by BBG

DOWNLOAD: Ume - “The Conductor” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Ume - “Sunshower” (MP3)

We are pleased to anounce our newest addition to the BrooklynVegan Day Party at Fontana’s on 10/23, Ume of Austin, Texas! Ume incoporate bits of Sonic Youth noise, blissful/breathy harmony, and big riffs all on one short but sweet EP, Sunshower. Check out two tracks from that EP above and a video for “The Conductor” below. Besides that EP, Ume have already have built up a considerable amount of buzz due to their raucous SXSW show:

Ume simply killed it and set the bar for the rest of the night - hell, the rest of the festival - appropriately high. Singer-guitarist Lauren Larson looked like a wee slip of a girl, but was a ferocious frontwoman. She wasn’t all aggro and in your face - she was actually quite sweet and friendly between songs - but during the songs, her mission was to melt your face with her guitarwork. Equal parts stoner-heavy, grunge-sloppy and pop-melodic, watching her play while whipping around the stage like a dervish was awe-inspiring. And the fact that this was done in the context of excellent and compact songs. Absolutely superb stuff that sent me down 6th St abuzz - [chromewaves]

Check out more Ume in a WOXY session during SXSW, dig on that tune-age here.

Our show is not the only one scheduled for Ume in the coming week. Their schedule also includes a Vice Party with Cymbals Eat Guitars on 10/22, show in Bushwick on 10/23, and Ace of Clubs with Steel Phantoms, The Wrecking, Red Collar, and Clothes Make The Man on 10/21.

Full tour dates, our new flyer, and a pair of Ume videos are below…

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