Hey, we've got a new website/blog. view it now at www.puttherifledown.com/blog we're posting exclusive tracks and remixes there, so check it often!

Also, we're hosting a listening party for our new recordings Friday June 26 at The Embassy in Kensington. We'll have a super-limited run of CD-R > Floppy Disk copies on sale for $10.

Stay tuned for more news!!


/////// PTRD

Posted two more tracks from our winter recording sessions, QXIOM QUIZZES and SYSTEMS (for OPOPO).

We spent the winter making some new recordings. We've posted two new tracks DRAGGED ACROSS THE GULF and REPUBLIC. We have lots more. Still waiting on a release date for Selector, but SLU says this summer is when it will drop. More soon,

PTRD

So we've finally got the news that our debut record SELECTOR will be coming out on S.L.U. in late Jan/early Feb. The artwork was done by BustBright out in LA, and we fucking love it. Check it out below.




Here's the tracklisting:

1. My Industrial Park
2. Hot Video
3. Point Of Contact
4. Let Us Proclaim The Mystery Of Faith
5. Sunsets
6. Dragged Across The Gulf
7. Alle Tanzt
8. Architekt


Stay tuned for more updates as stuff starts to pick up!

We just finished making a remix for our friends The Coast (www.myspace.com/thecoastmusic) it's on our player now. We're also playing with Shit La Merde at Neutral this Saturday. Our debut record 'SELECTOR' is almost ready, and will be dropping on SLU sometime in Aug. Stay tuned.

First the not so good news: due to logistical reasons we've had to bail on our SXSW showcase (next year Austin... be ready!).

The good news is that our debut record "Selector" is mastered and ready to go to print. The artwork, done by LA designer BustBright, looks amazing. The record will feature eight songs plus three cool remixes, and should drop sometime in April or May on Summer Lovers Unlimited.

Also, for you Toronto kids we'll be playing Dan Burke's CMW/NeXT showcase at The Silver Dollar on March 8. Also, Jordan will be DJing at the Queen West fire benefit March 10 at The Reverb.

Get ready!

More news soon.

// PTRD

music blog: Having recently played alongside such acts as DUCHESS SAYS, CRYSTAL CASTLES, VHS OR BETA, MOVING UNITS, WE ARE WOLVES & NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB these guys are on fire and starting to make a big splash in the Dance Rock scene in Toronto and abroad. (TEEN VIDEO MUSIC, DEC, 2007)

review: "Local openers Put The Rifle Down put on a great set, but sadly their early start time meant that the crowd was super sparse and not yet in the mood for dancing to their funky set. I likened a couple of their songs to Ulrich Schnauss's stuff. It was 80s/dancey AND atmospheric. Take my word for it that this Toronto outfit put on a solid set of songs. Plus any band with a bass member that wears a Crystal Castles t-shirt and kicks the crap out of a Kaoss pad rules IMO." MUCHMUSIC (MM BLOG, NOV 2007)

review: "It's at the compilation's first true left-turn that things begin to get interesting with Put The Rifle Down's 'Architekt': glacial downbeat-pop at its most irresistible. You could say Arcade Fire are an obvious influence, particularly in relation to the subdued semi-shouting vocals that pepper the track, but the Toronto-based four-piece's material is strong (and catchy) enough to stand on its own." DROWNED IN SOUND (HORDES OF CANADA, NOV 2007)

review: "Formed in 2004, PTRD first made a name for themselves by turning in a blinding '80s throwback remix of the Teenagers' "Homecoming." But the four-piece (DJ, percussionist, synths and vocals) have begun to blaze a neon trail with their Hi-NRG live shows, proving just like Shout Out Out Out Out have that you can be both charismatic and an electronic act. Recent gigs have seen them throw down memorable moments at NXNE and Pride, with recent opening slots for hot acts like Tokyo Police Club, New Young Pony Club and We Are Wolves. This exclusive demo (expected on their forthcoming debut album) isn't shy about its '80s hang-up: vocalist Mike Countryman's neo-romantic sensitivity drapes the song like a warm blanket, glowing synths reverberate and simmer, and springing computerised percussion and live drumming melt together for a rhythm that's ready to break hearts and prompt the kind of dripping sweat on a dance floor that looks sexy in hip-hop videos (y'know, the ones where half-naked bodies move in slow motion). Definitely an act to watch out for in 2008." EXCLAIM! (CLICK HEAR, NOV 2007)

review: "This is one band with an intense following, and they manage to win over every crowd they play with a distinctive brand of dancey pop with zero pretension. A perfect party soundtrack for any Saturday night with a gang of friends, you should acquaint yourself with Put The Rifle Down, and make it a point of checking them out next time they're in your town." - UKULA (NXNE, JUNE 2007)

review: "With the crowd hopping in unison, the patrons downstairs at the comfort zone just had to take a glance at their vibrating ceiling to know where the party was." - CHART (NXNE, JUNE 2007)

Just a quick update from PTRD:

We're hard at work prepping our debut album (due out on Summer Lovers Unlimited this spring) and getting ready for some big shows.

We just had our first a track released on vinyl! CHEAP DATE RECORDS (UK) put a demo version of our song "Architekt" on their awesome HORDES OF CANADA compilation alongside tracks by Crystal Castles, Duchess Says, We Are Wolves, and You Say Party! We Say Die! The set (it's a box with 5 7" vinyls) is only available in the UK, but you can order it online from ROUGH TRADE (it's not very expensive!).

Also, we're really excited to announce that in Jan we'll be opening for THE TEENAGERS Jan 27 @ The Social! If you're planning to see this killer show you should buy tickets (SS, RT, TM) ASAP, as it WILL sell out.

L/O/V/E/

PTRD!

so yeah, an update (been a while).

// upcoming dates

Sunday, June 24th @ 12 Alexander St
live set at 5pm, as part of PRIDE 2007

Saturday, June 30th @ White Orchid
live set

// press and pics

we did Dan Burke's infamous NXNE showcase and it was pretty wild. Got some nice press and decent photos.

TORONTOIST.com (NXNE Preview):

"We're the first to admit that we usually don't cover much in terms of electronic music, especially live shows. A lot of bands are often too engrossed with their laptops or synths to care much about the crowd or putting on a decent performance.

Luckily, this doesn't apply to Put The Rifle Down. Not only are we enraptured with their high-energy tunes, they are dynamic live performers, aided from a fact that they have an actual drummer, not reproduced beats. We're believers." –MIKE WARNER

..

from UKULA.com

"The band whipped their way through fan favourites like 'Architekt' and a cover of Radiohead's 'Backdrifts. (Honeymoon is Over),' and definitely overcame the sonic handicap with their usually exuberant stage presence. Hand clapping and tambourine shaking are par for the course in a PTRD set, and this occasion was no exception.

This is one band with an intense following, and they manage to win over every crowd they play with a distinctive brand of dancey pop with zero pretension. A perfect party soundtrack for any Saturday night with a gang of friends, you should acquaint yourself with Put The Rifle Down, and make it a point of checking them out next time they're in your town." - Odessa Parker

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CHARTATTACK.com

"The electric quartet could bounce the audience like a basketball with their tight dance rhythms and raving keyboard." - Evan Dickson

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was fun. more to come

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so we did the nu ravers on the block and a fly is on the wall party at club academy on april 7th in montreal.

total madness. trash fashion are wicked, check them out!



mr ed and mr p, the nu ravers on the block



mike + mic. (photo by christa treadwell)



awesome.



crowd during our set. (photo by christa treadwell)



hit the floor. (photo by christa treadwell)



mark sweating



kisssss



trash fashion - they are really good



crowd during crash fashion

such a great night; if you have any photos please send them here!