Sibling band
The Hunts
release their debut album, entitled
Those Younger Days, today via Cherrytree Records/Interscope. The Hunts wrote all of the songs on the
album, which was recorded in Virginia Beach, VA, not far from their
hometown of Chesapeake, and executive produced by Chris Kuffner (A Great
Big World, Ingrid Michaelson).
The band will set out on a US summer cross country tour kicking off June 16th in Annapolis, MD with stops in NYC, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles before wrapping up in San Diego on July 29th. The tour will also include a performance at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE on June 19th.
The first single from Those Younger Days is “Make This Leap” — a lilting slice of folk-pop built on layered harmonies, intricately textured acoustic instrumentation, and lyrics that gracefully shift from melancholy to triumphant. The correlating video was shot in Chesapeake with a few moments filmed on the family’s property and was directed by Michelle Peerali, who has collaborated with such artists as The Kills, The Cult, The Black Keys, Pyyramids, and Moby. Watch it HERE. “Make This Leap” is also included on the band’s debut EP Life Was Simple, which was released in August. Check out their track “Valentina” which Entertainment Weekly raves, “ (Valentina) is as catchy as it is touching, and it’s hard to avoid tapping a toe to the alt-folk track.” The Hunts have been playing music together almost their entire lives. Ranging from ages 17 to 25, twin sisters Jenni and Jessi and their five brothers Josh, Jonathan, Jordan, Justin, and Jamison all learned to sing and play violin as young kids and spent much of their childhood performing throughout their community. After teaching themselves to play instruments like mandolin, piano, ukulele, banjo, and drums, The Hunts began experimenting with songwriting and soon brought to life a batch of songs that reveal their sophisticated sense of melody and dreamy innocence. Check out www.TheHuntsMusic.com for all updates.
The Hunts tour dates: Tues, June 23 New York, NY Joe’s Pub Sat, June 27 Pontiac, MI Pike Room @ Crofoot Sun, June 28 Chicago, IL Schubas Mon, June 29 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry Thurs, July 2 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest Sat, Jul 11 Galena, IL Galena Festival Fri, Jul 17 Mechanicsville, VA Pole Green Park Mon, July 20 Denver, CO Lost Lake Tues, July 21 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court Thurs, July 23 Seattle, WA The Crocodile Friday, July 24 Portland, OR Doug Fir Sat, July 25 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill Tues, July 28 Los Angeles, CA The Mint Wed, July 29 San Diego, CA Voodoo Room @ House of Blues
Thurs, Aug 20 Selbyville, DE Freeman Stage
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