Norway's 120 Days will be coming to the US for a string of CMJ-related dates and will stick around for a few other shows while they're over. The band's complete tour schedule:
10/14 - Kulturhuset, Tromso (NOR)
10/17 - Madam Jo-Jos, London (UK)
10/20 - Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykjavik (ICE)
10/26 - El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario
10/27 - TBA, Montreal, Quebec
10/28 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
10/29 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
10/31 - TBA, Boston, MA
11/01 - KEXP Live Broadcast, New York, NY
11/01 - Cakeshop (Vice CMJ afterparty), New York, NY
11/02 - Fader House (CMJ), New York, NY
11/02 - Sin-E (Vice CMJ showcase), New York, NY
11/04 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL
11/05 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
11/08 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
11/09 - Holocene, Portland, OR
11/10 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
11/12 - TBA, Los Angeles, CA
11/13 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
11/17 - Bla, Oslo (NOR)
12/01 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
12/02 - Checkpoint, Stavanger (NOR)
Elsewhere: here's the Paper Thin Walls take on 120 Days' opening track "Come out (come down, fade out, be gone": http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=182
Contrarian that I am, I was immediately predisposed to skepticism concerning 120 Days. I can't help it. It happens automatically any time the vast machinery of the Vice hype juggernaut rolls into the effect, especially considering that their name was originally bandied about in conjunction with the vastly overrated Serena Maneesh (though the tides may be turning on them - see yesterday's video review at Pitchfork for proof). Truth be told, I want the hype to be true. I hold out hope that a new record will come along and change my life. Did 120 Days accomplish this? No, my hardened heart prevented it and let's face facts: bands that amazing don't come around too often. However, it was certainly good enough for me to not write it off from the get-go, so I've been listening regularly the last couple weeks and it's been growing on me ever since. No surprise really considering that their sound fits in quite well with a lot of the other stuff I've been recommending recently such as 1999 and The Kid - well enough that I threw a track into my most recent podcast mix. Steady, mechanical beats topped with dark and droning, blissed-out melodies; a balance of goth and Krautrock. Silverbullit still remains the best band in this field, but 120 Days is pretty darn good too, maybe even great. We'll have to see how the record holds up a few months from now. At the very least, I won't be disappointed if they catch on with the masses.
120 Days - Get away
Fuller roots less blip more beat as 120 Days hawks Andrew Weatherall as their own, with a little Josh Wink element to a few of the tracks. Lovely deep, a bit much of the drum club circa 1994 downward distortion on vox and metallic plates of guitar all programmed to the nines. Track by track and step by step, the beats are pretty are well thought out, but the record lacks at least a missive and feels a bit indulgent, not least the 11 minute finale. That said, 120 Days comes recommended to those who enjoy the likes of Primal Scream, Kasabian. Fav tracks are the long intro and relative straight edged "Come out (come down, fade out, be gone)". Stellar stand-out track is "Be mine", a spiritualized, or even leftfield infected memory.
- Jason Christie
The Knife, Figurines and 120 Days are the first Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's CMJ Music Marathon.
Norway's 120 Days (nee The Beautiful People/Sex Beat) has confirmed that their debut album will be released October 2 in Norway via Smalltown Supersound, October 10 in the US via Vice Recordings. The first single from what will surely become a ridiculously hyped release is "Come out, come down, fade out, be gone".
Up-and-coming hyped Norwegian act 120 Days (nee The Beautiful People) have posted a new song on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/120days
Their debut album will be out later this year via Vice in the US and Smalltown Supersound in Norway. (via DJ Martian)