British Accents Newsletter
by Staff | 00.00.0000

*IDLEWILD will return to the US in September, with a just-announced show 9/6 at Paradise in Boston. No other US dates were available at the time this was written.

*EMBRACE will make their Boston debut July 28 at the Paradise, with tickets onsale soon. The band has also announced a last-minute show TONIGHT (Tuesday 6/14) at Mercury Lounge in NYC. It's an early show - 7pm.

*TEENAGE FANCLUB return to the US for the first time since 2001 this summer with 2 shows at NY's Bowery (7/22-23) and August 5 at Bimbo's in SF. So far no Boston date has been announced (TFC haven't been in Boston since 1997), but there are days off on both sides of the NYC shows, so there's a possibility for a Boston date.

*SIGUR ROS return to the US in September, playing Boston's newly restored Opera House on September 15, as well as 2 dates at NY's Beacon Theater on
9/12-13 and the Paramount in Oakland on October 1.

*This week at "The Pill" - it's Soul Night featuring guest DJ Nick from "Soul-le-lu-jah" - come by to hear all of your favorite mod and northern soul favorites from the early days of The Pill @ Upstairs Lounge. Suits and Vespas are optional.

*Fortunately for COLDPLAY, The Crazy Frog did not have an album coming out last week, which allowed "X&Y" to claim the top spot on the UK albums chart, bouncing OASIS to number 2 and THE WHITE STRIPES to debut at #3. THE TEARS'
debut album came in at a disappointing #15. Apparently it'll be "There Go The Tears" soon.

*In other chart news, OASIS' "Don't Believe The Truth" was the highest debut on the US Billboard Albums chart last week, entering at #12 and besting the first-week sales of the previous 2 albums.

*THE KILLERS will play a secret (well, not anymore) show at Irving Plaza in New York on June 20.

*TURIN BRAKES will play in New York on July 14th at Bowery Ballroom with WEST INDIAN GIRL.

*From the Berkeley-based Mod Lang Records' mailing list comes the listing of a 12" DJ mix of THE STONE ROSES "She Bangs The Drums". The limited edition vinyl features the original mix and a new remixed version.

*BABYSHAMBLES have set July 25 as the UK release date for their new single, "Fuck Forever", first mentioned in last week's BA Newsletter.

*ELBOW's third album will be called "The Stops", and it's slated for a US release on September 6.

*London's XFM radio is expanding north, soon to be on 97.7 FM in Manchester, meaning a major audience expansion for the UK's #1 alternative/indie radio station.

*Boston-turned-NY blogger Ashley (www.the-wicked.org - always a source of BA Newsletter stories and show listings) brought this night to my attention.
Seems to happen every now and then, and the next one is on July 8 at 24 Seven Lounge in the Lower East Side. The night is called "Mondo"
(www.mondo-nyc.com) and is an indie night focusing on rarities, album cuts, and as they like to say "great songs that people dance in their bedrooms to".

*Some more information brought to you by a blogger - this comes from Torr's new site at www.torr.typepad.com - TV appearances by KAISER CHIEFS (6/14 on Jay Leno), EMBRACE (6/15 on Jimmy Kimmel), CAESARS (6/16 on Conan) and NICK HORNBY on the Late Late Show Friday night (6/17).

*HARD FI will make their NYC debut on July 19 at Mercury Lounge.

*ARCADE FIRE will return to NYC on September 14, which falls during the CMJ
2005 music festival and convention. The venue has not been announced as of yet.

*NEW PORNOGRAPHERS will return to the road with shows in the New York area in late June, and then returning to the road in September for 2 shows at SF's Bimbo's and over to The Roxy in Boston on October 11. DESTROYER and IMMACULATE MACHINE will open the fall dates.

*Attention record labels, bands, promoters, and others who send music and promotional goodies to British Accents. I have changed my home address, so please e-mail me for the updated residential address, or continue to use my work address if you have it.

*Last Sunday's British Accents radio playlist can be viewed here.

NEW & UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE DATES (subject to change)
Jun 6 - THE TEARS/Here Come The Tears UK
Jun 6 - ST ETIENNE/Tales from Turnpike House UK
Jun 6 - NINE BLACK ALPS/Everything Is UK
Jun 6 - JOY ZIPPER/Heartlight Set UK
Jun 7 - COLDPLAY/X&Y USA
Jun 7 - TEEANGE FANCLUB/Man-Made USA
Jun 7 - WHITE STRIPES/Get Behind Me Satan USA
Jun 7 - SECRET MACHINES/EP USA
Jun 7 - TURIN BRAKES/JackInABox USA
Jun 7 - BEATLES/Regrooved USA
Jun 13 - LEAVES/The Angela Test UK
Jun 13 - MALCOLM MIDDLETON/Into the Woods UK
Jun 13 - THE FALL/reissues UK
Jun 13 - TWIN FREAKS/Twin Freaks UK (vinyl only)
Jun 14 - EMBRACE/Out of Nothing USA
Jun 14 - PERNICE BROTHERS/Discover a Lovelier You USA
Jun 14 - JOE STRUMMER/Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited USA
Jun 14 - FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/Hours USA
Jun 20 - THE ORDINARY BOYS/Brassbound UK
Jun 20 - THE DEPARTURE/Dirty Words UK
Jun 21 - ENGINEERS/Engineers USA
Jun 21 - Six Feet Under soundtrack/volume 2 USA
Jun 21 - BILLY CORGAN USA
Jun 27 - CARL BARAT/Under the Influence compilation UK
Jun 28 - ROYKSOPP/The Understanding USA
Jun 28 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE/Out of State Plates USA
Jun 28 - LONGWAVE/There's a Fire USA
June - THE TEARS/Here Come the Tears UK
June - SING-SING/Sing-Sing & I USA/UK
Jul 4 - BOO RADLEYS/Find the Way Out (2-disc best of) USA
Jul 11 - SING-SING/Sing-Sing & I UK
Jul 18 - THE STANDS/Horse Fabulous UK
Jul 19 - RYAN ADAMS/Jacksonville USA
Jul 19 - FRANK BLACK/Honeycomb USA
Jul 26 - BOB MOULD/Body of Song USA
Jul 26 - THE CHURCH/El Momento Descuidado USA
Jul 26 - THE CONCRETES/Layyourbattleaxdown (b-sides) USA
July - DANDY WARHOLS/Odditorium or Warlords of Mars USA
July - OK GO USA
Aug 9 - SUPER FURRY ANIMALS/Love Kraft USA
Aug 16 - IDLEWILD/Warnings/Promises USA
Aug 16 - SIX BY SEVEN/04 USA
Aug 16 - THE STANDS/Horse Fabulous USA
Aug 23 - NEW PORNOGRAPHERS/Twin Cinema USA
Aug 23 - JOHN VANDERSLICE/Pixel Revolt USA
Aug 30 - GANG OF FOUR/To Hell With Poverty (2 discs) USA
August - UNDERWORLD UK
Sep 6 - ELBOW/The Stops USA
Sep 20 - THE FALL/The Fall Head's Roll USA
Sep 20 - NADA SURF/The Weight is a Gift USA
September - FRANZ FERDINAND USA/UK
September - THE CRIMEA/Tragedy Rocks USA

UPCOMING SINGLES (all UK unless noted)
Jun 6 - ORDINARY BOYS/Boys Will Be Boys
Jun 6 - OCEAN COLOUR SCENE/This Day Should Last Forever Jun 6 - THE COLOUR/Mirror Ball Jun 6 - THE DEPARTURE/All Mapped Out Jun 6 - THE AFTERNOONS/Rocket Summer
Jun 6 - TWIN FREAKS/Really Love You 12" only
Jun 6 - THE STONE ROSES/She Bangs The Drums remix DJ 12" (ltd ed) Jun 13 - ROYKSOPP/Only This Moment Jun 13 - DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979/Black History Month/Luno Jun 13 - SPECIAL NEEDS/Blue Skies Jun 13 - THE LONGCUT/A Quiet Life Jun 13 - TEARS FOR FEARS/Call Me Mellow Jun 20 - THE TEARS/Lovers
Jun 27 - SING-SING/Lover (download only)
June - JJ72/Coming Home
Jul 11 - IDLEWILD/El Capitan
Jul 18 - HAL/Keep Love As Your Golden Rule Jul 18 - MAXIMO PARK/Gone Missing Jul 25 - BABYSHAMBLES/Fuck Forever