• Watch live video / Download mp3 for “I’m In A Bad Way”
• Two additional tracks to debut @ Alternative Press in coming weeks
• Currently touring Europe, UK (11/13 – 12/20)

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The well-traveled PJ Bond has teamed up with Alternative Press to premier a brand new song, “I’m In A Bad Way.” You can watch PJ and his brother, Brian Bond, perform the track live in Lynchburg, Virginia on a stopover during their recent tour to the FEST in Gainesville, FL. The song can also be downloaded in mp3 format here.

This new offering – which will likely appear on a TBD 2012 vinyl release from Black Numbers – is one of three new songs that will make their debut at Alternative Press over the course of the next two weeks. Check back to the magazine’s website on November 19th and 26th for video / mp3 premiers of “Nevermind” and “Reasons.”

Included with the premier of “I’m In A Bad Way” are the lyrics and a written intro from the always-insightful Bond as he discusses playing music, traveling the world and the overwhelming generosity of the folks he’s met along the way. He also gives a detailed description of the songwriting process and how it came to fruition. It’s an engaging read from a man whose lifestyle and choices not only embody the true nature of Punk Rock but who is always searching for new and creative ways to connect with music fans and people in general.

On that note, Bond is once again circling the globe, this time playing shows across Europe and the UK for the next five weeks. Tour dates are below and as always, if you’d like to attend a show, talk to PJ or maybe give him a couch to crash on, email me here or contact PJ directly here.

PJ Bond is the former front man for Outsmarting Simon (Triple Crown Records) and Marigold, and the New Brunswick, NJ native has also played in The Color Fred and Communipaw. His last two releases – the 2009 full-length You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical and a more recent 7-song live EP, 22 April: Vienna, Austria – are available in various formats from Black Numbers. Bond’s homespun brand of indie rock and Americana is a lush and organic affair, punctuated by strikingly honest lyrics that are deeply personal yet touch on universally understood themes. If you’re able to catch him live, you’ll be treated to a heartfelt slice of creaky, back porch Americana tossed against a perfectly catchy pop backdrop. Still, Bond tosses in a bit of everything, from rustic, uptempo alt-country rockers to haunting, melancholy acoustic offerings and sweetly infectious indie numbers. For fans of Rocky Votolato, Neutral Milk Hotel, Whiskeytown and Elliott Smith.

TOUR
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NOV 14 – Antwerp, Belgium @ de Kleine Hedonist
NOV 15 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Carpe Diem
NOV 16 – Zele, Belgium @ JC Juvenes
NOV 17 – Beverwijk, Netherlands @ House show (email pjbondmusic@gmail.com for address)
NOV 18 – Detmold, Germany @ Alte Pauline
NOV 19 – Hillentrup, Germany @ Papiermuhle
NOV 20 – Bielefeld, Germany @ Fair Trade Merch Store
NOV 21 – Nuremburg, Germany @ Mono Bar
NOV 22 – TBA (Need Help)
NOV 23 – Vienna, Austria @ Replugged
NOV 24 – Wr Neustadt, Austria @ Entro P’s
NOV 25 – Graz, Austria @ Sub
NOV 26 – Regensburg, Germany @ Zimmer 4
NOV 27 – Enkirch, Germany @ TOMs Enkirch
NOV 28 – Oberburg, Switzerland @ Restaurant Bahnhof
NOV 29 – Saanen, Switzerland @ Oeyetl
NOV 30 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Kontiki Bar
DEC 01 – Geneva, Switzerland @ Le Cabinet
DEC 02 – Lausanne, Switzerland @ TBC
DEC 03 – Lyon, France @ The Beers
DEC 10 – Cardiff, UK @ The Full Moon
DEC 11 – Swansea, UK @ Mozarts
DEC 13 – Birmingham, UK @ Sunflower Lounge
DEC 14 – Manchester, UK @ Well Wisher house (email pjbondmusic@gmail.com for address)
DEC 15 – Glasgow, Scotland @ The Captain’s Rest
DEC 16 – Girvan, UK @ Z1 Youth Vlub
DEC 17 – Edinburgh, Scotland @ The Banshee’s Labrynth
DEC 18 – Leeds, UK @ House show (email pjbondmusic@gmail.com for address)
DEC 19 – Lincoln, UK @ The Red Room
DEC 20 – Nottingham, UK @ The Maze

* In support of You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical
* PJ tackles the Pink Couch

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New Jersey native PJ Bond – who for the past year has spent the majority of his days living out of his car, playing shows, crashing on couches and generally making a lot of new roommates – will embark on a month-long tour of the U.K. and mainland Europe beginning on Tuesday, March 16th.

Bond continues to tour in support of his latest full-length, You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical, which was released in late 2009 by Black Numbers in LP and CD format.

The ex-Outsmarting Simon front man has played in bands such as The Color Fred, Marigold and Communipaw, but in comparison to previous endeavors, Alphabetical is a decidedly more organic, homespun affair. It’s a heartfelt slice of creaky, back porch Americana tossed against a perfectly catchy pop backdrop. Still, Bond throws a little bit of everything into the mix, from rustic, up tempo alt-country rockers to haunting, melancholy acoustic offerings and sweetly infectious indie numbers.

Listen to “You, Too” (free mp3)

- A brilliant collection of songs ranging from Matt Pond PA to early Wilco folk-rockers. The whole album ebbs and flows from one emotional chord to another with ease. – Verbicide
- Bond’s eloquence and clarity approaches Paul Westerberg / Elliott Smith standards in terms of making the mundane sound essential, and vice versa. – No Depression
- Bond combines compelling storytelling sensibilities with sobering reflections, underpinned by lush melodies and more than a hint of melancholy. – Rock Sound

On a related note, Bond recently partook in the famed Pink Couch Sessions for the inimitable IfYouMakeIt.com. You can watch him perform the song “Baby Bones” here.

As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with PJ, drop me a line here.

Tour
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MAR 16 – London, England @ The Library
MAR 17 – Nottingham, England @ Chameleon Arts Cafe
MAR 18 – Manchester, England @ The Sweatbox
MAR 19 – Girvan, Scotland @ Z1 Youth Club
MAR 20 – Glasgow, Scotland @ The Black Sparrow
MAR 21 – Inverness, Scotland @ Madd Hatter’s
MAR 22 – Aberdeen, Scotland @ TBA
MAR 23 – Dunfermline, Scotland @ PJ Molloy’s
MAR 24 – Leeds, England @ Whiskey Wednesday / Santiago Bar
MAR 25 – Birmingham, England @ Stokholm House
MAR 27 – Wednesbury, England @ Addistock
MAR 28 – Swansea, England @ Mozart’s
MAR 29 – Cardiff, England @ TBA
MAR 31 – Bristol, England @ The Croft
APR 01 – Brighton, England @ Sanctuary Cella
APR 08 – Antwerpen, Belgium @ De Peylkoker
APR 09 – Holland @ TBA
APR 10 – Hillentrup, Germany @ Papiermuhle
APR 16 – Wiener Neustadt, Austria @ Triebwerk
APR 17 – Pollau, Austria @ Club 81
APR 19 – Graz, Austria @ Forum Stadtpark
APR 20 – Budapest, Hungary @ TBA
APR 21 – Vienna, Austria @ Loft
APR 22 – Vienna, Austria @ House Show
APR 23 – Regensburg, Germany @ Alte Malzerei

* Download the Self-Titled Debut at Sound As Language
* CD available for stream and purchase

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New Brunswick, NJ’s Communipaw and South Carolina-based music blog Sound As Language are excited to announce that the band’s Self-Titled debut full-length is now available for full Free Download on the site.

The record is the first in a new feature for the blog where albums and EPs of different genres will be made available for free with direct permission from the artist. The only criteria is that music be quality and of course, independent.

Led by singer/songwriter Brian Bond, Communipaw mixes its love of soaring, anthemic indie rock with a classic songwriting sensibility and a slice of alt-country. Along the way, the band has crafted a dynamic brand of indie-pop, building a reputation for originality in its hometown scene. This Self-Titled recording morphed into a year long adventure that brought the band to eight different studio spaces and inspired eleven new songs, experimentation, revision and reinvention along every step of the way. The resulting Self-Titled record illustrates at once a lush synthesis of the group’s diverse influences – from shoegaze to surf rock and everything in between – and a testament to the maturity of the band’s songwriting.

- Take Over (mp3)
- 2:23 (mp3)

Communipaw plans to tour the US extensively this summer. Until then go pick up the album for free!

Feb. 4th – St. Louis, MO @ The Fubar w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 5th – Peoria, IL @ The Brass Rail w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 6th – Chicago, IL @ The Horseshoe w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 7th – Grand Rapids, MI @ Kelly’s Place w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 8th – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar w/ Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) and PJ Bond
Feb. 9th – Springfield, OH @ McMurray’s w/ PJ Bond, Seton Brown
Feb. 10th – Cincinnati, OH @ Baba Budan’s w/ PJ Bond, Moriah Haven Lawson
Feb. 11th – Cleveland, OH @ The Soggy Dog House w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 12th – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 13th – New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 14th – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ PJ Bond
Feb. 15th, 16th – Taking a break; hanging with friends in Brooklyn.
Feb. 17th – Roanoke, VA @ The Bazaar w/ Extinctions, Just Marshall
Feb. 18th – Richmond, VA @ Six Burner w/ Nick Coward and the Last Battle