Originally written by Mike Diver · 26 January 2006
Washington duo Idiot Pilot hit the UK at the end of this month to support the domestic release of their pretty-good-actually debut album, Strange We Should Meet Here (released February 13th through Reprise).
The pair - Daniel Anderson (instruments) and Michael Harris (vocals) - have earned themselves favourable comparisons to the likes of Deftones and Radiohead, but to these ears come over as the halfway point between Glassjaw and Head Automatica, with a wee dash of Eighties glum-rock for measure. Oh, and the odd My Bloody Valentine wall of sound. Nice.
A single 'A Day In The Life Of A Poolshark', is released on February 6th, backed by a remix by none other than Chino Moreno. Makes sense, since Idiot Pilot contributed a remix to Deftones' recent B-Sides compilation.
January 28th London Mean Fiddler (Frog club night) 30th Birmingham Academy 3 31st Glasgow King Tuts
February 1st Newcastle University 2nd Liverpool Korova 3rd Sheffield Corporation 4th Leeds Cockpit 5th Manchester Night And Day 6th Oxford Zodiac 7th Bristol Louisiana 8th Brighton Freebutt 9th London Garage