Lightspeed Champion and the Explorers Club are about to grace the U.S. with more orchestrated pop than the London Symphony attending Balloon Day at a pin factory. Forget about those legions of mumbling, lo-fi, post-Animal Collective, Panda Bear wannabees, these cats really know how to get their Brian Wilson on in style. Just in time for Explorer Club's Pet Sounds-is-the-pillow-I-dream-on full-length debut, Freedom Wind, too, due out next week, which you really need to hear right this minute.
Lightspeed Champion/Explorers Club tour dates:
06/05/08 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
06/07/08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06/08/08 Allston, MA - Great Scott
06/10/08 Montreal, QC - Les Saints
06/11/08 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
06/13/08 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
06/14/08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
06/17/08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
06/18/08 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
06/20/08 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
06/21/08 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador
06/22/08 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
