Copeland US Headline Tour

 Lakeland, FL- September 4, 2008- Florida indie rockers Copeland have announced a US headlining tour to kick off in Carrboro, NC on October 21^st, 2008 spanning the country from the east to west coast. Lovedrug, Lydia and Lights will support. The tour coincides with the band’s latest release You Are My Sunshine which hits stores on October 14^th via Tooth and Nail Records.

Copeland is already generating a huge buzz online with the upcoming release of You Are My Sunshine and their elaborate viral campaign to announce the album. Beginning with a confused thread on Absolute Punk and a breakthrough story on MTV.com, news about Copeland has spread like wildfire to sites such as VH1, Absolute Punk, Buzznet, Buzzgrinder and the blogging community.

You Are My Sunshine is a rich playground of sound unfolding into layers of angelic tenor, driving guitars, experimental backdrops and rousing lyrics (some of which can be found in an elaborate maze the band has recently confused web goers with). The production team of Aaron Sprinkle (Eisley, Anberlin, Pedro the Lion), Copeland vocalist Aaron Marsh, and mixer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket) joined forces with Tooth and Nail and the result is a brilliant 11-song collection.

With songs like the guitar-driven “What Do I Know” and the ethereal tinges of “Good Morning Fire Eater,” You Are My Sunshine bursts with that bright hook Copeland has been longing for since they set out to make music eight years ago. The gossamer epic beauty of “Not So Tough Found Out,” one of the many standouts featuring the dramatic vocal delivery of Wisconsin-bred songstress Rae Cassidy Klagstad, nicely culminates Copeland’s desire in keeping the message of the album an individual matter.

Originally formed in 2000, Copeland released their label debut Beneath Medicine Tree via The Militia Group in 2003, and In Motion in 2005. In 2006, the band signed with Columbia Records to release Eat, Sleep, Repeat and followed up with Dressed Up & In Line, a 2007 album of B-sides and rarities. You Are My Sunshine will be released on October 14^th, 2008 via Tooth and Nail.

Stay tuned for more news from Copeland. For more information, please visit www.thecopelandsite.com or www.myspace.com/copeland.

Check out Copeland in a city near you:
10/21/08 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
10/22/08 Canal Club Richmond, VA
10/23/08 Recher Theatre Towson, MD
10/24/08 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
10/25/08 Heirloom Arts Theatre Danbury, CT
10/26/08 Middle East Cambridge, MA
10/27/08 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
10/29/08 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
10/30/08 The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
10/31/08 Station 4 St. Paul, MN
11/01/08 Slowdown Omaha, NE
11/02/08 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
11/03/08 Avalon Theater Salt Lake City, UT
11/05/08 The Venue Boise, ID
11/06/08 El Corazon Seattle, WA
11/07/08 Satyricon Portland, OR
11/08/08 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
11/10/08 Slim’s San Francisco, CA
11/11/08 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
11/12/08 The Clubhouse Music Venue Tempe, AZ
11/14/08 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
11/15/08 The Door Dallas, TX
11/16/08 Meacham Auditorium Norman, OK
11/18/08 Rocketown Nashville, TN
11/19/08 New Brookland Tavern Columbia, SC
11/20/08 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
11/21/08 State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
11/22/08 The Social Orlando, FL
11/23/08 The Social Orlando, FL