Bombay Bicycle Club release double A-sided single Ivy and Gold / Flaws on July 5th

Bombay Bicycle Club release double A-sided single Ivy and Gold / Flaws on July 5th – the first release from their stunningly beautiful, new acoustic album also titled Flaws. Having finished recording their debut LP I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose in February 2009, the band went straight back into the studio (The Church, Crouch End) days after they submitted the master for I Had The Blues, and started the initial recordings for this album. Recorded in between touring over the past year and a half, a few early tracks were laid down at The Church and produced by Neill MacColl (guitarist Jamie's Dad), but the rest was recorded in singer, Jack Steadman's bedroom and produced by Jack himself. The album is characterised by a delicate, heart-swelling beauty and lightness of touch throughout. Those that had BBC pegged merely as an indie band may need to re-think. The A-side to the single Ivy & Gold (already made “Hottest Record In the World” by Zane Lowe on Radio 1) wraps Jack Steadman’s delicate and tremulous melody around skittering drum rhythms and banjo lines, whilst intricate, finger-picked guitar lines and ethereal melodies pull at the heart strings on the album’s title track and AA-side to the single, Flaws, a duet with Lucy Rose. This more stripped down, acoustic sound - though markedly different from the majority of their debut - isn't new for the band, as almost every single they’ve released since their earliest days has been accompanied by an acoustic b-side.  Jack describes his Dad playing him Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music for the first time as a “huge moment”. Similarly, delving into his Dad’s record collection introduced him to the likes of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, John Martyn and Nick Drake. Having been crowned “Best New Band” at the NME awards in February, Flaws – released almost exactly a year after their debut - looks set to book end a fantastic year for BBC. BBC played Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May, this is followed by a July acoustic tour of churches and art centres and all major UK festivals throughout the summer.

July acoustic tour dates: 
MON 12th JULY - MANCHESTER, ST PHILIPS CHURCH SOLD OUT
TUE 13th JULY - MANCHESTER, ST PHILIPS CHURCH
WED 14th JULY - BRISTOL, ST GEORGES
THU 15th JULY - BIRMINGHAM, ST PAULS CHURCH SOLD OUT
MON 19TH JULY - GATESHEAD, SAGE 2
TUE 20TH JULY - NORWICH, ARTS CENTRE SOLD OUT
WED 21ST JULY - BRIGHTON, ST GEORGES CHURCH
THU 22nd JULY - LONDON, UNION CHAPEL SOLD OUT
FRI 23RD JULY - LONDON, UNION CHAPEL SOLD OUT

Other UK dates:

14th MAY - Academy, Dublin (supporting Foals
12th JUNE - Isle Of Wight Festival
25th JUNE - Glastonbury Festival
10th JULY - T In The Park Festival
11th JULY - Oxegen Festival
16th JULY - Lovebox festival
17th JULY - 2000 trees festival  


Bombay Bicycle Club:

Jack Steadman - vocals, guitars
Jamie MacColl - guitars,
Suren De Saram - drums
Ed Nash - bass

www.myspace.com/bombaybicycleclub  / http://www.bombaybicycleclubmusic.com/ 

Artist:   Bombay Bicycle Club   Title:     (A) Ivy and Gold // (AA) Flaws
Label:   Island Records
Release date:  July 5th 2010
Format:  Ltd edition 7”single  / digital download

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