UMPHREY’S MCGEE SINGLE, “MADE TO MEASURE”, JUST RELEASED

UMPHREY’S MCGEE SINGLE, “MADE TO MEASURE”, JUST RELEASED

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THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM, MANTIS, STREETS JANUARY 20, 2009

Umphrey’s McGee’s single “Made to Measure,” from their forthcoming studio album Mantis (street date: January 20, 2009), was just released.

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Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee enters its second decade together with their hardest, darkest, and most artistically cohesive album to date. The new album hits streets on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, when Mantis casts another Windy City family into the limelight. Over 2 years in the making, Mantis pushes the envelope in composition, arrangement and group interplay. In an Umphrey’s McGee first, the album offers 100% new material – a drastic change of pace for a band whose typical modus operandi is to work out the material live on-stage before recording studio versions.

In addition to a one-of-a kind pre-order campaign where fans can participate in “unlocking exclusive bonus material, Mantis incorporates PUSH(TM) technology by Digital Insert to deliver new content throughout 2009. PUSH requires no software installation or serial number; by simply putting the Mantis CD in your CD-ROM drive, the disc will act as a “key” to an Umphreys.com micro-site where fans get access to exclusive 2009 content as it becomes available.

Umphrey’s McGee is preparing for their always-epic New Year’s eve run in Chicago. This year at the Auditorium Theatre, the band will be joined on stage by musical icons Buddy Guy, Stanley Jordan, Joshua Redman, Jeff Coffin, and Koko Taylor. Previous guests who’ve shared the stage with Umphrey’s include Tortoise, Taj Mahal, The Wailers, Los Lobos and many more.

Visit www.umphreys.com for a complete list of tour dates.