DESCRIPTION:
'Mad Mary Jones' by 'The Vacant Lots' is taken from the band's debut album 'Departure', which was released through 'Sonic Cathedral' on 30th June 2014 in the UK/EUR and then in the US on 1st July 2014. The video was also directed by 'Samuel Quinn'

Bio:

Hailing from the wooded confines of Burlington, Vermont, the Vacant Lots are a two-piece psych rock band formed by 'Jared Artaud' (vocals, guitars, drone) and 'Brian MacFadyen' (drums, vocals, electronics) in Burlington, Vermont.

'The Vacant Lots' have developed a layered sound that combines a minimalist aesthetic of rock n roll with hypnotic guitar riffs, intense drum patterns, electronic drones, poetry-driven lyrics and live visual projections. They have cited Native American drumming, Indian tanpura, early rock n roll, 'The Gun Club', and 'Television' as major influences on their sound.

Things started to really move for the duo when they were invited by 'Sonic Boom' of legendary UK psych band 'Spacemen 3' and 'EAR' to tour the U.S. for the first time with his band 'Spectrum'. Following the tour in 2011, 'The Vacant Lots' signed to 'Mexican Summer' and released their first official single 'Confusion' b/w 'Cadillac'.

Later that year, 'The Black Angels' and 'Reverberation Appreciation Society' invited 'The Vacant Lots' to perform at 'Austin Psych Fest 4'. In the summer of 2011, they then supported 'Dean Wareham' (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta) for one of the last performances of 'Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 Songs' at 'The Bell House' in NYC.

In 2012, they were invited back to play 'Austin Psych Fest 5' and the band then signed to Austin Psych Fest's record label, 'The Reverberation Appreciation Society', for their second official 7" single release, 'High And Low' b/w 'Let Me Out'.

In January 2013, 'The Vacant Lots' toured the U.S. with 'The Growlers'. In February, the duo's third single '6 AM' was released on 'Sonic Cathedral Records' (UK), as part of a 6 band contemporary psych-rock compilation called 'Psych For Sore Eyes', mastered by 'Sonic Boom'.

In October, 'The Vacant Lots' cover version of 'No More Christmas Blues' by 'Alan Vega' of 'Suicide' was released on 'Cleopatra Records' as part of a compilation album called 'Psych-Out Christmas' that also featured 'Iggy Pop', 'Psychic Ills', 'Dead Meadow', 'The Fuzztones' and more.

In February 2014, 'Jared Artaud' released a book of poetry called 'Empty Space'. 'The Vacant Lots' have completed their debut album, which will be released in the summer of 2014.

To find out loads more about 'The Vacant Lots' check out the following links:

http://www.thevacantlots.com
https://www.facebook.com/VACANTLOTS
https://twitter.com/TheVacantLots
http://thevacantlots.tumblr.com/
https://soundcloud.com/thevacantlots
http://instagram.com/thevacantlots#
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Vacant+Lots
http://www.reverbnation.com/thevacantlots
https://www.youtube.com/user/MaldororsHead
https://myspace.com/thevacantlots

For more info about 'Sonic Cathedral' check out these links:

http://www.soniccathedral.co.uk
http://www.soniccathedral.co.uk/introducing-the-vacant-lots/
https://www.youtube.com/soniccathedral