New blog address

In the interests of maintaining consistency across the piece with our online brand presence, we have been advised to move this blog to http://xwantsthemeat.blogspot.com

So head over there, follow us, bookmark us, link to us. We have no label behind us and no money. This is the only way we can tell you about what we're doing.

That address again: http://xwantsthemeat.blogspot.com

See you there.

London show

Our haphazard promotion of the new album continues. We're playing at the lovely Lexington this Thursday (1 October) with SFA affiliates Sibrydion.

More details here. And it's been recommended by Time Out magazine! Hope to see some of you 'London-heads' down there.

Couple of bits

It's a Friday afternoon, you're probably bored and watching the clock, so here's a couple of things for you to read before the weekend starts.

SoundsXP get the prize for being the first website to review the new album. They reckon it's 'a magnificent collection of crafted, off-kilter songs that fit no known mould.' Read the review, which shockingly accuses us of laziness, a charge I would refute if I could be bothered, here.

And a very nice chap from Russia interviewed us recently. The resulting article is here. Or you can read Google's amusingly inept English translation of it here. Sample quote: 'Smokers Die Younger three years ago, aggressively making their debut with their distinctive longpleem "X Wants the Meat".'

Those of you who have tickets for the gig later, see you there. Those who don't, sorry, it's completely sold out. But we will be playing in Sheffield again soon. Next month in fact.

have a good weekend,

SDY

Album launch

Thanks to everyone who's downloaded Smokers Die Younger on iTunes so far.

We're launching the album with a gig slash party this Friday in a secret venue in Sheffield. Numbers are strictly limited, but if you wanna go, you need an advance ticket from here. It's £3.50, and you'll receive an email telling you where the gig's happening.

Then just turn up on Friday night, with your ticket number and refreshments of your choice. Oh yeah - it's a BYOB affair. So you can save your money for the album. There'll be a small quantity of physical copies for sale on the night.

New album out TODAY

Our second album, Smokers Die Younger, is now available to buy on iTunes.

Enjoy!

That there is the cover of our new album, Smokers Die Younger. It's coming out on iTunes on 21 September. That's this Monday.

There'll be physical copies available at gigs, and in shops a little while after that.

The tracklisting looks like this:

1. Youth Map

2. Sketchpads

3. Telemark

4. Holler if you Hear Me

5. Drinking Song

6. Seconds

7. Knives

8. Bad Driving Too

9. Red Rum

You can hear the whole thing right now on Last FM

Exciting guest drummer!

As our regular drummer Neil is going to be touring the USA with his other band Champion Kickboxer, at our next gig we'll be playing with Rob from 65daysofstatic. Rob's an amazing drummer, as anyone who's seen him play with 65days will attest, so we're dead excited about this.

Rehearsals are already underway, ready for the gig which is at the Harley in Sheffield on Wednesday 30 July.