Originally written by Luke Slater · 6 April 2010
Dalston's lo-fi trio Male Bonding release their debut record, Nothing Hurts, on May 10 (by which time David Cameron could well be Prime Minister) through Sub Pop but you can hear it WELL OVER A MONTH in advance thanks to SoundCloud. We told you it'd catch on.
Of course, they won't allow you to download the whole thing but it can be streamed in its entirety either by clicking here or just listening to it in the enclosed player below, complete with tracklist. It won't take you much more than 30 minutes from start to finish, pauses excluded.
Below are dates for the tour which supports the record's release.
May: 1 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 19 - Guildford, The Boileroom 20 - Sheffield, The Harley 21 - Liverpool, Sound City @ Zanzibar w/ Blood Red Shoes and Titus Andronicus 22 - Glasgow, Art School Vic Bar 23 - Glasgow, The Captain's Rest 24 - Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete's 25 - Newcastle, Head of Steam 27 - London, Camp Basement 28 - Canterbury, The Farmhouse June: 10 - Manchester, Sound Control 11 - Norwich, Arts Centre
You can also watch them performing 'Perfect Day' with their good friends Vivian Girls.
Vivian Girls with Male Bonding on Sound Opinions from WBEZ on Vimeo.
Photo by Steve Gullick