we kill computers

Release date: April 27 2010

Mint Records

Following through on 2008’s devastating one-two punch (January’s Tintype & August’s Funeral Mixtape), we kill computers is the Pack a.d.’s third album and it marks a bold departure away from the blues and headfirst into straight up garage rock/pop/punk. Recorded live off the floor to analog tape at Hive Studios in Vancouver by Jesse Gander (Japandroids, Bison b.c.) and then mastered at GhettoRecorders in Detroit by Jim Diamond (Dirtbombs, Detroit Cobras), we kill computers is a rapid fire assault of 13 heavy, heavy songs.

When The Pack a.d. plays a show they hand the audience their guts - and they did just, 157 times in 2009 alone. That’s why we kill computers, a full year in the making, captures that same live energy – fierce, unapologetic, and loud as hell. Lyrically, The Pack a.d. offers up their general mistrust of humans and their motives, while tipping off that animals have got it right. Sonically charged and relentless, The Pack a.d. don’t play a song so much as attack it - and we kill computers is them coming at you at a run.

Alright, so here we are, and it’s 2010. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way. Here’s some stats for you fellow number lovers.

2008 - We toured like hell and played 126 shows

…now we thought that was a lot…but then we counted the shows for this last year and in…

2009 - We toured like hell and back and played 157 shows

So, this year, we’re thinking…it’ll be more of the same. So, keep your eyes peeled - the show madness officially begins in March, with a little teaser in January in Alaska.

This year will also mark the release of our third album. We’re going to be dropping some hints about this album as time goes on but for now - all you gotta know is this…

Your Band
The Pack A.D.

…tomorrow. Yep, very true. We are heading back into the Studio tomorrow to complete work on our third album. It will be released in 2010. That is the news. A very public thank you to everyone who has come out to the shows this year - it’s been really super. Now…let’s all have a peaceful Winter.

The Pack A.D.

Touring with the Pink Mountaintops and Nomeansno

The Pack A.D. have been touring non-stop this year, and their old-school approach of winning fans over one by one with their explosive live shows is paying off. They’ve won over some new fans in the Pink Mountaintops and Nomeansno. Both the Pink Mountaintops and Nomeansno have invited the Pack A.D. to tour with them. So, Maya and Becky are resting for a few weeks before they gear up for another busy fall tour.

First, they will be heading over to the UK for the End of the Road Festival, as well as a couple of shows in London - one of them for hip new zine, Riot On The Rocks. Then they jet straight home to hit the road with the Pink Mountaintops from Sept 18th - 27th. After a brief trip to Montreal for the PopMontreal Festival they head back out on the with their new pals Nomeansno (Oct 7th-14th). But the fun doesn’t end there… they’ve been invited back for the 2nd year in a row, to play the Blues DC Festival in Bogota Colombia. After that, they’ll be flying off to the Halifax Pop Explosion and CMJ Music Marathon, before finishing off the fall with three weeks of solo dates in both the US and Canada.

The Pack A.D. are going to play some music and have some drinks - so all you have to do is show up and bring your friends!

Be sure to check out their amazing new video for “Blackout” where they team up with Grant Lawrence and the CBC Radio 3 crew for a late night dance party! Watch it here.

The Pack A.D. on Tour

Fri Sept 11, London UK, Brixton Windmill
Sun Sept 13, Dorset UK, End of the Road Festival
Tue Sept 15, London UK, The Social (presented by Riot on the Rocks)
Fri Sept 18, Portland OR, Doug Fir Lounge w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Sat Sept 19, Arcata CA. Alibi (Pack A.D. headline, Pink Mountaintops not on this date)
Sun Sept 20, San Francisco CA, The Independent w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Mon Sept 21, Santa Cruz CA, The Crepe Place w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Tue Sept 22, Los Angeles CA, The Echo w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Thu Sept 24, TBA w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Fri Sept 25, Bellingham WA, Wild Buffalo w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Sat Sept 26, Victoria BC, Sugar - Rifflandia Festival w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Sun Sept 27, Vancouver BC, Rickshaw w/ The Pink Mountaintops
Thur Oct 1, Montreal QC, Petit Campus (Popmontreal)
Wed Oct 7, TBA w/ Nomeansno
Thu Oct 8, Seattle WA, Neumo’s w/ Nomeansno
Fri Oct 9, Portland OR, Berbatis Pan w/ Nomeansno
Sat Oct 10, Eugene OR, WOW Hall w/ Nomeansno
Sun Oct 11, Petaluma CA, Phoenix Theater w/ Nomeansno and Kai Klyn
Mon Oct 12, Stockton CA, Plea For Peace Center (Pack A.D. headline, Nomeansno not on this date)
Tue Oct 13, San Diego CA, Casbah w/ Nomeansno
Wed Oct 14, TBA w/ Nomeansno
Oct 16,17, Bogota Colombia, Blues DC Festival
Oct 20-24, New York NY, CMJ
Oct 20-24, Halifax, NS, Halifax Pop Explosion

For more information or to arrange an interview please contact Yvette Ray at Mint Records