News Roundup (30/04/09)

Hello! Today's roundup includes Sunset Rubdown, Latitude Festival, Bishop Allen, Girls, School Of Seven Bells, Stag & Dagger Festival and Malcolm Middleton. Sunset Rubdown Montreal quintet Sunset Rubdown (pictured above) will release their third album on June 22 on CD/LP/Digital formats. www.sunsetrubdown.net Latitude Festival The following bands have been added to this years Latitude Festival: White Lies, Pretenders, Flashguns, The Chakras, Little Boots, Ladyhawke, Squeeze and Mew! www.latitudefestival.co.uk Bishop Allen Bishop Allen are heading back over here for a few more shows. Don't miss out! May 06 Manchester @ Cafe Saki May 07 In-store - London @ Pure Groove Records 1.15pm. Later - Bardens Boudoir. May 08 Cardiff @ Clwb May 09 Reading @ Oakford May 10 Brixton @ The Windmill www.myspace.com/bishopallen Girls San Francisco-based duo Girls will hit the UK this May for their first ever UK shows. The band, who comprise singer / guitarist Christopher Owens and bassist / producer Chet JR White, and are bolstered up to a live four piece featuring guitarist John Anderson, and Garett Godard on drums, will play seven shows across the UK before heading to Barcelona to play the Primavera Festival. May 16 - Brighton, The Great Escape (Pure Groove night) 19 - London, White Heat @ Madame Jojo's 20 - London, Queen Of Hoxton 21 - London, Stag & Dagger @ Cafe 1001 (with The xx) 22 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 23 - Bristol, Dot To Dot Festival 24 - Nottingham, Dot To Dot Festival www.myspace.com/girlssanfran School Of Seven Bells The fantastic School Of Seven Bells will be releasing their new single, 'My Cabal', on the 1st of June. www.myspace.com/schoolofsevenbells Stag & Dagger Festival Stag & Dagger Festival is hitting Glasgow on Saturday, May 23rd with a stacked line-up including Cold War Kids, Black Lips, White Denim, Phantom Band and many more. For more information go to www.staganddagger.com Malcolm Middleton Malcolm Middleton has announced details of a new album and UK tour. His fifth self-produced album Waxing Gibbous is out on the 1st June through Full Time Hobby, preceded by new single ‘Red Travelling Socks’ on the 18th May. Towards the end of June, Malcolm will embark on a UK tour, please see below for full details including festival appearances at Field Day. April 24th "Stripped Back For Malawi" @The Auditorium @Oran Mor, Glasgow June 26th Tolbooth Theatre, Stirling, Scotland 27th Outsider Festival, Cairngorms, National Park, Scotland 28th King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow 29th Night & Day, Manchester 30th ICA, London July 1st Glee Club, Birmingham 2nd Thekla, Bristol 3rd Bodega, Nottingham 4th The Cluny, Newcastle August 1st Field Day Festival, London 7th Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland 22nd Sounds In The Grounds, Stornoway, Scotland www.myspace.com/malcolmmiddleton