Pitchfork

After leaving Tapes 'n Tapes last April, bassist Shawn Neary (who played bass on The Loon) recently found a new musical niche in Planes for Spaces. The Minneapolis band, featuring the spacious vocals of Joe January accompanied by a revolving group of musicians including Tim Luntzel (Bright Eyes, Gillian Welch), Ryan Sawyer (Fiery Furnaces, At the Drive-In), and Scott McPherson (Elliott Smith), formed in the spring of 2005 and maintained a weekly residency at Minneapolis' 400 Bar. Last year, they put out an album, Letters From the Waves, behind which the band toured the U.S. with the likes of Death From Above 1979, Lou Barlow, Earlimart, and I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness. This month, PFS crash into California for two shows.

Places to spot Planes for Spaces:

09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
09-21 San Francisco, CA - The Independent