DINOSAUR FEATHERS Reveal “IMPOSSIBLE” from Upcoming Full-Length

Ernest Jenning Record Co. is proud to share “Impossible” from Dinosaur Feathers‘ upcoming full-length CONTROL, which will see a release on October 7, 2014. The track premiered via  Impose, who noted that it “proves to be everything you’ve been patiently waiting for all summer, or ever since 1989… Sounds chirp out from all corners, lovable drum-machine sequences click and clap, keys pop out, pop away and rain down on the listening audience as Greg [Sullo] unleashes one of the most memorable song opening falsettos we have heard all September.” “Impossible” is available to stream or embed HERE.
The group is also in the midst of a national tour, which continues on September 24 in Raleigh, NCat Slim’s and concludes on October 19 in Bloomington, IL at the Come Together Space. The current list of tour dates can be found below.

Dinosaur Feathers look to Janet Jackson for spiritual guidance on their groove-laden third albumCONTROL. Insistent drum machines & lithe pulsing basslines meet shimmering synths, coked-out horns & soulful vocals, dragging 1983 pop/R&B kicking & screaming into the new millennium. Master of ceremonies Greg Sullo hooked up with production gurus Naptimes to update (downdate?) & amplify what the New York Times called “[their] sinisterly effective pop melodies.”

Dinosaur Feathers first emerged from Brooklyn’s sweaty DIY scene as an irrepressibly upbeat synthesis of indie rock & world music influences, replete with intricate soaring vocal harmonies. The group then charted a course from tropical leisure to nervy beach rock via substantial touring with acts like Built to Spill and Peter Bjorn & John. Most recently, Sullo committed to an extended stay in Oakland, where he found himself progressively drawn toward Motown soul & funky R&B – from Smokey to Chaka, Prince to Janet. His vocal performances here clearly reflect an affinity for such material, supported by a catalog of disparate secondary influences, from Scott Walker to Drake.

Indebted to the grace & precision of songwriters like Harry Nilsson & Curtis Mayfield, these songs are the most direct & propulsive Sullo has committed to tape– err…digital bits. Lyrics deliver meditations on subjects at once intimate & divine, searching for meaning: “Do you think it’s true, what they say/We all will die alone?/But maybe that’s the only way to pass into the Unknown.” Even the most cosmically vexing elements prove eminently relatable — in the confessional, on the dancefloor & in the bedroom. All things considered, CONTROL offers up a rejoinder for those curious enough to ask, “What have you done for me lately?”

CONTROL tracklist:

1. Afternoon Sun

2. Zeitgeist

3. When You Coming Out

4. Fools

5. For Jonathan

6. Anything You Want

7. On My Mind

8. Impossible

9. Trip

Dinosaur Feathers tour dates:

9/24 – Slim’s – Raleigh, NC

9/25 – Cat’s Crade – Carrboro, NC

9/26 – 529 – Atlanta, GA

9/27 – Maxine’s – Hot Springs, AR

9/28 – Cheer Up Charlie’s – Austin, TX

10/2 – The Bancroft – San Diego, CA $

10/3 – El Cid – Los Angeles, CA $

10/4 – The Night Light – Oakland, CA

10/5 – Blackbird Annex – San Jose, CA

10/7 – Valentine’s – Portland, OR

10/10 – Pocket Theater – Seattle, WA

10/11 – Neurolux – Boise, ID

10/14 – Grinnell College – Grinnell, IA

10/15 – The Hex – Minneapolis, MN

10/16 – Carleton College – Northfield, MN

10/17 – Linneman’s – Milwaukee, WI %

10/18 – The Burlington – Chicago, IL %

10/19 – Come Together Space – Bloomington, IL

*  – w/Laser Background

$ – w/Detangler

% – w/The Fatty Acids

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