ATMOSPHERE'S THE FAMILY SIGN OUT TODAY ON RHYMESAYERS - VIDEO PREMIERES

ATMOSPHERE'S THE FAMILY SIGN OUT TODAY ON RHYMESAYERS
VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE "SHE'S ENOUGH" PREMIERES ON MTV

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/04/12/atmosphere-shes-enough-video/

"No longer the self-obsessed antihero, Slug continues his shift to serious storyteller." - SPIN

"He's finally found a satisfying hip-hop hybrid - with longtime collaborator Ant and a spare-but-flexible keyboard/guitar lineup - matched to a set of lyrics that at least feel like his most personal revelations yet." -Alternative Press


Atmosphere, the staunchly independent Minneapolis hip-hop group comprised MC Slug and producer Ant, accompanied by keyboardist Erick Anderson and guitarist Nate Collis, celebrate the release of The Family Sign on Rhymesayers Entertainment today.
The video for the single "She's Enough" premieres today on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU. Check it out here: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/04/12/atmosphere-shes-enough-video/

This April Atmosphere will embark on a 21-date US and Canadian. They will be joined by label-mates Blueprint, Grieves with Budo, Sab The Artist & DJ Abilities. A notable stop of the excursion (and the group's largest headlining performance to date) will take place at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA and will include the addition of Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz.

The Family Sign touches on themes of fatherhood, loss, love, disappointment and jubilation and tailors them to the instrumental framework provided by Ant and keyboardist Erick Anderson and guitarist Nate Collis. Lyrically, the album is evidence that hip-hop wields the ultimate potential to discuss life's virtues and shortcomings.
The Rhymesayers camp, and Atmosphere in particular, have emerged as an industry anomaly, selling over two hundred thousand copies of 2008's When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, an accomplishment for any artist.
Slug and Ant have united a body of devoted fans that religiously subscribe to the idea that creativity, as a microcosm for life in general, is a give and take, counterbalanced and anchored by appreciation for ones friends, family, and audience. This philosophy is what The Family Sign embodies, and it's the key to the tremendous legacy that Atmosphere continues to establish.


"THE FAMILY TOUR" DATES
4.20.11 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
4.21.11 - Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
4.22.11 - S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
4.23.11 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
4.24.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
4.26.11 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
4.27.11 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
4.28.11 - Richmond, VA @ The National
4.29.11 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
4.30.11 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
5.02.11 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
5.04.11 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
5.05.11 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
5.06.11 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
5.07.11 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre with Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz
5.09.11 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
5.10.11 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
5.12.11 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
5.13.11 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
5.14.11 - Saskatoon, SK @ The Odeon
5.17.11 - Boulder, Co @ Fox Theatre