Acid House Kings' First Ever U.S. Tour!

Sweden's Acid House Kings have been around for over ten years now and finally (!) planning a U.S. tour. Most of you have probably heard at least a song or two from them by now, as last year's Sing Along With Acid House Kings was not only a big hit on the blogosphere, but it got great reviews from Pitchfork and other esteemed publications. Although, like many others, it took me a little while to ever get into them because the name always put me off from giving them a chance. When I finally did give them a listen though, I was kicking myself for waiting so long. The single "Do What You Wanna Do," to put it simply, is just about as perfect as a pop song can get, the harmonies are amazing and the handclaps are the perfect accents. This song is one of those rare cases where a band did everything exactly right.

[MP3]: Acid House Kings :: Do What You Wanna Do (Highly Rec'd!)

The EP single for "Do What You Wanna Do" was released back in February and includes four b-sides and an exclusive cover for the United States of the marvelous song "Keep Your Love." The b-sides on this EP are just as good, if not better than a lot of the tracks from the album, so if you haven't heard it, I highly recommend getting your hands on it.

Buy the "Do What You Wanna Do" EP from Twentyseven Records
Buy Sing Along With Acid House Kings from Twentyseven Records

I would also VERY highly recommend that you check them out on tour in July if they come anywhere remotely near you. They'll be touring with The Legends, another Swedish band that some of the members of Acid House Kings are also in. They've got a sound like New Order or Joy Division, but not quite as dark, and much poppier.

The huge list of dates:
July 08, 2006 @ The Cake Shop in New York
July 09, 2006 @ North 6 in Brooklyn
July 10, 2006 @ TT The Bear's in Cambridge
July 11, 2006 @ DC Nine in Washington DC
July 12, 2006 @ Kensington South Forum in Philadelphia

If you're planning on going to the DC show, you should come up and say hi or like, bring me a kitten or a puppy or something, you know, something nice.

Acid House Kings on MySpace
The Legends on MySpace


Incedentally, the other post I have planned for today is about a girl from Sweden. Today will forever be known as Matt's Swedish festival... or maybe not. If you're bored already, head over to YANP and watch Matt gloat about all the festivals he'll be attending this Summer. Haha.

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