POST WAR YEARS – ALL EYES from Tobias Stretch on Vimeo.
Previous Monkeysuit guests Post War Years have unveiled their Sci-Fi influenced and surreal video for forthcoming and excellent single All Eyes. The video was directed by Tobias Stretch (Radiohead/ The Crystal Fighters) and is released on Dec 12th. Continue reading
We’ve teamed up with The 405 website to giveaway a pair of tickets to our SOLD OUT show. Enter here.
Good luck!
Bear Driver have announced a free download of Never Never from their album which is being released in January.
Bear Driver – Never Never by MONKEYSUIT
Line up: Red Kite (featuring Dan Fisher – ex The Cooper Temple Clause) + Tripwires + Peers
Date: Fri 25th November
Venue: South Street arts centre, 21 South Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4QU
Entry: Strictly 14 + and £6 ADV
Tickets available from:
Music Glue
Doors: 8 pm
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A couple of years have pasted since The Maccabees released Wall of Arms but they’re now back with a splendid new single called Pelican (listen below); which features on their third album Given To The Wild (artwork above).
Pelican is released on January 1st with the album set for the 9th and if the single is the benchmark for the album, it’ll be a classic.
The Maccabees are also hitting the road in January, so go and see them.
Tour Dates
22 Jan 2012 Aberdeen Lemon Tree
23 Jan 2012 Glasgow QMU
24 Jan 2012 Newcastle Academy
26 Jan 2012 London Brixton Academy
27 Jan 2012 Birmingham Institute
Line up: Riverhart + Daniel Pattison + Oliver Girdler
Date: Fri 25th November
Venue: South Street arts centre, 21 South Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4QU
Entry: Strictly 14 + and £5 ADV/£6 door (includes a signed limited print of the artwork by artist Tom Fearn, and a discount to Erol Alkan at Sub89 – courtesy of Skint Mondays Presents Cubed).
Tickets available from:
We Got Tickets
Doors: 8 pm
Mask wearing musician/producer SBTRKT has announced UK tour dates for Feb/ March of next year. The dates are:
22 Feb – The Plug (LIVE) – Sheffield
23 Feb – Islington Mill (LIVE) – Manchester
24 Feb – Cockpit (LIVE) – Leeds
26 Feb – King Tuts (LIVE) – Glasgow
28 Feb – Rescue Rooms (LIVE) – Nottingham
29 Feb – Hmv Library (LIVE) – Birmingham
1 Mar – Koko (LIVE) – London
We haven’t featured Manchester act No Ceremony for a little while but we now bring you a free download of their song Deliverus.
Deliverus is different to their previous output and a more delicate number compared to Hurtlove. You can download that track here.
No Ceremony – Deliverus by MONKEYSUIT
New Build feature Al Doyle (Hot Chip and once upon a time LCD Soundsystem), Felix Martin (Hot Chip) and studio engineer Tom Hopkins.
Based in London, the trio will release their debut, 12” EP Misery Loves Company on their own label Lanark Recordings (Mon 28th November). The EP also features former LCD Soundsystem Pat Mahoney drumming on Guitar Man and a PLANNINGTOROCK Remix. Continue reading
One of the best live bands around Pulled Apart By Horses have announced they’ll be releasing their new single V.E.N.O.M on 16th January through Transgressive Records on both digital and 7”, featuring two B-sides and their second album Tough Love is released Monday, January 23rd.
The single is their first release since working with legendary producer Gil Norton (The Pixies/ Foo Fighters).
The band is set to tour next February and the dates are listed below.
13 – GLASGOW, King Tuts
14 – ABERDEEN, Tunnels
15 – NEWCASTLE, Digital Other Rooms
16 – SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
17 – MANCHESTER, Club Academy
18 – BRISTOL, Fleece
20 – BIRMINGHAM, Library
21 – NORWICH, Waterfront
22 – SOUTHAMPTON, Talking Heads
23 – LONDON, Electric Ballroom