I hate Internet hype. Mostly because it will take a band like Vancouver residents Teen Daze and blog about it to eternity and give it labels like the “chillest band on earth” or “chillwave geniuses” or “Mysterious Canadians.”
But I do find it amazing that secretive electronica band
Teen
Daze is coming to perform at UCI's Acrobatics Everyday on Aug.
15–precisely because of the Internet hype. (Gobble
Gobble and Kites Sail High provide support.) It's Teen Daze's first
time in the U.S.–not surprising, considering
he's only been putting out music since April.
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While it's true that not much was known about Vancouver's
Teen Daze when
they started putting up music
on their Tumblr early this year (no band
bio, no band member names,
no contact info), they caught the Internet by storm in
days. “Shine On, You Crazy White Cap” (download here)
and “Gone for
the Summer (Part 2)” were everywhere, from Pitchfork
to Gorilla
vs Bear. Since then, Arcade Sound Ltd, has announced the release of Teen
Daze's album, Four More Years. It will drop
digitally on July 23 and
physically as a 12″ on August 10; an exclusive remixed
EP will be on iTunes on June 22.
Here's an awesome remix of Local Natives' “Wide Eyes”
that you can download
here. You can also download the collaboration
between Teen Daze and
Houses
here, and “Saviour,”
here.
Four More Years track list:
1. Four More Years
2. Gone For The Summer
3. Neon
4. Around
5. No Regrets
6.
Shine On, You Crazy White Cap
7. Saviour
8. Spin
Around, Go Ahead
