MP3: Thunderbirds Are Now!: "(The Making of) Make History"

Thunderbirds Are Now! made a big statement with last year's Frenchkiss release, Justamustache, and now(!) they're shooting to Make History. This John Schmersal-produced effort, originally slated to drop via Frenchkiss Records in September, has been postponed a bit due to some technical difficulties. It will now land on a record store shelf come October 3.

Despite this setback, TAN! continue to forge ahead, and nothing says "CHARGE!" louder than Make History's title track (meta-title track, anyway-- it's called "(The Making of) Make History"). The fine folks over at Frenchkiss were kind enough to give Pitchfork an exclusive MP3 of this song, so join the Thunderbirds' movement and listen here first!

TAN! also have a North American tour in the works. It kicks off in Michigan this month, hangs around, um, Michigan for August and September, and then takes a turn for the rest of the continent in October. Several dates are with You Say Party! We Say Die!, resulting in an orgy of exclamation points.

More dates are on the way, but for the time being:

07-28 Lansing, MI - Temple Club *
08-03 Toledo, MI - Toledo Indie Pop Fest
08-04 Traverse City, MI - Glacier Room #^
08-05 Flint, MI - Flint Local 432 #%
09-23 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick &
10-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Collective Cabaret @
10-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Basement @
10-05 Edmonton, Alberta - Powerplant @
10-06 Calgary, Alberta - Broken City @
10-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards @
10-08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey @
10-10 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall @
10-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill @
10-13 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar @
10-17 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge @
10-22 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington $
10-28 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn $

* with Ted Leo/Pharmacists, the Jai Lai Savant
# with Javelins
^ Victor! Fix the Sun
% with Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin, Empty Orchestra, the Fluff, Bird Dog
& with Anathallo
@ with You Say Party! We Say Die!
$ with Rescue

MP3: Thunderbirds Are Now!: (The Making of) Make History