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Timber Timbre Available Today + Final Fantasy Tour
Arts & Crafts is proud to release Timber Timbre’s self-titled full-length in Canada, today, June 30. Recently announced to the Polaris Music Prize long list, the album will see its U.S. release on July 28.

Timber Timbre (a.k.a. Taylor Kirk) will take his mesmerizing and haunting melodies throughout Canada with his band, supporting Final Fantasy, beginning September 24 as part of Victoria BC’s Rifflandia Festival. Timber Timbre also performs July 17 in his hometown of Toronto at the intimate Church of the Redeemer just prior to his much-anticipated performance at this year’s Hillside Festival in Guelph, ON. Full tour details are listed below.

7/17/09 – Toronto, ON @ Church of the Redeemer
7/25/09 – Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
9/24/09 – Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Music Festival/Alix Goolden Hall *
9/25/09 – Vancouver, BC @ St. Andrew’s Wesley Church *
9/27/09 – Edmonton, AB @ McDougall United Church *
9/28/09 – Calgary, AB @ Knox United Church *
9/30/09 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange *
10/1/09 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s *
10/2/09 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre *

 *w/ Final Fantasy

Masters Of The Burial
Amy Millan is set to release her sophomore full-length, Masters Of The Burial, on September 8 through Arts & Crafts International. The follow up to her acclaimed 2006 debut, Honey From The Tombs, was recorded earlier this year with renowned producer/sound technician Martin Davis Kinack (Apostle of Hustle/Sarah Harmer/Broken Social Scene) in rural Ontario.

Fans of Millan’s in Toronto can catch her live with her band, July 25 for a free show at the Harbourfront Centre, with labelmate Gentleman Reg. A fall tour is in the works and will be announced shortly.

Masters Of The Burial tracklisting:

01.  Bruised Ghosts
02.  Low Sail
03.  Old Perfume
04.  Towers
05.  Day To Day
06.  Bury This
07.  Finish Line
08.  Run For Me
09.  I Will Follow You Into Dark
10.  Lost Compass
11.  Bound

Arts & Crafts Sampler Volume 6
You can now download the sixth volume of the Arts & Crafts sampler for free right here. This edition, curated by Kevin Drew, features yet-to-be released music from Amy Millan, The Hidden Cameras, Still Life Still and The Most Serene Republic, as well as some deep cuts culled from recently released albums.  Physical copies of the sampler are available with purchase of $15 or more at GalleryAC and will also be distributed at various events over the summer.

Girls Come Too
Arts & Crafts is set to release the debut full-length from the youthful members of East York, ON quintet, Still Life Still. The much-anticipated album titled, Girls Come Too, will be available August 25, 2009.

Together since grade school, Brendon Saarinen (vocals/guitar), Eric Young (vocals/guitar), Derek Paulin (bass), Aaron Romaniuk (drums) and Josh Romaniuk (keyboards/percussion) have been playing music together over the past decade. Through enthusiastic word of mouth and the band's infectious performances in the Toronto house party scene, Still Life Still has built a devoted Toronto fan base.

Girls Come Too was recorded and mixed by Martin Davis Kinack and Kevin Drew, who also produced the Pastel EP which was released last week and is available at GalleryAC.

Girls Come Too track listing:

01. Danse Cave
02. Flowers and a Wreath
03. Kid
04. Lite-Brite Lawns
05. Neon Blue
06. Pastel
07. Planets
08. Knives in Cartoons
09. T-Shirts
10. Scissors Losing Weight
11. Wild Bees

Polaris Long List Announced
The Polaris Music long list was announced today and we are thrilled that The Stills, Charles Spearin, Bell Orchestre and Timber Timbre have made the cut so far. The short list will be announced July 7, so stay tuned.

Still Life Still EP Available Today
Pastel, the debut EP from Toronto's Still Life Still is available today on CD, 7" and digital formats from GalleryAC. The band have a few tour dates coming up, including NXNE and Edgefest this week, check here for details.

North By Northeast
The 15th annual North By Northeast music festival kicks off Wednesday and we are very excited to bring you a number of events, beginning with our two showcase nights at the Courthouse. Apostle of Hustle will be doing an in-store at Criminal Records on June 16th (full details here) as well as performing live at the MTV studios June 17th. Get your tickets by emailing MTV. Jason Collett and his band play the Horseshoe Tavern on June 20th as part of the CBC Radio showcase. Still Life Still, featured on the cover of this week's NOW Magazine, will be performing on the Edgefest bill with labelmates The Stills. Click here for details.

Set times for the showcase nights are below, and you can buy your wristbands for NXNE here .

WEDNESDAY JUNE 17
08:00 PM Jason Collett
09:00 PM Years/Happiness Project (Split set)
10:00 PM Years/Happiness Project
11:00 PM Apostle of Hustle
12:00 AM Surprise Headliner

THURSDAY JUNE 18
08:00 PM Zeus
09:00 PM Timber Timbre
10:00 PM Still Life Still
11:00 PM The Most Serene Republic
12:00 AM Surprise Headliner

Zeus Debut EP Available Today
Sounds Like Zeus, the debut from Zeus is available today at GalleryAC, iTunes, and other fine digital retailers. The band will have some touring announcements in the coming weeks, so keep checking this space for details.

Los Campesinos! Announce U.S. Shows and Aleks' Departure
Having just returned from a five month stay in the USA that saw them tour North and South America and record a new album, Los Campesinos! - writing on their blog - have revealed the departure of a Campesinos! as well as details of their biggest tour yet of the USA in August.

"This is a difficult announcement to have to write, and one we'd have hoped we'd never need to, but it is with a heavy heart we in Los Campesinos! need to announce the forthcoming departure of Aleks Campesinos! from our number," the band writes, "we are finishing up Aleks' final record with the band, and can announce her final LC! shows - a US Tour, taking place in August."

Arts & Crafts wishes Aleks the best of luck with her future endeavors.

Details for all of these dates are listed below, and details can be found on their tour page.

8/4/09 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
8/5/09 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
8/6/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
8/7/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ Spin Nightclub
8/8/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/11/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
8/12/09 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
8/14/09 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
8/15/09 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
8/16/09 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse
8/19/09 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
8/20/09 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
8/21/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
8/22/09 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
8/23/09 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
8/25/09 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
8/28/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
8/29/09 – San Diego, CA @ Street Scene