Brand New 7” & digital single released 26th September
(a) Medicine
(b) Building Buildings FatCat 7”
“Blistering post-punk anthems of the highest pedigree: powerful and tuneful in just the right measures.” Q Magazine
“Instantly render everything else in the world sickeningly mawkish” NME
“Astonishingly impressive” The Fly
“Epic quality that will see them through a lengthy career” The Scotsman
We Were Promised Jetpacks herald their long-awaited return with this powerful land-grab of a single (FatCat, 26th September) – two accomplished new songs that demonstrate the poise, control, confidence and vigour at the band’s fingertips.
Both songs – like the rest of the forthcoming album – were recorded at Sigur Ros’ Iceland base, Sundlaugin Studios during three frozen weeks in late 2010 by live sound engineer Andrew Bush with mix and addition production duties taken care of by Peter Katis (Frightened Rabbit, The National).
A free download, ‘Act On Impulse’ is available at www.wewerepromisedjetpacks.com.
The band have announced USA, UK and European dates in the autumn as follows:
September
9 Fri DUNDEE Doghouse
16 Fri PARIS Fleche d’Or
17 Sat AMSTERDAM Paradiso
18 Sun HAMBURG Molotow
19 Mon BERLIN Lido
20 Tue COLOGNE Gebaude 9
21 Wed BRUSSELS Botanique Rotonde
October
1 Sat STIRLING Reload Festival @ Tollbooth
6 Thu EDINBURGH Liquid Rooms
11 Tue LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
12 Wed LONDON XOYO
13 Thu BRIGHTON Jam
14 Fri MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
Having spent only 8 days recording their debut album, ‘These Four Walls’ they returned to the studio armed with the confidence earned from two years on the road. “We wanted to record an album strong start to finish that would compliment our live show and ultimately be fun to play live”, says singer Adam Thompson.
WWPJ is: Adam Thompson (vocals, guitar), Michael Palmer (guitar), Sean Smith (bass) and Darren Lackie (drums). http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks
