29 September 2011 - 0 Comments

THE CHECKS
 
THE CHECKS are back with a brand new album.  Produced by multi-Grammy-winner Bassy Bob Brockman, THE CHECKS’ third studio album ‘Deadly Summer Sway’ is set for release on the auspicious date of eleven-eleven-eleven.
 
”My favorite New Zealand band The Checks are back and I couldn’t be more pumped! ...Candyman Shimmer is a winding slow burner that gets under your skin and makes itself at home. But forget my words, the band’s own description can’t be beat.” - theburningear.com 2011
 
DEADLY SUMMER SWAY
 
In early 2011 THE CHECKS took up residence in a semi-abandoned building in the neon guts of Auckland's CBD. Office space was converted to recording studio; dingy walls that look like they would taste of capers and grimy benches became pinup space for song forms and artwork. Treacle Toffee World (their pre-england practice/writing space) was born again.
 
A month out from zero hour, Bassy Bob flew in from New York City and became one with the band, engulfed every night in the hectic world of THE CHECKS creative process. After three intense weeks demoing the new tracks, the album took shape just in time to enter the analogue playground of Roundhead Studios. ‘Deadly Summer Sway’ combines crisp warm tones of ribbon mics, The Who’s 1974 Neve mixing console and twenty four track tape with a hip hop producers digital swagger. The raw punk energy present in their early sound has evolved into a more colourful and intricate sonic weave.
 
Volume Magazine presents THE CHECKS ‘Deadly Summer Sway’ album release tour right through November and December 2011:
 
Wellington– Friday 11^th November, Zeal (AA), (8pm) (http://www.1-night.co.nz/)
Wellington– Friday 11^th November, Bodega, Wellington (http://www.1-night.co.nz/)
Palmerston North– Saturday 12^th November, The Royal (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Napier– Thursday 17^th November, Cabana (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
New Plymouth– Friday 18th November, Butlers Reef (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Rotorua– Saturday 19^th November, The Shed, (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Hamilton– Friday 25^th November, Flow Bar (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Auckland– Saturday 26^th November, Powerstation, (http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/ or Real Groovy Records Auckland)
Gisborne– Thursday 1^st December, PBC (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Tauranga– Friday 2^nd December, Illuminati (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Onewhero- Saturday 3^rd December, Onewhero Rugby Club (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
Raglan– Saturday 10^th December, Yot Club (http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/)
 
Join the party: tickets on sale 06/10/2011 - catch THE CHECKS live - supported by Space Creeps, DJs and local guest acts across the countryside.  Limited discount tickets available for early purchases, join up @ http://www.thechecks.net/ for details.
 
From day one, THE CHECKS have combined their unique sound with an unlimited source of raw energy, harnessed by their music and expelled into their audience.  Their catalogue of dance provoking songs consistently drives the show into a frenzy whether it’s from the corner of your living room, King Tut’s in Glasgow or the Cake Tin in Wellington.
 
“...the list of bands that New Zealanders The Checks have supported is an almost embarrassing name-check of  some of the biggest superstar groups you could imagine - ACDC, Oasis and REM being the most honorable mentions..”  Chris Yates, TimeOff, Australia, 2010
 
(Not to mention...The Hives, Muse, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, The Killers, Jet, The Hold Steady, Turbo Fruits, The Rakes, Florence and the Machine and Maximo Park...)
 
“The Checks were the complete package. Looking the part, sounding fantastic and clearly possessing songwriting abilities that allow them to stand out from the overcrowded indie/rock/pop bottleneck that too often suffers from a lack of depth or longevity ...One cannot surpass the eccentric on stage persona that defines a good front man and it was this that gave The Checks that extra edge. .... The rapport with the audience was excellent and the spontaneity of joining the mosh whilst singing or encouraging the lights to be turned out for a whole song gave the gig its inimitable stamp...” - fasterlouder.com.au
 
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