UK Official Indie Singles Chart - 22.03.09.

1. Oasis - Falling Down.

2.General Fiasco - Something, Sometime.

3. Bon Iver - Blood Bank.

4.Seasick Steve - It's All Good.

5. Goldie Lookin Chain - By Any Means Necessary.

6. The Foxes - Bill Hicks.

7. Third Degree - Mercy.

8.Chipmunk - Chip Diddy Chip.

9. Metric - Help I'm Alive.

10. Oasis - I'm Outta Time.

Source: © The Official UK Charts Company.

Our special love thanks go to Mary, Steve and Lynn Hicks for their kindness and support from the start, which has meant so much to us.



Bill's brother, Steve and Nigel.

Thanks also to EVERYONE who's supported us by coming to gigs on the tour, or who have bought a copy of the single. As with Trauma Town, this release has been entirely funded by ourselves, and released on our own label through working hard, and doing cover gigs and weddings to pay for it - well worth it for doing something we love!

If you haven't already bought a copy of the single, or the B-side "Come and Get You" - you can get your vinyl from most independent record shops, and the larger HMV stores (i.e. Oxford Street etc) or....

buy the DOWNLOAD from:

iTunes.

play.com (70p)

buy the CD SINGLE (with lyrics and exclusive sleeve notes) from:

hmv.com (£.1.99, free postage)

buy the limited edition hand numbered 7" VINYL from:

hmv.com (£.2.99, free postage)

roughtrade.com

Don't forget to check out the music video here too! If you're still not sure, have a look at a few of the most recent reviews:

PEOPLE WHO LOVE US.

"The Foxes have struck gold once again with this hook-laden, rock track."
Entertainment Focus - full review here.

"Unlike most indie rock bands The Foxes don’t play music they think the public want to hear, they play music they want to play. The end result is fantastic..."
Tasty Fanzine - full review here.

"Pummelling brainwashing drums, an insistent stabbing guitar riff and several 'heys' all make for an exhilarating, uplifting listen. No wonder it's endorsed by Bill Hicks' family."
Repeat Online - full review here.

"...you can hear that impassioned, visceral energy in the song; it’s fast-paced, relentless and downright fantastic..."
Noize Makes Enemies -full review here.

More reviews for the single, and live performances can be found here : http://www.thefoxesband.co.uk/press.php


PEOPLE WHO HATE US.

I feel it's also worth mentioning that there are some people who absolutely HATE our single and the video, one or two even wishing death upon us - which is quite a strange reaction from people who tell us they're Bill Hicks fans, and his was
a message of peace and love (unless you're in marketing or advertising of course).

You can read some of these seriously opposed viewpoints on our Youtube. It's amazing how much ANGER can be generated from an independent band self-releasing a tribute to a comedian whom we much admire, or how many people seem to know exactly what Bill would have thought of our song. These same people seem to miss almost every reference to Bill's life and work, both in the lyrics and the video. As Bill said "Shut up and smoke this!" to which the reply is "Woah, thanks buddy! For a moment there I was taking life too seriously!"

"Bill Hicks" is  a tribute made with love to a man we much admire, respect and miss. Anyone who can't accept this has our sympathies.

Let me know what you think of all of this, and do subscribe to this blog to keep you updated...especially with all the news we've got coming next month....shhh....new single....shhh....big non-uk tour?.......

Oh, and do follow us on TWITTER if you're that way inclined! (sorry Spider, had to be done!) 

www.twitter.com/thefoxes

Much love,

Nigel.

The Foxes.

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Last word goes to Bill:

"I left in love, in laughter, and in truth, and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit."

Bill Hicks. 1961 - 1994.

Dear one and all,

With all the excitement of Trauma Town reaching no.9 in the UK Indie Charts now passing, we've been busy focusing on the next single, Bill Hicks. Before I go into that, check out a few of the latest Trauma Town straggler reviews:

"It seems a pity that The Foxes are not to keen on taking the bus, because their energetic Pop habit is really going to take them places." Read the full review from Audio Tart here.

"...the strong beat of the song with easy to follow lyrics should make them a dead cert for success." Read the full review from The Beat Surrender here.

"...The Foxes are a London based quartet who blend catchy as f**k melodies with a disarming and devilishly acute shanty like ska-tastic laced melodic throb..."Read the full review from Losing Today here. Seriously, you need to read this one!

If you haven't bought a copy of Trauma Town yet, you can download from iTunes, play.com etc, or feel the smooth vinyl in your hands from HMV.com and local retailers. We've some great t-shirts and other merch on our online store here too - check it out.

"BILL HICKS" - THE NEW SINGLE.

"Bill Hicks" and b-side "Come and Get You" will be released on Monday 16th March, on download, 7inch Vinyl and, unlike our début, also on CD.

We've finished most of the filming for the new music video to go with the release - you can see a couple of backstage videos on our "Royal Artist Club" video blog here. There are some new photos also up from the video shoot on our photos page.

While our list of forthcoming gigs currently looks as bare as Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard, January 5th 2009 will see it jam packed with shows as we announce our February/March UK tour to support the single release - we'll be playing all over the country, and it's not too late to get us to play in your town, just let us know.

If you're feeling really naughty, you can actually have a sneaky listen to the new single now, as it's already had it's first UK radio airplay on BBC Radio Bristol last Sunday. Simply click on "Listen Sunday's Show" on the BBC Bristol website, and it's the first track played. I think this only works in the UK, so apologies to the rest of the world!

If you don't know who Bill Hicks was, read about him on Wikipedia here, then look him up on You Tube. This is what we listened to before recording the track, and is probably why we got it in one take - have a look.

In other news.....

I recently did a live acoustic session and interview on French speaking station www.connexion.fm, and you can download the full hour long show by clicking this link. If you can read French, there's a review of the show here too.

You can also listen live online to our 209 Radio show on Wednesday 3rd December, from 9pm. Here's the link.

One last thing.....

....and to clear up some frequent confusion - we manage ourselves and set up the label "Room 10 Records" ourselves to release our music on. In fact, the four of us do everything ourselves, from the music to the single sleeve designs. It's not that we're stubborn control freaks, it's just that we haven't had the right offers yet, and don't feel the need to rush into anything.

With that in mind, thank you to everyone who has supported us by coming to gigs and buying our music - it means more to us than you'd think.

2009 is going to be a great year for us - we can't wait to get started.

Much love,

Nigel.

The Foxes.

P.S. we're also featured in Issue 21 of "Art and Soul" magazine - you can read the magazine online by following this link. We're on page 10.