preteen zenith

Dallas' own Preteen Zenith and the Yours Truly crew piled into a cramped, steamy Triplex one ridiculously hot afternoon last summer here in Dallas, TX, just one day prior to the band's first-ever show, at the inaugural GvsB Fest. As you can see, it got kind of trippy in there...

The lovely, life-affirming new single from Tim Delaughter and his new project Preteen Zenith, featuring guest vocals from Tim's Dallas homie Erykah Badu. PZ's debut LP Rubble Guts & BB Eye is out May 29, with a limited edition early vinyl version to be released on Record Store Day 2012, via Good Records Recordings...

Footage of 1970's 16mm films (Use Your Eyes by Hans Halberstadt and Light Is Many Things by Paul and Glenda Fillinger) compiled by Michael Allen of Project Ion, with music by Preteen Zenith. "It's little children dreaming in God's great outdoors and it's grown-ups who have kept the faith in childhood, seeking inspiration for their work in the things that are all around them...

According to Preteen Zenith's website, "the band is preparing to release its first single and video in the next few weeks via Good Records Recordings." No word yet on whether that single is "Breathe" -- the first full song to be unveiled by the band -- which starts as a hushed, gently warped, candlelit psych-folk ballad before beginning its cathartic, anthemic build: Preteen Z

Doors open at the Granada at 6, set times are below. Get there early to grab one of these shirts (courtesy of RVCA) and one of these posters for free. And if you're on the fence about coming out: we caught part of Preteen Zenith's rehearsal yesterday, and it sounded absolutely massive...

Here's another frustratingly short teaser clip from Preteen Zenith's forthcoming album, which ends abruptly right before the song has a chance to explode. Psyched to see how it unfolds during the band's live debut in a few days at the gorilla vs...

Dallas' own the Polyphonic Spree returns with a glowing, beautifully whimsical "interactive character-based narrative video music video"/iPad app collaboration with Moonbot Studios, created for the band's new song "Bullseye" (the first Spree single to be released on their label, Good Records Recordings)...

The first-ever gorilla vs. bear festival goes down at the Granada Theater here in Dallas in less than one month (July 23!), so we've put together this little mixtape as something of an introduction to all of the bands playing the fest for the uninitiated...

We are beyond psyched to debut the first material from Preteen Zenith, the new project of Dallas' Tim DeLaughter (of Tripping Daisy/the Polyphonic Spree fame). We're told that this soaring track -- which hints at some of the same life-affirming build-up and emotional release as the best songs from Tripping Daisy's brilliant lost classic swan song -- is "a sampler of a few of the Preteen Zeni

Just got these limited Gorilla vs. Bear Festival posters in the mail, and they look so good, we decided we had to give a few away. Only two ways to get your hands on one: you can be one of the first 200 people through the doors at the Granada on July 23 (buy tix), or you can win one here...