Pitchfork

Cadence Weapon, aka ex-Pitchfork scribe Rollie Pemberton, has joined the stable of rising underground rappers at Epitaph. He is moving to the once punk-centric imprint from Canada's Upper Class Recordings, though the labels will release Breaking Kayfabe together in the U.S. on March 13. UC originally released Breaking in Pemberton's native Canada back in 2005, and it garnered a respectable 8.0 from this here website.

Epitaph/Upper Class have also teamed up for the video for new single "Sharks". Spy Films produced the old-school video game homage, and Chris Grismer and Duane Crichton co-directed it.

Cadence Weapon will release his sophomore album on Epitaph this fall. A full tour is in the works for the summer, though he currently has a few dates scheduled in Canada and one at South by Southwest.

"Sharks":




Breaking Kayfabe:

01 Oliver Square
02 Sharks
03 Grim Fandango
04 Black Hand
05 30 Seconds
06 Diamond Cutter
07 Holy Smoke
08 Fathom
09 Turning on Your Sign
10 Lisa's Spider
11 Vicarious
12 Julie Will Jump the Broom

Dates:

03-07 Guelph, Ontario - Guelph University Centre
03-07 Toronto, Ontario - The Docks (CMW Indie Awards)
03-08 Montreal, Quebec - Zoobizarre
03-09 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern (CMW Chart Party)
03-09 Toronto, Ontario - Drake Underground (CMW After Party)
03-15 Austin, TX - Copa (SXSW)