Eastern Conference Champions will be releasing Speak-ahh, their first album in four years, on April 26th. A west coast tour, kicking off on April 20th in Santa Barbara, CA, will support the album’s release. Five SXSW performances will precede the tour.

Founding member Joshua Ostrander said, about the new album’s sound:

“After we recorded Ameritown with Owen Morris, we had a hell of a time pulling off some of the songs live, it just got away from us in the studio. Since we began recording on our own, we always go into recording a song with a ‘are we gonna be able to pull this off live’ mentality. We never put two guitars down when one will do the job. We prefer the bones of it to an orchestra. We love the rawness.”

Eastern Conference Champions was chosen from more than 400 bands competing to contribute a sound to the third Twilight film, Eclipse. “A Million Miles An Hour” went on to gain them international exposure and positive reviews.

ECC SXSW & West Coast Tour Dates
3/16/2011 – Cedar Street Courtyard(Buzz Bands showcase) – 6PM
3/16/2011 – The Marq (Official SXSW showcase) – 1AM
3/17/2011 – Cheer’s Shot Bar (Treehouse showcase) – 1:30PM
3/18/2011 – Maggie Mays (Sonicbids Party) – 3PM
3/19/2011 – Bayou Lounge (ATN Showcase) – 4:45PM
3/21/2011 – Amarillo, TX – West Texas A&M
4/20/2011 – Santa Barbara, CA – Muddy Waters
4/21/2011 – Fullerton, CA – Slide Bar
4/22/2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo (Album Release show w/ Hands supporting)
4/24/2011 – San Francisco, CA – Hemlock Tavern
4/26/2011 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
4/27/2011 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
4/29/2011 – Santa Cruz, CA – Crepe Place