Ivan & Alyosha Contribute To Spilling Hope

Seattle’s Ivan & Alyosha have just wrapped up their West Coast Tour and have received glowing response from their fans up and down the coast.  A live version of their track “Easy To Love” was recently featured on a compilation to benefit Spilling Hope, a charity promoting clean water in Uganda.  “Easy To Love” has also been featured as the Song Of The Day at NPR.

Ivan & Alyosha are currently recording tracks for their new album.  LostInASupermarket recently sat down with the band to discuss their recent success and their plans for the new album.   Check out the full interview and stay tuned for more details about their new album.

For licensing info or to request a copy of their debut EP, The Verse, The Chorus, please contact colin@worldsend.com or kevin@worldsend.com.

Ivan & Alyosha – “Easy To Love”

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Ivan & Alyosha Travel Down The Coast

Ivan & Alyosha are now working on recording new music for their debut full-length album.  The Seattle favorites have just announced a string of new tour dates down the west coast.  Ever since the release of their debut EP The Verse, The Chorus, the response has been overwhelming.  NPR recently featured Ivan & Alyosha as their song of the day and Rolling Stone has touted them as a slowed-down version of The Shins.

“But there’s more to ‘Easy to Love’ than mere likeability. A propulsive, sweetly booming ode to love as a feat of endurance, the song lays out a matter-of-fact guide to surviving hard times…before it even gets to its simple but irresistible chorus.”    – NPR

“The Band: Ivan & Alyosha The Buzz: Smooth, soaring guitar pop from Seattle duo that is plaintive and pristine. Listen If: You’d be curious to hear what happened if the Shins slowed it down a bit. Key Track: “Easy to Love,” the perfect late Valentine for the mutually smitten.”  – Rolling Stone

Be sure to check out Ivan & Alyosha at one of the dates below and stay tuned for more info on the new album later this year.

For licensing info or to request a copy of The Verse, The Chorus, please contact colin@worldsend.com or kevin@worldsend.com.

TOUR DATES:
May 11 – Doug Fir – Portland, OR
May 13 – The Axe & Fiddle – Cottage Grove, OR
May 15 – ZinFest 2010 – Lodi, CA
May 18 – UCLA Radio In-Studio Performance – LA, CA
May 18 – Silver Lake Lounge – LA, CA
May 29 – The Vera Project — Folk Life – Seattle, WA
Jun 13 – Noise for the Needy @ Hard Rock Cafe – Seattle, WA
Jun 26 – Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon – Seattle, WA

Ivan & Alyosha – “Easy To Love”

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Ivan And Alyosha Are “Easy To Love”

Things are heating up for Seattle’s Ivan And Alyosha. They are currently NPR’s featured artist of the day. The charming pop/rock duo was also recently featured on NPR’s list of the top 100 artists at SXSW. Check out all the recent press and reviews below.

“‘Easy to Love,’ from Ivan and Alyosha’s debut EP, is a sweetly booming ode to love as a feat of endurance.”
- NPR, Song Of The Day

“The pop-rock-indie duo writes lyrics that are honest, relatable, and expertly crafted, especially for a band relatively new to the music scene– the band formed just three short years ago.”
- LP33

“Off their 2009 album, The Verse, The Chorus here is “Easy To Love,” which I find quite easy to love.”
- Musicthatisntbad

“Each song hits the mark. Whether it be an upbeat, catchy rendition of beloved pop sounds of the last 50 years, or the slowed-down, heartfelt sways and croons revealing bittersweet Americana roots, Ivan & Alyosha have done good on The Verse, The Chorus.”
- Tacoma Weekly

Ivan And Alyosha will be performing at this year’s Zin Fest in Lodi, CA on Saturday, May 15th. For licensing info or to request a copy of their music, please contact colin@worldsend.com or kevin@worldsend.com.

Ivan And Alyosha – “Easy To Love”

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Ivan & Alyosha Storm Seattle With Hometown Residency

The Seattle-based Anglo-pop duo, Ivan & Alyosha have just released a video of an impromptu acoustic performance of “Beautiful Lie” at L.A.’s own Griffith Observatory.  This acoustic performance maintains the depth and sincerity of the original song, accenting the band’s down-to-earth sentiment.  The boys closed out 2009 with a December residency at the Seattle’s High Dive.  The residency concept is not a new one, but it is rather uncommon in the Seattle music scene, making this a special treat for anyone in attendance.   The Seattle Times recently reviewed these performances, calling Ivan & Alyosha’s music “buoyant, timeless pop”.

The group’s debut EP The Verse, The Chorus is now available from Cheap Lullaby Records.  To request a copy or for licensing info, please contact creativelicensing@worldsend.com.

Ivan & Alyosha In Rolling Stone

New to the W.E.C.L. family of artists, Ivan & Alyosha received a well deserved shout out in this months issue of Rolling Stone. The Seattle duo are just wrapping up their debut album due for release later this year.

To have an early listen to “Easy To Love” scroll down, and to hear more music from their forthcoming album contact Colin Chambers directly.

“Easy To Love”

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