"Supercharged songs with a hooky playfulness and white-knuckle power…" —Esquire

"Lit up and charged…four-part harmonies that are close to being crystalline." —Daytrotter
Acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles continue to receive praise for their new album Stars and Satellites available now on Thirty Tigers/RED. The new album, which debuted #30 on Billboard Top 200, #11 on the Alternative chart, #1 on Bluegrass chart, and #2 on Folk chart, has already been lauded by Relix, CMT.com, and Paste who calls the release "fulfilling…precise and concise." The record follows the band's 2010 release Palomino (Thirty Tigers) that garnered critical acclaim from NPR Music who praised both the band's "impeccable dexterity" and "charm and melody to the songs." To celebrate the new release, the band performed on "The Prairie Home Companion" and recently returned from South by Southwest, where they received a standing ovation after their KUT Live performance. The new music video for the single "Alone" has cross platform premiered on MTVU, CMT, MTV Hive and VH1.com: www.vh1.com/video/trampled-by-turtles/757050/alone.jhtml. In addition, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Duluth Mayor Don Ness declared April 11, 2012 Trampled By Turtles Day in both cities. The band will embark on a North American tour this spring, including special performances at The Sasquatch! Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza. Full details on below.

Since forming in Duluth, Minnesota in 2003, Trampled by Turtles always felt they were able to attain an energy on stage that can't be found in the studio. They were so comfortable playing on the road that they treated their previous albums' recording processes like tours. For Stars and Satellites, however, Trampled by Turtles didn't want to simply try to recreate a live show. "We wanted to make a record that breathes," explains Dave Simonett (guitar/vocals), "musically we wanted to step out of our comfort zone." "This record is all about going inward," Erik Berry (mandolin, vocals) adds, "building a focused bond as players and friends, and bringing a different mindset to the sounds Trampled by Turtles can make." With the help of engineer Tom Herbers (Low, Jayhawks) the band moved into "Soleil Pines," a log home outside of Duluth, to record. "You know how sometimes they say 'less is more,'" notes Berry, "that's what Stars and Satellites is about."

Trampled by Turtles is Dave Simonett, Tim Saxhaug (bass, vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, vocals), Erik Berry and Ryan Young (fiddle). Within the contained music scene of Duluth, the members of the band did their own time in punk and rock bands, brandishing their electricity proudly before switching to acoustic instruments. While they never set out to be a "bluegrass" band, Trampled by Turtles employs many of the same traditional techniques of the genre, but their differences in influences, attitude and attack make for their unique sound.

After spending years refining their live show and building fans via word of mouth, Trampled by Turtles released Palomino to little fanfare out of the gates. The story quickly built and eventually the record spent over a year straight on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart. Along the way their one-of-a-kind live show, along with a video for the song "Wait So Long," built them legions of fans. In 2011 the band sold out nearly every show they headlined and played top national festivals including Coachella, Newport Folk and Telluride Bluegrass