Run Dan Run is a band that is currently getting ready to assault the Eastern Seaboard.  Well by assault I mean travel, entertain, experience and basically have a great time, then yes…assault.  Oh, and refreshingly enough, they actually have someone named “Dan” in the band – he is the one in the yellow shirt above!  Other than Dan McCurry, the 4-some includes Nick Jenkins, Ash Hopkins, and Erin McKinley – who have been known as Run Dan Run (or RDR) since late 2006.

While RDR is essentially an indie rock style band (I wonder when we will stop saying “indie” and have bands just be “rock”…), they are unveiling a new side to this coin – the acoustic EP.  You can sometimes get lost in the number of bands these days thanks to MySpace, the internet and possibly the economy (any ex-cubicle workers taking up their long lost dream of being in a rock band since being “downsized”?).  Now, in order to get noticed you may have to do something extra, I am not saying out of this world unique, but at least give it some effort…RDR are doing this.  To my appreciation, they have released a 5 song EP of almost entirely acoustic material.  Great way to bridge a gap, have more material and possibly fill out your sound by tapping into alternate versions of your existing library.  The EP is called “27 Coming St.” and see below for a little bit of back story from Dan below:

“…it features 5 songs (some older reworked songs, some new) that were all done live in my living room (hence the address as the title) in 1-2 takes on a Sunday evening in last October.”

Also, for a reference when I say acoustic EP, don’t think of an intimate, hushed versions, but a doppelganger of RDR that is only partially stripped down.  You are still getting energy in the songs, but just slightly subdued energy (does that make sense?).  I believe the EP is a great bridge for Slowcoustic types to indie rock (there I go again with “indie”).  You tell me after listening to a few tracks that you are not wanting to be along the East Coast over the next few weeks for a chance to catch a show.  Check out a few dates below to see if you are in the area:

Visit Run Dan Run on MySpace and their Website for more insight and info.  Click the album cover below to swing by with your $5.00 to order the EP.

Hope you like ‘em!

~Smansmith