Visqueen

SEPTEMBER 2004 Visqueen released Sunset On Dateland, their sophomore record produced by Phil Ek (Built To Spill, The Shins, Modest Mouse), mixed by Grammy winner Adam Kasper (Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Cat Power, Nirvana). Ecstatic to be supporting their new efforts on tour with The Muffs, Visqueen word spreads and Sunset On Dateland climbs CMJ charts backed by thumbs up from indie zines to SPIN to Big Takeover.

DECEMBER 2004 26 years into a career of bringing rock wherever she goes, the Fastbacks and Visqueen bassist, Mrs. Kimberly Warnick retires from music and touring to embrace overdue home comforts. Understanding Kim’s swan song and ready for a face full of shows, Rachel and Ben were delivered a 7 foot angel in the shape of Muff’s bassist Ronnie Barnett who guest stars in 2005.

• January 2005 tourdates supporting Neko Case from Montreal to Atlanta
• February-April 2005 US tourdates supporting Shonen Knife
• March 2005 SXSW Showcase
• Ronnie Barnett (current bassist for the Muffs) will tour with Visqueen in 2005

HISTORY
In 2001, songwriter/guitarist Rachel Flotard, Drummer Ben Hooker and bassist Kim Warnick released their little white vinyl 7” and first full-length King Me.

Producer Barrett Jones, best known for his work with Nirvana and Foo Fighters, combined the strength of the band’s palpable live show with studio time and slammed Rach’s songs out of the park. King Me sounded killer and unpretentious, fans became FANS, radio played it, television aired it, magazines reviewed it, and the band fell in love.

Shined upon by good and mysterious forces, they’ve traveled to play with some of the funniest and finest people on the block--X, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Death Cab For Cutie, The Muffs, The Postal Service, The Shins, Guided By Voices, The New Pornographers, Cheap Trick, and The Donnas are but a shiny smidgeon of them.