TWIN LIZZY! - THE SCHOOL + ALLO DARLIN' HEAD OUT ON UK TOUR
Allo, Darlin' head out on their first UK tour this week as support to Elefant Record's The School. Catch them here:
Thurs 11th March - SHEFFIELD The Stockroom (tickets)
Fri 12th March - EDINBURGH Wee Red Bar (tickets)
Sat 13th March - GLASGOW The Flying Duck (tickets)
Sun 14th March - ABERDEEN The Tunnels (tickets)
Mon 15th March - NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Head of Steam (tickets)
Sat 27th March - LONDON Bush Hall (tickets)
Wed 31st March - CHELMSFORD The Basement
If you can see a big gap in the middle of those dates it's because Allo Darlin' are also off to play SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Yee-haa! Here are the shows they'll be playing while in Austin...
Wed 17th March @ 11pm - Official SXSW Showcase @ The Tap Room at Six
Fri 19th March @ 2:20pm - Waterloo Cycles
Sat 20th March @ 12:20pm - British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30
Sat 20th March @ 3pm - Music For Listeners @ Red House Pizzeria
Sat 20th March @ 8:30pm - Jovita's
The band will be selling copies of their new album and t-shirts at all dates.
THE PIPETTES - NEW SINGLE AND TOUR
Here's a sneak preview for you all - check out the ace new single from The Pipettes below! We hope you like it. It's called 'Stop The Music' and it's out on April 19th. It comes in three formats, digital bundle, CD and limited edition red vinyl 7"... we’ll get you a pre-order link soon!
Despite it being a little way off release yet Popjustice have already made it their Song Of The Day, saying "It has the sort of chorus that makes you go a little bit wobbly and misty-eyed and we like it very much indeed. Well done, The Pipettes."
There's also another track on the MySpace called 'So I Say Goodbye' that's on the CD EP, so check that out too!
To go with all this excitement the band are hitting the road in April and May:
Sun 18th April - Manchester - FAC251 (tickets)
Mon 19th April - Sheffield - 02 Academy 2 (tickets)
Tue 20th April - London - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen (tickets)
Wed 21st April - Brighton - Audio (tickets)
Thu 22nd April - Kingston - New Slang @ McLusky (tickets)
Sun 25th April - Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms (tickets)
Mon 26th April - Southampton - Joiners Arms (tickets)
Fri 07th May - York - Fibbers (tickets)
Sat 08th May - Liverpool - O2 Academy 2 (tickets)
Fri 14th May - Darlington - Inside Out (tickets)
Sat 15th May - Birmingham - O2 Academy 2 (tickets)
Fri 21st May - Crewe - The Box (tickets)
Sat 22nd May - South Wales Valleys - Parcc Hall (tickets)
Listen to Stop The Music:
THE RETURN OF THE PIPETTES - NEW VIDEO AND FREE DOWNLOAD
The Pipettes are back and, as a little Valentine's Day gift, they're giving away a brand new track, the first anyone has heard from their new album... and they've even made a video for it! It's incredibly exciting to have The Pipettes on Fortuna POP!, we hope you feel the same way.
The song's called 'Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen' and you can check out the video and download the MP3 FOR FREE HERE. It's evidently about a relationship that's rekindled after an alien abduction (aren't they all?). It's a three minute space pop jam that sounds like Abba, Boney M, Kool and The Gang and the middle eight pays homage to Nelly and Kelly's 'Dilemma' in its majestic use of the word 'beau'. We hope you like it, nay, love it.
The Pipettes will be releasing a new single proper on April 19th. It's called 'Stop The Music' and it'll be available on limited edition red vinyl 7", CD EP and digital. It was produced by a hero of ours and theirs, Martin Rushent (The Human League, Shirley Bassey, Jerry Lee Lewis), and the CD and digital bundle include a remix by Justus Köhncke of Kompakt. Lookout for the band playing a few shows around the release of the EP too.
HAPPY NEW DECADE!
To celebrate the start of the new decade we thought we'd give away a song that was released at the start of the Noughties (still doesn't sound right does it?). Airport Girl's "The Foolishness That We Create Through Love Is The Closest We Come To Greatness", a song nearly as long as its title, was released in 2000 and was decribed by Melody Maker (remember them?) as "like Belle & Sebastian meet Denim, which is the stuff of genius". We were reminded of it by its appearance in Sweeping The Nation's excellent personal round-up of the best of last decade "Noughties By Nature" which described it as "two perfect popsongs. Back to back. In the same song." A rummage around also discovered a video for the song that was made at the time but was shelved due to a falling out between band and director. Here it is in all its VHS glory.
Download ""The Foolishness That We Create Through Love Is The Closest We Come To Greatness" by Airport Girl for FREE here
FREE DOWNLOAD OF NEW ALLO DARLIN' SINGLE
The Polaroid Song is the first fruit from Allo Darlin’s soon to be released debut album. A breezy, bouncy, eighties-style pop song that could have come straight from the soundtrack of a John Hughes movie, it was inspired by Polaroid’s decision to stop manufacturing the iconic film, a move that prompted Elizabeth of Allo Darlin’s photography-obsessed boyfriend to start his own stockpile. B-side Will You Please Spend New Year’s With Me? possesses a childlike naivety and emotional directness that conjures up the anti-folk lullabies of Kimya Dawson. As an added incentive to buy the record 100 of the 7” singles will contain a unique, individually-taken Polaroid which entitles the lucky finder to enter a competition to win a special Allo Darlin’ gig live in their own living room!
Download both songs from the 7" + artwork for FREE here
Not content to rest on the laurels of having one of the best and most talked-about albums of 2009, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are back with Higher Than The Stars, four brand-new songs that do what the band does best – breathe fresh life into indiepop with exuberance, charm and of course quality tunes.
From the New Wave-flavored bliss of "Higher Than The Stars" to the crashing power-pop of new live favorite "Twins," this EP is both a perfect summation of what The Pains are all about and a signpost to the future. Fizzy noise-pop is present and correct in the form of "103," and the band switches gears a bit for the brooding 80s-esque "Falling Over." Capping things off we have a series of remixes from Saint Etienne, DJ Downfall, Skanfrom and Others In Conversation. We were thrilled to hear how these producers remodeled the Pains' originals and hope you will be too.
The release comes in four formats - 7" Single, CD EP, 12" EP and 12" Remix EP - and is in the shops or available to order direct from us now.
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - NEW SINGLE WITH EXCLUSIVE B-SIDE
"Come Saturday", the new single from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, is out now on limited edition see-thru green 7" vinyl and download with the exclusive B-side "Side Ponytail" - and it's available to order direct from us in the UK and Europe. If you're not in Europe you can buy the record from the Slumberland label in the states. Don't forget too that the debut album is still available in CD digipak and now on limited edition white vinyl LP too.
Anyone who enjoys Pains songs being played on the ukulele by bearded scottish men will find much to enjoy here.
RIP THE LUCKSMITHS
In loving memory of the passing of one of the finest bands of all time, here's a little clip of them playing one of their best known numbers. Mark, Tali, Marty & Louis - Thanks!
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