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The Secret Life Of Sofia Going On Tour

The Secret Life Of Sofia, whose Seven Summits album we recently wrote about, is going on a week-long tour that will take them through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. And they’re getting the whole thing kicked off with a free show at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn tomorrow night. Here are a couple of mp3s from the album and the band’s tour schedule:

“Fifty Fourteeners”
“Outside”

Friday, July 25th
Pete’s Candy Store / 9pm
709 Lorimer St
Brooklyn, NY
w/ The Kyle Sowashes

Saturday, July 26th
Double Wide / 7pm
2339 E Carson St
Pittsburgh, PA
w/ The Kyle Sowashes, Workshop

Sunday, July 27th
Carabar / 10pm
115 Parsons Ave
Columbus, OH
w/ Melty Melty, Flotation Walls

Monday, July 28th
TBA
Louisville, KY
w/ Husband&Wife, Rodeo Ruby Love

Tuesday, July 29th
Bluebird / 10pm
216 N Walnut St
Bloomington, IN
w/ Husband&Wife, Alexander the Great, Morrow

Wednesday, July 30th
Noah’s / 8pm
Corner of 38th and Washington
Marion, IN
w/ Husband&Wife, Rodeo Ruby Love, HenriHenrietta

Thursday, July 31st
Howard’s Club H
210 N. Main St
Bowling Green, OH
details TBA

Friday, August 1st
Village Green Records / 8pm
519 N. Martin St
Muncie, IN
w/ The Impetuous Impregnables, The Bears of Blue River

Saturday, August 2nd
The Catacombs / 6pm
123 E Diamond St
Butler, PA
w/ Hideous Beasts, Hand Drawn Mountains, Timbre

Live Tonight: The Muggabears @ Market Hotel

The Muggabears
@ Market Hotel
1142 Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Joan of Arc, The Death Set, Ponytail, The Mae Shi

Photos: Aldenbarton at The Delancey // plus mp3

Aldenbarton plays a certain brand of indie power-pop that requires an amount of skill and charm that not every musician is capable of exhibiting, no matter their level of talent. So it’s a good thing these guys are all excellent musicians with skill and charm to burn. Their sometimes/somewhat-retro sound, with its big rhythms and dramatic shifts, is played with a sincerity that stands in stark contrast to much of the ironic tendency seen and heard in many bands today. They’ll soon be releasing their first album, Exodus Of The Eldest, and we have an mp3:

“The Heir”

And here are some photos of the band at a recent show at The Delancey, with more available on Flickr: