The True Jacqueline Announce National Tour in Support of Full-Length Release

Upon the heels of the June 22nd release of The True Jacqueline’s debut album Nice Bird, the spritely quartet from Massachusetts will hit the road to spread their jangly twee pop across the country.

The True Jacqueline have shared the stage with Bishop Allen, Sam Roberts Band, and Golden Bloom. Musically, The True Jacqueline offer indie-rock twists, breakdowns, and unusual arrangements that always remain melodic. Their songs can be both campy and heartfelt, but they write about what they know: real life, pop culture, and historical subjects. “We pull topics from many places,” says Stevralia. “We’re kind of nerds, so academic subjects like science, math, and history--as well as science fiction--tend to crop up often.” In 2009, Spin.com tagged the band as one of “7 Undiscovered Rock Bands Worth a Listen.” On Nice Bird, The True Jacqueline present power-pop basics, indie-rock twists, and unexpected arrangements all the while remaining contagiously melodic. Their songs are playful, literate, heartfelt and always fun. The band writes about what they know: real life, pop culture, and their keen fondness of historical subjects. "...crunchy guitar riffs and...tight girl/boy harmonies, a la Apples in Stereo." -- Pop Matters


The True Jacqueline Tour Dates
6/24/10 CD Release Party Sierra Grille, Northampton, MA
6/26/10 Lompoc Cafe, Bar Harbor, ME
6/27/10 All Asia, Cambridge, MA
6/29/10 Wilbert's, Cleveland, OH
7/1/10 Lilly's Bar, Chicago, IL
7/3/10 The Green Room, Sheboygan, WI
7/4/10 Jolly 4th Festival, Sheboygan, WI
7/7/10 The Vollrath Tavern, Indianapolis, IN
7/8/10 Howler's Coyote Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
7/10/10 Tritone, Philadelphia, PA
7/11/10 Bruar Falls , Brooklyn, NY

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Neutral Milk Hotel's "Communist Daughter" Covered Live on Film

Oh Shawn Fogel, mastermind of Golden Bloom, singer of sweet songs and strummer of ukulele. How can you possibly impress us more with your endless amounts of wondrous talent?

Oh, by getting out your ukulele, sitting on an antique car and singing Neutral Milk Hotel's "Communist Daughter" while your friend and Golden Bloom band mate, Josh Cohen, plays the melodica. Neutral Uke Hotel might be one of the the most genius things we've heard this year. We want more.

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Indie Twee Pop at It's Finest. The True Jacqueline Release Nice Bird on June 22nd

Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, The True Jacqueline’s debut full-length release Nice Bird set for release on June 22, presents indie-rock twists, breakdowns, and unusual arrangements that always remain melodic. TJ’s songs can be both campy and heartfelt; they write about what they know: real life, pop culture, and historical subjects. “We pull topics from many places,” says Stevralia. “We’re kind of nerds, so academic subjects like science, math, and history--as well as science-fiction --tend to crop up often.”

Nice Bird presents straight up bouncy indie rock reminiscent of late ‘90s Canadian power-pop (“Pon Farr”), sonic jamming dubs (“Citrus Alarm“ and “Mondegreen”), and delicious folk-pop (“Starts With She”). Though each song is sonically unique, what all of Nice Bird’s songs have in common is odd and whimsical lyrical content. They sing about magnets, Barbara Streisand, the 1989 Fred Savage video game movie “The Wizard”, and hating your brother enough to want to kill him.

The True Jacqueline have shared the stage with Bishop Allen, Sam Roberts Band, and Golden Bloom. In 2009, Spin.com tagged the band as one of “7 Undiscovered Rock Bands Worth a Listen.” "...Crunchy guitar riffs and singing tight girl/boy harmonies, a la Apples in Stereo ... lo-fi and loosely constructed but really kind of fun..." declared Jennifer Kelly of PopMatters of The True Jacqueline. Click Here to Read More..