TWIN FORKS TO RELEASE DEBUT SELF-TITLED EP SEPTEMBER 17 ON DINE ALONE RECORDS
SPIN.COM PREMIERES TEASER VIDEO. UPCOMING U.S TOUR DATES JUST ANNOUNCED
(August 8, 2013 – Toronto, ON) — “Whatever makes the audience stomp their feet and sing at the top of their lungs, that’s what I want to be doing,” says singer/guitarist Chris Carrabba of TWIN FORKS. Their debut self-tltled EP is due out on September 17, 2013 on Dine Alone Records. Together with mandolin player Suzie Zeldin, bassist Jonathan Clark and drummer Ben Homola, Carrabba harnesses the acoustic spirit of his work with Dashboard Confessional and channels it through the rootsy classic folk of his childhood. What the four of them create are songs that are anthemic enough for massive singsongs and personal and intimate enough for listening on an iPod.
Twin Forks will be launching into a six-week national tour, starting in Orlando, FL on September 17th, circling the States and wrapping up on October 29th in Houston, TX (dates below). A special pre-sale available to fans is available at http://twinforks.ducatking.com. In addition, SPIN.com is exclusively premiering the tour trailer featuring the song “Cross My Mind” and can be seen here: http://go.spin.com/13JapTY
Kicking off with the rousing hoedown of “Back To You”, complete with hoots and hollerin’ in the background, the Twin Forks EP is a perfect introduction to what the band is about. From the soaring vocal melodies of “Something We Just Know” and whistle-led skip of “Cross My Mind” to the propulsive Celtic closer “Scraping Up The Pieces”, the five song EP is celebratory and its energy…infectious. “When I started playing acoustic-based music, I wasn’t trying to avoid traditional folk because I didn’t love it — I just loved it so much and didn’t wanna do an injustice to it,” Carrabba notes. “And I had other influences and I thought, why can’t I combine this punk and hardcore feeling with this classic folk feeling — because they were both such massive loves of mine. But right now I’m more excited about utilizing the age-old, time-tested thing and trying to excel within the parameters of a traditional template.”
With his multi-platinum band Dashboard Confessional, on indefinite hiatus, Carrabba decided to get smaller instead of getting bigger. Pulling together friends from other bands (Zeldin from The Narrative, Homola from Bad Books) and old friend Clark on bass, they crafted a sound that balances their punk and alt-rock backgrounds with music of a more traditional flair. With recent shows at SxSW, Montreal’s Osheaga Festival, and a national tour with Ivan & Alyosha and Lone Bellow, Twin Forks attracted a legion of fans who are ready for the band’s next step, and this EP is exactly what they’ve been waiting for. “The goal is always to do our best to get it right in the same room with each other, looking at each other, laughing with each other,” Carrabba explains about the chemistry within the band. “I think you can feel that all over the songs.”
Twin Forks will be released via Dine Alone Records on September 17, 2013.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
09.17.13 – Orlando, FL – The Social
09.18.13 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
09.19.13 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
09.20.13 – Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse
09.21.13 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
09.22.13 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
09.24.13 – New York, NY – Santos Party House
09.25.13 – Allston, MA – Great Scott
09.26.13 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
09.27.13 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
09.28.13 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
09.29.13 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
09.30.13 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
10.02.13 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown (Front Room)
10.03.13 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
10.04.13 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
10.05.13 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard
10.06.13 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10.10.13 – Nashville, TN – The End
10.11.13 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
10.13.13 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10.15.13 – Denver, CO – Hi-Drive
10.16.13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound
10.18.13 – Seattle, WA – Vera Project
10.19.13 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
10.20.13 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
10.21.13 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
10.23.13 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar
10.24.13 – San Diego, CA – The Irenic
10.25.13 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock Live
10.26.13 – Albuquerque, NM – Low Spirits
10.28.13 – Dallas, TX – Three Links
10.29.13 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s – Downstairs