1. We Were Exploding Anyway.
2. Touring as a model for Endless Growth and Subsequent Collapse.
3. Schlachthof Fünf on Radio Vier.
1.
If you’re still out there, reading this, we can only assume you are waiting patiently for the news that “We Were Exploding Anyway” will be the fourth 65daysofstatic album. And the tracklisting is as follows:
MOUNTAINHEAD
CRASH TACTICS
DANCE DANCE DANCE
PIANO FIGHTS
WEAK4
COME TO ME
GO COMPLEX
DEBUTANTE
TIGER GIRL
Made in Sheffield, Mixed & Mastered in New York.
Out in that vaguest of times, THE SPRING, sometime between the first crocus and the last time you have the heating on.
R. Smith sings words on ‘Come to Me’ and our Debbie made a choir out of her voice on ‘Debutante’.
Thanks for waiting. More to follow.
2.
We’ve just added a date at the Stylus in Leeds on the 1st May as part of our UK tour. It’s a headline show at the Live at Leeds festival.
We’ll be joined on all UK dates not only by the magnificent Nedry, but also Loops Haunt, which means night after night of heavy heavy beats and dancing, with not a single post-rock guitar in sight. (Unless you consider our guitars post-rock, in which case, we will carry that albatross without complaint, bar the occasional pithy remark in interviews).
Seriously though, Nedry and Loops Haunt are awesome, and worth going to see even if we weren’t there:
Keep checking the shows page at 65daysofstatic.com for more news. IF you’re in some part of the world we haven’t announced shows in yet, don’t panic! Only one of two things can happen – either we’re not coming to play any shows where you live, or we’re working on it (we’re looking at you here, America). There’s a lot more year left after May. In fact – we’re gonna be at SXSW in March, thanks in no small part to the PRSF Foundation. Not sure how many shows we’re playing yet. As many as we possibly can. As ever, keep an eye on our website.
3.
Back in September, 65daysofstatic provided some incidental time-travel music for Radio 3′s adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse 5′. We’re very happy to hear that Slaughterhouse will be re-broadcast on the Radio 4 as the afternoon play on Saturday 13th of February, where lots more people will probably hear it. Needless to say, someone, somewhere at the BBC thought it was VERY GOOD INDEED. And they were right. Because it is.
65x.
Ash wrote,
I got excited when you said you were playing the Leeds Festival, then I realized you’d said the ‘Live in Leeds’ festival.
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Darts wrote,
When? When is it coming!?
Its hard to keep calm.
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
sander wrote,
Will turning the heating of make the album come out any sooner?
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Lee wrote,
You guys had loads of tracks which didnt make the cut, could we see a spin off album / second disc with We Were Exploding Anyway full of them? That would be brilliant.
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Rachel wrote,
that’s an interesting title…
and do we get treated to any hidden tracks? i think you should have hidden tracks. not as a bonus, no no no, that’s boring, but hidden somewhere like behind track 7, so you have to hold down rewind to find it. not sure how that would work on vinyl though.
very very excited. can you please release it on Monday 22nd March. i like that. please. or is that too early?
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 9:25 pm
christian wrote,
That’s great news! Will there be a vinyl version of the album (incl. download codes)? What will happen to the approx 178 songs that did not make onto the album? 65kids.com?
Oh, i can’t wait to listen to the new one and see you rocking berlin on april 8th!!!
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Alexei Zyo wrote,
Russia wants you! Again!
Link | February 3rd, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Krystiana wrote,
YAY! Southern Oregon, usa. It’s pretty here! Wonderful post, great news! I’m way excited
Link | February 4th, 2010 at 1:39 am
dana wrote,
thrilled to hear you will be at sxsw 2010 — I enjoyed your shows last year at emos and supporting the cure. see you in march
Link | February 4th, 2010 at 5:07 am
Frank Elizondo wrote,
HELLO GUYS.
Great to know that Robert collaborates with you!!! in one song!!!… ill be waiting for the album.. keep the good work
FRANK
http://www.myspace.com/goshband
Link | February 4th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Baker-Hausdorff wrote,
I am exploding r i g h t n o w!
Moscow is just a six letter word. Go complex, come to us..
Link | February 5th, 2010 at 10:27 am
finn wrote,
You guys better work on coming to Denmark (Roskilde Festival)… If you don’t I’ll.. I’ll not include any of you in my preyer tonight, maybe… Uhm, at least think about it. If you do come, I’ll give you each a bottle of snaps, maybe.
Link | February 8th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Robert Smith – “Very Good Advice” | Stereogum wrote,
[...] Alice is out 3/2 via Buena Vista. Smith will also be singing on “Come To Me” on 65daysofstatic’s next album. Check them out, if you haven’t: He has an ear for emerging talent. [...]
Link | February 23rd, 2010 at 9:59 am