WE DID A CHRISTMAS THING EP OUT NOW

NEWLY ANNOUNCED 2020 OUR DATES INCLUDE HEADLINING SHOW & WEST COAST RUN WITH ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER GRACE POTTER

VANCOUVER SHOW DATE MARCH 12 TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

TORONTO, ON – November 15, 2019 – Today,  BAILEN, (fraternal twins Daniel and David and younger sister Julia) shared the digital only,  two track EP entitled, we did a Christmas thing, which includes a cover of Christmas Is All Around, (from the film Love Actually) and the holiday classic I’ll Be Home For Christmas.

Collectively, the band stated, “The holidays always remind us of being home in New York City, and I’ll Be Home For Christmas is a song that really resonated with us as a band because we’re away from home a lot. The song gives you that nostalgic longing that is so much a part of the holidays and so much a part of being on tour away from home with the ones you love. The holidays are nothing without some fun romcoms, and we are all big fans of Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy and thought it would be funny to cover the cover in the movie Love Actually. It turned out that the song actually lent itself great to harmonies, so we had fun with it and kept it tongue and cheek.” 

The holiday EP follows the release of the band’s MIXTAPE VOL. 1, a digital only, eight song collection of previously unreleased original songs, album tracks and select covers from an eclectic group of artists including The Sugarcubes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Billie Eilish and Joni Mitchell. The EP’s original songs include fan favourites, Something Tells Me (which  appears on their John Congleton (St. Vincent, The War On Drugs) produced, acclaimed debut album Thrilled To Be Here,) the non-album track, 25 for the Last Time and two unreleased cuts from the Thrilled sessions, The Way I Could and Cold Blue. You can listen to MIXTAPE VOL. 1 here.

Additionally, this week BAILEN announced new 2020 tour dates starting with a headlining run through the mid-west which kicks off January 17 in Vienna, Virginia. The band will then join acclaimed singer/songwriter Grace Potter on select dates of her headlining 2020 tour in support of her new album Daylight. Prior to this, BAILEN will finish out 2019 with shows on the east coast including a hometown show in NYC at The Bowery Ballroom on December 12, 2019. All tickets are on sale now and full routing is below. For more information and tickets please visit www.bailentheband.com.

BAILEN ON TOUR:
December 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
December 6 – Cincinnati, OH – Motr Pub
December 7 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Indy
December 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brendas
December 12 – New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom
December 14 – Woodstock, NY – Colony
January 17 – Vienna, VA – Barns At Wolf Trap
January 18 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
January 20 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
January 21 – Eddie's Attic – Decatur, GA
January 22 – 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN
January 24 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
January 25 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
January 27 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
January 28 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
January 30 – The Stache – Grand Rapids, MI
February 1 – The Loving Touch – Ferndale, MI
March 12 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC*
March 13 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR*
March 14 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA*
March 15 – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, OR*
March 18 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA*
March 19 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA*
March 21 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA*
March 25 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT*
March 26 – Belly Up Aspen – Aspen, CO*
March 27 – Belly Up Aspen – Aspen, CO
March 28 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO*
*w/ Grace Potter

Listen/Purchase we did a Christmas thing HERE

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