Ghost Robot Ninja Bear Unveils Self-Titled debut full-length
• Self-released record out April 12, 2011 on CD / Digital
• Exclusive early Bandcamp release today as free / pay-what-you-like download
• On tour in support of album, including Generic Insight Radio Fest, SXSW dates
Ghost Robot Ninja Bear, the newest vehicle for Nakatomi Plaza front man Oscar Albis Rodriguez, recently unveiled details regarding the upcoming release of its Self-Titled debut full-length, as well as several weeks of touring in support of the record.
Recorded at Guilford Sound in Vermont with Dave Snyder (Ruth Ruth, Rivington, Nakatomi Plaza), produced by Rodriguez and mixed by J. Robbins at The Magpie Cage, the eponymous album is the follow-up to last year’s two digital singles, Staring At The Clocks b/w Carousel and One Pedal To Another b / w Blood, The Tango. For these eight songs, Rodriguez enlisted the help of some very talented friends: Gunnar Olsen (The Exit, Asobi Seksu), Shawna Potter (Avec / War on Women), Brendan Coon (Ludlow Lions) and Al Fair (Nakatomi Plaza, Bridge and Tunnel) to name a few.
Listen to “The Curtain Call” (free mp3).
The Self-Titled record will be available in CD format as well as digitally (iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, more) on April 12, 2011. However, Ghost Robot Ninja Bear is premiering the record exclusively on Bandcamp today as a pay-what-you-like download. Grab this terrific album for free, or show some love by donating a little something that will help the band survive for the next few weeks on the road.
On that note, Ghost Robot Ninja Bear will be touring in support of the Self-Titled record, including an appearance at Generic Insight Radio Fest 2 this weekend and a SXSW showcase next Thursday. After that, Rodriguez will continue on to the West Coast to play nearly two weeks of dates as part of a solo acoustic tour with Attica! Attica!, which features Rodriguez’s former De La Hoya band mate and Marathon front man Aaron Scott.
In related news, Rodriguez is also releasing a digital-only acoustic record today. Aptly titled Oscar Albis Rodriguez’s Big Day EP, you can download the five-song effort here. Again, name your price.
TOUR DATES
MAR 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Xpo 929 / Generic Insight Radio Fest 2 w/ Iron Chic, Slingshot Dakota, Soul Control, Daytrader, more
MAR 17 – Austin, TX @ Plush / Giant Steps Productions 4th annual notSXSW party w/ Fake Problems, Look Mexico, Touche Amore, Make Do + Mend, Everyone Everywhere, more
MAR 22 – Olympia, WA @ help!
MAR 23 – Bremerton, WA @ The Beerwell House w/ Attica! Attica!
MAR 25 – Vancouver, WA @ The Red Cedar House or The Hair Shop w/ Attica! Attica!, Shaunn Watt
MAR 26 – Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge w/ Attica! Attica!, Damage Done, Success
MAR 27 – Portland, OR @ Red & Black Cafe w/ Attica! Attica!, Confederacy of Dunces
MAR 28 – Portland, OR @ Reed College Chapel w/ Attica! Attica!
MAR 29 – Chico, CA @ Cafe Flo w/ Attica! Attica!, Rustwater
MAR 30 – Modesto, CA @ Bound For Glory w/ Attica! Attica!, Roy Dean
MAR 31 – San Jose, CA @ Streetlight Records (early show) w/ Attica! Attica!
MAR 31 – San Jose, CA @ Good Karma (late show) w/ Attica! Attica!
APR 01 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Streetlight Records (early show) w/ Attica! Attica!
APR 01 – San Francisco, CA @ TBA w/ Attica! Attica!
APR 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Matchless (Record Release) w/ War On Women, Joy By Proxy, more
MAY 10 – Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic
MAY 11 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub w/ LARF, Overdale, more
JUL 13 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Jeff Rowe, Dan Webb and The Spiders, The Fake Boys
