He began to gain public notice through several years of touring with the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. His song Electric Love Letter was chosen as the number 5 on the Rolling Stone editor's top ten picks and was also in the movie Waitress. He has been seen on tours with Cake, The Avett Brothers, Murder By Death, Jeffrey Lewis, The Violent Femmes, Lucero, Rocky Votolato, the Woes, Josh Ritter, and The Low Anthem.
In 2006, Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles signed to V2 Records. For one EP (Engine EP, 2006) and an LP due out in early 2007. However, after V2 folded on the deal regarding the highly anticipated release, the band signed to Kemado Records, and released a self-titled album on April 29th, 2008. Slim performed the first single from the album, Restless, on David Letterman in March 2008. Following the release, Slim toured the US and Europe. In the summer of 2009, Langhorne Slim began playing larger venues including the Newport Folk Festival, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Lollapalooza, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival . "Be Set Free", Slim's newest album was released on September 29, 2009.
On August 9, 2009, Langhorne Slim sang "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch during a Philadelphia Phillies-Florida Marlins game at Citizens Bank Park as WXPN's Artist to Watch and has twice been featured on the station's live at noon concert series.
The song "Worries" from his self titled album is featured in a Travelers Insurance commercial entitled Drifters which was launched on Friday October 9th 2009. Langhorne Slim's band consists of Jeff Ratner on up-right bass,Malachi DeLorenzo on drums and David Moore on keyboard and banjo. *Slim Pickens, Independent *Langhorne Slim w/ Charles Butler, Independent *Electric Love Letter, Narnack Records, 2004 *When the Sun's Gone Down, Narnack Records, 2005 *Engine EP, V2 Records, 2006 *Langhorne Slim, Kemado Records, 2008 *Be Set Free, Kemado Records, 2009
And if it's True - The Art Star Sounds Compilation CD, 2005 (North/South) www.cdbaby.com/artstarsounds
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