Dark Glaswegian Rockers The Cinematics Return From The Trenches With Love And Terror

Release Date: October 6th, 2009

August 18, 2009, 08:36 PM

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When their debut LP A Strange Education hit stores in 2007 via TVT Records, Glasgow’s The Cinematics were poised for superstardom. Having already received accolades from everyone from SPIN to Teen Vogue to The New York Times and toured with the likes of Interpol, The Bravery and We Are Scientists, it seemed that the new wave inspired foursome’s next big "Break" was just around the corner.


Until the unthinkable happened in early 2008 – powerhouse independent label TVT Records filed for bankruptcy.

A lot has happened since then. Original guitarist Ramsay Miller was replaced by Larry Reid, The Cinematics recorded a new album on their own and The Orchard purchased TVT, making it possible for the band’s sophomore masterpiece Love And Terror to finally see the light of day. The album, dark and brooding yet full of sharp hooks and vocal melodies that would make Ian McCulloch proud, is about young lovers struggling to make their way in a world in meltdown. Singer Scott Rinning describes Love And Terror as “a truly honest record of our times.”

“The old record label business-model would not fit with the sound and feel of the band or our music,” asserts bass-player, Adam Goemans, “every production quirk on this album has been created by the band. There was no record company pressure on us to compromise.”

And compromise they didn’t, creating a haunting and powerful record that proves that The Cinematics are back in full force, and they’re here to stay. Love And Terror will be available in all stores on October 6th, but in the meantime you can get a taste of it with the title track and video below.

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Tour Dates:
08-23 Hamburg, Germany – Hamburg’s Stadtpark (with Amy MacDonald, sold out)
09-10 Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko
09-11 Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
09-12 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Rotown
09-13 Haarlem, Netherlands – Patronaat
09-14 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Club
09-16 Nürnberg, Germany – MUZ Club
09-18 Berlin, Germany – Magnet Club
09-19 Bremen, Germany – Tower
09-21 Frankfurt, Germany – Nachtleben
09-22 Düsseldorf, Germany – Pretty Vacant
09-23 Münster, Germany – AMP Club
09-24 Munich, Germany – Atomic Café
09-25 Geldern, Germany – Seven
09-26 Hamburg, Germany – Reeperbahn Festival
09-28 Zurich, Switzerland – Hafenkneipe
09-30 Rome, Italy – Circolo degli Artisti
10-01 Fucecchio, Florence, Italy – La Limonaia
10-02 Bologna, Italy – Covo Club
10-03 Treviso, Italy – New Age
11-19 Bremen, Germany – Tower
11-20 Halle, Germany – Klub Drushba
11-23 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude9
11-26 Freiburg, Germany – Waldsee
11-27 Augsburg, Germany - Kantine
11-28 Hannover, Germany – Café Glocksee

Love And Terror Tracklist:
01 All These Things
02 She Talks To The Trees
03 New Mexico
04 Love And Terror
05 Lips Taste Like Tears
06 Wish (When The Banks Collapse)
07 Hospital Bills
08 Moving To Berlin
09 You Can Dance
10 Hard For Young Lovers

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