The Answering Machine release their new single ‘Obviously Cold’ on the 18th May 2009

It precedes their debut album, ‘Another City, Another Sorry’, on the 1st June, both through Heist or Hit Records.

April 18, 2009, 09:13 PM

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Following quickly in the success of recent single ‘Cliffer’, which saw The Answering Machine become the favourite new British band of choice across the UK radio airwaves and amongst the hardcore blogging fraternity, Manchester citygazers The Answering Machine unleash another indie dancefloor anthem in waiting, ‘Obviously Cold’.

The band have also recently been stealing shows across the country on tour with Ra Ra Riot and Casiokids with their hugely uplifting, indie-pop songs to become one of the most talked about young acts today.

Having spent most of 2008 prolifically writing several dozen new songs, the band locked themselves up in a remote North Yorkshire studio with Manic Street Preachers’ producer Dave Eringa, and return with their eagerly awaited debut album, ‘Another City, Another Sorry’, and a strong call to arms for the anxieties and dilemmas of their own generation.

The forthcoming album plots a path from the exuberant party lifestyle into the dawn of youthful realisation, those steps in-between and ultimately what comes next. If music’s revered social commentators are typically southern based, The Answering Machine are taking the North by the scruff of the neck, and presenting it with an assured understanding.

Blanketed in bittersweet lyricism, the songs are emotionally charged, and fizzing with a distinctly pop sensibility. ‘Obviously Cold’ is the finest example of a band hitting full stride, and is set to send these four young Manchester residents stratospheric.



The Answering Machine are: Martin Colclough – Vocals, guitar, Pat Fogarty – Vocals, guitar, Gemma Evans – Vocals, bass and Ben Perry – Drums

The Answering Machine Live:
1st April – 3 Clubs, Los Angeles
2nd April – Viper Room, Los Angeles
6th April – Mercury Lounge, New York
7th April – Coco66, New York
30th April – Hinterland Festival, Glasgow
13th May – Leadmill, Sheffield (with Twisted Wheel)
14th May – The Great Escape, Brighton
15th May – Rainbow Garden, Birmingham (with Twisted Wheel)
16th May – Academy 1, Manchester (with Twisted Wheel)
18th May – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (with Twisted Wheel)
19th May – Thekla, Bristol (with Twisted Wheel)
20th May – Kings College, London (with Twisted Wheel)
21st May – Wedgwood Rooms, Portsmouth (with Twisted Wheel)

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