Posted on February 12th, 2015
Today BrooklynVegan premiered Unconditional Arms' contribution to their upcoming split 7" with Threading, the epic "Haunt". The song, written for Jeff's late-grandmother Constance was engineered, mixed and mastered in Oakland, CA by Jeff himself. BrooklynVegan called it "riveting instrumental post rock". Click here to listen.
Their split with Threading is due out February 24th as both a digital EP and limited edition 7". Pre-order the 7" here, a Starter Pack including Threading's past releases here, or pre-order a subscription to our Spring Split 7" Series including the upcoming split releases from Former Ghosts and Funeral Advantage, and Planning For Burial and Mother Room here.
Unconditional Arms recently announced an upcoming tour with Reptoid which includes stops at the Treefort Music Festival, Catacomb Party Festival, and a special appearance at the Sentimental Sounds Book Release Party with Mother Room.
Upcoming tour dates:
Feb 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Honey Hive w/ Mother Room
Mar 27 – Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial w/ Reptoid
Mar 28 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Festival
Mar 29 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Festival
Apr 1 – Santa Barbara, CA – Funzone w/ Reptoid
Apr 2 – Murrieta, CA – The Dial w/ Reptoid
Apr 3 – Fullerton, CA – Programme Skate and Sound w/ Reptoid
Apr 4 – Fresno, CA – Catacomb Party Festival w/ Reptoid
Apr 5 – Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman w/ Reptoid
Posted on January 21st, 2015
Today we are ecstatic to announce our next release, a split 7-inch between Unconditional Arms and Threading, as well as our Spring Split 7" Series featuring Former Ghosts, Funeral Advantage, Planning For Burial, and Mother Room.
The good people at BrooklynVegan premiered Threading's "Ember" today – one of three songs on the the Unconditional Arms/ Threading split 7-inch. Click here to listen.
Unconditional Arms/ Threading – Split 7":
"From their geographic locations, to the timbre of their sounds, Unconditional Arms and Threading could not be more different. The former, based in Oakland, California, the latter coming out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. While Unconditional Arms is a post-rock band highly informed by Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai, and redolent of contemporaries such as This Will Destroy You and Caspian, Threading are a shoegaze band through and through. Despite their very obvious nods to slowcore pioneers Codeine and Bedhead, Threading's major influence can be traced back to the ethereal and dreamy beginnings of shoegaze. What Unconditional Arms and Threading do have in common though, is the ability to transcend genre labels, and create soundscapes that are both strongly evocative, and boisterous all at once.
Over the course of Threading's two contributions ("Fume" and "Ember"), and Unconditional Arms' epic six-minute movement ("Haunt") the two bands prove to be the perfect pairing for this split 7"/ digital EP, and The Native Sound's first entry in their Spring Split Series for 2015.
This split release between Unconditional Arms and Threading will be available on February 24th as a digital EP, as well as a limited edition 7" pressed on Milky Clear and Black vinyl variants."
Pressing info:
Milky Clear – 100
Black – 200
Click here to pre-order the split 7", and here to subscribe to the Spring Split 7" Series (individual pre-orders for the other two splits will be available soon). We also have "Starter Packs" including past Unconditional Arms and Threading releases available in our webstore.
Unconditional Arms tour dates:
Feb. 20th: The Honey Hive - San Francisco, CA w/ Mother Room
Mar. 28th: Treefort Music Festival - Boise, ID
Apr. 4th: Catacomb Party Festival - Fresno, CA
Threading tour dates:
Feb. 14th: Flint, MI – Soggy Bottom
Feb. 26th: Grand Rapids, MI – Full House
Feb. 27th: Toledo, OH – Ottawa Tavern
Feb. 28th: Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
Mar. 1st: Washington DC - TBA
Mar 2nd: Richmond, VA - TBA
Mar. 3rd: Charlotte, NC @ Odd Room
Posted on December 30th, 2014
Our man Koji will be hitting the UK again in February with The City On Film (Bob Nanna of Braid/ Hey Mercedes). The tour will include dates in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Tickets are on sale now.
Feb 14 - Cardiff, UK @ Little Man Coffee [tickets]
Feb 15 - Plymouth, UK @ Tiki Bar
Feb 16 - Kingston, UK @ All Saints Church [tickets]
Feb 17 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners [tickets]
Feb 19 - London, UK @ Old Blue Last [FREE]
Feb 20 - Birmingham, UK @ Alfie Birds [tickets]
Feb 21 - Chester, UK @ The Compass [tickets]
Feb 22 - Liverpool, UK @ Studio 2 [tickets]
Feb 23 - Manchester, UK @ Star and Garter [tickets]
Feb 24 - Glasgow, UK @ 13th Note [tickets]
Feb 25 - Newcastle, UK @ Dog and Parrot [tickets]
Feb 27 - Dublin, IE @ Fibber Magees
Feb 28 - Belfast, IE @ Bar Sub [tickets]
Koji's Matters cassette EP and Some Small Way 12"EP reissue are still available in our webstore. Check out an acoustic rendition of "Eating Lemons" at Audiotree Live below:
Posted on November 26th, 2014
Our good friends at The Bay Bridged premiered the music video for Unconditional Arms's "The Family Tree" today. The song comes off their self-released and Kickstarter-backed Kinship LP. The Bay Bridged calls it "everything post-rock is supposed to be: melancholy but triumphant, wistful but heavy, nostalgic but forward thinking."
Check out the video below, and pick up their Kinship LP and the rest of their catalog at their Bandcamp page. We'll have their next release out early 2015.
Posted on October 28th, 2014
Our friends at Property of Zack just announced a string of Holiday shows Koji will be playing during two weekends in December. The first weekend, 12/19-21 will be with support from Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), and the second weekend, 12/26-28 with support from Brian Marquis.
Dates below:
w/ support from Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)
12/19 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project
12/20 - Howell, MI @ Lakeview Lodge
12/21 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
w/ support from Brian Marquis
12/26 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
12/27 - Harrisburg, PA @ Midtown Scholar
12/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Church
"This poster was designed by PA-native, Daniel Fishel, and inspired by Ben Weaver’s “East Jefferson,” which I covered for the recently released Bloodshot Records 20 year anniversary comp, While No One Was Looking. We will be holding food drives for local food banks at all of my holiday shows with Empire! Empire! (I Was a Loneley Estate) and Brian Marquis. The poster will be free for those who donate non-perishable food items."
