OAKLEY HALL

GYPSUM STRINGS

NEW!: The VINYL version of this record is being made available for the first time on
12/05/06. (The CD version came out already on 06/06/06.)

Long regarded as one of the best live acts in New York, Oakley Hall has finally delivered on
the promise of its collective talent and the energy of its live shows with the masterpiece
Gypsum Strings, their second full-length release this year. While the first, Second Guessing
(Amish), established Oakley Hall as one of the premier roots rock bands in the land,
Gypsum Strings turns the volume way up and traditions on their heads.

Building on the straighter Second Guessing blueprint, Gypsum Strings busts out of
Americana norms and reimagines Laurel Canyon as made of steel and glass. The band’s
dynamic range and killer songwriting chops are in evidence as they careen from shredding
urban rockers (“Confidence Man” and “Lazy Susan”) to spare and haunting balladry
(“Living in Sin in the U.S.A.” and “Nite Lights, Dark Days”). Their co-ed posse harmonies,
which Bust magazine recently called “some of the most stunning in recent history,” light up
the landscape the whole way.

They’ll sound like no string band in your vernacular. Which makes sense as they—although
hailing originally from all over the rural American south and northeast—cut their teeth on
stages with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, Oneida and Liars in Brooklyn’s rock
underground. They currently call an Econoline home, but Oakley Hall will pull up to a
venue near you in the coming weeks.

Album art for Gypsum Strings by Maya Hayuk—http://mayahayuk.com/

Confidence Man
Having Fun Again
Lazy Susan
Living in Sin in the USA
House Carpenter
Bury Your Burden
If I Was in El Dorado
Nite Lights, Dark Days
Spanish Fandango

CATALOG #:

JAGBR004

RELEASE DATE:

DECEMBER 5, 2006

FORMAT:

CD/LP (VINYL NON-RETURNABLE)

CD/LP BOX LOT:

25 UNITS 

GENRE:

AVANT FOLK / INDIE ROCK

KEY MARKETS:

ALL NORTH CAROLINA,

ATHENS, NEW ENGLAND, ALL MICHIGAN,
CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH, CLEVELAND, NEW
YORK CITY, ROCHESTER, AUSTIN, LAWRENCE
(KS), TORONTO, MONTREAL, BLOOMINGTON
(IN), PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO

CD UPC:

656605420424

LP UPC:

656605420417

1. Oakley Hall are renowned for their live show, and their most recent record is garnering
the highest accolades from the likes of national press outlets The New York Times, Bust, and
Rolling Stone. Also, they won’t stop working. They are following up their highly successful
summer touring (opening for the Constantines and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) with not one but
two very high-profile tours this fall, playing over 20 dates with M. Ward and Calexico.

2. This band has an impressive pedigree. The band includes former member of Oneida and
Windsor for the Derby.

3. The CD and LP packaging features the very special artwork of emerging artist Maya
Hayuk.

4. Promo copies of the CD and promotional posters available to retail.

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