PRE-BUY TICKETS BY DONATING TO THE GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN HERE:
https://www.gofundme.com/HEADOFFEMUR
Head of Femur is going vinyl. And, they are throwing a HUGE PARTY.
During much of the ten years since their last release, Head of Femur has been painstakingly writing and recording new music. The thirteen new original tracks that comprise ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’, the band’s fourth album, are resplendent with the band’s trademark orchestral flourishes and nuanced songwriting. As always, the musical styles vary—from new age to afro-pop to Motown and more—highlighting the band’s deep appreciation of musical history as well as their ability to cleverly utilize those many influences to create a unique sound.
On 12-inch, colored vinyl, the album is masterfully engineered and sonically set by some of Nebraska’s finest engineers. We can say this with all honestly, it’s truly their ‘Pet Sounds’, their ‘White Album’, and their masterpiece.
We’re preselling the album through this GoFundMe campaign. Money raised will cover production costs — no more, no less.
Here is a list of the GOODIES we are offering:
$10
– Ticket to Record Release Show ‘ROMANCE DANCE’
Featuring The Bottle Tops, Head of Femur, and TBA
(Please specify you would like a ticket to the show during donation check out, your ticket will be available at Will Call)
$15
– Ticket to Record Release Show ‘ROMANCE DANCE’
– Digital Download of the new album ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’
(sent immediately after donation – available now)
$20
– Ticket to Record Release Show ‘ROMANCE DANCE’
– Download code included in record
– Shiny copy of New Vinyl Record of ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’
$30
– Ticket to Record Release Show ‘ROMANCE DANCE’
– Shiny copy of New Vinyl Record of ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’
– New Head of Femur T-Shirt, it’s soft…
– Signed poster of the record release show.
$50
– Ticket to show, copy of New Record ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’
– New Head of Femur T-Shirt
– Signed poster of the ROMANCE DANCE record release show
– A complete collection of all of Head of Femur’s previously released CDs (‘Ringodom or Proctor’, ‘Hysterical Stars’, ‘Leader and the Falcon’ (EP), and ‘Great Plains’) signed by all the band members
$100 THE GONZO PACK!
-ALL OF THE ABOVE
– A ONCE IN A LIFETIME PRIVATE CONCERT by 3 Head of Femur members. You can pick 2-3 songs by any artist of your choice and HEAD OF FEMUR will perform them for you…anywhere within a 50 mile radius.
For those unable to attend the record release show:
$10
– Instant Download of the ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’
(please specify during donation that you’d only like the donwload and we’ll email you the link)
$20 (shipping included)
– Shiny copy of New Vinyl Record of ‘Hear! Hear! Tunemaker’
– Download code included in record
Upon donation, please list your address and we will send the vinyl to you, within the greater 48 states.
HEAD OF FEMUR BIO:
Hear! Hear! Tunemaker is the final blast of optimism from Head of Femur before a dystopian Trump America is foisted upon us. An album written and recorded by willfully weird orchestral pop auteurs Ben Armstrong, Michael Elsener and Matt Focht, Hear! Hear! Tunemaker harks back to an era when good cheer was extant and the imminent doom facing our country could not possibly have been anticipated.
Head of Femur’s long, weird history began in 2001, and included touring for months at a time with the likes of Wilco, Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird, Deerhoof, and many others before taking the stage as the first band ever to play the Pitchfork festival. Head of Femur’s ambitious music was critically lauded by influential tastemakers such as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, Magnet, and others. However, many intrigued show-goers witnessed the live incarnation of the band only to leave confused by the hyper-changing musical twists and turns, intricate horn and string arrangements, and flagrant absurdity that fueled each performance. The live ensemble would range from three to twenty-seven members at a time; to say they left an impression… is an understatement.
During much of the ten years since their last release, Head of Femur has been painstakingly writing and recording new music. The thirteen new original tracks that comprise Hear! Hear! Tunemaker, the band’s fourth album, are resplendent with the band’s trademark orchestral flourishes and nuanced songwriting. As always, the musical styles vary—from new age to afro-pop to Motown and more—highlighting the band’s deep appreciation of musical history as well as their ability to cleverly utilize those many influences to create a unique sound.
Look for Hear! Hear! Tunemaker to be released digitally and on vinyl by the wonderful, Nebraska-based Sower Records in February of 2017.
