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Hailing from Montreal, former Paste Band of the Week Land of Talk will finally release their 7-song mini-album stateside on March 20 via The Rebel Group. Applause Cheer Boo Hiss was first released in Canada in May 2006, but thanks to some fervent blogging and a handful of shows in New York City, the record quickly became one of the most talked about debuts of the year, both in America and in the Great White North.

In support of the new release, Land of Talk will hit the road with Menomena and Field Music for a dozen dates in late March, beginning with an appearance at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Applause Cheer Boo Hiss tracklist:

1. Speak To Me Bones
2. Sea Foam
3. Summer Special
4. Breaxxbaxx
5. Magnetic Hill
6. All My Friends
7. Street Wheels

Tour dates include:

March
14-18 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
20 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
21 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
23 - Toronto, ON @ El Macombo
24 - Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebox
25 - Montreal, PQ @ Main Hall
27 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
29 - Princeton, NJ @ Princeton University
30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
31 - Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

Related links:
Paste interviews Land of Talk
Land of Talk on MySpace
Land of Talk’s homepage

Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Fun Fact: If you call the band out on popular indie blog, Brooklyn Vegan, expect a reply.
Why It’s Worth Watching: The band specializes in sparkling, complex rock with pristine, come-hither vocals.
For Fans Of: Blonde Redhead, Metric, Cat Power, PJ Harvey

There currently seems to be two camps of people out there in the world - those who have never heard of Montreal buzz band Land of Talk, and those who absolutely adore the group. The trio has been slowly amassing a base of devotees thanks to a relentless touring schedule. Case in point: the band members spoke to Paste by shouting into bassist Chris McCarron’s mobile en route to Ontario where they were wrapping up a string of opening dates for the Dears. High-profile gigs in their adopted secondary home base of New York have made them darlings of that city’s blogerati as well.