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TORONTO GROUP ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF FORTHCOMING PAPER BAG RECORDS RELEASE

TORONTO GROUP ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF FORTHCOMING PAPER BAG RECORDS RELEASE

Toronto six-piece Rock Plaza Central will be heading out on an extensive tour of Canada and the United States, in support of their forthcoming release and Paper Bag Records debut, At The Moment Of Our Most Needing, Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone, coming out on June 16th. The album is the band’s follow-up to 2006’s critically-acclaimed release, Are We Not Horses?

Frontman Chris Eaton describes the album as capturing the “Rock” part of their band name. Not that Needing will be mistaken for an Eagles of Death Metal or Thin Lizzy release any time soon. Instead, while nodding to acts like Palace/Oldham, Tom Waits, Van Morrison and even Led Zeppelin, the sound is undeniably their own. With two critically-acclaimed novels under his belt (one that has been studied on three university courses already), Eaton is that very rare artist that has nurtured success in both the literary and musical worlds. And it’s the literary world that inspires the album this time, too, tipping a hat to William Faulkner’s Light in August, with the songs centering mostly on going out into the world in search of an impossible dream only to find it and wonder whether you really wanted it in the first place.

Rock Plaza Central’s profile grew quickly after a pair of glowing reviews from Pitchfork Media, one being an 8.4/10 stating, “the music is so surefooted and evocative…accessible, supremely affectin, and unique.” Their independently released disc, Are We Not Horses?, made many top ten lists for the year, including #8 for CMJ Editor-in-Chief Kenny Herzog, and Americana-UK lead writer David Cowling. In early 2007, they received additional attention for their cover of the Justin Timberlake song “SexyBack”.

At The Moment Of Our Most Needing, Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone, was produced by Dale Morningstar and recorded at The Gas Station on Toronto Island over the summer of 2008.

Rock Plaza Central US Tour Dates:
May 31 Sun Boston, MA – TT the Bear’s w/ Mean Creek
Jun 1 Mon. New York, NY – Cake Shop w/ Josh Reichmann, Bird Of Youth, Mean Creek
Jun. 2 Tue. Brooklyn, NY – Bell House w/ Suckers, Josh Reichmann
Jun. 3 Wed. Washington, DC – Black Cat Backstage w/Suckers
Jun. 4 Thu. Philadelphia, PA – M Room w/ Suckers, Strand Of Oaks
Jun. 6 Sat .Chicago, Illinois – Metronome Festival
w/ John Vanderslice, Here We Go Music, Apostle of Hustle, Kid Congo Powers,Turbo Fruits
Jun. 6 Sat. Chicago, Illinois – Beat Kitchen w/ Laura Gibson
Jun. 7 Sun. Madison, WI – High Noon w/ Laura Gibson
Jun. 10 Wed. Iowa City, IA – The Mill
Jun. 11 Thu. Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
Jun. 12 Fri. Pontiac, MI – Pike Room w/ Manna And Quail, Suckers

Paper Bag Records is a Canadian-owned record label based out of Toronto that came out of the gates with a bang by developing and releasing the debut albums from Canadian Indie darlings Broken Social Scene and Stars. Additions to their roster offer a diverse range of talent, and include The Acorn, Tokyo Police Club, Woodhands, Laura Barrett, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Slim Twig and Winter Gloves. The label has also had the pleasure of working with Scandinavian artists Under Byen and Sally Shapiro on their releases in North America.

Paper Bag Records was voted “Best Toronto Record Label” by NOW Magazine, Best of 2008 and #14 best indie label in XLR8R Magazine.