NEWS: Bend Sinister Partner with Crave for the Premiere of Their New Video for "Teacher"

February 18, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Bend Sinister (Daniel Moxon, Jason Dana, Matt Rhode, Joseph Blood) partnered up with the folks at Crave to premiere the video for their latest single, "Teacher." The song is off the quartet's upcoming album, Animals. The 10-track album will be released on March 11, 2014 via File Under: Music and is the follow up to the band's critically acclaimed and American debut, 2012's Small Fame. The band recorded the album in San Diego at Signature Sound and teamed up with Grammy-nominated producer Joe Marlett. When it came time to record "Teacher," guitar player Joseph Blood recalls, "'Teacher' was a b*tch. Trying to balance Dana's snare drums off of the keyboard and guitar hits was a mindmeld. We tracked it without a click track and just recorded a bunch of takes. We wanted to sound like a band playing the song live and that's what we got so in the end, worth the headache!" And playing live is what the band does best. Their performance has been described as "one helluva-party" by the Phoenix New Times and folks have taken notice. The band just confirmed a bunch of new tour dates and will make their way down to SxSW for their official showcase at the Velveeta Room on March 15.

Bend Sinister kicked off the release announcement with a premiere of their first single "Fancy Pants" at American Songwriter. They knew they had to follow up with a video, but weren't sure which song to choose. They narrowed it down to "Teacher" and "Fancy Pants" - two totally different tracks, making the decision even harder. In the end, the guys decided to let the fans choose. They launched a facebook poll asking fans to pick what song they'd want a video for. The choice was clear from the start and "Teacher" it was. They filmed the video in one afternoon in their Vancouver rehearsal space with director, Hans Goksoyr.

Before heading into the studio to begin working on Animals, Bend Sinister had quite a busy 2012-2013. Their North American tour in support of Small Fame brought them to CMJ and SxSW, as well as other major markets across the U.S. The band toured constantly behindSmall Fame hitting Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Nashville and more. Radio and press became fans of the band instantly. Bend Sinister saw adds come in across the U.S. including plays on KROQ (Los Angeles), KCXX (San Bernandino), KTCL (Denver), KXTE (Las Vegas) and more. The band premiered the album on AOL Spinner and with a feature in Alternative Press. Shortly after they were stopping by and performing at Daytrotter in Iowa, Playboy Radio and AXS TV in Los Angeles, Acoustic Cafe in Ann Arbor and JB TV in Chicago. Paper Magazine premiered the band's first video from the album for their song "Quest for Love" which featured adult film star James Deen. The video was quickly picked up by other outlets seeing additional coverage at Death and Taxes, Alt Sounds, Culture Brats and more.

Bend Sinister launched a Pledge Music campaign in January to help get the band out on the road to support the release of Animals. With just a month away from the campaign ending, the band has already reached half their goal!

TOUR DATES:

March 4 - Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA

March 8 - Firehouse Gallery - Phoenix, AZ

March 9 - Pub Rock - Scottsdale, AZ

March 15 - Velveeta Room - Austin, TX (Official SxSW Showcase)

March 18 - Fubar - St. Louis, MO

March 19 - The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA

March 27 - PJ'S Lager House - Detroit, MI

March 28 - Juniors Sports Bar - Chicago, IL

March 29 - Underground Lounge - Chicago, IL

March 30 - Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN

Bend Sinister is:

Daniel Moxon - Vocals/Piano

Jason Dana - Drums/Percussion

Matt Rhode - Bass

Joseph Blood - Guitar/Vocals

www.bendsinisterband.com

www.facebook.com/bendsinister

www.twitter.com/bend_sinister

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