Trampled by Turtles' new album Wild Animals streaming at NPR

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES’ WILD ANIMALS STREAMING
IN ITS ENTIRETY AS NPR “FIRST LISTEN”
ALBUM DUE FOR JULY 15 RELEASE ON THIRTY TIGERS
PERFORMING ON “THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN” ON RELEASE DAYHEADLINING U.S. AND EUROPEAN FALL TOUR
BAND CURATES INAUGURAL FESTIVAL PALOMINO SEPTEMBER 20 IN MINNEAPOLIS   “Impressive!”—David Letterman “Wild Animals makes the most of Trampled by Turtles' supple strings and considerable restraint. This is a thoughtful, stately grower of a record, made all the more enticing by the idea that future live shows will harness the energy coiled just beneath its glimmering surface.”—NPR Music “Trampled by Turtles mixes rhythmic banjos and guitars with lovelorn fiddles, creating a sound that seeps deeply into our pores and permeates our core untiltheir riffs merge with our pulse.”—Washington Post
Wild Animals, the new album from critically acclaimed Trampled by Turtles, is streaming now at NPR as a “First Listen” (http://n.pr/1mqRYvO). The record will be released worldwide July 15 on Thirty Tigers and is receiving early critical acclaim—the band will perform on “The Late Show With David Letterman” on release day, the video for “Are You Behind the Shining Star” recently premiered as an NPR Music “First Watch” (http://n.pr/1tENfGZ) and the video for the album’s title track is also streaming at AV Club (http://avc.lu/Tja5Zj).  Wild Animals was produced by Alan Sparhawk, the lead singer-songwriter of Low and recorded in the legendary Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, MN (Nirvana, Andrew Bird, The Jayhawks). Of the music Dave Simonett (guitar, vocals) notes, “We all tried to come into this thing extremely open-minded. How can we sound new to ourselves? I feel like the sound has changed and is changing, especially from Palomino to now. A lot of our reputation from even just a couple years ago was that we were this fast band, which we can do, and we do that. But this record focused a little bit more on other aspects of our playing together.” Sparhawk adds of working with the band, “The sound that caught my ear was there from the beginning and stands to this day: I call it the ‘wall of strings.’ Taking instruments we have heard for generations, the Turtles dive in with post-punk energy and selflessness. Everyone has a part in the arrangement that leans on and enhances the others, always serving the song. The message is not about individuals—it’s about what can be done when people get together, apply their heart and soul, and make a little room for each other. Music has always had that potential, but it’s rare when it actually happens.” Trampled by Turtles will tour the U.S. and Europe this fall including a sold out Red Rock Amphitheater stop and a flurry of festival appearances. Furthermore, the band is excited to reveal their first annual Festival Palominolaunching September 20 at Canterbury Park just outside of Minneapolis. The band is curating the entire festival—confirmed performers include The Head and the Heart, Low, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Field Report, Apache Relay and Erik Koskinen. See below for full routing details. Formed in Duluth, MN in 2003, Trampled by Turtles is Simonett, Tim Saxhaug (bass, vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, vocals), Erik Berry and Young. Within the contained music scene of Duluth, the members of the band did their own time in punk and rock bands brandishing their electricity proudly before switching to acoustic instruments. While they never set out to be a bluegrass band, Trampled by Turtles employs many of the same traditional techniques of the genre, but their differences in influences and attack make for their unique sound. After spending years refining their live show and building fans via word of mouth, they released their debut Palomino to little fanfare out of the gates. The story quickly built and eventually the record spent over a year straight on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart. TRAMPLED BY TURTLES TOUR DATESJuly 11                                                    Mount Solon, VA                             Red Wing Roots FestivalJuly 12                                                  Sterling Heights, MI                                      MO POP FestivalJuly 13                                                      Greenfield, MA                                      Green River FestivalJuly 17                                                       Rochester, NY                                             Party in the Park
July 19                                                  Black Mountain, NC                         Pisgah Brewing CompanyJuly 20                                                       Louisville, KY                                                       ForecastleJuly 24-27                                                   Calgary, AB                            Calgary Folk Music FestivalJuly 25                                                       Edmonton, AB                                           Interstellar RodeoJuly 27                                                         Newport, RI                                      Newport Folk FestivalAugust 7                                                      Haldern, DE                                        Haldern Pop FestivalAugust 8                                       Rothenburg ob der Tauber, DE                            Taubertal Open Air
August 9                                                    Eschwege, DE                                         Open Flair Festival
August 16                                                   Morrison, CO                                Red Rocks AmphitheatreAugust 19                                                   Park City, UT                                          Deer Valley ResortSeptember 4                                                 Chicago, IL                                                  Riviera TheatreSeptember 5                                                Madison, WI                            Overture Center for the ArtsSeptember 7                                               Knoxville, TN                                                  Bijou TheatreSeptember 10                                           Philadelphia, PA                                             Union TransferSeptember 11                                               Boston, MA                                                House of BluesSeptember 12                                             New York, NY                                                      Terminal 5September 13                                             Columbia, MD                                              Route 29 RevueSeptember 14                                             Burlington, VT                 Grand Point North Music FestivalSeptember 16                                              Toronto, ON                                                    The PhoenixSeptember 17                                            Indianapolis, IN         Egyptian Room at Old National CentreSeptember 18                                            Des Moines, IA                            Simon Estes AmphitheaterSeptember 20                                             Shakopee, MN                                           Festival PalominoSeptember 27                                           Kansas City, KS                                             Crossroads KCSeptember 26-28                                       Columbia, MO                     Roots N Blues N BBQ FestivalOctober 18                                                   Seattle, WA                                     Showbox at the MarketOctober 19                                                  Portland, OR                                             Crystal BallroomOctober 20                                                    Arcata, CA                                                 Humboldt StateOctober 23                                                  Oakland, CA                                                     Fox TheaterOctober 24                                               Los Angeles, CA                                        The Fonda TheatreNovember 10                                               Munich, DE                                                          KranhalleNovember 11                                                Berlin, DE                                                Bang Bang ClubNovember 12                                              Hamburg, DE                                                       PrinzenbarNovember 13                                                 Köln, DE                                                                 Luxor      November 15                                                 Paris, FR                                                 La MaroquinerieNovember 16                                                Bristol, UK                                                               TheklaNovember 17                                            Manchester, UK                                                           GorillaNovember 18                                              Glasgow, UK                                                The Art SchoolNovember 19                                           Birmingham, UK                                                 The InstituteNovember 20                                               London, UK                                                                ScalaNovember 22                                            Amsterdam, NL                              Tolhuistuin Zaal Paradiso