The Pipettes - "We Are The Pipettes" Era

[banet2001]

Interscope's Cheerytree Snags The Pipettes

U.K. buzz act and modern girl group the Pipettes have linked with Interscope Records imprint Cheerytree in the United States. The act released its debut, "We Are the Pipettes," in July of last year on London-based indie Memphis Industries.

Cheerytree, which is also home to Canadian singer/songwriter Feist, is planning to re-release "We Are the Pipettes" this summer, according to label sources. It is not yet known if the U.S. edition will contain extra tracks not available on the U.K. version.

The Pipettes will play their first major North American shows in March. The act has a sold-out date March 13 at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, and then will play multiple showcases at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas, which runs March 14-18. The Pipettes are also expected to announce a Los Angeles date.

Previously, "We Are the Pipettes" had been available in limited quantities in the U.S. via San Francisco-based distributor Revolver.

The Pipettes are not the first act Memphis has licensed to a major label for a greater marketing push in America. The label is also home to peppy pop act The Go! Team, who aligned with Columbia for the U.S. release of "Thunder Lightning, Strike" in 2005.

Memphis co-cofounder Ollie Jacob says it was The Go! Team who first turned him onto the Pipettes. "That was back in 2004, and they told me I should check them out," Jacob says. "We went along to a show, and said, 'That'll do.' We fully expected majors to come in, but one way or another they didn't come in."

www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003551000

[oscillations.]

lmao

finally.
Too bad I bought the album last summer.

[vinyl]

When I went to the record store a month or two ago, I previewed their album and it didn't impress me so much. Perhaps I should give them another chance.

[oscillations.]

it's really good

[joker]

I like the Pipettes, and hope they manage to have some success in the states. I'll have to pass on the album, though, 'cause I got the songs a long, long time ago.

[oscillations.]

Oh God - not to stir trouble, but here is an example of TRUE POP (in the melodic sense). And hence, it will fail ON "POP RADIO" IN THE UNITED STATES.

Yes, I just equivocated. But you understand it was to prove a point.

[Chromeozone]

Just checked out the album... they seem like a less fun version of Les Vedettes... but maybe it's a grower. I did like that "Judy" song a lot though

[oscillations.]

The Long Blondes are a much edgier version of this group.
But I love the whole retro girl-group vibe here, even if it does rip off the twee punkpop of 90's Britpop heroes Helen Love.

The Pipettes received a huge amount of online buzz about a year ago; it's interesting to see it (possibly) materialize into something beyond that. They didn't do much commercially in the UK, though.

Pull Shapes video:
youtube.com/watch?v=lsvKJ65-TlM

[busyboy]

Pipettes Prep EP, Tour; Debut Gets U.S. Release Date

Praise is not wasted on the Pipettes. After much Fork fawning over We Are the Pipettes last year, the pattern conscious trio have announced a U.S. release date for their debut LP at last. It arrives August 28, via new Stateside home Interscope/CherryTree-- and they're practically hand-delivering it with a North American tour.

The tour will happen two months prior to the album's American release, but if slightly less than perfect timing means we get the Pipettes earlier than expected, then it's time we threw out our polka-dotted day-planners for good!

Plus, the tour is timed extremely well with the June 5 release of the Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me EP on Interscope/CherryTree. In addition to the title track and "I Love You" from We Are the Pipettes, the EP also features non-album tracks "Really That Bad" and "Guess Who Ran Off With the Milkman?" Adorable.

After serenading Europe, Riot Becki, Gwenno, and Rosay kick off their North American jaunt June 1 in Toronto.

Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me EP:



01 Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me
02 I Love You
03 Really That Bad
04 Guess Who Ran Off With the Milkman?

No regrets:

04-25 Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
04-26 Berlin, Germany - Maria/Zitty Party
04-27 Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
04-28 Florence, Italy - Viper
04-29 Placentia, Italy - Fillmore
04-30 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
05-01 Conegliano, Italy - Zion Rock Club
05-03 Paris, France - Trabendo
06-01 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
06-02 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-03 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
06-04 Boston, MA - Great Scott
06-05 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
06-07 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
06-08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
06-10 San Diego, CA - Casbah
06-11 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
06-12 San Francisco, CA - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
06-14 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club

[foxxden]

I don't seeing this group making any huge strides in the US. Their sound is very authentic in the retro department, but I don't see the "modern touch" that some reviews are pointing out will help them break America.

[jake]

This group never broke through in the UK for many reasons, most notably the fact they're on a tiny label and have done like zilch promo [essentially making them an "indie" band..]

I wouldn't expect The Pipettes to make a commercial breakthrough anyway tbh, they have a style that wouldn't fit anywhere bar the blog world. Pop radio wouldn't go near anything by them sadly..

That said the album is wonderful. I've seen them live like 6 or 7 times, they're lovely people and a joy to see live <3

[banet2001]

Pipettes Announce Tour, North America LP Delayed

North American residents: If you went to the record store/rolled out of bed and loaded up your digital music retailer of choice yesterday looking for a non-import copy of We Are the Pipettes, you already know what we're about to tell you. It's not there yet!

Fortunately, Cherrytree/Interscope has come through with a new North American release date for the Pipettes' debut, and it's not too far away. We Are the Pipettes will now see shelves from Fresno to Halifax on October 2, and the new edition of the album comes with exclusive new tracks "Dance a Boogie" and "Baby, Just Be Yourself". It also has a new cover (see above).

To celebrate their (delayed) arrival, the trio has reloaded on North American tour dates, which begin in Chicago on the new release date.

Dates:

10-02 Chicago, IL - Park West
10-03 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10-04 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
10-05 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus
10-08 New York, NY - Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
10-09 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
10-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-13 Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
10-15 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
10-17 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater
10-18 New Orleans, LA - The Parish @ House of Blues
10-19 Austin, TX - The Parish
10-20 San Antonio, TX - TBA
10-21 Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room @ House of Blues
10-23 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
10-25 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
10-29 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
10-31 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
11-01 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
11-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - TBA
12-09 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast (British Anthems)
12-11 Tokyo, Japan - Liquid Room
12-12 Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall
12-13 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
12-30-01-01 Lorne / Marion Bay, Australia - Tasmania Falls Festival
01-05 Busselton, Australia - Southbound Festival

www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45241-pipettes-announce-tour-north-america-lp-delayed

[WotUNeed]

Apparently every time I buy a concert ticket, I doom the show.

Thanks to visa paperwork complications, the first leg of their North American tour has been delayed. :'(

At least the album still drops Tuesday...

[oscillations.]

God, this album is ancient. I just downloaded the new songs, which are okay.
I do want to see them live, but on a proper tour at respectable venues.

[banet2001]

I was dissapointed that the Pipettes scheduled their show the same day as Bat For Lashes here.

Hopefully the rescheduled show will not have any conflices.

[WotUNeed]

Hey everyone,

We need you to show your support for the Pipettes as they've been included in MTV's Freshman.

This means they'll be up against 4 other Freshman tracks for weekly voting and the one with the highest votes will get an automatic add into rotation on mtvU!

...

US fans can also vote via Mobile by TEXTING the word FRESHMEN to 22422 on their mobile phones *Standard messaging rates apply

Every week a winner will be announced, and that winner will get a prime spot showcasing it's victory on the website, along with a direct add into video rotation with specialized graphics the following week.

Voting begins at 11am on Monday 10/8 and ends at 11:59am on Friday 10/12 - you can vote as often as you like (lots!)

Winners will be announced both online at mtvu.com and on-air beginning Monday 10/15 and will be added into mtvU's video rotation immediately. As stated above, special tags and messaging will be attached to the winning video as well!

VOTE VOTE VOTE!

www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/

[vinyl]

perfectlie said:

When I went to the record store a month or two ago, I previewed their album and it didn't impress me so much. Perhaps I should give them another chance.

What a flop.
They are awesome.
:)

I still need to hear 'Really That Bad' and 'Guess Who Ran Off With The Milkman?' though.

[busyboy]

The album debuts at #18 on the Heatseekers chart.

[roentgenizdat]

Sales total from 10/20 chart: 2,262

[Active Aggressive]

Due to their moving tour dates around, the show they were going to play in October in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club (one of my favorite places to see bands) is now going to be held at Great Scott in November. Great Scott is kinda dinky. I haven't been yet but that's what I have been told. I might still check it out tho. PULL SHAPES! What a great CD!

[WotUNeed]

roentgenizdat said:

Sales total from 10/20 chart: 2,262

Yikes.

I've yet to hear anything about rescheduling the concert here. I guess I'll refund my ticket (Kaiser Chiefs redux >:() and just re-purchase should they choose to do so.

There's another upcoming acts contest in which they could use some votes, this time from Yahoo! Music.

[busyboy]

01 Call Me
02 Ain't No Talking
03 Thank You
04 I Need a Little Time
05 History
06 I Always Planned to Stay
07 Stop the Music
08 I Vibe You
09 Our Love Was Saved by Spacemen
10 Finding My Way
11 Captain Rhythm
12 From Today

The second album drops 6/28 in the UK.

[Minimalism]

Ugh, even the album cover is a dreary, tacky mess. I'm not liking the direction they're taking this time around. At all.

[busyboy]

The new album leaked.

[beach1]

I just listened through it. I only liked one song (Finding My Way.)

Their previous CD had some cute, fun songs on it. But this new one is just kind of weird and doesn't really work imo.