hi everyone!

hope this finds you all doing well things have been moving along quite nicely in the signal hill camp(s). since our last update, we all got to hang together again in NYC (second time in 6 months!).  not only did we get to play a great show with our pals north end, calls, and new friends no grave like the sea, but we also got to spend a few days refining the songs for our new album. many thanks to all who were able to make it out for the show. felt good to be playing live again!

here’s the setlist we played:

additionally, we are thrilled to report that we have pretty much solidified the new tunes, and are pretty darn close to begin recording. at this point we are targeting a late spring/early summer recording session (subject to change!), likely back at the compound with friends jeff lewis and patrick murphy. there’s not a target launch date yet, but certainly it will be out this year.

the new record will be called “chase the ghost” and the tentative tracklist, in no particular order (also subject to change!) is:

• the fantastic hours
• collide us
• corners
• the pacific northeast
• bauhaus balconies
• van gogh sky
• untitled tune
• chase the ghost
• test trains

we are excited to begin sharing these new tunes with you (all songs are new with the exception of van gogh sky, which was initially on our split 7″ with all india radio).

here’s a super short clip from dave’s phone of us working on “corners”.

also, while we are all together tracking the new album, we just might have to do a show in the LA area..been far too long. hoping we can find the time to squeeze in a show, we will definitely keep you posted!

that’s about it for now, but you will definitely be hearing more from us in the very near future!

thanks for listening and for your continued support!

your friends,

signal hill

p.s. want more frequent nonsensical updates, follow us on facebook and or twitter!

(photo by pamela masters)

the che cafe in san diego, is one of our absolute favorite places to play.  one of the most band friendly diy venues one could come across, and has been a staple in the san diego music scene for over 30 years. its a volunteer run collective/community that in addition to hosting shows, is also a vegan cafe, and even hosts social and political events. it has served up some special memories for us throughout our years as a band.

unfortunately, they have been hit with some pretty high insurance premiums and other expenses that are causing it to come dangerously close to shutting down. we want to help keep this place open to create memorable nights for many more fans/bands in the future so we thought we would run a few specials to help donate to the cause.

beginning today, saturday january 7th – monday january 9th, the proceeds from all sales (except shipping) will be donated to che cafe. meaning if you buy any item, we will give the money directly to them. additionally, we’ve got a few download options at really low donation prices.

UPDATED TO REMOVE THE PROMO PRICING (1/11/12)

just want to donate directly to the cause? the che cafe has put up a donation page where you can donate any amount you would like!

help spread the word and save this great place!

your friends,
signal hill

(also, here are a few photos and videos of us playing at the che in the past)

wow, cannot believe 2011 is coming to a close! that might be the same opening we use at the end of every one of these year-end posts, but it’s true! it was a great year, and we cannot thank you all enough for your support!

some 2011 highlights for us

• getting together and doing our first ever east coast shows. not to mention, the only time we all got to hang out together this year. it was just like old times, a bunch of nonsense, with a group of really good friends. thank you all who were able to make it to one of the shows, help set one up, and/or told friends to come! we met a lot of new friends and saw some really great bands.

• writing and recording a new song (bi-coastally) called “van gogh sky”, which we released as a limited edition split 7” with our friends all india radio. there are still a few copies remaining which you can order here! the all india radio song on the split, “rippled” has an amazing video which you should definitely see:

• 2011 also saw the release of a cover of the song the radiator (by ida) as part of the “more hope for japan” compilation. we were incredibly honored to participate in this project, with the proceeds all going to support relief efforts for japan. 37 bands, 37 tracks, available via digital download or physical release in the form of a strictly limited edition (100 copies) 4 disc cd set! stream our tune along with the other 36 jams here: http://morehopeforjapan.com/stream_the_entire_album/

2011 was also a year of some really fantastic music, hence the unavoidable: a top albums and tracks lists from us.  but before we get into that, a couple of quick notes regarding what’s next to come.

early plans for next year

mid-feb, the west coast branch will join the folks in the east coast office to finish fine tuning the songs for the new album. at this point, we are looking to begin recording in april and hopefully launching a late summer release! more to come on that.

we thought while all together, we might as well play another show!

friday feb 17 @ don pedro’s in brooklyn, with north end, calls, and alcian – rsvp by going to the facebook event

lastly, our sincere gratitude for your continued support. warm wishes, season’s greetings, happy holidays etc.

with love,

signal hill

our top albums and tracks all in no particular order.

brian

top albums

1. owen – ghost town
2. blue scholars – cinemetropolis
3. beware of safety – leaves/scars
4. tycho – dive
5. m83 – hurry up, we are dreaming
6. helios – unleft
7. silian rail – (acoustic music)
8. the drift – blue hour
9. the sea and cake – moonlight butterfly
10. sleepmakeswaves – …and so we destroyed everything

top tracks

1. m83 – steve mcqueen
2. tycho – a walk
3. brothertiger – feel
4. the water – elf storage
5. gorillaz – on melancholy hill
6. all india radio – ripple
7. owen – an animal
8. owen – i believe
9. arms & sleepers – kepesh
10. blue scholars – cinemetropolis

tim

top albums

1. ben howard – every kingdom
2. tycho – dive
3. white denim – d
4. the antlers – burst apart
5. iron & wine – kiss each other clean
6. motorcycle diaries – soundtrack, gustavo santaolalla
7. the north end – atlantica
8. beware of safety – leaves/scars
9. the besnard lakes – are the roaring night

top tracks

1. ben howard – lonely pine
2. ben howard – black flies
3. white denim – burnished
4. white denim – anvil everything
5. m83 – intro (ft. zola jesus)
6. iron & wine – walking far from home
7. iron & wine – godless brother in love
8. iron & wine –  me and lazarus
9. the besnard lakes- like the ocean, like the innocent; pt. 2 the innocent
10. gustavo santaolalla – leyendo en el hospital, the motorcycle diaries soundtrack

rishi

top albums

1. real estate – days
2. washed out – within and without
3. bibio – mind bokeh
4. owen – ghost town
5. the weeknd – house of balloons
6. craft spells – idle labor
7. the antlers – burst apart
8. tycho – dive
9. destroyer – kaputt
10. beach fossils – what a pleasure (ep)

top songs

1. real estate – green aisles
2. keep shelly in athens – “okionos negri street
3. washed out – “eyes be closed”
4. casiokids – elefantenes hemmelige gravplass
5. shabazz palaces – swerve… the reaping of all that is worthwhile (noir not withstanding)
6. arms and sleepers – i sing the body electric
7. john maus – cop killer
8. atlas sound – te amo
9. the drums – i need a doctor
10. toro y moi – how i know

dave

top albums

1. teebs – collections 01
2. people get ready – ep
3. owen – ghost town
4. the sea and cake – the moonlight butterfly
5. radiohead – the king of limbs
6. washed out- within and without
7. tycho – dive
8. beach fossils – what a pleasure
9. the drift -  blue hour
10. m83 – hurry up, we’re dreaming

top songs

1. shabazz palaces – are you…can you… were you? (felt)
2. mogwai – letters to the metro
3. kisses – kisses
4. kuedo – ascension phase
5. m83 –  echoes of mine
6. teebs – verbena tea (featuring rebeckah raff)
7. low – especially me
8. the drift – luminous friend
9. the sea and cake – inn keeping
10. beware of safety – moorpark ends
11. north end – synergy
12. wait what – before one love (Nas/Washed Out Mash Up)
13. people get ready – cathedral
14. tycho – hours
15. radiohead – lotus flower

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

find us on:

• facebook
• twitter
• tumblr
• official website

hi everyone,

hope this message finds you all well and enjoying the last bit of summer!  between gearing up for the upcoming east coast shows, and the release of our new split 7” with pals all india radio, things have been quite busy here in the siggy hill camp!

split pre-order and stream up now!

let’s talk about that there record for a second! we got confirmation today that they are shipping to us in the next few days and we couldn’t be more excited!  in fact, since we now know they are on their way, we feel it’s safe to offer a pre-order for anyone who wants to secure one of these little guys. strictly limited to 250 copies pressed on red vinyl, it features one song from each band.  if you pre-order one, we will give you an immediate digital download in the format of your choice: including MP3, MP3 HD, Apple Lossless, FLAC and more.  the actual record will ship sometime on or near sep 22^nd.

tracklist

• all india radio – rippled (off their album the silent surf)
• signal hill – van gogh sky (brand new track!)

the all india radio song might be one of our favorites from their collection, and it also happens to have one of the raddest videos ever! our tune, van gogh sky, is a brand new one, recorded over two weekends on two separate coasts!  we will be playing it for the first time ever as a full band when we all get together next month.

without further ado, check it out here! all india radio/signal hill split  click the playlist button on the bottom right corner of the player to toggle between the tunes!

not ready to purchase? don’t have a record player? currently only into cassettes ? no worries! you can stream both tracks for free on our new and fully dedicated split page.  are you ready to purchase? go to that same landing page and click on the big pre-order button within the streaming player!

tour update

so the tour is happening in just a few weeks! we’ve been re-learning the tunes after not having played them in ages, and man it feels good. we will regroup as a full band in brooklyn ny for the first  time in almost a year… we seriously can’t believe that it’s been that long!

in our “help pick our setlist” poll, paper airplanes and the dead vineyard are the two most requested songs so far!  the poll will remain open until just before midnight on friday sept 2^nd .

we are playing with some great bands and hope you can make it out if you’re in the area!

• 9/21 @ pale horse – west chester, pa  w/ north end and more TBA (this will be our first show in over a year!) (facebook event page)
• 9/22 @ the depot – baltimore, md w/ time columns, the water, & sonorous (facebook event page)
• 9/23 @ the charleston – brooklyn, ny w/ calls, zvoov, and twin cities (facebook event page)
• 9/24 @ p.a.’s lounge – boston, ma w/ hadoken, ,parachuter, & vanzetti (facebook event page)

in addition to bringing some cd’s, vinyl, and the old shirt designs, we are also printing a new shirt for the tour, which along with the 7” artwork was also designed by rishi! we will put any remaining inventory up for sale on our site, shortly after tour.

we sincerely appreciate your continued love and support.

with love,

signal hill

greetings friends!

we hope your summer is off to a great start and this finds you well.  things have been heating up (no relation to summer) in camp signal hill  and we wanted to share a couple of quick updates!

our east coast shows are booked!

many thanks to all who sent contacts and pitched in from the last email and for helping make this a reality! friends in the north-east we are so excited to play for you for the first time. we are thrilled to be sharing the stage with some truly great bands!

• 9/21 @ pale horse – west chester, pa  W/ north end and more TBA (this will be our first show in over a year!) (facebook event page)
• 9/22 @ the depot – baltimore, md w/ time columns, the water, uakari, & sonorous (facebook event page)
• 9/23 @ the charleston – brooklyn, ny w/ calls and more TBA (facebook event page)
• 9/24 @ p.a.’s lounge – boston, ma w/ hadoken, ,parachuter, & vanzetti (facebook event page)

we’ve put together a flier/poster for anyone that wants to help support the cause! sharing is caring… J  (download)

pick our setlist?

speaking of the shows, help us pick our setlist! we’ve never played the east coast, and rather than picking what we would play,  we thought it’d be better if you guys chose!  simply go here and vote for the top 3 songs you would want us to play. even if you’re not able to make it, you should still vote – maybe there will be some live video of us playing some of the songs you voted for:  http://signalhillmusic.com/2011/07/03/help-pick-our-setlist/

split 7” with our buddies all india radio

as mentioned in our last email, we are doing a split 7” with our melbourne australia friends, all india radio. each band will have one song special to this release. our tune happens to be one of the brand new jams we’ve been working on. the bass and drums were tracked last weekend in california, and guitars will be tracked this weekend in new york. this release will be pressed on solid red vinyl, and super limited to only 250 copies. we will have it at one of our upcoming shows and will put a limited amount on pre-order prior to the release and tour!

the tracks are:

• signal hill: van gogh sky
• all india radio: rippled (7” version)

more info & artwork coming soon!

new beware of safety album

ok, this is not signal hill news per se’ however, its news about our very good friends beware of safety. their new album, leaves/scars dropped this week and is available for purchase/streaming now from their bandcamp page. go listen and get phased! they are also hitting tour on the west coast,  so peeps on the western US, check their schedule and definitely check em’ out if they hit your town!!

we promise to harass you again soon, but in the meantime, you can follow our nonsensical (and studio) updates over at facebook, twitter, tumblr, or our sitio web oficial.

with love,

signal hill

even if your not able to make it to one of our upcoming shows, which tunes would you want to see? pick your top 3!

oh and here are the dates:

9/21 – philly/westchester, pa @ venue tba

9/22 -baltimore, md @ the depot

9/23- brooklyn, ny @ the charleston bar

9/24 – boston, ma @ venue tba

hi everyone,

we are definitely supporting record store day tomorrow (april 16 2011) and think you should too!  if reviewing the list of  all of the righteous special releases by bands/labels isnt enough to entice you (really want that new pinback release!!), we would like to offer FREE downloads  for anyone that supports record store day.

all you have to do, is snap a photo from within a record store, or a pic of your purchase (hey we like to see what you’re buying!)  and share it on our facebook wall, or email it to us (siggyhill(@)gmail.com along with whatever download(s) you would like! who knows, maybe we will even give away some physical goods too (shirts/records/cds, stickers etc) to a few lucky winners!

support your local record store, buy something great  and get free music – win, win, win!

share away, and have a great record store day!

signal hill

(photo by pamela masters)

hi everyone,

spring has arrived! the flowers are blooming, the trees are filling in, as is brian’s moustache

so what’s new? well, we have been writing new songs, and are super excited with how they are sounding. while they aren’t quite ready for you to hear them, we can tell you that, this whole bi-coastal thing is working out just fine!

here are some of the working titles – of course in true signal hill fashion, most of these will likely change, because that’s how we roll!

1. the saddest notes
2. northeast/southwest
3. collide us
4. blizzzzzzarrd
5. piano song

so the plan is this, wrap up these tracks and a few others that we began during the distance sessions, record em, and release a new record! we are in the very early stages so lots of logistics to sort out, but we are proud of the progress!

east coast tour? we need your help!
we are doing it and its looking like our good pals, all india radio (http://www.allindiaradio.com.au/)  are planning on joining us for our first ever east coast dates! right now, the window for the 3-4 shows will be sometime between september 21 – september 28 and we are targeting these cities:

1. boston
2. new york
3. philly
4. dc

we need your help! if you can help tell us the clubs to play (or steer clear of) and or  know any bands in these cities, please let us know. we would be forever grateful!

shoot us an email: siggyhill(@)gmail(dot)com

side project shiz!
the azure vault
speaking of shows – tim’s new project called the azure vault (http://theazurevault.com), with steve molter (beware of safety, le sigh, etc.) is playing a show with pals silian rail (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Silian-Rail/205716287438 ) at pehrspace on april 15th.  the show is presented by launderground. sillian rail absolutely kills it, and just read this review of the azure vaults last pehrspace show to see what kind of treat you will be in for! (http://the704.blogspot.com/2010/10/victor-ship-azure-vault-mad-night.html)

avesta.sweden

rishi’s solo project, avesta.sweden is giving away a new track for free. its a song called girls, and is a cover tune from a gal who sang the most memorable tune from the movie goonies and whose name rhymes with mindy dauper. grab the free download or stream the tune here:http://www.thisyeariwillforget.com/girls.html

a couple of weeks back, dave curated a podcast and did an interview with our friend armand on his twice weekly podcast called postrock paper scissors. dave’s  playlist includes tunes from some of our favorites including tristeza, mercury program, helios. it’s available to stream and download for free here: http://www.mixcloud.com/babarm87/episode-65-curated-by-dave-masters/

 

follow us:
facebook: http://facebook.com/signalhillmusic
twitter: http://twitter.com/signalhillmusic

thats all we have for now friends! stay in touch with us, we’d love to hear from ya!

best,
signal hill

UPDATED 11/29/2010

thanks so much everyone for your support! we are gonna tally up all the sales and make a donation to Mike and Emily in the next day or so. since the special is over, we have replaced the purchase buttons with a free download from each release!

more signal hill news coming soon!!! all the best!

sh

ORIGINAL POST 11/24/2010 (with special priced links removed)

howdy everyone!

we hope this finds you well as we head into the thanksgiving weekend!  things here have been good. we have begun writing some new tunes, and are in early discussions for a few shows in the east coast early next year! we are thankful for your continued support and still cant believe that a little over 6 years ago now, our little group got together to have fun and make some tunes. happy to say that 6 years later, we all still get the same enjoyment!

special offer for a good cause!
so our friends mike and emily are currently (even as we post this) running the sea to the stars to raise money and awareness for building the first all general childrens hospital in sub saharan africa.  they are running 40+ miles a day from mombasa kenya, to mt. kilimanjaro!  read all about it here  http://www.shoe4africa.org/

in an effort to help the cause, we are doing a special offer Nov 24th through Nov 28th. all digital downloads of all of our releases will be $1 each with 100% of the money going directly to helping mike & emily reach their donation goals! additionally, for all physical goods, 7″, cd’s, and shirts, we will donate 50% of all of those transactions to the cause as well!

already have our goods (or dont want any of them!) and want to help anyhow? definitely! donate directly to the cause itself (including sponsoring a runner) by going to the Shoe4Africa site!

digital downloads – $1 each for any format (MP3, MP3HD, FLAC etc.)(100% will be donated)

(click the image or the button below to open up the purchase window)

physical goods – (50% of all proceeds donated)

visit our store and make a purchase on ANY item and 50% of all proceeds will be donated! Buying any physical copy of the cd’s will automatically get you a digital download of the release.

thanks again everyone for your continued support! have a happy thanksgiving!

sh

(disclaimer: this offer is not in anyway endorsed or solicited by shoe4africa and instead is something we want to do to help support our friends and a cause that we think is great!)