Future Of The Left are excited to announce that they will release their new record, ‘the plot against common sense‘ on 11^thJune 2012 through Xtra Mile Recordings in the UK and Europe and on 12^th June in North America through Xtra Mile/ILG.

Constituting 49.8 minutes of singing, shouting, slinking, smashing and (at times) sobbing, the album is the best thing the band have put their name to in this or any other dimension, a fact which is not open to debate.

Recently expanded to a four-piece, initially as a bet, the band originally conceived the record as a Broadway musical based on the recent British phone-hacking scandal but were forced to abandon this idea due to budgetary restrictions. This is not a joke. After writing hundreds of songs fifteen were recorded and placed into an order deliberately selected to exhibit the full dynamic range of the experience, a gift which will be lost to anybody who regularly utilitises the shuffle function on their mp3 player.

From the upcoming summer of sport (‘failed olympic bid’) to the creative bankruptcy of the movie industry (‘robocop 4 – fuck off robocop’), urban outfitted riots (‘city of exploded children’) and the gigantic rumbling mediocrity of celebrity culture (‘notes on achieving orbit’), ‘the plot against common sense’ is a mostly very loud condemnation of many things, some of which are very easy targets indeed.

Recent single ‘sheena is a t-shirt salesman’ is currently being blasted out across the airways played and championed by Radio 1’s Daniel P Carter, Huw Stephens as well as XFM, 6Music and Kerrang! Radio. They are also heading out on an eagerly anticipated headline tour across the UK and Europe. Full dates are as follows:

JUNE
1 Diksmuide, 4AD Belgium
2 Paris: La Maroquinerie, France
3 Lille, La Peniche, France
5 Brussels, VK, Belgium
7 Cheltenham, Frog and Fiddle (2000 Trees “launch” party)
8 Nottingham, Bodega
9 Manchester, Deaf Institute
10 Newcastle, Academy 2
11 Glasgow, King Tuts
13 Brighton, The Haunt
14 London, XOYO
JULY     
14 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
21 Sheffield Tramlines Festival
29 Off The Cuff Festival
AUGUST
5 Matlock YNOT Festival
9 Croatia, Zagreb Terraneo Festival

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Having wowed critics with the release of their new album ‘Freaks Like Us’ which has received high praise across the board,STRAIGHT LINES are now preparing to take the album out on the road through September and October.

Speaking of ‘Freaks Like Us’ Kerrang! magazine said it possessed “choruses of a size that require a forklift to lift them” (4K’s)while Rock Sound said “…Straight Lines should be the biggest band on the planet right now” (8/10).

In addition, the singles taken from the record have been going down a storm at radio and television. ‘Half Gone’ secured ‘Single of the Week’ on Kerrang! Radio and was Huw Stephens ‘Next Hype’ on Zane Lowes BBC Radio 1 show and new single‘Commitments’ was made Kerrang! TV’s ‘Video of the Week’ on the week of the album’s release. You can watch the video for‘Commitments’ here: http://www.youtube.com/xtramilerecordings

The band has toured with the likes of Funeral for a Friend, The Subways, Kids In Glass Houses, The Get Up Kids and Presidents of the USA. Their headline ‘Freaks Like Us’ shows are listed below. In addition the band will be playing a special Xtra Mile Recordingsnight at Volks, Brighton as part of The Great Escape on 11^th May.

September

Fri 21 Leicester Soundhouse

Sat 22 Hull Fruit Space

Sun 23 Carlisle The Brickyard

Mon 24 Glasgow King Tuts

Tue 25 Newcastle O2 Academy2

Thu 27 Manchester Sound Control

Fri 28 Leeds Cockpit 3

Sat 29 Nottingham Red Room

Sun 30 Derby The Vic

October

Mon 01 Birmingham The Rainbow

Tue 02 Norwich Waterfront Studio

Thu 04 Kingston New Slang

Fri 05 Brighton The Hydrant

Sat 06 Southampton Joiners

Sun 07 Exeter Cavern

Wed 10 Bristol Thekla

Thu 11 Oxford Jericho

Fri 12 Milton Keynes

Crauford Arms

Sat 13 Reading Face Bar

Mon 15 London Barfly

Tue 16 Cardiff CF10

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Following on from a fantastic support set for Frank Turner at the enormous Wembley Arena on 13th April 2012 – which culminated in a crowdsurf that took him all the way from the stage to the back bar after a raucous rendition of his new song ‘Hello Wembley’ – the incomparable BEANS ON TOAST announces his largest London headline show to date at the beautiful Scala in Kings Cross.

The gravel voiced singer songwriter will play this incredible show at the Scala on 27th September 2012 – tickets go on sale on the day of his set at Wembley Arena where he will be supporting and the night will be recorded for a live album due for a release in early 2013. More information on that come.

Before all that though he will be playing throughout the summer months at headline shows and festivals both in the UK and Europe.

Full dates are:

APRIL

12 London Wembley Arena supporting Frank Turner

MAY

3 Moles, Bath

10 Avondale House, Southampton

12 Inferno, Bournemouth

16 The Cluny, Newcastle

17 Bodega Social, Nottingham

18 Adelphi, Preston

19 Heebie Jeebies, Liverpool

JUNE

16 Eden Festival, Dumfries

30 Blissfields Festival, Winchester

JULY

7 Lounge On The Farm

14 Fonofest, Riga, Latvia

21 Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire

28 Kendal Calling, Cumbria

AUGUST

2 Standon Calling, Standon

11 Boomtown Fair, Winchester

SEPTEMBER

27 Scala, London

Beans on Toast is a man who has been around the block more times than he cares to remember.  His wise drunken ramblings, drug ballads, honest love songs and no holds barred social commentary have made him a firm regular on the festival circuit.

With 3 critically acclaimed albums under his belt and a gig list that ranges from Wembley Arena to Kidderminster, Glastonbury to Glade, house parties to social clubs and local pubs to banging raves. He has perfected the art of his craft and always delivers it with a smile.

For this year’s festival season Beans has put together a makeshift band to ‘help him stay in time with himself’. He promises a set of old favourites and new subject matter that deals with Droughts, Wars, Pagans, Protests and Wetherspoons pubs.

Expect to laugh, cry and take a long hard look at the world we live in.

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Following last Friday’s massive sold out headline show at London Wembley Arena; Frank Turner will embark on a full 18 date UK tour in November and December. To coincide with Record Store Day on 21st April Frank has also released a specially limited edition 7’ vinyl of his new AA single ‘I Still Believe’ and ‘Somebody To Love’.

Frank Turner has had an exceptional couple of years; a huge sold out 2011 UK tour culminating at Hammersmith Apollo, Main Stage sets at Reading and Leeds, winning two AIM Awards for Best Live Act and Hardest Working Act, a top 12 album ‘England Keep My Bones’ and his biggest headline show at Wembley Arena.

This year also saw general release of Frank’s ‘Second Three Years’ – a collection of live tracks, sessions, cover versions, b-sides and lost songs from the past three years. The collection features live recordings of the traditional folk song ‘Barbara Allen’ from Shepherd’s Bush and the show-stopping ‘Father’s Day’ from Union Chapel both in 2009; covers versions of Springsteen, Nirvana, NOFX and Flanders & Swann to name a few as well as session tracks from Radio 1 and the bonus tracks featured on the limited deluxe edition of ‘England Keep My Bones’.

Incredibly limited double AA sided coloured vinyl 7” featuring

A: I Still Believe and AA: Somebody To Love available only on RECORD STORE DAY 21st April. Available digitally from 30th April (both on Xtra Mile Recordings).

This new tour see Frank go to all corners of the UK, with special guests to be announced soon. It’s going to be a corker!

NOVEMBER 2012

SUN 11 NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY – 0845 413 4444

MON 12 LEEDS O2 ACADEMY – 0844 477 2000

TUE 13  LIVERPOOL O2 ACADEMY – 0844 477 2000*

WED 14 SWANSEA BRANRYWN HALL

THU 15  READING HEXAGON – 0118 960 6060

SAT 17   NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY – 0844 477 2000*

SUN 18 EDINBURGH HMV PICTURE HOUSE – 0844 499 9990

MON 19 SHEFFIELD O2 ACADEMY – 0844 477 2000*

TUE 20  NORWICH OPEN- 01603 763 111*

THU 22  MARGATE WINTER GARDENS – 01843 292 795

FRI 23 WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL – 0870 320 7000

SAT 24 LEAMINGTON SPA ASSEMBLY – 0844 854 1358*

SUN 25 LINCOLN ENGINE SHED – 0844 888 8766*

MON 26 OXFORD O2 ACADEMY – 0844 477 2000

WED 28 BRIGHTON CORN EXCHANGE – 01273 709 709

THU 29  SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL – 023 8063 2601

FRI 30 TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL – 01872 262 466

DECEMBER 2012

SAT 01   BATH PAVILION – 01225 330 304*

Tickets go onsale Friday 20th April at 9am http://www.gigsandtours.com/?a=frank+turner&site=frankturner

Future of the Left are pleased to announce details of a headline tour in June covering the UK and parts of Europe as well as summer festival appearances.

As their current outside-of-their-own-heads single, ‘sheena is a t-shirt salesman’, blasts out across the airwaves – played and championed by Radio 1’s Daniel P Carter, Huw Stephens as well as XFM, 6Music and Kerrang! Radio – these dates will please fans no end who have been patiently waiting for the band to tour again.

Full dates are as follows:

JUNE
1 Diksmuide, 4AD Belgium
2 Paris: La Maroquinerie, France
3 Lille, La Peniche, France
5 Brussels, VK, Belgium

7 Cheltenham, Frog and Fiddle (2000 Trees “launch” party)
8 Nottingham, Bodega
9 Manchester, Deaf Institute
10 Newcastle, Academy 2
11 Glasgow, King Tuts
13 Brighton, The Haunt
14 London, XOYO
JULY
14 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
21 Sheffield Tramlines Festival
29 Off The Cuff Festival                                

AUGUST
5 Matlock YNOT Festival
9 Croatia, Zagreb Terraneo Festival

The shows coincide with the release of the band’s hotly anticipated album ‘the plot against common sense’, which is to be released on 11^th June in the UK and Europe and 12^th June in the USA. Constituting 49.8 minutes of singing, shouting, slinking, smashing and (at times) sobbing, the album is the best thing the band have put their name to in this or any other dimension, a fact which is not open to debate.

www.futureoftheleft.net  www.xtramilereocrdings.com