Luke Temple to release collectible 7-inch, play SXSW

Brooklyn songwriter Luke Temple is set to release, Brain, a limited edition vinyl 7-inch, on Feb. 26. It's the fourth volume of the Seven Inch Project, a series of limited edition vinyl collectibles, each by a different artist. Created during a late November recording session (right around the time when he was a Paste Artist of the Week), the 7-inch will be available through SevenInchProject.com and at Temple's shows. Previous contributors to the Seven Inch Project include Agent Ribbons, June Madrona and Half-handed Cloud.

Recording untraditionally and adhering to D.I.Y. philosophies as always, Temple laid down tracks for Brain in his apartment using two microphones.

He garnered praise for the 8-track recordings that made up Snowbeast, his most recent album (Mill Pond Records), but has turned to a new tactic for the material leading up to a new full-length release. After traveling solo for a while, he's recruited three bandmates, Tyler Woods on keys, Parker Kindred on drums and Mike Bloch on guitar, who have toured with him in the past and will collaborate on the next album.

You can hear two of the songs from Brain, "They're Gonna Land" and "You Could Be Anywhere", on Temple's MySpace (a taste of the digital versions that come with every vinyl purchase from the Seven Inch Project). Toting his new 7-inch and new bandmates along, he has a few upcoming live shows, including an appearance at SXSW.

Dates:

February
26 - London, UK @ The Paradise

March
1 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
12 - Austin, Texas @ SXSW

April
5 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Brooklyn Public Library

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