Appearances can be quite deceiving. Whether you’re judging books by covers or attractive young ladies by their attire, it can prove difficult to discern what really and truly lies beneath the heaping dollops of sheen, veneer, and makeup. Music often becomes an even tougher sell, what with programs like Pro Tools and functions like Autotune […]

The folks @ Spin Magazine have been very nice to Hymns lately.  The fantastic review in their magazine happened to come out in the issue that was given to all 12,000 SXSW badgeholders and the Spin staff spent a bunch of quality time with the boys in Austin (see some evidence on our Videos page).  […]

The line-up was stellar for our second annual party on 3/15/2008:
Pleasant Grove
The A-Sides
Joseph Arthur
Hymns
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
For further evidence, check out the videos of Joseph Arthur’s set on his official youtube page, highlights include Echo Park, In The Sun and Redemption’s Son:
http://www.youtube.com/user/josepharthurofficial

If you are anywhere close to Dallas or will be in Austin for SXSW this year, you have no choice but to see a Hymns show. The guys will be playing 9 shows between next Tuesday 3/11 and Sunday 3/16: Tuesday 3/11 5pm In-Store appearance @ Good Records in Dallas - we will supply a […]

Blackland Records is proud to announce that Hymns will be releasing their sophomore CD - Travel in Herds - on March 11. You can hear the first single on our myspace page www.myspace.com/blacklandmusic. Stay tuned for news about the big Blackland showcase in Dallas on March 11th, upcoming hymns tour dates & all of our […]

Hymns kick off their Summer 2007 Tour with five (5!) shows in the great state of Texas including tomorrow nights show in Austin, Saturday in Houston, two shows Sunday in Dallas and Monday night in Denton before they head west. Please see the tour section for details. And if you can make the Dallas shows, […]

Hymns may be coming to a bar near you this summer. Matt Shaw has joined the band on bass, so get out there and see Brian, Jason, Tony and Matt throw down songs from Brother / Sister, new hymns tunes and ultra cool covers. For those of you who have been asleep at the wheel, […]

They say that there is no such thing as magic. They also say that a t-shirt is just a t-shirt. I say “to hell with them”. The new Hymns shirts are a thing of beauty, with American Apparel quality, both men’s and women’s styles and…something magical about them. We may even have your favorite color, […]

We are finally free to announce that Hymns official SXSW Showcase will be on Friday 3/16 at Eternal (418 East Sixth Street) with amazing headliners The Faint. SESAC SHOWCASE 9:00pm Hymns 10.00pm Peter & The Wolf 11:15pm Pela 12:30am The Faint! You can find the complete “official” SXSW Schedule at www.sxsw.com

Blackland recording artists Hymns will play their first Dallas show on Thursday March 8th at the legendary Sons of Hermann Hall. Sons of Hermann has been located at the corner of Exposition and Elm since 1911. Headlining the show will be the Dallas Observer’s Musician of the Year (2005) Chris Holt with his fantastic band […]

Blackland Records is very excited to announce that Hymns will return to Texas for the first time since recording their debut record at Vault Studios in Celeste. They will be playing a show in Dallas at Sons of Hermann Hall on March 8th and will be playing shows at SXSW in Austin, including an official […]

Hymns will be joining the Lemonheads on their US tour, playing 18 dates from November 24th through December 16th. Highlights include: Two shows in San Francisco *** Portland, Seattle, Boise & Salt Lake City *** The fabulous Bluebird Theatre in Denver *** Omaha & Cleveland *** Repeat visits to Detroit, Minneapolis, Philly & DC *** […]

Last night at the Knitting Factory in New York, Hymns had the honor of playing the Paste Magazine Party. ?uestlove (Drummer for The Roots) was the DJ…hem opened the show…Beck played with his full band…and Hymns closed the place down - literally!

You can now download the tunes from Brother/Sister by Hymns on itunes and most any other “legal” download service…so go check it out, you can even write your own review!

Hymns ended their first tour Sunday night in Boston with a rousing final encore. Ben Kweller brought the members of Sam Roberts Band and Hymns up on stage for a cover of Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” with BK, SR and Brian Harding taking verses in turn. Excellent close to a most excellent tour…if you […]

The most comprehensive online resource of music Allmusic.com posted their review of Hymns Brother/Sister and we are thrilled that they have confirmed what we have all known for some time…and they left the boys a little room for improvement, striving for that elusive fifth star! Allmusic.com September 17, 2006 Brother/Sister Hymns Review by Jo-Ann Greene […]

Artist: Hymns Title: Brother / Sister Label: Blackland Records Released: October 10, 2006 Hymns is a Sunday morning church name, and the group’s Brother/Sister CD is illustrated like an old Baptist hymnal. But the music Hymns creates is not nearly so liturgical. Instead, this New York City-based outfit is a rock band infused with touches […]

We are pleased to announce that Hymns will be opening for Ben Kweller during October. They are playing some very cool clubs and theatres, including The Vic Theatre in Chicago, two nights at Webster Hall in New York and Avalon in Boston. You can see all the dates in our tour section.

Blackland Records is very excited to announce the formation of a Strategic Alliance with Rock Ridge Music which will include distribution throughout the US and Canada through Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA). The official release date for Hymns debut record Brother/Sister is October 10th. Until then you can only buy the CD through this site and […]

Brother/Sister is the debut record from Hymns. We at Blackland Records have been selling a nice limited edition vinyl version of this record for a few months. We have recently discovered an amazing new compact disc (CD) technology that allows digital reproduction of the same glorious sounds that are on the LP. So we have […]