The PHIL EDWARDS BAND ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM, TOUR

Following off the back of their radio hit and first single Crash, and shows throughout the summer, including Rhythm and Vines and the Whangamata Summer Festival, the Phil Edwards Band are set to release their debut album Slow Borders in March, through Rhythmethod.

Recorded in Auckland and the Hawke's Bay, mixed in New York by Grammy
Award-winning producer, mixer and engineer Dave O'Donnell (James Taylor,
John Mayer, Eric Clapton) and mastered at Stirling Sound, New York, by Ryan
Smith (Beyonce), Slow Borders has been a long evolving work in progress for
this six-piece, hence the album title.


"The title basically sums up how the album has come together," says Phil
Edwards.  "Each song has been slowly built and slowly bordered into what
they are today.  There was some trial and error throughout, but now all the
songs fit together just like they should."


Formed in 2008, the Phil Edwards Band are Phil Edwards (vocals, guitar),
Ryan Wilson (drums), Tom Charleson (guitar, vocals), Adrian Ashdown (bass),
James Townend (harmonica, percussion, vocals) and Hamish McClean (keys, sax,
trombone).


To celebrate the release of the album, the Phil Edwards Band will be playing
a number of shows throughout March and April:



March           Mon 7th - Orientation, Unitec

                  Fri 11th -  Royal Hotel, Palmerston North

                  Sat 12th - Basement Bar, New Plymouth

                  Fri 18th - Rising Sun, Auckland

                  Sat 19th - Auckland Festival @ Aotea Square


                  Fri 25th - Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai

                  Sat 26th - Auckland Beer Festival

April             Fri 1st - YOT Club, Raglan

                  Sat 2nd - Cabana, Napier

                  Fri 8th - Bar Bodega, Wellington



Tickets available from venues and online at 
www.eventfinder.co.nz



Slow Borders will be available on iTunes and in-stores from March 7th 2011.



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