Pitchfork: Late B.P. Helium Launches Tour, Shares Exclusive MP3

Late B.P. Helium Launches Tour, Shares Exclusive MP3
Friends of B.P. turn out in earnest

Don't let his slightly unkempt appearance fool ya-- Athens, Georgia resident the Late B.P. Helium (also known as the living Bryan Poole) shaves and showers at least twice a week. Okay-- actually we have no clue about the man's personal grooming habits, but we do know that however cleanly he is now, he's about to get significantly less so, because it's time for him to sleep on floors, subsist on two-week old tuna sandwiches, and spend 90% of his waking hours trapped in a moving vehicle. Yep, it's tour time!

Of Montreal guitarist and Elephant 6 dabbler the Late B.P. kicks off his own jaunt tonight at his hometown's 40 Watt Club. Along the way he'll cross paths with Magnolia Electric Co. and Bishop Allen for a couple one-off shows. As an introduction to the Late B.P.'s world, why not check out the exclusive mp3 below? A high-energy cover of 60s Brit pop-rockers the Move's "Lightning Never Strikes Twice", it features Helium along with Great Lakes' Ben Crum on guitar, Jucifer's Ed Livengood on drums, and Casper Fandango of Casper and the Cookies on bass. Dig it.

Don't B. Late:

10-26 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-27 Winston-Salem, NC - The Garage
10-28 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
10-29 Lexington, KY - Mecca *
10-30 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
11-01 Brooklyn, NY - Northsix (CMJ) #
11-03 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
11-04 Mount Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern

* with Bishop Allen
# with Magnolia Electric Co.