“THE BAIT” TO BE PERFORMED ON CONAN JANUARY 23RD

Electric Guest’s Asa Taccone’s quirky dance moves have always been a highlight of their videos like the epic “This Head I Hold”– not to mention the band’s frenetic live performances. Now, with their latest music video for single “The Bait”, Taccone takes his trademark moves to a whole new level. The video is an homage to Lars Von Trier’s film “Dogville” also inspired by the US’ 1929 financial crisis. Shot in Paris and directed by Jonas & Francois, “The Bait” sees a vagabond Taccone and his Electric Guestpartner drummer Matthew Compton in an intricate dance number choreographed by the French duo I Could Never Be A Dancer.

Point your browser here to view http://www.mtvu.com/music/electric-guest-goes-broadway-in-the-bait

Additionally, the video will air across all other MTV platforms including MTVU, MTV2 and MTV Hits throughout the day.

Enjoy the video? Be sure to tune in on January 23rd to watch the band performing “The Bait” during its Conan debut.

Electric Guest is comprised of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton plus a supporting cast of live players. The band began in earnest when Asa’s brother introduced him via phone to Danger Mouse, sparking a musical relationship that developed organically into Danger Mouse producing the 10 songs that were unveiled to the world in April 2012 as Mondo. Since then Electric Guest has toured relentlessly, been hailed by MTV as an Artist to Watch, been nominated for an MTVu Woodie, and had its praises sung by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (“Winking falsetto and retro swagger… the best new micro-genre of the season”), FILTER (“infectious”), NYLON (“for a quick Friday night pump-up… turn up the volume”),  TIME OUT NEW YORK (“exquisitely catchy retropop. The band is quickly moving toward mainstream status… catch them while you can”), BLACKBOOK (“it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great”), MTV BUZZWORTHY (“Electric Guest stormed out of L.A. this year with a sound that’s both Motown classic and electro fresh on their debut album… Clear off your desk, you’re going to need some room to move.”) and scores more.

HOLIDAY 7-INCH VINYL IN STORES TODAY

Electric Guest has confirmed a November 14 appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The band’s first ever Fallon performance marks the band’s return to New York weeks after its sold out show at NYC’s Irving Plaza and follows the November 6 traditional release of its three-song Holiday EP (Downtown), previously released digitally on October 22.

The Holiday EP now available on 7″ vinyl features the non-LP title track as well as acoustic versions of two tracks from Electric Guest’s acclaimed debut album Mondo: the smash single “This Head I Hold” and the anthemic “Awake”.

Electric Guest is comprised of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton plus a supporting cast of live players. The band began in earnest when Asa’s brother introduced him via phone to Danger Mouse, sparking a musical relationship that developed organically into Danger Mouse producing the 10 songs that were unveiled to the world this April as Mondo. Since then Electric Guest has toured relentlessly, been hailed by MTV as an Artist to Watch, been nominated for an MTVu Woodie, and had its praises sung by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (“Winking falsetto and retro swagger… the best new micro-genre of the season”), FILTER (“infectious”), NYLON (“for a quick Friday night pump-up… turn up the volume”),  TIME OUT NEW YORK (“exquisitely catchy retropop. The band is quickly moving toward mainstream status… catch them while you can”), BLACKBOOK (“it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great”), MTV BUZZWORTHY (“Electric Guest stormed out of L.A. this year with a sound that’s both Motown classic and electro fresh on their debut album… Clear off your desk, you’re going to need some room to move.”) and scores more.

AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL PURCHASE OCTOBER 22

IN STORES AND ON 7″ VINYL NOVEMBER 6

Electric Guest will begin selling a Three-song EP featuring brand new title track “Holiday” exclusively at shows on the band’s upcoming U.S. headline tour, which begins October 16 at the Black Cat in Washington DC and concludes November 4 at the El Rey Theater in the band’s homebase of Los Angeles, with stops in New York City’s Irving Plaza, Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, and more.

The Holiday EP will be released by Downtown Records and will be available for purchase at digital retailers on October 22, and physically and on 7″ vinyl on November 6.  In the meantime, the non-LP title track can be streamed athttp://soundcloud.com/electricguest/holiday and also features acoustic versions of their hit single “This Head I Hold” and the anthemic “Awake”.

Electric Guest’s fall tour follows in the wake of numerous well-received summer festival dates and its current UK/Europe tour, which concludes October 2 in London. Meanwhile, “This Head I Hold,” the smash single from the band’s debut album Mondo, continues its climb into the six-figure sales strata. An acoustic version of the “This Head I Hold” is available for download gratis at electricguest.com.

Electric Guest is comprised of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton plus a supporting cast of live band members. The band began in earnest when Asa’s brother introduced him via phone to Danger Mouse, sparking a musical relationship that developed organically into Danger Mouse producing the 10 songs that were unveiled to the world this April as Mondo. Since then Electric Guest has toured relentlessly, been hailed by MTV as an Artist to Watch and nominated for an MTVu Woodie, and had its praises sung by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (“Winking falsetto and retro swagger… the best new micro-genre of the season”), FILTER (“infectious”), NYLON (“for a quick Friday night pump-up… turn up the volume”),  TIME OUT NEW YORK (“exquisitely catchy retropop. The band is quickly moving toward mainstream status… catch them while you can”), BLACKBOOK (“it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great”), MTV BUZZWORTHY (“Electric Guest stormed out of L.A. this year with a sound that’s both Motown classic and electro fresh on their debut album… Clear off your desk, you’re going to need some room to move.”) and scores more.

ELECTRIC GUEST

FALL U.S. TOUR 2012

DATE                                              VENUE                               CITY

Tuesday October 16th, 2012              Black Cat                       Washington, DC

Wednesday October 17th, 2012         The Southern                 Charlottesville, VA

Thursday October 18th, 2012            Theatre of Living Arts      Philadelphia, PA

Saturday October 20th, 2012             Irving Plaza                    New York, NY

Sunday October 21st, 2012               Paradise                         Boston, MA

Tuesday October 23rd, 2012             Northern Lights               Clifton Park, NY

Thursday October 25th, 2012            Newport Music Hall         Columbus, OH

Friday October 26th, 2012                 Lincoln Hall                    Chicago, IL

Saturday October 27th, 2012             Firebird                          Saint Louis, MO

Sunday October 28th, 2012               The Granada Theatre      Lawrence, KS

Tuesday October 30th, 2012              Bluebird Theater            Denver, CO

Wednesday October 31st, 2012          Urban Lounge                Salt Lake City, UT

Sunday November 4th, 2012               El Rey Theatre               Los Angeles, CA

“THIS HEAD I HOLD” OVER 100,000 SINGLES SOLD

“lean, confident, sleekly retro… It’s recession-era pop, husbanding its most valued resources and worrying, tunefully, about the way ahead.”–Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Currently in the midst of a world-spanning jaunt including festival stops at Japan’s Fuji Rock, Australia’s Splendour In The Grass, and Outside Lands in San Francisco, Electric Guest has confirmed its return to headliner status for a series of U.S. dates this fall.

The newly confirmed headline shows begin October 16 at the Black Cat in Washington DC and conclude November 4 at the El Rey Theater in the band’s homebase of Los Angeles, with stops in New York City’s Irving Plaza, Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, and more.

The announcement of Electric Guest‘s fall tour comes as “This Head I Hold,” the smash single from the band’s debut album Mondo (Downtown), is surpassing the 100,000 sales mark–and still continuing to climb radio charts for 16 weeks and counting–not to mention having being performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, featured on HBO’s Girls and HBO GO spots, Grey’s Anatomy, MTV and more.

Electric Guest is comprised of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton plus a supporting cast of live band members. The band began in earnest when Asa’s brother introduced him via phone to Danger Mouse, sparking a musical relationship that developed organically into Danger Mouse producing the 10 songs that were unveiled to the world this April as Mondo. Since then Electric Guest has toured relentlessly, been hailed by MTV as an Artist to Watch and nominated for an MTVu Woodie, and had its praises sung by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (“Winking falsetto and retro swagger… the best new micro-genre of the season”), FILTER (“infectious”), NYLON (“for a quick Friday night pump-up… turn up the volume”),  TIME OUT NEW YORK (“exquisitely catchy retropop. The band is quickly moving toward mainstream status… catch them while you can”), BLACKBOOK (“it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great”), MTV BUZZWORTHY (“Electric Guest stormed out of L.A. this year with a sound that’s both Motown classic and electro fresh on their debut album… Clear off your desk, you’re going to need some room to move.”) and scores more.

ELECTRIC GUEST

FALL U.S. TOUR 2012

DATE                                              VENUE                               CITY

Tuesday October 16th, 2012              Black Cat                       Washington, DC

Wednesday October 17th, 2012         The Southern                 Charlottesville, VA

Thursday October 18th, 2012            Theatre of Living Arts      Philadelphia, PA

Saturday October 20th, 2012             Irving Plaza                    New York, NY

Sunday October 21st, 2012               Paradise                         Boston, MA

Tuesday October 23rd, 2012             Northern Lights               Clifton Park, NY

Thursday October 25th, 2012            Newport Music Hall         Columbus, OH

Friday October 26th, 2012                 Lincoln Hall                    Chicago, IL

Saturday October 27th, 2012             Firebird                          Saint Louis, MO

Sunday October 28th, 2012               The Granada Theatre      Lawrence, KS

Tuesday October 30th, 2012              Bluebird Theater            Denver, CO

Wednesday October 31st, 2012          Urban Lounge                Salt Lake City, UT

Sunday November 4th, 2012               El Rey Theatre               Los Angeles, CA

ADDITIONAL WEST COAST DATES IN JUNE

“a Beck-ian journey into L.A. slacker soul, full of hooky neon jams that ponder fame’s fraught highway and the emptiness of modern life.”–ROLLING STONE

Currently touring in support of their debut album Mondo (Downtown/Across The Universe)–featuring the “winking falsetto and retro swagger” of  single “This Head I Hold,” which landed one of 12 spots on Entertainment Weekly’s spring playlist– Electric Guest have now been added to the epic 2012 Bonnaroo line up! They will be playing The ‘This Tent’ on Friday, June 8th.

Electric Guest will also be making stops at this weekend’s Sasquatch! Festival and will be playing at Outside Lands later this summer. They’ve also added a smattering of West Coast dates, all dates below.

In case you missed it, check out David Letterman offering Electric Guest free jet pack rides after they blew the roof of The Late Show performing their single “This Head I Hold”: http://bit.ly/JnEJKo

05/26/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/27/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
06/02/12 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
06/03/12 – San Diego, CA – Sandy Parts Festival
06/04/12 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06/08/12 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/16/12 – Pasadena, CA – KCRW Presents Make Music Pasadena
08/10/12-08/12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

PERFORM “THIS HEAD I HOLD” ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

Electric Guest have found themselves in a world of incredible firsts.

First offer for a free jet pack ride, compliments of David Letterman when the band made their network television debut on The Late Show last week. Check out their infectious performance HERE

Last week’s first sold-out headlining show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom was an exhilarating event. Jon Pareles of The New York Times lauded “the lean, confident, sleekly retro pop songs… Electric Guest’s songs were about the here and now. It’s recession-era pop, husbanding its most valued resources and worrying, tunefully, about the way ahead.”

Their first Rolling Stone review where their debut album Mondo (Downtown Records/Across The Universe) is commended as a “Proven talent…wired with sonic wit… a Beck-ian journey into L.A. slacker soul.”

Back in L.A. Electric Guest performed their current single “This Head I Hold,” live and shoeless on the Dick & Beaver Music Show for Wilcox Sessions: http://vimeo.com/41533043

Fans of the bands Keith Schofield directed music video for “This Head I Hold” can take a behind the scenes look at the making of the video which includes an extended cut into the wayward dance competition and spiritual desert trek: http://youtu.be/3ZVZbugBnMg

Currently, Electric Guest continue to sell out shows nationwide, catch them here:

05/08/12 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s
05/09/12 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
05/10/12 – Austin, TX – The Parish
05/25/12-05/28/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
05/27/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
06/02/12 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
06/03/12 – San Diego, CA – Sandy Parts Festival
06/04/12 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06/16/12 – Pasadena, CA – KCRW Presents Make Music Pasadena
08/10/12-08/12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

NETWORK TELEVISION DEBUT MAY 4th ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

DANGER MOUSE-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM MONDO OUT TOMORROW ON DOWNTOWN RECORDS / ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

“it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great.”–BLACKBOOK

A day before the April 24 release of their highly anticipated debut LP Mondo, Electric Guest are premiering the music video for single “This Head I Hold” across all MTV platforms. Directed by Keith Schofield (Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck, Justice), the video sees a peculiar dance audition set in a mundane auditorium–until lead singer Asa Taccone’s stage fright sends him into a post-apocalyptic fantasy… or reality? Check the video out and judge for yourself, exclusively on MTV: http://www.mtv.com/videos/electric-guest/760755/this-head-i-hold-version-2.jhtml

Electric Guest is scheduled to make its network television debut May 4th on The Late Show With David Letterman, performing “This Head I Hold.” Currently on the second leg of its North American tour, the band have recently confirmed sets at some of this summer’s most anticipated festivals, including Washington’s Sasquatch Festival and San Francisco’s Outside Lands.

Early reviews of Mondo have been resoundingly positive: Filter Magazine calls them “infectious,” The Los Angeles Times praises Asa Taccone’s “romantic falsetto” and Blackbook raves “it’s rare that you come across an unknown band with such raw, unbridled talent and well-constructed songs… you’ll understand that this may be the beginning of something truly great.”

Electric Guest North American Tour Dates

04/25/12 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
04/26/12 – Lawrence, KS  – Granada Theatre
04/27/12 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
04/29/12 – Toronto, ON – Underground at The Drake
04/30/12 – Montreal, QC – Il Monotore
05/01/12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
05/02/12 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05/04/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
05/05/12 – Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
05/07/12 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
05/08/12 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s
05/09/12 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
05/10/12 – Austin, TX – The Parish
05/25/12-05/28/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
05/27/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios

SECOND LEG OF FIRST EVER NATIONAL TOUR KICKS OFF APRIL 10^th

DANGER MOUSE-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM MONDO OUT APRIL 24^th ON DOWNTOWN RECORDS

Electric Guest a/k/a Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton and have just finished up a successful run of live dates including a grand slam slew of performances at this year’s SXSW. Now, as the countdown to the April 24th release of their debut LP Mondo (Downtown Records) begins, the band have revealed a brand new website; an interactive puzzle which once completed unlocks streams of non-LP bonus track “Jenny” and an acoustic version of their first single “This Head I Hold”. Point your browsers towww.electricguest.com to take a stab at unlocking these two aural pleasures.

The album version of the single debuted at #38 last week on the Alternative Radio Charts and is gaining spins by the minute.

Critics took notice of Electric Guest as they made their first visit to Austin’s SXSW where they played several showcases including Filter Magazine’s party and the Third Man Records Texas Stand-Off. The Austin Chronicle predicted “most eyes will be on Electric Guest,” and The Los Angeles Times said “singer Asa Taccone graces the songs with a romantic falsetto,” while Billboard picked up on their “electro-pop flair” citing them as on of the “Top 20 Breakout Bands” at SXSW. Be sure to catch the duo’s rousing live show as they kick off the second leg of their U.S. tour in Visalia, CA on April 10th.

04/10/12 – Visalia, CA – Visalia Fox Theatre
04/25/12 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
04/26/12 – Lawrence, KS  – Granada Theatre
04/27/12 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
04/29/12 – Toronto, ON – Underground at The Drake
04/30/12 – Montreal, QC – Il Monotore
05/01/12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
05/02/12 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05/04/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
05/05/12 – Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
05/07/12 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
05/08/12 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s
05/09/12 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
05/10/12 – Austin, TX – The Parish

FIRST SINGLE “THIS HEAD I HOLD” ON SALE DIGITALLY, STREAMING FREE AT http://soundcloud.com/electricguest/this-head-i-hold

DANGER MOUSE-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM MONDO OUT APRIL 24 ON DOWNTOWN RECORDS

ElectricGuest.com

COVER ART ATTACHED

Following the February 27 conclusion of their residency at Los Angeles’ Echo club, Electric Guest a/k/a Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton will saddle up their supporting musicians to take their live experience, hailed by NYLON as  ”pretty much irresistible,” out on a full North American tour–one that now runs through May 10 with the addition of the new dates listed below.

The new leg of the tour commences the day after the April 24 release date of  Electric Guest’s Danger Mouse-produced Downtown Records debut album, Mondo. The record’s first single, “This Head I Hold,” was released digitally January 24 and  can be streamed free at http://soundcloud.com/electricguest/this-head-i-hold.

Prior to the April 25-May 10 tour, Electric Guest will play a handful of dates in the southwestern U.S., including a first visit to South By Southwest in Austin (Details TBD). See itinerary below and check back at ElectricGuest.comfor updates.

Mar 10 –     Flagstaff, AZ – The Green Room
Mar 11 –     Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Sol
Mar 13 –     Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Mar 14-17 – Austin, TX –  SXSW
Mar 19 –     El Paso, TX – The Lowbrow Palace
Mar 20 –     Tucson, AZ –  Club Congress
Mar 21 –     Phoenix, AZ –  Sail Inn
April 26 –   Lawrence, KS  – Granada Theatre
April 27 –   Chicago, IL – Schubas
April 29 –   Toronto, ON – Underground at The Drake
April 30 –   Montreal, QC – Il Motore
May 1 –         Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
May 2 –        New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
May 4 –        Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
May 5 –        Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
May 7 –         Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
May 8 –        Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s
May 9 –        Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
May 10 –      Austin, TX – The Parish

DANGER MOUSE-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM OUT APRIL 24 ON DOWNTOWN RECORDS

FIRST SINGLE “THIS HEAD I HOLD” TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 24

SINGLE ART ATTACHED

“AMERICAN DAYDREAM” MTV PREMIERE JANUARY 23

Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton–collectively known as Electric Guest–have confirmed an April 24 release date for their Danger Mouse-produced Downtown Records debut album, Mondo.

The record’s release is preceded by utterly infectious first single “This Head I Hold,” available now as a free stream  http://soundcloud.com/electricguest/this-head-i-hold and released digitally on January 24. Single art is included above.

Meanwhile the thoroughly unsettling video for album cut “American Daydream,” directed by Jorma Taccone (The Lonely Island, Saturday Night Live), will premiere across MTV’s various platforms beginning January 23 on MTV, mtvU, MTV Hits and MTV.com.

Electric Guest will also be bringing its live experience, hailed by NYLON as  “pretty much irresistible,” to Los Angeles’ Echo club for a free residency beginning Monday February 6 and continuing every Monday through the end of February. The free weekly 11 p.m. live sets represent the band giving something back to the Los Angeles homebase that has embraced it since KCRW named album track “Troubleman” a “Today’s Top Tune” (http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu111101electric_guest_troub).

Following the completion of the Echo residency, Electric Guest will head out on a series of dates in the southwestern U.S., including their first visit to South By Southwest in Austin (Deatils TBD). See itinerary below and check back at ElectricGuest.com for updates.

ELECTRIC GUEST

On Tour

3/10 -The Green Room – Flagstaff, AZ
3/11- Santa Fe Sol, Santa Fe, NM
3/13-Club Dada- Dallas, TX
3/14-3/17-Austin, SXSW
3/19-The Lowbrow Palace-El Paso, TX
3/20-Club Congress-Tucson, AZ
3/21-Sail Inn-Phoenix, AZ