The No Kontrol EP, to be released February 16, 2010 via Funambulist Recording Company, is The Laureates' 3rd effort, preceded by a 7" EP and a full-length album. It was recorded by John Crawford (Paul Cary, Tiger Bones, France Has the Bomb) in Chicago in fits and starts, July through October 2009. This 5-song collection tweaks the vintage rock and roll/pop sound of the band's debut full-length, There Are No More Gentlemen by adding a touch of noise and reverb-ed abandon. While this might be a looser and wilder affair, the songs on the No Kontrol EP still betray their intention to try and melt cold, city hearts.

The band is gearing up for a string of dates in support of the release, including a Chicago CD release show at The Hideout, on Friday, February 26th, as well as a swing out to the East Coast in April.

Besides the exciting release of No Kontrol, The Laureates have vowed to record and release a cover song once a month, for free download. The songs will be posted on the 1st of each month at http://www.laureatesmusic.com. To kick off this exciting year of adaptations, the band presents "I Can't Stand It" by The Velvet Underground.

The Laureates cover "I Can't Stand It" by The Velvet Underground:
http://www.laureatesmusic.com/downloads/music/Covers/I_Can%27t_Stand_It.mp3

About The Laureates
The Laureates' sound came together over a two-year span beginning in late 2005 after Chad independently wrote and recorded a self-produced lo-fi "album" that was exciting enough to inspire him to go out and find people to perform the songs. He first found Crawfie (bass) and Pete (drums). Adam (guitar) joined in February of 2007. The resulting music recalls traces of teenage years spent listening to the underground rock of the '80s and '90s and classic rock and roll heard on the radio in dad's car. The songs seem to pretend that Pixies and The Replacements were contemporaries of The Beatles or The Who or if the British Invasion never stopped but only changed uniforms.

Peter Gray - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Adam Penly - Guitars, Vocals, Farfisa
Chad Preston - Vocals, Guitars
Crawfie Ward - Bass

Tracklisting:
1 - No Control
2 - Get Sensitive
3 - Disconnected
4 - Beauty Spies
5 - Cooler Birds


THE LAUREATES ON TOUR:
Friday, February 19, 2010- The Annex, Milwaukee, WI

Saturday, February 20, 2010- Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City, IA

Friday, February 26, 2010- The Hideout, Chicago, IL- NO KONTROL EP RELEASE PARTY!!

Thursday, April 8, 2010- TBA, Detroit, MI

Friday, April 9, 2010- TBA, New York, NY

Saturday, April 10, 2010- WFMU, Jersey City, NJ- Taping for Evan “Funk” Davies radio show!!

Saturday, April 10, 2010- TBA, New York, NY

Sunday, April 11, 2010- TBA, Rochester, NY