I'll Go Crazy
Author: Richard James Eaton
Composer: Richard James Eaton

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Author: Richard James Eaton
Composer: Richard James Eaton

THE WILLOWZ released a debut single on Posh Boy that year, and continued releasing on Dionysus (2004, "The Willowz EP"), XL Recordings (2004, single), and Sympathy for the Record Industry (2004's LP "Are Coming," 2005's LP "Talk In Circles," and the 2006 DVD "See In Squares").

With every WILLOWZ release the band has increased its status as the critics' darlings: the "OC Weekly" named the WILLOWZ EP as one of the top 10 records of 2003; the "LA Weekly" nominated THE WILLOWZ as the top rock band of 2005; and Rolling Stone ranked the band's Talk In Circles in their cover story "Top 50 Albums of 2005."

Legendary film and video auteur Michel Gondry featured WILLOWZ tracks on both the Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated soundtrack for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," and used two WILLOWZ tracks as the only rock music in his current film release "The Science of Sleep." Gondry also directed the video for "I Wonder," included on THE WILLOWZ 27-video.

2006 DVD release 'Talk in Circles, Seein Squares.' TICSS has won innumerable awards, including one for the THE WILLOWZ Cons and Tricks video, directed by Toben Seymour and awarded a place in the Top Ten Videos of The Year on MTV2's Subterranean.

Paul Gondry, Michel's son, drew the last album cover, whose central part is used for the T-shirt APRIL77RECORDS will release.

THE WILLOWZ have toured extensively throughout Europe and North America, sharing bills with such artists as The New York Dolls, Wolfmother, The Ponys, Be Your Own Pet, Tom Vek, OK Go, Gossip, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Mutes, John Cale, and endless others.

In their new exclusive single "I'll go crazy" on APRIL77RECORDS, the band provides the energy and rawness of a thicker rock sound, and is also really focused on songwriting. Old boundaries no longer apply as this set of songs is expressed with true storyteller fervor.


USA TOUR DATES 2008

16.09    Stubbs BBQ - Waller Creek / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Austin, Texas

17.09    House Of Blues / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Dallas, Texas

19.09   Marquee Theatre / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Tempe, Arizona

21.09   The Grove of Anaheim / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Anaheim, California

22.09    Ventura Theatre / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Ventura, California

23.09    The Warfield Theatre / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / San Francisco, California

24.09   Mayan Theatre / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Los Angeles, California

25.09    Mayan Theatre / with THE HIVES & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL / Los Angeles, California

FRANCE TOUR DATES 2008


27.09   Festival Marsatac / Marseille

01.10   Le Cri de la Mouette / Toulouse

02.10   Le Rat Pack / Clermont-Ferrand

03.10   Maison de la Musique / Grenoble

04.10   La Maroquinerie / Paris

06.10   Le Vauban / Brest

07.10   Le Son'Art / Bordeaux

08.10   Secret Place / Montpellier

09.10   Passagers du Zinc / Besançon

10.10   Festival Ground Zero / Lille


Photos of Richie James Follin in APRIL77 vest The Eddie - credit Les Inrockuptibles.