FRESH LEGS are from Portchester, near Southampton. They consist of Thom, Karl, Carl and Ella and they make a teeth-rattling eye-poking ear-twisting leftfield guitarish noise which quite possibly redefines the term ‘giddying’.

‘Chess’ is their second single release. It follows the chewy success of their ‘Samwise’ seven inch which snuck out late last year much to the radio delight of Steve Lamacq, who made it Single Of The Week, and Rob Da Bank, who invited FRESH LEGS to play Bestival.

In conclusion then: indiepop fetishists will relish FRESH LEGS’ defiant guitars and haphazard melodies. And people who like to plan far ahead can relax safe in the knowledge that FRESH LEGS are already booked in to play the B2 venue in Norwich on November 21^st, which follows on nicely, if somewhat distantly, from these dates here, here and here…

APRIL 19^th: London, Vibe Bar – Artrocker All Dayer

MAY 7^th: London, Oxjam at New Cross Inn

MAY, 20^th: Portsmouth, The Cellars

MAY 23^rd: Exeter, Cavern

MAY 26^th: London, Cool For Cats @ Old Blue Last – single launch

MAY 28^th: Liverpool, Zanzibar

MAY 29^th: Stockport, The Blue Cat Café

JUNE 13^th: Bristol, The Goldney Ball

For more info contact ellie@fiercepanda.co.uk

www.myspace.com/thosefreshlegs

www.myspace.com/coolforcatsrecords

Silhouette is the mysterious musical alter ego of Leeds singer Helena Gee.

Silhouettes self described “dark pop” music is complimented by her dark fashion attire on stage, always dressed in black and behind a mass of dark hair, front row beware of her icy stare!! Silhouette combines her sinister guitar sound, influenced by the likes of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, with the lyrics/pop melodies of her favourite girls groups such as the Shangri-Las and The Crystals. Masquerade is a true tale of a young lady, whom Silhouette sees the dark car crash side to but nobody else does……

Prior to the creation of Silhouette, Helena was in the all girl band “The Ivories”. After supporting the likes of Placebo and Sisters Of Mercy, the girls split, Helena moved to London in 2007 and began writing some tracks for Basement Jaxx. She then adopted the name Silhouette, an aptly enigmatic pseudonym chosen after writing the song “I Am A Silhouette,” a tale of being able to slither threw a room unseen and learning others secrets along the way.

Silhouette will be bringing her dark, moody pop at the following UK dates throughout May and June:

May 2^nd  - Live @ Leeds all dayer, Cockpit 3

May 15^th  - Rip it up @ Tap n tin, chatham

May 19^th  – God don’t like it @ Old Blue Last, London – single launch

May 25^th  - Euroculture Festival, Manchester

May 27^th  - Club Fandango @ 229, London

May 26^th – Friends of Mine @ The Fly, London  

June 5^th: Pure Groove Instore, London

““If The Gun Club and PJ Harvey were cast in Drugstore Cowboy instead of gross old Matt Dillon, perhaps it would have been as tragic and cruel as this…” NME Aug 08

"Silhouette bowled us over with her powerfully rich and soulful voice backed by dark blues and dirty riffs." ArtRocker/ Sep 08

“There’s a gut-wrenching mood to Helena’s vocal delivery reminiscent on Nico or Patti…but she’s clearly got a style of her own” PiX Magazine / Aug 08

National radio/TV contact: Clare Tucker / E:  clare@1-2-hear.com / M: 07900 452 378

Press contact: Andy Fraser / andy@somefriendly.co.uk

..and get a free badge and signed artwork as well!

just go to www.recordstore.co.uk  it couldn't be easier! and if you wanna know more about the molotovs,here's some info for you...

The Record: 'FLOWERS'  / 'I TOLD YOU BEFORE'

The Formats: SEVEN INCH / DOWNLOAD

The Label: COOL FOR CATS

The Release Date: NOVEMBER 24TH 2008

The Truth: THE MOLOTOVS consist of Will Daunt (vocals / guitar), Henry Walton (keyboards / guitar), Dom Millard (keyboards / guitar), Iain Lock (bass / sax) and Guy Henderson (drums). These five multi-tasking gentlemen spend much of their time in a room at The Fortress in Old Street, old London Town, frowning at their many instruments and formulating offbeat plans.

**Because THE MOLOTOVS are not like most other bands. While the name might suggest a bunch of dead-eyed teenies intent on roughing up the punk spirit of indie, THE MOLOTOVS are actually five extremely civilised young men who make a thoroughly decadent noise which they are more than happy to admit sounds like "'20s-inspired barroom French pop music". They aren't from France, and they don't appear to have been around since the 1920s, and so one can only presume that their arty, articulate signature noise which is a bit dusty, a bit rickety, a bit...continental has come about through a series of painstakingly happy rehearsal room accidents.

**Nor are we merely talking about the heroic soundtracking of Stella Artois adverts here, for THE MOLOTOVS' European flavourings are mixed with a British dash, a sparky take on the eloquent guitarpop lineage which runs from The Smiths to The Maccabees. 'Flowers' - their first ever release - sets the scene nicely, with its wonky accordian effects and perfectly enunciated vocals. Throw in their supremely nimble way with an indie rhythm and a deathly air of romanticism which has already brought forth comparisons to Vampire Weekend and The Walkmen respectively, et voila! THE MOLOTOVS are ready to, ahem, explode.

**2008 has seen THE MOLOTOVS in slow-burning development mode, visiting the cooler indiestablishments in town such as White Heat, entertaining the guests at Lightspeed Champion's album launch party and popping up for a raucous slot at Manchester Moho during In The City. Now safely established in the fierce panda management stable, 'Flowers' / 'I Told You Before' sees the quintet follow in the fun-lovin' footsteps of Fight Like Apes, Thomas Tantrum and The Kabeedies in joining the Cool For Cats seven inch roll call while gently pointing the band towards a hectic 2009. To celebrate the single release THE MOLOTOVS will be holding a torch for these venues here...

NOVEMBER 2ND: CAMDEN Proud Galleries (Best Laid Plans)

NOVEMBER 21ST: KINGS CROSS Scala (Deviate)

NOVEMBER 25TH: SHOREDITCH Old Blue Last (Cool For Cats single launch party-free entry)

NOVEMBER 29TH: SHEFFIELD DQ

DECEMBER 5TH: MANCHESTER Moho Live

DECEMBER 6TH: OXFORD STREET Metro (Club Cog)

www.myspace.com/themolotovs

yep,that's me.bless huw stephens and his (obviously) great taste in music.:)

i've been hoping to be featured as label of the week for aaaages so i'm quite excited right now.if you wanna hear it for yourself,go to huw's page and listen back:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/huwstephens/

just click on this link and pre-order away...

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/home.jsp?wherefrom=productdetail.jsp?productPK=unittest-6KWKN4v9c1fgw5bVpN3IEb-1

** The Story: The Kabeedies consist of Katie (vox), Evan (guitar/vox), Roary (vox / bass) and Fab(drums). They are four teenage tykes who live in Norwich, the home of indie, and suitably they play intelligent fizzbanging jingle jangling indiepop like they used to make in the olden days. Local hero John Peel would surely have approved...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

** Indeed, The Kabeedies hark back to a time when alternative bands understood that DIY was AOK, booking tours without an agency behind them and making songs available to fans when they bally well feel like it, not when a major label can fit them into their release schedule. And dagnabbit their system works: Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq have consistently flagged up their support for the quartet on Radio 1 over the past year; The Kabeedies glistened at Glastonbury and nipped over the border into Suffolk for a victorious sort-of-homecoming at Latitude; and the autumn sees them embark upon the sort of string of self-booked dates which only either the young and pop-crazed or frankly foolhardy would contemplate taking on. Good work.

** Better still, while the vibrantly enthusiastic whizzpop of 'Treasure Hunting' represents The Kabeedies' second official single following the springtime release of 'Lovers Ought To' on Cherryade, these people being firm advocates of the indie ethic they also delight in 'releasing' EPs and tour singles when the mood takes them. The first week of September alone will see the mega cheap 'Ten Animals I Slam In A Net' gig-only EP released on vinyl by local label NR One Records as well as the launch of the 'The Radical Tearoom' mini-album in Japan.

** True to form, to promote 'Treasure Hunting' The Kabeedies will be shimmying through the following towns:

SEPT 19^th: BRIGHTON, THE HOPE

SEPT 26^TH: LONDON, THE FLY

SEPT 27^TH: SHEFFIELD, ACADEMY

OCT 2^ND: WINCHESTER, SCHOOL OF ART

OCT 16^TH: LONDON, BUFFALO BAR

OCT 17^TH: NORWICH, B2

OCT 18^TH: IPSWICH, THE STEAMBOAT

OCT 19^TH: LINCOLN, THE DRILL HALL

OCT 21^ST: YORK, CITY SCREEN BASEMENT

OCT 22^ND: LEEDS, COCKPIT

OCT 24^TH: NORWICH, ARTS CENTRE (single launch)

OCT 25^TH: CROYDON, THE EDGE

OCT 29^TH: CHELMSFORD, BITTERSCENE

OCT 30^TH: BATH, MOLES

OCT 31^ST: MANCHESTER, NIGHT & DAY

NOV 1^ST: WAKEFIELD, ESCOBAR

NOV 2^ND: HULL, ADELPHI

NOV 4^TH: CARDIFF, LOOSE CLUB

NOV 5^TH: LONDON, 333 MOTHER BAR – SINGLE LAUNCH

NOV 8^TH: SHREWSBURY, THE ALBERT

NOV 9^TH: NORWICH, BIRDCAGE

NOV 18^TH: LONDON, BUFFALO BAR

DEC 9^TH: LONDON, OLD BLUE LAST – COOL FOR CATS XMAS PARTY

www.myspace.com/thekabeedies

Friday 14th March – London Amersham Arms (w/ Good Shoes)

Saturday 22nd March – Southampton Joiners (single launch)

Tue 25th March – London Old Blue Last (London single launch)

Monday 31st March – London Luminaire

http://www.puregroove.co.uk/search.asp?FromForm=1&Search=thomas%20tantrum&CategoryID=1&Quantity=0&Record=157543

yes yes yes,according to the lovely and clearly very intelligent people at artrocker cool for cats is 7th best promoter around,which is damn brilliant seeing as the nights have only been going for 9 months.
i'd also like to add that the Fierce Panda birthday party i put on back in feb is also in the top 20 gigs of the year,so greatness all around :)

ellie x