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One
of the most exciting British bands to blast out of the
north of England in a mighty long
time, Sunderland whippersnappers The Futureheads follow their
acclaimed second single ‘First Day’ (which narrowly
missed a Top 40 placing when released on Fantastic Plastic
back in July), and their barrage of wild summer festival
ambushes, by going digital in some style for their third
single release.
New single ‘A to B’ will hit the band’s
official website www.thefutureheads.com on 27th October,
towards the end of their biggest UK tour yet, which kicks
off in Birmingham on 6th October.
The track will be accompanied by fully downloadable artwork,
so The Futureheads growing army of fans can download the
full single experience into their living rooms, absolutely
gratis.
The band are also very pleased to
announce that they signed a major long-term worldwide record
deal with 679 Recordings
(home to The Streets) on Monday 22nd September. They celebrated
by drinking far too much (Dave threw up) and partying at
London nightspot Trash until the early hours of Tuesday 23rd…
The Futureheads made a substantial
splash (and won many new friends) on the UK festival circuit
in 2003, with their
short, sharp sets jam-packed with blazing guitars, whip-smart
drums, razor-sharp lyrics and their totally unique brand
of tight vocal interplay at the Glastonbury, T In The Park,
Witnness, V2003 and Reading/Leeds festivals. Kerrang! described
the shows as “Utterly fantastic… A blistering
blend of early XTC, ‘Pink Flag’-era Wire and
the greatest hits of post-punk which is simply awesome”…
You really cannot afford to miss
them when they tour in October – UK dates (including
a handful of lucky towns well-off the usual gigging radar)
are as follows:
17/10 MIDDLESBROUGH CORNERHOUSE
18/10 DUNDEE WESTPORT BAR
19/10 GLASGOW BARFLY
20/10 NEWCASTLE CLUNY
22/10 SHEFFIELD FEZ CLUB
23/10 DERBY VICTORIA INN
24/10 MANSFIELD THE MILL
26/10 STOKE SUGARMILL
27/10 LIVERPOOL BARFLY
28/10 LEEDS PIG @ HI-FI CLUB
29/10 SCARBOROUGH KAZBAH
THE FUTUREHEADS are currently hard at work in a London studio
on their debut album, which will be released by 679 in
February 2004.
www.thefutureheads.com
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