The Crimea are putting up their second album Secrets Of The Witching Hour as a free download on May 13th.
The free release features Regina Spektor and production from Dave Allen of The Cure. A CD version will also go on sale on June 4th but the plan from the band is to forgo sales revenue in the hope that their popularity will increase on the back of the free download, then make their money back on tour. Their tour dates are:
May:
21st – Bristol Thekla
25th – Stoke Sugarmill
26th – S.Wales Narbeth Queens Hall
29th – Surrey Boiler Room
30th – Reading Fez
31st – Wrexham Central Station
June:
1st – Nottingham Social
2nd – Birmingham Carling Bar Academy
3rd – Liverpool Carling Academy
5th – Leeds Rios
6th – Leicester Charlotte
7th – Wolverhampton Civic
8th – Sheffield Leadmill
9th – Manchester Joshua Brookes
11th – Northampton Soundhaus
13th – Brighton The Barfly
14th – Norwich Arts Centre
15th – Southampton Joiners
16th – Aldershot West End Centre
18th – York Fibbers
19th – Glasgow King Tuts
20th – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire