AOL Spinner brings us the second video (here is the first) from Spiral Stairs and director Jess Carfield. Spiral’s awesome new album, The Real Feel, is available for purchase here.

(photo by Peter Ellenby)

Tune in to KUSF this afternoon for a special solo live performance by the one and only Spiral Stairs at 4 PM Pacific/7 PM Eastern. San Franciscans can listen at 90.3 FM, while those in the wider world web can point their internet machine to kusf.org.

Today we have the privilege of unveiling the first video from Spiral Stairs’ The Real Feel, out October 20 and available for pre-order here.

The song is “Stolen Pills,” and the video was directed by Jess Carfield.

Don’t forget, you can stream the entire record at Think Indie right now, and it’s GREAT, no JK maybe the most “spun” album in the office right now.

And there are a few tour dates left (I hear Spiral is selling the album on the road!):

October
Friday 16 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge w/Bob Mould
Sunday 18 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Fest
Monday 19 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour w/Bob Mould
Tuesday 20 Solano Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern w/Bob Mould

Yep, in just over 90 short minutes, Spiral Stairs will be performing live on the illustrious KEXP in Seattle. Scott Kannberg and band will be sure to highlight jams from the new album, The Real Feel, out next week. Also, if you’re in the 206, and you missed their in-store last night at Sonic Boom Ballard, you can still catch them tonight at Neumo’s playing with the lovely Bob Mould. And, as always, KEXP is heard locally at 90.3FM and online at KEXP.org.

Don’t forget now, hear? Spiral Stairs live instore TONIGHT at Sonic Boom Ballard. Dig.

While we’re still about a week away from the October 20th release date of the new Spiral Stairs album “The Real Feel” you can hop over to the ThinkIndie site and stream the album in its entirety right now.

For those who don’t know ThinkIndie is a digital music store run by a bunch of real record stores.

Just click HERE

A little while back, Gerard may or may not have mentioned something about Spiral Stairs playing an instore in Seattle (by a while back I mean this morning and by “may or may not have mentioned” I mean he mapped it out in great detail… I just like suspense).

Well, dear friends, here it is… In celebration of the release of his first album under the SS moniker, Spiral is taking Seattle by free-live-instore storm. Check it. Don’t wreck it.

(photograph by Peter Ellenby)

Y’know, in the midst of all the hoopla surrounding Pavement’s return to the concert stage , there’s probably a tendency to overlook the forthcoming release of the first album to formally bear the Spiral Stairs nom de plume. Which is a lowdown, dirty shame, as Scott Kannberg has crafted the most (equal parts) brooding-funny-catchy-smart work of his post-Pavement oeuvre in the form of ‘The Real Feel’.

“True Love” (192k, MP3) is but one example.

In addition to the following dates (all supporting Bob Mould other than 10/18),  there will be a Spiral Stairs performance at Sonic Boom’s Ballard location (2209 NW Market St.) on Wednesday, October 14 (6pm).  Though ‘The Real Feel’ isn’t formally released until October 20, Sonic Boom will have copies of the CD and LP available that day.

10/15 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
10/16 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
10/18 – Treasure Island Music Festival - San Francisco, CA
10/19 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA
10/20 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA

(preorder ‘The Real Feel’ on CD or LP from The Matador Store)