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We are stoked to announce that we have recently inked a deal with Elizabeth Harper known under the moniker of Class Actress.

The name Class Actress comes from Harper’s decision to pursue a drama major at college. The act first caught our attention at CMJ last year where they were definitely a highlight for the week long New York music conference.

Class Actress offers listeners with juicy melodies accompanied by vintage synth and drum machines, capturing the best of the 80’s and presenting the music in a way that feels at home with modern club music.

Some general references for Class Actresses sound include Madonna, New Order, Charli XCX and recent Mushroom signees Chairlift. Check out the this bangin’ clip for the track ‘Weekend’ from the Rapprocher Longplayer.

The bands first EP ‘The Journal Of Ardency’ was released to much acclaim in 2010 on Chris Taylor’s (Grizzly Bear) label Terrible records. Following on from the bands first success was the acts debut LP ‘Rapprocher’ which was released by Carpark Records (Beach House, Cloud Nothings, Memory Tapes, Toro y Moi) in the States at the end of last year, and locally by Stop Start/EMI earlier this year.

Album ‘Rapprocher’
Release Date: 13/01/2012

Rapprocher

TRACKLIST:
1.Keep You
2.Love Me Like You Used To
3.Weekend
4.Prove Me Wrong
5.Need To Know
6.Limousine
7.All The Saints
8.Bienvenue
9.Missed
10.Hangin’ On
11.Let Me In

NSW four-piece THE RUBENS are the latest MUSHROOM MUSIC signing!

Mushroom Music are delighted to announce that NSW four-piece The Rubens are the latest addition to our publishing roster. The three brothers Margin + their good pal Scott Baldwin are talented young chaps who were responsible for one of our absolute favourite songs of 2011 – the stunning ‘Lay It Down‘ which came in at #57 in triple j’s Hottest 100 poll.

The Rubens are currently holed up in NYC working on their debut album with producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Regina Spektor, The Strokes) which we’ll be releasing later this year, so watch this space for more news as it comes to hand.

The guys will also kick off their first ever national headline tour in April (including an impressive 4 dates at Melbourne’s NSC) + tickets are selling out all over the country, so get in now if you don’t want to miss out. Following that run, The Rubens will be supporting the one-and-only Lanie Lane on her Bangity Bang tour in May. Double the awesome!

The Rubens National headline tour dates:

Saturday 7th April – Boogie Festival, Tallarook
Monday 9th April Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Tuesday 10th April Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Wednesday 11th April Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Thursday 12th April – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Friday 13th April – Ed Castle, Adelaide
Monday 16th April – Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
Tuesday 17th April – Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
Wednesday 18th April – Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
Thursday 19th April -Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
Friday 20th April – Gov’s Espresso, Gold Coast
Friday 27th April – Speakeasy @ Villa, Perth
Saturday 28th April – Newton’s Nation, Bathurst

Lanie Lane Bangity Bang tour dates:

Friday 11th May – The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Saturday 12th May – Fly By Night Musician’s Club, Fremantle
Sunday 13th May – Amplifier Bar, Perth
Friday 18th May – Hotel New York, Launceston
Saturday 19th May – The Grand Poobah, Hobart
Thursday 24th May – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Friday 25th May – Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
Saturday 26th May – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Wednesday 30th May – Woombye Pub, Woombye
Thursday 31st May – Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane
Friday 1st June – The Metro Theatre, Sydney

To hear why we love The Rubens, head to their Facebook page for a listen:
facebook.com/therubensmusic