ZODIAC

Key Words:  Justin Bieber, Robert Pattinson, Glenn Beck, Lady GaGa, Louis Pasteur, You.

If you’ve ever attempted to continue living on planet Earth in our lifetime, you understand full well that there are many forces acting against you.  The forces acting against you….are oppressive, like the humid march of days.  These forces like to play with things before they destroy them.  You are being destroyed by forces.   You.

You should by now also understand there are two forces working on your behalf.  The only reason you still have a fighting chance are Detroit’s premier over-21 band Electric Six….and the benevolent violence and magnetic gravitational pulses of the stars, planets and moons in the cosmos.  For centuries, we humans have taken refuge in the goodness, love and order that rains down on us from the heavens above.  For decades we have turned to dangerous drugs to help us travel backwards in time, to sit with the wizards that conceptualized and realized….the Zodiac.

The Zodiac is comprised of the 12 constellations that are visible from the moon.  They exist along a circular axis known as the ecliptic divided by 30 degrees each.  Their energy is transmitted through invisible particles discovered by the pharaohs known as the zero particle ….which was determined by Louis Pasteur to have a particular value of 0.  There are 88 constellations in the sky.  There are 88 counties in the state of Ohio.  There are 88 keys on Tait Nucleus’ piano.  Zodiac is Electric Six’s 7^th studio album.  7 multiplied by 88, multiplied by 88, multiplied by 88, divided by 12, to the power of 30, divided by zero……is zero. And now you see where this is going.

Our bank accounts are sitting at zero. We need to sell another record.

Electric Six realizes this moment in music, this moment in moments.  We are naming our record Zodiac, in order to double your chances of survival.  We have 12 songs on this record.   We have arranged the songs to correspond with the signs of the zodiac in an effort to half-heartedly personalize our connection with you.  The songs are almost in alphabetical order.  If “Jam It in the Hole” weren’t so amazing and needed to be nearer to the beginning, the tracklisting would be in alphabetical order.  Just like if the stars in Capricorn actually resembled a goat, we would take some of this astrology horseshit more seriously.

Zodiac begins in a most hauntingly poppy fashion with “After Hours”, aesthetically borrowing more from the Martin Scorcese film of the same name than with the Velvet Underground song of the same name.  Plugging in the names of popular figures like Martin Scorcese and Velvet Underground, along with Justin Bieber, Robert Pattinson, Glenn Beck, Lady GaGa and Thomas Dolby increase the chances of this press release reaching more people via search engines.

Zodiac differs from many of its predecessors in the Electric Six discography.  It is largely lower-fi, not necessarily in sound, but in essence.  Tracks like “I Am A Song!” and “Table and Chairs” see the band embracing its love of The Poppy Family, Neil Diamond and yes, The fuckin’ Doors.

But Electric Six will always hold the center with equilibrium force.  Songs like “Jam It in the Hole”, “Clusterfuck!” and “American Cheese” show you that Electric Six is never done being the band that you want us to be.  We are Electric Six.  And we must electrify you.

Finally, the band is proud to showcase its first cover song since our 2005 album Senor Smoke. “The Rubberband Man” by The Detroit Spinners, originally released in 1976, might be the catchiest, most upbeat song ever written.  Electric Six has long talked about performing this song.  And our horoscope told us it was finally time.

To summarize, Electric Six is a force in league with other forces to keep you safe from evil forces.  We have a 7^th studio album coming out on Sept. 28, 2010 that will be released on Metropolis Records.  This record is called Zodiac and it features Electric Six at the height of their musical confidence….at the apex of their musical abilities.  At the zenith of everyone up in this here universe tonight.  You belong to the city.  You belong to the night.

Electric Six is touring North America on the “Rent is Too Damn High!” starting on Sept. 15.

Sep 15       The Intersection                                 Grand Rapids, MI

Sep 16       The Basemant                                     Columbus, OH

Sep 17       Double Door                                        Chicago, IL

Sep 18       DIY Street Fair                                      Ferndale, MI

Sep 19       Frankie’s                                              Toledo, OH

Sep 21       The Brillobox                                       Pittsburgh, PA

Sep 22       Johnny Brenda’s                                 Philadelphia, PA

Sep 25       Bowery Ballroom                                 New York, NY

Sep 27       Sonar                                                    Baltimore, MD

Sep 28       Black Cat                                              Washington, DC

Sep 30       Cat’s Cradle                                         Carrboro, NC

Oct 01        New Brookland Tavern                       Columbia, SC

Oct 04        Jack Rabbits                                          Jacksonville, FL

Oct 06        State Theatre                                       St. Petersburg, FL

Oct 07        The Social                                             Orlando, FL

Oct 09        Exit/In                                                  Nashville, TN

Oct 10        Hi-Tone Café                                        Memphis, TN

Oct 14        White Rabbit                                         San Antonio, TX

Oct 15        Emo’s Outdoors                                   Austin, TX

Oct 16        The Boiler Room                                 Denton, TX

Oct 18        Plush                                                     Tucson, AZ

Oct 19        Rhythm Room                                       Phoenix, AZ

Oct 20        The Casbah                                          San Diego, CA

Oct 21        Detroit Bar                                           Costa Mesa, CA

Oct 22        Key Club                                               Los Angeles, CA

Oct 25        Neumos                                                Seattle, WA

Oct 26        Dante’s                                                 Portland, OR

Oct 27        Neurolux                                              Boise, ID

Oct 28        Urban Lounge                                      Salt Lake City, UT

Oct 29        Larimer Lounge                                   Denver, CO

Oct 30        The Riot Room                                     Kansas City, MO

Oct 31        The Firebird                                         St. Louis, MO

Nov 02       Vaudeville Mews                                 Des Moines, IA

Nov 03       First Avenue                                        Minneapolis, MN

Nov 04       Turner Hall Ballroom                           Milwaukee, WI

Nov 05       The Mad Hatter                                    Covington, KY

Nov 06       Grog Shop                                            Cleveland, OH