JOSH REICHMANN ORACLE BAND COVERS DEERHUNTER’S AGORAPHOBIA, RELEASES DIGITAL-ONLY SHIVERING BLACK EP

JOSH REICHMANN ORACLE BAND COVERS DEERHUNTER’S “AGORAPHOBIA,” RELEASES DIGITAL-ONLY SHIVERING BLACK EP

Toronto artist Josh Reichmann Oracle Band (formerly of Frenchkiss post-punk band Tangiers) is offering his own spin on Deerhunter’s song “Agoraphobia” for free mp3 download. The song is available on Josh’s brand new digital-only Shivering Black EP, out this week on Paper Bag Records!

Download Josh Reichmann Oracle Band – “Agoraphobia” (Deerhunter Cover) here

SPIN called “Shivering Black,” “a synthesis of modern sounds and timeless, raw rock songwriting…a stomping, sparkling sci-fi popscape that hits you like a kiss from a starman you suspect is full of shit but still dig for his dance moves,” in their April ’09 issue as their #1 “Song You Must Hear Now!” The Shivering Black EP also includes a remix by Paper Bag’s very own Jake Fairley, and a brand new song called “Our Whole Life.”

Josh Reichmann Oracle Band is busy readying the release of his Crazy Power LP, the followup to his acclaimed Life Is Legal EP. He now fronts a five-piece band incorporating soul, early funk, roots bass and dark punk influences, complete with a live dancer (formerly of the National Ballet), and they recently wrapped a US tour w/ Sebastian Grainger . Summer tour dates to follow.

If you’re interested in a 7″of “Shivering Black”/”Agorophobia” for giveaway, a ZIP of the digital-only EP or Josh’s forthcoming LP, please let me know!

“[Josh Reichmann] the charismatic frontman has produced an arty rock-psychedelic album so inherently bold and confident that it’s sensible for him to take credit for it. (And if he hadn’t done so ’70s-era Brian Eno may have.) – HEEB

“Josh Reichmann has shed his punky sides in favor of something a bit jazzier…a medley of bombastic horns, roots-rock bass and groovy vocals.” – CMJ

“He’s also handsome.” – The Fader