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‘I Could Never Lie’

Monday 21st July 2008

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“The first band with a London postcode worth tattooing on your heart for ages” – NME

“The East London gang have found a sound that is a class above contemporary bands” - The Sun

“The Watney's Party Seven soaked romanticism of Madness and Billy Bragg is given a noughties makeover “ – Mojo

“All artfully disheveled ska-punk sizzle and caustics depictions of past conquests” - The Times

“Tales of suburban love and antipathy win the day” – Q

“A punk tinged classic in waiting…Bang On!” - The Fly

“Corking debut album!” – FHM

October 13th will see the release of The Rifles’ as yet to be titled second album. Just one month later, on November 21st the band will headline Brixton Academy after a mammoth 30 date UK tour.

In order to reward the bands famously incendiary fan base, a commemorative 7” gatefold vinyl containing ‘I Could Never Lie’ will be given away to the first 2000 people who buy tickets for the epic homecoming show at Brixton. The second 7” completing the gatefold will be the first chart eligible single out September.

However, for all the followers of The Rifles, heart wrenching melodies, rollicking guitars and irresistible laddish indie decadence. A further 2000 copies of ‘I Could Never Lie’ a tale of suburban love, narrated by poetic beer soaked romanticism, “Why can’t she just see what’s in my eyes, all that I try to hide, I could never lie”
will be available 21st July.

The Rifles’ 2006 debut album ‘No Love Lost’ yielded 4 top 40 singles, boundless superlatives from Brit
Pop fan boys (Graham Coxon) and made them Soccer AM‘s house band. Even the Mod-father himself Paul Weller doffed his cap to them by joining them onstage at The Kentish Town Forum.

Sharp vocals, wry lyricism and pithy melodies, The Rifles evoke a mood, a feeling and place we all want to be and return to again. 2008 is the year The Rifles are loaded to have their breakthrough moment.

Tour Dates:
8 Aug 2008 Underage festival London
18 Oct 2008 Exeter Pheonix Exeter
19 Oct 2008 Plymouth The Hub Plymouth
20 Oct 2008 Portsmouth Wedgewood Room Portsmouth
21 Oct 2008 Cambridge Junction Cambridge
23 Oct 2008 Swansea Sin City Swansea
24 Oct 2008 Yeovil Orange Box Yeovil
25 Oct 2008 Gloucester Guildhall Gloucester
27 Oct 2008 Bristol Thelka Bristol
28 Oct 2008 Keele University Keele
29 Oct 2008 Preston 53 Degrees Preston
30 Oct 2008 Wrexham Central Station Wrexham
1 Nov 2008 Hull Welly Club Hull
2 Nov 2008 Liverpool Academy Liverpool
3 Nov 2008 Barrow-in-Furness The Canteen Barrow-in-Furness
4 Nov 2008 Sunderland Independent Sunderland
6 Nov 2008 Inverness Ironworks Inverness
7 Nov 2008 Glasgow Garage Glasgow
8 Nov 2008 Aberdeen Moshulu Aberdeen
9 Nov 2008 Dundee Fat Sams Dundee
10 Nov 2008 Newcastle Academy Newcastle
12 Nov 2008 Manchester Academy Manchester
13 Nov 2008 Leeds Stylus Leeds
14 Nov 2008 Sheffield Leadmill Sheffield
16 Nov 2008 Nottingham Rescue Rooms Nottingham
18 Nov 2008 Birmingham Academy Birmingham
18 Nov 2008 Oxford Academy Oxford
19 Nov 2008 Brighton Concorde II Brighton
20 Nov 2008 Southend Chinnerys Southend
21 Nov 2008 Brixton Academy London

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