First and foremost, we played our first NXNE this past month. For those that happened to make it out to our (very) early set, thanks for being the troopers that you are. In case you missed it, a couple of reviews managed to sneak their way on to the interwebs (here and here) along with a video:

In other news, the reviews of our EP continue to trickle in. Here are some excerpts and links from the latest:

“There’s no carbo-loading here. Instead, these noisemakers blend prominent, dream-like synth – perhaps their calling card – with droning guitars, thunder-crashing cymbals and a dash of electronic glitchery for good measure.“ – sharpformen.com

“…the band has a way with soaring melody lines that will stand it in good stead when soundtrack producers come calling.“ – thesilentballet.com

We’re shooting a video for “Too Much Eye Makeup” next month, so keep your eyes peeled for that one.

There’s also been some talks about putting out a split 7-inch of new material this fall. But that’s all the beans we can spill at this point. We’re full of them.

We’re also heading back into the studio this September to begin work on our full-length.

Finally, if you’re in Toronto the week of July 11th, we’re playing a couple of solid, solid shows that week:
Tuesday, July 13th at The Tranzac
Saturday, July 17th at El Mocambo

And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, which is the best way to keep in touch: twitter.com/oldworldvulture

Carry on,
OWV

Our new album is officially released today and you can download it off iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby…

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/old-world-vulture

http://www.amazon.com/Old-World-Vulture

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/OldWorldVulture

Our EP has now found its way into the libraries of campus radio stations across the country. We’ve been charting over the last few weeks on various stations across Canada, even charting as high as #2 on CKXU 88.3 in Lethbridge, Alberta. You’d be helping us out immensely by doing one simple favour: IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, LET ‘EM KNOW! Click here for contact information for all campus radio stations http://www.earshot-online.com/charts

CHARTattack gave us an 81 for our CMW/CMF showcase! Read all about it here.


We’re back playing in Toronto on April 1 at Clinton’s
Carry on,
OWV

NOW recently reviewed our upcoming EP promo disc for our upcoming EP. Although there will be three additional songs on the final release, we are still eternally grateful for the kind words… Click here to check it out.

Speaking of the EP, the official track listing and release info has been set:

OLD WORLD VULTURE

1. Destroyer
2. Bastard Engine
3. How the West Was Lost
4. Benny
5. ’Changing Thoughts
6. Too Much Eye Makeup

Release date: May 11th, 2010
The EP will be available through iTunes and other digital retailers and select record stores.

We’re playing Friday, Feb. 12th at Rancho Relaxo with Hut and Yellow Wood if yer in town and looking for something to do…

Carry on,
OWV

Release details will be announced shortly, but it’s looking like it’ll be ready for early March.

In other news…

Let it be known that a band enters the recording studio with certain goals. Typically they involve finishing recording, eating some delectable “cod pockets” from one of the many Portuguese bakeries in Toronto’s Dufferin/Dupont neighbourhood, and leaving with a rough mix of your finished songs. Unknowingly overhearing Ms. Nelly Furtado blowing her nose in the studio bathroom is not one of them. But we did. And we sampled the fuck out of it on the new record.

We can all check that milestone off of our things-to-do-before-we-die lists.

(She apparently was working on some new material that weekend, too. What we heard through the studio door was very, very dance floor friendly. Timbaland may or may not be involved.)

She’s a Maneater…

Carry on,
OWV