Anchor & Braille gear up to release the first single off Felt, “Like Steps In A Dance” via SPIN.com, Friday, July 10th and available for purchase via iTunes on July 21st.

The full-length album is set to hit stores everywhere August 4th on WoodWater Records, Stephen Christian’s own record label, which is distributed by Universal Music.  Produced, engineered and mixed by Copeland singer Aaron Marsh and recorded over the course of four years, Felt is the first full-length for Anchor&Braille and the first release for WoodWater Records. 
 
“Like Steps In A Dance” is a song very near to Christian’s heart.

“I read a book by an author from South America, his words always have a way of resonating with me in the most mysterious ways,” Christian explained. ”After that I started translating it into my own life.

“It all started on the phone, she had asked me to write her a song with the knowledge of the few words we ever shared,” said Christian. 

The musician began to experiment with the music and moments.

“I began to stretch the chords as far as they could go,” Christian said. ”Within a few minutes I had what was to be an introduction to her, or to us.”

Sing to me every night and I’ll make you the happiest…we had ran away moments before we were to part, we never touched just exchanged words that meant goodbye. We ran from lights and footsteps, and she said that she had never experienced anything like this.

“Later I heard they were lies, but I don’t care now,” Christian added. ”I remember running down a hill once to give her a small piece of paper that had a few fumbling words of pseudo poetry on it and needless to say I was more elated than she, but then again she never had much to ask, only much to say.

“So soon as it began it was over, like steps in a dance.”  
 
The musician described the songs, which are filled with, “Regret and heartache, with hopes that each and every one rings of nostalgia and better times for all who listen.” 

“These are some of the most painful songs I have ever written but with each song I felt a sense of relief and on some level an almost spiritual repentance and cleansing.”

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Jul 8                  7:00P  House of Blues San Diego w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Meese                  San Diego, California
Jul 9                  7:30P  Downtown Brewing Co w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Meese                  San Luis Obispo, California
Jul 10                  8:00P  The Boardwalk w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Meese                                    Orangevale, California
Jul 11                  8:00P  Hotel Cafe w/ Copeland and Sherwood                                                                        Los Angeles, California
Jul 12                  8:00P  House of Blues Anaheim w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Meese                  Anaheim, California
Jul 15                  7:30P  The Marquis Theatre w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                  Denver, Colorado
Jul 17                  8:00P  House Of Bricks w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                  Des Moines, Iowa
Jul 18                  7:00P  Mixtape Cafe w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                                    Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jul 19                  7:30P  The Mad Hatter w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                  Covington, Kentucky
Jul 20                  7:30P  Musica w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                                    Akron, Ohio
Jul 21                  8:00P  Uncle Pleasants w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                  Louisville, Kentucky
Jul 23                  8:00P  Revolution Room w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                  Little Rock, Arkansas
Jul 24                  6:30P  Hi-Tone Cafe w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                                    Memphis, Tennessee
Jul 25                  8:00P  The Square Room w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jul 26                  7:30P  Music Farm w/ Copeland and Sherwood and Barcelona                                    Charleston, South Carolina

- Press release provided by Big Picture Media