Nightwood is in the process of preparing for the upcoming release of their first recording, Big City E.P., out on Grenadine Records in May 2008. You can read all about their experiences recording, booking their first tour and that sort of thing on Indyish.com, where they are now blogging.
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NIGHTWOOD ANNOUNCE BIG CITY EP RELEASE DATE, VIDEO, TOUR
Montreal, QC, April 7, 2008 – Montreal’s female-fronted indie rock trio NIghtwood will release their Big City EP on Grenadine Records, across Canada, on May 13, 2008. The release is being supported with a video (Cave of the Spleen) and an Ontario/Quebec May tour.
Big City EP is a 6 song mini-album that is decidedly rock and roll in its approach. With two clean guitars and dirty hard-hitting drums, this indie trio bucks convention by delivering a big sound while delighting in a simplicity of instrumentation. Storytelling made musical, on this EP Nightwood introduce various musical protagonists including: a blind assassin, a blood-lusting Catherine Deneuve and Big Barbara the bikerider.
The video for Cave of the Spleen was shot and directed by Martin Reisch of *safe solvent. Created using 7300 individual photographs animated in sequence, it is an epic quest in both content and imagery. Available immediately on-line, it is to hit mainstream media alongside the CD release.
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NIGHTWOOD LAUNCH NEW VIDEO AT REEL DAMES FILM FESTIVAL
Montreal, QC – Feb.29, 2008 – Montreal rock trio, Nightwood plan to premiere the first video to their upcoming album Big City EP (Grenadine Records) during the Reel Dames Film Festival, March 12, in Montreal (La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent). This event will showcase the video for their first single, Cave Of The Spleen, as a short film shot and directed by Martin Reisch and produced by *safe solvent–
Co-written by Nightwood’s own Amber Goodwyn, this video was created using 7,300 individual photographs, animated in sequence.
Nightwood are everywhere in the days leading up to the launch of their EP (tentatively scheduled for May), they can be caught stripped down to their bare necessities, tonight at the Indyish Anniversary Dress Mess at Studio 300 (409 rue St-François-Xavier- 9pm). They will also be found on March 15th at Le Cagibi (5490 St. Laurent- 9pm), supporting the debut album of their new Grenadine Records labelmate Shane Watt.
A sneek peek of the the Big City EP is hitting the web today as well, as Nightwood are posting three of their new songs on their Myspace page.
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NIGHTWOOD PLANS SPRING CD EP ON GRENADINE
Montreal, QC, January 23, 2008 –After only 10 months of playing in its current incarnation, one of Montreal’s newest bands, Nightwood, has allied itself with Grenadine Records who will be releasing its first mini-album “Big City EP” (recorded by Martin Horn at Digital Bird Studios), distributed across Canada.
Nightwood is a female-fronted indie rock band with two clean guitars and a lone bearded drummer. Decidedly rock n’ roll in their approach, this trio bucks convention by delivering a big sound while delighting in the simplicity of its instrumentation. What you find are commanding dual vocals, at times eerily intertwined and at others sweetly harmonized, creating minimalist guitar music which succeeds in saying a lot with as little as possible. While there is no bass, Nightwood are still, through and through, a rock band. Influences include Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, The Velvet Underground, Sleater Kinney, Nick Cave and Low.
