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The Union Trade

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Singer / Musician of Rock

To date, San Francisco based The Union Trade’s sound has lived somewhere between the instrumental rock sound of bands like Explosions In the Sky, Caspian and This Will Destroy You and a more vocal driven shoegaze sound. On their upcoming sophomore full-length album, “A Place of Long Years”, set for release February 3rd 2015 on Tricycle Records, The Union Trade make a natural progression into the true instrumental post-rock realm they first explored on the track “Everyday Including Holidays” from their debut 2008 LP Everyday Including (Tricycle). After a nearly three year hiatus following the release of their last studio release, the 2011 EP Why We Need Night, the band began to write again, but this time without a drummer. In this slower, quieter process, the founding trio of Don Joslin, Nate Munger and Eric Salk found space to begin composing what would develop into an entirely instrumental set of songs to be finalized with the singular energy of new drummer Eitan Anzenberg. The result is A Place of Long Years, a cinematic post-rock album that explores the power of places physical and psychic and the awe of phenomena both mysterious and natural. With this inspiration The Union Trade have created a collection of diverse and moving soundscapes that remain mostly unpeopled, sometimes achingly so, while they abound with emotions intimate and epic. With in-studio contributions from Tricycle labelmates Nate Blaz on Cello (Geographer) and Ann Yu (Silver Swans) hauntingly spare vocals, The Union Trade have made an instrumental statement that stakes out new ground for a band ready to re-emerge into the growing instrumental rock scene. The new LP, “A Place of Long Years”, is set for release on February 3rd, 2015 via Tricycle Records and available on limited edition smoky clear vinyl, CD, digital formats.

     
Members
Don Joslin
g
Ann Yu
bvoc, voc
Nate Munger
b
Eric Salk
ep, p, g
Nate Blaze
vc
Eitan Anzenberg
dr
Popular Tracks   
Everyday Including Holidays on Everyday Including by The Union Trade
In the Empire of Giants on A Place of Long Years by The Union Trade
Strangers and Names on A Place of Long Years by The Union Trade
Murmurations on A Place of Long Years by The Union Trade
Mineral King on A Place of Long Years by The Union Trade
Strings Break on Everyday Including by The Union Trade
The Nights Are Getting Longer on Everyday Including by The Union Trade
Drakes Passage on A Place of Long Years by The Union Trade
Dead Sea Transform on A Place of Long Years by The Union Trade
Self Possession on Everyday Including by The Union Trade

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
A Place Of Long YearsThe Union Trade2015Album
Everyday IncludingThe Union Trade2008Album
Now The SwellThe Union Trade2007Album
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