Press Release

 Single: “Golden Soul”
Release date: 22nd November 2010

UK Tour Dates Nov/Dec  / Album “A New Athens” Out Now
 
Recently Included in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Soundtrack
 
“(A New Athens) is their best album in a decade…Let them back into your heart” 5/5 News Of The World

CIA Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a Bluetones single “Golden Soul” in November 2010. The single is taken from the acclaimed album “A New Athens”.
 
"A New Athens”, released in May 2010, marked the first new Bluetones release since their critically acclaimed eponymous album in the autumn of 2006. The band have been busy in the intervening period, having successfully toured their platinum selling “Expecting To Fly” album in late 2008/early 2009 to sell-out audiences as well as releasing solo records and collaborating on other musical ventures, including composing the music for David Walliams' debut children's audiobook 'The Boy In The Dress' and it's follow up 'Mr. Stink'.
 
“A New Athens” is The Bluetones 6th studio album and was produced by Gordon Mills. It features guest appearances from Imogen Andrews, ex-Mohair keyboard whizzkid Alex Richards and, perhaps more surprising, television actor Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, Snuffbox, The Mighty Boosh) who provides backing vocals and enthusiastic handclaps on two of the records 11 tracks.
 
The record itself, though filled to the brim with the band's trademark ear for melody and left-field sounding harmonies does mark something of a sonic departure. As a whole, the album is perhaps darker sounding than anything they have released before, yet at the same time there is a definite air of playfulness within the tracks. As if the band are more comfortable with themselves and their craft than they have been before.
 
A single “Golden Soul” is released through through CIA Recordings on the 22nd November 2010. The album “A New Athens” is out now.
 
The Bluetones classic ‘Sleazy Bed Track’ was recently included on the soundtrack to ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’ – the critically acclaimed new film from Edgar Wright (Shaun Of the Dead, Hot Fuzz). Edgar directed several early Bluetones videos.
 
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Following a successful UK tour in April/May 2010 the band are embarking on a full run of UK dates in November/December 2010. The tour will blend newer material with already established classic hits from their back catalogue.

Image credit: Pat Pope

Full UK dates as follows:
Nov/Dec
 

Thu	18-Nov	Liverpool O2 Academy 2
Fri	19-Nov	Stockton	Ku
Sat	20-Nov	Guildford	Boileroom
Mon	22-Nov	Cardiff Clwb ifor Bach
Wed	24-Nov	Huddersfield Tokyo
Thurs	25-Nov	Glasgow	Oran Mor
Fri	26-Nov	Manchester Fac 51
Sun	28-Nov	Wolverhampton Civic
Tues	30-Nov	London Heaven
Thur	02-Dec	Brighton	Coaliton
Fri	03-Dec	Northampton Roadmenders
Sat	04-Dec	Wakefield Leeds
Mon	06-Dec	Carlisle Brickyard
Tues	07-Dec	Gloucester Guildhall
Wed	08-Dec	Leicester	O2 Academy
Thurs	09-Dec	Southampton Talking Heads
Sun	12-Dec	Norwich	Waterfront
Mon	13-Dec	Mansfield Town Mill