Betweenplanets was lucky enough to send Ryan, our roving reporter, to cover this years Great Escape Festival, here is what he found out for you….

THURSDAY 17TH MAY AT THE AUDIO

FEAR OF FLYING

Fear Of Flying are a three piece from London. They are made up of three young upstarts. They were playing downstairs at Brighton’s Audio. I was a bit sceptical about these young lads, although as soon as they entered the stage they proper got into it. They were just banging through their top classy tunes that were amazingly catchy. I was surprised that they were unsigned - they should be! They completely nailed their set - Got the crowd jumping to proper alternative new wave pop. These lads were well worth seeing they deserve their chance.

THE KISSAWAY TRAIL

Well this Danish band are a 5 piece and a 5 piece too many. Trying to imitate Arcade Fire but going severely wrong somewhere! It was always going to be hard to follow such an amazing set after Fear Of Flying but this was truly shocking. The crowd were split 50/50 but the severe heckling from some of the audience must have had an affect on their performance. Altogether it was a poor set and largely disappointing.

THE 1990’S

A fantastic three piece from Glasgow. I had heard a lot of good stuff about this band and I’m pleased I stayed to watch them - they were awesome! For me the best tune they played was the brand new single “see you at the lights”. They had the crowd singing back their tunes and any new band that can make that happen deserves total respect. Well worth seeing and I would encourage anyone to go get their album “Cookies” released on Rough Trade.

THURSDAY 17TH MAY AT THE PAVILLION THEATRE

THE ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT

So bad you barely noticed they were playing. Didn’t seem to get much appreciation from the crowd. They had no stage presence or crowd interaction. The only thing that stood out from this band was a beast of a hairy beard on the singer.

THURSDAY 17TH MAY AT KOMEDIA UPSTAIRS (1 AM GIG)

GALLOWS

I had been hearing good things about Gallows and after seeing the massive queue outside I knew they would live up to my expectations. Not the best of starts for the band as Frank Carter’s brother Steph split his head open after getting smashed round the head with his guitar during the first song. Steph disappeared to get his head sorted and for the next five minutes the band barracked with the crowd – highly amusing! Once Steph returned the band completely kicked arse - this gig was going to be intense. The highlight was the single “abandon ship”. To me this was an immense brutal gig. Gallows went down a storm.

FRIDAY THE 18TH MAY ON THE PIER (SECRET GIG)

FOALS

This was a secret gig in a pub on the pier. I had heard one song by Foals and loved it. The sound was a bit on the dodgy side but considering the venue I think you can let that issue go. They certainly got a crowd through the door. The likes of Preston from the Ordinary Boys and the Maccabees were hanging out watching the band. Poor ‘ole Preston thought he was going to get a fair bit of attention instead of Foals ……but no one cared about his presence, people were fixated on this banging live set from Foals.

FRIDAY 18TH MAY AT THE CORN EXCHANGE

THE HEIGHTS

From Wales via London. If you like you classic 1990s Indie bands, such as Embrace, then these are pretty good. However, boring to watch and slightly tame for me. They just didn’t really stand out enough. The crowd seemed to like them ….just not for me.

ART BRUT

THE best gig I have ever been to!! It was Bang Bang Rock & Roll’. Young Eddy Argos came on stage in a very retro 70’s shirt, trousers and socks. A band that begin every song by saying, “Art Brut… GO” and just oozing confidence. They played loads of songs - old and new. He jumped into the crowd who all worshipped this icon. This was not just a gig….. this was a lesson in life! Absolute amazing !! Makes you want to form a band…… Art Brut did just that.

SATURDAY 18TH MAY AT THE BEACH

REVERAND AND THE MAKERS

Really catchy little tunes. The beach crowd were loving ‘The Reverend’. He came across as slightly arrogant and I was unsure if this was part of the act! Respect though, he was meeting people after and giving them the time of day, unlike one other solo artist playing at this venue a bit later that evening!

THE NOISETTES

The LOUDEST band I have ever seen - I thought my eardrums were going to bleed. Starting out at the very front I quickly retreated to the back of the venue where I could then fully appreciate these awesome performers - sporting amazing haircuts and dishing out catchy heavy tunes. People go on about Beth from the Gossip’s powerful voice….. but sorry, Shingai Shoniwa voice is a truly powerful voice with soul AND body. An ace gig.

JACK PENATE

This Young shy bloke from London left me disappointed. His sound is possibly more radio friendly but as a live performer he appeared lifeless! His repertoire for me was far too weak and all sounded the same. Hit or miss…..miss!

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The Noisettes release a new single, Scratch Your Name on the 7th May 2007, through Vertigo.

The single will be available on the following formats: 2 x 1-sided limited edition etched 7″s, one red and one black, a maxi CD single featuring Lamacq session versions of Scratch Your Name and Sister Rosetta and a digital download featuring Baseball Furries remix of the single.

Scratch Your Name is the follow up to the Noisettes debut album What’s The Time Mr Wolf which was released earlier this year to critical acclaim. It was described by Mojo as “an album fuelled by eye popping energy and visceral power” and NME “Noisettes are the new breed of cool kids in town; a sexy soulful racket that’s a whole lot of fun.”

The Noisettes are about to embark on 2 huge US tours supporting both TV on the Radio and Bloc Party and will begin their own headline UK tour in May and have been added to the Glastonbury bill where they will play a staggering 3 slots over the weekend with more festival appearances to be announced shortly. The band are also set to play alongside Rufus Wainwright and Nick Cave’s Grinderman at the Mojo Honours list on 9th May. The band were also chosen for the iconic C4 new music idents alongside Horrors, Jack Penate, Bat For Lashes, Patrick Wolf and Unkle Jam.

May tour dates
Wed 2nd Kings College London SOLD OUT
Thu 3rd 53 Degrees Preston
Fri 4th Cornerhouse - Sumo Middlesborough
Sat 5th The Priory Doncaster
Sun 6th Cathouse Glasgow
Tue 8th Keele University Keele lovemusichateracism.com
Wed 9th Soundhaus Northampton
Sat 19th The Great Escape Brighton

July tour dates
Mon 4th Academy3 Manchester (International Festival)
Thu 28th Standon Calling London

The Noisettes are Shingai Shoniwa (Vocals/Bass), Dan Smith (Guitar) and Jamie Morrison (Drums)

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The Great Escape Festival is delighted to announce that it has a new headline partner for 2007. T-Mobile Street Gigs are joining forces with The Great Escape as the event moves into its second year.

T-Mobile Street Gigs are famed for their surprising and unique take on music and gigs. Intimate and extremely credible, Street Gigs have changed many people’s perception about what is the perfect gig. Head of Sponsorship for T-Mobile, Toby Hester has identified why The Great Escape is the perfect partner. “Although there may be over 5000 people attending across the 3 days, the gigs will take place predominately in small venues, this is similar to Street Gigs, but what we really want to do is surprise people. We will be introducing guest appearances, secret performances and exclusive sets all set in unusual locations across Brighton. We really want everyone to go away having had the best experience ever and I’m sure they will”.

Previously T-Mobile have performed Street Gigs in the Natural History Museum with The Strokes, The Streets in a Lighthouse, Mika in a Circus Tent and The Rakes in a kebab shop. We can’t wait to see what they’re planning for The Great Escape – more details to come soon!

The Great Escape Festival, which, as you all know by now returns on the 17th-19th May and looks set to bring the best of live music from across the World back to Brighton is proud to announce 586 (UK), (We Are) Performance (UK), The Airborne Toxic Event (US), The Alones (UK), British Sea Power (UK), Damn Arms (Austrailia), Dananananaykroyd (UK), The Dykeenies (UK), The Early Years (UK), Findlay Brown (UK), From The Wreckage (UK), Future of The Left (UK), The Holloways (UK), James Yorkston (UK), Karima Francis (UK), Last Gang (UK), The Lawries (UK), The Loose Salute (UK), Luke Toms (UK), Make Good Your Escape (UK), Maps (UK), Maths Class (UK), Micah P Hinson (US), One Night Only (UK), Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man (UK), Polytechnic (UK), Reverend And The Makers (UK), Robots In Disguise (UK), Rosa Fears (UK), Sam Isaacs (UK), Scouting for Girls (UK), Sergeant (UK), Small White Light (UK), Soho Dolls (UK), The Sonic Hearts (UK) and South Central (UK) have all been added to this year’s ever growing line up of hot talent.

Previously The Great Escape Festival announced that the The Magic Numbers will be accompanying the finest up and coming UK artists to be added to this year’s bill including The Rakes, Mumm-Ra and many more. They will join the cream of new talent from around the World including Sex Panther (Australia), Goose (Belgium), CSS (Brazil) Patrick Wilson (Canada) On No Ono (Denmark) Magenta Skycode (Finland), Nouvelle Vague (France), Polarkreis 18 (Germany), The Immediate (Ireland), zZz (The Netherlands), Die Die Die (New Zealand), 12 Days (Norway), 1990’s (Scotland), Nude Girls (South Africa), Hello Saferide (Sweden), Navel (Switzerland), and Willy Mason (United States).

Also included in this exciting selection of the most hotly tipped artists from around the globe for 2007 are:

that Tiny Dancers (UK), Captain (UK), Candie Payne (UK), Consequences (SWE), Cut Off Your Hands (NZ), Foals (UK), Gallows (UK), Jason Pegg (Clearlake) (UK), Land of Talk (CAN), Look See Proof (UK), The Midway State (CAN), Minotaurs (UK), The Moths (UK), Palladium (UK), The Race (UK), These New Puritans (UK), The Young Plan (UK), Children Collide (AUS), Dance With Voices (AUS), Hilltop Hoods (AUS), Bonde do role (BRA), Circlesquare (CAN), Dan Mangan (CAN), Land of Talk (CAN), Les Breastfeeders (CAN), Patrick Watson (CAN), The Besnard Lakes (CAN), We’re Marching On (CAN), On No Ono (DEN), Adele (UK), Air Traffic (UK), Ali Love (UK), Archie Bronson Outfit (UK), Art Brut (UK), Black Ghosts (UK), Cherry Ghost (UK), Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (UK), Does It Offend You Yeah (DJ Set) (UK), Fear of Flying (UK), Foals (UK), Frank Turner(UK), Friendly Fires (UK), Gallows (UK), Ghosts (UK), Good Shoes (UK), Hadouken (UK), Help She Can’t Swim (UK), Hot Club De Paris (UK), I LiKE TRAiNS (UK), I Say Marvin (UK), I Was a Cub Scout (UK), Indigo Moss (UK), Jack Penate (UK), Johnny Panic (UK), Kate Nash (UK), Kid Harpoon (UK), Kubichek (UK), Laura Marling (UK), Mechanical Bride (UK), Metro Riots (UK), Mr Hudson (UK), Mumm-Ra (UK), Neil’s Children (UK), Neon Plastix (UK), Orange Lights (UK), Passenger (UK), Peggy Sue and the Pirates (UK) The Pigeon Detectives (UK), Ripchord (UK), The Dash (UK), The Draytones (UK), The Enemy (UK), The Heights (UK), The Hours (UK), The Kissaway Trail (UK), The Metros (UK), The Moths (UK), The Noisettes (UK), The Rakes (UK), The Sigma (UK), The Strange Death Of Liberal England (UK), The Whip (UK), Trailing Laces (UK), Vincent Vincent and the Villains (UK), Xerox Teens (UK),Yes Boss (UK), Yourcodenameis:milo (UK), Youth Movies (UK), Damn Seagulls (FIN) Rubik (FIN), Peter Von Poehl (FRA), Spleen (FRA), Daniel Benjamin (GER), Jakobinarina (IRE), Channel One (IRE), Textures (HL), Adjagas (NOR), The Lionheart Brothers (NOR), We Are The Physics (SCO), Johnossi (SWE), Elvis Perkins (USA), The Envy Corps (USA) and The Prayers (USA).

The Great Escape Festival will be making regular announcements over the coming weeks as more and more bands and speakers are confirmed for this highly anticipated event.

The Great Escape Festival will continue every night into the wee hours with parties hosted by some of the most respected labels, DJs and club promoters – more details to come soon!

There are a very limited number of tickets still for sale through The Great Escape website: www.escapegreat.com/tickets. You can also purchase tickets from our box office: 08700 400 076, Rounder Records: 19, Brighton Square, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1HD Tel: 01273 325440 and from Resident 28, Kensington Gardens, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4AL Tel: 01273 606312.

Good news for Londoners attending The Great Escape

Thanks to a special new night train service which leaves Brighton at 23.19, you can soak up all the entertainment at this year’s Great Escape Festival with no worries about getting back to London. The train will stop at East Croydon and Clapham Junction and arrive at Victoria just after midnight in time for the last tubes home.
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Indigo Flow report “Noisettes are about to embark on two huge US tours supporting both TV On The Radio and Bloc Party and will begin their own headline UK tour in May. They have announced that they are to play a staggering three slots at this year’s Glastonbury festival.

The band release a new single Scratch Your Name on the 30th April, through Vertigo.”

Those UK tour dates:

02 May: Kings College, London (SOLD OUT)
03 May: 53 Degrees, Preston
04 May: Sumo @ The Cornerhouse, Middlesborough
05 May: The Priory, Doncaster
06 May: The Cathouse, Glasgow
08 May: Keele University
09 May: The Soundhaus, Northampton
19 May: The Great Escape, Brighton
04 Jul: Academy 3, Manchester (International Festival)
28 Jul: Standon Calling, London

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The NOISEttes begin their next set of dates this week with a series of parties for Vice/Top Man tour. Other acts appearing include Rumble Strips and Foals. You must get tickets!

The next release on the cards is the awesome “Scratch Your Name” on April 30th.

March

7th - Sheffield - The Plug
8th - Leeds - Faversham
9th - London - 93 Feet East
14th - Birmingham - Custard Factory
15th - Manchester - Sankeys
16th - Glasgow - The Arches

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A host of great new music acts have all confirmed they will be playing free gigs at Fopp stores across the country over the coming weeks, from the dulcet tones of number-one artist Mika, to NME-favourites Switches, and the hotly-tipped Noisettes to the legends that are Fairport Convention. These in-stores demonstrate just how strong Fopp’s commitment is to its customers and to providing a platform for cutting edge music.

Please note that access to ALL these gigs is now limited. Wristbands to guarantee entry can be collected from the stores where the gig will be held from 9am on the day of the gig, while stocks last.

The first date for your diaries is Monday January 29th when flamboyant pop newcomer Mika, a sure cert to score his debut UK number one hit with the single Grace Kelly, will appear at Fopp’s flagship Tottenham Court Road store. Beirut-born, London raised Mika and his big, funny, poppy tunes is being touted by music industry weekly Music Week as the “next 21st Century superstar”. He has been likened to Queen’s Freddie Mercury and the Scissor Sisters. Catch him at:

Fopp Tottenham Court Road, Mon 29th Jan at 6pm.

Betweenplanets favourites The Noisettes are next, their music is rightly described as ‘schizophrenically contradictive: One minute rough, raw and explosively dramatic the next detatched, calm and serene. Lead singer Shingai is a provocative lady with a sublimely powerful and beautiful voice, with an in-famously provocative live performance – often climbing on to PA systems and applying tribal markings on her face. She is joined by fellow band members Dan and Jamie, two hairy guys who play rhythmic rock and sleazy blues influenced undulations. Catch them live on their tour of Fopps at:

Fopp Camden. Monday 29th Jan, 6pm
Fopp Manchester, Tuesday 30th, 6pm
Fopp Union Street, Glasgow, Thursday 8th Feb at 5:30pm
Fopp Aberdeen, Friday 9th Feb at 6pm

Next up is Nerina Pallot whose songs spin webs, catch moments, memoirs, emotions and people. As a teenager she was ‘obsessed’ by such diverse acts as Bon Jovi, the Stone Roses, Simon and Garfunkle and Carole King, she has gone on to tour with Suzanne Vega and Sheryl Crow. Nerina Pallot plays fopp stores across the country to support the new single Learning to Breathe, out on Jan 8th, from the album Fires. See her at:

Monday 29th Jan at 2pm – Manchester Fopp
Wednesday 7th February at 2pm – Union Street Fopp, Glasgow

Switches play to support the release of the new single Drama Queen, released on 29th January 2007 on Atlantic Records. “Switches spectacularly combine all that is good about British indie (new wave bounce, three part harmonies, guitars that ‘chug’) with all that is good about US indie (The Pixies, pretty much). We really don’t need to remind you how all-powerful such a record could be”. Said the NME - Oct 2006. Catch them at Fopp for free before their tour kicks off in Jan/Feb:

Fopp Union St, Glasgow, Wednesday 31st January, 4:30pm

Already booked for this year’s Wychwood Festival, The Kate Garrett Band has been building a reputation in Oxford and beyond for their intense and powerful live work. Dorset born singer songwriter Kate Garrett plays with fellow band member; Barney M. Brown, whose anarchic approach to playing cello underpins the band’s unusual sound, and has led to sessions for Billy Bragg and Simon Emmerson (Afro-celts). Their debut EP ‘Homefront’, produced by Breaks Co-op front man Andy Lovegrove is available on Beard Museum, an Oxford label. See them play to fans at:

Fopp Oxford, Saturday 3rd February at 2pm

Grammy-nominated pop-punk act Bowling For Soup play to support the release of their ninth full-length album, The Great Burrito Extortion Case. They reckon: “It’s the best album anyone will release this year. It’s got hits! It’s got hooks! And it has more undiluted HAPPINESS per song than should be legally allowed by law.” Check out the happy vibes at:

Fopp Tottenham Court Road, Mon 5th Feb, at 7pm

Fopp are pleased to announce that the legendary Fairport Convention, a firm favourite of John Peel, will launch the brand new album, Sense of Occasion, with a free in-store gig at Fopp’s flagship store at Tottenham Court Road in London.

The band first formed in 1967 in a house called Fairport, giving birth to a name that has endured for four decades. The band has been credited with virtually inventing folkrock and going on to establish British folkrock as a distinct and influential genre. Fairport Convention won the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Today, Fairport Convention is still one of the busiest bands around and still packs venues on its frequent tours across Britain. See them live:

Fopp, Tottenham Court Road, London, Monday 12th February at 7pm

Long Island band Bayside release their album The Walking Wounded on 5th February 2007. The new album is everything their legions of devotees adore about them – stunning melodies, killer hooks and a delicious unpredictability that is a welcome breath of fresh air. And don’t be misled by the title - the overall theme of the band’s fourth release on Victory Records, produced by Shep Goodman and Kenny Gioia (Head Automatica, Hall & Oates), is not one of negativity. Rather, it’s about overcoming the emotional and physical scars in life, a reflection on survivors. See them perform a Valentine’s Day special at:

Fopp Tottenham Court Road, London on Wednesday 14th February at 7pm

Innovative Italian acoustic guitarist Antonio Forcione will be touring fopp stores across the UK in February. Hailed as ‘the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar’ he is a charasmaitic and inventive performer with 13 top albums already under his belt.

Antonio’s innovative approach to life has led him into the realm of music comedy, where he successfully blends the two elements, winning him a ‘Best Spirit of the Fringe’ award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2001. He has performed at music and comedy festivals around the world including Glastonbury, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Womad and the Singapore Arts Festival. See him at:

Fopp Brighton, Thursday 15th February at 2pm
Fopp Canterbury, Sat 17th Feb, at 2pm
Fopp Manchester, Wed 21st Feb at 2pm
Fopp Union St Glasgow, Thursday 22nd Feb at 2pm

Scottish five-piece The Grim Northern Social, described by critics as ‘the bastard sons of working class heroes’ will be performing at a series of free gigs on a homecoming tour of Fopps in Scotland. Catch them at:

Mon 26th February, Fopp Union St, Glasgow at 16:30
Wed 28th February, Fopp Edinburgh Rose St, at 17:00
Thurs 1st March, Fopp Dundee, at 12:00
Thurs 1st March, Fopp Aberdeen, at 17:00
Fri 2nd March, Fopp East Kilbride, at 17:00

Fopp’s flagship Tottenham Court Rd store is now home to a fully licensed venue/bar and café area, where you can grab a coffee and wind-down in Fopp’s café area or enjoy a drink or two at the bar. These bands are now part of the institution that is Fopp in-stores - Dirty Pretty Things, The Kooks, The Mystery Jets and Hot Chip have all played at Fopp stores in recent times. Fopp’s ability to provide a platform for cutting edge bands to play to fans across its stores is being developed all the time. Now that there are even more Fopp stores there’ll be even more music…

Please be aware: Fopp’s in-store gigs are occasionally subject to change. Full and latest listings, along with more information on all other Fopp news are always available from www.fopp.co.uk Entry to some in-stores may be limited. Wristbands can be collected from host stores on the day of the gig to guarantee entry.

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The Noisettes release their new single Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) Monday 29th January 2007, through Vertigo. The single is taken from the bands highly anticipated debut album What’s The Time Mr. Wolf? due for release 5th February 2007. The single will be available on CD and 2 x 7″. The 2 x 7″ of the bands previous single Don’t Give Up sold out within a week. The band will be working again with Young Director Ollie Evans (Klaxons/Gossip) on the video for the new single.

After touring with Babyshambles and Muse in 2006 the band begin their own headline UK tour through January and February 2007. Tour dates are as below but you should see if you can win tickets for any of the Noisettes UK dates below by visiting http://tinyurl.com/wwwh3

January

Sat 20th Bournemouth MR Kyps 01202 748 945
Sun 21st Leicester Charlotte0116 255 4854
Mon 22nd Oxford Zodiac 01865 420 042
Tue 23rd Norwich Arts Centre 01603 660 352
Thu 25th Nottingham Social 0871 310 0000
Fri 26th Wakefield Escobar 01924 332 222
Sat 27th York Fibbers 0870 907 0999
Mon 29th London ICA 0207 930 3647
Tue 30th Manchester Life Café 0161 832 1111
Wed 31st Wrexham Central Station 0870 4445556

February

Fri 2nd Liverpool Zanzibar0870010 4555
Sat 3rd Wigan Tavern 0161 832 1111
Sun 4th Stoke Sugarmill 01782 206 000
Mon 5th Sheffield Leadmill0870 010 4555
Wed 7th Leeds Cockpit 0871 2200 260
Thu 8th Glasgow King Tuts 0870 169 0100
Fri 9th AberdeenMoshulu 0871 2200 260
Sat 10th Newcastle Cluny 0191 230 4474
Mon 12th Southampton Joiners 023 8063 2601
Tue 13th Guildford The Boiler Room 01483 440 022
Thu 15th Wolverhampton Little Civic 0870 320 7000
Fri 16th Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach 029 2023 2199
Sat 17th Bristol Thekla 0871 310 0000
Sun 18th Brighton Pressure Point 01273325 440

The Noisettes are have been described by Timeout as ‘discovering the secret to good old rock’n'roll by taking the best bits of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s and PJ Harvey, mixing and standing well back” NME as ‘One of rock n roll’s best kept secrets, dark dangerous and sexy as hell’ and by The Guardian as ‘Britain’s best live band’.

The Noisettes are Shingai (Vocals/Bass), Dan (Guitar) and Jamie (Drums).

www.thenoisettes.co.uk

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Betweenplanets has just had a little Christmas offering from the ever wonderful Noisettes, they say…

“What’s The Time MINI Wolf?”: What’s The Deal??

As a Christmas present to you - the peeps who have waited beyond the call of duty for our album to appear (a gnarly two years!!!), here is an EP version for a super cheap price featuring three key tracks from the album plus two songs that were hotly contended to be a part of What’s The Time Mr. Wolf? (The full length album released on February 5th). These two tracks are very important cos they were the cause of a band punch-up when it came to deciding what made the final cut!

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“What’s The Time Mini-Wolf?” is a 5 track digital mini-album released on December 26th, containing two exclusive new tracks.

Tracklisting is as follows:

1. Don’t Give Up (album track)
2. A Little Destruction
3. Count Of Monte Cristo (album track)
4. Speedhorn
5. Mind The Gap (album track)

It will retail exclusively through iTunes for £3.99.

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The Betweenplanets favourites known as The Noisettes have announced tour dates for the New Year, and judging from the response they’re getting on their support gigs with Muse, you don’t want to miss out on these headline shows.

The Noisettes are playing the following headline shows in early 2007:

20 Jan Mr Kyps Bournemouth
21 Jan Charlotte Leicester
22 Jan Zodiac Oxford
23 Jan Arts Centre Norwich
25 Jan Social Nottingham
26 Jan Escobar Wakefield
29 Jan ICA London
30 Jan Life Café Manchester
31 Jan Central Station Wrexham

2 Feb Zanzibar Liverpool
3 Feb Tavern Wigan
4 Feb Sugarmill Stoke
5 Feb Leadmill Sheffield
7 Feb Cockpit Leeds
8 Feb King Tuts Glasgow
9 Feb Moshulu Aberdeen
10 Feb Cluny Newcastle
12 Feb Joiners Southhampton
13 Feb The Boiler Room Guildford
15 Feb Little Civic Wolverhampton
16 Feb Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff
17 Feb Thekla Bristol
18 Feb Pressure Point Brighton

The Noisettes single “Don’t Give Up” is out this week on Vertigo. The next releases will be the single “Capture the Spirit” in late january, followed shortly afterwards by the album “What’s the Time Mr. Wolf?”

Here’s what some of you have been saying about the Noisettes:

“It’s easy to see why The Noisettes have been afforded the patronage of the likes of Bloc Party - they share the same sonic adventurousness, urgency and awareness of modern life; but that’s where all comparisions end. The Noisettes are very much forging their own trail.” (DrownedinSound.com)

“The Noisettes are one of the most raw and vital live bands going at the moment.” (Gigwise.com)

“Singer Shingai manages to encompass the power of Kathleen Hanna, the zany grace of Kate Bush and the dynamics of Jack White, while sounding 100% original.” (Glasswerk.co.uk)

“…in lead singer Shingai Shoniwa they have a genuinely charismatic frontwoman…names like P J Harvey, White Stripes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were easily brought to mind.” (MusicOMH.com)

“Definitely a band to watch out for in 2007.” (NeuMagazine.co.uk)

“…a band who beat their contemporaries in every conceivable category.” (PlayLouder.com)

“Recalling the finer points of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the future looks promising for The Noisettes. We expect big things.” (Rocklouder.co.uk)

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The brilliant Betweenplanets favourites The Noisettes are to release a new single ‘Scratch Your Name’ on 12 June via Side Salad Records, preceding the release of the band’s debut album, which is expected to be released in mid-August. They’ll be on tour to coincide with that single release, dates as follows:

Get tickets for this tour now from Ticketmaster.co.uk

2 Jun: Glasgow King Tuts
3 Jun: Aberdeen Tunnels
4 Jun: Birmingham Barfly
12 Jun: Sheffield Plug (NME)
13 Jun: Huddersfield Club (NME)
15 Jun: Nottingham Stealth (NME)
16 Jun: Bristol Lousiana
17 Jun: Coventry Coliseum
18 Jun: Middlesbrough The Basement
19 Jun: Hull The Lamo

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