Last week we told you about LuvInIdleness, the upcoming EP from Ben + Vesper. Tomorrow, February 9th, Luv comes to town. To celebrate, the VERY FIRST OFFICIAL B+V video is being premeired right now at Stereogum, one of the coolest music sites out there. It's a video of 'Singing Swords', the first track off LuvInIdleness, and it involves head-wounds, giant parrots, chain-saws, roses, and auto-harps. Click on the image below to watch!

 

 

February 9th is also just a few days from Valentine's Day, and in eager anticipation of that holiday for honeys, eMusic has compiled a list of "first musical crushes" from some of indie-music's leading lights. Make sure to visit eMusic tomorrow to find out the lovely scoop from B+V, Dan Zimmerman, and others.

 

ALSO...

 

Sounds Familyre is now offering A Bundle of LUV. Get all three Ben + Vesper records (one for 'L', one for 'U', and one for 'V'), for only 22 smackers! Click here to order!

Of course, if you already have More Questions and All This Could Kill You, you can forgo the bundle and get an individual copy of LuvInIdleness. Take a listen to the title track, and then click on the album cover below to get your copy.

 

SEE B + V LIVE!!

Don't forget that Ben + Vesper will be hitting the road this March (with Ortolan and Danielson)! All tour dates are as follows:

2010-03-07, Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
2010-03-08, Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
2010-03-10, Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
2010-03-11, Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
2010-03-12, Athens, GA - 40 Watt
2010-03-13, Orlando, FL - Stardust
2010-03-13, Elkton, FL - Harvest of Hope Festival
2010-03-15, Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
2010-03-17, Austin, TX - Beauty Bar (SXSW)
2010-03-18, Austin, TX - SXSW
2010-03-19, Denton, TX - Hailey's
2010-03-20, Memphis, TN - Hi Tone

If you would like to join our street teams and help spread the word, just click on the image below to download and print. Post as many posters as your city will allow--and then some!  The artwork (by Ben) is already formatted to fit on 8.5" x 11" paper, so you should be good to print right out of the gate.

 

More exciting news coming soon, but in the meantime,

Take good care, good folk.