Pitchfork

Raleigh's Rosebuds, Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp, are more than just a husband-and-wife duo and a goth-folk-tinged indie band. They're also pioneers.

On February 24, the Rosebuds will head to Moscow, Russia for a concert at the B1 Maximum Club alongside Brett Anderson (of Suede) and Ian Brown (of the Stone Roses). According to Merge Records, this is the first time in label history that a Merge band has performed in Russia. Way to bridge the cultural divide, Rosebuds!

On April 10, Merge will release the band's next album, Night of the Furies. They're currently drumming up interest for it on the road with Yo La Tengo. In March, they'll gig their way down to the Merge showcase at SXSW.

Remixes of tracks from Night of the Furies are in the works. Portastatic, former Cure keyboardist Roger O'Donnell, former Luna members Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, Gary Go, namelessnumberheadman, and Mark Sanders are all in the process of tweaking the tunes.

Tracklist:

01 My Punishment for Fighting
02 Cemetery Lawns
03 I Better Run
04 Get Up Get Out
05 Silence By the Lakeside
06 Hold on to This Coat
07 Silja Line: On Settling for a Normal Life
08 When the Lights Went Dim
09 Night of the Furies

Dates:

02-09 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
02-10 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero *
02-11 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
02-24 Moscow, Russia - B1 Maximum Club #
03-07 Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade %
03-08 Wilmington, NC - Bella Festa %
03-09 Charleston, SC - Map Room %
03-10 Columbia, SC - Art Bar $
03-11 Atlanta, GA - Earl $
03-12 Baton Rogue, LA - Spanish Moon +
03-14 Austin, TX - Antone's (SXSW; Merge Records showcase) !
03-16 Austin, TX - Pok-e-Jo's (SXSW; Merge Records/Absolutely Kosher Records day party)
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW

* with Yo La Tengo
# with Ian Brown, Brett Anderson
% with Un Deux Trios
$ with Beach House
+ with Silversun Pickups
! with Imperial Teen, the Broken West, Oakley Hall, Ladybug Transistor