Public chatter

So, we've been very lucky to get a boatload of press lately, mostly good. Our former fourteen-year-old selves are freaking out about the coverage in Globe & Mail and Pitchfork and the like but the adult us are most flattered with a review on a blog called Obscure Sound. It landed in our Google Alert inbox a couple days ago and, reading through it, we couldn't help but be touched by the time that Mike Mineo has clearly spent with our record and the thoughtful things he had to say in response.

We're well aware that press is just about angles and snappy copy, but every so often something like this comes along and proves that people are truly listening and that music journalism doesn't have to be all superlatives and regurgitated press releases.

Head over to the press section to read Mike's review or hit the direct link here.

Thanks to everyone who has written about us recently. Thanks especially to Mike for proving that, sometimes, you'll find more insight in the small corners of the internet than you will in a traditionally-circulated, supposedly authoritative newspaper.

Dearest Peterborough

We are so sorry we had to turn around on Wednesday. We drove for two hours in the snowy stopped traffic and only got as far as Don Mills and Eglington. We estimate it would have taken 6 hours all in to get to Peterborough. Considering it normally takes about 1.5, you can understand our predicament. Still, we were very upset. We were really looking forward to the show. A make-up date will be announced shortly.

Hopefully folks in London and Toronto and Guelph will come and make us feel better about missing our first show back. Tonight we're at Grooves and Call The Office, Saturday at the Horseshoe and Sunday at Vinyl. It would be nice to see you if you can make it!

Also, we have had lots of good (and bad) press come at us this week. Take a trip over to the Press section of this site to read them. Also, Tuesday is the big release day (but check your local shop because a little birdy told us that some stores have started selling it early).

xo BP

Friends, at home and abroad

A Mountain Is A Mouth will finally see a physical release in Canada this coming Tuesday, February 3rd. We're thrilled that the day is finally upon us. If you live where we live, please come out to a show in February or seek out our record in stores. If you don't find it at your favourite record shop, please tell your friendly clerk that maybe their store should order our record from Outside Distribution.

As for folks outside of Canada, you can order the double deliver (CD+MP3) here, but we realize that it's a bit pricey when you factor in the extra postage. We ask that you please just be patient with us and know that we're working on it.

We're actively trying to find new friends in other countries that could help AMIAM spread it's wings, but it's going to take a little time. Please email us if you have any suggestions for labels or distro companies that might be a good fit.

brucepeninsula@gmail.com

xoxo and thanks for all the love. BP.

two thousand nine

A couple of nice bloggers have included our record in their best of 2008 lists. We are obviously honoured to be included in lists like that but we want to stress that A Mountain Is A Mouth is a 2009 release. The official release date has always been February 3rd.

We chose to release it online in December because putting it out ourselves allows us that freedom and we were sick of waiting... but we won't consider it "out" until we're actually holding copies in our hands.

So, many thanks for the write ups but also sorry to any bands that may have been robbed of a spot on these lists because of our impatience and disregard for traditional release schedules.

xoxo
bp

Boxing Day Deal

Hey friends.

The fine folks at Zunior are have a Boxing Day sale that offers up a big chunk of their catalogue for half-price. That's only $4.44!

So, if you want the digital version of A Mountain Is A Mouth for cheap, stop by Zunior during your turkey hangover.

While you're at it, why not pick up the new Great Lake Swimmers, that Acorn b-side collection, and a little Laura Barrett, Bicycles, $100, Richard Laviolette, dd/mm/yyyy and Burning Hell. Go nuts! There's so much good music for under five bucks a record!

www.zunior.com

Double Delivery

So, today you can find AMIAM all over the place. Itunes, Amazon, Emusic... pick your poison. If it were up to us what you do though, this is how we'd like you to get the record.

Our friends at a beautiful little e-store called Zunior have teamed up with our Canadian distributor Outside Music to offer Double Delivery.

For just a little more money, you get the digital files instantly (including PDFs of the artwork) and then a CD copy in the mail on February 3rd.

We really like the sound of that system, mostly because we always imagined A Mountain Is A Mouth with Yuula's artwork printed properly and the music on a format that you can take out and listen to from front to back.

Pull down the menu under Available Options here or cut to the chase here.

E-AMIAM

Normally we wouldn't post something so formal here, but tomorrow is a big day and we want to make sure you know about it. So here's a press release sent out today via Darryl at StageFright. Press questions should go to him for now.

If you're in the habit of buying music digitally, please search for our record at your preferred mp3 store sometime tomorrow. More thorough details to come.

Go here if you want us to shut up about it and just let you listen to the record.

xoxo
bp

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For Immediate Release

Monday, December 15, 2008.

Bruce Peninsula unveil
A Mountain Is A Mouth

Available Digitally on December 16, 2008 /// CD on February 03, 2009
Bruce Trail Recordings /// Distributed by Outside Music

Toronto -- A Mountain Is A Mouth is the first full-length from Toronto-based big band Bruce Peninsula. Often featuring three drummers and a 5-girl choir, "the otherworldly power of their live shows" has made them one of Ontario's most exciting new bands. A marriage of ghostly choral music and a frenetic kind of progressive rock, Bruce Peninsula is a flexible and stirring force, equally suited to perform in churches or slum bars, on porches or on farms.

A Mountain Is A Mouth's 10 songs (as well as 3 others recently released on a 7" from Escape Goat Records) were expertly captured over the last year by band member Leon Taheny (Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains drummer/ Final Fantasy engineer). With a tight-knit group of friends guiding from the helm and contributions from some of Toronto's finest musicians, A Mountain Is A Mouth finds its strength in numbers. This is big rhythm leading a small army of throat-worn singers, as recorded in the sanctuary of St. George the Martyr church, the basement of a reputable Toronto University, and six other rooms in the city.

The debut album comes to you via the band's own Bruce Trail Recordings and will be officially available on CD on February 3rd through leading distributor, Outside Music, in Canada. Bruce Peninsula are eager to get into your ears though, so A Mountain Is A Mouth will be available digitally this Tuesday, December 16th. Check with your friendly local e-retailer.

Upcoming Bruce Peninsula Dates:

January 28th - Peterborough - Gordon Best Theatre
January 30th - London - Call The Office
January 31st - Toronto - Horseshoe
February 1st - Guelph - Vinyl
February 3rd - AMIAM RELEASE DAY
February 4th - Toronto - Soundscapes
February 5th - Hamilton - Pepperjack's
February 7th - Montreal - Il Motore
February 13th - Brantford - Ford Plant
February 22nd - Toronto CD Release - Polish Combatants Hall
March 20th - Kingston - United Church



What people are saying about Bruce Peninsula:

"I don't want to jinx them by using the 'P-word', but in all honesty, anyone who wants to succeed Caribou next September is going to have to go through Bruce Peninsula." – I Heart Music

"Every once in a while a band so uniquely powerful comes along, they renew your faith in music. For the lucky few who've seen them live already, Toronto's alt-gospel 11-piece Bruce Peninsula is one. Melding a chorus of voices influenced by ancient field recordings of spiritual blues songs with post-rock musical arrangements, this congregation is a stirring force. Currently perfecting their debut album for a spring release, Bruce Peninsula were born to be believed in." – Exclaim!

"If this performance was meant to be a statement, it was that the Bruce Peninsula aren't just a rag-tag assembly of bored hipsters who think it's cool to croon pre-war gospel and blues numbers, but rather a hugely promising folk-psych ensemble with a dynamic set of darkly twisted original songs ready to unleash." – NOW

"This is a visceral yet modern take on traditional forms, focusing on the full vocal possibilities of a choir with elemental percussion, and driven by primal rhythms that draw indirect lines to First Nations or African music. The spiritual element is paramount in every note, whether or not there are direct religious references in the lyrics." – EYE Weekly

self-titled Timber Timbre

We wanted to tell you about the new record from our friend and occasional bandmate Timber Timbre. It's out next month on Stuart Duncan's Out of This Spark label and we're all enthralled by it.

Misha, Matt, Neil and Steve had the honour of lending some ohs and ahs to the record and our friend Chris Stringer helped him make it, but all the real magic comes out of 'Ol T. He's an old soul with a complex heart and these songs give us a small glimpse into it.

We're lucky to have met Taylor and look forward to spending more time with him. He'll open some shows in Peterborough, Montreal and Ottawa and will have his own trajectory around Valentine's to officially unveil the record.

Please, check it out. We know you'll love it.

http://www.myspace.com/timbertimbre
http://www.outofthisspark.com

Coyote reVampire

Just a quick facelift for the site as we get ready for AMIAM's release.

Still working on getting working Flash audio up here. It's a lot harder then we expected. We promise it will be resolved soon. For now, there are samples on our Myspace page.

Shows are slowly coming together too. A post about special release shows will come shortly, but head over to our shows page to see if we're coming by you anytime soon.

xoxo
bp

the real thing

AMIAM is out of our hands and at the plant.

We have much planned for the final throes of winter.
For now, we're working the rust off.