Pills," out a week before on October 12th.
The whole album is produced by Jon Auer (of the Posies and Big Star, the latter of which has a show in NYC on Nov. 18th) and guests include Preston School of Industry/Posies guys Matt Harris and Darius Minwall and BSS' Kevin Drew (though he's not listed as a contributor below).
Spiral Stairs will be playing shows in the coming months. Currently, there's the Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco on October 18th, and a handful of West Coast shows around that, where they'll be opening for Bob Mould (who hits NYC in early October with Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson opening). No NYC date yet.
Album art and credits for the new disc, and all tour dates are below...
spiral stairs: the real feel 1 True Love 2 Call The Ceasefire 3 Cold Change 4 Subiaco Shuffle 5 Wharf-Hand blues 6 Maltese T 7 A Mighty Mighty Fall 8 Stolen Pills 9 The Real Feel 10 Blood Money
mixed by: jon auer @ amberson mansion... seattle
recorded by: joe reineke @ orbit audio... seattle jon auer @ a dark unfinished basement and amberson mansion... seattle patrick ryan @ newmarket studios... melbourne
album design by ashod simonian
played by: spiral stairs - vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards matthew zeek harris - bass darius minwalla - drums, percussion christopher lee heinrich - pedal steel, guitars, banjo, keyboard ashod simonian - guitar, synth ian moore - guitars, strings jon auer - vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, percussion daryl bradie - guitars, vocals dan tulen - percussion craig jackson - vocals julian wu - guitar drew pearse - synth michele auer - vocals gavin guss - piano mary drew - 'ladies and gentlemen, spiral stairs'
Spiral Stairs - 2009 Tour Dates Sep 19 Newtown Workers Club Melbourne, Victoria Oct 15 neumos seattle, Washington # Oct 16 doug fir portland, Oregon # Oct 18 TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO, California Oct 19 troubadour los angeles, California # Oct 20 belly up san diego, California # # opening for Bob Mould