Set for release on June 1st, ‘Holler...’ comes backed with new B-Side ‘Handshake’, alongside a re-working of their debut single ‘Battleships’ by recent Futureheads and Operahouse mixers Atephoald V’s Rich Willison’s Remote Orchestra. It will come out on Medical, the bands own label.
Taken from their as yet untitled debut album, recorded in March at Rockfield Studios in Wales, ‘Holler ...’ will be supported by a full European tour (full dates below). Highlights for the summer include appearances at Radio One Big Weekend, Bestival, Camp Bestival, Rockness and Summer Sundae (UK), Roskilde (Denmark), Oya (Norway), Pukkelpop (Belgium) and Melt Festival (Germany).
Their debut release ‘Battleships’ saw Baddies the focus of much glowing press attention, with the band ending the year being picked by the likes of NME, MTV, Clash, Q and Drowned In Sound as Tips For 2009. Two appearances at ‘In The City’ saw them emerging as one of the UKs most hotly tipped new acts, with capacity shows at European industry events ‘London Calling’ and ‘Eurosonic’ showing that word had spread outside of the UK. Further proof of this was evident on the bands two sold-out German tours at the end of 2008.
With their previous single having gathered press approval from all possible angles, plus the accompanying video reaching #1 on the Myspace/MTV Chart for 3 weeks, ‘Holler For My Holiday’ will confirm the faith showed by all those early supporters, and also push them into the awareness of a whole new batch of fans. With a bounding, anthemic chorus, and guitar hook to die for, Baddies are perfectly poised to become the band on the summer.
Taken from their as yet untitled debut album, recorded in March at Rockfield Studios in Wales, ‘Holler ...’ will be supported by a full European tour (full dates below). Highlights for the summer include appearances at Radio One Big Weekend, Bestival, Camp Bestival, Rockness and Summer Sundae (UK), Roskilde (Denmark), Oya (Norway), Pukkelpop (Belgium) and Melt Festival (Germany).
Their debut release ‘Battleships’ saw Baddies the focus of much glowing press attention, with the band ending the year being picked by the likes of NME, MTV, Clash, Q and Drowned In Sound as Tips For 2009. Two appearances at ‘In The City’ saw them emerging as one of the UKs most hotly tipped new acts, with capacity shows at European industry events ‘London Calling’ and ‘Eurosonic’ showing that word had spread outside of the UK. Further proof of this was evident on the bands two sold-out German tours at the end of 2008.
With their previous single having gathered press approval from all possible angles, plus the accompanying video reaching #1 on the Myspace/MTV Chart for 3 weeks, ‘Holler For My Holiday’ will confirm the faith showed by all those early supporters, and also push them into the awareness of a whole new batch of fans. With a bounding, anthemic chorus, and guitar hook to die for, Baddies are perfectly poised to become the band on the summer.
The track is available now to be heard at myspace.com/baddies. The video, shot by Sammy Davis Senior (Futureheads), can also be found on the bands myspace.
PRESS QUOTESNME - "Tips For 2009: Catch them before they explode"
MTV2 - "Tips For 2009"
Clash Magazine - "Tips For 2009: Undoubtedly one of the best live bands currently operating in the UK"
Q Magazine - "Incoming 2009: Queens Of The Stone Age riffs and punchy, staccato melodies"
MUSIC WEEK – “Switching between twisted pop sensibilities that scream Talking Heads and a bass driven heft that takes more than a little from Queens Of The Stone Age"
BBC ONLINE – “Like Franz Ferdinand coming out of prison and losing faith in humanity"
THE TIMES - "Baddies' debut single Battleships is like the Beastie Boys have challenged the Pixies to a sing off while Klaxons woo woo the fight along from the sidelines. And they're all loving it"
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
29 Apr – BRICKYARD, CARLISLE
30 Apr -53 DEGREES, PRESTON
1 May -LOST & FOUND CLUB, MANCHESTER
2 May - COCKPIT 3 (LIVE AT LEEDS FESTIVAL), LEEDS
4 May - LOCK TAVERN, LONDON
8 May - BOTANIQUE (W/ ART BRUT & DAS POP), BRUSSELLS, BELGIUM
9 May – RADIO ONE ‘ONE BIG WEEKEND’, SWINDON
10 May – FACTORY, SUNDERLAND
14 May - THE GREAT ESCAPE, BRIGHTON
15 May - ACADEMY 2, OXFORD
21 May - THE BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD
22 May - KOKO (CLUB NME), LONDON
23 May - DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL, BRISTOL
24 May - DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL, NOTTINGHAM
28 May - L’ABORDAGE (W/ CAGE THE ELEPHANT), EVREUX, FRANCE
1 Jun - THE BARFLY, CARDIFF
3 Jun - THE JAILHOUSE, HEREFORD
4 Jun - THE SUGARMILL, STOKE
5 Jun - PLANET FESTIVAL, TABOR, CZECH REPUBLIC
6 Jun - MET LOUNGE, PETERBOROUGH
7 Jun - THE BARFLY, LIVERPOOL
10 Jun – HUB, EXETER
12 Jun - PROVINSSIROCK FESTIVAL, SEINAJOKI, FINLAND
14 Jun - ROCKNESS FESTIVAL, INVERNESS
15 Jun – KASBAH, COVENTRY
17 Jun - ARTS CENTER, NORWICH
18 Jun – FIBBERS, YORK
19 Jun - THE RAINBOW, BIRMINGHAM
22 Jun - THE RAILWAY, SOUTHEND
24 Jun - FROG & FIDDLE, CHELTENHAM
26 Jun - TALKING HEADS, SOUTHAMPTON
3 Jul - ROSKILDE FESTIVAL ROSKILDE, DENMARK
4 Jul - RHEINKULTUR FESTIVAL, BONN
9 Jul - HULTSFRED FESTIVAL, HULTSFRED, SWEDEN
11 Jul - LOUNGE ON THE FARM, CANTERBURY
16 Jul - I BAR, BOURNEMOUTH
17 Jul - 2000 TREES FESTIVAL, CHELTENHAM
18 Jul - MELT FESTIVAL BERLIN, GERMANY
19 Jul - GURTEN FESTIVAL GURTEN, SWITZERLAND
24 Jul - OMAS TEICH FESTIVAL, GROSSEFEHN
26 Jul - CAMP BESTIVAL, DORSET
30 Jul - CIVIC HALL, WHITEHAVEN
31 Jul - Y NOT FESTIVAL, DERBY
1 Aug - LEOPALLOOZA FESTIVAL, CORNWALL
7 Aug - OPEN FLAIR FESTIVAL, ESCHWEGE
13 Aug - HALDERN FESTIVAL, HALDERN
14 Aug - OYA FESTIVAL, OSLO, NORWAY
15 Aug - ROCKO DEL SCHLACKO, PUETTLINGEN, GERMANY
16 Aug - SUMMER SUNDAE, FESTIVAL LEICESTER
22 Aug - HIGHFIELD FESTIVAL, HOHENFOLDEN, GERMANY
23 Aug - AREA 4 FESTIVAL, DORTMUND
4 Sep - BAR BLISS LEIGH, LANCASHIRE

