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stats release new single 'the family business'
Following the success of Stats‘ previous single Lose It (which racked up over 270,000 Spotify plays in its first two weeks of release), ‘The Family Business‘ is a hyper-melodic future synth pop hit, lyrically examining the strain and breakdown of family ties.
Stats debut album ‘Other People’s Lives‘ is out 15 February, pre-order the album on limited edition neon pink lp, black lp, cd and digitally, plus you can buy an exclusive stats t-shirt when you pre-order the record.
Catch Stats live:
16 Feb – London, Rough Trade East – Instore
17 Apr – London, Bermondsey Social Club Tickets
27 Apr – Reading, Are You Listening? Festival Tickets
07 May – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club tickets
08 May – Glasgow, The Hug & Pint Tickets
09 May – Manchester, Yes Basement Tickets
Following the release of her critically acclaimed album ‘Old Rockhounds Never Die‘, Odetta Hartman has shared a new video for track ‘You You’, to mark her return to the UK and Europe at the end of January. Inspired by the fuzzy double vision of first love, ‘You You‘ dances through a pastoral adventure while celebrating a young woman in bloom.
Odetta Hartman’s new album ‘Old Rockhounds Never Die‘ is out now on black LP, CD and download.
Odetta heads back to Europe next week, catch her live:
30 Jan – London UK, Roundhouse * tickets
31 Jan – Manchester UK, Yes (Basement) tickets
02 Feb – Glasgow UK, Celtic Connections # tickets
05 feb – Geneva CH, Salle ST-Gervais SOLD OUT
06 Feb – Brussels BE, AB Club tickets
08 Feb – Madrid ES, Sala 0 tickets
09 Feb – Barcelona ES, Barts Club tickets
11 Feb – Paris FR, Le Pop Up Du Label tickets
12 Feb – London UK, Paper Dress Vintage tickets
21 Feb – Copenhagen DK, Loppen tickets
22 Feb – Stockholm SE, Daze Days tickets
26 Feb – Berlin DE, privatclub tickets
27 Feb – Hamburg DE, Nochtwache tickets
28 Feb – Utrecht NL, Club Nine tickets
* In the round – supporting This Is The Kit
# Supporting You Tell Me
Malihini have shared their new single ‘Delusional Boy‘ – taken from their debut album ‘Hopefully, Again’ (out 08 March 2019). Produced by Richard Formby and Ewan Pearson, ‘Delusional Boy’ is a sun-lit pop gem.
‘Hopefully, again‘ is released on 08 March 2019, pre-order it here on limited edition signed orange LP, black LP, CD and digitally. Go here for all your other pre-ordering options (indie stores will also be carrying limited numbers of the orange vinyl version).
We’ve long been admirers of the music of Rozi Plain here at Memphis towers and we’re tickled pink to be announcing that we’ll be releasing her brilliant new album ‘What A Boost’ on 5 April 2019. Check out first track Symmetrical below:
What a Boost is available to preorder on CD, glow in the dark vinyl and download from the Rozi Plain shop + lots of great indies here. LP orders from Rozi Plain’s official shop will be signed.
Those indie shops that are part of the Dinked network also have a glow in the dark version with an exclusive signed and numbered sleeve designed Jon McNaught up for pre-order. Full list of those shops here.
The self-titled debut album from You Tell Me, aka Field Music’s Peter Brewis and Admiral Fallow’s Sarah Hayes is out today, and guess what? It’s a truly wonderful record.
“A brilliant and original collaboration” ★★★★ MOJO “A folk-centric beauty” 8/10 UNCUT “Concocts such a spell with their debut that the journey will still delight and intoxicate.” 8/10 Paste
Available from your favourite digital outlet, and on CD, there’s also three (count ’em) different vinyl versions:
180g standard black pressing available from You Tell Me here
180g white vinyl indie edition available from Rough Trade here
Dinked Edition, 180g white vinyl, alternate screen print cover, hand numbered and signed, limited to 300 – as far as we can tell this is sold out, but if you head to one of the instores mentioned below you might get lucky.
To celebrate the album release You Tell Me head out around the country to play some of the finest record shops in the land. They’ve already got a couple under their belt, but it kicks off in earnest tonight at Resident in Brighton:
11 Jan – Brighton, Resident 18:00
12 Jan – Letchworth, David’s Music 13:00
12 Jan – London, Rough Trade West 17:30
13 Jan – Bristol, Friendly record 13:00
13 Jan – Cardiff, Spillers 17:00
15 Jan – Sheffield, Bear Tree 18:00
16 Jan – Leeds, Jumbo 18:00
17 Jan – Newcastle, Reflex 18:00
18 Jan – Glasgow, Monorail 17:30
19 Jan – Edinburgh, Assai 13:00
19 Jan – Dundee, Assai 16:00
They then corral their full band together to play a handful of “proper” shows, kicking off at Celtic Connections on 2nd February and continuing through March:
02 Feb – Glasgow, Celtic Connections Festival tickets
12 Mar – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club tickets
13 Mar – Manchester, Yes Basement tickets
14 Mar – London, The Lexington tickets
15 Mar – Brighton, Green Door Store tickets
17 Mar – Bristol, Crofters Rights tickets
If you want to hear how flipping good they are check out this week’s session for Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music here.
