When I included Craft Spells in 18 Darks Bands To Watch In 2011, I mentioned the Seattle-via-California Captured Tracks signees were more summery and New Romantic than the rest of the artists on this list, but that crooner Justin Paul Vallesteros’ shadowy voice -- sometimes an Ian Curtis-esque whisper, other times a confident croon -- nails a kind of ’80s nostalgia that connotes darkness, even when bringing light into the room. See, for instance, "From The Morning Heat," a song with warmth in the title, something cooler in its execution.
Craft Spells - "From The Morning Heat"
Idle Labor is out 3/29 (today) via Captured Tracks. They're hitting the road:
04/07 - Stony Brook, NY @ University Cafe (Stony Brook University) *
04/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04/09 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glassands ^
04/13 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar*
04/14 - Washington, DC @ DC9 *
04/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas *
04/18 - Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House *
04/19 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa *
04/20 - Toronto, ON @ Parts & Labour *
04/21 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
04/22 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar *
04/24 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog *
04/25 - State College, PA @ Chronic Town *
04/27 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott *
05/01 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *
05/02 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar *
05/03 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo *
05/04 - Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door *
05/05 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims *
05/06 - Portland, OR @ Star Theater *
05/07 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *
05/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club *
* w/ Beach Fossils
^ w/ Cloud Nothings, Sundelles
