The Charlatans will be releasing a new CD, Forever. The Singles, which will also contain a DVD which chronicles the band’s journey from 1990 to 2006, and will be out on November 6th. A week later, a re-working of their track You’re So Pretty We’re So Pretty, will be released. The tracklisting for the album is:
Indian Rope (1990)
The Only One I Know (1990)
Weirdo (1992)
Can’t Get Out Of Bed (1994)
Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over (1995)
One To Another (1996)
North Country Boy (1997)
How High (1997)
Tellin’ Stories (1997)
Forever (1999)
My Beautiful Friend (1999)
Impossible (2000)
Love Is The Key (2001)
A Man Needs To Be Told (2001)
Up At The Lake (2004)
Try Again Today (2004)
Blackened Blue Eyes (2006)
You’re So Pretty We’re So Pretty (Youth remix 2006)
In support of these releases, the group will be doing a 15 date UK tour, the dates of which are:
November
23rd – Halifax Victoria Hall
24th – Leicester De Montfort Hall
25th – Cardiff University Great Hall
26th – Reading Hexagon
28th – Lincoln Engine Shed
29th – Birmingham Carling Academy
30th – Portsmouth Guildhall
December
2nd – Middlesbrough Town Hall
3rd – Sheffield Octagon
4th – Glasgow Carling Academy
5th – Newcastle Carling Academy
7th – Hull City Hall
8th – London Brixton Academy
9th – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
10th – Llandudno Cymru Hall
Check www.thecharlatans.net for more information.
Enter Shikari have announced their tour dates, and due to such demand for tickets, their date at the Mean Fiddler on November 4th has now been upgraded to the Astoria. Tickets for the original venue are still valid.
The Blood Arm will be going out on a series of live dates to support their debut album Lie, Lover, Lie, which is out on October 16th. They will also be playing a number of shows with The Sunshine Underground and supporting We Are Scientists. Their dates are:
Boston-based hardcore crew Righteous Jams are set to release their second album, ‘Business As Usual’, on Abacus Recordings on October 27th. Vocalist/guitarist Joey Contrada describes his band’s sound as “hardcore that’s not influenced by hardcore”; and indeed, songs like ‘Instinct And Music’ and ‘Lizards‘ owe just as much to the abrasive hard rock of Soundgarden and Helmet as they do to hardcore heavyweights like Black Flag and the Cro-Mags.
Babyshambles will be bringing out a new release called The Blinding EP, which will include 7 tracks. Bassist Drew McConnell said that it doesn’t count as a full album because it was due to have 11 songs on it originally, though didn’t explain why 4 tracks had been scrapped. There’s no release date as yet but its sure to be gobbled up by all their fans.
The legendary Rough Trade shop is 30 years old this year and to celebrate, they are launching the Rough Trade Digital store for music fans everywhere. The aim is to give you the excellent product knowledge of the staff and the fun of going to a record shop, but with a mouse, rather than your legs.
Cayle Hunter has decided to cut his ties with both Will Haven and The Abdominable Iron Sloth. He has joined up with members of Oddman and others to form a new group called Armed For Apocalypse and the group recently recorded a demo of 3 songs.
Trivium have streamed their entire album online. The album, The Crusade, is out now to buy so check them stream and cop it if you like what you hear.
Atreyu have got themselves a deal with Hollywood Records after having left Victory. Frontman Alex Varkatzas commented on the signing by saying:
Minnesota freestyle king Eyedea is back with a new project called Face Candy.