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Topshelf to Release Rooftops Album on Vinyl

New Signing:

Hey friends! We are thrilled to announce that we’ll be releasing A Forest of Polarity_, the debut album from Bellingham, Washington’s Rooftops on vinyl. Pre-orders for the album will go up April 1st (heh, no joke) with copies hitting store shelves around the globe on May 18th.

Rooftops take its brand of intricate math pop and layer it generously with acoustic guitars, horns, strings and percussion. The resulting arrangements create an impressive sound uniting math rock and post rock into something bold, new and exciting. The band adds vocals to the mix only sparingly but at brilliantly timed intervals for maximum effect. It is the bold, unbridled enthusiasm of math rock harnessed only by the restraints and subtle nuances of post rock. A Forest of Polarity is the sound of two becoming one. Can you hear it?

The band is streaming songs from A Forest of Polarity on its Myspace page. Additionally, you can download an mp3 for the song “Raft Easily” here.

Beginning next Friday, Rooftops will embark on a month-long trek across the US with good friends The Americas. Check the dates below:

MAR 12 — Bellingham, WA @ Plan B. w/ Dog Shredder

MAR 13 — Seattle, WA @ Ali Masterson’s House w/ Throne of Bone, Dog Shredder

MAR 14 — Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ Chung Antique

MAR 15 — Missoula, MT @ ZACC BSMT w/ Tyson Ballew and The Juveniles

MAR 16 — Rapid City, SD @ Budd Ugly’s w/ Old

MAR 18 — Minneapolis, MN @ Star Bar w/ Fountain Heads

MAR 19 — LaCrosse, WI @ JB’s Speakeasy w/ This Maching, Idle Ecstatic

MAR 20 — Chicago, IL @ Treasure Town (House) w/ Bad Words, Suffix, Socially Retarded, The Midwestern

MAR 21 — Chicago, IL @ Ronny’s (Logan Square)

MAR 22 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Division Avenue Arts Cooperative (DAAC all-ages)

MAR 23 — Detroit, MI @ The Berkley Front w/ The Summer Pledge, Devilfish

AR 24 — Cleveland, OH @ The Happy Dog

MAR 25 — New York, NY @ The Delancey w/ Ghastly City Sleep

MAR 26 — New York, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday w/ Anna Weng, Madame Beak, The Suite Unraveling

MAR 27 — Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ Yak Snot, Sleep Bellum Sonno TOPSHELF PRESENTS…

MAR 28 — Boston, MA @ PA’s

MAR 29 — Philadelphia or Pittsburgh or Lancaster, PA @ TBA

MAR 30 — Bloomington, IN or Columbus, OH @ TBA

MAR 31 — Omaha, NE @ O’leavers

APR 02 — Napa, CA @ Slack Ranch w/ Goodriddler

APR 03 — Berkeley, CA @ Cloyne Co-Op w/ Goodriddler

APR 04 — Santa Rosa, CA @ North Bay Film and Art Collective w/ Goodriddler

APR 05 — Chico, CA @ Cafe Coda w/ Goodriddler, Surrogate

APR 06 — Redding, CA @ Downtown Eatery w/ Goodriddler

APR 07 — Seattle, WA @ TBA

APR 08 — Bellingham, WA @ TBA

APR 09 — Seattle, WA @ TBA

APR 10 — Portland, OR @ The Parlour w/ Total Bros

APR 11 — Portland, OR @ Rotture w/ Strange Holiday (ex-Tristeza), Secret Codes, Goodriddler

–Mark

RFTPS

3-13-2010: Seattle, WA  @ Ali Masterson’s house w/ Throne of Bone and Dog Shredder

3-14-2010: Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ CHUNG ANTIQUE
3-15-2010: Missoula, MT Confirm @ TBA

3-16-2010: @ TBA
3-17-2010: @ TBA
3-18-2010: Minneapolis, MN @ Star Bar w/ Fountain Heads
3-19-2010: LaCrosse, WI @ JB’s Speakeasy w/ This Maching and Idle Ecstatic
3-20-2010: Chicago, IL @ Treasure Town w/ Bad Words, Suffix, Socially Retarded, and The Midwestern
3-21-2010: Chicago, IL @ Ronny’s w/ TBA
3-22-2010: Detroit, MI @ TBA
3-23-2010: Detroit, MI @ The Berkley Front w/ The Summer Pledge and Devilfish
3-24-2010: Cleveland, OH @ The Happy Dog w/ TBA
3-25-2010: New York, NY @ The Delancey w/ ghastly city sleep
3-26-2010: New York, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday w/ Anna Weng, Madame Beak, and The Suite Unraveling
3-27-2010: Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ Yak Snot, Sleep Bellum Sonno and TBA

3-28-2010: Boston, MA @ PA’s w/ TBA

3-29-2010: @ TBA

3-30-2010: @ TBA

3-31-2010: Omaha, NE @ O’leavers w/ TBA

4-02-2010: Napa, CA @ Slack Ranch w/ Goodriddler

4-03-2010: Berkeley, CA @ Cloyne Co-Op w/ Goodriddler

4-04-2010: Santa Rosa, CA @ North Bay Film and Art Collective w/ Goodriddler

4-05-2010: Chico, CA @ Cafe Coda w/ Goodriddler and Surrogate

4-06-2010: Redding, CA @ Downtown Eatery w/ Goodriddler

4-07-2010: Seattle, WA @ TBA

4-08-2010: Bellingham, WA @ TBA

4-09-2010: Seattle, WA @ TBA

4-10-2010: Portland, OR @ TBA w/ Total Bros

4-11-2010: Portland, OR @ Rotture w/ Strange Holiday (ex-Tristeza), Secret Codes, and Goodriddler