Let’s Wrestle will release their debut album, In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s, later this month and will celebrate this momentous occasion with an action-packed visit to Austin for SXSW. Kicking off their spring tour with a Brooklyn Vegan pre-SXSW show on 3/15 at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, Let’s Wrestle will continue from SXSW out west playing shows with Titus Andronicus before meeting up with Quasi in April.

“. . . such exuberance is irresistible” ~ Pitchfork

Preview and pre-order In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s now in the Merge store.

Let’s Wrestle on tour!
% 3.21-3.31 w/ Titus Andronicus
^ 4.15-5.01 w/ Quasi
03.15.10     Brooklyn, NY  Knitting Factory *Brooklyn Vegan pre-SXSW show!
03.18.10     Austin, TX  Cedar St. Courtyard *Merge Records SXSW showcase (with Radar Brothers, Wye Oak, Lou Barlow + the missingmen, She & Him, & The Love Language)
03.21.10     El Paso, TX Black Market %
03.22.10     Scottsdale, AZ  Chyro Arts %
03.23.10     Los Angeles, CA  Bootleg Theater %
03.25.10     San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Art Center %
03.26.10     Visalia, CA  Cellar Door %
03.27.10     Sacramento, CA  Fungarden %
03.28.10     San Francisco, CA  Slim’s %
03.30.10     Seattle, WA  The Vera Project %
03.31.10     Portland, OR Mississippi Studios %
04.15.10     St. Paul, MN    Turf Club^
04.16.10     Madison, WI    Annex^
04.17.10     Detroit, MI    Magic Stick^
04.18.10     Toronto, ON    Horseshoe Tavern^
04.19.10     Montreal, QC    Il Motore^
04.20.10     Cambridge, MA    Middle East Downstairs^
04.22.10     New York, NY    Bowery Ballroom^
04.23.10     Philadelphia, PA    Johnny Brenda’s^
04.24.10     Washington, DC    Black Cat^
04.26.10     Carrboro, NC    Cat’s Cradle^
04.27.10     Atlanta, GA    529^
04.28.10     Birmingham, AL    The Bottletree^
04.29.10     Nashville, TN    Mercy Lounge^
04.30.10     Newport, KY    The Southgate House^
05.01.10     Chicago, IL    Lincoln Hall^

On March 23^rd, Merge will release In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s, the debut full-length from British rock stars Let’s Wrestle.

Let’s Wrestle met years ago and bonded over meat and records. After a while, a band was formed and soon the world shall be conquered. Let’s Wrestle have influences as vast as Black Flag, Buddy Holly, Faust, and Edith Piaf, but are ultimately trying to be as raw as possible. They try to write songs that make your soul crumble as well as making you smile, sing along and clap your hands.

Wesley Patrick Gonzalez’ statement upon being signed to Merge:

As I sit here watching Richie Rich on Halloween, I think of the exciting Merge release of Let’s Wrestle.  Let’s Wrestle are Big Rock Stars in England, fighting off girls and suing all the other pop stars (they once sued Seal and Heidi Klum for custody of their children), but they are relatively unknown in the US of stateside.  Let’s Wrestle are getting ready to play poker with the Yankee big dogs.  Now when I say Yankee big dogs, I mean Great fucking Danes which is something you have probably heard about Merge.  These guys are ruthless!  We don’t know if Merge have a motto, but I imagine it might be “don’t play with wasps if you don’t want to get stung by wasps.”

The future looks pretty Mergetastic and Wrestlerific!  We think you’ll agree!

Please enjoy a download of “We are the Men You’ll Grow to Love Soon” from In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s. There’s a video on the Merge blog, too! Singer Wesley Patrick Gonzalez describes this song as “Let’s Wrestle’s Barmitzvah from whence they turned from punk pre-teens into men who rock.”

Let’s Wrestle Are Wesley Patrick Gonzalez (Vocals and Guitar), Mike Lightning (Bass and Vocals) and Darkus Bishop (Drums)