Pitchfork

Elephant 6 fans, rejoice. Sort of. The Bill Doss, a founding member of the Olivia Tremor Control, has lined up his first full-length release under the guise of the Sunshine Fix. The album, titled Age of the Sun, will be released on January 22nd through the L.A.-based label Emperor Norton, home to such acts as Money Mark, Ladytron, and Takako Minekawa. Athens, Georgia's Kindercore Records will be co-releasing the album, as the label also released the debut EP by the Sunshine Fix in 2000.

Doss is expected to continue in the vein of last year's EP, The Future History of a Sunshine Fix with "psychedelic pop, heavy on angelic harmonies," which conjured up comparisons to Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Beach Boys (but of course). Doss plans to tour regularly with the band, the first trip beginning in late-November with labelmates Call and Response.

Age of the Sun features several Kindercore alumni in addition to the enigmatic Mr. Doss. Contributors include Neil Cleary of the Essex Green, Ryan Lewis of the Four Corners (both pounding the drums), and Derek Almstead from Of Montreal doing some bass-work. They could have considered performing under the name the Kinder Core, but the confusion would have been too much. Also, it would just be dumb.

Tour dates:
11-24 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
11-25 Austin, TX - Mercury Arts
11-27 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
11-28 San Diego, CA - Casbah
11-29 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
11-30 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
12-01 Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
12-03 Portland, OR - Blackbird
12-04 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
12-07 Denver, CO - 15th Street Tavern
12-08 Norman, OK - The Community Cup (w/o Call and Response)
12-09 Fayetteville, AR - Clunk Music Hall (w/o Call and Response)

Tracklist:
01 Age of the Sun
02 Ultraviolet Orchestra
03 That Ole Sun
04 Everything Is Waking
05 Digging to China
06 A Better Way to Be
07 An Illuminated Array
08 See Yourself
09 Inside the Nebula
10 Hide in the Light
11 Sail Beyond the Sunset
12 A 93 Million Mile Moment
13 Mr. Summer Day
14 72 Years
15 Cycles of Time
16 Le Roi Soleilor