listenlisten and Silence will be celebrating the release of the their first full-length album Hymns From Rhodesia (silence-007) on Murkville Music this Friday, September 18 at Mangos in Houston, TX with friends I Am Mesmer, Peter and the Wolf and Sewwhat Be sure to check out the facebook event for more information.

The official release date is set for next Tuesday, September, 22, and has already been getting some press. Yesterday an interview with band by Chris Gray of the Houston Press was posted. In the man’s words: “Gunplay aside, listenlisten have made one of 2009’s most anachronistic, arresting new albums.” And yes the firearm reference is relevant (you just need to read the interview it’s pretty great.)

Hymns from Rhodesia will be available for purchase at select local vendors, and online from our own Silence Store as well as on iTunes and Amazon.com. Until then you can also pre-order your copy, also at the a fore mentioned Silence Store.

More news on the release come soon and  hopefully, for those us unable to make it to Houston on Friday, some pictures of the show too.