Jm Airis Announces Debut Album "Indian Summer"

"Indian Summer" is a collection of solo recordings written and performed by Jon Airis. The record unearths a journeyman songwriter every bit as much an artist as an engineer. Originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Airis's recordings have remained rooted in a "four track forever" ethos, both in composition and sound as he's migrated East for the past decade. Dedicating himself to experimenting with available recording gear, he continued focusing on mastering analog tape machines when others had gone digital, giving his catalogue a distinct ancestral flavor unwaveringly devoted to his own sculpted sense of Americana. Upon his arrival in New York City, Airis began building a recording studio in an industrial era textile factory in Brooklyn. Indian Summer tastefully explores song layers in the variety of the warehouse's sound rooms, lending an unusual honesty to his work and highlighting location as more player than muse. From the outset the record is overtly a man alone in his music, surrounded by millions in one of the largest modern cities.

"Indian Summer," recorded in his Brooklyn studio, marks Airis's first official release, pressed by Totally Gross National Product out of Minneapolis, MN. This March sees Jm Airis leading a band on a string of Midwest tour dates including an album release show in Minneapolis and a SXSW showcase.

The album is set for release on March 11, 2011 via TGNP (Totally Gross National Product), a label founded in 2002 by Ryan Olson, current producer and member of GAYNGS and Marijuana Deathsquads, and long-time friend/fellow musician Drew Christopherson.

Audio: Jm Airis - "Numbers Man"

JM AIRIS Spring Tour 2011 tour dates are as follows:

• March 11th Minneapolis, MN Turf Club (Album Release Show)
• March 13th Madison, WI The Wisco
• March 14th Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
• March 15th Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
• March 16th Fort Worth, TX The Moon
• March 17th Austin, TX The Mohawk SXSW

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