Michigan’s Small Brown Bike have released the details for Composite Vol. 2, the second installment in their 7” series of new material for No Idea Records. Scheduled for release on March 9th, Composite Vol. 2 will feature two new songs tracked this past January in the band’s home recording studio and mixed/mastered by Dave Feeny at Tempermill. The 7” will be limited to 1,100 physical copies, which will include a digital download. Side A will host “Some Optimistic,” with the flip side being home for “Never Walk This Alone.” The band commented that the two new songs “feel a little slower and colder than Composite Vol. 1’s material. That’s what a winter in Michigan will do to a band.” SBB recently released Composite Vol. 1, a 7” on No Idea Records.
The 7” featured two new songs recorded in 2009; “When We Run” and “Hourglass.” The 7” was limited to 1,100 copies. No Idea has 30 left for sale on their mail-order website. The band has about 50 copies they will be selling at their upcoming shows in March. Once they’re gone, you’ll still be able to purchase the songs via iTUNES. You can currently stream Composite Vol. 1 here.
The band will be playing shows in Gainesville and Orlando while in Florida performing at the second annual Harvest of Hope Fest (HOH FEST) March 12th-14th in St. Augustine, FL. In May, the band will set out for a string of shows in the Northeast, which they haven’t visited since 2003. All dates and support acts are listed below. Note: the only all ages shows are Harvest of Hope Fest and Philadelphia, PA.
3/10 – Orlando, FL @ the Social w/ O Pioneers and Young Brother
Tickets: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/4629
3/11 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds w/ O Pioneers, Cheap Girls, The Measure (sa), and Grabass Charlestons.
Tickets:http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1139905
3/12-14 – St. Augustine, FL @ Harvest of Hope Fest 2010 w/ 150 other bands.
Tickets: http://www.harvestofhopefest.com/
5/13 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Bridge & Tunnel. Your Skull My Closet, and Wallcreeper.
Tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1136815
5/14 – New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Bridge & Tunnel, Your Skull My Closet Tickets: https://tix.artistarena.com/1000knives/
5/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary w/ Bridge & Tunnel, Your Skull My Closet, and Des Ark.
Tickets: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/4473
5/16 – Washington, DC @ DC9 w/ Bridge & Tunnel, Your Skull My Closet. Tickets: http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/10340.aspx
