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28.03.08 - Les Savy Fav Return to the UK
The 'Fav are readying themselves for a return to these shores with three gigs in May.
The band will be returning to play the Pitchfork day of this year's All Tomorrow's Parties, but will squeeze in a few other gigs while they're here.
The dates are:
May
08 - New Slang The Works, Kingston
09 - Academy Upstairs, Oxford
10 - ATP, Camber Sands
25.02.08 - Les Savy Fav: New Single, Reissue of Singles Compilation and UK Shows Announced
Hot on the heels of hitting the top five of NME’S ‘Albums Of The Year’ at the end of last year with their massively critically acclaimed ‘Let’s Stay Friends’ album, Wichita Records and Les Savy Fav are please to announce the release of stand-out album track ‘Patty Lee’ as a single on February 25th and the welcome reissue of the ‘Inches’ album on March 10th. The ‘Patty Lee’ 7” is available here and you can preorder ‘Inches’ here.
Compiling all of the Les Savy Fav 7” singles that have been recorded over the last 5 years, ‘Inches’ features many songs that have been unavailable to even the most diehard fans and this 18 track compendium serves as the perfect introduction to Les Savy Fav as well as a much sought after piece by collectors. In total it features nine seven inch singles released on 8 different labels and a magazine covermount (Monitor, Cold Crush, Tiger Style, DeSoto, Self-Starter Foundation, Sub Pop, Suicide Squeeze, X-Mist and Chunklet Magazine.)
But it gets better! Included in the initial pressing is a bonus limited edition DVD featuring videos, live footage, pictures and audio commentary featuring David Cross, Les Savy Fav, Fred Armisen and more.
The band are also set to return to the capitol on February 10th for an appearance at the Astoria as part of the NME Awards Tour. Support from Future Of The Left, Los Campesinos! and Cut Off Your Hands. Tickets available here.
14.01.08 - Les Savy Fav Rule!
The mighty Les Savy Fav featured in just about every end of year poll from The Sun to the American equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize. Here's just a few of those listed here that they made it into...
Album's of the Year:
NME - number 5!
The Sun - number 40
Alternative Ulster - number 17
Big Cheese - staff charts, number 43 in top 50
Uncut - Number 24 in Best Of 2007
Uncut - Number 44 in Best Of 2007
Plan B - best ofs
The Shortlist - best ofs
Les Savy Fav will be playing as part of the NME Brat tour at the Astoria on 10th February. Support for this date comes from Los Campesinos!, Future of the Left and Cut Off Your Hands. Tickets are obviously selling fast so buy yours here.
Watch the new video for Patty Lee on MySpace here...
03.09.07 - "What Would Wolves Do?" released September 24th with dual sleeve art!
Les Savy Fav will release their first single "What Would Wolves Do?" b/w "The Year Before The Year 2000" on September 24th through Wichita. The single is taken from the album "Let's Stay Friends", out a week later on 1st October. It will be available on 7" with black or white sleeve art.
10.08.07 - European Dates
Les Savy Fav have announced a run of European dates in October this year.
Sunday 21st Oct Manchester Club Academy
0161 832 1111 / 0871 2200 260
Or online @ gigsandtours.com
Monday 22nd October, London, Scala.
www.ticketweb.co.uk
www.seetickets.com or 0115-912-9000
www.stargreen.com or 0207-734-8932
www.wegottickets.com
Rough Trade Brick Lane shop
Tuesday 23rd October, Berlin - Festsaal Kreuzberg
Wednesday 24th October, Hamburg - Übel & Gefährlich
Thursday 25th October, Rotterdam – venue TBC
25.07.07 - Signed to Wichita!
Wichita are very proud to have signed Brooklyn legends, Les Savy Fav. We have wanted to sign them since the label started in the summer of 2000. And finally it has happened!
The band release their new album, titled "Let’s Stay Friends", on October 1st. It will be preceded by a double A-side single "What Would Wolves Do?" b/w "The Year Before The Year 2000" on September 24th.
The album tracklisting is:
01 Pots & Pans
02 The Equestrian
03 The Year Before The Year 2000
04 Patty Lee
05 What Would Wolves Do?
06 Brace Yourself
07 Raging In The Plague Age
08 Slugs In The Shrubs
09 Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old
10 Comes & Goes
11 Scotchgard The Credit Card
12 The Lowest Bitter
Les Savy Fav will play a short run of European shows in October to celebrate the release of the album. Dates to be announced ASAP.
You can find out more about the band and listen to music on their official website and MySpace profile.
