The 63 Crayons on NPR's "Open Mic"

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The 63 Crayons on NPR's "Open Mic"

Published Friday, April 06, 2007 by Jeff | E-mail this post

The 63 Crayons are featured on this week's podcast of Open Mic from NPR.com. Lead singer Charlie Johnston offers a brief introduction to the track "Devils," from their new album Spoils for Survivors, which we reviewed here. I'm glad this song was picked; it probably wouldn't be seen as the album's "single," but it's probably my favorite track on the album. You can listen to the track and intro here, or grab the full podcast, with a number of other unsigned indie bands, at the Open Mic page.

The 63 Crayons will be hitting the road in late June/early July. They'll be travelling along the east coast and "a bit westward" (though not as far as Madison, alas). If you think you'll be along that path and would like them to come to your town, shoot them a line, or keep checking their MySpace page for tour dates. You can purchase Spoils for Survivors through their official website.