Culture Bully — Music video for "Promises" by the Morning Benders from the 2010 album "Big Echo." more info

DrownedInSound — The highly acclaimed Morning Benders have a status approaching what could be termed as a 'buzz band' on the other side of the Atlantic. The levels of interest in the Californian group over here have not quite reached those heady heights yet, but you ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Check out the music video for the morning benders fantastic Big Echo track, “Promises”. The video plays as visual symbolism for the band’s regret for growing up to fast, not really appreciating the youth when they had it. Not really a tradition... more info

Pitchfork — You think your children misbehave? In this video for the Morning Benders' "Promises", from their BNM'd sophomore effort Big Echo, two young'uns rob, kidnap, smoke, drink, and pretty much break every rule in the book. If you think that's rough, just ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Kids behaving badly is the name of the game in the Morning Benders' video for "Promises", from their BNM'd sophomore effort Big Echo. Two tots rob, kidnap, and ingest various substances they're too young to be near-- and if you think that's rough, ju... more info

KEXP Seattle — review by Royal Stuart from Click & Dagger photos by Alex Crick Bands get tired of playing the same songs day in and day out. It’s a relief when a new album comes out, as it gives them a chance to play something new, to open a new door. But there�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Bells @ the Mohawk (SXSW 2010) (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) In case you were worried that The Morning Benders didn't have enough NYC shows coming up, now there's one more, but it's because the NYC via California band just... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Black Keys @ SXSW 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) The Black Keys will be on the road this summer to support their new record, Brothers, which comes out May 18th on Nonesuch. One of the gigs on that tour... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-01 Portland, OR - Holocene04-02 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café04-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club04-05 Provo, UT - Club Velour04-07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive 04-09 Des Moines, IA - The Vaudeville Mews04-10 Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Bryan Derballa is a Brooklyn photographer who is a friend/the roommate of Chris Chu, the frontman of the morning benders. Bryan has some great photographs of the band’s last few weeks posted at his blog. He filmed a few sessions of the band playing... more info