Hi everyone,

Bit of an extended silence, but we have been busy trying to find our stolen gear (result: nothing) and wondering how to replace it. On which subject we need to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who kindly donated some money to the Souvaris Instrument Fund, a group started on Facebook by Jim "Thing One" Alexander. See here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46517481510
You people are extremely lovely and have helped Simmo to get himself a fancy new keyboard to replace the 2 that were nicked. We're still working out how to mimic the sounds that were stored in his old ones, so old songs may sound a bit different than they used to, but at least we're back in business! THANK YOU.

In other Facebook-y news, we recently got around to setting up a group for the band, imaginatively called Souvaris. This will be our new tool to (1) keep everyone updated on what our future plans are, (2) consult on proposed song titles and (3) allow people to ask questions without being drowned in spam.  Sure beats the forum on our website and our crappy emailing list that died a death a couple of years ago, huh? Join up by visting:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=69047595445

Actual, physical news about shows now - we've got a couple of Nottingham dates coming up with the groovy NLF3 and a very exciting support slot with the mighty Polar Bear/Dirty Projectors gig! We're also playing in Coventry with Matt Elliott, 6 years after we last played with him. Should be a good 'un! And then we're also planning our European Tour 2009 to take place in May... we're gonna try and get around Holland, Belgium and France this time, so if you fancy having us play anywhere near you - GET IN TOUCH. Preferably through Clique Clack, who are booking on our behalf:
http://ww.myspace.com/cliqueclack

Phew, that's plenty for now!

Love,

Souvaris
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