4/03/2013

IO ECHO "Ministry Of Love"

Io Echo's brilliant debut album Ministry of Love is out today in North America!  The band has been working hard on this album for the past couple of years and we're excited to finally be able to release it.  This has been a busy year for Io Echo, after touring with Bloc Party earlier this year, and the band currently being on the road with iconic '90s alt outfit Garbage.  After the tour is done, they'll be playing Coachella in a couple of weeks, and then following that up with a tour supporting The Joy Formidable.  We're also excited to announce that Io Echo will be playing Lollapalooza this year (August 2-4 in Chicago).
Ministry of Love, drawing from early '90s industrial, hazy pop and Eastern Classical orchestration (Japanese Koto and Chinese violin), has garnered accolades from NPR, Interview, Nylon, Stereogum, Paper, Dazed & Confused and many more.  Be on the lookout for a video for the title track soon, and until then you can watch the video for "When The Lilies Die" here.
They've succeeded in doing something that so many bands have tried, but failed to do: invent a completely new sound.- NYLON 
“A fantastic new discovery- NPR 
TOUR DATES
April 02 – Columbus OH – LC Pavilion*
April 03 – Chicago IL – Riviera Theatre*
April 05 – Minneapolis MN – Mill City Nights*
April 06 – Milwaukee WI – Eagles Ballroom*
April 07 – Madison WI – Orpheum*
April 09 – St. Louis MO – The Pageant*
April 10 – Kansas City MO – Harrah's*
April 12 – Indio, CA – Coachella
April 19 – Indio, CA – Coachella
April 26 – Tulsa OK – The Vanguard
April 29 – Dallas TX – Tree's^
April 30 – Austin TX – Emo's East
May 01 – Houston TX – Fitzgeralds^
May 05 – Tampa FL – State Theater^
May 06 – Orlando FL – The Social^
May 07 – Fort Lauderdale FL – Culture Room^
May 09 – Charlotte NC – Visulite Theater^
May 10 – Wilmington NC – Brooklyn Art Center^
May 11 – Richmond VA – The National
August 02-04 – Chicago IL - Lollapalooza
* with Garbage
^ with Joy Formidable

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