The Longcut set to open their hearts live
September 10, 2009, 06:28 PM Views: 282
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 Returning to the fray as fast, furious and frenetic as ever, The Longcut are back with both fists flying. Following their acclaimed debut album A Call And Response, the Manchester-based trio are set to release the follow-up, Open Hearts, on new label Melodic.
For a group whose reputation was built on blistering live shows, they set out to make an album that reflected the raw energy of their performances – and succeeded. This is the rough-edged, vital, visceral sound of a band at the peak of their powers. It’s still undeniably The Longcut – Stuart’s shamanic howls, Jon’s crunching bass and Lee’s hypnotic guitar are all in place – but it’s fresher, trimmer and more focused than ever before. Lyrically, it’s upbeat, happier, lovestruck even, but with that weighty sonic sucker-punch behind it to counter-balance the sugar.
And so in the grand tradition of touring the country to promote a new album, The Longcut head off round the UK to prove that everything said about them above is true.
'Open Hearts' tour dates:
12th October Manchester Academy 3
16th October Glasgow King Tut's
17th October Oxford Audioscope Festival
18th October Southampton Talking Heads
19th October London Cargo
20th October Leeds Brundenell Social Club
21st October York Fibbers
22nd October Liverpool Evol @ Korova
23rd October Cardiff SWN Festival
24th October Bristol Start The Bus
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