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Posted on August 22, 2012 by papergarden

Conveyor recently stopped by the Daytrotter Studio Paradiso in San Francisco to lay down a few tracks from their new self-titled LP including ‘Mom Talk’, ‘Mukraker’ and ‘Right Sleep’ as well as ‘Yes, Some Things Are So Heavy’ from their Sun Ray EP.

Listen to the session here: http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/conveyor/20055979-37383209

Like what you hear? Pick up your copy of the album, here’s a few links to get you on your way!

Purchase from iTunes HERE

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/conveyor/id534537302

Purchase from Paper Garden Records HERE

http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/conveyor

Purchase from Bandcamp HERE

http://conveyor.bandcamp.com

 

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Posted on July 10, 2012 by papergarden

Conveyor’s highly anticipated self-titled record will be available next week to all of you who have sat patiently on your best behavior in waiting.

The album (available July 17th) has already been met with rave reviews following an incredibly successful launch show  adored by Consequence of Sound and NY Social Status and has been featured as Exfm‘s album of the week.

Conveyor spoke to Gold Flake Paint about the process of recording the album:

“It was a hectic 8 months. I think it went as smoothly as it could have gone given our circumstances, which were a sort of makeshift recording studio in the space where we normally practice. The whole thing was such a process from start to finish, like there weren’t definite periods of writing, then recording, then mixing. It was all just happening at the same time, which I think in the end turned out to be beneficial to our creativity,” TJ said.

And for good reason according to Gold Flake Paint’s review to follow.

“For every inspired pop-hit (and there are many; from the the wonderfully-constructed Mukraker, through the slow-building majesty of Right Sleep, to the dazzling strut of Mane) there is a balance and a counter-point (the barely-there nuanced simmering of Homes); the result being an ever-changing kaleidoscopic outpouring of sound and colour and an overall feel that manages to be structured and finely-crafted yet also bold, brave and brilliantly unleashed.”

Conveyor spoke to Alphabet Bands about some of the tracks on the album, describing Woolgatherer as “Strands of neurons are soaked in a chemical dye and then gathered together to be braided on a loom made from collected dead tree branches. The result is a tether used to hoist piles of asthmatic brains out of a primordial pit.” and Short Hair as “A heavy-handed metaphor for the importance of timeliness in strategic life decisions, but: after all, it grows back anyway, right?.”

Making you hungry to bask in the sonic-wonder of this awesome record?

You can pre-order here:

http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/conveyor

Catch Conveyor as they head to the West Coast this week for their national tour!

Dates here: papergardenrecords.com/news/conveyor-announces-summer-tour-in-support-of-upcoming-album/

Check out the photos from the launch show here:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150930719818952.426067.6073798951&type=1

Read the full articles below:

Gold Flake Paint Interview

Gold Flake Paint Album Review

EXFM Album of the Week

In Their Own Words: Conveyor on Conveyor

NY Social Status Live Review

Consequence of Sound Live Review

 

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Posted on May 9, 2012 by papergarden

Order your colored 12″ vinyl or CD of Conveyor by Conveyor here: http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/conveyor

Paper Garden Records is beyond ecstatic to announce the release of the self-titled debut LP from Brooklyn’s CONVEYOR this Summer (July 17, 2012).  Having only teased the world with an EP and a few singles so far, Conveyor has already made a big impression on the blogosphere, earning accolades from Consequence of Sound, We Listen For You, Earmilk, I Guess I’m Floating, Listen Before You Buy, Baeble Music, Yvynyl, and BPM.  After returning from a successful SXSW 2012, Conveyor are getting ready to embark on a summer of tour dates that include the Fringe Festival (Montreal) and NXNE (Toronto) the weekend of June 15th, back to NYC for their record release show at Mercury Lounge on June 28th, and a full national tour in support of the LP that begins the very next day.

We are very proud to welcome Conveyor to our family and we can’t wait to share their music and their songs with you.

About Conveyor

Conveyor is a Brooklyn-based music project spawned by the fated juncture of a wandering tarot of musicians in Gainesville, FL. Was it kismet or perhaps a primordial summon which led these gentlemen purveyors of sound to individually tune in and migrate North to the bustling seductress known as New York City? Their retort is Sun Ray, a debut EP birthed and released in the warm embrace of Spring 2011. Brimming with lucid, homey synths layered over acoustic guitars and harmonious vocals, they channel extraterrestrial bible-thumpers drenched in love, spouting acid-soaked pop unabashed to beam with the simultaneous embrace of life/death realities backed by a polyrhythmic, pulsing backdrop. A decidedly grand task indeed, and following a string of self-released, handmade EPs, they are releasing their debut full-length album in 2012 with Brooklyn’s Paper Garden Records, a testament to our nature and the nature of ourselves.

Track Listing

1. Woolgatherer
2. Two Davids
3. Mane
4. Short Hair
5. Reach
6. Homes
7. Right Sleep
8. Mom Talk
9. Mukraker
10. All
11. Anne

**For more on Conveyor, check out their PGR artist page HERE**

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Posted on December 30, 2011 by papergarden

Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Conveyor – Mukraker

We have been hooked on Conveyor ever since their EP “Sun Ray” landed on our doorstep. (Note to bands: handing out your music on freaky orange 12″ vinyl is one sure way to get a label to give your demo a spin.) Unfortunately, we caught wind of this Brooklyn based quartet too late and missed out on their CMJ show. Apparently they impressed a few folks so much that We Listen For You decided on “Sun Ray” as the first ever We Listen For You Record Club selection. Now we have three copies of this beautiful wax at Paper Garden & Lovely Hearts Club headquarters and in no way is that depressing! Conveyor has this rare ability to repeat the same few lyrics over and over and over with their folk-inspired melodies and catchy synth to the point that you feel it in your bones. BreakThru Radio has pinned them as a hybrid between Iron & Wine with Caribou but we can’t shake this feeling that they are channeling their inner Aqueduct at times.

Well out with the old and in with the new in 2012 because One Thirty BPM has just premiered a new track called “Mukraker” and have deemed it Conveyor’s best song yet! It definitely has got everyone we know excited about their forthcoming full album.  The band has also began locking down tour dates across the entirety of the US for Summer 2012, so be on the lookout for a live show in your town!

You can stream the track here or head over to their bandcamp starting January 2nd for a digital fix, until the 7″ split with fellow Brooklynites Illuminator is available.  Conveyor has also brought us a delicious new treat in the form of BreakThru Radio’s Hear & There session, where they cook up a stripped back version of “Mukraker” in a posh Williamsburg kitchen. Even though the band is extremely busy making new music for us they still find time to chat with fans on the internet so get to following them on Twitter and Facebook. Hope to see everyone who lives within a 30-mile radius of Glasslands on January 5 as Conveyor gets down with ILLUMINATOR, Teletextile, and fellow Lovely Hearts Club band, Snowmine.

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