Sotones Sampler!

Hi All,

some very exciting times at Sotones Towers as we put the finishing touches to our first sampler for a couple of years. It's going to be called '1313' - because when it comes out we'll have been going for 1313 days - and features:

1. Moulettes / Horses For Hearses / Horses For Hearses EP
2. Fresh Legs / Julian / Julian EP – Deluxe
3. Moneytree / Medicineland / The Great Indoors Part III
4. Haunted Stereo / Lock The Doors / On A Pin/Lock The Doors
5. Anja McCloskey / Newton / Turn – Turn – Turn
6. Jackie Paper / All The Wine / What’s Wrong With Broken Glass
7. Peter Lyons / Old Friends / Old Friends
8. Jeffisalive / Sunlight's Yellow Dress / Sunlight's Yellow Dress
   
9. rude_NHS / Roy Orbital / Roy Orbital
   
10. JayEtAl / Feather / Where No City Lights
11. nato / Missing Song / Eating Clouds
12. Ann The Arc / Buttercup / Buttercup (Single)
    
13. The Beaux Hardts / Hey, Who Turned Up The Gravity? / Leisure (B-Sides & Rarities Special Edition).
14. Lonely Joe Parker / Brooklyn / What’s Wrong With Broken Glass
15. Bobby Y Paola / Tax For Sure / Double Barreled

Artwork is by the very brilliant Billy Mather (see also the artwork for 'What's Wrong With Broken Glass') - here's a cheeky draft:

Prett-y cool, huh? We can't wait....

Joe x x


'1313: A Sotones Sampler' lands 4th October 2010 on CD / digital / Spotify. For more updates join the Facebook page.

London Showcase dates announced!

We're proud to announce two linked London showcase dates in association with The Old Queen's Head and A Badge Of Friendship

The two linked bills will take place on Tuesday 7th September (indie / rock) and Tuesday 14th September (indie / folk). Acts from the whole Sotones roster will perform as well as some very special guests. Currently The Moulettes, Haunted Stereo, Moneytree, Jackie Paper, Lonely Joe Parker, nato & Ann The Arc are confirmed with others TBC.

Industry tickets will be available as well as package coach deals from Southampton/Winchester and Brighton to both events. Plus everyone will get brand-new, specially-signed copies of the next limited-edition Sotones Sampler!

For more details and updates join the Sotones Facebook page

Do You DIY? festival - Part Deux

So.

Summer slithers on a few more weeks, Brighton and tours in Germany and stuff have all happened, various exciting recording projects are racing towards completion for the autumn (Ann The Arc, Anja McCloskey (Haunted Stereo), nato, rude_NHS, Moneytree as well as Jackie Paper & myself are all jostling for prime release spots in Sept / Oct as we speak) and overall the year is whooshing by! My ears are already fucked and festival season hasn't even wound up to full speed yet...

This is all pretty fitting as we're taking part in yet another excellent (and free!!) all-dayer at the marv Old Queen's Head in Islington on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st May. There's gonna be a total cornucopia of labels, clubnights, DJs and acts from the alternative (as in, actually do shit themselves, without major label money, rather than bang on about their 'aesthetic' ... looking at YOU Blood Red Shoes (V2/Universal)) side of things.

As well as Peter Lyons and all us lot, you should definitely catch Thomas Tantrum, and Real Fur ain't too shabby either.

The whole thing kicks off at lunchtime, is free, and goes on till closing time innit. For more details see the facebook page or OQH blog.


See you there!
Joe x x