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Codeine Velvet Club , the sensational new band featuring chief Fratelli Jon Lawler and Glasgow chanteuse Lou Hickey, have been confirmed as special guests on the forthcoming UK shows by US star John Mayer . The dates are as follows: JANUARY 15     MANCHESTER APOLLO 16    GLASGOW ACADEMY 18    LONDON HAMMERSMITH APOLLO 19    WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC Codeine Velvet Club is a new musical collaboration that celebrates Jon Lawler and Lou Hickey’s shared love of ’60s girl-boy duets, dramatic orchestral pop, and dark post-war Hollywood romanticism. They have just released their eponymously titled debut album . WHAT THE PAPERS SAY “Here’s a surprising perky pop rock tonic for the new year….joyously jaunty boy/girl harmonies shot through with a Glasgow brogue and swept along with 1960s-styled orchestral arrangements.   The tunes offer a blend of showy romance and rueful humour and the tone is a sweet diversion… they have a dashing panache.” MET...

Double A-side single - “ Hollywood ” plus “I Am The Resurrection” - December 28th Debut Album – “ Codeine Velvet Club ” – December 28th   Codeine Velvet Club , the sensational new band featuring chief Fratelli Jon Lawler and Glasgow chanteuse Lou Hickey, will release a new single to coincide with the release of their eponymously titled debut album on December 28th ‘09 .  Side A will feature album highlight and 21st century wall of sound masterpiece “Hollywood” while the other Side A will feature Codeine Velvet Club’s unique take on the Stone Roses’ classic “I Am The Resurrection”, a song that the band covered for fun as an encore and has since been recorded because so many fans demanded it! Codeine Velvet Club is a new musical collaboration that celebrates Jon Lawler and Lou Hickey’s shared love of ’60s girl-boy duets, dramatic orchestral pop, and dark post-war Hollywood romanticism. Since their fantastically well reviewed (see press quotes!) debut headline shows in...

Codeine Velvet Club is a new musical collaboration featuring Jon Lawler, lead singer and chief songwriter of The Fratellis and singer-songwriter Lou Hickey, that celebrates their shared love of ’60s girl-boy duets, dramatic orchestral pop, and dark post-war Hollywood and Las Vegas romanticism. “Soaring strings, biting brass, sweet as sugar guitar licks and a healthy dose of noir drama… Add the kind of retro glamour that conjures up late nights in Vegas or Hollywood , stir in the kind of songwriting that oozes class and sophistication then freight in a few world-beating pop hooks. That’s the recipe for the sensational new sound of Codeine Velvet Club” News Of The World, Scotland 13th Sept. ’09. Since their fantastically well reviewed debut headline shows in Glasgow at the Classic Grand and at London’s Bush Hall Codeine Velvet Club are heading out on a full UK tour throughout November and December to coincide with their releases.  Debut single “Vanity Kills” – November 16th ...