Husky announce album and tour

Husky to release Forever So on July 10^th in North America
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Download “History’s Door” here.
Video- “The Woods”

Melbourne, Australia band Husky will release their fantastic debut album, Forever So via Sub Pop on May 28 in UK and Europe and July 10^th in North America via CD, LP and digitally. The album features 13 tracks and includes the singles and videos for “History’s Door,” “The Woods,” and “Tidal Wave.”

Husky will hit the road this summer which includes support tours for Sub Pop label mates The Head and The Heart (May 31^st-June 10th) and Shearwater (July 13^th-21^st). Full tour dates below.

Huksy’s video for “The Woods” has been added to this week’s episode of MTVU’s “The Freshmen”. The show spotlights emerging artists on air and online, with the chance for one of the videos to get an automatic add into rotation on the channel the following week. Fans can vote on these videos online, starting Monday morning, and votes will end on Friday at 2:00 PM (EST). Vote here!

Front man Husky Gawenda and keyboard player Gideon Preiss are cousins who grew up together, making music and poring over their parents' record collections. Though the four band members have disparate tastes, their shared passion for classic sounds, rich harmonies, and artful songwriting points back to the artists they grew up on: Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan, the Doors, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, the Beach Boys. Yet while Gideon took easily to the life of the performing musician, playing in myriad bands throughout his teenage years, Gawenda shied away from the spotlight. "I was actually terrified of performing," he admits. "It took a lot of will power to start singing my own songs in front of anybody, but I was determined to do it, because I always had the dream of playing music as my way of life."

Augmented by bassist Evan Tweedie and drummer Luke Collins, whom Preiss met on the Melbourne music scene, the foursome began playing small local shows in late 2008. Even at the outset, the band's primary goal was making a record that would bring their songs to full fruition (read more @Sub Pop).

"Forever So is breathtaking in its ambition, a shimmering fog of kaleidoscopic storytelling, each a song a Nick Drake-esque fairytale delivered with full indie-orhestration." **** [Band to Watch] -Rolling Stone Australia

"With indie folks songs that are totally accessible and sweet while for the most part avoiding being predictable or twee, there is certainly enough about Forever So to suggest that everything is in place for Husky to make an impact. Don't be surprised if 2012 is a big year for this likeable quartet." - Drum
"A sweet, little gem" -Cream

"This outstanding debut album weaves understated sincerity into wintry introspectiveness forced upon anyone in the city of four-seasons-a-day. Husky's mid-tempo folk reflects upon the world with genuine originality, too - the songs avoid the more obvious tricks in the composers playbook, leaving ample space for frontman Husky Gawanda's lyrical confessions." - Sydney Morning Herald

May 10 - Brighton, UK - Great Escape Festival
May 11 - Brighton, UK - Great Escape Festival
May 12 - Brighton, UK - Great Escape Festival
May 19 - Hamburg, DE - Beatlemania
May 20 - Berlin, DE - Privatclub
May 21 - Koln, DE - Blue Shell
May 23 - Munster, DE - Gleiss 22
May 31 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory*
Jun. 01 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore*
Jun. 02 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore*
Jun. 05 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom*
Jun. 08 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live*
Jun. 09 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek*
Jun. 10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek*
Jun. 12 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
Jun. 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl^
Jul. 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom**
Jul. 14 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar**
Jul. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo**
Jul. 17 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill**
Jul. 19 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios**
Jul. 20 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile**
Jul. 21 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club**
* w/ The Head and The Heart
** w/ Shearwater
^ w/ Felice Brothers