{"id":20226,"date":"2016-02-28T14:30:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T19:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20226"},"modified":"2016-02-27T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T12:46:12","slug":"howardian-streams-new-album-a-smurf-at-lands-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20226","title":{"rendered":"Howardian streams new album, &#8216;A Smurf at Land\u2019s End&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Vanek\u00a0from\u00a0Japanther\u00a0once again to release his second full-length, &#8216;A Smurf at Land\u2019s End&#8217;,\u00a0as\u00a0Howardian. Vanek\u2019s fusion of lo-fi garage fuzz, technical poly-rhythms, and hip-hop influence satisfies curious Japanther fans and new listeners alike.\u00a0The album is\u00a0currently streaming in full\u00a0via Bandcamp below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=3582082483\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/howardian.jpg?resize=251%2C251\" alt=\"Howardian A Smurf At Land's End cover\" width=\"251\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/howardian.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/howardian.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/howardian.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/howardian.jpg?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><br \/>\n&#8216;A Smurf at Land\u2019s End&#8217; finds the New York City group, in a mystic, street informed, art rock mode with\u00a0warm piano driven leads and cooled out vocals. The first offering, <em>No Nothin\u2019 Bae,<\/em> is a hooky rock song with a haunting melody. &#8216;A Smurf at Lands End&#8217;\u00a0is released today on Let\u2019s Pretend Records featuring album art by Molly Crabapple.<\/p>\n<p>Howardian\u00a0will also be heading out on a full US tour supporting the album, including dates at SXSW 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 13 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 Strange Matter<br \/>\nMarch 14 \u2013 Asheville, NC \u2013 tbd<br \/>\nMarch 15 \u2013 Atlanta, GA \u2013 tbd<br \/>\nMarch 16 \u2013 New Orleans, LA \u2013 Siberia<br \/>\nMarch 17-20 \u2013 Austin, TX \u2013 SXSW<br \/>\nMarch 20 \u2013 Austin, TX \u2013 KVRX Showcase<br \/>\nMarch 22 \u2013 Mesa, AZ \u2013 Underground<br \/>\nMarch 23 \u2013 San Diego, CA \u2013 Dawg House<br \/>\nMarch 24 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Los Globos<br \/>\nMarch 25 \u2013 San Francisco, CA \u2013 Thee Parkside<br \/>\nMarch 26 \u2013 Reno, NV \u2013 tbd<br \/>\nMarch 27 \u2013 Boise, ID \u2013 Treefort Fest<br \/>\nMarch 29 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT \u2013 Loading Dock<br \/>\nMarch 30 \u2013 Des Moines, IA \u2013 Vaudeville Mews<br \/>\nMarch 31 \u2013 Madison, WI \u2013 High Noon<br \/>\nApril 1 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI \u2013 Bremen Caf\u00e9<br \/>\nApril 2 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 Subterranean<br \/>\nApril 3 \u2013 Detroit, MI \u2013 Ford House Destroy<br \/>\nApril 4 \u2013 Toronto, ON \u2013 Handlebar<br \/>\nApril 5 \u2013 Montreal, QC \u2013 Le Ritz<br \/>\nApril 7 \u2013 Amityville, NY \u2013 Amityville Music Hall<br \/>\nApril 9 \u2013 Boston, MA \u2013 tbd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ian Vanek\u00a0from\u00a0Japanther\u00a0once again to release his second full-length, &#8216;A Smurf at Land\u2019s End&#8217;,\u00a0as\u00a0Howardian. Vanek\u2019s fusion of lo-fi garage fuzz, technical poly-rhythms, and hip-hop influence satisfies <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20226\" title=\"Howardian streams new album, &#8216;A Smurf at Land\u2019s End&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":true,"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":[23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[4370,2620,2621,1245],"class_list":["post-20226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-a-smurf-at-lands-end","tag-howardian","tag-japanther","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12715251_1551854775127517_4877917816279755747_n.jpg?fit=868%2C579&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-5ge","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12012,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=12012","url_meta":{"origin":20226,"position":0},"title":"Howardian (Japanther&#8217;s Ian Vanek) releases debut LP","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Howardian is the solo project of Japanther's Ian Vanek, with contributions from a rotating cast of friends & musicians. 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