Band of Skulls
Genre: Rock - alternative Location: London, United Kingdom
Profile Link: http://www.lp33.tv/bandofskulls Website: http://www.myspace.com/bandofskulls
start playlistTOUR DATES!
February 4 - A Nation of Shopkeepers - Leeds
February 5 - Evol-Kokova - Liverpool
February 6 - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut - Glasgow
February 8 - Cluny - Newcastle
February 9 - Ruby Lounge - Manchester
February 10 - 100 Club - London
February 11 - Thekia - Bristol
February 12 - The Garage - London
February 13 - Talking Heads - Southampton
February 14 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham
February 17 - Auntie Annie's - Belfast
February 18 - Academy 2 - Dublin
March 18 - House of Blues - Dallas
March 20 - House of Blues - Houston
March 21 - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa
March 23 - The Pageant - St. Louis
March 24 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
March 25 - Metro - Chicago
March 26 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
March 27 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
March 30 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
April 17 - Coachella - Indio, CA
The three Southampton, UK members of Band of Skulls, Russell Marsden (guitar & vocals), Emma Richardson (bass & vocals) & Matt Hayward (drums), first met at college and quickly discovered that having two lead singers and three songwriters in a band was always going to present unlimited possibilities. With their creative process and sonic path fully intact the band quickly established themselves in the music and art community with a series of culturally inspired club nights in Southampton, London and further a field in Moscow and Tokyo.
The band, previously known as Fleeing New York, were working on new demos in late November 2008 at Courtyard Studios in Oxfordshire when their paths crossed with an music, art and management international collective based in London, Montreal and LA who are now, in a very modern way, partners with the band. After more studio time, the band formed the foundation of their debut album, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. With a working relationship sealed with a handshake the album was recorded, mixed and mastered from January through March 09 before contracts had time to be signed.
At this time their music came to the attention of iTunes staff and made such an impact that the band's undeniable debut single 'I Know What I Am' was selected for the coveted iTunes Single of the Week campaign beginningon April 7th. Within weeks of completing the album the band will be introduced globally to a digital audience in the USA, UK, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands via this free download. Music fans around the world will get the first taste of the band's driving guitar force, heartbreaking duets and sun-kissed, Wall of Sound harmonies of not only their single but their debut breakthrough album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey on Shangri-La Music which will be exclusively at iTunes for two weeks beginning April 7th.
It has been an extraordinary and heady last few months for the band and the swift turnaround of the digital album is a taste of the way the modern digital world is now driving the changing landscape of an industry undergoing radical changes. It also means that an unknown band is being thrust into the limelight with very little known about them. So to get you up to speed, here's a few random facts about Band of Skulls - get to know them...
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Matt's blog (mind like jelly today...)
- Sep 30, 2009 | 3:40pm
- So we've just landed back in the U.K after 2 months of U.S and
canadian shows....we've had a great run, the crowds have been very
kind to us.... Its a bit of a head fuck being back in england...trying
to catch up with 2 months of neglect.... im doubtful i will have a
chance to unpack before the U.K tour which starts this saturday in
Portsmouth. The dates are up on the website and myspace....hope to see
you at a show
Our record is released on the 21st of september in the U.K, and we are
all really excited to be playing these shows.... It's been far too
long!
Also you might wanna check out the NME this week, got a review for the record.....
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'Baby Darling Doll Face Honey' is OUT NOW in the UK!
- Sep 30, 2009 | 3:39pm
- The debut album 'Baby Darling Doll Face Honey' by Band of Skulls is out now in the UK. Featuring the singles 'Fires' and 'Death By Diamonds & Pearls' the CD is available on iTunes UK, on vinyl, and on CD from Play.com, the Band of Skulls store and good record shops. Read the NME review here.
The band are currently touring the UK. Click here for all the tour dates.
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