(PR) On their 2007 debut Don't Make Me Wait, unsigned, Wisconsin natives, Locksley found success with a fresh and exciting mix of garage-pop and brit-rock. The band's forthcoming, follow-up album finds them exploring their American musical roots with bits of Swing, 50's Doo-Wop, 60's Soul and early American-Punk coming together to create something uniquely and confidently their own.Locksley returns with their new album Be In Love on January 26th, 2010. The four-piece band, brothers Jesse and Jordan Laz (rhythm guitar and bass respectively), Kai Kennedy (lead guitar) and Sam Bair (drums) are very excited about the new material.
"We've broadened and narrowed our outlook on this album" Jesse remarked. "We added a third vocalist and songwriter in Jordan, which was big and we were listening to and pulling from a larger variety of music than before. At the same time, we cut a lot of fat in our parts and tightened up the arrangements quite a bit so the album ends up feeling more focused than the last one, even though it's spread out over more voices."
Locksley just finished shooting a music video for "Darling, It's True," the first track to be released from Be In Love. The song will be available on all digital services beginning September 22nd. Stevie Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records will be releasing "Darling, It's True" as the A-side of a 7" single with the B-sides being a cover of, Stax Records artist, The Del-Rios "There's A Love" and a previously unreleased Locksley track "Talk To Me." Van Zandt is excited about the release exclaiming, "Locksley is cool! This new single is cool! If I were you, I'd buy a jukebox to play it on."
Locksley has achieved rare success for an unsigned act with performances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live, a feature as MTV's Artist of the Week for an unprecedented two consecutive weeks and a tour as the opener and backing band for the legendary Kinks front-man Ray Davies.
The band's music has been heavily licensed, appearing in movies (Cloverfield, Friday the 13th, Over Her Dead Body), TV (theme song for Morning Express with Robin Meade on CNN, Cupid on ABC), numerous commercials (AT&T, Starz, Payless Shoes) and video games (RockBand features three of their songs).
Locksley will preview many of the new songs from Be In Love on their fall tour supporting Chesapeake, Virginia's Mae, which will begin on September 24th in Chapel Hill and continue through Salt Lake City on October 21st.
"Darling, It's True" 7" Track Listing
Side A
1. Darling, It's True
Side B
1. There's A Love (The Del-Rios)
2. Talk To Me
LOCKSLEY FALL TOUR DATES – 1st Leg - 2009
Thursday, September 24 – Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle, w/ Mae
Friday, September 25 – Greensboro, NC - Greene Street Club, w/ Mae
Saturday, September 26 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club, w/ Mae
Sunday, September 27 – Richmond, VA - Canal Club / Downstairs Lounge, w/ Mae
Monday, September 28, - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade, w/ Mae
Wednesday, September 30 – Orlando, FL - The Social, w/ Mae
Thursday, October 1 – Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder, w/ Mae
Friday, October 2 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish at House of Blues, w/ Mae
Saturday, October 3 - Little Rock, AR - The Village, w/ Mae
Sunday, October 4 – Dallas, TX - The Door, w/ Mae
Monday, October 5 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit, w/ Mae
Tuesday, October 6 – Austin, TX - Emo's, w/ Mae
Thursday, October 8 – Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch, w/ Mae
Saturday, October 10 - San Diego, CA - Soma, w/ Mae
Sunday, October 11 – Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction, w/ Mae
Tuesday, October 13 – West Hollywood, CA - Roxy Theatre, w/ Mae
Wednesday, October 14 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brewing Co, w/ Mae
Thursday, October 15 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill, w/ Mae
Sunday, October 18 – Seattle, WA - Neumo's, w/ Mae
Monday, October 19 – Boise, ID - The Venue, w/ Mae
Tuesday, October 20- Billings, MT - The Railyard, w/ Mae.
Wednesday, October 21 – Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue, w/ Mae
Many More Dates To Be Announced
