News
1/18/12 A new version of "Parkers Chapel" released, featuring Brooke Waggoner.
1/5/12 The Silent Ballet named "Longest Year" in its Top 100 Albums of 2011 (#32) and "Parkers Chapel" from the "Asleep in the Downlights" EP as one of its Top 50 Tracks of 2011 (#33).
12/20/11 The first-ever Hammock t-shirt has arrived.
10/25/11 First review of Asleep in the Downlights: Paste Magazine here and here.
10/5/11 Asleep in the Downlights.
6/24/11 "Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo" is back into print on CD. It was redesigned as a six-panel digipak and we ordered some custom finish extras on the case, so it had to be printed and assembled in two different places and took a while to complete. Thank you for your patience and inquiries. "Chasing..." is back in print now and "Kenotic" is up next.
6/12/11 From Keith Kenniff (Helios): "We have less than a hundred remaining copies (out of a total of two thousand copies) of "For Nihon" in stock. http://on.fb.me/iI2x0v". Once they're gone and the distributors have closed out their tabs, $32,780 will have been raised for earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. Thank you.
5/27/11 We were recently included in a podcast from the New Sounds show on WNYC and thought you might like to check it out. And if you want the download, you can grab it here.
5/6/11 For Nihon has already raised more than $15,000 to benefit victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Thank you.
4/27/11 We are working now on getting the Hammock catalog reprinted and back into circulation on CD. Thank you for your patience and requests. A few copies of each title were recently unearthed and we posted them at the Store if you're interested.
4/11/11 Our music will be appearing in an upcoming special show titled "The Gulf Project" narrated by Robert Redford, which is set to air on Discovery Channel's Discover Planet Green on 4/23. The National Resources Defense Council is creating this series of stories recorded by StoryCorps on the lives affected by the Gulf Disaster. Also, we added a new outtake demo to the "Extras" player. For Nihon is now available for pre-order. We are working hard in the studio with Matthew Ryan and on mixes for our collaboration with Steve Kilbey and Tim Powles of The Church.
3/20/11 We will be taking part in a charity album, For Nihon, spearheaded by our friends Keith Kenniff (Helios, Goldmund, Mint Julep) and Hollie Kenniff (Mint Julep), to raise money to benefit the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund set up by New York's Japan Society (100% of sales will be donated). More about the album and pre-orders here.
3/10/11 Our cover of Catherine Wheel's "Black Metallic" is now available in lossless quality audio exclusively from our Store.
3/7/11 Working in the studio on the next Hammock LP and with Matthew Ryan for an upcoming release. We added a new outtake demo to the "Extras" player in the menu above.
2/10/11 We recently completed a remix for "The Obeisant Vine" for an upcoming Helios remix album.
2/7/11 Hammock is collaborating with Steve Kilbey and Tim Powles of The Church. Two songs, "No Agenda" featuring lyrics and vocals by Kilbey, and "Verse for Forgiveness" with vocals by Powles and lyrics by Byrd/Powles, will be released in spring as separate vinyl 7" albums with two new instrumental songs by Hammock. More to come soon...
1/26/11 Hammock hits 4,000,000 plays on Last FM.
1/21/11 "Andalusia" by Hammock heard in Season 4/Episode 1 of Showtime's "Californication". This is the band's second time to be featured on the show.
1/14/11 The North West East South photobook sold out in mid-December. The first five Hammock releases have sold out on CD (Kenotic, Stranded..., Sleepover, Raising..., and Chasing...). We will be reprinting them soon. Thank you for your patience.
1/11/11 "Like New Year's Day" by Matthew Ryan & Hammock out now.
Like New Year's Day (Matthew Ryan Mix)
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