News Roundup (30/11/09)

Today's roundup includes We Have Band, Girls, Rolo Tomassi, Service, MEN, Mumford and Sons, and A Classic Education. *Remember! The news roundup gets updated throughout the day, so make sure you come back later for more news! We Have Band (pictured above) Having recently completed the recording of their debut album 'WHB', co-produced with Gareth Jones (Interpol, These New Puritans), We Have Band are now preparing for its release in early 2010. With 'Honey Trap' having become a huge live favourite at this summer's festivals, should no doubt please the army of people clamoring for more We Have Band. It's pure dancefloor fun! Listen to the song below... Live Dates: November 30 - Buffalo, Cardiff December 10 - Start The Bus, Bristol 11 - Fabric, London 12 - The Arches, Glasgow Visit We Have Band at their website Service An existential and cosmic odyssey into the transcendental, IKONS, the self-titled debut album from the 6-piece Göteborg power-krauters is going to be streaming from today on their website and available for purchase from January 2010. View their newest video for 'Slow Light' below...

IKONS - SLOW LIGHT from Service on Vimeo.

Visit Service at their Website Rolo Tomassi Rolo Tomassi has announced they will be playing a small run of warm up gigs around the UK in January of next year in early support of their second album. It will be the first chance to hear new material from their Diplo produced album, which will see daylight in March. Don't be afraid to check this energetic band out live below... January 2010: 17th - The Chamleon, Nottingham (18+) 18th - The Deaf Institute, Manchester (14+) 19th - Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Glasgow (18+) 20th - The Flapper, Birmingham (14+) 27th - London Camden Barfly (14+) Visit Rolo Tomassi at Myspace Girls San Francisco’s Girls have confirmed their biggest UK headline show yet, playing at London’s 800 capacity Scala on 23rd February as part of the run of NME Shockwaves Awards 2010 shows. Girls are set to release a new single in the new year. ‘Morning Light’, which is taken from Girls’ d debut album ‘Album’. Released on Monday 22nd February through Fantasytrashcan / Turnstile, the single will be available on 7” vinyl/download and comes backed with a cover of Skeeter Davis’ ‘The End Of The World’. FEBRUARY 22 – Brighton, Audio 23 - London, Scala (NME Shockwaves Awards 2010 Show) 25 – Southampton, Talking Heads 26 – Lancaster, Library 27 – Glasgow, Stereo MARCH 01 – Dublin, Whelans 02 – Manchester, Deaf Institute 03 – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds 05 – Paris, Maroquinerie 06 – Brussels, Botanique 07 – Amsterdam, Paradiso 08 – Hamburg, Molotow 10 – Gothenburg, Pusterviksbaren 11 – Stockholm, Debaser Slussen 13 – Berlin, Bang Bang Club 14 – Cologne, Werkstatt 15 – Strasbourg, Laiterie Club 16 – Lille, Aeronef 17 – Nantes, Olympic Visit Girls at Myspace MEN MEN, the Brooklyn based band, will take a small break from recording their debut album to play a couple UK shows in January. The dates will take them through London and Brighton. Catch them below... Jan 16- Free Butt, Brighton Jan 18th- Hoxton Bar & Grill, London Jan 19th- White Heat @ Madame Jojos, London Visit MEN at Myspace Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce the addition of a second date at Shepherd's Bush Empire in March, after their original date sold out within the hour. Catch the band live below... 3rd March – Glasgow O2 ABC 4th March - Manchester Academy 1 (Upgraded from Academy 2) 6th March - Wolverhampton Wulfrun 7th March - Newcastle University 9th March – Liverpool O2 Academy 10th March - Cambridge Junction 12th March - Brighton Corn Exchange 13th March - London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire – SOLD OUT 14th March – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – EXTRA DATE ADDED 16th March – Edinburgh Queen’s Hall 18th March - Dublin The Academy 20th March - Belfast Spring & Airbrake Visit Mumford & Sons at Myspace A Classic Education A Classic Education announce their new digital 7" out now on Holiday Records. Download it for free HERE. What My Life Could Have Been b/w Toi 1. What My Life Could Have Been 2. Toi (Gilbert Bécaud cover) The band has also announced their selection for SXSW 2010! Be sure to catch them in Austin this March. Visit A Classic Education at Myspace Remember to check out the following 405 Playlists: The 405 Radar The 405 Staff Picks The 405 Ultimate Mixtape (Add songs to it!)

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