Black Pistol Fire Album Release
August 14
Black Pistol Fire is set to release their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Big Beat '59 on August 14 via Rifle Bird Records. The LP was preceded by its companion EP, Shut Up! a tribute to Little Richard, which dropped in May and took the internet by storm.
The Canadian garage rock duo features Kevin McKeown on guitar/lead vocals and Eric Owen on drums, who have been friends since kindergarten and began playing music together when they discovered a shared passion for rock and roll music in high school. In
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2009, Black Pistol Fire was born when the two relocated to Austin. There, they rehearsed, wrote, and created music in a rented garage while living in poverty and surviving off a steady diet of potatoes. This was until the pair were playing at a local Austin spot, when producer Jim Diamond (The White Stripes, The Von Bondies) approached the band about recording together. The resulting LP, simply titled Black Pistol Fire, was released in February 2011 in record stores in North America, at live shows, and worldwide through iTunes. The LP garnered a positive critical response from publications such as the Austin Chronicle, PopMatters, and the Houston Press. Along with that, their music has been used in television shows such as as well as featured in ads for Pepsi Canada and Braun Shavers in Europe.
The band recorded "Big Beat '59 in the fall of 2011 with producer Michael Rocha in Toronto. A video for "Crows Feet" is currently in the works and will be out in August.
You can listen to a preview of Crows Feet, a single on the new album.
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