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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.” METRO 4 Jan ‘10 “The Hottest Downloads – Codeine Ve

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, “TOURIST HISTORY” ON KITSUNE ON MARCH 1ST 2010 . “It’s herky, it’s jerky, it’s mile a minute, it’s everything we love about guitars and boys.” –  NME Two   Door Cinema Club release their fantastic debut album, “ Tourist History ” on March 1st 2010 on French label Kitsune. It will be preceded by the single "Undercover Martyn" on 22nd February 2010 . The trio from Bangor , Northern Ireland have recently received the auspicious nod from the BBC after being named as one of the fifteen acts on the BBC Soundpoll as well as featuring in numerous end of year tips for 2010. This, coupled with their already strong online following, ensures that “ Tourist History ” is set to make a big impact. The album is undeniably pop, but draws on disparate elements including electronica/electro, rock and Afro-beats   whilst remaining resolutely fresh and inventive. Pigeon-holing this band will be impossible. Formed at th