Hola,

We just uploaded a new tune for your listening pleasure called 'Derelict'. It was recorded by the band in our rehearsal room and mixed by our man Klutz, who is currently mixing some new tracks that we recorded in Parr Street the other week....Klutz' radio show can be heard here www.myhouse-yourhouse.net

We will be giving away copies of a new CD featuring 'Derelict' and 'Bermuda' at our next couple of shows, there wont be many copies made so if you want one you'll have to be at the gigs....the CD features new artwork by Liverpool artist Phillip Marsden  you should check him out here www.phillipmarsden.com 

Oh and if anyone is going to the End of the Road Festival next weekend make sure you're up at 12.30 to catch us in the Teepee stage....

That's all for now...

The Affection

x

Hola!,

A home cooked (and ultra short) version of our new tune 'Tell Me Again' appears on the Filthy Little Angels 7" EP 'Just A Minute' which features 19 tracks all no longer than 1 minute in length and is available for pre-order...here: http://www.filthylittleangels.com/SHOP.html

We're in the studio this week and working with our man Klutz (check out his link in our top friends and listen to http://radio.myhouse-yourhouse.net/ )

...on some mighty-fine sounding new stuff...sure you'll get to hear that soon

x

 

Liverpool has won Arts Council England's 'Take it away' search to find England's Most Musical City. After six weeks of campaigning across ten cities and with thousands of votes cast, the home of The Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and The Zutons surged to victory with 49 per cent of the public's vote.

Almost forty years after Merseybeat, 2008's European Capital of Culture snatched the number one spot from Sheffield, which had been leading online voting until the last week. Rivals Manchester finished third.

Liverpool doesn't just take away a music title; the winning city will be represented by unsigned local band The Affection, who have won the chance to perform in front of 5,000 people at this September's End of the Road Festival in Dorset.

Gordon Ross, Music Coordinator for the Liverpool Culture Company which endorsed Liverpool's bid said: "Liverpool's music scene is renowned the world over – this award is great news for the city and should serve to encourage those seeking to build on that legacy. The city today has a phenomenal pool of talent and its exciting that now, more than ever, it has the venues, the studios, the promoters and the festivals to nurture new ideas and faces to carry on the city's best musical traditions."

The nations' enduring love for the Fab Four along with new acts like The Wombats helped Liverpool beat off the challenge of cities including London, Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester which finished in a surprise fourth position thanks to strong support from fans of Engelbert Humperdinck who backed the city's bid.

During the Most Musical City campaign, unsigned acts from across the country were given the chance to perform at this year's End of the Road festival. From the online auditions submitted, a panel of music industry experts chose The Affection as Liverpool's best unsigned act. They will perform at the festival alongside two additional competition winners – Electric Tape Recorder from runners-up Sheffield and 'Best of the Rest' act Bianca Bohl from London.

Mary-Alice Stack, Development Manager, Arts Council England, said: "It's clear from the online debate and fierce competition that the music scene across the country is thriving and there are some fantastic new acts. Music is an inspiring and driving force and we hope that Take it away will help young musicians to become the next big thing."

Hola,

Some good news!....Those fine people at England Arts Council have chosen The Affection to represent Liverpool at the End of the Road Festival in Devon in September!

Below is a link to the news from the BBC...We had a little interview on BBC 5 live this morning talking about Liverpool and what not....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7457278.stm

Thanks to everyone that voted - come on Liverpool!

Links to 'Take it Away' and 'Most Musical City' can be found in our Top Friends

xxx

Hey y'all,

here are some pics from De Paap in Holland Friday 23rd november, the second of our four gigs in three days....enjoy

http://www.voorburgbands.nl/vbb/jalbum23-The%20Affection-The%20Suburbs/index.html

The Flat Iron show on Chorley FM played 'everything You Don't' on 3/19/07

thanks to them for that...check out the shows (in the podcasts section) here...

www.chorley.fm

The Affection

x

On the Liverpool ECHO's online music page this week, I'm putting up a batch of fantastic Q&A interviews with some of my favourite Merseyside bands. Today's band is (drumroll please) ...The Affection.

Log onto:

http://musicblog.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/09/_in_todays_qa_interview.htmlmore

to find out more about the lads' views on holding hands, The Stone Roses and Ray Quinn.

Have a lovely day,

Jade xxx