L.A. robo-pop collective Fol Chen had a pretty serendipitous 2009 after releasing their debut album of ironic-or-is-it? Jackson family junkyard jams, Part One: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, on Asthmatic Kitty. They made a few videos, covered Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” for Spin’s Purplish Rain compilation and Pink Floyd’s “In The Flesh” for Mojo’s tribute to The Wall, got the green-light for white adults to like them from NPR, and were promptly remixed by several of those white adult converts… including those old geezers in Liars, who were tuning in for Car Talk, but instead heard Fol Chen on accident.
Now, in some crazy George Costanza-esque upping of the ante, Liars are continuing to pretend like they were into Fol Chen (and not hot 1985 Toyota 4x4s) all along and are taking them on their US tour this spring. And yes, by proxy, this makes them phantom-touring partners with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. Hmm… NPR? Radiohead? Yeah, NOW you’re on board, aren’t you, you old geezer?
Fol Chen with Liars:
04.10.10 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
04.14.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
04.15.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.16.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04.17.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.18.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.27.10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
04.29.10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
04.30.10 - Vancouver, BC - VenueCanada
05.01.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
• Fol Chen: http://www.myspace.com/folchen
• Liars: http://www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars
• Asthmatic Kitty: http://www.asthmatickitty.com
