Terrorbird

Revolver know what they like. They like the harmonies of the Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel, and the lyrical elegance and simplicity of Elliott Smith. They like the cello. They like Henry Purcell, 17th century British Baroque composer and visionary, and John Dowland, the 16th century songwriter whose melancholy songs would, four centuries later, influence Benjamin Britten - another Revolver touchstone. The band spent the last 18 months touring all over France and Europe, at the end of which they made remarkable US festival debuts last fall in Los Angeles and in New York, in support of their French Grammy nominated debut full length Music For A While, which was released by Astralwerks and produced by Julien Delfaud (Phoenix, Herman Dune). Check out their first ever US interview and live performance on Yahoo!'s The New Now.

Revolver know who they are. Ambroise Willaume (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Christophe Musset (vocals, guitar) and Jérémie Arcache (cello, vocals) are three early twenty-something Parisians. Frenchmen with an abiding love and understanding of some of classical music's greatest ever Englishmen. They are classically trained too, but also a French band who sings in English, and named after a Beatles album. They've earned a reputation for creating beguiling, beautiful, hypnotic slices of chamber-pop.

Next up for the band is their first ever North American tour, with 14 dates hitting everywhere from DC to Austin's SxSW Festival, and finally giving those outside of New York and Los Angeles the chance to see the young performers do their thing. The band is also releasing the new acoustic EP, Parallel Lives, out February 22, 2011 on Astralwerks, which features two new original songs, the eponymous title track and "Losing You." Recorded as a trio, both feature the band's signature three-part harmonies that have become a highlight of their live show, as well as their recorded material.

AWARDS
FRANCE MUSIC AWARDS - (Victoires de La Musique aka French Grammies) - March 2010
- Nominee Best debut album
- Nominee Best Breakthrough live Act

DISCOGRAPHY
Parallel Lives EP (out Feb 22, 2011 -Astralwerks)
Music for a While LP (2010 - Astralwerks)
Pop De Chambre EP (2008 - Astralwerks)

TOUR DATES:
Feb-24 Washington, DC Red Palace
Feb-25 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Feb-26 NYC Mercury Lounge
Feb-27 Boston, MA TT The Bears
March-01 Quebec, QC Scanner
March-02 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo
March-03 Toronto, ON Drake
March-04 Cleveland, OH - CHAL 4 Grog Shop
March-05 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
March-08 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
March-09 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
March-11 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
March-12 Los Angeles, CA Satellite
March-15-20 Austin, TX SXSW