Originally written by TheBoyDeadly · 23 April 2008
“Hot Club de Paris have been listening to Safetyword, XTC, Mike Watt, Minutemen, Make Believe, Parts and Labor, Owls, The Mae Shi, Firehose, No Age and Modest Mouse.”
It’s the closing paragraph of the most recent Hot Club de Paris press release that’s most intrigued DrownedinSound, which also states that the band will be releasing a second album after a comprehensive UK tour.
That new album will be known as Live at Dead Lake, was produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine, Sea and Cake) and will arrive through Moshi Moshi on the 26th of May. The follow-up to 2006 effort Drop it ‘til it Pops will be previewed at these live dates:
May 16 Brighton Horatio’s Bar (Great Escape) 17 Brighton Ocean Rooms (Great Escape) 18 Nottingham Bodega 19 Stoke Sugarmill 20 Wrexham Central Station 22 Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire 23 Derby The Royal 24 Hull The Welly 25 Birmingham Bar Academy 26 Manchester Night and Day 28 Newcastle Cluny 29 York Fibbers 30 Liverpool Zanzibar 31 Leicester Charlotte
June 1 Leeds Brudenell Social Club 3 Southampton Joiners 4 Northampton Roadmendor 5 London Hoxton Bar and Grill 6 Oxford Bar Academy 7 Colchester Arts Centre
A single called ‘Hey Housebrick’ will be released on the 26th of May – hear it now at the band’s MySpace.