A Bang Up Job

Knoxville's Royal Bangs write to say they're calling it quits. Sort of: royal bangs are on tour right now, and i'm actually writing this email from the van in durham, NC. the tour has been great so far. we've eaten a ton of hot dogs. i will likely post a full photographic account of the endeavor when we come back tomorrow. as some of you guys already know, i'm moving to france for a year in september, so we'll be playing one more show in knoxville before i leave. it'll be August 25th at the Pilot Light, with our good friends and tour-buddies the twinkiebots band. lastly, we've got a new album out, called "we breed champions." we'll have copies of the record for sale at the show, and probably only there. it's nine new songs, packaged in a case sewn by actual royal bangs! i will post an mp3 soon. No word on if this is a haitus, indefinite or otherwise, or if the band will continue to make "rock and roll that beeps and shakes" from two continents. Either way, some mp3s: New Scissors Fake That Chrysler Lucas Newman Vacation Log Exposition Universelle Also stop by the Royal Bangs MySpace page for a few more free tracks.