MTV’s slightly hidden musical gem, New Cassettes, has announced their first national tour for the months of March and April. Accompanying their paramount tour will be the release of their third album, Winterhead, on April 3, which has already received critical acclaim. The SXSW alums from Northampton, England will tour with Scottish indie-rock group We Were Promised Jetpacks, performing at venues everywhere from Colorado to Connecticut.
The rock quintet claims to draw influence from iconic bands such as Radiohead, Wheat, The Police and (my personal favorite) Jimmy Eat World. The twinge of an English accent in the vocals is reminiscent of The Kooks while their generally upbeat and infectious rhythms are comparable to Bloc Party. Emily Zemler of RCRD LBL poignantly, and quite accurately, reflects on New Cassettes as, “A rollicking Brit-rock number that’s boisterous and propulsive like a cousin to Artic Monkeys or early Franz Ferdinand.”
With their latest album being mixed by songwriter and producer Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and sound engineer Geoff Sanoff who has lent a talented hand to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, New Cassettes must be doing something right. I highly recommend making a front-row appearance at one of New Cassettes’ tour dates if only to remind yourself what solid indie-rock meshed with new wave is supposed to sound like.
New Cassettes Tour Dates (w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks):
March 14-Austin, TX- SXSW
March 15- Austin, TX- SXSW
March 16- Austin, TX- SXSW
March 17- Austin, TX- SXSW
March 19- Denver, CO- Hi Dive
March 20- Kansas City, MO- The Riot Room
March 21- Minneapolis, MN- Varsity Theater
March 22- Dekalb, IL- The House
March 23- Chicago, IL- Bottom Lounge
March 24- Madison, WI- Majestic Theater
March 25- Iowa City, IA- The Blue Moose Trap
March 27- Bloomington, IN- Bluebird
March 28- Louisville, KY- Headliners Music Hall
March 29- Nashville, TN- Exit/In
March 30- Birmingham, AL- Bottletree
March 31- Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade-Hell
April 2- Tampa, FL- Crowbar
April 3- Miami, FL- Bardot
April 4- Orlando, FL- The Social
April 5- West Columbia, SC- New Brookland Tavern
April 6- Charlotte, NC- Neighborhood Theatre
April 7- Durham, NC- Motorco
April 9- Richmond, VA- The Camel
April 10- Baltimore, MD- Sonar
April 11- Pawtucket, RI- The Met Café
April 12- Hamden, CT- The Space
