howdy everyone!

we hope this finds you all doing well! thought we would take a moment & give a couple of quick updates.

firstly, this is super belated, but we wanted to start by saying that we thank you all so much for attending our east coast shows, and for ordering our split with all india radio. we sincerely appreciate your support and couldn’t continue doing this without you! we were very fortunate to play with some amazing bands, and met loads of new friends along the way!  the trip was a great one, and we hope to do it again soon!

for those of you who couldn’t make it, we’ve put up a couple of live videos from the tour on our site. we will be uploading more in the coming weeks.  you can view those by going here.

on a side-but-related note, our new friends north end who we played our first show of the tour with in west chester pa, have a new album that came out this week called atlantica. do yourself a favor and go jam it, it’s great!

new music

there’s a lot going on in the new music department! let’s start with the immediate.

more hope for japan- compilation

we recently contributed an unreleased cover song for a benefit comp called: more hope for japan. the proceeds from all sales will be donated to the american red cross each week/month, to help rebuild japan in light of the horrific events which occurred in march.  we are honored to contribute along with 36 (yes 36!) other bands for the second installment of the series for a great cause! this will be available in an ultra-limited quantity of 100 cd’s ( all numbered, and on 4 discs!), as well as digital download.  the pre-order begins sunday nov 20th (tomorrow) and will be available on their site here:, they will definitely go fast! the “street date” as they say, will be dec 9th. this is the date which the cd’s will ship and digital downloads will be available. mark your calendars!

37 songs, by 37 bands, including message to bears, anoice, thisquietarmy, her name is calla…. and frankly too many great bands to mention! don’t believe us? see the full tracklist here.

our addition to the comp is a cover of a song called the radiator by one of our favorite bands, ida. we made this instrumental version for fun a few years back, and are glad that we finally got a chance to release it!

new album – yep, its coming!

we have been working on new material this whole year and think we are pretty darn close to finalizing the tracklist. it looks to be about 9-10 songs at this point. being apart on separate coasts has brought us a fresh perspective on song writing, and we are excited to share the progress.

the plan is to wrap up the demos by early 2012, get together as a full band in NYC for a few days to put the finishing touches, and record in early spring.  more details coming soon!

additionally, since we will all be together in NYC, we decided to plan on doing a show as well! so friends in and around NYC, stay tuned for more info!

old music – for free!! for limited time only!

seems like every thanksgiving we offer up some free music… and why should this year be any different! get a free download of any of our previous releases by simply going to our facebook page, liking it (if you don’t already), and download away by going to the “free download/stream” tab!

distance, more after we’re gone, & the self-titled ep, are all available for the taking. the free download widgets are live now, and will remain active until friday nov. 25th. enjoy

store update

we still have copies of our limited edition 7” with all india radio, and have new t-shirts leftover from tour and loads of other goodies. if you feel so inclined, take a gander!

that is all for now friends. thanks for your continued support!

with love and gratitude,

sh

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hi everyone!

we hope you are all having a great and joyous holiday season. in all
sincerity, we cant thank you enough for your continued support and for
your help in making  2010 a great year!

while this year we played fewer shows than any previous year, somehow
we still leave the year feeling accomplished. rishi lived in scotland
for the first half of the year,  yet we were able to finish and release a
new ep and our first ever 7″ (we still have a few of each of the 300 pressed for purchase here).
as a special holiday treat, we’re making the b-side of that 7″
available for free mp3 download as a thank you for all of your support!
this is the first time this song is available in digital format.

download “down to bed” for free!

2011 plan?

so, what’s the plan for 2011? for starters, we are going to do our
first ever shows in the east coast that we are targeting for spring.
however with brian’s gnarly leg break that occurred a few weeks ago, we
might push that back a bit…..

additionally, we have already started working on new tunes! with
rishi and dave now both in nyc, they have committed to writing a few
days a week and sharing the love with the west coast rhythm riders!

we are forever grateful for your support through the years and are
looking forward to a sharing more with you in the near future!

avesta.sweden – rishi’s solo album out now!

in other news from the signal hill camp, rishi recently completed a solo album under the moniker avesta.sweden.
five years in the making and it’s finally finished! he worked with our
good buddy patrick murphy to mix, produce and master the tracks. you can
stream the album, grab a free track, and read about inspiration behind
each song from the album’s web release, www.thisyeariwillforget.com. and if you feel so inclined, you can buy it for 3 smackers!

2010 favorites

and, what would a year-end wrap-up be without a list of some of our
favorite albums/tunes from the year! we will leave you with our
favorites, but before we go, THANKS AGAIN! we love you!

here’s to a great 2011!

signal hill

2010 favorites

brian (aka stash)

albums

1. Foxes in Fiction – Swung from the Branches

2. Holy Fuck – Latin

3. The Mountain Goats – The Life of the World to Come

4. Of Sinking Ships – Of Sinking Ships

5. You May Die in The Desert – International Waters E.P.

6. The National – High Violet

7. hammock – chasing after shadows…living with ghosts

8. beach house – teen dream

9. jonsi – go

10. Mice Parade – What it means to be left handed

songs

1. Foxes in Fiction – Snow Angels

2. Foxes in Fiction – 8 / 29/ 91

3. Jonsi – Boy Lilikoi

4. Jonsi – Hengilas

5. Holy Fuck – Stay Lit

6. The Mountain Goats – 1 John 4:16

7. Dusty Brown – Weather

8. The National – Lemonworld

9. The National – Sorrow

10. Mice Parade – Do Your Eyes See Sparks

rishi

albums

1. the Radio Dept. – Clinging to a Scheme

2. Everyone Everywhere – Everyone Everywhere

3. I’m Not As Good At It As You – S

4. Junior – Kaki King

5. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker

6. Toro y Moi – Causers of This

7. Foxes in Fiction – Swung from the Branches

8. Foals – Total Life Forever

9. Small Color – In Light

10. Holy Fuck – Latin

songs

1. the Radio Dept. – Heaven’s on Fire

2. Foxes in Fiction – 15 Ativan (Song for Erika)

3. Tangled Hair – Cardboard Hilltop

4. Epic45 – Ghosts on Tape

5. Toro y Moi – Talamak

6. Of Sinking Ships – the Circumstance

7. Tycho – Dictaphone’s Lament

8. Tera Melos – Trident Tail

9. Pantha du Prince – Stick to my Side

10. Tame Impala – It’s Not Meant to Be

tim

albums:

1. Arp – The Soft Wave

2. Brad Mehldau – Highway Rider

3. Brian Eno – Small Craft on a Milk Sea

4. Gonzales – Solo Piano

5. Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit

6. Jonsi – Go

7. Junip – Fields

8. Mice Parade – What it Means to be Left Handed

9. Neil Young – Dead Man (soundtrack)

10. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs – God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise

songs:

1. Gonzales – Meischeid

2. Jamie Cullum – Please Don’t Stop the Music

3. Jonsi – Hengilas

4. Neil Young – Guitar Solo, No. 5

5. Ray LaMontagne – God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise

dave

Albums

1. beach house – teen dream

2. the national – high violet

3. four tet – there is love in you

4. jonsi – go

5. beach fossils – beach fossils

6. everyone everywhere – everyone everywhere

7. hammock – chasing after shadows…living with ghosts

8. tycho – past is prologue

9. toro y moi – causers of this

10. teebs – ardour

songs

1. beach house – 10 mile stereo

2. beach house – take care

3. the national – afraid of anyone

4. four tet – sing

5. washed out – hold out

6. teebs – wind loop

7. tristeza – cholo

8. balmorhea – night squall

9. jonsi – go do

10. pantha du prince – the splendour

so, the ep is finished and off to the presses! its coming out on the 20th of july and limited to 300 copies. each copy will have a screen printed cardboard sleeve and hand numbered. in the meantime, we have been promising to share with you some tunes. finally, here is a song called paper airplanes. click “get it now” below and a link to download the song will be emailed to you. we hope you enjoy and encourage you to share!

more soon
sh

For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Healy posed his theory of telescopic evolution in Richard Linklater’s film, Waking Life. His monologue in the film inspired much of the most recent Signal Hill album, More After We’re Gone. A vocal sample from Dr. Healy’s scene is featured in track 4 of the album, entitled “Men Before Them“.

When we added the sample to the tune, Tim emailed Dr. Healy for his blessing and sent him a copy of the tune. He enjoyed the song and was very generous in letting us use the sample for the album.

Since Tim visits Austin frequently, he made it a mission to one time drop by St. Edward’s University (where Dr.Healy works)  and share with him a copy of the record.  Tim called his office on Tuesday morning asking if he could swing by and Dr. Healy cheerfully said yes!

Tim really enjoyed sharing time with Dr. Healy, who he characterized as super friendly, charismatic, and genuine. Dr. Healy, thanks again for your inspiration and generosity in letting us the sample.  Here’s the clip from the movie which includes the sample that we used: Dr. Eamonn Healy – Waking Life

Men Before Them by SignalHill

thanks again for playing everyone, we have lots of new stuff coming soon (including hitting the studio again in december to finish up an ep etc.) stay tuned!

your friends,
siggy hill

ever think about buying our album? how bout getting it for free – directly from us? using the widget below, simply enter your email address and you will get a link to download the new album for free. this will only be for Nov 3rd -5th! the only thing we ask in return is to share with any and all of your friends that might be interested ! add it to your twitter accounts, facebook, myspace, twacespace, or whatever!

for all of you that have already purchased this album from us, we have something coming a little later for you! stay tuned for that

hi everyone,

we got word that itunes, amazon, napster and other digital outlets had an incorrect version of “a secret society” which was providing only a partial download of the tune! we sincerely apologize for anyone that has purchased from one of these retailers. we are working with our pals at cd baby to correct the issue. while this is being resolved, we have posted a free download of that song right here:

our sincerest apologies and hope those of you which have purchased the album from one of those sources finally enjoy the full version of the tune

sh

hi everyone,

our friends over at radio free silverlake have posted a new (and FREE!) 2009 mix on their site which includes our new tune,  llangollen.  its a great mix which includes lots of la bands from various genres and we are flattered that they asked us to contribute. its a great way to get the new year started with lots of righteous jams, so go grab the mix here!

if your in the la area, be sure to get the radio free silverlake site bookmarked as it loaded full of all things LA music.

also, with 2008 all but behind us, our friends & instrumental music aficionados  the silent ballet, have posted their top 50 albums of 2008. our friends  you.may.die.in.the.desert, the drift, and beware of safety all made the list this year! their electronic(a) list and honorable mentions will be added next week so check back for that!

hope everyone’s holiday season is going great!

sh

courtesy of our friends radio free silverlake:

 Mouse from Classical Geek Theatre wrote the other day about how Amnion’s ATonn is one of his favorite songs to hear live in LA right now and it got me thinking about what my own favorites are… And so I put together a collection of tracks from local artists — some new, some older — that just fucking kill me when I see them performed here in town.

DL and assemble them in the following order for maximum enjoyment, but, most importantly, try to hunt down the bands’ next shows and go see them live so you can get the full mind-blowing experience.

go here to grab the tracks from all of these excellent la bands!
 

we promised we would share this recording process with you!  we have one of our last live demos for the new album posted at our myspace page.  the songs are almost all complete, which means tracking should begin soon!

 As we progress, we will absolutely keep you in the loop.

enjoy the new song “luna park” by going to our myspace page

Hi Everyone,

In the spirit of the year’s end, us here are the Signal Hill camp wanted to wish you all a fantastic holiday season and best wishes for a great 08! We put together a list of some of our favorites of 07 which ran on our friend Joe’s LA music blog, Radio Free Silverlake . Here is our list which ran! Also, he has compiled a free download which includes (in some instances exclusive/unreleased tracks) from 25 local LA bands. You can download that here 25 la band mp3-mix

Signal Hill’s track which was included is an updated version of a song called “The Dead Vineyard” This is a demo version only and was recorded in a live setting (so the production on the album will be much better, but at least this gives you a feel of what we’ve been up to!). You can download just our song by going here : The Dead Vineyard

Favorite Shows Attended of 07:
Tristeza @ The Echo
Feist @ The Wiltern
The Decemberists w/LA Philharmonic & Band of Horses @ Hollywood Bowl

Favorite Shows Played & Attended:
Radio Free Silver Lake’s Let’s Independent – This show was our first show after not playing awhile, and it happened to fall on Tim’s birthday. Brian got lucky finding a super close parking spot and the other bands (xiu xiu fang & in waves) both ruled! All in all an awesome night!
Our CD Release Party @ Pehrspace – Between having our friend Rajiv Patel from Phoenix open the show, playing at one of our favorite venues, and getting to celebrate the release of our first EP which was FINALLY out, it was a fantastic night!

Favorite Albums From 07 (no particular order):
Beware of Safety – It Is Curtains
Feist – The Reminder
Port Blue – The Airship
Pinback – Autumn of the Seraphs
The One Am Radio – This Too Will Pass
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog
The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fluer
All India Radio – Echo Other
Six Parts Seven – Casually Smashed To Pieces
Message To Bears – EP 1
Awake & Alert – Devil In A Lambskin Suit
Blonde Redhead – 23
El-P – Ill Sleep When Your Dead

Albums Not From 07 Which Got Heavily Played
Helios – Eingya
Xela – Tangled Wool
Tristeza – All
Ida – All
Donovan – Essential Collection

Lastly, in other great news, Signal Hill was included on The Silent Ballet’s best 25 songs of 07 list. You can view that here! Thank you all for your support through this year. We are excited to get in the studio soon and put a full length album out by the middle of this coming year!

Best Regards,

Signatious Hillage!!!!!