Dear friends , against tradition this letter greets you with advance information concerning our movements in September and October. September 22nd at last sees the release of our second full length album on Memphis Industries… we call it “Victory Shorts”. It contains 10 of our finest songs to date, including the forthcoming single “Boy, Did She Teach You Nothing?” which will be released very soon and contains moderate sexual references. Possibly for this reason, Indie pervert Steve Lamacq has made it his “Single of the Week” on his radio show. You can watch the video for it here. Theres also a stack of radio/tv/internet interviews going on but it would be boring and tedious for you if we listed them here.
There will be a ltd edition 7inch for the single, but most of them will be sent to an independent record store in the Shetlands for safe keeping, so pre order a copy next time you pass an indie over the coming weeks. If you don’t have a record player then maybe don’t bother unless you’re a fan of Babaks seedy and unsettling artwork. Regardless, we have provided a range of outlets at the bottom of the page that will gladly sell you our records, and probably a few less desirable items aswel.
To celebrate and demonstrate these songs using our very own muscles and mouths, we’re in the process of doing a handful of dates in September (nothing changes, you’ve still missed most of these..) ..
2nd sept Cardiff Ifor Bach ( with Micah P Hinson)
4th sept Liverpool Academy2 ( with Micah P Hinson)
9th sept Cambridge Junction2 (with Micah P Hinson)
12th Sept End of the Road festival
Then when we feel that we are finely tuned to our audiences needs and wants, we will embark on a co headline tour with Sub-Pops Blitzen Trapper in early October..
2nd oct Ireland Whelans 0181 719390 www.ticketmaster.ie
3rd oct Leeds Cockpit 01332455570 www.lunatickets.co.uk
5th oct Birmingham Bar Academy 0844 4772000 www.tickeyweb.co.uk
6th oct Sheffield Union 0114 2228777 www.sheffieldunion.com
7th oct London 93ft East 08700 600100 www.livenation.co.uk
8th oct Nottingham Bodega 08713 100000 http://www.gigantic.com
9th oct Glasgow king Tuts 08444 999990 www.gigsinscotland.com
For those who don’t already know about Blitzen Trapper, they are a little like a splicing of Neil Young’s Crazy Horse and Animal Collective. We think this will make for an amazing evenings entertainment and we’ll be switching the order we play in each night so get there early on to see whoever pulls the early straw. Either way, you’ll be able to see two headline sets for the price of one.
I think that’s enough for now, we look forward to seeing you in the coming months. Stay Classy. Absentee.xx
to order a fresh copy of victory shorts, try…
ROUGH TRADE
http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=305474
Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victory-Shorts-Absentee/dp/B001D7T3X4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220444979&sr=8-1
Memphis Industries- http://memphis.greedbag.com/buy/victory-shorts-0/
Play - http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/5451724/Victory-Shorts/Product.html
Norman Records - CD http://www.normanrecords.com/records/102208
LP http://www.normanrecords.com/records/102209
For a solid copy of the single “Boy, Did She Teach You Nothing?”…..
Norman - http://www.normanrecords.com/records/102037
