{"id":1037,"date":"2011-10-14T19:34:36","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T23:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2015-11-03T16:20:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T21:20:31","slug":"hospitality-to-release-merge-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Hospitality to release Merge debut album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merge will release the self-titled debut album from Brooklyn\u2019s Hospitality on January 31, 2012. Hospitality&#8217;s self-titled debut explores youth, New York, and the bittersweet commingling of past and present in a way that feels just right, right now. Pre-order the full length album on CD or LP now in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mergerecords.com\/store\/store_detail.php?catalog_id=820\" target=\"_blank\">Merge store. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/hospitality-cover.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1041\" title=\"Hospitality cover\" src=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/hospitality-cover.jpeg?resize=226%2C226\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a>The album&#8217;s production by Shane Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Sleigh Bells) and Hospitality member Nathan Michel injects the record with an intimate yet prodigious sound, layering period keyboards with horns, synthesizers, and guitars.<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2007, Hospitality has evolved from a bedroom project to a 4-piece who have opened for bands including Stereolab, Wild Flag (ex-Sleater-Kinney) and The Rosebuds. Stereogum described Hospitality&#8217;s music as \u201coff-kilter melodic pop stylings\u201d while Magnet described their sound as being \u201cintimate and cinematic New York-ness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen and download <em>Friends of Friends<\/em> by Hospitality.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"81\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F22469903&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&color=b1b1b1\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Hospitality will play the following dates this month.<\/p>\n<p>Oct 14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick w\/ The Rosebuds<br \/>\nOct 15 Chicago, IL Schubas w\/ The Rosebuds<br \/>\nOct 18 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w\/ Wild Flag &amp; Eleanor Friedberger<br \/>\nOct 20 New York, NY Rockwood Music Hall SPIN Magazine CMJ Day Party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Merge will release the self-titled debut album from Brooklyn\u2019s Hospitality on January 31, 2012. Hospitality&#8217;s self-titled debut explores youth, New York, and the bittersweet commingling <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=1037\" title=\"Hospitality to release Merge debut album\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,25,28,30],"tags":[341,584,764,836],"class_list":["post-1037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-debut","tag-hospitality","tag-merge-records","tag-new-york"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hospitality.jpg?fit=396%2C317","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-gJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1395,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=1395","url_meta":{"origin":1037,"position":0},"title":"Hospitality release new track &#8216;Betty Wang&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 19, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Hospitality are set to release their self-titled debut album on\u00a0January 31, and have shared a track, Betty Wang,\u00a0lifted from the album. 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