Hello,

We thought it'd be nice to give you an update on our new single Summer Solstice. First of all, we'd like to say thank you to everyone who came to our launch party at the Deaf Institute. We had a great night and I hope you did too! We recorded our set so hopefully we'll be able to share it with you soon.

We'd also like to thank those of you who came to our Summer Solstice tour. It was our first time on the road with our new drummer Jamie. We had lots of fun. Proof:





Highlights of the tour included a lovely promoters, friends and endless games of cards. We've still got some more dates to come over July:

3rd - The White Rooms, SUNDERLAND
5th - Head of Steam, NEWCASTLE
11th - Feelgood Festival, ROCHDALE
12th - Puzzle Hall, HALIFAX
14th - Old Queens Head, LONDON
16th - Telford's Warehouse, CHESTER
29th - Harley, SHEFFIELD

We'll have copies of the vinyl with us, as well as the Slippers EPs and t-shirts. Hope to see some of you there!

We also thought you might like to read some lovely reviews we've had of the single. Here are some brief snippets:

BOOMKAT: "Instrumental post-folk loveliness. After the building acoustic pseudo-epic 'Summer Solstice' (replete with banjos and glockenspiels) the B-side opens with a waltzing, breezy affair titled 'Rolling Hills', but the final track on this three-song EP is a lo-fi instrumental cover of Elbow's 'One Day Like This', aptly rounding off an incredibly optimistic, sunshine dappled single."

BEARDED MUSIC: "With the sun finally coming out, this single has arrived at exactly the right time. ‘Summer Solstice’ is a delight: a perfect summer tune for lazing in the sun to."

ADDICT MUSIC: "I’ve set myself up to loathe them absolutely, but then half way through ‘Summer Solstice’ my head is wobbling jauntily and my sceptical streak is wavering uncertainly. There’s a lush clover of strings and the tug of a gentle horn section. It’s all a bit bloody nice. There are delicate string arrangements. The whole thing reeks of village fêtes and cream scones."

FUGITIVE MOTEL: "As a hot summer meanders along, this record will be sure to stay in the stereo. Euphoric and utterly gorgeous."

LOSING TODAY: "A sumptuous tide of good to be alive uplifting optimism. May well have a fair few of you weeping at this joyous spectacle."

NORMAN RECORDS: "'Summer Solstice' is a celebration of the best time of year....you guessed it yo, it's SUMMER!! The A-side is the sound of summer coming towards you, chasing you through the freshly mowed meadows with its lilting string arrangement, urgent drums and pulsing grand piano. It's a big, lush spring time gesture to pre-empt the inevitable excitement of summertime. B-side's 'Rolling Hills' continues the seasonal theme with lightly orchestrated brit-folk of the like you'll be chuffed with if you are a fan of the Static Caravan back catalogue, but the real treat is a cover of 'One day like this' that sees the band mutate Elbow's classic single into a instrumental Celtic-folk jam. Smooth move."

In other news, I did an interview for the Moon and Back Music blog after our gig at Birmingham Academy 3. To read it, go here:

http://moonandbackmusic.com/archives/272/comment-page-1#comment-20

In between our gigs we're busy in the studio readying some new songs. I'm also writing a guest feature for the folks over at This is Fake DIY. I'll keep you posted about when that goes up.

Oh and finally, if you haven't ordered the single yet you can do so here:

www.timdandsam.bigcartel.com

Thanks!

Tim and Sam x