As previously reported in a kind of "this is what's probably happening" way, we are finally releasing an album this October. I am now delighted to be able to give full confirmed details of the release.
The album is titled 'Empty, Derivative Pop Songs' and will be released on Monday October 26th on Smalltown America Records. This is what the front cover looks like :
The final tracklisting (different to previously reported) is :
1. I'm In The Band
2. Forever On The Edge
3. Behind Each Others Backs
4. Out Of My Hands
5. Form An Orderly Queue
6. Your Fictitious Character
7. Is This Your Ideal Man?
8. Nice Little Earner
9. Change The Record
10. Oh! Darwin
11. Preaching To The Conversed
The album was recorded at various points through 2008 and 2009 with Ian Button (of Death In Vegas) in a cheapo rehearsal room on his laptop, with a few clever mics, and a few not so clever mics. Ian is a legend for making this sound good, I'm still not sure how he did it.
A single will precede the album by two weeks. Nice Little Earner will be a free digital download only (and perhaps a run of 100 unique CDs, I haven't decided yet!). This is the cover art for that :
Thanks to my old mate Matt Smith for making the ideas in my head into actual tangible artwork!
We will be touring like madmen in support of the single and album. The launch parties are as follows :
Monday 12th October
Nice Little Earner single launch
HECTORS HOUSE, Brighton
4 or 5 Magicians
Stagecoach
+ 2 more TBC
7:30 to 11:00pm
FREE ENTRY!
Tuesday 27th October
Empty, Derivative Pop Songs album launch
WHITE HEAT @ MADAME JOJOS, London
Japandroids
4 or 5 Magicians
William
8:00 to 11:00pm with club til 3am
£6 advance
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=334943
We are also currently booking shows in (roughly) the following regions on the following dates :
13th to 17th October : SOUTH-EAST and OUTER LONDON
28th October to 1st November : SOUTH COAST
4th to 8th November : SOUTH-WEST and SOUTH WALES
11th to 14th November : LOWER MIDLANDS / EAST / OUTER LONDON
18th to 22nd November : LOWER MIDLANDS / EAST / OUTER LONDON
25th November to 5th December : NORTH / SCOTLAND / MIDLANDS
We have a fair few dates already booked, but if you'd like to book us, then please get in touch through myspace, or at fourorfivemagicians[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
Think that's all for now. Don't write your end of year lists just yet!
Dan x