I had the pleasure of interviewing the lovely Maria Taylor (Azure Ray) after her new album Overlook was released, so head over here read it and make sure to check out the replies for her current European tour dates.

From the interview

I love wine. I love to go on vacations to wine country. I love wine tasting! Love, love, love it. Finding new wonderful wine is a hobby of mine, but I'm pregnant right now, so I haven't had any in almost 4 months!

Tomorrow marks the release of one of our most anticipated records, Maria Taylor's new album Overlook, so we teamed up with Saddle Creek to bring you a full stream on her AP.net profile. This is her most experimental yet finest work to date, with "Idle Mind" being one of the most gorgeous and heartbreaking songs she has ever written. And her voice? It's beautiful, and it's what makes her music so captivating. But go take a listen for yourself and let us know what you think, because it's clear by now that we love this record. Enjoy.

"I heard your footsteps this morning. You know it's hard to get by when you don't sleep at all"

Staff Reviews

Maria Taylor - Overlook (Broden Terry)

Maria Taylor (Azure Ray) will release a new album titled Overlook on August 16th via Saddle Creek. Listen to the new single "In A Bad Way" and head to the replies to check out the dates of her current tour.

Azure Ray will be going on tour this fall in support of their upcoming album Drawing Down the Moon, which is going to be released on Saddle Creek on September 14th. If you're as excited about this as I am, head to the replies to check out the dates and make sure to buy them as soon as they become available.

Azure Ray have finished recording their new album.

Maria Taylor brought some good news about Azure Ray yesterday.

Hit "read more" to see all the reviews.

Reviews

The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun (Blake Solomon)
NOFX - Coaster (Chris Fallon)
mewithoutYou - it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright (Drew Beringer)
Single File - Common Struggles (Chris Fallon)
Maria Taylor - LadyLuck (Travis Parno)

Check out Maria Taylor's new video for "Cartoons and Forever Plans" in the replies.

Maria Taylor (Saddle Creek) recently had her van broken into in San Francisco and had a lot of equipment, merch and personal items stolen. Please check the replies for a list of the equipment and more details.

Read my summary/review of tonight's Jimmy Eat World and Maria Taylor show right here. Look for my interview with Zach and Rick to appear sometime this coming week.

Maria Taylor of Azure Ray fame will support Jimmy Eat World on their forthcoming, summer tour.

Maria Taylor (of Azure Ray) will be hitting the road soon.

Tour Dates

25 Apr 2007 Ludwigshafen
26 Apr 2007 Marburg
27 Apr 2007 Cologne
28 Apr 2007 Geislingen
29 Apr 2007 Innsbruck
30 Apr 2007 Vienna
2 May 2007 Zagreb
3 May 2007 Milano
4 May 2007 Fribourg
5 May 2007 Belfort
6 May 2007 Wiesbaden
7 May 2007 Brussels
8 May 2007 Paris
9 May 2007 Brighton
10 May 2007 London
11 May 2007 New Port
12 May 2007 Manchester
13 May 2007 Glasgow
14 May 2007 Newcastle
16 May 2007 Haugesund
17 May 2007 Kristiansand
18 May 2007 Oslo
19 May 2007 Stockholm
20 May 2007 Malmo
21 May...