{"id":1182,"date":"2016-01-25T19:14:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T19:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2016-06-10T19:15:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T19:15:47","slug":"the-ragbirds-sign-to-rock-ridge-music-new-album-coming-march-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/the-ragbirds-sign-to-rock-ridge-music-new-album-coming-march-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ragbirds sign to Rock Ridge Music; new album coming March 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 25, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE RAGBIRDS SIGN TO ROCK RIDGE MUSIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New album from genre-bending band to be released March 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ann Arbor, MI-based genre-bending band The Ragbirds have signed with Rock Ridge Music and will be releasing their fifth studio album via their new label on March 25, 2016.\u00a0 Written and recorded in the wake of the birth of co-founders Erin Zindle and Randall Moore\u2019s first child,\u00a0The Threshold & The Hearth<\/em>\u00a0adds another dimension to the band’s catalog.\u00a0 It’s an album that explores the ways in which love and family relationships can weather the storms of life, year after year.<\/p>\n

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“I’ve been traveling with bands since I was a teenager,” says Zindle, a multi-instrumentalist who doubles as the band’s chief songwriter and frontwoman. “I’ve written a lot of songs about my experiences on the road. For a while, The Ragbirds played a lot of different styles of world music: Celtic, tango, African numbers, gypsy-sounding pieces\u2026 You could pinpoint those songs to a specific region, so the music itself felt like a tour around the world. But we’re coming home with this album. There’s still a worldly feel, but there’s also the sense that\u00a0The Threshold & The Hearth<\/em>\u00a0is the sound we’ve been searching for. I feel like we’re the alchemist who traveled so far, only to discover that what he was seeking was always at home.”<\/p>\n

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With influences ranging from Paul Simon to Peter Gabriel, the band turned to Grammy-nominated producer Jamie Candiloro for his help on the new album. Candiloro’s influences were similarly wide-ranging, with a resume that included credits on albums by R.E.M., Willie Nelson, the Eagles and Ryan Adams. Together, the group captured the spunk and spirit of a Ragbirds show, with Zindle’s new daughter serving as an inspiration.<\/p>\n

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Scheduled for release three years after 2013’s\u00a0We Belong to the Love<\/em>\u00a0(a live album that shone a light on the band’s punchy, positive-minded stage show),\u00a0The Threshold & The Hearth<\/em>\u00a0is louder and livelier than anything they’ve done before. The guitar solos, played by Erin\u2019s brother T.J. Zindle, point to a longtime appreciation for rock and roll. The deep-seated grooves, performed by the three-piece rhythm section of drummer Jon Brown, percussionist Moore and bassist Dan Jones, mix punch with precision. And Zindle’s conceptual storyline for the album \u2014 a make-believe tale of two lovers who meet, fall in love and spend the next 20 years dealing with the joys and struggles that come with any long-term relationship \u2014 turns\u00a0The Threshold & The Hearth<\/em>\u00a0into a universal album that appeals to anyone looking to forge a home out of the chaos of everyday life.<\/p>\n

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The band’s music \u2014 a hybrid of indie-pop melodies, global rhythms and songwriting styles influenced from all over the world \u2014 is as broad as their audience, which stretches from the group’s hometown in Michigan to the shores of Osaka, Japan (where they scored a number one pop hit with the song “Book of Matches”). Show by show, in venues ranging from rock clubs and performing arts centers to festivals encompassing everything from bluegrass to electronica, The Ragbirds have developed a well-deserved reputation as one of the most dynamic, high-spirited live bands in roots music.\u00a0\u00a0Looking Closer<\/em>\u00a0called them \u201ceclectic, restlessly creative, poetic,\u201d while\u00a0AllMusic.com<\/em>\u00a0dubbed The Ragbirds \u201cthe very best of what independent music has to offer.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0USA Today<\/em>\u00a0declared their music \u201chighly impressive,\u201d while the\u00a0Ann Arbor Observer<\/em>\u00a0applauded their sound, calling it \u201ca well-worn suitcase covered with travel stickers of world-music styles.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Revealarts\u00a0<\/em>trumpeted: \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve stumbled across a band that\u2019s destined to achieve the same level of cult-greatness as The Innocence Mission, Bruce Cockburn, Ron Sexsmith, Sufjan Stevens, and yes, even Over the Rhine\u2026 astounding international eclecticism, mixing everything from reggae to Celtic to blues music along with plenty of world music into a unified, enchanting whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In celebration of the new album, The Ragbirds are planning a hometown-area album release show at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI on March 25th.\u00a0 Additionally, the band plans to tour in support of the album (see tour dates below).<\/p>\n

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THE RAGBIRDS TOUR SCHEDULE:<\/b><\/p>\n

2\/6\/2016 \u2013 Bellaire, MI \/ Short’s Brewing Company<\/p>\n

2\/20\/2016 \u2013 Cadillac, MI \/ Cadillac Elks Lodge<\/p>\n

2\/26\/2016 – Terre Haute, IN \/ The Verve<\/p>\n

3\/12\/2016 – Grand Rapids, MI \/ Chili Blues Festival<\/p>\n

3\/24\/2016 \u2013 Columbus, OH \/ Woodlands Tavern<\/p>\n

3\/25\/2016 \u2013 Detroit (Ferndale), MI \/ The Magic Bag (official The Threshold & The Hearth album release show)<\/p>\n

4\/2\/2016 \u2013 Lansing, MI \/ The Loft<\/p>\n

4\/6\/2016 \u2013 Nashville, TN \/ 12th & Porter<\/p>\n

4\/8\/2016 – Knoxville, TN \/ Rhythm N’ Blooms Festival<\/p>\n

4\/9\/2016 \u2013 Brooksville, FL \/ Stringbreak Music Fest<\/p>\n

4\/10\/2016 \u2013 Brooksville, FL \/ Stringbreak Music Fest<\/p>\n

4\/15\/2016 \u2013 Grand Haven, MI \/ Tri Cities Museum<\/p>\n

4\/16\/2016 – Traverse City, MI \/ Sweet Earth Festival<\/p>\n

4\/29\/2016 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN \/ Mousetrap Bar & Grill<\/p>\n

4\/30\/2016 \u2013 Goshen, IN \/ Ignition Music Garage<\/p>\n

5\/20\/2016 \u2013 Berea, KY \/ The Moonshiner’s Ball<\/p>\n

5\/21\/2016 \u2013 Yellow Springs, OH \/ Peach’s Bar & Grill<\/p>\n

6\/25\/2016 \u2013 Alden, MI \/ Grass River Annual Benefit Concert<\/p>\n

8\/16\/2016 \u2013 Rockford, IL \/ Tuesday Evening in the Gardens<\/p>\n

\u2026more dates to be announced soon.<\/p>\n

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www.theragbirds.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2016   THE RAGBIRDS SIGN TO ROCK RIDGE MUSIC \u00a0 New album from genre-bending band to be released March 25th   Ann Arbor, MI-based genre-bending band The Ragbirds have signed with Rock Ridge Music and will be releasing their fifth studio album via their new label on March 25, 2016.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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