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Architecture in Helsinki, Alamo Race Track NY dates

After playing Irving Plaza summer dates, Australia’s Architecture in Helsinki will be “returning” to New York for two fall dates: October 11 at The Gramercy Theatre and October 12 at Studio B (most members seem to have settled down as Brooklyn residents anyway). La Blogotheque recently teamed up with the band for another accidental occupation of apartments in Paris, this time even borrowing electricity from one kitchen. On a previous occasion it was members of Holland’s Alamo Race Track performing from small balconies of a Parisian building. They, too, will be playing New York: this Thursday, August 2nd, as part of the showcase series hosted by NME at the Annex.

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Belated: Architecture in Helsinki played Irving Plaza - review + photos

Photos and report from my lovely roommate, Lorelei:

Architecture in Helsinki had a full house – a full, mad house – of frenzied fans at the Irving Plaza on Friday night. The primordial feel of their latest single was pre-empted – before the band even appeared onstage – by the bellowing of witchdoctor weekenders* in the front row. So everyone seemed well and truly tribal by the time the boom dah-dee dah-dee dah dee boom of ‘Heart It Races’ emerged as if from a swamp that had been a thousand years in the making.

More after the jump.

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Architecture in Helsinki - US release, new album art, tracklist, tour dates

Australia’s Architecture in Helsinki has signed to Polyvinyl Records for the North American release of its upcoming album, Places Like This, scheduled for August 7. In the meantime, single “Heart It Races” will come out on a 12″, in addition to CD and digital format, on June 5.

Pictures from last year’s Central Park show

Tracklist, single art and tour dates as follows; regrettably YACHT is not playing the NY date at Irving Plaza with them:

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Architecture in Helsinki at Central Park - pics

The Australian group has been touring with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The only thing missed was a fuller horn section (trio) that was present at the last New York show at the Avalon. Tonight Gus Franklin held the fort with a trombone.

Cameron Bird said he lived above a laundromat in New York City this summer, which resulted in a song they played tonight that was inspired by the heat.

Sam Perry

Sam Perry and Cameron Bird
Kellie Sutherland

Kellie Sutherland

Jamie Mildren and Kellie Sutherland

Kellie Sutherland

James Cecil and Jamie Mildren

Gus Franklin

Gus Franklin

Cameron Bird