Originally written by Luke Slater · 5 May 2010
Yesterday we brought you a slice of fresh 'Tenderoni' from the debut Kele Okereke solo album. Yeah, him out of Bloc Party. Now there's a brand new video sitting in my inbox, and YouTube, of the aformentioned cut of 'Tenderoni'. We apologise for a bit of a video splurge today but, as ever, that's just the way it's turned out.
Some of the comments on the track itself were less than positive, so let's see how this audio-visual treat goes down. It vaguely reminds me of that Patrick Wolf vid from last year. And a few hundred others. It also features The Boxer - as seen in the title and cover art of the record. I sincerely hope he becomes a frequent character and maybe even makes a few shock appearances in the live arena.
Whaddya think?! Below are his newly announced solo tour dates.
May: 14 - Dolans, Limerick 15 - Cyprus Avenue, Cork 16 - The Academy, Dublin 17 - Spring and Airbrake, Belfast
June: 11 - Plug, Sheffield 12 - Warehouse Project Fest, Manchester 24 - Digital, Brighton
July: 1 - Cockpit, Leeds 2 - Academy 2, Oxford 3 - University, Southampton 5 - Waterfront, Norwich 6 - Village Underground, London 8 - Digital, Newcastle 12 - Thekla, Bristol 13 - Ultra!, Nottingham 14 - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham 28 - Leeds Festival, Leeds 29 - Reading Festival, Reading
The Boxer comes to you via Wichita on June 21. 'Tenderoni' will be with you a week earlier, on June 14.