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Tossing around chunks of marble and steel sounds to me like a darn good way to lose some teeth, but the friendly, cornfed types at Secretly Canadian have been strapping on the padded gear and practicing their ducking just the same in preparation for the arrival of their latest signee.

Seattle-based Throw Me the Statue, helmed by one Scott Reitherman, have become the latest members of the Secretly Canadian fold. SC will issue a slightly amended version of the group's debut full-length, Moonbeams, on February 19 (the disc, in its original form, has been out for a few months now on Baskerville Hill).

Moonbeams' fluttering, harmony-drenched lo-fi-- crafted primarily by Reitherman and multi-instrumentalist Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion, Crystal Skulls, Seldom)-- calls to mind a particularly sunny day with the old K Records roster. Here, just check out first single "About to Walk" for yourself in the download section below. Or, if you must, hold tight until December 4 when "About to Walk" gets backed with "The Old Believer", pressed into a 7", and released as a single by Secretly Canadian.

But you can't wait that long, can you? Duly noted. Adventurous sorts can peep Reitherman's game as he opens four shows on new labelmate Jens Lekman's tour, then plays one hometown gig in December. Just, you know, watch your head.

New Moonbeams:

01 Young Sensualists
02 Lolita
03 A Mutinous Dream
04 Your Girlfriend's Car
05 Conquering Kids
06 About to Walk
07 Yucatan Gold
08 This Is How We Kiss
09 Groundswell
10 Written in Heart Signs, Faintly
11 Take It or Leave It
12 Moonbeams
13 The Happiest Man on This Plane

Throw Me the Statue tour:

11-06 Seattle, WA - Nectar *
11-07 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge *
11-09 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club *
11-10 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour *
12-01 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project #

* with Jens Lekman
# with the Cops, BOAT, the Quiet Ones