Some most intreeging news... first up, Saint Etienne are releasing a 'new' single - or more precisely, a Xenomania-produced re-make of a 'lost' single. It's BURNT OUT CAR, and it'll be out in early September. Mark Brown has done a very seasonal Balearic mix, and there will be three new b-sides to boot: River is on the 7", Destroy The Building and Night Vision are on CD1. Mr Brown's work will appear on CD2.
A couple of weeks later, LONDON CONVERSATIONS: THE BEST OF SAINT ETIENNE will be in the shops. It comes in three delicious 'flavas': a single 18 track cd; a double with every other a-side, some of our best album tracks, and - yes! - Lover Plays The Bass; and a 3 disc set in a beautiful book cover with a dvd of all our promo vids. You can pre-order now from here: play.com
Then on September 14th Saint Etienne will be playing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank as part of the FOREVER HEAVENLY weekend. Supporting them is Dot Allison, playing her Afterglow album in full, and The Little Ones.
Tickets are on sale to the public from this link: Forever Heavenly
See clips of films with Bob and Paul talking in this excellent guardian online interview: guardian online
Alphabeat have unveiled a string of new European tour dates for this autumn.
30th September 1st October 3rd October 4th October 6th October 7th October 9th October 10th October 11th October 14th October 15th October 16th October 17th October 13th November 15th November 17th November 18th November
Debaser, Stockholm. Sweden Mejeriet, Lund. Sweden The Garage, Bergen. Norway Blaa, Oslo. Norway Postbahnhof, Berlin. Germany Luxor, Cologne. Germany 59:1, Munich. Germany Solothurn, Kulturfabrik Kofmehl. Switzerland Alcatraz, Milan. Italy Cabaret Electrique, Le Havre. France UBU Club, France. Rennes La Maroquinerie, Paris. France Le Normandy, St Lo. France Depot, Leuven. Belgium Oosterpoort, Groningen. Holland Tivoli, Utrecht. Holland Melkweg Max, Amsterdam. Holland
GET YOUR ‘BOYFRIEND’
Impatient to snap up your copy of ‘Boyfriend’? Well, it hits stores on… the 25th of August!
And, as you’d expect from an Alphabeat single, the various formats come complete with a whole raft of mouth-watering remixes from the likes of Alex Metric, Caged Baby and WaWa. Plus, one of the formats also boasts the band's genius Live Lounge version of Sam Sparro's ‘Black & Gold’ as an exclusive B-Side.
Full format details coming soon, but in the meantime check out the radio edit and WaWa mix of ‘Boyfriend’ on MySpace now. Enjoy!
Click on the image above for a free download of "Boyfriend"
A very quick update and alert for you. Firstly, the artwork for the new album is complete, and with the CD in production, copies for those who pre-ordered will be in their way to you as soon as possible. We are receiving lots of emails asking how it's going. Sorry we can't reply to every one, but you will have a copy soon!
Next - live dates. We have been forced to change some of the live dates. The band are extremely sorry about these moving dates and know that some of you have committed to days off work or long distance travel. Please stick with us - it will be worth the wait! As always, check www.theblowmonkeys.com for the latest.
The rumours are that forthcoming press reviews of the album are hopefully going to be very enthusiastic and keep an ear out as The Bullet Train from Devil's Tavern was played last week on the Jonathan Ross who on BBC Radio 2. We know you will be extremely pleased with the album, as all those involved with it are.
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Dear all,
20th Sep
