PRESS HERE NYC SHOWS:*Spiritualized*We Are Serenades*M. Ward*Imaginary Cities*

[Carla Senft]

Hello,
Press Here has some not-to-be-missed NYC shows coming up - please drop us a line if you would like to come!

SPIRITUALIZED * Monday May 7th @ Terminal 5 .  8pm
Spiritualized are making an eagerly awaited stop at Manhattan's Terminal 5 TONIGHT in support of their acclaimed seventh studio album, Sweet Heart Sweet Light. Coming four years after release of their previous album Songs In A&E, the new album is Spiritualized at their most vibrant, full voiced and utterly sublime. The New Yorker called it "...remarkable for being one of (the band's) best." In Jason Spaceman's orbit rock and roll is the salve and listeners will hear all of the epic grandiosity and brain worming melodies for which they're renowned. Spiritualized live are always a thrilling, exhilarating and emotional experience. Spiritualized will be performing the album's lead single "Hey Jane" TONIGHT on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Watch the NSFW video for "Hey Jane" here<http://youtu.be/9U_EqgBWnmc>. (chloe at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:chloe at pressherepublicity.com>) / (carina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carina at pressherepublicity.com>)

WE ARE SERENADES * Wednesday, May 9th @ Mercury Lounge & Friday, May 11th @ Knitting Factory
Sweden's We Are Serenades -featuring Adam Olenius of Shout Out Louds and Markus Krunegard of Laasko- who released their stunning debut album Criminal Heaven via Cherrytree Records/Interscope last month, will be performing at Mercury Lounge on May 9th and the Knitting Factory on May 11th. Adam and Markus sing together at all times to create a seamless, singular "third voice", while delivering sunny harmonies that are nearly irresistible to not bop-along to and catchy as hell.  WATCH "Birds" Live at the Cherrytree House - http://youtu.be/8lk_gZTU-GI ( Jen at pressherepublicity.com<https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0fcbfd79fa2b40f1b9e399112516711b&URL=mailto%3aJen%40pressherepublicity.com> / Joey at pressherepublicity.com<https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0fcbfd79fa2b40f1b9e399112516711b&URL=mailto%3aJoey%40pressherepublicity.com> )

Praise for We Are Serenades:
 "...'Criminal Heaven' is an infectious, off-kilter, damn near perfect indie-pop album that manages to effortlessly cover a bizarrely large plot of musical territory... without ever losing momentum or dissipating the band's enchanting primal identity." - Magnet

"...Criminal Heaven... is chock-full of sparkling pop that seems aimed directly at the charts. It's slicker than Shout Out Louds ... but still maintains that sharp melodic sense and shaggy, sad-eyed lyrical bent." - BrooklynVegan.com

M. WARD * Friday May 11 @ Webster Hall - Doors 7pm - SOLD OUT
This Friday, Portland, OR-based troubadour M. Ward will be playing to a *sold out* crowd at Manhattan's Webster Hall. This will be his first performance in New York City since the release of his critically lauded seventh solo album, A Wasteland Companion.  In the three years since M. Ward released his last solo album, Hold Time,  he's toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively known as Monsters Of Folk. Ward's honey-soaked vocals, deft finger-picking, innate sense of melody and beguiling lyrics have already cemented his reputation as one of America's true musical treasures and A Wasteland Companion features some of the finest songwriting and most striking delivery of his career. M. Ward will be performing on Late Show with David Letterman Friday on CBS. Watch M. Ward performing on Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: http://youtu.be/vt7-CoP4zSQ. (chloe at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:chloe at pressherepublicity.com>) / (carina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carina at pressherepublicity.com>)

IMAGINARY CITIES * Tuesday May 15th @ Mercury Lounge - 11pm
Imaginary Cities are kicking off their tour with mewithoutYou with a special headlining show in NYC at Mercury Lounge. The critically acclaimed indie pop-meets- soul outfit are one of the fastest-rising bands in Canada. Their debut album Temporary Resident just came out on Votiv Music and the praise has been pouring in from the likes of Glamour, BlackBook, Nylon and Paste with InterviewMagazine.com calling the album "mystical, magical, and nomadic...an effortlessly soulful pop project..." and AOL Spinner praising the band for their "beautifully realized songwriting."Principle songwriters Rusty Matyas and Marti Sarbit (whose voice has been heralded as a "Motown-treated Nina Simone") are at the helm of this five-piece band. Among their many accolades, they were nominated for the prestigious 2011 Polaris Prize and won the Western Canadian Music Award for best pop album. Imaginary Cities have opened for the likes of The Pixies, Ra Ra Riot and Rural Alberta Advantage and they are paying Lollapalooza this August. Watch the "Temporary Resident" here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2PZHXul3s    (carla at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carla at pressherepublicity.com> / gina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:gina at pressherepublicity.com>)


Carla Senft
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