TIG favorites and indie rock band Throw Me the Statue just released a new video to their single "Hi-Fi Goon", from their recently-released album Creaturesque. The timing of its release, I'm sure, is meant to whet the appetites of people who can't wait for their show on Tuesday at the Vera Project with The Brunettes. Enjoy:

Throw Me The Statue has had a steep learning curve. Releasing their first LP, Moonbeams, on Scott Reitherman’s local Seattle label, Baskerville Hill Records, they recently signed with the Indiana based independent label, Secretly Canadian, for their sophomore full length release, Creaturesque. Weaving together pop, rock, and a slew of influences, Creaturesque is redolent of an estranged lover’s pheromones lingering on a hand-me-down T-shirt.

In an interview with The Line Of Best Fit, Scott Rietherman commented on recently joining the impressive collection of bands on Secretly Canadian. He sees Jens Lekman’s pop presence on the label encouraging as a niche for Throw Me The Statue to fit into Secretly Canadian’s roster. Opening track, “Waving at the Shore,” hearkens to Lekman’s love of horns and handclaps, setting a light-hearted tone at the outset of the album. However, this incredibly upbeat pop song feels like an outlier to the rest of the album, only hinting at the overwhelming mnemonic mood of Creaturesque, during the more introspective verses.

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DO NOT MISS Throw Me the Statue and Truckasauras this THURSDAY!!!!

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The possible zenith of an extraordinary career.

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Though you can't booze it up, and there will probably be hordes of enthusiastic underagers rockin' their trendy threads, Danielson is sure to NOT disappoint.

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Throw Me the Statue's delectable track "Lolita" is about to be far more ubiquitous than even a superfan like me could have hoped.

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Full of fuzzy synths, guitar and vocal melodies, and the addition of a couple horn ensembles, Moonbeams delivers it all.

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I knew that Jens just didn't get enough of us last time he was in Seattle. As announced on Pitchfork, he's coming back!

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Photos by the fantastic Laura Musselman. Was the Easy Street in-store as packed as Nectar was last night?

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I’m not saying that Jens Lekman is the best songwriter in music today... OK, wait, that is exactly what I’m saying.

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