THE VASELINES - Sex With An X - New Album + Gigs

 

                     The Vaselines - Sex With An X from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.
 
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY from THE VASELINES 

‘Mouth To Mouth’  - The new single released Feb 14th  2011
[From the brilliant new album, ‘Sex With An X’  - Out Now]
Appearance at Bowlie 2 / ATP Dec 11^th + UK Tour Dates Jan + Feb 2011

Following one of pop music’s most unlikely comebacks, The Vaselines continue to ride high on the success of their second album in 20 years with a new single and European tour. ‘Mouth To Mouth’ is released on Valentines Day 2011, here’s what The Vaselines have to say about it:

Frances: "We nearly called it Kissing With A K"

Eugene: "It's about someone who needs medical attention and maybe some mental and physical attention...some TLC and a bit of kissing also..."

The Vaselines have had a busy year - Sold Out UK shows in September, followed by a month-long tour of North America joined by Vaselines super-fans Dum Dum Girls, an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as well as gigs in Mexico with Belle & Sebastian. The Vaselines are back on the road for these UK shows early next year :

[ support on all shows is from jagged rock minimalists  Schwervon! ]

26 Jan      Sheffield                   Leadmill      
  

27 Jan      Brighton                    Coalition      
  

04 Feb     London                      XOYO      
  

05 Feb     Manchester            Sound Control  

06 Feb     York                           The Duchess     

THE SUN - Single of the Week - 5/5 - sunny-toned, tongue in cheek ode to romantic rekindling is all Jesus and Mary Chain guitars and drawly boy-girl dueting. Amazing

NME - they've not lost their smutty tongue and 'Sex with an X' is packed with lyrics that would make the most seasoned of sailors squirm

ARTROCKER - 5/5 - huge choruses, sexual demands, rockabilly interludes.. and evidence of a band still strangely in their prime despite a 20-year UFO abduction. How's that for a slick re-entry? 

THE TIMES - their songwriting chemistry is still intact; a wry, ironic look at relationships set to ramshackle two-and-a-half chord garage pop

THE FLY - the punchy spirit of a band that's never stopped..a fine return

ROCK SOUND - Hail the Vaselines!.. it's so good it just has to be bad for you

CLASH - dirty indie-pop with a multiplicity of guitar sounds and some genuinely great songs

Azure Ray - Don't Leave My Mind from Saddle Creek on Vimeo.

 AZURE RAY

UK Gigs February 2011

2^nd – London        Borderline

3^rd – Manchester    Ruby Lounge

4^th – Glasgow       King Tuts

‘Drawing Down The Moon’

The new album  - out now

Saddle Creek – LBJ 147  (CD / Vinyl / Download)

JOEL PLASKETT

“A folk’n’roll-indie collision that brims with energy”  The Word

JAN 30TH - GLASGOW OLD FRUITMARKET
[CELTIC CONNECTIONS show supporting FRAN HEALY]

'THREE TO ONE' - Album Out Now    (Blue Grace Music/New Scotland Records Cat.no. BGMNS1)

JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN - 'THE DEEP FIELD'

          
NEW ALBUM:  'THE DEEP FIELD' released January 24th
NEW SINGLE: 'THE MAGIC' released January 17th
UK Tour - February 2011 - dates below

Watch/Share part 1 of an interview with Joan Wasser HERE

www.joanaspolicewoman.com

THE MAGIC OF JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN

The Magic is the first single to be taken from the new JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN album, The Deep Field.

Joan Wasser  “The Magic is about how crazy your head can get when you begin worrying about the future, about the past, about not getting what you want or not getting enough of it.. and once that worry starts it can turn into some serious psychic bad trip! “

The new JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN album, The Deep Field begins with the words “I want you to fall in love with me,” and continues to unfurl an unashamed lust for life. It’s unquestionably her best, most significant album yet – in Joan’s own words, “my most open, joyous record.” A rocking, soulful journey, The Deep Field is Joan’s most personal, and her most universal album to date.

The Deep Field – the title refers to a tiny and far distant part of space -  follows the critical and commercial success of her previous albums, Real Life and To Survive and it confirms, if confirmation were needed, that Joan Wasser is a truly original talent; utterly captivating both on record and on stage, Joan returns to the UK in February for an eleven-date tour, dates after the jump:

JAGJAGUWAR  presents:
        
LIA ICES

‘GROWN UNKNOWN’
 (CD/LP JAG180)
Album Released: February 14th 2011

FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE TITLE TRACK HERE


Jagjaguwar – home to Okkervil River, Bon Iver, Black Mountain et al – release ‘Grown Unknown’ by newcomer LIA ICES on Valentines Day 2011.
Recent shows in the US have seen Lia captivate both critics and audiences alike, with the release of ‘Grown Unknown’ next year she is sure to do the same here.

Resident of Brooklyn NY, Lia began playing piano at a young age, honing her skills at NYU's famed Tisch School of the Arts. It was there she discovered an aptitude for writing haunting melodies – add to these Lia’s stunning voice, it’s a potent combination.

‘Grown Unknown’ was recorded at The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY, and mixed at Rare Book Room, NY, NY. Appearing as a guest vocalist for "Daphne," the only duet on the album, is Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. The magic generated by Ices' and Vernon's voices together is quite simply a powerful thing.

WINTERSLEEP - UK Tour with THE HOLD STEADY - DOUBLE A-SIDE Single - New VIDEO

WINTERSLEEP

DOUBLE A-SIDE SINGLE RELEASE + UK TOUR AS SPECIAL GUESTS TO THE HOLD STEADY

'PRESERVATION' / 'TRACE DECAY'
AA-SIDE DIGITAL SINGLE RELEASED FEBRUARY 7TH 2011
[FROM THE ALBUM 'NEW INHERITORS' OUT NOW]

WATCH/SHARE/EMBED THE AMAZING NEW VIDEO FOR 'PRESERVATION'

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